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New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
British Merchant to Start
Son on Fright Lines
Captain Richard Burbidge to
Work i'm Wanamaker's
for a Year
Ncm Yorh Tribune
European Buron,i
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LONDON, March 20.-Captain Rich
ard Burbidgc, son of Sir Woodman
Burbldgc. managing director of Har-
'rods's stores and one of London's chief
commercial magnatcs, sails for New
York March 2G for the purpose Of
gaining twelve months experience at
Wanamaker's. The father told The
Tribune correspondent day:
"Thc chief thing nowadays is to
start boy on the right lines. Over
here, with the exception of two or
three. all big business houses arc fast
asleep, contrary to the spirit in the
United States, the spirit of push and
progressiveness. Once a younrstcr
nbibes this atmosphere he is likely to
lapse into quiescence. Moreover, if a
boy has ability and grit foreign
country is likely to bring them out"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Reserve Bank Governors Meet

WASHINGTON. March 2o.-Govern-
ors OF Federal reserve banks and off
clal advisers of the Federal Reserve
BOARD opened to-day three-dav con-
terence on important financial and
business problems faced by the coun-
war. ''0
they exchanged views on the coming
victory Liberty loan. 1t was said thai
1t was unlikely that the conference
would take any action toward recon-
mchdlhg change of discount policy.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Ransdell Heads National
Merchant Marine Association

WASHINGTON, March 2o-Tbo
Shipping Board was asked TODAY hv
the executive council of the newly
organized National Merchant Marine
Association to remove the prohibition
against American shipyards accepting
orders for foreign account. The as
sociation announced that Senator
kansdeil, of Louisiana. had been
elected permanent president.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
American Railways Reports
Larger Earnings in 1918

The combined income of the smeri-
can Railway Company and its subsid-
iary and affiliated companies for the
fiscal year ended Deccrnhcr 81 last dis
closed operating revenue of S1t,22a. .404,
compared with sl2.S83, 40. for the pre-.
yious year. Net income after taxes and
depreciation amounted to $3b3g ,06s.
70 this sum other incomes aggrerating
$i25,oSa was added, bringing the gross
to S3,66S.2b6. After all charges and
deductions, surplus was $f,045, ,295.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Divid en- d S
Extras

Distillers Securities Corporation
Extra dividend of " per cent has
been declared in addition TO regular
quarterly dividend of Z of per cent,
both payable April is to stockholders
of record April :.
Brier Hill Steel Company.-Estrs
dividend of | per cent on the eommvA
stock, in addition to regular quar'eI'i
dividends of q on the preferred shs ss
IA on the common, ali payable Apf'1
to stockholders OF record March 20.
Mayor Car Corporation.-Extra dlsi'
dend of So on common stock. in sdai,,
tion TO regular quarterly DIVIDENDS =.
! y per cent on the preferred ard - oa
the common, all payable March 81 :"
stool ckholders OF record March 20.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Commerce Bodies in Session

N7dU correspondence
ALBANY, March 20.-The uniting of
all the principal commercial organiza-
tions Of the state into one central
body was realized here day when
the conference Of general commercial
organizations of the state of New York
held it's first session. Hundreds of
delegates from chambers Of commerce
and boards of trade all over the state
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Importers Postpone Meeting

The meeting Of the group chairmen
OF the National Association Of Importers
OF Hides and Skins scheduled for yes
terday has been postponed until next
Wednesday. Among the subjects TO be
discussed at this meeting will be rec
ommendations to the shipping board
for an adjustment of Slipping rates
IRON ports through whie}, the associa-
ton members import hides anl skins.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
British Metal Stocks

The British Minister of Munitions
reports the following stocks, exclusive
of old metal and scrap, in that coun-
try on March 1, in tons: Copper. 81
373; spelter. g. o. b., 27,444; spelter. re
fined, $500; aluminium, 13,004; soft pig
lead, 100,O63; nickel, 1889; antimony
regulus 1925
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Joint Fur Committee Dinner

Members of the Joint Conference
Committee, composed of representa-
tivcs OF the Associated Fur Manufac-
turera Gac,) and the Joint Board Of
the Furrlcrs Union, Will tender a
dinner to Dr. j. l.. Magnes, chairman
OF the committee, and Dr. Paul Abel
son, secretary, at the Broadway Can.
trail Hotel on Monday night.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Marland Refining Stock Sold

+. s. Smithers g. Co. and Eastman.
Dillon & Co., of New York, and Francis
Brothers. of st. Louis, announced yes
terday that the block of stock of the
Mariand Refining Company recently
purchased by them has all been sold.
In 1918 the company earned 1921 900.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Portuguese Ports Opened

The National Association of Import
ers of Hides and Skins announced yes
terday that the Portuguese government
had reopened the ports in the northern
part of Portugal between Aveiro and
Gamma. 1hese ports were closed to
traffic some time ago.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21

President Close of the National AS
sociation Of Mems Neckwear Manufac-
turers announced yesterday that the
organization would hold a dinner at
the Metropolitan Club, 105 West Fifty
seventh Street, next Monday.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Neckwear Manufacturers to Dine

Eagle plants
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
Dead Body Of
Man Is Found
At LOrdSbWrg
Two Young Men Who Had
Him Out In A Car. Are
Held At Douglas.

Lordsburg. y. NJ. July al. -
Jackson acting deputy sheriff and
justice Of the peace, as well as COM
missioner for the southern part Of
Grant county, headed a posse of IS
men through the mountains south of
Lordsburs in search of the body of
a. Cordova
IN the early hour of the morning
after the posse, exhausted from
tramping over the hills. returned to
the IS mine. Mr.. Jackson decided to
stay and continue the search
About daybreak Jackson's gray
mule was seen coming into camp with
a note tied to the saddle horn saying
he had found the body badly beaten
Up. lying in a gulch about IS miles
south of the IS mine. Cordova was
one of Mr. Jackson's faithful en-
ploves at the mine
Two brothers. aged about q and
p, hired Cordova to drive them to
a small mine about eight miles south
OF Lordsburg. The last seen of Cor
dova he was driving these two bows
into LiChtendorf Later the car was
found on the Douglas road. it being
all bloody and stuck in the mud in
the Animos valley. The tool kit was
Of the car covered with blood. This
gave the clue which led to the arrest
of the two boys at Douglas.
The boys accused of the murder
have only lived in Lordsburg hut a
short time. They are being held in
Douglas. awaiting the arrival Of
sheriff Casey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
TWO DREADED FOREIGN FOES
OF WHEAT CHECKED IN u. S,

Washinton, D. c., July 22.-Indica-
tons are that the two dreaded for
eign foes Of wheat, flag smut and
takean. will not become widespread
in the United States The United
States department of agriculture an
nounced today that the two states
where these diseases appeared, Indi-
ana and Illinois, had taken steps
which would prevent the spread of
the diseases from the infected fields
and which would wipe out in a few
exists.
All the infected wheat in both
states is under control and will be
disinfected before any use whatever
is made of It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
FOUR SHOT IN
sioux CITY, "A.
Alleged Highwayman Is
Slain; Two Others Bad
" Wounded.

Sioux City. Ia. July 22--one man
suspected of being a highwayman is
dead. two others seriously injured
and detective James Britten. former
chief of police. probably fatally
wounded following a pistol fight be-
tween detectives and robber suspects
in a restaurant early today.
Detectives Britten and NJ E Farley
had been searching for a robber band
when they entered the restaurant and
found three men. Britten commanded
them to put up their hands One of
the men drew a pistol and shot Brit
ten Detective Farley began firing.
one of the robber suspects being
killed and two wounded The dead
man is believed by the police to be
wanted in other cities His name
was given as J. ". Defranz.
Detective Britten was shot three
times
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
WHERE BROKERS
PAY NO TAXES
A Special Ruling Of Inter
est to Manufacturers
Agents.

There has been a great deal Of ar
] gument relative to the liability OF
manufacturers agents and others
handling goods on consignment &c
pay a federal brokers' tax. For the
benefit of those interested, copy OF
recent ruling by the commissioner o.
internal revenue. just received from
Washington, is quoted herewith:
Referring to your letter of June
18th. 1919. regarding special tax as
broker under section 1901, paragraph
I. of the revenue act of 1918, in which
you request information. you are ad-
vised it is held by this office that no
liability to special tax is incurred by
an agent employed solely by one or
more corporations or persons 10 sell
exclusively the goods of such con-
Germ. Therefore, if the merchant
negotiates the sale of goods or mer-
chandise for certain manufacturers
with whom he has a stipulated con-
tract and does not hold himself out
as willing to sell goods or merchan-
disc for others at any time, special tax
liability would not be incurred" (Let-
ter to the Corporation Trust company.
signed 5y deputy commissioner John
E. Walker, and dated July 5, 1879
@. Are sales by Il physician of
medicinal preparations taxnbles
A The sale by the physician IN
personal attendance upon the patient
Of medicinal preparations not adver-
tised to the general lay public is not
taxable The sale by the physician
must be when he is in personal at
tendance upon the patient and Of med
icine actually intended for consump-
ton or use by the patient. The sale
of such articles by a druggist upon
prescription of a physician is not
exempt If the article is advertised
to the general lay public it is taxable
sonal attendance on patient
O. Please advise us the correct
amount of revenue stamps to use on
medicinal preparations when sold.
A An article sold for 1c to 25c re-
CURES stamp l cent; 26 cents to 50
cents requires stamp cents 81 cents
to as cents requires stamp 3 cents; 10
cents to SL00 requires stamp cents'
s1-01 to sl25 requires stamp cents;
and etc.
O. Are concentrated essence sold
for the purpose of making toilet
articles faxablef
A Concentrated essence sold by
the dealer for the purpose of making
toilet articles. but not for use as such,
are not subject to the tax
q 1 supported an invalid brother
who was entirely dependant on me for
support and lived in the same house
hold. 1 am n single man and had no
other dependents. my brother died on
December Is, 1918, what exemption
should be allowed in figuring my In
come taxe
A $1,000. your status as Of Deem
Der 81, governs.
O. Are drainage taxes allowed as
deduction in figuring net fneomes
A No, they are classed as a local
benefit and must not be included with
your sttae and county and other taxes
as an expense.
O. Is interest on Indebtedness in
Cured to purchase municipal bonds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22

deductabIe rs expense in figuring our
net incOmef
A No. See article 121. regulations
IS Of the revenue act Of 1918.
@ What Is the tax on automobile
trucks when sold by the manufacture
err.
A. Three percent Of the price for
which the truck is sold by the manu-
facturer
J. A. Carvel. income and war tax ex-
pert, Il chamber of commerce build
ing, will answer any inquiry on in
come tax or war tax addressed to The
Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
Course OfFiUe
Lessons Heard
In Use Of Dope
Drug Habit Victims Ap-
pear Before The Cor
poration Court.

What one court attendant termed q
five lesson course in the use OF
dope" appeared before judge Charles
E. Pollock Monday afternoon in cor
poration court when five men lined
up before the judge for trial on a
charge of vagrancy.
The men were arrested by mem
bers Of the city detective department
in a downtown rooming house and
formed a most varied assortment.
On Dope 81 Years.
One 61-year-old. nervous. wrinkled,
dried-up little man wearing a torn
cid suit of the fashion of years gone
by and bearing the dust Of many
months told the court that ne had
been "on dope for 81 years" from
the effects Of an injury to the side
of his head
He made his appeal to the court
in a shrill voice, spying that he was
bill distributor for a local adver-
Using company. working regularly
and that he was doing his best to
get rid Of the habit He said that TO
nothing towards curing him of the
habit as he had suffered that before
The JUDGE dismissed the case and al
lowed him to go to his work and he
tottered out
Recent Victim Held
Another case was that Of a young
man about 20 wears of age. apparently
in the best Of health and fairly well
dressed he told the judge that he
had lust started to use done" a few
months ago. He testified that he
had a good Job hut "iust got in with
the wrong bunch" He was held BY
the Judge. Efforts will be made to
rid him OF the habit
The other three men before the
court testified to having used dope
for 9. Is and 20 years. These men
were also held by the judge. They
made what the police termed the
odd old promise that they would
get out Of town in a few hours if not
put into jail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
PAWNBROKER IS
HEAVILY FINED
Must Pay $500 and Serve
Six Months in Jail on a
Charge Of Swindling.

Luis Munoz, attacat 20 a south e
Paso street pawnshop, was fined $500
and sentenced to serve six months in
jail. Monday afternoon by judge E. B.
McClintock in county court, on a
charge Of swindling. 4 similar charge
against Simon Silva will be dismissed.
According to a witness in the case
Munoz obtained SO from a transient
Mexican, who declared he was to re-
ceive certain merchandise for the
money, and that he did not get it as
represented The Mexican testified
that he later paid s22 additional for
the merchandise. paying the money
to Silva in order to obtain the release
Of the pawned property.
County authorities declare they in
tend waging a vigorous campaign
against alleged dishonest pawnbrok-
ers who are making prey Of ignorant
and transient Nexicans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
This Makes the Curl
Stay in Your Hair

The silmerine method OF curling the
hair is unusually popular just now, &C
cording to the druggists This is largely
due TO the warm weather and because
women are now spending so much Of their
time out OF doors Liquid silmerine not
only produces the loveliest, natural look
inE curls and waves but Il keeps the
hair in curl no matter how hot or how
moist the day. or how hard the wind
blows
II IS SIMPLY wonderful how this harm
less liquid converts the straightest, iank-
est hair into such pretty curly locks IN a
single night All one need do Is TO wet
z clean tooth brush with liquid silmerine
at bedtime. draw this through the hair,
and in the morning she finds her hair
has dried in just the sweerest waves and
crinkies A lew ounces will keep the hair
curly for many weeks Il will also keep
it beautifully soft. silky and lustrous.-
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
LEAVE OFF DATES.

The American consulate at Ciudad
Juarez. announces that shippers who
present consular invoices at that Of
flee for certification. should discon-
tinUe inserting the date in form No.
40 OF such invoices and on the brief
ing in the space after the word GER
titled" The consulate does not ap-
prove Of allowing shippers to insert
such dates, as they are to be affixed
only by the consular office where the
invoice is certified.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION
DISMISSED BY SPECIAL JUDGE

An application OF A H King for an
Injunction to restrain the state con-
troler, H B. Terrell, from paying in
creased salaries of district Judges,
has been dismissed by Victor L
Brooks, a special judge. sitting in
Austin. Notice Of appeal was given
Mr.. King contends that the increase
was illegal because the privision re-
garding the increase was contained
in another measure which was re-
jected by the state legislature. Word
of the outcome of the case was re-
ceived here Tuesday afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HELPS
TWO MEN GET TO THEIR HOMES

Two young men within q hours,
both proteges of the Associated Chart
ties. boarded a train for their home
towns. Both men were i'll and each
returned TO his home at the expense
of the local association
One of the men, Thomas Tigh, was
in a sanatorium in Erie, Pa, for
some time. He was suffering from
a disease which had been somewhat
allayed and believed he was well
enough to travel. He came here. but
illness prevented work and he was
strictly up against it" AS a result
ne appealed to the local association
and is now enroute to one of the
best sanatoriums in the state of Penn
sylvania.
The other man had a similar ex-
perience. although he was in better
condition upon arriving here than
the first. His smile was broad as he
received his ticket for Mobile, Ala,
and his parting word was I'll not
forget you"
Queen Helena. Of Italy. IS clever ANA
teur photographer, her favorite subject
being her children at their outdoor play.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
Custom Officials Say
TequiLa Not For Face

A perfume bottle full Of tequila
was taken from a woman Monday who
attempted to cross from Juarez to FL
Paso, by customs officials. The bottle
was in her purse and she claimed that
it was a preparation for her face. Her
passport was taken from her.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
KIWANIANS WILL DISCUSS
Ell PASO CITY PLANNING

With Karl N. Roberts, Of the Cham
Der of commerce, and Burton Bunch,
formerly city planning commissioner
of St Louis. No. as the speakers, the
Kiwanis club Will hear a discussion
of city planning for e. Paso at the
clubs regular meeting Wednesday
noon at the Sheldon hotel
George Franklin will be special
chairman, superintendent A H.
Hughey Will be "glad-hander" and
Sam Gillett Will donate the attend
ance prize.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
MAY READ c. OF c. RESOLUTION
INTO CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

The resolution recently adopted by
the FL Paso chamber Of commerce in
which a more rigid national policy to-
ward Mexico was urged. viii probably
be read into the congressional record
within the next few days. according
to a message received by K. N. Rob
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22

Dissertations taken
at s a. n. 18th
meridian time. July
p. 1919.
Forecasts:
FL Paso and vicin-
ity: Generally fair
tonight and wednes-
day.
Arizona and New
Mexico: Tonight and
Wednesday fair; not
much c han & e in
temperature.
West Texas: To-
night generally fair;
wafmer south por-
ton Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22

erts from John A. Happier. special rep
resentative Of the chamber Of COM
merce in Washington The resolution
has been presented TO members Of the
Texas congressional delegation. SEN
ator A B. Fail OF New Mexico. and
also to the war and state departments
The resolution has been referred to
the senate committee Of foreign az
fairs and VIII be considered later. the
message announced.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
ARTHUR VAN HASELEN LANDS
AT HOBOKEN ON HIS WAY HOME

Arthur Van Heselen, a son Of H. g.
Van Heselen. a deputy sheriff. has
landed at Hoboken on his way home,
after % months in overseas service,
according to word received Sunday By
his father. Arthur Van Haselen en-
listed with the 520th engineers. and,
after being wounded and gassed, was
transferred to the American postof-
flee service for the army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
SPANISH WAR VETERANS WILL
ELECT DEL &c ATEG TONIEH

Camp No. .. Spanish war veterans,
will meet at s o'clock tonight at the
chamber of commerce to elect dele
gates and alternates to the annual
convention Of Spanish war veterans
which will be held September 2-5, at
San Francisco.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22
THE WEATHER.

S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WEATHER BUREAU
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22

Relative humidity in FL Paso at p. m.
Tuesday was 20 percent. temperature at
1 p m, 81
Precipitation last "a hours dnehes)....l
State Of weather ....l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-22

Queen Helena. Of Italy. IS a clever ANA
teur photographer. her favorite subject
being her children at their outdoor play
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
PEfROGRAD IS EVACUATED
BR B0LSHEVll FORCES
Reds Are Reported 60 Be IN Full
Flight From North
Russia.

London, Jan. 24.-The bOlshevik
forces are evacuating Petrograd and
removing all stores. according to u.
dispatch from Helsingfors.
The message adds that Leon TrhtZ-
ky, minister of war, is transferring his
headquarters to Mini NOvgorod and
that the anti-bolshevik movement is
growing daily.
TrOtZky has ordered ZinOvieff, boil
shevik governor of Petrograd, to sur
render that city withOut~a~fig if 1t is
attacked by the northern Russian
forces according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen.
In northern Russia, the dispatch
adds, the bOlshevik forces have been
defeated and large part have surren-
dered. In addition, great numbers OF
peasants are reported to be in revolt
in various parts of bolshevik Russia.
General ZinOvieff is close associ-
ate Of Premier Lenine. He has been in
command in Petrograd most Of the
time since the bolshevik capital was
removed to Moscow.
Esthonian officials claim that the de-
feat Of the bolshevists after the cap
ture of Narva amounted to a complete
rOut, according to another HelsingfOrS
dispatch to the Daily Mail. EsthOnian
advance guards now are within 70
miles of Petrograd and continue to
capture prisoners, arms and munitions.
Their booty includes an armored train