davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1918-12-10

The entire examination of the pros
pective jurors was conducted by Me
kee, so far a s the defendants were con-
cerned. A trial committee which A of
the defendants selected to conduct
their case, took no part in the pro-
ceedings, apparently adhering to the
program oe a silent Defense" which
they were reported to have decided
upon.
Charges against three defendants
were dismissed today, on motion of
Robert Duncan, special attorney of the
department of justice, who is conduct
ing the prosecution. They were Fred
Little, W. 0. Kelley and Wilfred
Dennis.
n demurrer urging the dismissal Of
the charges against Mis- Pollok, SAT-
fores and Fox was filed by Mckee.
He contended the indictment did not
state sufficient facts in any of the four
counts to constitute an offense,. This
was AIKEN under advisement by United
States District Judge F., H. Rudkin of
Spokane, Washington, who is presiding
as was also a motion by Mckee. to
grant q separate trial to his three
clients.
The fact that some of the defend
ants were not represented by counsel
and that others had engaged attor-
neys created a condition, Mckee con-
tended, which was prejudiciat to the
interests of all concerned.
Asks Separate Trial.
After Miss Theodore Pollok of San
Francisco the only woman defendant.
entered plea of not guilty, Judge
Rudkin ordered a recess until D. M
today, to permit Harry NJ. Mckee of
Fresno, who appeared as attorney for
Miss Pollok; A. i. Fox and Basil SAT-
fores, also of San Francisco, to pre,oare
motion asking for a separate trial
for his Slients. Pleas of not guilty were
entered some time ago by all the other
defendants. except one
Mortimer Downing. member of the
trial committee selected by the defend
ants, after they had dismissed their
attorneys. announced that he wanted
it understood" that Mckee did not rep
resent any other defendants in this
trial.
Some Defendants Dead
Sixty two defendants were. named in
the indictment under which Al were
being tried. Four of them have died
and charges against three others. Fred
Little, W..O. Keely and Wilbur Dennis.
were dismissed today on motion of
Robert Duncan, special attorney of the
department of justice, who is conduct
ing the prosecution. julius Weinberg
OF San Francisco, pleaded guilty Oc-
tober last, and seven others have
not been apprehended.
1t was announced that because oi
the limited accommodations, spectators
would be excluded from the court room
while the jury was being impanelleJ
Eighty persons have been indicted il
connection with the conspiracy cast
here. -Four indictments have been re-
turned. The indictment under whicI
the defendants were brought to tria
today was returned last September.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-10
DOMESTIC

Cable seizure declared illegal by
Charles {. Hughes.
Trial of !. w. w. begins in Sacra-
mento, for dynamitng governors
house.
Berger, congressman elect, being
tried before Judge X. M. Lands in
Chicago.
BieIaski says that the Hearst papers
were the most pro-German in
United States.
Revenue bill is culIed by Chairman
Simmons more than a half million.
Foch accepts invitation to visit New
York.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-10
NEWS EPITOME
FOREIGN

Germany's economic condition is a
serious one, according to Herr
Bernstein.
Juqo- Siavs inform United States
they have made a triple nation
and demand that the Italians
evacuate certain territory.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-10

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Arizona republican., 1918-12-10

Continued on Page Two
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
Acknowledgement Writes
to Tax Commission

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, June "a
Especially Attorney General Van c.
Swearingen has addressed the follow
ing communication to the State Tax
Commissioners, which will be of state
wide interest:
Hon. John Neel,
Hon. J. r. Patterson,
Hon. J. V. Burke,
State Tax Commissioners,
Capitol.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of the 9th ult. request
ing advice as to whether or not banks
should be returned as property of
banks for taxation and assessed by the
assessor, received.
Your communication calls attention
to Section II of Chapter 1896. which
makes it the duty Of tax assessors to
ascertain the names of all taxable per-
sons and all their taxable property as
of January l of each year; also to Sec
ton Is of the same act, which makes
it the duty of the assessor to fix values
on all personal estate liable to taxa
ton where the same is not duly re-
turned for taxation by owners or their
agents under oath.
In addition to these mentioned by
yOub We nave OlIlcT pEONlSIOAlS al tic
same chapter which appear also to
have reference to the subject IN hand:
Section of said chapter provides for
taxing the shares of bank stock, and
Section 9, IL will be observed, covers
money in possession of a bank as
agent" to be invested or loaned for
pecuniary profit when the same is
placed with the bank for some special
purpose-for instance as a collection
agent, or to make a special investment
or loan-the bank in such cases be
coming the bailee. trustee. or agent"
for the depositor and not the owner
or debtor"
Bearing the above IN mind. we now
refer to the cases Of Collins VS.. State
33 Fla, 429. and Camp ct al VS.. First
National Bank of Ocala. A Fla. 497,
which you cite in your communication
In these cases it is found our supreme
court has defined the relation of a
banker and depositor by stating that
a deposit of money in a bank. and the
relationship with reference thereto, as
between the bank and the depositor by
stating that a deposit of money in a
bank transfers the ownership of the
money to the bank, and the relation
ship with reference thereto. as be-
simply that of debtor and creditor at
common law. The original and ever
general deposit is. in strict legal effect,
loan by the customer to the bank.
The above decisions are IN line with
all text books as we'll as all leading
cases upon the subject. For example.
leading volume. Volume ., Morse on
Banks and Banking, Section 56S. states
the law of the United States and Eng
land as follows:
THE simple deposit OF money on
account is a general deposit, and trans
fers the ownership OF the money TO
the bank. The ordinary relation exist
ing between a bank and its customer.
If not complicated by any further
transaction than that of the deposition
and withdrawing of money by the Gus
toner from time to time. is simply
that of debtor and creditor at common
law. The original and every subse
quent deTosit by the customer is in
strict legal effect a loan by the Gus
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

Under and by virtue of an execution
issued out of the Circuit Court of Es-
Gambia County, Florida, in n certain
cause herein lately pending wherein NJ.
Z. Hannah was plaintiff and Mrs Flor
ence Thompson was defendant, I have
levied upon and viii on Monday, the first
day of July, 1918. during the legal hours
of sale before the front door of the Coun-
ty Court House in Pensacola, Esca mbia
County, Florida. sell at public outcry to
the highest and best bidder for cash the
following described real estate, situate in
Esca mbia County, FLORIDA, to-wit: I'm
divided interest in the Santiago Coleman
Grant, Section Eight (S), Township Two
CD South, Range Thirty-oDe (3D West,
also undivided interest in Lot Three hun
dred six (306). Block Thirty-one (31), Old
City of Pensacola. together with the
tenements, hereditaments and appurten-
ances thereunto belonging, or in any wise
appertaintng.
Deed at cost OF purchaser.
]. c. VAN PELT, Sheriff
Escambia County. Florida.
1571-Stun- oaw4W
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

toner to the bank. Efforts have been
made to hold banks to the duties and
RESPONSIBILITIES of trustees in respect to
the sums placed on deposit with them,
also to hold them as agents of the de-
positor. but these have uniformly
failed both in England and in the
United States. and the general doc
trine as laid down above is sustained
by a great wealth of authority"
It is again noted that Section of
said Chapter 1896 only makes the bank
liable for return for taxes in posses
sion where the bank acts as agent for
a deposition.
1t is we'll established that under the
provisions of Section 1884. U. S. Com
piled Statutes, 1916 Or. 5. Sec. 5219)
the state is not clothed with power to
assess the capital stock of a national
bank as property of and against the
bank, but the shares are legally as
sessible as the property of the share
holders, only; also that depot in ma
tional banks are not assessible against
the bank, but it is not prohibited as
against a deposition.
There is no provision of the federal
law depriving the state of the power to
tax the deposits in national banks to
there is any statute in this state au-
thorizing the taxing of deposits in
state banks to anyone except the de-
positor. The rule in this state is that
laws imposing taxes must be construed
strictly (this applying especially to
advaloren taxes) therefore. we arrive
at the conclusion that If the 1egisla-
ture had intended that deposits In
banks should be returned and taxed
as personal property of the banks the
law would have so stated in specific
terms. the word deposits" being of
far more general use in law and com
mon parlance than any other word or
term of similar import or meaning.
The conclusions reached above are
in effect supported by a former opinion
of Attorney General Thomas F. West
TO Hon. w. V. Knott, comptroller, Is
shown by the report of the attorney
general Of 1913-1914. page 95, wherein
he held as follows:
ut should be borne in mind that
property, not responsibility, is taxable
and therefore, a bank should not be re-
quired to pay taxes upon deposits held
by ii since such deposits are subject to
check by the owners thereof and are
necessarily transient. This view is
emphasized by the statutory provision
requiring persons acting as agents and
having in their possession or control
moneys or credits with a view Of in
vesting or loaning such moneys OF
credits for the owner, to make return
thereof for taxation"
Based upon what has been pointed
out 1t is my opinion that general de-
posits in banks of this state are moi
taxable as such against the banks.
Respectfully submitted.
VAN C. SWFARINGEN,
Attorney General.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
THRIFT CAMPAIGN
ACTIVE At CENTURY

Yesterday afternoon a party OF Pen
sacolians. working in the interest of
the War Savings Stamp campaign,
journeyed to Century and organized
workers at that place to keep the cam
paign going with spirit and enthu-
siasm. The party returned in the
evening after a successful trip.
Composing these workers were L. w.
Hardy Will Fisher, J. B. Perkins. Cap
tain r. A. Baker, Mrs. J. Walter Ke-
hoe and other ladies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Administrative of the estate of J.
=. Gunter, deceased, will on the 23rd day
IF November. A. D. 1918, present her final
account and vouchers to the County
Judge of EsCambia County, Florida and
ask to be discharged from her said ad-
ministratorship
MATTE SPILLER, (nee Gunter),
l55S-23mayoam-6m Administrators
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23
FURNISH LIQUOR
TO SOLDIERS

United States Deputy Marshal Nc
MILAN and Officer Simmons yesterday
arrested Joe Peoples and had him
locked in JAIL charged with selling in
toxicants to soldiers
Peoples will be given a hearing
Monday before United States Commits
sioner J. J. Sullivan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

A well selected line of
clear, clean and snappy
stones. The prices are right
and the stones are as fine
as can be purchased at any
place.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
FRANCE ORDERS MALVY
/. BANISHED FIVE YEARS
Former Minister Of Interior Held
Guilty Of Plan to Destroy
III. Defense Of Country.

PARIS, August 6.-Louis ]. Malvy.
former minister of the interior, was
found guilty today of holding COM
munication with the enemy and sem
fenced to i've years banishment The
, sentence. however, does not carry civic
degradation
The judgment of the court will be
carried out as soon as the minister
of justice is formally notified of the
verdict.
NJ. Malvy will have the choice Of the
frontier by which he will leave France,
and will be conducted thither by po-
lice inspectors. The former minister
forfeits his seat as a member Of the
chamber Of deputies as a consequence
Of his condemnation.
The sentence of five years banish-
ment is the minimum for the onense
under the penal code.
The high court dismissed the charge
of treason or completely in treason,
but found Malvy guilty OF disregard
ing, violating or Of betraying the du-
ties of his office. 1t was proved, ac-
cording to the verdict, that he was
guilty Of the plan fomented in France
to destroy the defense OF the country
by undermining the morale Of the ma
tion and destroying discipline in the
army by creating seditious newspa-
pers, the dissemination OF pamphlets
and by speeches and lectures.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
new QUARTERS FOR NAVY
Administrative FORCE
Preparations Being Made for Re-
moval to Temporary Structure
In Potomac Park.

Preparations are being made for the
removal Of the entire administrative es-
tablishment of the Navy from the State,
War and Navy building. where 1t has
been located since the completion Of the
east wing Of that building in 1890, to the
temporary concrete building. rapidly
nearing completion. in Potomac Park.
west Of 18th street.
1t Is expected that the transfer Of
some Of the naval bureaus will begin on
the 18th instant They will occupy those
wings of the new structure expected to
be completed by that date. Other bu-
reaus win be moved from time to time
rs new quarters become ready for use.
The entire force probably will be in the
new quarters before the close Of next
month.
ofices are provided in the new build
ing for the Secretary and the assistant
however, that they will retain their
present Offices in the west wing Of the
State, War and Navy building and di-
vide their time between the two build
ings- All routine business requiring
their attention will be transacted at the
building in Potomac Park, but impor-
tant matters requiring prompt confer
ences with the President or other high
officials Of the government will be dis
posed Of in the present quarters.
All the rooms vacated by the transfer
Of the naval establishment will be occu-
pied by bureaus Of the War and State
departments which now crowd the cor
ridors Of the big granite building from
subbasement to the top floor.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

These opaque cloth window
Shades are classed as manufac-
turer's seconds-that is why you
can buy the regular SEC grade to-
morrow for 39c. They are 3 It
wide, s It. and 51t It. long. White
and green in the lot.
Gold0nbsrg's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
Summertime Needs in Infants
and Children's Wearables

and elastic knee: well 20
mads and fun out sizes ( 0yC
70 IL ysAEA Sale pTice...
Babies Creepers of fine ging-
ham, In assorted stripes and
checks; also plain colors. Made
with loose belt and on
pocket Sizes / and . CyC
years
chlldren's Summer Ni4ht4owns
Of soft nainsook; made In slip-over
style with round neck and
short sleeves, trimmed Xn
with embroidery. sisss O9C
2 to 10 years. rg............. -
Juvssals Ssotaen.!TAir6 1Jooe.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

Remnant lot Of "CREx" De
Luxe. Stenciled design and ex-
ira heavy reversible Wool-and-
Fiber Rugs, in the desirable 9x12
It. room size. One Of q pattern
rugs which sold up to $3.50,
reduced for clearance to $12.45.
Goldsnbsrx's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

A small lot Of Washable Linene
Couch Covers, Sc inches wide, full
length, finished with knotted
fringe. Choice Of various color
stripes. These have slight water
Stains.
ooldsabsrx's-fowth Floor.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
INTERNAL REVENUE
+ GROWN FOURFOLD
Total Tax Collection Of
$3,6e4, ,7o3,0m, Against
$500, ,393, 900 Last Year.

The total internal revenue collect
ed during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1918, amounted to $3,694.70S,00o,
according to report Of Internal
Revenue Commissioner Roper to Sec
retary McAdoo of the Treasury De-
partment
The report shows the sources from
which this vast sum was obtained,
ranging from stamp taxes to the
levies on excess profits. The infor-
nation in the report will be used IN
drafting the new revenue law.
Income and Excess Profits.
OF tho total amount collected s2.-
s3s,Oss,o0 came from income and ex-
cess profits tax payments in June and
$s55,S19, 900 from q multitude OF mis-
cellaneous sources, collected largely
in pennies, dimes and quarters added
to the prices of various articles PAID
, by consumers, and poured into the
Treasury by retailers, wnolesa!ers OF
. manufacturers to help meet war
costs.
Huge as these taxes seem in the
aggregate collections for the entire
year were only enough to pay the ma
tion's bill for two and half months
now spending money.
Next to income and excess profits
taxes the backbone OF the revenue
schedule, liquor taxes. brought in the
most money, $443,S3S.000. including
$317,555,000 from whisky, brandy,
wine and spirits, and $12s,285,o00 from
=. beer and other fermented liquors.
Z Taxes on cigars, cigarettes and other
tobacco products yielded $156, ,1SS,000.
These figures are somewhat higher
than those reported soon after the
, close of the year by Commissioner
J Roper and are subject to further
slight modification.
Transportation and Utilities.
After income, excess profits, liquor
; and botacco taxes, the biggest yield
, from any other source came from
| levies on transportation and utilities.
! which went into effect Novem-
her /. amounting to $70.734.000,
divided as follows: Freight. per cent,
! $50. .002, 900; passenger tickets, per
! cent, $24.306.0 900; express. per cent,
! $6.45S,00 berths and staterooms, 10
!. per cent, .s2,236.ooo; telephone, tele-
graph and radio messages, cents
each. s6,2ss.o00; oil pipe lines. per
cent, $1,433,o00.
Levies on estates of deceased per-
sons brought in $47.452.0o0. and It is
proposed to increase this considerably
in the next bill.
In the year preceding total collec-
tfons were SS09, $4,000.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

ODD lot Of WomAn,s and
Misses' Serge Dresses, In navy
sizes.
Evening star., 1918-08-07

40-inch Plain Colored Voiles,
with self-colored illusion cord
4 distinct, hish-ciass wash fab
ric, in all wanted shades.
Lengths suitable for summer
dress needs.
GoAsnhsrEs-lizst Ylsss.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
29c Printed
I Batiste
18C Yd.

Remnants Of Printed Bstiste,
in white and eolored grounds
with neat floral effects, stripes.
for waists, dresses, dressing
saeques and kimonos. Desir-
able lengths, n inches wide:
Evening star., 1918-08-07

Babies Short White Dres9eS
Of soft nainsook, with round yokes
OF embroidery and pin tuck0 with
narrow lace. insertion.
Neck and sleeves trimmed o.
with laoe. Sizes 1 and . OOC
years
"dertrude" Petticoafs for ba-
bies, Of soft nainsook with
button shoulder and en- 20
broidery ruffle. ! Sizes ! OSC
to : years..
Little Tots White Dresses of
hne batiste and orGandy, made high
waist style with full skirts ana
s::s s:ss.y .si@a.a. ss@s; ws':: s;.:. S1.25
. to 5 years. .......... g
Evening star., 1918-08-07
35c and 3oc White
and Colored
Wash Goods, 24cYd.

Remnants Of White Goods, in
cluding White PA5amA Checks,
White Cannon Cloth, White India
Linon. Nainsook.. Longcloth,
Linene, Beach SuitinE, Tennis
Chiffon Voiles, French Lawn, Mer-
cerized Poplin and Shirting
Madras. Also Novelty Co1ored
voilea. in plaids, stripes. checks,
polka dots and figures; also plain
colors. Sc, 50 and 40 inches wide.
Useful lengths.
Evening star., 1918-08-07
Mill Lengths of
25c and 35c
Curtain Scrim
at l24c Yard

Mill lengths Of fine quality Cur.
tain Materials, including Scrifns,
voiles and Marquisettes; in white
or ecru, also colofs of green or
blue drawn work and plaid ef-
fects. Many pieces Of the same
pattern.
Grades sold on the piece at $50
and SIC, offered tomorrow at
12hc q yard.
Goldsnberx's-First f1oer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-10
WHAT rs REIIGION?"

tSy Rey. FrCO X. ChrnnNlt, Broad
Street Methodist)
The religious life is first OF all an
act. BY this we mean that mysticism
Is vaiLeless without action: that forms
and private devotions. however beau
tiful and inspiring. are worthless with
out concrete expression. But we may
go a step further and say that even
an outward expression of an inward
life 1, to no purpose unless we adopt
Gods plan for our own life. We are
our ewn and yet we are not our own:
we n.ay plan and yet we NAV not plan;
We laay achieve and yet we may fail,
W, may live and yet we II ay never
reanze life We are meyer tully our
selves until we are wholly His. We
toe often try to get God, TO cooperate
with us in our plans, instead of just
letting Him work through us His will
Jesus did not do the. things that
pleased Himself. but always the things
that pleased the Father.
Not only Is religion an act. but it ia
an attitude. Y isn't enough TO feel
that we are doing some work for God,
We nusf do all work for God The
Christ-.ife never involves ease, self
ffSrnSsa..AA - Sn~<.rA pn~AA WI Al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-10
SAY WALLER HAS
DENIED STATEMENT
Report That Former Police
man declares Affidavit Was
False and Untrue.
BENNETT MAY so STATE
Grand Jury to Take Up Thread
of investigation With New
Witnesses on Stand at
Session Today.

Them the grand jury convenes at
II o'clock this morning three sddi-
t4onal witnesses VIII probably be ex-
amiRcd before those who have been on
1land since the inquiry begun are
taken M.
Comparatively few witnesses have
been examined. but the waiting list in
ceases and With the delfbe~ation in
which the jury is proceeding II Is
l&sly that the entire week. If not
longer. mas he taken up before the
~ hands n its report.
Among those To be heard today Is
a W Bennett. former member of the
board Of aldermen from Lee ward. It
is said that he will be asked about
an alleged statement made by former
policeman Frank Waller. just prior 10
his departure from the city. in which
il ia reported that he remarked that
he was aWtully sorry he had ever
made the statement about thu police
"a - and particularly about former
Chief SOW eil, as II MAS all false.
waller was well known to MIR BEN
nett It Is said he used to 'bang
around the Bennett undertaking
ests biishment. at Belvidere- and Broad
streets, and that the t@o were quite
friendly This place IL just one block
from second police station. 10 which
place waller vas attached,
The fact thar Harry Adaianski. who
III be examined today, mad gone on
the bond Of several bootle agers, is
probably the reason for calling him to
tie stand Adalans<i recentl,' went TO
Washington 10 bring back "A man upon
" hose bond he had gone. and who had
failed to appear when called IN hus-
ings court The bond Was forfeited.
tnl it ts likely that uron producing
= accused. no action VIII re taken
In this case
Izxy Gershsn, another witness who
no sworn today. well-knowp
around Ninth and Broad streets. said
q, night that ne could coneeive OF
no reason for being summoned before
tie iur-- Tie said he knew nothing
Nout either the police or the bootleg
stnx business. except what he read n
I psners or heard in gossip around
the streets.
From published accounts of the In
,esttGation.' Id citizen at Murphy =
last might. one would think Richmond
had sunk into the lowest depths of
degradation and that the ancient cities
sodorn and tomorrow were but rus
.r villages in comparison, hope
n the grand jury finds ANYTHING about
ans mem her ~ the police force or
snv other official or private citizen,
tat deserves full Investigation there
81 ~ he no Let up. We must maintain
TIE reputation We have Of being one
~ the most orderly and law ,bidinS
cites In the country
This citizens wish is ltke,v TO be
Sratined For Il is known that the
jarv VIII make every effort a land all
who have been violating the laws. al
though as has been said by members
Of the jury, the word Of no one man
or woman will be taken against anoth-
dence
NO hesrsav evidence viii ne taken
into consideration, without something
reasonably corS"hoIstive in addition,
raid iuryman