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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
STOOD FOR EFFICIENCY

MT Crowder called upon Hugh Nor row. and in introducing him stated that he was the first boy born in Birming-
 ham. In most happy and entertaining manner, Mir. Morrow dealt in reminis- censes for a few moments, stating: "When l was born. I have been in- formed. that I was crying: I think must have been crying because I was born in a small town-for there were only about coo people in Birmingham then, and I wanted to be born in big city But on the hill where I first saw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA. STATEMENT MARCH 4, 1918

Loans and Discounts .S12,72s.s36so Overdrafts ............... SO25z U. S. Bonds (par) ........ 1,500. .O00o0 U. .. Treasury Certificates 9I1.000o0 Liberty Bonds ........... SOC. 10000 War Savings Stamps .... S5534 State of Alabama Bonds .. 127.o00.e0 Bank .. eo,Ooo co Other Stocks and Bonds. L35l,J9347 Banking HSuse .... 3s0.000.00 Other Heal Estate ........ 49,555.30 Cash: In Vault ..s ses.1O3.4o With Banks. 5.S51.3s7.7l With us. IT. 92. 2.50o.00 Federal Re-
 s.574.7ss.5s
 s2s.2sO.744.os Capital Stock ............$ 1.5oo. 900. % Surplus and Profits 1,55S. 2491 Reserved for Taxes ..... S.3S0.o0 Circulation ..., ....... 1.4oC.000.0O Deposits: Individual .S17.524,316.63 Bank ...... S,674.622.4S U. 5. ...... 125,000.O9 With Federal Re- serve Bank
 Atlanta.
 Fiscal
 - 2ls23.sss.1l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
PERSONAL

Editor J M. Bankston of the Haleyville Journal is spending today in the city.
 o. l.. Thrasher of Haleyville passed through the olity last night en route 70 his old home at Taliapoosa, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
PENALTIES PROVIDED

penalty clause IS attached 70 the agreanent, which provides:
 If Hny min worhtr 9i STsNn nt A',if workers in any way interrupts the opera tion of the mine or causes strike. the operator shall deduct from the earnlhsa of each employe. except those who con
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
BY ]. n. CARNEAL & SON,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
Valuable BrickP roperty
No. $40 N. Second St.

by virtue OF a certain deed of trust.
dated March 20. 1907. and recorded in
Richmond Chancery Court. clerks Of
fee. in II. Il. 1870. page 50i, default
having. been made In the payment of
portion of the debt secured thereby.
and having been required by the bene-
hciary therein so TO do. l Will on
WEDNESDAY. MAY S, 1918,
at 5 O'Clock y. NJ.
on the promises. proceed to sell at pub
lie auction. the above property. The
lot begins pa feet south OF Leigh
Street. Ind fronts II feet inch on the
west side OF Second street. Has n good
depth to an alley.
Tho improvements consist Of splen-
did three-story hricl: building with
three fats. each containing four rooms
one OF the best renters in the city.
This is the most valuable block on
Second street. and enhancing rapidly
Second street. being In close proX init y
to the Southern Aid Society. Mii,er's
Hotel. True Rcformers' Hall and other
prominent business enterprises. II Is
being located near Leigh street. the
most fashionable residential street for
colorcd people, and it is conveniently
situated. being within one-half block
of the street car.
II was formerly owned by the late
Row. William T.. Taylor, president OF
tho True Rcformers, and Is located
tccond door from his former handsome
residence.
Great bargain may be had by attend.
J.. d. cARNEAL.
Trustee.
y. R.-whercas the deed calls for al
/ cash, liberal terms can be given BY
/ the auctioneers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
To Close narriI!c school.

Especial 20 The Times pispatch1
pANNlTLE. VA, May 4--Wiiliam
Holmes Davis. head master of tho Dan
willie school for Boys. has definitely
decided u close the school at the cnI
OF tho present school year. which comes
next month. lie will go to Norfolk
where hc will engage In business. Mr.
Davis had the school for six years.
y movement ia already on foot to
organize "a military school in the Dnu-
willie School for Boys. The schoo;
buildings are handsome. and were
built formerly for the Danvillc Mill
iary Academy. which went ont OF cX
istcncc some years ago. Tho buildings
are estimated ut being worth $4,000.
ana are built on a handsome site not
far from the city limits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
HustinE. Court. Fart II.

Monday. Tucsday--MaEEic r. West :
colt, administrators. vs.. Warner Moore
o. ais: p'F.nherty. Fulton ~ Byrd. u.
o.: Tal'cy. y. d.
ay-Open
Thursdny-Comwo nwealth VS. w. T..
Davis: l.. o. WendcnburE, u. d. Com
monwcaith vs.. Luther Pitts: l.. q.
WcndcnhurG, y. Il. Commonwealth VS..
Scott Smith
Friday-rhn Combination Fountain
Company KS. Christie ManufacturinG
I.i@h:foot and Tucker. n. d.
Saturdav-t'num onwcalth vs. Ho-
hart Push Tallev u. d. Common
wealth vS. Arthur Thomas: Turner. T. d.
CommonN >alih vs.. Matthew shaw.
Commonly ra,th We. Lena StariSr. Com
monweal.h W. George Robinson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALES. o,
Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Company
AUCTION SALE
Warehouse:
seventeenth and Marshall Streets,
Richmond. Va.
THURSDAY. MAY .. 1918,

THURSDAY, MAY O. 1918,
commencing at 1890 "A. NJ,
we VIII sell at public auction for freight
ana other charges a large and varied
collection OF unclaimed, refused and
damaged freight. embracing. in part:
Druggets, Shoes, Dry Goods Sewing
Machines. Household Goods Roofing
iaper, Heating ana Cooking stoves
iron and Steel Shaftings. Iron and
Ia!vanized Pipe, large assortment OF
miscellaneous Merchandise in original
packages and many other articles too
numerous 10 mention.
Fnrniture--Ice Boxes. Refrigerators
Extension Tables. Dining Chairs. Rock
ing Chairs. Library Chairs. Porch
Swings. BED Springs. Kitchen Safes
Kitchen Cabinets, etc.
Groceries-A large and varied coliec.
ton. including Rice. Coffee. Rolled
Oats. Biackeyc Peas. Tobacco. Sugar
Grits. Lard. syrup. general assortment
Of Canned Goods. Household Ammonia
Macaron. Meal. etc
Specal-Lot of Flour. large assort-
ment OF Feed. embracing Red Dog,
ShipstuH. Horse Feed. Scratch Feed
Poultry Feed. Middlings. Dairy Feed
Corn. Hay, Linseed Meal. etc.
Special attention and shipping accom-
modations given out-of-town buyers.
II will pay you TO attend this sale.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
COURT CALENDARS.

Tho following cases have been called
for trial in the various courts this
week:
tNotc.-P. q. signifies counsel for the
plaintiff. and y. d. for the defendant)
Law mud Equity Court.
Monday-Coion Gregory vs.. Atlantic
coast Line Hallway: III. w. Goodwyn.
y. Il
Tuesday-fIcrbcrt C. Whitehurst vs..
Virginia Railway and Power Compan Z:
,innn d Matthews, y. q. Pace VS.. Owls:
Parrish. y. a.; Moore y. a.
Wednesday--C. II. West ct al. VS.. G.
X. Russell: ~. w. Patterson. y. q.
Pro-fhy-To, Products Company VS. A.
Thursda y--l!ialocl. Fruit and Pro-
duce Company vs.. DR.. +. Phillips. H..
w. Goodwin. y. q
Friday--Open
Saturday--Thompson VS.. Anderson:
Digs. p. O.; Wendenburg. p. d.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF
+ arm Implements, Etc.

Inc government having decided TO
,.he my place on the rortugce Road
4 miles east Of Fort Lee, | will. on
MONDAY, MAY {, 1915,
commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
sell the following property:
One pair Mules, s and o wears old
double and Single Wagons. Double and
single Harness. Hay Kicker, | Now
ING Machine. | Hay Rake, Two-iiorse
DISC, l One-Horse Ba!inE Press fca-
pacitY. 4 TO tons a 6ay) | Platform
scales. 500 pounds; | lot Ealing Wire,
lot Hay Forks. / Cooking stove. No. $;
wood Heater. Iron Redstcad !
w heat Cradle, Grass Blade, | Double
Barrel Shotgun. / Safe. ! Smith Patent
stump Fuller, with 30 feet cable. -
feet anchor cable "a inch); Smith
Feed cutter. Hand Seeder and Seed
Drill. Double and Single Flows l Cot
ton Plow. Ilow in 3 sizes. with point
for peanuts; Fertilizer Distributor.
with front and back disc: Carpenters
Ecnch, Cuitivators, SiNty-Fo Drag
] Planet Potato Digger, l pair Wagon
Springs, l lot Wire. Two Horse Roller
Double Corn shelter, lot Fifty-Chicli
Breeders. l Spangler Corn Planter. ~
bushels of Late Green Mountain Seed
Potatoes. 10; Double and Snglctrees
lot Wheat Straw.
TERMS: Cash.
w. ]. LEONARD
Clerk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
EMPEROR AND FAMILY
EXCITE LITTLE INTEREST
Population OIL ,,lsIsk, Cfberia, Have
Become Accustomed to Presence
of Distinguished Group.
icy Associated Press.]

icy Associated Press.l
ToBOLSk, SIBERIA. May 4.-Ths
population OF Tobolsk has lost all
curiosity concerning the former Rus
sian imperial family and pays no at
tention to them. Only the four sentries
posted around the house wherein 1.-Two
The former Emperor and his family
show that 1t differs in any way from
the other houses in the town.
Tobolsk. knowing the truth. that ths
Emperor still lived in the house ap.
pointed for him. paid no attention 10
the rumors which swept Russia a few
weeks ago that he had escaped
The imperial guard. consisting OF
chosen men from the Tsarskoe Selo
regiment. have declared they will not
deliver Nicholas to any one. They
were much disturbed when the Boil
shevill government ordered sailors and
members OF tho Red Guard to ToboMk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
CHAXCERY TRUST DEEDS.

r. j. Farley to Il. l.. Runn and
John Sloan, trustees, lot Il, block 10,
Lee Annex. May !. 1918; S2.2i0.
Celia Brandt to l.. Sittcrdiug ct ais.
trustees, 2lXll0 feet east line lioliing
street. $50 feet north OF Lewis Street.
May 3, 1918: $3.50.
w. IL. Robins to Chcwning & Box
icy. trustees, 30xl20 feet, known as
ms ST. Johns Street. April -, 1915;
tl,lOS.
:. :. Robinson ct ux. to u. C. Rich
ardson. 25XlO5 IA feet, known as 1870
Hanover Avenue. April 10, l9iS:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
TRUSTEES SALE
OF A
Nice Small Farm

IN the Ninth Street Road, about mile
from the city limits. I'm Chesterfield
County. Va. on the premises, on
MONDAY. MAY C. 1918,
at o'clock p. NJ
BY virtue of certain deed OF trust
dated 10th day OF November, 1915,
executed by Chesterfield Dlstilling
Company. Inc, to tho undersigned
trustee. and duly OF record in the
Circuit Court clerks office for said
county In Deed Book 14l. page $50. !
VIII sell at public auction. on the day
nnd+hour and placed named above (be-
Ing required so to do by the bene-
hciary, default having been made I'm
the payments of the debts secured i'm
sad deed OF trust), that very vaiunblc
tIact OF land. containing five and three
lehths 90 "-lp) acres. together with all
the improvements thereon, consisting
OF several cottage houses. This land
fronts on the west side Of the Mint n
street Road and the Seaboard Air Line
railway. Being so very near the CITY
makes 1t very valuable for home nnI
liucking farm; also. being on the rail-
featuring plant.
rarttcs wishing to see the property
before day OF sale call on the a,,c
t!oncer or the undersigned
IEkMS: Cash as TO any taxes tina [
.lhy uo que. cost OF executing this
trust. ana 70 pay Off the balance ON
me debts. 81. 500. with interest from
INC 3th day of June. 1917. TIN paid: tho
residue II any. on such terms as will
be made known on day OF sale. "i'
J. n TURNER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
AUCTION SALES. on
By II. r. RlCHEsON & CO..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE

COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
! NEAT FRAME COTTAGE IN H1Gn-
VI, ON kALMIA AVENUE. BEING
LOT NO. 80 AND ONE-HALF OF:
lot 80 tADJOININGD. FRONTING
TOGETHER 10 FEET AS SHOWN
BUILDING LOTS.
In execution OF decree OF Henrico
krthur c.. Nielsen. who sues. etc. VS..
Harry T.. MAYORS administrator ct ais
uttered on May 4. 1915, the undersigned
9peclal commissioner therein appointed
fill offer for sale by public auction. on
ne premises. on
TUESDAY. MAY Z. 1918.
At O'Clock =. NJ
he above real estate. In
lew OF the extensive improvements
ow in the course Of erection In this
Ills property should commend itself to
crsons seeking a home close to the
proposed works. as we'll as those de-
ring safe and sure speculation.
TERMS: One-half OF the pur chase
Ioney in cash and the balance in IL
onths. the deferred payment TO be
Fidenced by the negotiable note Of
re purchaser. with interest at per
mt addeu ana the tue 10 be retained
bltil the fun purchase price Is paid
nd tho conveyance il ordered by the
burt, or ali cash at the option or tho
irchaser.
RE. PEYTON. JR..
Special Commissioner.
elsen. who sues. Plaihtin
against
aylors administrator Defendant
i hereby certify that the bond In the
()ove-styled suit has been duly given.
wen under my hand az clerk Of the
Id court this. the 9Th day OF May.
MS SAMUEL +. WADDfLL.
Clerk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
IIENltICO TRANSFER.

Virginia Realty and Construction
Company. Inc, to j. Lee Davis and
W. Stith Bell, tract land at intcrscc-
zion of the northeast line of Three
ChOpt Road and the western line of
Farham Road, containing mar acres.
in Tuckahoe MaEisterial District.
April -, 1915; tax $3.50. $40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Farley. 10, Il. block 10. Leo Annex.

E MaJ IFS, iH' Il; l. h block 70. Leo Annex
Annie Il. Richardson to S. s Rob
inson. 25xl053-4 feet. known az 1870
Hanover Avenue. April 10. 1915. tax
SiTQ. $40.
\. L. Hcnna OF ux TO C. Il. and 6. *.
Harper. Il l-3x5I Id feet. known as
iO1 West Leigh street May /, 1915;
$1,000.
Annie r. Harris ct vir to j. r. Park q.
or. % feet tand of Irregular dcpth).
known as 5000 East broad Street. May
3. 1918; tax SlGO. $40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
NIAltIsIht:E LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday by the clerk Of the
Hustings Court:
Thomas Jefferson Stark and Maria
adams Bris:ow. city
Samuel &. Miller and Cora Culley,
city.
George Edwin Hicks and Ellen May
Terry, city
Joseph August and Minnie Leber.
Atty.
Leon p. Richards, Gary. w. Va. and
Anna l.. Garden, city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Arrested for uorhoring Descr,cr.

Especial to The Timcs- DisNatch.l
DANNiLI.E. VA, May d.--Word hns
been received from stuart telling OF
the arrest there Of William Adams, who
is charged wit having harhored and
concealed his son, Edgar w. Adams
who is charged with being q deserter
from the United States Army.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
IIUSTJNGS TRUST DEED.

T. w. Baird ct uX. to W. j. Bryce
trustee. two thirds undivided interest
in lot IGox30o feet south side lain
bridge street. between Twenty fourth
and clcpton Streets. April S, 1918;
$1,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
CIIANCERY RELEASE DEED.

John Sloan. trustee. to y. y. Iucord.
ienXl25 feet west line Rogers street
$50 feet north of Hrauers Lane. April
10, 1915; s2l2.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05

Maintaining the feeling OF buoyancy
noted q week ago. several more trans
fors Of more than ordinary interest
were noted among the deeds filed for
record during the week at the clerk }
office Of the Chancery Court In the City
Hail, the total for the period being
sixty-one transfers. amounting 20 s323.-
f54.30.
by far the most noteworthy feature
OF the weeks trading was the sale By
the Drewry-liughes Co. to the Cen
trail Storage Corporation of the prop
o-ty located at the northwest corner
of Cary Street and Mechanics Alley.
measuring 101 fee: inches BY geo
feet. for the sum Of $4,000.
Other sales that were noticeable for
'ic amount OF money Involved were the
transfer by Catherine w. Miller to Il.
williams of lots 4 ana s. block :. in
the plan of the plateau for sll.00D.
and the transfer by the Virginia Realty
and CONSTRUCTION Company. Inc, 10 II.
II. Bibb OF tho property measuring 81
2-3 feet by 100 feet. and designated as
100 and 103 North Dooley Avenue, for
$4,000,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
COUNCIL SCHEDULE.

The following meetings OF Council
and committees had been called yes
erday for this week:
Monday-Commpn Council. 3 O'Clock
Thursda y--Dock, River and Harbor.
Is o.-ck
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Those Three Brick Houses

on the west line of North Seventeenth
Street. near Brown or Darlington
street, fronting 62 feet 6 inches on
Seventeenth Street and running back
good depth, and known as Nos. Gao
1924 North Seventeenth Street. The
close proximity of this property with
that OF the C. G. .. Railroad makes II
desirable as site for n manufactures.
TERMS: Announced at the sale.
EpPS-EPPS ~ co,
Auctiuneers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
CHANCEIlY TRANSFERS.

Highland Park Realty Corporation 10
Mildred e. Clarke. lot II, block U. Bat
tory Court addition. December 81.
1917: tax 81. $40.
Greater Richmond Realty Company,
Inc. to Garlic Boehling Co. Inc. lot
-, block Q. Monument Avenue Park.
april ls. 1918: tax 81, So
Carrie Bcehling Co, Inc. to T. j.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Stock of
Furniture
OF
RELIABLE FURNITURE CO,
NO. 423 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
AT AUCTION.
THURSDAY. MAY Q, 1918.

consisting OF large assortment o,
good used furniture such a. Bureaus.
Washstands, chiffoniers. Wardrobes.
Iron Beds, Bed Springs, Iron Cots.
Sideboards. Dining Tables. Refrigera,
tors. Chairs. Rockers. Kitchen Safes.
Cooking stoves, Heating Stoves, Center
Tables. Trunks. Baby Carriages, Crock :
cry, Glassware. etc.
Dealers especially invited to this sale.
TIE VALENTINE AUCTION co. INC.
Auct ionccrs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
BUILDING OPERATIONS HAVE
DECIDED SIi Mp For MItEI

j. Lee Davis and w s. Bell pur-
chased from the Lavino Furnace Com
rtny the apartment at POI South
Fourth Street. located on plot 90 IL
h.; 1870 feet, for $4,000.
The Richmond Realty Corporation
acquired from +. L. Moore lots IL and
-. block d. Ginter Park Terrace, for
$4,000.
No permits for work OF Importance
were issued during the week at the
building Inspectors Office. the total
being but fourteen permits. for work
whose aggregate cost was estimated
a. RI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES. DI
BY AUGUSTINE ROYALL e co.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Office No. 92T Hull Street,
Richmond. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Ely ELAN & FtNSTEE.
Real Estate Auctioneers.

TRLSTEE,S SALE AT PUBLIC AUG
TION OF VALUABLE GiET T., -
rAitk RESIDENCE. WITH LAKC Z;
I.OT. 1OOH233 40 EEE,r
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
No. 7O4Chamberlayne
Avenue

NORTH OF AND NEAR WALTON
AVENUE
BY virtue OF the provisions OF a GER.
tain deed OF trust TO the UNDERSIGNED
the Virginia Trust Company, trustee,
dated October ~. 1912, and duly re-
Corded in the clerks once OF Icnr,co
circuit Court in ID. II. 1853. page 33l.
the said trustee being thereto duly re-
q tested. Will sell By public auction on
the premises on
WEDNESDAY. MAY s, 1918.
at o'clock p. NJ.
the real estate described in the said
decd of trust, II being the attractivei,.
l. cated and desirable residence and lot.
iionting 100 feet on the west side Of
Chamberlayne Avenue. at the distance
OF 2l3.o feet north OF Walton Avenue.
anh running back wcstwardiy within
parallel lines @33 $40 feet being "lot
~. i. In Block NJ Of the "plan OF
GInter Park" the dwelling being a
modern and substantial one OF two
series containing about twelve rooms
M the usual city conveniences
TERMS: Cash.
VIRGINIA TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
ELAN C FUNSTEN.
Auctioneers.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Receivership Not
To Interfere With
Government Control
Court So Declares in Denver
& Rio Grande Railway
Order

DENVER, Jan. 26.-Alexander r. Bald
win, OF San Francisco, vice-president
and general attorney for the Western
Pacific Railway. and Edward L. Brown,
president Of the Denver & Rio Grandc
Railroad, were named receivers for the
Denver & Rio Grandc Railroad by
Judge Walter II. Sanborn in the United
States District Court here to-day. They
we're sworn in, and gave bond in the
sum Of $4,000 each.
and utilization of the Denver g. Rio
Grande Railroad Company" the order
naming the receivers declared, "by the
President OF the United States and
vested in tho Honorable William g. Nc
Adoo, Director General Of Railroads, is
not by this order in any way inter-
fered with or intended to be interfered
with, but all the provisions and direc-
tions thereof are, and arc intended to
be, subject thereto"
The court announced it would ap-
prove, if the Director General Of Rail
roads approved, a plan whereby the
Equitable Trust Company, holder of q
S36,50O 900 judgment against the Den
ver G. Rio Grande Company, would buy
$4,000, 900 worth Of the Gree assets" of
The railroad to provide money to pay
off general indebtedness and supply
working capital.
The receivership was asked originally
by the Elliot Frog and Switch Company
of East st. Louis, Ill.,, on the basis Of a
SIT 100000 claim. The Equitable Com
pany intervencd in this action, also ask
;no a receivershiD,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Japan Pledges
Financial Aid to
Cause of Allies
Finance Minister Says That
Loans So Far Reach
Total of $3.50, 100000

Japan, since the outbreak OF the war
has mado loans to tho Allies, either
directly or indirectly, amounting to ap-
proximately $650,ooo,ooo, according to
cable adviccs quoting extracts from the
speech made by the Minister Of FL
nance, MIR. Shoda, at the opening Of the
Japanese Diet last week. Every effort
will be made, Mr.. Shoda declared, to
render as much financial assistance to
tho Allied cause as the resources Of the
Japanese nation will permit.
In line with the declaration Of this
policy was the announcement made
here carly last week that tho British
government has negotiated another
loan Of $40,O000O0 from Japan repre-
scntlng funds on deposit in New York
which could not be shipped out owing
to the embargo placed on gold exports
by the United States. These funds, it
is understood, were turned over by
Japanese bankers in exchange for Brit
ish treasury bills.
Taxes To Be Readjusted
In stating his financial programme
for the fiscal year, ending March, 1919,
tho Japanese Finance Minister said that
new appropriations arc proposed for
the national defence, the encourage
mcnt Of industries and the development
of education. To meet these increased
expenditures new revenue measures arc
planned which will include Il rcadjust,
ment of the system Of taxation.
In working out new schedules Tic
government, Mr.. Shoda said, would give
special consideration to maintaining
the "cquilibrium Of burden between the
rich and poor"
1t is proposed to increase the tax on
liquor, whilc travelling and petroleum
taxes will be abolished.
Levy on War Profits
A war profits tax expected to Weld
30 100000 yen (s15 5,000 00O0) in the next
fiscal year viii be imposed. This tax
Will apply to the increased profits OF
the tobacco monopoly and receipts from
the postal and telegraph services.
For the redemption of the national
debt it is figured that 5O,OOO,0OO yen
I l$25,0O0,O00) must be raised and new
loans to the amount of 3830OO,O0O yer,
($l9l 100000 foated, of which the sum
Of 800 100000 yen ($150,0 ,OO0) is not
Tor the purpose of increasing the reve-
nue.. but to be used for the purpose of
adjusting international exchange. Fur.
ther advances to the Allies presumably
Will be made out Of tho proceeds OF
such loans.