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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25
MASS PRODUCTION METHODS
Applied TO TAXATION

Most anybody can talk" tax re-
duction but few people can formulate
or execute a plan which secures tax
reduction.
AS successful business man,
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
knew that to sell manufactured
product, the price had to be one the
public could pay. He applied the
same theory to taxes and the
American people are now having an
object lesson in the science OF taxa
ton under the Mellon plan. By
encouraging the rich man as we'll as
the poor man to invest his money in
productive enterprise subject to 9
reasonable tax rate, instead OF in
vesting it in tax-exempt bonds to
escape a -confiscatory tax rate, the
federal treasury has been swelled
by amounts which not even treasury
officials estimated could be secured
under the new procedure. Lower
taxes have released hundreds OF
millions OF dollars which have beer
put to work to earn more money
Immediately new taxable income has
resulted.
Every person in the United
States has felt the beneficial effect
of this policy 1t should be con.
elusive evidence to municipal and
state taxing bodies that the best way
to build up local communities and
secure additional tax revenue, is to
increase the volume of tax returns
by low rates which encourage new
money to do a larger volume of
business, thereby increasing the
taxable assets. This is much pref
able to increasing the tax rate on
a diminishing volume of taxable
property.
States which are now proposing
new or drastic taxation measures OF
undertakings which tend to dis
courage or drive capital to other
localities, can profit greatly by the
| experience of the federal gov
ernment under the, Mellon ad
ninistration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Paved roads used to be our chief
concern in good roads program.
It is estimated that this year we
will have in excess of 100000 miles
If hard-surfaced roads in the United
States, These improved roads have
brought an increase in traffic which
40 one even dreamed of 10 years
lgo. The problem We now face is
not only paved" roads, but wider"
roads. Wider roads are necessary
FOR two reasons: To enable traffic
to speed up, and to prevent acct
dents. On many of our crowded
narrow roads slow moving truck
or other vehicle will block traffic,
due to the fact that there is. little
opportunity to pass such obstruc-
ton from the rear.
Many states have already started
to remedy this situation, and IT.
shoulders are being built on each
side of the road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Factory workers in New York
City received an average of $12.Sl
a week in December, 1914; in
December, 1925, they received
$3O.73. For January, 1925, even
this last high pay was boosted to
$30.S5 per worker. Wages have
increased about 1873 per cent; living
costs have increased about 70 per
cent.
These figures, approximately, pre-
vail all over the United States. 1t
is from this surplus earning power
that the country draws the pay for
its autos, its radios, its new homes,
its corporation stocks with 10000
900 owners. While some industries
and some sections of the country
have not been uniformly prosper
Gus, these figures show general
average. But everywhere there has
been a lift in conditions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25
HEALTH NOTES

Here are some tabloid statements
on various phases of public health
activities, taken from addresses
made by representative speakers at
the American Health Congress at
Atlantic City recently, and that are
passed on to the people of Maryland
by DR.. John S. Fulton, Director of
the State Department of Health.
They are worth thinking about, he
said, because they represent the
convictions of great group OF
people, not simply the opinions OF
one State or section of the country
The congress was attended by over
six thousand delegates from every
part of the United States and
Canada. There were also guests
and speakers present from Great
Britain, France, Belgium, Switzer-
land, Australia and South Africa.
Every sort of public health activity
was discussed, but the keynote OF
all of the discussions was 1.-The pre-
vention of disease and the pro
motion of health
Here they are: BY Sir Arthur
Newsholme, of Great Britain-"The
three main objects of public health
work are: (D the prevention of
disease; Cd the enhancement of
health; CD the cultivation of the
complete being of man in order that
mentally and morally
there may be the highest self
development of well balanced
nature"
DR.. Livingston Farrand, the presi-
dent of Cornell University !
educated person should have a
of the important health |
problems facing the community, of |
the methods of attacking those |
problems and of the results to be |
expected from intelligent community |
action in the public health field"
DR.. Matthias Nicoll, Jr., Com.
missioner of Health for the State OF |
New York-"Ten thousand lives
are sacrificed needlessly from diph-
iberia in the United States each
year. Ninety per cent of these
deaths occur in children under five
years age. Science has now given
us means whereby complete protec- |
ton against this disease may be |
by the administration
of toxin-anti-toxin. The vast ma
jority of the people so immunized
will never contract diphtheria, even
though exposed to the disease"
Sir Arthur Newsholme-"The re-
moval of the great environmental
enemies of public health must always
remain the basis of public health
work. OF these enemies, impure
drinking water and defective ar.
rangements for the removal of
organic filth from subsequent human
contact are the greatest dangers to
health and life.'
Dr. Arnold Gesell, Yale Un1ver-
sity-"If we want this civilization to
march forward toward higher
economic standards, to moral and
spiritual ideals, it will march only
on the feet of healthy children"
DR.. Ellen C. Potter, Pennsylvania
State Department of Health-"The
biggest bill the taxpayer has to meet
is due to the care of the sick; the
biggest bill the individual has to
meet in unhappiness, ineffectiveness
and failure is due to that in
dividual's lack of real health; both
bills can be tremendously reduced
by well organized, well executed
program of positive health"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Stamping ballot opposite bond
'ssue proposal is the easiest thing
n the world to do. 1t is when the
AK bill comes that the shoe pinches.
People have grown used to the fact
that everything in their individual
ives costs great deal more money
Than it used to, but not to the idea
hat community effort, state and
county expenses are also bound to
be higher The demand for lower
taxes, and promises to reduce taxes
go right along with the insistent
cries for improvements that few
years ago were considered luxuries,
but today are necessities. The
people should not delude themselves
into thinking that modern improve
ments are to be had for old time
taxes.
The tax bill will grow or dimish
in proportion as the people under
tand that they cannot get something
or nothing, even from the public
treasury. Taking money out of the
public treasury for any purpose
whatsoever, is just the same as tax.
ing money out of ones own pocket
Economy in public affairs will be
secured just as is economy in ones
1rivte affairs-by personal abstin-
ence from expensive or supertiuous
demands upon incomes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

In recognition of their work in
improving prison systems in their
respective states, the National Com
mission on Prisons and Prison
Labor. has awarded gold medals to
Governor Pinchot, Pennsylvania;
Governor Smith, New York, and
former Gov, Trrinkle, of Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

French newspapers think Uncle
Sam is a Skylock because he settled
on basis that is little more than
fifty cents on the dollar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

The best boosters that a town can
have is its contented. prosperous
citizens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Spain continues to exile those
who criticize the government. 1t
won't be long before there, will be
need of intelligence in that country
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Prosperity may be general but the
average man isn't interested in what
the other fellow is getting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

II every town in America gets as
many industries as it wants there
will be more factories than people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

Hardly church convention ends
without a bitter fight on the aoor."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

There's only the difference of one
letter between resting on your
laurels and rustling ON them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25

North Pole explorations have
added thousands Of sqaaFe miles to
the known surface OF the world.
Realtors will take care OF that.
however.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
S2OOLANDED68O
OUT OF 68G VOTES
Senate Committee Hears
More of Illinois Politics.
Bu United Press

BU United Press
FEDERAL COURT, CHICAGO,
Aug. S.-Rufus o. Shepherd, East
st. Louis, told the Senate primary
Investigating committee as to re-
sumed its sessions today, that gift
of 5000 to the Negro mayor of
Brockland, an East st. Louis Negro
community, resulted in $50 Of the
6S6 votes being cast for Senator Nc.
Kinley. Republican.
Shepard said a public utilities
agent. L. E. Fisher Of the Illinois
Traction Company. handled the
money" for McKinley's campaign.
He said Fishers corporation was a
"Studebaker" interest and that he
furnished $4,000 for sixty-one pre-
cincts in East St. Louis.
William Hale Thompson, former
Chicago mayor, told of handling
$500 for Frank l.. Smith, success
full opponent softMcI<inley for the
Republican senatorial nomination;
how politicians addressed so-called
.bunco parties" of women; how cam
paign managers hired as many
workers to a Chicago precinct as
their pocketbooks would permit
within reason and how the Grove
Barrett faction had offered to
support him for mayor next year II
he would support a subpoena would
be issued for an official Of the
Illinois Anti-Saloon League.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
This Un1berto Is
a Slippery FeiiolU

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The cap
tain of the liner Pan America made
Umberta Sardello, stowaway. swab
decks when he was found hiding two
days out of Rio de Janerio.
Umberto vanished two days later.
He was caught near the base Of a
smokestack. He disappeared again.
was found in a life-boat and locked
up in the brig. -
Today in quarantine Umberto
broke away from two husky ser
geants, plunged into the harbor and
struck out for Staten Island. A
customs cutter almost caught him.
He dived. Far away the officers saw
him come up. He made shore and
rushed into the underbrush. clad
only in his underwear.
Finally the officers found him. He
goes back on the next boat-if he
doesn't succeed in going somewhere
else.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
Dispatches Say Troops Used
to QueIl Disorders at
Irapuato.
Bp United Press

BIZ United Press
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3.--Dis-
patches received here today said
several Protestant Mexicans had
been killed at Irapuato. State Of
Guanajuato. and Intervention Of
troops was necessary. The houses
of several Protestants were reported
burned.
There has been no confirmation
of the report that a Protestant min
lister in Irapuato was hanged to a
tree and his church burned.
Irapuato is town of about twen-
ty-thousand near the town Of
Guanajuato and on the railroad con-
Meeting Mexico City with Guadala
jara, the latter one Of the most in
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
CHAIRMAN NAMES
MRS. WHEATCRAH
Boy Gets Revenge
by Starting Fire

Mystery surrounding an in
cendiary fire, which the State
fire marshall's office is in.
vestigating was solved today
when an 8-year-old boy con-
fessed he set fire to a shed in
the rear of 100 S. Traub Ave,
last week, because the mother
of Archie Paulson, living at
the Traub Ave. address, refused
to allow her son to go swim
ming with him. The boy said
he thought about the matter
all night and went back the
next day and set fire to the
shed.
The arson division is in
vestigating ten fires, which are
believed to have been started
by a fire bug. In three of the
fired buildings, oily waste used
in packing bearing boxes of
railway cars was found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
TEACHERS
MEMORIAL
PROPOSED
Group of Statues to Com
memorate Work of Five
Women Instructors.

Erection of $4,000 life-size
sculptured group in bronze in the
Meridian st. esplanade Of the new
Shortridge High School building at
Thirty st. as a tribute to
three dead and two living Indian.
apolis school teachers. is planned.
The unique and impressive honor
for the instructors is being promot-
of the city. principally those con-
nected with Shortridge.
The teachers to be honored are the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
S HELD IN RUG THEFTS
Charged With Being Involved in
$1,000 Robbery at Jameson Home.

Detectives have five persons, un-
der arrest today in connection with
the theft of oriental rugs valued at
1000 froSo the home of o. B.
Jameson. 1885 N. Pennsylvania ST.,
recently.
Exodus Doty, Negro. 81 1886 Tai
bott ST., is charged with grand lar
ceny. Detectives Reed and Stewart
said he was employed as houseman.
Mrs. Mary Shockley, Negro maid.
S13 n. California ST., is held on a
vagrancy charge.
Virgil Drew. Negro, 537 Ogden ST.,
is charged with taking the rugs from
the house. Lon Mcclellan, Twenty
Third ST. and Talbot Ave, and Os-
car Kinister, 246 w. Vermont ST.,
are charged with receiving stolen
goods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
PROTESTANTS DIE
IN MEXICAN CLASH
Policemen Exercise
Chasing Hogs

Three hogs, escaping from a
truck when the end-gate fell
out. awakened residents in the
vicinity of Thirty-Eighth and
College Ave, early this morn
ing. and gave Motor Policemen
Fischer and Clark so much ex-
ercise that the officers found
they did not need their daily
Dozen"
The policemen sent out when
the hogs were reported run
ming loose said they had quite
time" keeping the porkers in
one place until the owner.
Oakley Stay, Upton, Ind. ar
rived.
Now we know what hog
wild means" they asserted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
TO BATTLE
Says His Finance Committee Must
Consider City Budget.

o. Ray Albertson, city council
finance committee chairman, will re-
sist the effort of majority faction
councilmen, to remove consideration
of the 1927 municipal budget from
his committee, he said today.
Albertson contends that a change
in council rules through which
President Boynton j. Moore is left
free to place financial measures in
special committees will not affect
the finance committees right to re-
view the budget.
Albertson said a recent legal
opinion OF Corporation Counsel
Alvah ]. Rucker is to the effect that
the State law stipulates the finance
committee shall report the budget
to the council.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
G. O. P. Leader Lauds New
Woman'S Bureau Head,
Whom He Fought.

State Chairman Clyde A. Walb to-
day accepted defeat gracefully and
with a glowing statement re.
appointed Mrs. Vivian Tracy Wheat
craft Of Whiteland as chairman of
the women's bureau Of the State Re-
publican campaign forces.
1t is an open secret Walb has been
fighting the naming of Mrs. Wheat
craft since before the Republican
State convention early in June. She
has not been over-favorable to his
gubernatorial aspirations. it is said.
Ability Praised
His statement, however, praised
her ability in politics and her
power of handling varied political
situations"
Declaring he was glad to name
Mrs. Wheatcraft> for the place, be-
cause of her recognized ability,
Wa'b went further to comment on
reports that Mrs. Wheatcraft might
be elevated to a place on the ma
tional senatorial committee. This
would relieve her of the chairman
ship of the women's bureau.
Added Watson
such promotion would be a fine
recognition of her ability and l will
be glad to see her get such place,
but the State committee will still feel
that Indiana should have the adj
vantage of her political ability" he
said
Mrs. Wheatcraft was assistant
manager of Senator James E. Wat
sons nomination campaign.
1t has been reported within the
last week that leaders planned to
name her head Of the women's bu-
reau today and later dispose of her,
either by forcing her resignation or
elevating her to the national group.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
COMMISSIONER NAMED

PAUL SMITHS. n. Y. Aug. a.
Proctor L. Daugherty, formerly of
Dorchester. Mass, today was ap-
pointed to the District Of Columbia
commission by President Coolidge to
replace Frederick Fenning, who re-
signed recently at the request Of the
President The commission Of three
members Is the governing body of
the District Of Columbia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
GET THEIR MONEY BACK
Mining Company Makes Restitution
to Indiana Stock Buyers.

Restitution in the amount of $4,000
has been made to all Indiana resi-
dents who purchased interests in the
Pine Grove Mining Company OF
Pasadena, Cal, 1t was stated In an
affidavit filed in the Office of the
State securities commission today.
The company failed to register its
securities with the commission and
it was ordered that restitution be
made pending the commissions ap-
proval of the registration applica-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
MEET TO PLAN
BOOSTER MOVE
Chamber of Commerce Calls
Meeting.

Seventy-fve business tleaders of
the city met at a luncheon at the
Indianapolis Athletic Club today to
plan a movement for the industrial
and economic advancement of In
dianapolis.
The meeting was called by the
Chamber of Commerce. Nicholas H.
Noyes, Chamber of Commerce presi.
dent, presided.
Daniel Weigle of st. Paul. Mimi,
national Chamber of Commerce
worker, spoke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
THIEVES ESCAPE POLICE
Man Reports Gang Surrounded In
Weed Patch.

Police surrounded field at
Churchmann and Bethel Aves. Mon
day night, where George Powers,
1925 Garlan ST., believed he had
cornered a gang Of auto thieves.
Powers said he chased a man who
tried to get in his garage and fired
one shot at him. Neighbors sur
rounded the field until police ar
rived, but a search of the weeds re-
vealed no one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
LAD BURNED
AT STAKE IN
INDIAN PLAY
Whiting (Ind.) Boy Dies Be-
fore ReScuerS Can
Reach Him.
PALS FLEE FROM FLAMES
Wood Wouldn't Burn
Turpentine Poured on 1t.

Bv United Press
WHITING. Ind, Aug. 3.-George
Cannac. 9, is dead, the victim of his
playfellows who burned him at the
stake" He died before rescuers
could reach him.
The group of playmates decided
upon George as the captive TO be
burned in their Indian Pageant y
He was tied to a stake. but the
fire wouldn't light. 81 someone
poured turpentine on the wood at
his feet. His clothing became a
sheet Of flames a moment later. Po.
lice were unable to learn the names
of his companions. who fed scream
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
MOToRIST GIVEN FINE
Driver in Court After Receiving
Traffic Sticker.

Richard Kootz, 231S Bellefontaine
ST.. who protested vigorously sew
eral days ago when he was not al
lowed to settle at once at police
headquarters after receiving a traf.
fic "sticker," today was fined SO and
costs by Special Judge Garth Nelson
in municipal court on. disorderly
conduct charge. Costs were sus-
pended. He was discharged on a
charge Of resisting an officer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
By Tinted pyess

BU United Press
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Twelve years
ago the World War had begun. Ger
many had invaded France. Russian
troops had invaded Germany And
today finds the nations Of Europe
vying with each other in the devel-
opment Of super-weapons"
craft, tanks. submarines and a
strange device known in France as
an air-ram.
Thcre are being developed poison
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
FARMERS, LOSS CITED

HU CHtted PreSS
( CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The average
Middle West farm leaves it's owner
with net annual loss of $2,120.0S,
e. E. Kennedy, secretary Of the II,
linois Farmers Union, declared in a
speech before the Agricultural Club
of Chicago. The average farm. he
said. yields a yearly gross income
OF s2,54s.4o. and it's operating ex-
penses amount to s4.646.6s.A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
FIREsTONE SEES COOLIDGE

BU UHtTeU PFfSS
PAUL SMITHS, N. Y. Aug. g.
The British rubber producers have
been amply repaid for their early
losses in domestic rubber produc-
ton. Harvey S. Firestone. Jr., son
of the rubber magnate, told Presi.
dent Coolidge today and there is no
obvios reason why they should
continue their price-fixing monopoly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
COOLIDGE is REVIEWED
Accomplishments of Three Years
Set Forth.
Bv United Press

DW LWTTtU TTVoo
PAUL SMITHS. n. Y, Aug. g.
Claiming general prosperity, slightly
increased wages, settlement of the
foreign debt question and improved
relations with foreign countries,
President Coohdge's spokesmen to-
day reviewed the Coolidge regime.
The occasion was the third ami
versary of Coolidge's succession to
office upon the death of Warren gG.
Harding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
GRAND JURY GETS JOB
District Attorney Turns Whole
Aimee Case Over.
BIZ United Press

BIZ Untted Press
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 3D.
District Attorney Asa Keyes today
put up to the, county grand jury the
task of determining whether Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, the evangelist or
the myestrious Miss X spent a week
or so in a cottage at Carmel-by-the-
Sea with Kenneth G. Ormiston, the
radio operator during the time when
the preacher claims she was held
captive by kidnapers.
Keyes gave the grand jury all his
conflicting evidence and said he
would investigate no further.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
BUS LINES LOSE MUCH
Fail to Meet Expenses by S159,O20
During Year in Indiana.

According to figures of public serv-
ice commission accountants. motor
bus lines in Indiana were operated
during the year ended Aug. l at. a
loss of $159, ,O2O99. Operating ex-
penses of the 206 Indiana companies
was placed at $3,283 ,400.71.
Losses of forty-eight Companies
were responsible for the great def
cit, as the other 1853 companies oper-
ated at a prof1t
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
ATTACKED BY NEGROES
Victim Tells Police One of Two Men
Called Him Name.

Police today sought two Negroes
who are said to have attacked c.
E. Mcclure, Ill w. Twenty. Eighth
ST., between Meridian and Illinois
SITS. Mcclure, who received a cut
on his hand. said one Of the Ne
groes called him a name. He started
after the man and the fight ensued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-03
EUROPE TODAY VIES
IN PLANS FOR WAR
Anniversary of Great Conf ct Finds Nations Developing
Super Weapons to Kill.

gases more deadly and more pene.
trating than any used in the World
War and designed to be beyond com
parison with the gas used in the
first German gas attack during the
second battle. Of Ypres April 22.2S,
1915.
While Great Britain's airmen prac.
tice the most skillful massed forma.
ton flying the world ever has seen,
France experiments with a pilotless
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