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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
SPLIT ON SALES
TAX PROPOSAL
Senate Committee Members
Hold Session With
Mellon.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S-The sales tax
as a practical method of simplifying the
complicated and hurdensome taxation
system imposed upon the American peo-
pie ny the World War. was one of ser
les of revenue revision proposals on
which the Senate Finance Committee split
today when Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon appeared before it in closed exec
utive session.
Mellon previously expressed himself TO
Republican members of the committee as
inclined favoraDly toward the sales tax
plan suggested by Senator Smoot, Repub-
lican, Utah, but opposed its adoption at
this time.
1t is known both Mellon and House Re
publican Leader MOndell have urged upon
President Harding that the sales tax be
withheld until next year, when they sug-
gested it might be used to finance the
service mems pension plan the Admins
tration is planning to advance prior to
the Congressional election next fall as q
substitute for the socalled soldiers
bonus.
Mellon went before the committee again
TO urge that the proposed repeal of the
excess profits and higher surtaxes be
made retroactive to Jan. /, 1921. The
house fixed Jan. I, 1922, for the expiration
of both excess profits and surtaxes.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
LEMAUX TAKES
TIME OFF TO
TALK POLITICS
G.. o. P City Chairman Holds
Conference With His
LieutenantS.

RenubIican City Chairman Irving W
Lemaux seized an hour from the de-
mands Of his private business today and
conferred with leaders at city head
quarters The chairman several weeks
ago turned the city committee affairs
over to Vice Chairman Ernest L. Kings
ton because the heavy duties Of his fac
tory required his constant attention.
Mr. Lemaux discussed campaign plans
'>rith the headquarters captains, and an
nounced that he will attend a meeting ot
the finance committee tonight. He stated
that although it viii be impossible fol
him to get TO headquarters during the
day he intends to devote all the time be
can spare TO assisting in the election OF
the entire Republican ticket and viii
continue to keep in close touch with af-
fairs at headquarters as he has In the
past.
Among those in the conference with the
chairman was City Controller Robert II
Bryson. Mr.. Bryson said he will spenc
osome time at headquarters each day from
now until election.
All Republican efforts are pointed
toward completing registration plans and
getting out a big attendance ar the last
lawn party at the residence OF Samuel
Lewis Shank. nominee for mayor, tOmor-
row night
Democratic meetings area 10 be held to-
night in the Fourth precinct Of the
Fourteenth ward at 1T01 West Morris
street; the Seventh precinct of the Four
teenth ward at 2120 West Morris street
ihe Ninth precinct of the Eleventh ward
8s 919 South East street; the Fourteenth
precinct of the Fourth ward at $50 West
Twenty Ninth street.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
UNIONS WANT
.REHEARIVG IN.
LABOR RULING
Landis Decision Meets
With Opposition in
Labor Circles.
CAN'T DRIVE MEN
Council Head Asks
Quick Decision
Probe Costs.
CAN'T DRIVE MEN

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-A demand
made by labor for rehearing before
Federal Judge K. NJ. Lands on the
new building trades wage scale to-
day threatened to delay plans for a
500, 100000 building revival. The
judges arbitration decision, slash
ing wages approximately 12iz per
cent was meeting with opposition in
all union circles today.
I'VE are going to demand an immedi-
ate rehearing on the wage scale" an
nounced Thomas Kearney, president of
the Chicago Building Trades Council.
Judge Lands must hear us at once. 1t
is getting impossible to hold the union
men in line"
Employers, however. pointed out that
II men now working didn't like the new
scale. they could quit and give the job
less a chance to work Under Judge
Lands decision. men of one trade may
work at another and sympathetic
strikes are forbidden.
The new wage scale goes into effect
tomorrow. The chief point in favor Of
Tue new scale, according 10 employers,
Is that 10 will permit revival of building
trades with continuous work instead Of
long layoffs' at high wages.
new campaign to probe the cost of
building materials, il was intimated,
VIII next find attention from Judge Ian
dis. Builders, meanwhile were to con-
centrate their efforts on reducing freight
rates. Civic organizations were TO cam
patgn for lower rents
Ihree definite moves to reduce the cost
OF hYlng and provide employment for
thousands Of idle men are under way in
Chicago
delegation OF representative citizens
Is planning to call upon State and
Continued on Page seyenO
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
WASHINGTON STILL
AGAINST PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The United
States has not given it's approval of a.
preliminary conference in London to dis
cuss the program of the November arma-i
ment conference, 1t was said officially at
the States Department today.
Some weeks ago the United States de-
clined to approve the British suggestion
for a preliminary conference and that de-
clsion remains unchanged, it was said
Officials were at a loss to explain the
announcement OF the London Times thar
the Washington Government had reversed
its previous refusal for a preliminary
meeting. There has been no reversais ID
was ss4tPd
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Roots Call at
White House
Is PERSONAL
e. o. p. Leader Admits He
Talked With President of
'Cabbages and Kings

WASHINGTON, Sept s.-Elihu Root,
the elder statesman" of the Republican
party, whose name frequently has been
mentioned as a possible representative OF
the United States at the coming arma-
ment conference, was an unexpected call
er at the White House today.
Root pledged the complete coOpera-
ton Of the Carnegie peace foundation to
the Government during the disarmament
conference, 1t was learned. The offer was
accepted by President Harding. Details
as to how the information now contained
by the foundation can be placed before
the conference were discussed, It was
said
Root arrived at the executive offices
a few minutes after President Harding
had reached his desk, soon after Q o'clock,
and for more than an hour the two were
closeted in conference. 1t was the hrst
time the former Secretary Of state has
been at the White House since President
Harding has been in Office.
DECLINES TO DIvULGE
PURPOSE OF VISIT.
Root wS- in G .9vidi numor after his
lengthy conference with the President.
He Joked With newspaper correspondents,
ut steadfastly declined to diyulge the
purpoae OF his visit or what was dis
cussed with the President.
1t was a personal call. he said when
be emerged
Rather a long personal call. an hour
and a half, isn't it, Senator?' asked a
reporter.
"oh. we'll" replied Root. smiling I'VE
talked about cabbages and kings."
He declined to reveal, however the
identity Of tho possible cabbages and
kings discussed lie said the coming
armament conference had not entered the
discussion.
Politics, taxations and the qualities
of the present Administration" were
questions tabooed by the former Secre-
tary Of State.
Those are three matters l never dis
cuss." he said
ACCOMPLISHED
LIAR IN GENEVA.
Root was informed by one reporter
that a dispatch had just been received
from Geneva saying he had accepted
seat on the International Court of Jus
tice. organized under the League Of Ma
tions.
You have an accomplished liar over
Continued on Page Scven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Domestic Relations Court
Favored by Hay to Combat
Prevailing Divorce Evil

many of the recent divorce cases in the
last few years never would have oc-
Cured"
Judge Hay Is of the opinion that n
notice of an application for marriage with
a sufficien lapse Of time before the cere-
money would prevent zone day and one
week acquaintance marriages
RECALLS MARRIAGES
AT FIRST MEETING.
Judge Hay recalled the fact that while
he has been judge OF Superior Court,
Room 2, that the evidence In several di-
vorce cases show that the first meeting
and the actual wedding ceremony took
place on the same day or in weeks time.
''The records show that one old man
appeared before me in a divorce suit and
that he met his future wife on a train
for the first time one morning and on the
same day they were married. said Judge
Hay. The man was 20 years of age.
If they had given Lotice such a marriage
never would have taken place"
The Jurist is of the opinion that too
hasty marriages result in fatal misunder-
standings, often terminating in the di-
vorce courts.
9,494 DIVORCE PETITIONS
FILED SINCE JANUARY, 1917.
A'survey of the attitude of Judge Hay
on the bench during divorce hearings
shows that the court for years has made
a conscientious effort to solve the divorce
problem. But in face of this, 9,494 di-
vorce petitions have beer filed in the
six county courts hearing divorce petit
tions since Jan. /, 1917, up to Aug. 1
of this year.
The court often has pointed out from
the bench that one of the greatest mis-
takes that married couples are making
is the development of the petty quar-
reling habit" into seri<s and sinister
influence in the home. He points out
fConttnHcd on Pare Fleyen.l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Friday Gt Fair

The following features are on the
program for tomorrow at the state
Fair:
Shows of fat barrow swine. Judging
concluded in all departments.
And in addition will be the follow
ing features which are on the pro-
gram for every day at the fair:
State Fair opens at a. m. Features
for each day: Concerts by Purdue
University, Indianapolis NewsbOys
and All-American bandsi trotting
and pacing races each afternoon,
Open-air vaudevlllej automobile and
machinery shows; passenger airpIane
flights; attractions on the joy
Plaza"
Daily Features at Women's Build
ing: Fall style show by living models;
Better Babies" contest; "open house"
of girls school of home economies;
displays of pictures, sculpture.
needlewOrk, culinary products and
flowers. Afternoon concerts by the
Orion Trio of Indiana6OIis.
Night ShOws-HlppOdrOme in the
coliseum, consisting of concert by
Purdue Band and Murat Chanters.
parades of livestock, twenty circus
and vaudeville acts, auto polo. "SleEe
OF the Dardanelles," World War
naval spectacle of fireworks. on race
track infield. Automobile show. At
fractions on the midway.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Distorted, Starved Bodies
Mute Evidence of Famine
Russian Children Die by Hundreds a
Parents COntinu ally Seek Relief.

train into the famine country. We
travelled by railroad, steamer and auto
mobile.
In the towns and villages, communes
and childrens' homes we have seen what
the war, the blockade, the revolution,
and, worst Of all, the drought have done
to the people of this great granary of
the Russians.
In one chiidrens' home the abandoned
babies were so weak and sick when
brought in that 800 out of 4sO died.
Driving across the plains, l met fong
lines of hungry people trekking from
Continued on Page Seven.j
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Has Proposal for
Shantung Settlement

TOXIC. Sept. 8.-Japan has forwarded
to Pekin a proposal for the settlement
of the Shantung controversy, according to
statements published in Toxic papers to-
day.
The papers said the approval of the
proposal by Secretary of State Hughes of
the United States had been obtained by
japanese Ambassador Shidehara, before it
was forwarded to Pekin.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
LYDIA DECKER
SERIOUSLY ILL
Woman Charged as Accessory
in LOvett Murder Reported
Near Death.

ELKHART, Ind. Sept S.-Mrs Lydia
Decker. indicted with her son virgil
Decker as an accessory to the murder OF
lie Roy Lovett, lay in n hospital here
today at the point OF death. She was
suffering from a complication OF diseases
physicians said.
Indictments against Mrs. Decker are
stlll pending although she was released
without bail shortly after the convic-
ton Of Virgil Decker, who is serving a
life sentence.
Attorneys for Fred Decker, also
charged with being an accessory to the
murder, have filed motions for a
change OF venue in the Kosciusko County
Court. Similar motions In the case Of
Calvin Decker will be filed soon. his
counsel said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
G. @. P. POLICY
DESIGNATED TO
ISOLATE i. S.
McAdOO Reviews Six
Months of New Ad-
ministratiOn.
TARIFF WAR STEP
Tax Revision Helps
Only Those Most
Able to Pay.
TARIFF WAR STEP
Special to The Times.

NEWTON Kan, Sept. Six
months of the Harding Administra-
ton point to the conclusion that its
policies are designated to secure the
least possible political and CONNER
cial intercourse with the rest of the
world" William Gibbs McAdoo, for
mer director general of the United
States Railroad Administration, de-
clared here last night.
Mr. McAdoo was the principal
speaker at a semi-centennial cele-
bration here last night
Economic disaster will be the newt
able consequence Of such shortsighted
policies" Mr.. McAdoo said. Already we
are feeling the effects. The gravest
business depression in history is upon
us. and it will grow more acute as the
policies of international isolation are
further developed and enforced"
The speaker declared the Fordney
tariff bill to be in effect a declaration
Of economic warfare on the rest of the
world and a step toward physical war,
and added that the promised reduction
in taxes cannot be made because the
principal part of our tax load IS due TO
the wars we already have fought and to
the preparations we are now making for
the next war"
WHY GOVERNMENT
CAN'T CUT EXPENSES.
Only by dealing vigorously with re-
duction of our naval and military estab-
Hshment," can we hope for any reduc-
~ ION in national expenses. Mr.. McAdOo
said, but this is a thing we manifestly
can not do if the policy of isolation
as against international cooperation be
adhered to.
He paid his respects to other portions
of the proposed high tariff bill and the
proposed tax revision measure, which has
split even the majority members of the
Congress.
The tariff bill, he declared. gives to
The trusts and the more favored inter
ssts more complete control than ever be
.ore of the home market by shutting out
Imports or reducing them to negligibu-
ty, while he branded the tax bill a
"ft eompanion-piece" for the tariff bill.
Its underlying principle said Mr.
McAdoo of the tax revision measure, lis
(ContinHed on Page Six)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08

Cattle inspected, forests protected
and children neglected, long has been a
current saying concerning the legisla
tiou of the United States, but now the
women have their opportunity and are
90 ing to change it to Children pro-
tected, cattle inspected. nothing
neglected said Miss Liba PeshakOva of
Chicago, field director of the National
League Sf women Voters. in her talk in
support of the Shepard Towner bill for
protection Of maternity and infancy. at
the League of Women Voters luncheon
held TO-DAY at "ChristiOn Park Miss
Sara and Eldena Lauter acting as
hOstesses.
Before legislation of any sort can be
passed by Congress, there must be two
prime requisites" he said first, the need
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
BAIL ASKED FOR
MRS. OBENCHAIN
District Attorney to Oppose
Freeing Divorce.

Los ANGELS, Sept. S.-Application
for the release on bail of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain, indicted with Arthur g.
Burch for the murder Of j. Bolton Ken
nedy, was postponed today until next
week when Paul W. Schenck, chief of
defense counsel, left for Arizona on
another case. Schenck and his partner.
Richard Kittrelle planned to apply for
bail for Mrs. Obenchain today but
Schenck's departure from the city In
terfered.
Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes
has officially announced his intention OF
strenuously opposing the request for bail
for Mrs. Obenchain. He said he had not
been formally notified that the defense
plans making the application.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
All-Night Rain Quenches
Fire i'm Minnesota Forest
Three Villages Threatened by Flames Can Be
Saved-TroOps on Guard.

miles norteast of here, has been destroyed
together with lumber settlement Of 8
dozen residences, a sawmill, store
schoolhouse and about $4,000 Icrrs of un-
derbrush and second growth timber. At
times the fire wall extended over a six
to ten mile front, and only A blanket oi
rain of several hours duration cohld
have smothered it.
Fresh men are being rushed nto tbs
various FIRE zones to take advantage OF
the rains help and General RhInow, in
charge of State troops, declared every
precautionAkill be taken in the threatened
districts tosprevent a re kindlins of the
Ares.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
VOTERS MUST
REGISTER FOR
CITY ELECTION
First Opportunity Will Be
Offered in Wards Sat
urday.
u you don! regi.ter you ean.t vote.

II you don't register you can't vote.
There's no political buncombe in that
but politicians hnd that a very small
percentage Of the electorate knows 1t
must register all over again IN order to
participate in the municipal election this
fall
The first OF two registration days will
be Saturday. Registration places will
be open from o'clock i'm the morning
until . o'clock at night in each Of the
l66 city precincts At each place there
will be a board composed of a Republi
can inspector and clerk aud a Demo
cratic clerk unles there were more than
GOO votes cast in the precinct in the last
election. in which case there will be
two clerks representing each party.
PARTY WORKERS
SUPPLY NoTARIES.
For those who fail to register on the
first day there will be second op-
portunity on Oct 10. Meanwhile II is
permissible for any one to register him
self or be registered with the assistance
Of the notaries which the democratic
and Republican city committees have
In the field. Registration In this man
ner may be done either before or after
Sept 10 but not later than oct 10. In
registering himself a voter may have his
application signed by two other voters.
II before a notary the notary's seal is
sufficient.
Applications made at times other than
on the two registration days should be
filed with the city clerk On the regular
days the registration boards Will accept
applications properly made out at home
and brought to the registration place.
Republicans have a strong registration
organization at work and the Democrats
are swiftly periecting one. Republican
headquarters claims that it has 3G0 no
taries at work, ore tEan 200 OF whom
are women. While thousands of voters
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
4
MAID ACCUSED
IN JEWEL THEFT
$1,000 in Gems Given Pals,
Who Escape.
SpeciaI to The Times

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Sept. S.-DoubIe-
crossed by her accomplices in the robbery
Of 5000 worth of jewelry from the Nor
ton Nannheimer home, 1923 Riverside
avenue, Gladys Admire, 90 521 Madison
avenue, is being held by the police here
The Jewels were taken Monday night
by Miss Admire. a maid in the home, and
turned over to Tony Verselles and Jack
Allen. The three arranged to meet
Wednesday night and leave town. The
men skipped before Wednesday.
Suspicion was first turned on the maid
Wednesday, when the Jewels were missed
She was arrested Wednesday night
Virgil Palmer, 81, Of Terre Haute, is
being held in connection with the rob-
berry.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
by MABEL WHEELER

Hot dog" Ice cold lemonade, peanuts,
popcorn, cracker jack-see the Princess
Dagmar's head In the chest, a bodiless
head that speaks and eats; step this way
ladies' and get this complexion beautifier,
makes the middle aged look like sixteen
see the seven foot woman who weighs but
eighty five poundS-have your past, pres
ent and future told by the mysterious
buy your sweetie n cunning little play
mate. a chameleon that will match that
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
Harding Plans to
Get in Weeks Cruise

WASHINGTON, Sept 8. - President
Harding is planning to take a weeks va
cation before Congress resumes its ses-
sion. if official business will permit ii
was learned today.
1t is probable that the President viii
make long cruise on the Mayhower.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08

McGRATH. Mimi, Sept. s.-Drenching
rains fell throughout the night over the
entire forest fire area of northern Mime
sofa gave definite assurance today that
the threatened villages of OnaIniI, Hill
man and Johnsdale had been saved.
Troops and volunteer fire fighters VIII be
retained however. to guard ali Of the
fires in the stricken territory until the
last stump or smoldering log has been
extinguished, declared State Forester
Cox
During the four days that fres have
ragged no fatalities have been reported.
sSd only the town of White Pine, eight
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
BY BESSIE BEATTY.

ASTRAKHAN, Russia by courier. wire
less and cable via Moscow, Berlin and
London, Sept. S.--Here on the edge of the
Caspian Sea, / have come to the end of
the great Russian famine area on the
Volga.
/ am beyond the sound OF the heart
rending plea of starving women for
bread, even beyond the sight of children
whom hunger has squeezed and twisted
and bloated until they are distorted
caricatures of flesh and bones
left Moscow with the peasant presi-
dent, NJ Kalininj, on the arst special
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
StOrk Aids Chicago
Coroner to EU0de
Fine for Speeding

EVANSTON. Ill, Sept. S.--His only
grand daughter saved Coroner Peter
NJ. Hoffman of Cook County from a
fine today when he was arraigned
on charges of violating the traffic
laws and speeding.
Appearing before Justice John
Boyer, the coroner declared the laws
couldn't apply 20 a man just in
formed that his first grand daughter
had entered this world.
Case dismissed" yawned the JUS
tice.