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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
FRENCH OBJECT
TO INCOME TAX
Nation Forced to Take Dras'
tic Action.

PARIS, Aug. 12-New methods Of col
Letting income tax returns are now being
discussed in Parliament, the majority of
French taxpayers having failed under the
present system to show any returns or
pay any tax For the last financial year
returns show that IS per cent Of the
taxable population OF France failed To
produce any statement Of its income.
Leon BaiIby, editor of fIntranstgeant,
suggests that some sort OF lottery be or
ganized for the benefit of thogs taxpay
ers who have been honest enough to de-
clare their revenues and pay and to the
disadvantage of those who continually
evade paying a tax on their income. He
proposes that the population Of France
be split up into sections Of from 5000
to 5000 people and that from ten to fifty
names In that number he chosen at ran
dom. If these have declared their reve-
nuss and offered to pay their income tax
they shall be exempted. Any of that NUN
Der who shall not have shown any re-
turns SHAH have their taxes doubled or
even tripled and IN addition be sentenced
to several months imprisonment The
same would apply to any taxpayers In
the 5000 who had not made any returns,
NJ. BaiIby remarks that It would cost
little to institute this control and be
thinks It would have the advantage of
frightening would be evaders OF the law
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
ATTORNEYS FOR
SMALL PREPARE
FOR LEGAL WAR
Governor to Contest Arrest
and Make Effort to Get
Change of Venue.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-The
campaign to test the legality Of Governor
SmaIrs arrest and to obtain trial In
some county other than sangamon was
actively under way today.
Attorneys for the Governor have de-
manded and will receive certified copies
of all court proceedings pertaining to
the indictment returned by the grand
jury July 90. and OF the bond signed by
the Governor and three Of his friends
after his arrest
The demand for the copy Of the grand
jury deliberations was made by John
Miller, Decatur, representing Attorney
c. C. Laforge of the Small ring. The
fact these papers were wanted by La
forge indicates it is he who will direct
the fight for a change Of venue as 1t
probably will be in that connection the
papers will be used.
By like sign the test against the le-
gality of the Governors arrest viii be
conducted by Attorneys Graham & Gu
lespie, they having demanded the copy
of the bond.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
RUSSO-ITALIAN
TRADE TREATY W
Transportation Outlet Promi-
nent in Plans.

ROME. Aug 12.-Italian and Russian
economists are at present preparing
commercial treaty between the two cOun-
tries on similar lines to that signed By
England aud Russia. The head Of the
Russian economic mission In Italy is n
Vorovsky. The Italian government is
represented on the Italian mission, and
Count Sforza. italian foreign minister.
has had many interviews with the Rus
sian envoy.
Commercial relations between the two
countries we're established long ago. and
goods have already been exchanged. The
aim Of the Russian mission is to get
Italian capital interested IN Russia.
Italy would also be asked to supply
technical personnel, foremen and en-
gineers, who would direct the work Of
Russian wOrkmen. In exchange for this
Italy would receive concessions on GER
tain factories and land In Russia, as
well Al naphths. beuzol and coal from
the Donetz mining district. Forests along
the Black Sea would also he open to
exploitation by Italy.
Russ;a's greatest need IS transporta-
ton, and here Italy, according to NJ.
Vorovsky, could be Of little use to Rus
sia. She has no locomotives OF railroad
materials TO export. However, arrange
ments would be made whereby Italy
could supply automobiles and auto trucks
as well as barges and ships. The latter
could be used on RussiR's canals and
rivers. which, the Bolshevlsts claim,
could lie transformed so as to ease com
munications between the Baltic and the
Black Sea. Italy would also be offered
The exploitation Of certain mines, al
though some Of these have been idle for
more than three years.
The Russian envoy states that Italy is
anxious that the treaty be signed as soon
as possible and that be feels sure Italy
will rapidly officially recognize the Soviet
government Of Russia.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
SOLO BOMBERS
NOT EFFECTIVE
! IN SEA ATTACKS
Aerial Squadron Only Can
Keep Surface Craft From
Outmaneuvering.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-NavaI air
attacks to be effective must be in'force.
There will be no successful air attacks
fleets Of airplanes. This is the con
Kensus Of opinion among military and
naval experts, both American and foreign.
who have been closely studying the re-
suits Of the recent aerial bombing tests
which the Navy has been holding OF the
Virginia Capes.
For the first time In history the re-
lTesentatiyes OF foreign governments have
been invited to witness tests conducted
BIZ the United States Navy. Perhaps Il
IS the first time in history that one ma -
zion has invited another to help it devise
new means Of warfare.
FOREIGN ATTACHES
ARE OBSERVANT.
The foreign attaches who have been
present at the bombing tests have been
most observant. They are unwilling. TO
enter TIE controversy as to the relative
merits Of the airplane and the battle
ship, but they all agree that air attacks
upon the Navy must be IN force. The
writer has talked with British, French,
japanese and Italian observers Of the
bombing tests, and IN all Of these CONVEX
sations there has been q very frankly
Expressed belief that the airplane is no
menace to the Navy except in force.
SalvO bombing from airplane offers
the greatest menace to surface craft, IT is
admitted. The airplane that comes
singly to drop dts load Of one, two, three
or four bombs has small chance Of hitting
the mark. The airplsnes that come In
squsGrons Of ten and twenty and drop
their bombs IN salYos have an excellent
opportunity OF hitting their mark. and not
fonly that, but they have an even chance
OF out maneuver1ng the surface craft.
War maneuvers can not be executed by a
ssingie airplane against naval vessels,
but a squadron Of airplanes may out
maneuTer a surface feet.
Z. s. s IOWA
.OCT-ALASEUVERED.
The recent tests in which the air
forces attacked the radio-cOntroIled bat
tleship Iowa demonstrated that a single
aircraft has but little chance in operating
against a surface craft, which is able to
dodge nearly as fast as the aIrplane
But one attack was made upon the Iowa
n force, and that by a squadron Of
Marine flyers who came in formation and
out-msneuEered the surface craft The
fie-s sent their planes IN such 4 fOrma-
ton that when the Iowa dOdged she
could not escape the range Of at least
two OF the overhead enemy. and when
the squadron let so its bombs they
dropped in q salvO, wO hits being scored
land the remainder Of the bombs drop
ping N close proximity to the battleship.
As tie naval commanders learn new
maneuvers against the aircraft SO VIII
the commanders Of the air learn new
tricks 70 be employed against surface
craft, and It appears that a nsw avenue
Of war strategy is being opened up, and
the talk Of the future battles between
fleets Of airplanes and fleets OF surface
craft is not idle chatter.
But the air attacks must be in force
TO be effective.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12

tian antiquities the tombs Of the Name
Iukes, the obelisk Of Helliopolis, the site
Of ancient Memphis with its colossal
statue Of Rameses II, and other inter
esting points are all OF easy access, the
pyramids aud the Sphinx being but an
hours ride from Cairo.
To the west Of Cairo rises the long
ridge Of the Nokattam mountains, out
Of which for ages the Pharaohs got their
building material, the limestone being
used for the pyramids From the sum
nit may be obtained a remarkable view
Of the Nile valley and the myr.ads Of
monuments and tombs that stretch along
as far as the eye can see.
On the way TO HeliopOlis, which is
but i've miles from Cairo. stands the
noble sycamore tree, known as the
Virgins tree" under which the Holy
Family is said TO have rested GA the
flight to Egypt.
No wonder Egypt charms the tourist.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
White LeghOrn Hens
Lay Is Eggs Month

individual high record in the Shelby
County egg contest for the month
of July is held by Warren Bailey Of
Liberty township, whose breed OF White
Leghorn hens held sn average # 1879
eggs each during the month. The sec
ond largest average is held by Mrs.
Charles Lemar of Jackson Township.
with an average of 1872 eggs for eleh hen
In her Barred Roc. breed. Mrs. John
Eberhart Of Jackson Township took third
place during the mot ID, her hens of Buff
Orplngton stock maintaining an average
of sixteen eggs each during the month.
Mr.. Bailey has held the first place IN
the contest for several months
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12

Miss Dorothea Behrman Of Brooklyn,
y Y, who, despite her fathers tele-
graphic instructions fcrbidding it, swan
the whirlpool rapids of Ausable Chasm at
Ausable. \. Y. being the first woman
to perform the daring feat. Miss Behr-
man swan 1850 feet and escaped with
few scratches from Jagged rocks. Her
father arrived as the girl was being con
graduated. Miss Behrman is 10 years
old and has won a number of medals in
swimming competition.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
BURROUGHS NOT
IMPRESSED BY
EDISON THEORY
Close Friend Says He Takes
No Stock in Talking With
the Dead.
LIKES WORLD AS 1T IS

PASADENA, Cal, Feb. 11.-John Bur-
roughs, eminent naturalist and close
friend Of Thomas a. Edison, who is
spending the winter in a secluded cabin
In Pasadena Glen, near here, takes mo
stock in EdisOn's theory of the posi-
bility Of establishing communication be-
tween the living and the dead.
Mr. Burroughs, who will be 81 on April
8. was thinking of Mr.. Edison today on
the occasion Of the wonder wizards
birthday anniversary and hoping their
long friendship will be preserved for
CALLS THEORY
UNUSUAL IDEA.
"As much as I like Edison and as
much as 1 delight in meeting him and
listening to his explanations Of his
latest accomplishments in the world Of
invention, l must admit that to me he
sometimes seems to have some very un-
usual IDEAS" said Mr.. Burroughs.
His theory of communicating with the
dead is one of these unusual or / might
say without attempting to cast the
slightest reflection on Edison's methods
of reasoning. somewhat queer ideas.
Personally 1 take no stock in talking
with the dead. 1 have never seen any
evidence which would accept as having
proved to me the manifestation OF the
disembodied intelligence of the dead. Yes.
I know there are eminent scientists who
profess to be contented with so-called
demonstrations Of communication with
those who have passed on. But these
proofs would neve rsatisfy me.
SATISFIED
WITH WORLD.
81 am satisfied with the world as it is
Il do not want the consultations any
nearer.
'I do not want the natural Providence
any more attentive. I am not interested
In trying to reach beyond the good world
that now sustains US.
1T is good to be here and It must be
equally good to go hence. With all the
desirable things in nature and all the
cruel and wicked things in history, the
world is good, life is good and the devil
himself plays a good part"
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
ISSUES FIRST
PROCLAMATION
Governor McCray Calls for
Lincoln Observance.

Governor Warren 7. McCray today is
sued his first official proclamation. asking
the people to observe the birthday Of
Abraham Lincoln Saturday in a fitting
manner.
The proclamation follows:
The most desirable legacy any Nation
can have is the record of the life and
achievements Of its renowned citizens.
Fortunately, our Nation is rich in the
wealth Of men whose genius and brill
liancy have contributed to our national
glory.
sons to whose memory we pay homage,
none stands out so cOnspicuously as does
the name Of the immortal Abraham Lin
coin.
A man of wonderful ability, of extraOr-
dinary tact and unsurpassed meekness. a
man of extreme rugged honesty and in
spired wisdom, leader Of men second
only to the lOwly NaZarene among the
great men who have walked upon earth
this WAS the great Lincoln. Indiana is
fortunate, indeed, in having been the
bone Of this great character during the
formative period of his youth. We may
therefore lay claim TO contributing in
part to the development Of those qualities
Of heart and mind that prepared him for
the great work he undertook and so sue
cessfully accomplished.
We are approaching the 112th anniver
sary of the birth Of this great American
spirit, and in conformity with the law
making this a legal holiday,
Now, therefore, |, Warren I. McCray,
Governor Of the State of Indiana, ask
the people of this great commonwealth
TO observe in fitting manner Saturday,
Feb. II, 1921, LincOln's birthday.
I suggest that all public offices close
on that day and all bushes be suspended
insofar as practical so that all may pay
reverence to the memory Of the the. man nan
country in a time Of great crisis as
Nation OF States one and inseparable.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11

D. W Griffith, who is pictured above
with Lillian Gish, Lowell Sherman, Por-
ter Strong. Viva Ogden and Richard
Barthelmess was able to contract for the
tears of Miss Gish and the natural act
ing of the others for his movie version
Of Way Down East" but he couldn't
contract for a real, honest-to- goodness
snow and sleet blizzard.
Where, oh, where was Griffith to find
a blizzard for his greatest film?
Griffith had to locate an old fashioned
Down East blizzard. Griffith decided that
as the big scene of the play was the big
storm in which Anna Moore was lost,
he had to photograph a real storm.
In the old play. the outraged squire
sent the heroine out into the storm when
he learns of her hapless past" Mr..
Griffith had been able to- buy society
drawing rooms in toto. He had trans
planted an old New England town with
real natives thereof He had imported
old New England sleighing parties and
real country dances and real country
fddlers; but there seemed not to be any
billiards. in the market. With his scrupu-
lous fidelity to detail. Mr. Griffith scorned
the usual wind machine devices.
His staff hopefully telephoned all over
the country, plaintively inQuirlng for
billiards., but every section reported the
balm Of the South Seas. Mr.. Griffith had
just about decided that blizzards had be-
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
NATURE TRICKS
POOR SQUIRREL
OUergrOUn Teeth Cause CYeG-
ture to StGrUe.

The State museum is in receipt of the
head of a squirrel. the teeth of which
are so deformed that IT appears the lit
tie animal literally was starving in the
midst of plenty when it was killed.
This tragedy of nature was discovered
by John ". Crise, a farmer In Decatur
County, who sent the head to the State
department Of conservation. The speci,
men viii be preserved in alcohol as
curiosity, for seldom is it ever found
that nature neglects to equip is wild
creatures and make them self reliant.
The squirrel was killed by dogs when
lien felled a tree. Its emaciated condi-
tion attracted closer examination, which
showed 1t was starving. Because the
woods thereabouts abound with nut trees
the case presented some mystery until
ii was discovered there was malforma-
tion Of its teeth which prevented Its
eating.
Four Of the squirrels teeth had grown
to be tusks, two of them being more
than an inch long. The two tusks of
the upper jaw grew outside the mouth
while those Of the lower jaw had been
broken and penetrated the roof Of the
mouth.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Club Women Oppose
Teaching of German

Women Of the Monday Conversation
Club at recent meeting unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas, inseparably connected with
and resting on patriotic American homes,
our public school system is and ever
should be the very fountalnhead Of pure
Americauism
Therefore. be II resolved that with a
poignant sense OF the effort long and
persistently made to corrupt the Ameri-
can ideals inherent In our public school
system with the false doctrines Of So
called German kultur." through the me-
dunn of teaching the German language
therein. we declare ourselves to be un-
alterab bly, opposed to the teaching Of tho
German language in our public schools.
Resolved further that copies Of this
resolution be sent to the presiding Of
ficers Of the two branches of the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State now in ses
sion.
Mrs. Roy Adams is president Of the
Organization and Mrs. Hadley f. Green
is secretary
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11

come extinct with the dodo and the sa-
loon when a regular old bowler hit the
studio.
1t was like the bell Changing a gen
eral alarm in fire engine house and
camera men began pouring out the stu
diO on the run. A limousine labored up
the road through a binding storm and
disgorSed Miss Gish, who had not waited
to be called.
All day long they fought that vicious
old storm into the film. Working by
turns four husky property men held
down the legs of the tripods, while
Billy Bier and Henrick Sartov turned
the camera crank.
Out in the teeth of the blast stood an
Esklmo-loOking figure muffled in five
overcOats. When the figure turned the
features of d. w. Griffith were disclosed
underneath the hood. In the fury of the
bowling storm his words were lost, so
he had to direct the storm scene with
weird gestures OF a muffled- up arm.
To the eye Miss Lillian Gish looks to
be a shrinking, delicate. ethereal little
creature. but she showed that day the
pluck Of a fighting bull terrier.
Mr.. Griffith suffered a frozen face, two
or three camera men were blown over
and buried in the snOw-but they got
the only blizzard ever filmed.
On Sunday night Griffith's Way Down
East" will open a limited engagement at
the Murat. In his version Miss Gish will
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
RESIST NOLLE
OF CHARGES IN
TRIGGER TRIAL
Two of Defendants Object to
Offer, Insisting on
AcQuittal.

WILLIAMSON, w Va, Feb. 1.-THE
State sprang a surprise today in the
bullet battle" case when 1t announced
that it desired to nolle the indictments
against two of the twenty-cne defendants
IN. H. Atwood and B. r. Page.
"Just a momentl" came the voice of
Atwood He stepped over to the de-
fendants' chief counsel and whispered ::
II don't want to have it nolled. / want
to be tried and acquitted"
At the same time Page, the only negro
among the accused, gave similar
whispered advice to counsel.
Counsel announced:
These two defendants desire to be
tried"
The commonwealth gave up its case
against the two men over their protest
The witness chair looked lonesome
when the fifteenth day of the case
opened. It was the only chair not
occupied. The men and, women jamming
the courtroom had curious eyes glued
upon 1t. When the first person walks to
thar chair, Swears to nothing but the
truth and sits down, this will begin to
be a trial, instead Of legal Sparring
match.
II the prosecution pleads absence of
material witnesses the case is almost GER
tain to be continued, which means a new
jury and all the endless and costly labor
that 1t invloves.
Sheriff A. C. Pinson said most of the
witnesses against Sid Hatfield and his
twenty co-defendants are on hand.
-Four hundred and hfty thousand min
ers-members OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America-are watching this case
with Intense interest. Rightly or wrong
ly, they consider this the trial not Of
twenty one individuals from the little
mining settlement OF Matewan, but OF
the whole organization Of miners In
America.
Many Of the witnesses are sick. There
is smallpox in the families Of several
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Old Folks Home Scene
of Pleasing Program

At the Old Folks Home on North Cap
itol avenue yesterday afternoon an en-
tertainment by Little Theater perform
ers was given under the auspices Of Mrs.
Caleb Denny, Mrs. Arthur V. Brown and
Miss Julia Sharpe of the board Of the
home. Miss Freda Hughes sang a cycle
Of songs. including "One Fine Day
from Madame Butterfly" Take, Oh
Take Those Lips Away" "In Pride Of
May" AT Dawning," Less Than the
Dust" and "Sorter Miss You" Miss
Cyrilla Humes acted as accompanist.
Miss Marjorie Chiles read Kipling's
Ballad Of East and West" and Aunt
Elnora's Hero" Miss Hester Bailey and
pupils gave several dances, including an
old fashioned dance by Misses Bailey and
Lucille Row; q Chinese movement by
Miss Leana Brown; a Grecian duet by
Misses Artie Gibson and Ruth Rogers
and a solo toe dance by Miss Bailey, all
in costume.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
IRISH RAIDERS
OUT IN OPEN
Republicans Take 8 Prisoners
at Skibbereen.

DUBLIN, Feb. 11.-Flghting in the
open as regularly organized troops, Sim
Fein soldiers have invaded Skibbereen, a
small town southwest of Cork.
The Sim Feiners raided the town. cap
tured three prisoners and withdrew be-
fore police and soldiers had been drawn
up to meet the attack.
Notices were left that the town will
be raided again.
The personality of Michael Collins. re-
puted leader Of the Irish republican
army, began to take on a legendary quail
ity with these raids. Previously re-
ported killed. he was credited with hav-
ing led the Skibbereen foray personally,
dashing into the city on horseback at the
head of several hundred armed men, who
fired volleys down open streets, com
pelling citizens to halt with hands In the
air.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Seriously Burned
in Stove Explosion

william o. Sparks. %, 3241 West Wash
ington street, is in a serious condition
at the city hospital as the result of
burns received when a coal oil stove
exploded at his home last night. The
stove was in an upstairs room. The
burning oil covered Sparks face, arms
and hands.
Members Of the family put the fire out
after the blazing oil had set fire TO the
furniture In the room.
DR.. P. W. McCarty. 1922 West Wash
ingtOn street, gave first aid and dressed
Sparks burns before the ambulance ar
rived
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Board Adopts Plan
of Planting Trees

Resolutions for the planting Of shade
trees in the public lawns in Southea stern
avenue from Keystone avenue to Rural
street and in Washington boulevard from
Forty Second to Fifty First streets. were
adopted by the board of park commits
sioners at the weekly meeting Thursday
afternoon.
The meeting was short, only Commits
sloners Stuckmeyer and Gardner being
present. Superintendent OF Parks James
II. Lowry and City Civil Engineer Frank
c. Lingenfelter, who acts as engineer for
the park department. were in Chicago at
tending the good roads congress.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Man Is Fined $50 and
Costs on Rum Count

William Hampton was found guilty on
the fifth count Of a blind tiger affidavit
charging him with receiving liquor from
a common carrier and was fined $50 and
costs by Judge Walter Fritchard in city
court late Thursday.
Hampton was arrested Wednesday by
Sergeant Marren, and squad at his home,
rs Yayette street, after. it is said, they
found more than seven quarts Of white
mule
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Ask for Employment
Service in City Free

At a meeting OF representatives of
about fifteen organizations interested in
municipal problems at the Chamber Of
Commerce yesterday a resolution was
adopted calling for establishment Of a
free employment service in Indianapolis,
supported Jointly by the city and the
State.
The meeting was called by Charles
Fox, State director OF free employment
Offices and a member of the State indus
trial board.
1t is explained that Indiana has six
employment bureaus conducted Jointly
by the cities in which they are situated
and the State
Mr.. Fox was authorized to appoint a
committee Of five to call on Mayor
Jewett and ask his cooperation.
Indiana daily times., 1921-02-11
Asks S6O6. Gets 5000

Speciai 10 Ihe Times.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE
jury In the case OF George S. Reed of
indianapolis against John W. Shadley for
damages Of 5000. returned verdict
awarding the plaintiff damages Of 500
on the complaint.
The compllint was the result OF an au-
tomobile accident. northwest Of this city
last summer, when the automobiles
driven by Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Shadley col
lfdpd