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TEX CEXTS. 1 If It Today Pacifists Paraded. Carelessness a Crime. The Mayor Walked Out Environment, and an Ape. -By Arthur Brisbane LJ VU UU Tax Mellon System Revision Suggests CHAM sin mm ran RT HEEDS ens UrilTS EJtT TAXES.

1 SMITH CITES Leading Topics for Governors at French Lick Conferences Include Financing and Motor Safety. BT ALFRED K. SMITH. ffl THE first week in June this year, the Governors of tha various statea will hold thelr annual conferences at French Lick Springs in inaiana. Four subjects are listed for consideration by the conference.

Number one ia the excessive cost ot local government. I am afraid that the executives present, though it may be no fault of their own." will have to admit that part of the excessive cost of local government is due to the fact that the atates have taken no steps to inquire Into that cost or to do anything to curb it. In New York I record mended investiga lion of this three different timet. Governor Roosevelt followed in my footstepa and Afred E. Smith year after year of his term recommended inquiry into the cost and also into the framework of local governments.

Nine Governors dealt with the subject in their annual message this year. It Is not long since President Coolidge pointed to the extravagance ot local governments. There seems either to be a lack of understanding of what Is sought to be accomplished or a general attitude fin the part of the people indicating no Interest in the subject became legislatures year after year, without any given reason, refuse to consider the subject. In North Carolina 75 cents of every dol lar of taxes are expended by and through local governments. It goes without saying that small governmental units make necessary many mora officials and are unquestionably in a large measure responsible for high local taxes.

Ignore Overhead Costs. One of the strange things about this whole situation is that people never think of reducing overhead. cost of government or cutting down service by doing that which business concerns would surely do. The only answer that can be made to It is that the government is not in buiiness and Is not seeking profit snd can not be turned into bankruptcy courts. It simply goea back to the taxpayer year after year for more taxes to pay for it all.

Land utilisation and state plan ning are also to be discussed by the conference. State planning has in the put been woefully neglected. It would appear that the leaders of each successive administration seemed to be satisfied with the day in which they were living. In some states the short term of the Governor and state officers ia largely responsible for the lack of planning. But experience has demonstrated that Industry, agriculture, power developments and effective plans for institutions, reel CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.

Paris Seemingly Is of 0) II QUALIFIED FOR GREAT MCE Arnold Loses No. 1 Post Because Brake Test Fails Meyer Hits Wall. BY YV. BLAINE PATTOX, Sports Editor The Star. RUSSELL SNOWBERGER of Philadelphia, driving a Russell 8, a semlstock car with -Studebaker engine, won the coveted pole position for the start ot the 600-mile race next Saturday the Indianapolis Motor Speed way yesterday when he headed a field ot seventeen qualifiers.

Billy Arnold, the winner of the event a year ago. took his whirl the required ten miles as darkness was enveloping the hug arena and apparently had succeeded in gaining the No. 1 post but his attempt was declared void the A. A. A.

officials because failed to pass the brake test the conclusion of his mad dash which averaged 113.818 miles aa hour, Averages 112.704 M. P. H. In capturing the pole Snowber ger shot his mount around tha two-and-one-half-mlle course for average ot 112.796 miles aa hour. A year sgo he finished eighth.

Bill Cummtngs In an Empire State Special and Paul Bost in ft' car ot the tame make won the other two positions in the front row with average ot better than 112 milts an hour. Aside from Arnold'! sensational drive through the dusk, the other thrill given some thirty thousand speed fans was Louis Meyer! crash into the Inner retaining wall when his car ran away from him. Neither Meyer, whose noma in South Gate, nor Wilsoa Crow, Los Angeles, hli riding mechanic, was hurt. The accident occurred whea Meyer barreled into the south tura at approximately 118 miles aa hour. He was unable to shut off his speed because his foot was caught on the accelerator.

Partially out of control, the car shot down the track and crashed into the retaining wall. It bounced back again and was headed for the upper rail ot the banked tura when Meyer brought it under control. Examination disclosed that the frame had been badly bent, but Meyer, who was Americaa driving champion in 1928 and 1929, said he expected to be ready to qualify early this week. How They Qualified. The seventeen machines tt make the successful test yesterday, one of which was the oil- burning Diesel, driven by DavS Evans, were as follows: Russell Snowberger By Laps.

M.P.H. (Bussell I) 1:11.17 112.541 1:11.11 Ut.SU 1:11. S3 lU.HS 1:11 JS 11S.SM 11Z.TN Bill Cummins By Laps. X.P.S. (Empire State) 111J7I 1:11.77 112 1:11.1 lit.

SJg 112 JtS Total lllJSI Paul Bost. By Laps. M.P.H. 1 Empire Slste) lllJlS llt.lSt 1.JS.SS 112474 112.151 Total IU.W Deacon Llts (Maley) By Laps. M.P.R.

1:21.13 US.M1 1U4M U1JS8 1:24.24 112.114 lllJtt By Laps. M.P.H. 1:.22 112.111 1:21 USJM 1I1.1M 1:21.7 liajM ULSJI By Use. X.P.H. US.43 1:21.54 USX5 lllUS By Lspe.

MJ, ISSXt 1:31.4 1SSX3 1M43 ...1:2741 lCtsO By Upa. tLPr. 1:21.43 lllTl 1:2148 1:2243 -tn) 1:2243 Total Ernie Trlplett (Buckeye) Total Babe Stapp (B. and Speed Gardner (Nwsmeg State) Fred Frame spueeeaberg) Total III Of WINS POLE POST. BCSSELL SNOWBERGEB.

WomanWithUDogs, 30 Chickens, 5 Cats, Sent Oat of Coanty to Thri IndianapoHi fifar. RICHMOND, May 23. Poa-seasion of seventeen dogs, thirty chickens and five cats by Lena Alice Johnson of Cambridge which Induced E. Earl Robblna, prosecuting attorney, to bring her before Judge G. H.

Hoelscher in Circuit court here on a charge of maintaining a nui sance resulted in a fine ot $200 which was suspended. But the judge ordered her to dis pose of the dngs, chickens and cats on the premises In two weeks and to leave the county. She Informed the judge that she kept seven dogs In the house because there was no room In the kennel and that she. would. like to acquire a ca nary or two because she "always did like to hear them sing." War Mothers on Tour See Paris as "City of Light" PARIS, May 23.

() American gold star mothers, Including the group which has returned from the cemeteries and battlefields, tonight saw Paris as a "city of light." The visitors, during a motor tour of the city, stopped at the Place de la Concorde where the fountains and buildings were artistically lighted. Williamson Howell, first secretary at the American embassy, and Representative Frederick Lehlbach of Newark, N. addressed the mothers at a tea this afternoon. FLYING BOAT IS ADOPTED IT. S.

Navy Will Operate Patrol Type Seaplane on It Ships. WASHINGTON, May vinced of the practicability of using the "flying boat" or patrol type of seaplane on extended operations with the fleet, the navy announced today It has ordered Installation of additional facilities for them in twelve ships. RAINSTORM FLOODS CITY Cloudburst Strikes Ilnumania fl inch Pall la Recorded. BUCHAREST, May 23. 11 A cloudburst today caused water to rise eight inches In the streets of Galats.

It later receded without causing cas ualties or damage. VATSOII ANSWERS ATTACK Oil HOOVER Hoosicr Defends President's Humanitarian Activities, Assailed by Robinson. WASHINGTON, May President Hoover's "humanitarian activities" were said tonight by Sen stor Watson of Indiana, the Repub lican leader, to entitle him to the "Ughest praise instead of the lowest censure." Replying to a statement last night by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, who aaid there had suddenly "blossomed forth a crop of childish stories having for their purpose what the paragraphers have dubbed 'Humanizing Watson added, In a statement through the national committee: "President Hoover's reputation as a humanitarian is world-wide and was well established long before he entered the White House. Mr. Hoover has constantly demonstrated his love of mankind and has perhaps done more than any living individual to interpret Ideals for social better ment Into practical realities; "These humanitarian activities may be said to constitute' the dominating passion of President Hoover's existence.

All this Senator Robinson knows well and yet he does not hesitate to Impeach the genuine quality, of Mr. Hoover's feeling for E3 JVJ at at by he at an Is The Star Regrets HOME OF HART MANS DAMAGED BY TREE The Star regrets that In its issue Sunday morning. May 17, the home of J. Herbert Hartman. attorney, at 2916 North Talbott street, was pictured and erroneously reported to be the home of Allen J.

Ewing. Injury done to the home of Virgil Anderson, 2910 North Talbott street, and to Mr. Hartman' home by the fall of two large limbs from an old elm tree In front of the houses waa pictured and described in the story last Sunday morning. High winds caused rotten wood in the tree to weaken and a large limb two feet in diameter at the base fell on the houses. Mr.

Hartman bought the house from Mr. Ewing in November, 1930, and he and his wife, Mrs. Aretta B. Hartman, are its owners. she cup Army Planes "Save" New York Col.

Lindbergh Pilots Pursuit Craft. MITCHEL FIELD, New Tork, May 23. Safety nestled down for the night, 596 of the 597 planes that left Mitchel, Roosevelt and Cur tis! Wright fields to defend Ne York city against the air attacks of a mythical air force, were awaiting the last phase of the maneuvers that will take them to Boston, and surrounding cities tomorrow. The plane that did not return was a Thomas Morse biplane of the 88th squadron of the 104th observation group, which fell into the East river, It was piloted by Lieut. A.

L. Jewett of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, a reg ular army pilot, who was unhurt. His passenger, Edward Dowling, photographer of the New York Dally News, suffered lacerations of the left leg. Gen. Foulols Satisfied.

Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulols, assistant chief ot the army air corps, and commander of the 1st provision, al air division, said that he was sat lsfled with the maneuvers. He said "Tha rescue system by patrol boats worked out exceptionally well as shown by the maneuvers today.

Di vision headquarters found that radio contact with the control planes whil in the air proved satisfactory. Tru bee Davison, assistant secretary ot war for aviation, states from his observation of the demonstration it was a success." Tha main problem of the maneuv ers still lies before the busy staff According to the plans formulated months sgo in Washington, a myth ical enemy Is approaching the New England coast The first provisional air division will speed to defend this country from attack tomorrow morning. The first planes wtll loave Mitchel field shortly after 8 o'clock. It Is expected that by 11 o'clock, weather permitting, the army post and the three civilian fields which have turned their entire resource over to the army, will have returned to their normal atatus. Down to Routine.

Mitchel field had already settled down tonight to a routine that might have taken place in 1918, but tomorrow, the temporary structures will disappear, the tents and army CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. as 7ary of U. Hostility Licensing Sys of Russian "dumping." Products heavily exported by the United States, such aa oil and wheat, still come In quantities from Moscow to Paris. Feeling Over Tariff, Debt. The hostile feeling ot France toward America because of war debts and tariff undoubtedly has played a role in her attitude toward soviet wheat It wss Joyfully expected by the wheat exporting countries of the world, Including the United States, that the French license system would mean a flat embargo on soviet wheat Had the license system not come partly as a result of the pro XT ELL meaning pacifist held parade in New York yester day aa a demonstration gainst a great aerial display of army airplanes.

Pacifists feel that there shouldn't be any army airplanes or any war display. But if war eama and enemy airplanes appeared above New Tork ity. with no American planes to meet them, those pacifists would not parade. Soma would scatter in the country. Soma would hurry down the cellar.

A majority would know the tasta of poison gas or the feeling of exploding bombs and would know nothing mora. Russia, borrowing an idea from the classroom, makes careleasnesi a crime. Any workman breaking or damaging machinery, or causing a Art will bo tried in the criminal courts and punished by Imprisonment or exile unless hs can prove that tha accident was unavoidable. It will surprise soma who do not understand actual Russian conditions to know that Russian workers con-aider exile a punishment We can't try Russian experiments here, but wa ought to find soms way of stopping Area that destroy hundreds of millions of propery in this country, soma dua to carelessness, aoma carefully planned. Tha mayor of Los Angeles, with seventeen other American may.

era. went on a free trip to Europe invited by tha French government On arrival, the mayor of Havre served champagne with tha welcom ing dinner. The mayor otYoa Angeles and his wife row and left. Later, tha mayor in substance: "The lips that touch wlna ahall never touch mine, Ha wouldn't stay where wine li even visible. Nobody tried to make him drink, of course.

win Rnera hooes that when French mayors return tha visit "and wa put on a couple of robberies, and maybe a couple of murdera during their meal that they'll hava the good common decency toward their mother country to get right up and walk 7r However the mayor" of Loi Angeles did noNharm. It war Just a little piece of innocent self-advertising, and It worked, aa you see. If you tried to make tha mayors French cities drink ice water with their dinners, or some kind of "pop," they, also, would want to walk out, although they would be too pollts to do it. A scientist, to prove tha power of environment and education, proposes to bring up a new-bora ape, with a nurse and governess, "aa though it were a child in a prosperous American family." The London Punch remarks: I'Our thoughts will be with the apo." Our thoughts will be ith the nurse find governess, although their Jobs will be easier, probably, than those of mothers that have to take care of spoiled "rich children." The, experiment will be interesting, biologically. With all its nurses, governesses and education, money and environment, the little ape would remain an ape every day of its life, even though It might learn to drink out of a cup and smoke a cigarette.

Pope Pius makes public the text of an encyclical addressed to working men, and uses powerful language In denunciation of present-day con ditions. Our economic life he de cribes as "ghastly cruel." Modern business seems to him the "dictator hip of a few," and he denounces tha accumulation of gigantic fortunes in few hands. Socialism and com munium tha Pods describes aa "in imical, as hostile to Christianity." Conditions are bad. but it is a com fort to know that they have been worse. Tnera are no arri away millions, no desperate famines, at least among the white races.

Their trouble, strange to say, is too much wheat Science has come Jo men's relief. It is no longer necessary as it was once in France to forbid by law men to eat the bodies i- of those dead of tha plague. Mussolini does two things that he should not do, considering his responsibility. He Jumps his horse over fences, Inviting a broken neck or skull, and he rides bareheaded. Every fox-hunting Englishman could tell him that to Jump fences you should" hava an air cushion on your head, and break a hat instead of breaking your skulL Mussolini's horse threw him.

yes terday, and the Italian ruler's face was scratched. A little difference in the fall might have made a great difference to Italy and to Europe. CoprrlrM, 1S31. Kins ftaturt Syndlcan, tnc Looks Up at Airplane, Finds House Afire (Special to The Indianapolis Star. LOOANSPORT, May Mrs.

Fabian Keller waa attracted outside of her home this morning by a stunting airplane. She looked up, but her glance was taken quickly from (he plane. The house was afire. a JOHNSON ELECTED LEADER OF S. A.

R. BENJAMIN JOHNSON. CHARLOTTE, N. May M.Benjamin Newhall Johnson; Boston attorney, was elected national grand general of the Sons of the American Revolution at the annual meeting here. Pontiff Points Out Evils of Industrialism Scores Socialism.

Communism. VATICAN CITY, May 23. () The Catholic church! new. chart pf labor was given id the world today by Pope Pius XI, who based it on the premise of simple Justice and of man right to earn enough to keep his family happy. Championing this right, the Pope emphatically condemned "economic degradation of the atate by monied interests, tha present economic life which he described aa "hard, cruel and relentless in ghastly measure," and socialism and communism.

The pontiff satd that two evils rise from modern industrialism. One ia economic abasement of the workman; the other is moral degradation of both employers and employes. Shudders at Peril. His mind shudders, he set out, at "the frightful peril to which the morals of workers and the virtue of girls and women are exposed in modern factories." For the first evil the Pope recommended: 1. A living wage which enables a man to keep his family and have a portion of his 2.

Better distribution of wealth. 3. Limiting free competition and still more economic domination. 4. A partnership arrangement whereby workers share in business profits.

5. Determination of mutual ar- rancements between capital ana labor according to the laws of strictest Justice supported by Christian charity. Second Evil Remedies. For the aecond evil his Holiness advocated 1. "A frank and sincere return to the teaching of the Gospel." 2.

Charity which will bring about CONTINUED ON POAB SEVEN. HOOVER, POST OFFICE HEADS TALK EGOiiOMY President Learns Employes Willing to Forego Pay-Increases. ORANGE, May limtnarv conferences at Presiaeni Hoover's Rapidan camp between the chief executive and heads of the Post Office Department revealed today that many representative employes had indicated their willingness to forego pay Increases for the time being. The meeting between Mr. Hoover, Postmaster General Brown and the (our assistant postmasters general continued throughout the afternoon and was scheduled to so into the night Psy Went Be Bedveed.

The President and the postmaster general saw great difficulty ahead In reducing expenses "without dls-charaine- employes. No reductions in pay are contemplated, it was said, nor are any reductions in the number of employes under consideration ex cept through death, resignations or changes. Tonight's conference was devoted to a complete analysis of the activi ties of tha air nail and the ocean tAlMriasi04 afffMI sFsVsstsB. I I 1 is J' -ft 1 RIGHTS OF LIBOR DECISION STARTS Representative Bennett, Au thor of Bill, Boosted for Governorship Nomina-- tion by Friends. BY MAI RICE EARLY.

The decision of the United States Supreme court upholding the Indiana chain atore tax law, thereby es tablishing a precedent for the nation, has Injected many new elements Into the complex I tie of Indiana politics. The 1929 Legis-lature which passed the chain tore tax did it merely si a gesture toward tax-relief and never had much faith in H. C. Bennett. the constitutionality ot the act.

Therefore the persons response bte for the Introduction of the bill and for the tuccessful prosecution of the legal fight to the Supreme court are in a position to capitalize on it in the campaign now In prepa ration. On the heels of the decision by the Supreme court the friends of Representative H. Curtis Bennett of Dillsboro, author of the chain atore tax bill, started a boom for him for the Democratic nomination for Gov mor, Interprets Small-Town Sentiment. Bennett, who is a traveling sales. man, interpreted the sentiment ot the small towm of Indiana when he pre tented the chain (tore tax bill, and those who are now talking of him as timber for the party's nomination for Governor believe ha could capture many of the delegates from these sections.

They believe he could gain additional strength from the cities because ot hli open opposition to the Indiana prohibition law. Of course, there is aerlous doubt whether Bennett will attempt to land the major nomination on the state ticket, but it li admitted he would be a formidable contender for the nomination for Lieutenant Governor should he decide to branch out into state politics. In addition to being the author of a new tax plan, which certainly will be adopted by many other states, Bennett la a member of the state budget commisaion. But all the glory for the establishment of the chain store tax will not fall on the Democratic side of the fence. The act was passed by a Legislature which was Republican In both branches.

And thi Ugal fight to establish Its constitutionality was prosecuted by a Republican attorney general, James M. Ogden. rrohahle G. O. P.

Timber. Ogden hai been classed as timber for the Republican nomination for Governor. There Is no doubt that he has ambitions of this kind and his connection with the establishment of the new tax. It is conceded by politicians, will have a more Important bearing on his political future than any other official action of his during his administration. The fight of the rural sections of the state for more than a decade has been for the establishment of a new tax which would tend to lift some of the load off of farm land and Improvements.

The chsin store tax, although CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. The Star Today Consists of 8 Parts. Part 1 General News and Radio. Part 2 Stage, Screen, Music and Features. Part 3 Sports, Autos and Financial.

Part 4 Classified, Gen eral News and Resorts and Travel Part 5-Society, Edito-. rial, Art, Book Reviews and Features. Part 6 Magazine Sec tion. Part 7 A 1 Gravure Section. Part 8-rComic 1 SUE Asserts Income Levy Fails to Produce Regular Flow Points.

to Prospective Deficit. WASHINGTON, May 23. -Re vision of the tax system to provide regular flow of revenue waa sug gested tonight by Secretary Mellon. -In an address over the Washing ton Star radio forum, the secretary of the treasury said under the present system the income fluctuates with the upward or downward swing of- business. This is due, he added, "to the fact that we rely for two-thirds of our tax revenue on the income tax, which is subject to sweeping varia-tlona." "The situation in which wa find ourselves at present, with a serious deficit facing us at the end of the year," Mellon said, "raises th ques tion as to whether we have yet developed a sufficiently well-balanced system to provide the revenues on which the government must be able to count from year to year." Deficit Seen.

Mellon said the prospective deficit, estimated at $800,000,000 for the end of the fiscal year, was being met through borrowing. He added, how ever, that was "only a temporary expedient." The continuing policy, he con tinued, "addressed to conditions as they may be expected to prevail over a considerable period bf time, can only he, the maintenance of the second principle of closing each fiscal year with a balanced budget. t'The treasury has for some time been aware of the deficits in our tax structure," Mellon added, "and, while in my opinion we could not possibly have anticipated the extent to which revenues have fallen off, the treasury has not failed to call to the attention of Congress and the country tha advisability of providing safeguards against the very condl tlons which have overtaken ui. Three years ago when Congress waa being urged by organixatloni of business men and other individuals to grant a greater reduction of taxes than seemed warranted, the treasury pointed out the danger of eliminating certain excise taxes and depending for so large a part of our revenues on a comparatively small number of taxpayers." The secretary aaid he had described the defeats in tha tax system because he wanted the country to know that the treasury did not view the present situation with complacency. He added that because of the hand ling of the public debt, which had been reduced from $25,235,000,000 to $15,922,000,000 in eleven years, the country found itself In a better position during the depression than it otherwise would have been.

He said that despite the declining income the regular payments for debt retirement must be met, adding that the debt would be increased this year due to borrowing to meet the deficit Discussing what he described as a "happier problem," the public building program, he said it waa not extravagance to erect buildings at this tims because every structure was CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. WEATHER FORECAST. Jim Crow aayss la addition to afl "Big BUI" Thompson's humiliations, a young lady from his me town curt sey's to Queea Mary. Forecast for In diana for Sunday and Monday) Fair end warmer Sunday; Monday, increasing cloudiness with mild tem- oerature followed by showers in north portions. Forecast for Indianapolis for Sunday and Monday: Fair and warmer Sunday; Monday, increasingclbudincss with mild tern peratures.

fates Malta Wests Beaut tar Tfc laelsaanHs War. ALMANAC OF THK OAT. uaMfNst 4:11 I sua sets at WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY. Relative Humidity. a-Bh 74 pet.

Nooa 45 pet. 44 pet Pmlpltatton. Amount during twtatjr-four hours cndiiw At 1 m. Total amount slace Jin. 1, 18.44 Aeeuawiaue departure from aonasl Inn Jan.

fetSeleacjr) 8.4T Ttmperaturaa. la. Dry 41 Wttlt It Dry 81 wt41 p. IT WHM rot the Sams Date Last Year. rai 1 As of Reds in Commercial Conflict Tariff and War Debts Fan tem to Curb Soviet "Dumping" Ignores America.

(This is th menth of a teriet of orttcles on "Fighting the Red Trade Menace," written for The Star by H. R. Knickerbocker, Berlin bureau chief for the Philadel phia Public Ledger and New York Evening Post.) BY H. B. KMCKEBBOCKEB.

PARIS. Msy plays Its cards always for France and seemingly against America. When na tions of the little entente, alarmed by the increases In soviet exports of wheat, sought help in curbing this flow, they thought they had fmind assistance through the French licens ing system. Thli system was established by edict of the Cabinet Andre Tardieu Oct. 4, 1930.

It provides that importation of soviet merchandise Into France In fifteen categories is subordinated to special authorisation ot the minister of the budget move may have been of ome fit here but America finds it not test that soviet wheat, selling in October at 73 to 75 cents a bushel, I ports, before 'customs, ss compared with Manitoba snd American wheat at 91 cents a bushel, was ruining the French wheat grower even when protected by a tariff of 90 cents a bushel? Even today the Impression prevails that the French did em- CCXX2ltS2 ON AGE ELEVEN. a. I yn-a. saturaty." at all th panacea for the pro We Daaaga was small. tail.