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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
FARM in WILCON COUNTY,
Scissor $2S,OOO.OO
WILL AND JOHN sEADE, OF PINE.
vlEw, BUY sEwELL PLACE
FROM sHAckELFoRD.


,ABBEVILLE, Ca, Dec 1.-The Sc
we'll place, owned by Shackelford
brothers, was sold Thursday of last
week to Messrs. Will and John Slade,
If Pineview, the purchase price being
s2S,OOOOO.
Real estate throughout this section
has been in demand lately and the
high price of cotton causing many to
seek farms. Those who have places
are charging and making extensive
Improvements, the activity at present
oeing greater than has been known
n years in this equity
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
MCCHEE RECEIVERS
STOLEN AUTO
ARAB CARRIER FINDS HIS CAR
WHERE BANK ROBBERS HAD
FORSAkEN 1T.

Jerre McGhee had information this
morning that his stolen automobile
was stuck up in a mud bank within
the borders of the state of Alabama,
where detectives had forced a gang
OF bank robbers to- leave it and run
to prevent being arrested.
MCGEE is rural carrier out of Arab
and several days ago some one broke
open his garages and took his car He
widely published the fact and it is
possibly due to this fact that he has
found his car, Cor the information
came today after the car was taken
last night, s;
An old negro had been in the habit
of pulling neighbothood doctor out
Of a bog near his House. This time it
wasn't the doctor, but the old negro
armer went down with his steers to
help and while he was at the task
hose who were being helped made
heir escape, going through the
.sWamp~.afoot. Detectives later came
N the scene and said the men were
wanted for bank robbery. They are
Neing hunted.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02

Under instructions coming from
headquarters of the Red Cross in
Washington, the local chapter will con-
duct a campaign in this county for in
cresed membership. The dates for the
campaign are from December 18th to
December 25th, 1917.
The chapter now has some twelve
hundred members-three hundred hav-
ing been recently added through their
canvass on NovmBer 1st The Nation
al organization isSnow calling on this
county for an addition of 700 to the
present membership roll. This coin
cides very nicely with the aim of the
chapter membership committee which
is: EVERY man, woman and child in
Crisp county as a member of the Red
cross
This campaign will find its culmina-
ton in a. great Christmas celebration.
Carols will be sung in the streets; Red
Cross wsrkers will parade in full cos
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
.BRAZILES FIRST
help GOES SOON
AVIATORS WILL FINISH TRAINING
IN ENGLAND.

RIO JANERIo, Dec. Brazil will
soon make the first contribution to the
fighting forces of the allies. In re-
spouse to an invitation of the British
government that the Brazilian aviators
complete their course of instruction in
England, twelve naval avialtors will
leave hereshortly for Europe.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
BIG AUTO TRUCK
WINGED BUICK CAR

Early this morning on the National
Highway just below Wenona a big
ruck owned by M. ]. Starlings lum-
Der mill here, cOllided with a Buick
auto owned by 7. ]. Royal of Arabi
md driven by Elmer Southwell ana
the car was considerably damaged,
)ut no one was hurt to amount to any
hing The car was said to have
been doing the running, truck having
lit it on the curve where the fog pre-
ented both drivers from seeing any
ahead.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
MEANS IISED MONEY
FROM MRS. KING.
BANKER TESTIMONY REVEALS
4 sPEcULAToRs TRADING.

CONCORD, N. c., Nov. S0.-Thro-
ugh testimony Of Chicago bankers
the state today continued placing be-
fore the jury in. the trial Of CASTOR B.
Means, for the murder of Mrs Maude
A. King, numerous and sometimes
spectacular financiaI transactions of
the defendent during the last two
years. 1t is the purpose to show
Means was using the fortune of a wo-
man for his own purposes. Thus es-
tablishing in part, the stae claim, the
motive for the killing.
Edward F. Mack, Vice-President,
Of the Central Trust Company, of Hi
nois, and N. M. Garrettson, of the ILL
nois Trust Company, both of Chicago
testified to transactions the defend
ent had with their banks. 1t was
shownhe had secured loans of forty
i've thousand dollars on securities
which formed trust held for the
benefit Of Mrs. Kings mother
When the summing up address be-
gan this afternoon it was believed
certain that the case would be in the
hands of the jury this evening. JUS
ice. Manning at noon indicated he
would cotinue court until the issue
vas finally submitted the jury
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
JOINT POLICY
: : WESTERN FRONT
MEETING SUPREME WAR cOUN-
GIL IN FRANCE.

VERSAILLES, Franle, Del. 1.-The
first meeting of the Supreme War
Council, which will consider the whole
military sitsation, was help at a hotel
here today. Ii is expected the DELHI
erations will last sveray days and re-
suit in the formulation of point mill
tary policy for the western front. A..
H. Frazier, secretary of the American
Embassy in Paris, assisted Colonel
House and General Bliss. Hotel
guarded carefully by the police.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
RUNAWAY MULE INJURIES /
G. ]. LITTLE TO-DAY

While he was standing. at the Jen
nings Drug Store corner today at
aoon, runaway mule attached to a
buggy dashed onto the walk and
struck Mr.. Little knocking him down
and injuring hi mseverely, though not
fatally.
Mr.. Little was taken home shortly
after the accident. On account of his
=
advanced years, his injuries will Be
worse than if he were young man. :;
-,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
GERMANY WILL. NOT !
MAKE LARGE CLAIMS

. LONDON, Dec. 1.-The German gfspa-
eign secretary Dr. Vonkuehlmann is
quoted by central News dispatch as
saying it was absurd to imagine Ger,
many would entsr7a peace conference
with large claims.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
BRITISH HOLD
CRUOND TAKEN
GERMANS MAKE THREE UNSUC-
cEsSFuL ATTEMPTS TO RE-
COVER.

|, LONDON Dec. 1.-The Germans
last. made no further attacks ca the
Cambria front where they conducted
a violent offensive yesterday in an eff
fort to capture the ground taken by
the British last week.
The announcement says three raids
attempted by the Germans southwest
of Labasse wer driven off by the Brit
ish.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
MRS. JOSEPHUS DANIELS
HEARD in SAVANNAH

Savannah, Ca, Dec. Mrs. Jose
phus Daniels wife of the secretary of
,he navy addressed the Savannah Ro-
tary Club at the Hotel Savannah to-
fly Talks were also heardf' rom the
special representatives of the X. w.
C. A. on the war work ;of,the 6rgani-
:, :. y - 80 y set4 a.. -
Na'ion Z; + J 80 IS - 81 ,a.g
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
TT 1SS .ss,sSzEs2 I'D IT
TEUTONS HAVE MI I:
-aEIfff TgAI TfsssA pr

q MeeE III al, ian i
AMSTERDAM, go IL -ASdisp a5ch
from .B5aia[ To-. Ezsssn newspaper Ssdg,,
plores,tts @dest1FGitsSet sansby Italians" 81
Italian art works during therecent re-
treat.
1t adds GAS many art treasures as
was humanity possible have been stor-
ed in places Of safety By art experts
according to the German army"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
GERMANS SAY CAPTURED
u FOUR THOUSAND= BRITISH

BERLIN, Nov. SO.-The. Germans
yesterday captured four thousand
British and several batteries in the
Cambria region, the war Office an
nounces.
ly the lives of Mrs. e Bowen and Mr..
OeLoach, $50 seriously ijurihg the
other three that they may die.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-02
RUSSIA DISMISSES
FRENCH APPOINTEE
TRoSKY OPPOSED MAKLAKoFF's
SETTING IN CONFERENCE.

PETROGRAD, Dec. = Mallakoff,
the Russian ambassador to France
has been declared dismissed by Leon
Trotsky, the Bolshwiki commission Of
foreign affairs. The action was taken
because of the ambassadors participa-
ton in the -interallied conference,
which iseonsidered a state offense en-
failing heavy penalty,
Maklakoff was appointed by the Ker-
esky government but hadn't presented
his letters to the French government
He sits in the. conference by special
invitation as an unofficial observer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
Do NOT APPROVE
THE PRESIDENTS
LATE PEACE TALK
CBy Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Lewis of Illinois, a Democrat, intro
duced today a resolution expressing
1t is the sense OF the senate that the
presidents peace speech does not pro
pose adjustment of the limitation of
the Monroe doctrine or propose mill
tary aggression by the United States
In foreign lands. He asked that the
resolution lie on the table.
Another resolution by Senator Me-
Cumber of North Dakota, which was
read and laid on the table, declared
that while the senate sympathized
with efforts to terminate the war, it
was unable to agree with the presi-
dents proposal for peace without
victory" or specific terms for the
United States in joining world
tribunal to enforce peace.
Opening debate on the presidents
speech, Cummins. Republican. de-
clared to do what the president sug-
gests would involve the United States
either in an almost constant world
war or a constant rebellion against
authority of the worlds over
sovereignty the president proposes.
Debate on the presidents speech
ended abruptly when Cummins' reso.
luton was tabled by vote Of sS
to 30
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

moving and eight were being held at
Laramie,
Eight east bound trains waiting at
Rawlins; four "a hours late were at
Hanna. and four others. also a day
behind. were back of a snow plow
at Medicine Bow, but we're to start
eastward when all the westbound
traffic had passed that point
In view of the high winds, railroad
officials feared the blockade would
become absolute once more tonight.
A man named Churchill. en- route
from Twin Falls, Idaho. to New
York, alighted when the train stopped
and was killed when he stepped d.
rectly in the path of westbound
passenger train. He was said to be
a member of an advertising firm and
survived by a widow and two chill
dren.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
eyed to be Delinquent in this Amount
GRAND JURY REC COrlrIENDS COURT
TOAppOINT SPECIAL ATTORNEY
TOCOLLECT THE ARRFARAGE

The following report of the special engaged by the
grand jury investigate the conditions of county offices
presents conditions calls for the closest scrutiny Every line
should be read and dgd for the of assmang the
dominant fact that the leading mining companies of Tonopah for
alleged have systematically withheld from Nye county
and the state of Nevada moneys that properly and legally belong
to the taxpayers,
The report submitted to Judge Mark Ave last night by
Crumy foreman OF the grand jury with recommendation
that steps be taken the forth the
report This called for the reimbursement of $2905l70 the
collection of which should be undertaken
For years the Bonanza has been the district attorney
office and every successive grand jury investigate the payment
of bullion The effort proved frue in face of passive
opposition although the facts arrayed the convincing
form by advertisement and circulars scattered broadcast that
every taxpayer in Tonopah advised of the condition
Accompanying the report recommendations of the grand
jury follows:
That the sheriff be instructed collect the full legal amount of
referred to in the report
of the companies fail the full amounts account
bullion that the sheriff shall proceed under the law
have audited by qualified accountants the books and accounts of
said companies and discrepancies found exist bring
criminal proceedings against making false reports
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

tions, after eliminating all income
other than income from mining op-
erations and after eliminating such
expense as could be ascertained from
said report TO be expense not allow
able as a deduction, we found that
the said company's net realization
from mining operations for the said
year was $1,6O7 ,SSOO6, showing
difference between the sworn state
ment to the assessor as to net yield
and the companies published annual
reports as to net yield in the amount
of $1,210,441.14, which difference at
the tax rate for that year shows an
apparent shortage in tax paid in the
amount of $41.715.7s. We follow this
investigation on down the line and
find that the said company underpaid
their just and legal bullion tax as
follows.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

tion. The Interpretation of this part
Of the bullion tax law by the Nevada
Tax Commission, by resolution adopt
ed on April s, 1915, wherein they de-
scribe the meaning of the word RE
DUCTIoN in computing bullion tax,
is as follows:
Cost Of Reduction
Where the mine products are
treated in reduction works owned or
controlled directly or indirectly by
the mining company; the actual
expense of reduction or treatment or
sale of the said products.
The plan followed for evading the
bullion tax was for mining company
to organize milling company. The
milling company could then charge
the mining company grossly excess
siye rates for reducing or treating
their ore and thus earn enormous
profits and then pay these profits
back to the mining company in the
shape of dividends on the milling
company's capital stock which was
owned entirely by the mining com
pany as above stated. The mining
company would then consider these
dividends as income from "other than
mining operations" and of course
thus escape paying bullion tax on
these large sums. 1t can be said
without fear of contradiction that the
bullion tax law never contemplated
such methods and II will be apparent
to anyone that such method is abso-
lutely illegal. The resolution of the
Nevada Tax Commission above re-
ferred to is ample proof of the mean
ing of said law as interpreted by
Continued on Page Three)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

Making a total additional
paid on account of years
as shown SIS, 1858
Paid After Pressure
OF course, it is needless to say
that these large additional sums were
not paid voluntarily. but only after
pressure had been brought or legal
action taken. therefore 1t is not un-
reasonable to think that this company
has withheld other large additional
sums, and especially so when an
analysis and recast of the published
annual report to stockholders of said
company proves such to be fact.
While 1t is true that the aggregate
of the four quarterly reports made
each year covers the calendar years
operations and the published annual
reports to stockholders issued by the
above companies cover the operations
of their fiscal years which end on
February %, yet, taken as whole.
extending over a number of years
as is the case in this instance from
1909 to 1915, the comparison for this
purpose is fair, and while not abso-
lutely accurate 1t cannot possibly be
very far of in the aggregate, and
if the published annual reports to
stockholders had shown in sufficient
detail the elements making up the
various items of expense. we are
quite sure that other deductions that
would not be allowable under the
law would make the net yield taxable
and the amount of tax arrearages,
considerably in excess of the amounts
shown.
Deductions Allowed
The glaring discrepancies can be
accounted for as follows:
The bullion tax law permits deduc-
tions from the gross yield OF a mine
for the following items of expense.
"a Actual cost OF extraction
(2) Actual cost of transportation to
place OF reduction or sale.
90 Actual cost Of reduction or sale.
The total Of the above three items
deducted from the value or gross
yield OF the mine gives the net yield
or value on which taxes are levied,
II can readily be seen from this law
that only the actual cost Of reduction
.of the ore can be included as dedue
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
RUCHNFTTED
$476.I66ON TIP

dents note. He said he was on the
buying side OF the market when the
note was made public which would
not have been the case had he known
of the note
E. F. Hutton, broker, presented a
confidential telegram received over
the private wires of his firm from
Chicago tending to show the brokers
knew the day before that the state
department was to issue statement
on peace.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
Two Mining Companies Allies
WORSE THAN EVER IN WYOMING
SAY REPORTS TO UNION PACIFIC

early last night, but officials of that
road were pessimistic as to lifting
the blockade which has gripped the
road intermittently for the past six
days.
over mile stretch from Bosler to
Wolcott there was heavy winds and
much snow. The snow was reported
to be drifting.
Railroad officials said trains two
and three days late reached Ogden
today Six westbound trains were
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
GERMANY ADMITS.
FOOD SUPPLY IN
IS SHORT.
POTATOES ALONE ARE TWO
MILLION TONS LESS THAN
LAST YEAR
my Associated Press.I


AMSTERDAM, Jan. SO-According
to the Berlin Vorwaerts, Adolph
Batocki, president of the food regula-
tion board, recently indicated that
the German food supply for spring
was very scanty Calculating pota-
toes In the value of wheat, he said
there we're two million tons less pota-
toes than last year This will greatly
diminish the yield of animal products.
Even turnips can not be used for
animal fodder He said the imports
from Rumania could improve condi-
tions only gradually owing to the
difficulties Of transportation.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
PRODUCE ARRIVING

A carload Of produce arrived this
morning for the Nevada Wholesale
Grocery company, which is receiving
eonsignments at the rate Of a carload
q week or more.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
IS NOT
BUT GOES
ON HONEYMOON
EMPHATIC DENIAL THAT SEW
ENTY YEAR OLD ARTIST
is ON DEATHBEo

PARIS, Jan. 90-Auguste Rodin,
sculptor, instead of being i'll as Paris
papers stated yesterday, was married
to Mile. Rose Bearre, according to
Evenement Rodin is 76. He mar
ried the first time when 2S His first
wife was his model in the early
years of Robins struggle for recogni-
ton
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
GENEROUS
WESTERN
DONATION
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLUB GIVES
HALF A MILLION TO
BELolANS
ny Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Jan. SO.-The Rocky
Mountain club of New York has
pIadged over $5OO,OOO to the commits
sion for the relief of Belgium The
money was originally subscribed to-
wards new club home, but John
Hays Hammond, the president, said
the members decided to postpone
building. Herbert C. Hoover, chair
man of the relief commission, is a
member of the club.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

NEW YORK. Jan. 3O-BernaFd
Baruch who contributed $4,000 TO
the last Democratic campaign, tes-
tilted that his profits on the market
between December 10 and % were
$476, 1853 by selling short He asserted
every cent was due TO his foresight
in interpreting Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg's and Lloyd Georges speeches as
meaning that peace was coming He
had no information about the presi-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30

Tonopah, Nevada, Jan. %, 1917.
Mr. ]. G, Crumley, Foreman
Nye County Grand Jury,
Tonopah, Nevada.
Dear SIR
In accordance with instructions re-
ceived from the Nye County Grand
Jury through yourself as foreman, to
make a complete and impartial audit
and investigation of the books, ac-
counts and records of the various
county officials of Nye county, New
ada, and with further instructions to
commence the said work In the office
of the sheriff and ex-officio assessor,
we beg to advise that shortly after
the beginning of this week we dis
covered what we considered an elab-
crate attempt on the part of some of
the mining companies operating in
Nye county, to evade bullion taxes on
gigantic scale and thus withhold
and avoid the payment to Nye county
of large sums of bullion taxes that
we're properly and legally payable.
BY thus evading the payment Of
these large sums in bullion taxes,
these companies have shifted large
part of their proportion of maintain
ing the county government and its
public schools and institutions, onto
the shoulders Of other taxpayers, thus
forcing or imposing on other taxpay-
ers higher tax rate than would
have been necessary If the mining
companies had paid the amount of
taxes on the net yield of their mines
that was contemplated by the law
Seven Years investigation
Feeling that this was a matter Of
vital importance to the county and
its taxpaying citizens, and after being
assured that an exhaustive investiga-
ton of the bullion tax situation in
this county was entirely within the
scope of our work. we proceeded to
make such investigation covering the
years 1909 to 1916 inclusive
Using the annual published reports
to stockholders of the Tonopah Min
ing Company of Nevada and the
Tonopah Belmont Development Com
pany. and in comparing the net pro
ceeds from the mining operations as
shown in said published annual re-
ports and represented by dividends
paid by these mining companies and
large surpluses set aside. with the
combined quarterly reports represent
Ing the same period. or practically
so. we found that glaring discrepan-
cies existed. For example: We find
that for the year 1909 the net yield
as reported by the Tonopah Mining
Company OF Nevada in sworn state
ments to the assessor and upon which
said company paid bullion tax. was
sss7 .ass.s2. Then by making a recast
statement Of the said eompany's pub
llshed annual reports fsoN said opera
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
WARNING ISSUED
/. TO ALL AMERICANS
Thy Associated Press.D

WASHINGTON. Jan. S0.-A warn
ing to Americans not to take pass.
age in ships armed by enemies OF
the central powers is expected soon
by the state department Germany
claims merchant ships armed osten'
sIhly for defense have attacked sub
marines.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
,By Associated Pres-l

JBy AHaOeiaitu FE"ss'9
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan &c.. Four
inches Of new snow and high wind
have again completely blockaded
transcontinental traffic on the Union
Pacific lines in Wyoming.
Efforts of hundreds Of workmen
to keep deep cuts clear of snow were
futile and officials said the immediate
outlook for improvement was bad
Union Pacific trains were boring
westward through heavy storm
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-30
HALF A BILLION
YEAR IN STEEL

of one and one-quarter per cent.
This brings the total regular and
extra dividends for the year to S%
per cent. Total earnings for the
quarter were $1O5.s6S. 900. establish
ing new high record.