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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Defend PLAN TO
REPEAL LUXURY
TAX SECTIONS
Congressman Jefferis Says
Present Revenue System
Is Cumbersome and
1. UnbusinessIike.
By E. c. SNYDER,
shington Correspondent Omaha Bee.

Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington, Sept. 18,-(Special
Telegram. )-Congressman Jefferis
in his desire to put stop to the
methods in vogue in collecting the
so-called luxury taxes, which he be-
lieves cumbersome, unbusinesslike
and tends to retard healthy growth
of industry during the reconstruc-
ton period, introduced bill some
time ago repeating certain sections
of the revenue bill dealing with
taxes and placing a tax on manutac-
turers that he thought would offset
the loss in repeating these taxes.
Chairman Fordney OF the ways
and means committee in a letter to
him received yesterday objected to
the bill on the ground that it would
not offset the amount of revenue
raised by taxes on the sections
sought to be repealed.
Mr.. Jefferis replied to the Ford
rley letter as follows:
while | was not aware that the
sections which | seek to repeal will
yield the large sum which you claim,
nevertheless | hasten to point out
that | would have no objection to
raising the per cent of tax to any
level which the committee may deem
necessary to bring an equal revenue
to the amount which it is estimated
will be collected under the present
tax. My stand is not against taxa
ton.
81 fully realize the dire need that
the government has, and will con-
tinue to have, for revenue, and would
not favor any measure which would
seek to curtail this income. But l
am unalterably opposed to the pres
ent method of collecting taxes and
have therefore introduced a bill, not
as panacea for all the evils of taxa
ton, but 10 suggest better way of
deriving revenue. The present system
may rightly be termed all honest
mans tax" for the income therefrom
depends largely upon the honesty of
the payee. 1t is causing a great I'M
rest among the people, who deem it
unnecessary to pay war taxes in
peace times, and | feel that it is alb
solutcly necessary to revert the tax
to the manufacturers, and by this
means to create an invisible tax
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Negro Highwaymen
Rob Cripple, Who Is
Unable to Rests,

L. A. Bates, paralytic, who lives
. alone at ll6 South Ninth street, was
unable to use his own revolver We'd
ncsday night when two negroes rob-
bed him of $50 on street car near
his home.
Bates told the police that he car
ried the revolver to protect his
money, but when the occasion came
to use the weapon, he was unable
to carry out the intentions which
had been on his mind for a long
time.
The hishwaymen took Bates re-
volver as we'll as his money.
Two suspects were arrested last
night by Emergency Officer AL Sim
clair. They are Ben Miller, 1915
Capitol avenue, and Joe Green,
Thirteenth and Davenport streets.
Mrs. T. F. Stroud, 5l16 Florence
boulevard, reported to the police
that two boys stole purse contain
ing $50 from her automobile while
she was visiting at Twentieth street
and Ames avenue late Wednesday.
The police and juvenile authorities
have been given description of the
boys.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19

READY FOR FIRST
VOTE ON TREATY
Size and Importance of Docu-
ment Possibility Of Early
Agreement.

Washington, Sept. lS.-Republican
leaders made ready today for the
first voting test next week on the
German peace treaty and its league
of nations covenant.
Word was sent to Senator John
son of California, author of an
amendment to equalize the voting
power of Great Britain and the
United States in the league, and
first up for consideration, to return
here at once so that debate on the
amendment might proceed Monday,
with the hope of adopting or re-
jecting it by the end of the week.
Until this message to the Califor-
MIA senator was sent by Senator
Borah of Idaho, after conference
late in the day With Chairman
Lodge Of the foreign relations COM
mittee. the report had persisted
around the capitol that Senator
Johnson might be absent several
weeks. Senator Lodge declared
there would be no vote on amend
ments this week, and opponents OF
the league were prepared to resist
attempts to force one by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, leader Of
the administrators fight for ratih-
cation.
The treaty will be called up for
consideration tomorrow, after a two
day interruption, for continuous
considerations. Actual reading of the
pact, which stopped short Tuesday
after Article III of the league cove
nant had been reached, is consider
ably more of job than the man not
familiar with senatorial discussion
of international questions might i'm
agine. The printed text makes a
book almost as big and quite as
heavy as New York city telephone
directory. Every line of it must be
read, with endless debate on some
sections, running, perhaps, into
weeks.
It's size, to say nothing of inpor-
lance of the document, explains why
senator's generally decline to pre-
dict how long it may be before
finally voted on.
Reed to Speak Again.
Senator Reed of Missouri was ex-
pected to launch another attack on
the league tomorrow, but it was
thought at his office tonight that he
might not speak until Saturday.
Other senator's are anxious to be
heard.
1t is the intention of Chairman
Lodge, in charge of the treaty, to
call it up every day, not later than
2 o'clock. An amendment by Sena-
tor Moses, republican Of. New
Hampshire, relating to adjudication
to deputies, referred to the assem-
bly,, will be reached tomorrow after
a l0-minute reading of the league
covenant text. Opponents of the
covenant said tonight the reading
would be halted at that point for
quite a bit of discussion, but that
they would prevent a vote on it this
week. Discussing his telegram to
Senator Johnson urging the Cali
fornia senator's immediate presence
here, Senator Borah said debate on
the British-American voting amend
ment might go on for week, with
the hope of vote at the end of that
time. Senator Johnson, he said.
could then resume his speech making
trip against the league.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
All Sim Fein Weeklies
Advertise Banned Loan

: Dublin, Sept. ls,-All the Sim
Fein weekly newspapers today pub
lished full page advertisements of
the Irish republican loan. The pub
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
President Defied
By Steel Workers

tNOutiuucu IHUAAA nB0 oucp
ponement were cognizant of the ac-
tual conditions surrounding iron and
steel mills. 1t was claimed that
workers were eager for the strike;
that they were Disseminated against
for union activities, and that the
organized workers would lose con-
fdence in their leaders if they
turned back and deserted the men
at this time.
Strike Circular.
The strike circular, which has al
ready been distributed among steel
workers throughout the country,
reads in part:
"The workers on the iron and
steel mills and blast furnaces not
working under union agreements
are requested not to 60 to work on
September u, and to refuse to re-
sumo their employment until such
time as the demands of the organi-
cations have been conceded by the
steel corporations"
Read Letter to Wilson.
The steel wrkers' national COM
mittee late tonight made public
letter it has drafted and sent to Pres
ident Wilson, giving II reasons
why it could not comply with his
request to postpone the steel workers
strike called for next Monday. The
letter also recites the history of the
movement to better the conditions
of the workers and expresses faith
IN the presidents "desire to bring
about conference" with employers.
"We regret that for the first time
your call on organized labor can
not meet with favorable response"
the letter states. "If delay were no
more than delay, even at the cost of
loss of membership in our organiza-
tons. we would urge the same to-
the fullest of our ability notwith-
standing the men are firmly set for
an immediate strike. But delay here
means the surrender of all hope"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Youth Beaten by "PaIs"
in Cell in the City Jail

Robert Bevins, II years old, 2l1o
North Twenty-fourth street, re-
ceived severe beating in a cell in
the city Jail yesterday, where he was
confined with his two pals" before
police could interfere.
The pals" Edward Colman and
Edward Huffman, both living at
1408H Chicago street, and both a
year older than Bevins, declared
that they "were getting revenge on
Bevins for squealing on them"
The three youths were arrested
Wednesday. Bevins told police that
they were members of a gang led
by bold vampire" and an ex-so1-
dier.
A turnkey stopped the fight and
put Bevins in another cell. He will
be taken to the county iail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Leak on Jury,

Chicago, Sept. l8.-Federa1 Judge
Carpenter today told the prosecutors
in charge of grand jury investiga-
ton of five large packing companies
that he would dismiss the jurors un-
less leaks of the jury was stopped.
The judge declared that someone
among the prosecutors was giving
out information without proper
authority.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Good Business to
Raify Pact-Wilson
CONTINUED from Page ons.)

N~V1sno~N1 AA~e>s - - ~~ep
conditions that we can count on"
there would be the partial paralysis
that is characteristic of = panic"
Boycott Provisions.
Mr.. Wilson also discussed at
length the arbitration and boycott
provisions of the league covenant,
declaring that had there been any
thi ngapproaching such an arrange
ment in 1914 Germany never would
have begun the war. The boycott,
he asserted, was "an exclusion from
civilized society" which no Euro
pean nation could endure for six
months. He emphasized that the
boycott was an automatic step short
of war and that under the covenant
all actual questions of war or peace
would be reserved for decision by
congress.
Not Selfish Nation.
The president declared that while
the United States formerly was
looked upon abroad as a selfish ma
ton. that opinion had been "abso-
'utely reversed" 1t now is Americas
privilege, he said, to lead the world
unless the cynical counsels of some
of our acquaintance prevail"
Detailing the cost of the war in
money and in battle deaths, Mr.. Will
son said all of this sacrifice was
made because the world never had
had the courage to set up such sys-
lem of arbitration and discussion as
the league covenant proposed,
Speaks to Students.
Berkeley, CAL, Sept. 18.-Presi-
dent Wilson told an audience of fac
ulty and students of the University
of California assembled in the
Greek theater on the university CAM
pus at Berkeley today that he had
no objection to the peace treaty be-
ing debated, but objected to it be-
ing defeated so long and thought it
ought to be debated more fairly.
Some men and newspapers were
misrepresenting the treaty, he said,
and instead of discussing it on its
merits were picking out little flaws.
Some of the greatest mistakes In
American history were due to just
such actions as that, the president
said. .s
The president and Mrs. Wilson
arrived in Oakland from San Fran
cisco this afternoon and were
cheered by crowds of school chill
dren, who lined the streets through
which they drove.
Welcomed by Mayor.
On arrival at the Greek theater
the president was welcomed by
Mayor Louis Bartlett of Berkeley
and Dean w. c. Jones of the uni
versity. At the close of his brief
talk the presidential party drove to
the athletic field. The automobiles
circled the field to give the crowds
in the stands view of President
Wilson and the party then returned
to Oakland, where the president had
dinner in private at his hotel be-
fore his evening address at the Civic
auditorium.
Before his departure from San
Francisco today President Wilson
received petition from the Chinese
National Welfare Society of Amer
lea, said to- represent 10000 Chi
nese in the United States, asking the
president to use his influence to
bring about a readjustment of the
Shantunp award.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Omaha Boy Killed by Train
Hitting Speeder in Nevada

Albert S. Petty, signal electrician
for the S. P, S. L., & L. S. railroad,
was killed when speeder he was
riding on an inspection trip was
struck by a locomotive near Cali
emit, New. He was sergeant in the
Oath balloon company, stationed for
several months at Fort Omaha, and
later transferred to California.
Mr.. Petty was born in Omaha and
lived here the greater part of his
life. He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. John w. Petty. 2311 Douglas
street. The body will be brought to
Omaha for burial. Funeral services
will be held in the Hoffman funeral
home Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
Pleads Guilty to Money Theft.

Goldie Clampitt. 10 years old, was
bound over to the district court from
police court yesterday, when she
pleaded guilty to stealing $44.50
from her sister, Mrs. L. E. Pryor,
ZOOS Dodge street. She told police
she had taken the money to give to
her mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19

lication of the same advertisement
as previously reported, resulted in
the suppression of the Cork Exam
liner, one of Ireland's chief daily
newspapers. Developments, there.
fore, are expected in connection with
today's publications Of the loan an
nouncement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19

You will find the Dycklnan, Min
neapolis, convenient to the shops,
theaters and points of interest. Rea-
sonable rates. The Elizabethan
Room and the Coffee Shop of the
pyckman are ideal places to dine.
adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-19
omahansa in Washington.

Washington. Sept. 1S.-(Special
Telegram.) u. S. DAWSON, an at
torney of Omaha, is in Washington
on official business.
Father E. ]. Mccarthy of Oma-
ha is in. the national capital for a
few DAYS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
Why War Stamps are Sold.

Great Britain in the seven weeks
after the armisticc had a total cXpcn-
diturc Of more than $40 million pounds
sterling, whereas the expenditures for
the seven weeks before the armisticc.
at a time when hostili,ics were at
their height Just exceeded $40 mil
lion. This indicates tha, other great
nations, as we'll as the United states,
are finding that they will require
more funds TO get through the year
following the great war than they did
10 carry on the war for year. This
also explains the necessity for the con
War Savings Stamps.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
GOODBYE TO RHINE.
Rainbow Division Leaving Germany |
for BrrSt

Rainbow Division lcn,ing Germany
for BreSt.
Coblcnz. April 1.--Thc Rainbow Di-
vision today began saying goodbye to
the Rhine. Soon after 10 o'clock this
morning the first train pulled ont for
Brcst. carrying the division hcadQuar-
ters and the units attached TO il.
The departure Of the FOrty-Srcond
division. composed OF National Guards
men of 27 States. and the third divis-
ion to land in France is the first di-
vistonal movement OF troops for home
from the American army Of Occupa-
ton.
Three trains will leave the station
near Rcmagen daily until April H.,
when the tail ends OF the Rainbow
will see the last Of the Rhine 1t is
estimated that the entire division will
be on the Atlantic few days later.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
LArRENS, $. e., APRIL 3, 1919.

In view Of the pauCity of ideas and
SiOnS Of this column will be given over
to other matters this week. The local
electric power situation is standing in
abcyancr, little can be added to the
cotton reduction agitation, the good
roads are being surveyed, the weather
is alright and Pres. Wilson is running
the peace conference about as well as
are ready to go to press anyway and
that's the biggest thing in this shop.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
ARMY or kEYMEN
MAY GO on STRIKE
photographers object to Method OF
RurlrSOu HMM Orders yOtr

photographers object to Method OF
BurlrS0n. Union Orders Vote.
New York, April g. I}alloting to de
tcrminc whether the 400 900 members
of the Commercial Tclrgraphcrs' Tn
ion OF America and six affiliated un~
ions shall strike as a protcs, against
Postmaster BurlcSon's methods OF
wire control was authorized at a meet
ing Of the unions executive committe ec
here tonight Ballots were distributed
rcturnahlc for tally at the unions
headquarters in Chicago, April 22.
S. J. Konenkamp, national president
Of the union. in an address stated that
the contemplated strike was the result
OF dissatisfaction over Mr.. Burlcson's $
action on requests for wage adjust
mcnts MIR. Durlcson also had rcfus-
ed, he declared to abide by President
wilson's mandate that the rights OF
workers to organize should not be
abridged.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
COMPANY ID MEN
ARRIVE Ar HOME

After Nearly Two Years Of Army Life
Laurens Men Return to Take UI
Pursuits OF Peace.
After nearly two years OF army life
during which time they made record
OF which all of their home folks and
friends are proud, members Of the
old Traynham Guards company of the
National Guard, more recently Co. d
llSth Infantry, Thirtieth Division, re-
turned to their homes last week ant
are now resting up preparatory to TAX
ink up the pursuits of peace. After
having been q week at Camp Jackson
after returning from France, they
were mustered out the latter part OF
last week and returned to receive tho
welcome and congratulations OF
friends and relations.
Capt. Arthur Lee, who was in com
mand Of the company throughout the
war except when in the hospital or in
command of the first battalion, has not
yet received his discharge but is at
| home on fifteen day furlough. Hc
arrived here yesterday after visiting
his mother in Greenwood Contrary to
reports, Capt. Lee is not seriously con
Sidcring rcma ming i'm the army though
he has not definitely decided as to his
intentions. Lieut.. Ben A. Sullivan Sc
cured a transfer to the army Of occu-
patton before the departure OF the di-
vision for America and is now attach
cd to one Of the regular divisioss
Lieut. Smith returned home as a cas-
ual several months ago and has al
ready entered business here. Lieut.. ID.
*. Simpson, another one OF the officers
VINO LETT with the company, was later
transferred to Co. G Of the same regi-
mcnt and is at home again after hay-
ing received his discharge. The other
officers of the company, Lieut.. Guess
ford. Lieut.. Graves and Lieut.. Framp-
ton. were from other states Lieut..
frampton was among those who gave
up their lives while in action on the
western front.
While the nucleus Of the company
was from lIaurcns and vicinity, the
personnel was taken from widely Sc
lected localities, many men being TAX
en- from the middle western states. or
these men the captain and local men
speak in the highest praise. Many of
them gave up their lives in the great
attack upon the llindcnburg line and
'he actions which preceded and follow
ed that attack. indeed when the bri-
sade was taken out of The line follow
ing this attack, afcr il had held the
lrft wing OF the sector adjoining thc
2Ith Division. only seven men out ne
the entire company were able to re-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
tiser would like to be informed of

tiser would like to he informed of
them.
In addition to the compliments CIV
en- the men upon their soldierly quail
tiles, general admiration has been ex-
pressed at their natty and healthy ap-
pearance. In spite Of this, however,
none Of them fell victims to the Wiles
of the French lassies, all of them re-
turning home with their hearts still
true to the home girls. Without ex-
ception, every man Of them was more
concerned with getting home than
parading or being paraded.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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All work strictly guaranteed. Shop on
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tpd
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Nolrt-All persons are hereby for
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