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he said, lis that the amount of tax shall be collected and that the price of the article shall not be misrepresent- ed to the purchase so as to make the purchaser pay a larger amount than the actual price plus the amount of the tax under the guise that the increase is due to the tax. Penal provisions are contained in the law for such mis- representations"
 Commissioner Roper said collection Of the tax this year would have besn i'm possible without the support an1 CO., operation of business men and citizens generally. Regulations covering ad- ministration of sales taxes will be is sued within few days. said the com missioner.
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OUR WAR ] EBT AND ENGLAND's

At the close of the present fiscal year the war debt of the United States will amount in the opinion of MT Good to $24 ,000, GOO, GOO. If this estimate be correct then we have piled up a war debt more rapidly than England has done. England was belligerent nation for d little over four years. Hdr leading financial authori- ties estimate her war debt accumulated in that time at about $46,OO 100000. Re gently a careful estimate was made of the total income which England has re- ceved for the past 40 years, or at least in the 40 yea Fs which ended when the war began. at a little under $45, coo, 900. Therefore it Was said that England s total income for 40 years was substan- tially wiped olt by her expenses in four years of war
 The United Btates had no investments of any consd erable amount in other lands than our own when we entered the war. All our income was obtained from domestic sourdes But in the two years which have elapsed since we entered the war we have I|iled up a war debt of $s4,- COG, 900 900, not Huite one-half of the war debt which England has accumulated in little over fpur years.
 I'll E NEW ERA
 Not the leadt interesting of the fea- lures containeH in the forecast which Representative Good has made is his as- serton that naver again will the United States return to the basis of pre-war expenditures and appropriations. This statement must mean that MT. Good looks to a prolonged |expenditure by the United States of enorrhous sums of money which will entail verk large appropriations. It is less than 2b years since Thomas B. Reed, when spe eaker of the lower House of Congress 1epied to some one who was complaining of the very large ap propriations Congress was making by saying that it should be borne Tn mlnd that this is billion-dollar country.
 Now it is, a ccording to MT. Good, s1O,OOO OO0,O00 country and is likely to continue t4 be represented by so great a figure As that for many years.
 By the end Pf the fiscal year which
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By HUGH VI. ROBERTS

And Monday they set sail for F, rance,
 where President Wilson is end ndeayoring
 to force the world into a state of
 peace forever more-and where Jose
 phus Daniels is awaiting them with
 hands outstretched
 MT. Kahn is an American hitizen
 in France. Mir. Dent, and thosd with
 him, are officials of the government
 of the United States. At the affection
 of the Secretary of War, General
 Pershing will detach an officer escort
 to guide them through the devastated
 territory and even across the Rhine into the conquered country of the Hun It all came about because Kahn had that dream of grandeur, and be- cause. in accordance with human na- ture. his associates resented his bigot- ed attitude. And there is no question but that in his insistence MT. Baker. too. was moved through the power of at least a mild resentment.
 For Mir. Baker, despite the ascend ency of republican majorities in Con- gress, intends to continue in his ca pacity as Secretary of War.
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Swine Growers Organize

Auburn, April 9.-(SpeciaL)-In or bama, an organization, known as the Alabama Swine Growers and Market ing association, has been organized c. E. Thomas of Prattville is president Gains Whitfield of Demopolis. vice president, and L. T. Wells, secretary. MT. Wells has mailed out. the following circular letter to all live stock grow : CTS in the state:
 We are taking this opportunity 10 invite your interest in the Alabama Swine Growers and Marketing assocsa- tion, organized at Montgomery, March 25
 This association is composed of the leading swine men of the state and membership is open to anyone inter ed in the development of the swin inc industry.
 ''The purpose of the organization, as stated in the preamble of the con stitution, is: TO promote and protect the swine industry of Alabama Plaps are being made to assist in the solu- tion of number of problems confront . ing the swine producers of the state. Among the things that will be under taken by this association are:
 ITO study the soft pork problem and tiS to diIiNc dt some uellHltc uH0er- standing about the sale of soft porA,.
 ITO secure more equitable express and freight rates on hogs.
 ITO promote swine shows and pure bred sales.
 ITO collect and disseminate informa- tion relative to the swine industry.
 ITO develop fraternal feeling among the hog men of Alabama.
 These are only a few of the many things that this association will do.'
 "In asking you to become a men- Der of this association we feel that you will be benefited in financial way in getting more profit from the hog business and also in getting better acquainted with the other men in tine state who are interested in growing hogs.
 You may become member by paN- ing the annual membership fee of $2 to the secretary of the association. This will entitle you to all of the benefits and privileges of the asso- citation "
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TRADE { BALANCE IN
 AMERICAS FAVOR
By HOLLAND

By HOIBAND
 New Yor k, April 9.-(Special. )-How curiously iI terwoven are the various financial fac tors, most of them involving billions, whi ch enter into the general equation of Feadjustment as soon as the peace treaty is ratified, was referred to by some of the men of finance when the forecast lch was made by Represen- tative Good who is soon to be chairman of the Houae appropriations committee, was made public
 The other hay one of the best authori- ties of the United States ventured the prediction thu bt, provided necessary finan- cial aid be furnished, the international yearly trade balance in favor of the United State Is for some years to come will be not less than $1000, ,0O0,0C0 Now Representative Good, who has made an exhaustive S tudy of financial conditions so far as theE affect the government, as serts that the interest upon the national debt will amount to more than $1, ,000, = GOO, 900 a yearl
 If it were possible to offset the inter- national trade balance in our favor by means of the interest upon our national debt then on|e would balance the other This, howeyef is not only impossible but even if it wdre practical it would be of little avail because of other factors. It may be that, indirectly at least, this n- terest may bd offset through the payment to the United States of the $500 900 in interest upon the obligations now held in the, treasury department, which repre- sent the debtd of the nations of the world to us on acEount of the advances of money and CT redit. MT. Good in fact calls attention to he relation which this in- terest of a half billion dollars bears to the general pfoblem of our financial con- dition.
 He also ref Aers to the national expen- ditures which will be maintained for sew eral years aIEd it is observed that his estimate doed not agree with the one attributed to the Secretary of the Treas ury, Mr. Glafs. For the Secretary was recently quotdd as saying that the pres ent rate of e Ependiture of 5000 900 0G0 a month will bel rapidly diminished so that within a few months the expenditure will not exceed $2 O00. .0O0,00O a year. MT. Good is certain that there will be a grand total of nearly $4,qD0000,00 necessary for the various government activities.
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Dealers Are Warned Not to Raise Price
 of Taxable Articles
By Associated Press

Washington, April s.-WarninE to manufacturers or dealers against in- creasing prices of taxable articles more than enough to cover the tax and mis- representing the amount of tax to the customer was given tonight by Daniel c. Roper. internal revenue commis- sioner. in an address before a group of Washington business men.
 '"The interest the government has,"
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TWO MILLION TONS
 ADDED TO BRITISH
 NAVY DURING WAR
sy Associated Press

London. April 9.--More than e,0oO.oo tons of shipping were added to the British navy during the war at Cost of between f25O,OO 900 and $500, ,oO0,p00, according to a statement today by Sir E. H. w. Tennyson-D'E 'Eyncourt. direc- tor of naval construction at the ad- miralty.
 After the battle of the Falkland is-
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lands. the statement says, the design of the Renown and Repulse was al- tered from battleships to battle cruis- CTS, the value of battle cruisers having become apparent The famous hush" ships-the Courageous, Glorious and Furious-were designed to wipe out German light cruisers and raiders. They carried 15-inch guns and steamed S2 knots an hour.
 During the war 300 destroyers. 100 mine sweepers and 12 new types of sub marines were added to the British anvy.
 Bananas are one of the chief exports of Jamaica, but on account of hurri- canes the exports for 1917 were valued at only s1.000,000.
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PRESIDENT SETS
NEW PRECEDENT
IN THIS HEARING

Washington, Aug. 16.-Carrying
out his idea that under the Ameri-
can form of government a president
is both a chief executive and a
prime minister, Woodrow Wilson has
announced a new departure in repre-
sentative government in this country
by agreeing to submit to public in
terrogation by members of the legis-
lative branch of the government.
The nature of the precedent estab-
lished by the presidents invitation
to the entire membership of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. Re-
publicans and Democrats, was not
fully realized until Mr.. Wilson went
a step further and not only declared
that everything said at the confer
ence could be given to the public,
but improved upon the usual method
of getting exact information about
conferences between residents and
members of congress. He stated
that he would be glad to have stenog-
raphers present. White House Off
cials added that everything said
would be given Immediately in full
text to the public through the press,
and>a transcript of the proceedings
will be published.
Thus America at last will \have
obtained some of the advantage
hitherto claimed for the parliament
ary governments of Europe, where
premiers and prime ministers have
been called before legislatures to
answer questions about domestic and
foreign policy.
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WILSON TO BEGIN
CONFERENCES ON
LABOR PROBLEM

Washington, Aug. 12.-Industrial
conferences in which President Will
son will meet representatives of cap
ital and labor for open discussion of
economic problems will be held at
the White House before the high cost
of living problem is disposed of, ac-
cording to plans being made here to-
day.
The men whom the president will
meet will form a sort of unofficial
cabinet. The object sought is a free
exchange of ideas to clarity the at
mosphere and eliminate misunder-
standings between the workers and
the employers; and the development
of constructive suggestions for bet
:nent of relations between labor
and capital.
Advocates of the "Plumb plan" for
naturalization of the railroads in
tend to lay it before this industrial
conference. This problem will not
take place, however, until next Octo-
ber. Backers of the naturalization
scheme have called a national confer
once to meet here October 6 to con-
.ider the Plumb plan and other pro-
grams for ultimate disposition of the
lines. The plan approved by this
which, according to pre-
sent indications, will be the nationali-
zation scheme-will then be submit
ted to the industrial conference for
discussion.
President Wilson's attitude toward
the industrial conference idea was
set forth in his last speech to con-
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measures should be taken to prevent

measures should be taken to prevent
further outrages was added before
adoption at the suggestion of Sena
tor Ashhrst, Democrat, Arizona. Un-
der his clause it is expected def.
mite Mexican policy will be formulat-
ed and submitted as recommends
tion to the administration.
In the opinion of some men the
task before the committee would be
a matter of months. Senator Fall
made it clear tonight that his sub
committee would take full advant-
age Of the broad powers conferred
and would not be sparing of time or
resources in it's attempt to uncover
the whole story of Mexican infringe
7lent on American rights during re-,
ent years.
1t is thought likely that the work
Il the subcommittee will take it to
the Mexican border to investigate
conditions there and may bring be-
ore it some Of the high officials of
the American government. Besides
Senator Fall, the members are Sena-
tors Branddegee, Republican, Conn.,,
and Smith, Democrat, Arizona.
The resolution authorizing the|
inquiry was introduced by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah. The original
plan of Republican leaders was to[
:,ave an investigation committed
composed of both senate and house
members, but joint resolution fol
that purpose was blocked in thd
house.
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PLEA FOR FORD AND DE-
NUNCIATION OF HIM AT TRIAL

Mount Clemens. Mich, Aug. IL
We do not claim Henry Ford to be
perfect. There was but one perfect
man and ne lived 1900 years ago. He.
too, was crucifed. Are you going to
lay Henry Ford in the graveyard of
his ..l-..:iog2o A:e you going to
brand him as all anarchist"
This Wa the climax of an impas-
.:oned plea made by Oscar c. Lung
erhausen, counsel for Henry Ford, in
his argument today before the jury
in the Ford Chicago Tribune million
dollar libel suit which has entered on
is 14th week.
''Trep.redness," he said, sis pro-
moter of war. Do you wonder Ford
hated We? Henry Ford wanted the
people 70 curb preparedness, and he
Is called an anarchist because he said
the men who could educate politi-
clans was greater than the man who
discovered gravitation. Politicians,
what are they? Human parasites.
Mr.. Ford is accused of calling
soldiers 'rnurderers.' When taken in
true context this is inconccivable.
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gress wherein he said he was willing
to meet any groups of his fellow citi-
zens who "know what they're talking
bout" to take steps for improving
capital-labor relations.
Senator Poindexter, Washington,
is the author of joint resolution
asking the president to call represen-
tatives of capital and labor for a
face-to-face talk. This measure is
pending in the senate labor commit
ee and Senator Poindexter said to-
day he would seek early action on
it.
Labor and capital ought to get
together and talk it over" declared
Senator Overman, North Carolina,
who studied labor conditions in de-
tail during the recent senate inves-
tigation of Bolshevism.
"WhAt we need" he said today, lis
an appreciation of each others prob
lens by bringing representatives of
both sides together. They will soon
come to sympathize with each other.
think it is a good way to meet the
oracopt cit,1 atiou -
Senator Gronna, North Dakota,
chairman of the senate agriculture
committee and in private life bank
er and farmer, believes that all class
es would profit if labor and capital
could solve their differences peacea-
bly,.
Il think it would be very beneficial
and 1 am in favor of anything to
help stabilize conditions and make
peace among the different factions" "
he said today.
Senator Poindexter in the ariginal
resolution named several prominent
labor and industrial chieftains who
should be called in, but this aroused
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Henry Ford did as much, if not more,

Henry Ford did as much, if not more,
to win the war than any man in the
trenches. When Mr.. Ford was put
ting forward his great peace plan ne
used strong language. He said we
would keep the flag flying until after
the war, and it is still flying"
Warren Stone, counsel for the Chi
cago Tribune, followed and addressed
the jurymen as neighbors, asking
mem not to be dazzled by the enor-
NOUS wealth of Mr.. Ford.
Don't pull any Harry Thaw mat
,er here in our own country" said
Mr. Stone. "Treat Mr.. Ford just like
5, common, ordinary citizen of Ma
comb county. Don't be swayed be-
cnuse Mr.. Ford put Detroit on the
cap, or because he changed his heart
and helped the government.
"Whcn q man says he can get
somebody in five minutes to tell him
what he wants to know he is ignor-
ant. If Mr.. Ford goes out pic,,;ing
people like Theodore Delavigne to
think, he is more dangerous than We
thought he was. Delavigne is an an
archist, a follower of Tolstoi and
Goldman
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FULL AUTHORITY
FOR COMMITTEE

Washington Aug. 12-Blanket au-
thority to bring out all the facts
about Mexican outrages on Ameri-
cans and American property and to
formulate remedial program, was
given to the foreign relations COM
mittee today by the senate. Without
debate and by unanimous vote the in
unanimous vote directing the in
quiry was adopted after it's pro-
visions had been stiffened in commit
ee so as to make subject of invest
cation any and all acts of the gov
ernments of Mexico and it's citizens
n deregation of the rights Of the
United States or of it's citizens.
Later Chairman Lodge named a
subcommittee headed by Senator
Fall, Republican, New Mexico, who
has been one of the bitterest oppo-
nents of President Wilson's Mexi-
can policy, to do the actual work of
examining witnesses and collecting
information. The subcommittee will
begin it's task within a few days,
hough it probably will deal only
with preliminary features until the
peace treaty is out of the way.
The resolution authorizing the
committee also to recommend what
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FIRST LOCAL BALE is
OPENED BY INCUBATOR
Commercial Appeal.)

The first 1919 bale of cotton to be
brought to Memphis from the tri-
states and incidentally the first bale
in the world, it is claimed, to be
opened from green bolls by artificial
heat, is on exhibition at the Memphis
Cotton Exchange, having been grown
from April planting on the Cotton
dale (Miss.), plantation, owned byI
Messrs. Franklin and Green.
The cotton has classed 3-16 inch
staple, the bale weighing 365 pounds.
The green bolls, lacking about
three weeks of maturity, were picked
Monday morning at the Cottondale
plantation, beginning at 4.30 a. m.
They were placed on the train at 9
o'clock, reached Memphis Monday af-
ternoon, and were in the hands or
the Standard Cotton Company OF
America, Front and Keel, at G.3D
o'clock. !
This company recently advertised
in The Commercial Appeal for 5000;
lbs. of green bolls. They offered ST.
900 for this tonnage, which they re-
ceived yesterday.
The Standard Cotton Company,
through their new process of incuba-
ton, which they claim is the first
actual test made in the world, re-
quired one hour in which to turn out
the dry cotton. They say the loss in
moisture is so per cent.
According to w. Spence Harvey,
president of the company, the cotton
has been classed as perfect, as we'll
as the analysis of the seed. The bale
will not be sold, but will be held for
exhibition.
President Spence states that the
365 pound bale did not consume the
entire 5000, pounds of green bolls.
Experiments by the company have
been conducted in Memphis for three
wears, and the claim is made that the
cotton is purer and of stronger fiber.
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protest, especially from Basil Manly,
of the war labor board, and others
no said that a broader committee
would have to be selected. We ex-
planned today that his list was only
! suggestion to the president and
that others should be called. He fa-
vors allowing each group to choose
it's own spokesman.
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Engraved cards and wedding invi
tations at Press and Banner Co.
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Engraved cards and wedding invi.
tations at Press and Banner Co.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
Ell TEXTO DE La
RESPUSTA DE
ERWIN A
ANGELES

relegrana Especial s1ra La PRENSA.
NUEVA YORK, JUNO 21.-Por uli
telegrama reciDido de Ell Paso, Te-
xas. Sc ha venido en- conoclmiento
de la respuesta que ell General Erwin
lie di6 a la nota que lie enviara el Ge-
neral Angeles, pidiendole explicacio-
nes acerca del ataque que llevaron
cabo contra los villistas las fuerzas
americanas que cruzaron Ia frontera,
con motive del ataoue de aquellos a
Ciudad Juarez, v en- Ia cual, ademas,
hace protestas de amistad hacla los
americanos.
La respuesta del General Erwin
dice textualmente: mo hay mas que
un gobierno en- Mexico quo haya sldo
reconocido por los Estados Unidos y
a 10 que parece, nj usted nj su prln-
cipal (haciendo alusion Villa) tie
nen conexion alguna con dicno go
bierno reconocido por los Estados
Unidos, nj pretenden tenierla. Por 10
tarto, me veo en- el case de tener que
declinar toda communication, cualqule-
ra que pueda ser su obj1to, con usteo
0 con su principal, sobre cualquler
asunto que Sc halle relacionado eli
.cualquiera forrna con esos gobler-
nos
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
FL EVENING sun" NO
ESTA De ACUERDO
CON LA AYUDA
ACARRANZA
DICE QUE Sc IMPONE
UNA INVESTIGATION
Critica al diputado de TeYas,
Hudhpeth, por la defensa
que hizo de la Admins
TRACTION democratica
r.,rc-cra Especial para LA PREESA-

re;er-cr-a Especial para LA PREESA-
NUEVA YORK, JUNO 20.-El
Evening Sum-, en- articulo editorial
de hov, critica severamente a! dipu-
tado texano Hudspeth, quien hablan-
do en- favor de la administration de,
mocratica, declare en- la Camara que
ell paso Ge las tropas americans a
C. Juarez, habia sido hecho de a
cuerdo con un convenio de palabra,
convenio por ell cual, Mexico y los Es-
tados Unidos tenian poder para or
denar sus ejercitos que cruzaran
Ia frontera en- case de ser necesario
para la protection de sus ciudadanos.
Dice el Evening Sun" que tai con
venio 10 que realmente significa es
una ayuda Official del gobierno de los
Estados Umdos al gobierno de Ca
rranza V dice que Sc hace necesario
que el Congreso proceda a hacer u
ma investigation debida del asunto
para poner las cosas en- claro.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
UN CONTRABAND0 DE.
PARQUE DETENIDO EN-
NOGALES, ARIZONA
I'm americana trataba de pa-
sar en- Nh automouil
$1,000 cartuchos

TeieqrarnG Especial para Ia PRENSA.
NOGALES, Arizona, JUNO 2l.-Un
contrabando de municiones que iba 4
ser paSado al lado mex;cano en- un
poderoso automovil manejado por uE
ciudadano americana. fue confiscado
por las autoridades aduanaleS. Ia no.
che de aver. POGO despues de las once.
El -cargamento 10 formaban die
ciSeiS mil csrtuchos para rifle Y no
Sc sabe aun para quien iban dirigi-
das esas municiones. pues las auto
ridades guardian reserva completa
sotre clio.
El americana que guiaba el auto
novil que conducia el contrabando
fue puesto en- prisi6n, ignorandose
quien sea. pues las autoridades man
tienen en- secreto su nomore, con el
obieto de hacer nuevas investigated
mes