Democrats Rally Against Tax Revision Plan in House
In a near party line caucus, Democrats pledged to oppose the Republican tax revision bill and urged immediate recommitment motions before the final vote set for Saturday. The resolution argued the measure shifts tax burden to moderate earners and profiteers while relaxing duties on large incomes. Eighty of 182 Democrats attended, reportedly voting to oppose the bill. Fordney led House debate, attacking Wilson administration policies and railroads, as Republicans push for the measure amid broader criticisms.
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WASHINGTON
House
ways and means committes
Wilson
Paris
Fordney
ways and means committee
McAdoo
Weather Almanac for The Indianapolis Star
United States Weather Harean Special Report presents almanac data for the day. Includes yesterday's conditions with temperatures, precipitation totals, and departures from normal. Also lists dawn, dusk times and comparisons to last year in a compact, period-voice forecast summary.
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United States
Indianapolis Star
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Navy Aeronautics Head Appointed by President Harding
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett was named to lead aeronautics in the new civilian department authorized by Congress, joining the Navy after serving as a captain. The announcement came from Washington, D. C., on August 17.
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WASHINGTON, D. C
William A. Moffett
Harding aeronautics
Congress
Moffett
navy
Sand Dunes Club Raid Yields Brewery and Beer
In Sand Dunes near Michigan City Indiana two men from the White City Club are jailed after a raid found a twenty gallon brewery and about 1000 quarts of beer. The operation ran nearly a year with members taking shifts to keep it boiling. A second raid netted Mrs Celia Bergen at her home with a still and moonshine. Federal agents were en route to resume raids on soft drink parlors amid fines and penalties for violators.
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SOUTH BEND
Ind
White City
Michigan City
John Bitner
Frank Reitz
Celia Bergen
Frank
Indianapolis
Motor Police Drive Indiana Auto License Violations
State motor police under Robert Humes uncover wholesale violations of the license law across mining districts Indiana. Many vehicle owners avoid travel outside their communities and rely on tacitly ignoring state license requirements. Authorities report owners with multiple cars use one plate and seek additional plates, while titles enforcement will follow after motorists are given time to comply before arrests. License plates are available at half the yearly rate since August 1, with penalties possible for late applicants.
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INDIANA
CAPITOL
Aus
H. D. McClelland
state automobile ‘department
secretary of state
McClélland
McClelland
Mr. McClelland
Auditor denounces plan for new Kentucky avenue bridge
Auditor Leo K. Fesler labeled a $760,000 to $1,000,000 bridge project over White River a folly and urged the county Council to reject it at the Sept. 6 annual meeting. He argued the old bridge can be strengthened with about $40,000 in repairs and criticized high bond plans while noting a safe comparison to the Vandalla railroad bridge. He cited a city engineer report and state accounts official backing for safety, and recalled a recent board conference where Lingenfelter urged replacement.
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Leo K. Fesler
frorty
Kentucky avenue
White river
Hamler
board of public works
Frank 0. Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter
J. J. Griffith
state highway department
Mr. Fesler
A. L. Donaldson
state board of accounts
Tuesaday
Vandalla
Fesler
board of works
county Council
Be Named Soon by Everett C Watkins in Indianapolis
Washington August 17 exam to judge fitness of candidates for Indianapolis postmaster to be held within three or four weeks. Civil service to fix date after current incumbent’s term expires. Three names will be certified and Representative Moores may choose from them. Candidacy includes Richard L Lowther and Witting Cleary among others, with Moores noting no promises.
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Indianapolis
Post Office Department
civil service commission
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civil service
Hays
Merrill Moores
Moores
Springsteen
postoffice ‘Department
Richard L. Lowther
Wittem—‘Cleary
Indianapolia board
public works
onice
Ashington
Robert H. Bryson
John Z. Sauber
Bryson
Lewis Shank
Jewett organization
Lowther
Cleary
Mr. Moores
Representative Moores
Mr. Cleary
Brumfield Pleads Loss in Roseburg Slaying Case
Portland dispatch reports Dennis Russell a Roseburg laborer slain. Dr R M Brumfield a Roseburg dentist was arrested amid claims of aphasia and memory gaps since July 10, three days before the car with Russell’s mutilated body was found burned. District Attorney Neyner released Brumfield’s statement.
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PORTLAND
Ore
Dennia Russell
Roseburg
R. M. Brumfield
George Neyner
Roxenburg
Neyner
Brunsfield
Dennis Russell
Bishop Near Death Officiates Daughter’s Wedding
In Sioux City, Rev. Dr. Wilson Seeley Lewis bishop of China for the Methodist Episcopal church, critically ill, officiated from his bed at the wedding of his daughter Clara dean of women at Morningside College to Prof. Albert Seeman of Sutherland Iowa yesterday. He delayed treatment to perform the ceremony and refused a postponement despite his condition.
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SIOUX CITY
Wilson Seeley Lewis
China
Methodist Episcopal church
Clara
Morningside college
Albert Seeman
Sutherland
Lewis
America
Vesuvius Eruption Shows Giant Smoke Columns
Naples reports increased activity from Vesuvius with enormous columns of smoke rising from the crater. Night views and a full moon vantage make the plume impressive, but officials do not expect a serious eruption at this time.
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NAPLES
Vesuvius
lkely
Girl Rides Rails to Find Deserted Husband in 1919 Tale
Hammond Ind August 17 Andrie Bloeman a 16 year old girl in overalls is under arrest. She rode freight trains from Cleveland toward Springfield seeking her husband who deserted her in Gary two years ago.
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HAMMOND
Ind
Andrie Bloeman
thaina
Cleveland
Springfield
Gary
Bridge Condition Sparks Budget Debate in Kentucky Avenue
State board reports requested while Mr. Donaldson visits the Kentucky avenue bridge. The structure, 30 years old since 1894, is argued to be in better shape than city engineers claim. A bond issue of 750000 at 6 percent would cost 45000 annually, but a 40000 expenditure could restore and extend its life for twenty years with proper flooring and painting.
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state board of accounts
Fesler
Evolution of the Dance pageant postponed to tonight
The Brookside park summer pageant by municipal playgrounds children was postponed from last night due to wet grounds. Director R Walter Jarvin of the city recreation department announced it will be held tonight at 7:30 at Brookside.
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Brookside
R. Walter Jarvin
Paymaster Madden Aims Over 600000 Federal Employees
Martin B Madden of Illinois rises from water boy in a stone quarry to paymaster in chief of more than 600,000 federal workers. He becomes president of the nation’s largest contracting firm, refused a $10,000 yearly offer at twenty to stay a partner, entered politics after an accident, and now chairs the House appropriations committee with General Dawes directing the budget to oversee federal expenditures.
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Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Uncle Sam
United States
House appropriations committee
Gen. Dawes
Conferees Alter Beer Bill To Punish Officious Agents
Washington Aug Under an agreement by Senate and House conferees the Willis Campbell anti beer bill was rewritten to impose penalties on Federal agents who conduct searches without reasonable cause or enter private dwellings for liquor without warrants. The rewritten amendment drops the House limit on warrants to cases with belief of manufacture or sale on the premises, while other amendments remain. Senator Sterling plans to submit the draft agreement to absent Senate conferees for a report shaping tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Sterling
South Dakota
Indiana Official: No Change In Home Brew Policy In State
Bert Morgan Indiana prohibition director says no change in handling home brew under Willis Campbell bill amendment. State law forbids home manufacture even small quantities, so Indiana will govern despite any amendment. Morgan notes enforcement has been discreet, lenient in minor cases, but will apply state law strictly if dangers arise.
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House
Senate
Bert Morgan
prohibition
Morgan
prohibition enforcement
department
Cotton in Ears for 70 Years In Hartford City
William Whetsel, 75, went to a physician with an earache and doctors found cotton placed in his ears as a child. The cotton had remained in his ear canals for nearly seventy years before being removed.
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HARTFORD CITY
Ind
William Whetsel
Hundreds of Cars Pulled From Quarry Pool Near Summit
Divers working a week at an abandoned stone quarry near Summit report a pool holding about 100 automobiles. The quarry sits eighty feet deep with cars stacked along the roadside edge. About thirty machines have been recovered as police and investigators seek to determine the cause.
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CHICAGO
Summit
road park
divera
Lodge Debating on Open Parley Outlines
Debating on open parley outlines a lodge stance in Washington. The summary notes the lodge position and the formal outline of policy steps to be discussed in the capital.
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LODGE
Senate debate on open sessions at disarmament conference
Senate debates open versus secret sessions at the disarmament conference as Democrats criticize some admin steps. Senator Lodge asserts general disarmament and economies from reductions, while urging open doors. President Harding hears calls to appoint a woman delegate.
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Associated Préss
Senate
Democratas
Lodge
Senator Lodge
Harding
Vatican Names Ceretti First Vatican Envoy to France
Vatican envoy Monsignor Ceretti, regarded as a top diplomat, is set to assume duties as the first Vatican ambassador to France in fifteen years since Paris severed relations with the Holy See. He will renew formal ties after a long hiatus.
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vatican
France
Poles and Germans clash. 24 killed in Upper Silesia
In Upper Silesia near Sternalitz and Kostellitz German troops clash with Polish regulars. Twenty four Poles killed and many wounded as Germans drive Poles across the frontier. Separate report: a secret conference in Kattowitz pledges joint action toward a League of Nations settlement, with a plan for an undivided Silesia, possibly all for Poland or all for Germany.
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Associated Press
Sternalitz
Kostellitz
Upper Silesia
KATTOWITZ
Silesia
Beiler
Poland
Germany
Johannes Luukawiek
Oppeln
Henniker
Dublin Senses Deal To Bring Ulster Into Fold
Aug 17 Dublin reports hitherto confidential sources say talks behind the scenes aim to bring Sir James Craig Ulster premier into touch with British leaders for settlement of the Irish question. De Valera signals willingness to trade concessions. Dail Éireann debates emigration and possible dominion link.
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ULSTER
James Craig
DeValera
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England
Lloyd George
Dail Éireann
Dail Eireann
Great Britain
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