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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-28
New York Writers Opinion.

A~Gaancial writer in the Wall Street
:. .UrTs;l says: Notwithstanding the
-iJrGify of reasoning that if a man
..iGS a 500 bill had it changed
ten of $40 each his income would
Increased, Congress sought 10
.:.Ite this absurdity. and declared
Il dividends were taxable as
i~-some. The sixteenth amendm ent
Growers Congress to lay and collect
Les on incomes Manifestly ii has
- power TO lay tax on anything not
'-SrorTe Before that amendment was
'c@ted the law had settled that stock
blends were not income. For this
I-aeou Judge Mayer rightly held that
congress had no constitutional war
'snt for laying an income tax upon
them The point is so plain. and so
certain to be affirmed by the Supreme
Court, that Congress should take heed
IA present and future revenue legis-
iation"
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Rosa Luxembourg Reported Alive.

COPENHAGEN. January 2S.-A
Munich dispatch to the Politiken re-
ports that it has been learned from
quite reliable sources" that Rosa
Luxembourg, who was reported to have
been shot and killed January Is in Ber-
lin, is alive and is at the house of
friend, where she will be concealed un-
til she has an opportunity to escape
from the German capital.
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Gist of Decision.

"a stock dividend really takes
nothing from the property of the
corporation. and adds nothing TO the
interest of the shareholders. Its prop
erty is not diminished, and their in
terests are not increased. The
proportional interest of each share
holder remains the same. The only
change is in the evidence which rep
reSents that interest. the new shares
and the original shares together rep
resenting the same proportional in
terest that the original shares repre-
scented before the issue of the new
ones
If the sum had been carried from
surplus to capital account without a
corresponding issue of stock certifi-
Gates we do not suppose that
jiy one would contend that the plain
t.n had received an accession to his
iBCame"
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DIVIDENDS DECISION
PUzzL|NG TO CONGRESS

The recent court decision in New
York that stock dividends are not
subject TO taxation as income is said
10 be puzzling TO members OF Con
gress. who. in the pending reyenle
law. have set down stock dividends as
income and seek thereby to bring
them within the provisions o! the in
come tax law
The case resulting In the recent de-
cisior arose over an attempt II col
lect an income tax on stock dividends
in pursuance of the provisions Of the
act of Congress of September = 1915.
which declared that sIch dividends
wore income. Befo~e this, The CO.
Iector of internal revenue, orerat.r 8
under the law of 1918, thought that
stock dividends were income. Al
though the act did not refer specific
ally to them. Litigation followed TINS
attempt to classify as income what
under the law seemed to have been
long ago settled as capital. ard the
case, Towne agt Eisner: 241 l. :.
AS. was decided by the supreme
Court. The gist of the decision OF
that court was.
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Dealer Accused Of Unfair Methods.

]. Frank Bates OF this city, doing
business under the trade name Of NAL
20 Coffee Company, has bean cited to
appear before the Federal Trade Com.
mission March 6. The complaint
against Mr.. Bates alleges that he Is
trying to stif,e competition by methods
which are regarded as unfair to an
other coffee organization with a sim
liar trade name.
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A Brief Flash of Gold.

The CLINT and splendor of gold have
rsappeared In Washington. 1t was
only a fash, and it is not likely that
much. of the precious metal in the
never again be as easy to obtain
gold coin as it was before the war;
not because there will be any scarcity
of it. but because the government.
through the operation of the federal
reserve system, conserves gold more
scientifically than it did as the basis
for that circulating medium of ex-
change which is called money.
At recent meeting of the direc-
torate of local corporation each of
the directors received a SO gold piece
as his stipend honorarium. In the
nsriod before the world upheaval
aoid circulated just about as freely
- people desired. and it was the Gus
( s-n for corporations. generally at the
;naual meeting of their directors. to
i've to each director gold piece as
IL 1t was in the nature of a
tostimonial of the appreciation by the
s-s,Tapany of the directors attendance.
TAT. that was before the war. Very
little gold is to be met with in circu-
l2tiun now.
1t was a good while ago that the
government requested the banks to
turn into the Treasury such gold GER
tifcates as they held or should come
across in the course of business
Those were the more or less familiar
yellow backs" which were convert
ible- on demand into the money OF
ultimate redemption" One of these
hnls-is a rarity in trade now. The
federal reserve note is the form OF
currency most often seen. On the
-reen-and-white back of that note
Is engraved:
'-This note is receivable by all ma
fiQnal and member banks and fed
tEai reserve banks and for all taxes
sastems and other public debts. 1t is
f5s.deemable in gold on demand at the
~re2sury Department of the United
.isates in the city Of Washington
District of Columbia. or in gold OF
lawful money at any federal reserve
bank"
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W. T. Ashby at Work in Uniform

w T. Ashby was at work at the
District National Bank today, wear
ing the uniform of second lieutenant
of aviation. Mr.. Ashby before enter
ing the military service was private
secretary to President Harper of the
District National. Since his release
from military duty Mr.. Ashby has
hcen sick. He will resume his duties
IS President Harper's secretary on
February /.
A rusty German helmet rested or a
chair in the office of President White
~ the National Metropolitan Bank to-
. Jay. There are some inscriptions on
IT, but MIR. White did not know at
noon the name of the sender of the
relic. Presumably it was sent as a
trophy by one of the Metropolitan
Bank men in service in France.
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D. c. Bankers Victory Banquet.

Preparations for the victory ban
net to be given by the District of Co.
lumbia Bankers Association. Thurs
day evening, at the Willard, are very
nearly completed The principal
speakers SO far announced are to be
Vice President Marshall and Gov w
p. g. Harding of the Federal Reserve
Board. Maurice d. Rosenberg, presi-
dent of the Bank of Commerce and
Savings and president of the Bankers
Association, has been chosen by the
committee of arrangements TO be pre-
siding officer at the banquet. Among
the prominent men whose acceptances
have been received are Col Farms
worth of the American Bankers AS
fociation of New York and Gen Louis
Catlardet, French military attache at
Washington. Various distinguish ed
men from other countries will attend
and the victory dinner will take on
an international character. Profess
siona1 entertainers are to have a part
IN the program. but no announcement
of these features is to be made prior
TO the dinner.
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POWDER STOCKS.
STANDARD OIL ADVANCE,

NEW YORK, January 2s.-The
Standard Oil Company of New York
today advanced the price of refined
making cases 20.25 cents. tanks 9.25
cents and standard white. in barrels,
1925 cents.
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Recoveries Are Recorded.

Rallies prevailed during the noon hour,
Mexican Petroleum leading at an ex
treme recovery of six points. Marine
preferred also made up much of its loss.
United States Steel rose "A point from
it's early minimum and independent steels
were active and stronger.
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Sales on the Local Exchange.

On the Washington Stock Exchange
today 81 900 Potomac Electric Cen
-. eral SIS sold at s7as and ten shares
' of Capital Traction at s51a
After call, $500 Capital Traction SIS
I sold at s1es, five shares of Capital
traction at $50. eight shares of
Washington Railway and Electric
referred at 434, three shares Of
custom at 661. and fifteen shares at
-.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Potomac Electric general as, $1,000 at 9fs.
81 600 at e7ss, 81. 600 at OTIS, s1,ooo at 97ss.
81 600 at s7as, $1,000 at 97ss. $1,000 at s7as,
81 600 at ora. 81 900 at s79s, s1.oeo at 97ss,
81 900 at s7as.
Capital Traction, 10 at s51a
After call:
Capital Traction IS. $500 at 91as.
Capital Traction. at ssh.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. at
GIN.
Bid and Asked Prices.
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analytical Laboratory

Water. milk. food, drugs
$ic., examined. Also bacterio-
iog.esi and chemical analysis
orders only Of Blood. stomach
contents, excretA, etc. Analyt-
zeal Department, Medicinal Va.
zinc and Antitoxin Institute.
tD-L You Street N. ". North q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-28

During the war the London county
council loaned nearly $4,000, 600 to;
the British nation, ~ -.
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THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia. Maryland.
West Virginia and Virginia-Fair to-
night and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; gentle south,
shifting to west winds.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Thermomet er-Yesterda pm. S.:
pm. so; - midnight. 80, Today. 4
am, S5; s am, "a; IL noon, So; pm,
So. Maximum. 81. at 4:20 pm. yester-
day. Minimum, 80, a. 7:30 pm. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 81; minimum, Is.
Barometer-Yesterd 4 pm. 5000:
pm, 3o.07; IL midnight. 1905. To-
day. am, 1904; am, 1901; IL noon.
29.S7; 2 pm, 22S0.
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Further Selling of Marine.

Further selling of Marine preferred
at an extreme setback of 21s points
was accompanied by l to point
reactions in other shippings
Leading oils lost as much, but made
more than complete recovery, but
tohaccos and minor motors were
heavy. while Studebaker improved
with Hide and Leather preferred
United States Steel moved within
contracted limits. but related industri
ais and equipments were only
occasionally quoted with rails.
Brooklyn Transit was unmoved by
the change of venue granted its
indicted officials, but Manhattan
railway dropped 5 y points.
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LONDON MONEY.

| LONDON, January 2S.-Money. az
per cent Discount rates-Short and
three-month bills. 3 1882 per cent.
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STEEL AND RAILS LEAD
IN A SLOW MARKET

NEW YORK, January 2s.-Shippings
reflected the irregular trend of prices
at the quiet opening of today's stock
market, Atlantic Gulf advancing a
point. while Marine preferred lost 1 4
and Pacific Mail II.
Tendencies elsewhere were Of the
same uncertain character, oils and
some of the minor rails easing frac-
tionally.
United States Steel, on which divi-
dend action is to be announced after
the close of today'S session, opened at
a slight reaction, which was soon re
covered and the gain forfeited before
the end of the first half hour.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours
Tide Tables.

Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide. 1889 am; high
tide, sos am. and 5:25 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1925 am. and
1888 pm; high tide. 5:55 am. and
CHS pm
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Directors

HOWARD r. NORTON
PETER LATTERNER
s. DANA LINCOLN
ANDREW d. L0ErFLER
LUCAS P. LOVING
GEORGE c. PUMPHREY
SAMUEL c. REDNAN
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The Sun and Moon.

Today-Sun rose. 7:19 am; sun sets,
5:24 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. tbs am; sun
sets, 5:25 pm.
Moon rises. 4:34 am; sets. 2:2o pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset,
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
RANCHERS
 ASK FOR NEW ROAD

A petition, addressed to the terri torial government, is being circu- lated asking for the costruction of a road along the bank of the Cinema river, as far up as the Courtney ranch, distance of approximately twelve miles from Fairbanks.
 There are many ranchers between Fairbanks and the Courtney ranch, whose properties abut on the Cinema slough and all these will be served by the proposed road
 A copy of the petition with the names of the signatories, is to be sent to the Fairbanks Commercial club.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
RECEPTION FOR RETURN NJ BOYS
 WILL BE FITTING
346th Field Artillery, Enroute From France to Camp Lewis, Will
 Be Feted
(ASSoCiated PreSS)

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-The cities of Spokane and Tacoma are plan ming for elaborate receptions to be given the officers and men of the 346 Field Artillery, now enroute to Nlmp Lewis for demobilization. This battery is unit of the 91st army division.
 The 346th Field Artillery is ex- pected to reach Seattle on Friday. It is the first unit of the 91st division to return to Camp Lewis, where the entire division received its military training.
 The streets around the camp will be turned into veritable canyons of flags and several parades will be held in honor of the returning soldiers.
 The troops, in four trains, passed St. Paul yesterday
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
FOOD BLOCKADE BEING DISCUSSED
 BY DELEGATIONS
Entry of Foodstuffs and Lubricants to Germany Is Now Under
 Consideration.
( Associated PreSS)

PARIS, Jan. 21.-Owing to the pressure of the more important problems before the delegates to the peace conference, and their consequent inability to give much time to the consideration of the question of sending food to Ger many, various economic delegations have been formed for the purpose of studying, separately, the blockade and kindred problems.
 The Americans favor an earlier relaxation of the water tight block ade against Germany so as to ar- init of the entry Of foodstufss, lab- ricants and other articles into the Teuton countries; the blockade to be rigidly enforced otherwise, to enable the Allies to force the Ger mans to accept their peace terms.
 The blockade has already been relaxed in the western part of Aus tria and food is being sent to Vienna to be supplied to Germany.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
ENGLAND WANTS
 SWEDEN ID PAY

LONDON.-Charges of fragrant abuse of neutrality by a Swedish army official have been made in the Prize Court here by Sir Fred erick Smith, attorney general. He asked for condemnation as prize of $2,500,0O0 worth of wool, seized in seven vessels and claimed by the Royal Swedish army administra- tion. The wool, the attorney gen eral alleges, was bought with Ger man money for use in Germany.
 This was one of series of cases. Sir Frederick Smith asserted, in which the late Swedish government or Lieutenant Colonel Wikland, head of the equipment section of the Swedish army, lent his name improperly as consignees. Wikland, who had not been repudiated by the Swedish government, Sir Fred erick said, had bought goods with funds supplied by Germany.
 "These are grave allegations, |" said the attorney general "It is not quite clear where the money came from, but there were sham shippers and sham consignees of commodity of which Germany was in desperate need, and either or both lent themselves to chicanery in order that this court and the representative of the British navy might be misled."
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
ALASKA PLAYS STAGED
 ON CALIFORNIA SNOW

TRUCKEE, Cal.-The work of filming moving picture snow scenes will start here within short time, there now being an abundance of snow and ice. Several companies will send troops of actors and retainers of from fifteen to twenty persons each, with equipments of dog-teams and sleighs, etc.
 It is stated by those familiar with the making of moving pictures that large proportion of the Alaska and British Columbia scenes are in reality photographed within a few miles of Truckee.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
ANARCHIST PLOT IS LAD BARE BY
 SECRET SERVICE
Police Disclose Existence of Plot to Kill the RockefeIlers During
 the War.
Associated P:eSs)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.-- A police inspector, testifying at the propaganda investigation being held here today, said that anarchists had plotted against the lives of both the Rockerfellers shortly after the beginning of the war.
 He said that the plotters had been killed by the premature explosion of the bomb with which they had in tended to kill the Rockerfellers.
 Since the armistice was signed, the inspector said, ample evidence has been discovered of the existence of plans to organize for the pur- pose of disseminating propaganda.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
HE FLU CLAIMS
 ANOTHER ALASKAN

A telegram was received in Ne mana yesterday evening telling of the death of Mrs. Catherine Ben son, of this city, as the result of an attack of influenza; the death occurred on Sunday at Seattle, and interment of the body will take place in day or two.
 The late Mrs. Benson was a daughter of George Harrington, of Nenana. The telegram telling of the sad occurrence was received by him.
 Andrew Benson, the husband of the deceased, is out in the woods close to town, cutting cordwood. r
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
TREE CONVICTED
 ASSAULT CHARGE

On a complaint sworn to by Robert Theodore, a native boy, to- day, George Tree, of Fairbanks, was taken into custody charged with committing assault on the person of the said Robert Theodore.
 Tree entered plea of guilty to the charge and Commissioner Me Donald sentenced him to pay fine of $500 and also to term of inn prisonment of six months.
 The prisoner is unable to pay the fine and will serve it out in jail at the rate of $2 per diem. He will be sent to Fairbanks to serve out his sentence.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
RUSS QUESTION
 E CONSIDERED
 AT CONFERENCE
Solution of Russian Problem Now Exercising the Minds of the
 Peace Delegates.
Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 21.-Thc peace con- ferenece has the Russian question under continued examination and are sitting down the facts gleaned so far and are getting together all the available information regarding the situation, past and present.
 The latest information available is that the Allied governments are now prepared to present their memoranda, and discussion tending toward a solution of the problem is expected to be in soon.
 Harold Scaventus, the Danish minister to Russia, today gave the peace congress his views concerning Rnssia v@s'"~1'sy NJ. Noulens, the French ambassador to Russia, spoke on the same subject.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
SWEDEN 1O SEND
 FORCES AGAINST
 SLAV BOLSAE V|K|
Sweden Will Send Armed Force Into Russia to Stop Bolsheviki
 Tide.
Associated PreSS)

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 21-A Swed- ish volunteer military expedition is expected to start for one of the Lithuanian provinces this week to stem the Bolsheviki advance.
 A Swedish military mission, that had been sent into Russia some time ago to study the situation, with a view to aiding in the rehabilitation of the country, reported favorably regarding the sending of an armed force to Lithuania, but not to Esthonia, owing to lack of econo- mic resources in that province.
 Lithuania is historic grand duchy of 6O,OO0 square miles, united in 1889 to Poland, and since the < S.9t .xi { s.: s;, .,nnat kingdom, forming the Russian governments of Mohilev ,Vitepsk, Minsk, Wilma and Grodno, and portions of the Prussian provinces of Gumbinnen and East Prussia. The Lithuanians are of Lettish origin.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
ALASKAN GIVEN
 MILITARY MEDAL Former Nomeite How in the Army, Gets American Distinguished
 Service Cross.
Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21.--Major Kenneth Marr, formerly of Nome, Alaska, has been awarded the Amer ican distinguished service cross. The cross is awarded for meritorious service in action.
 Major Marr, who arrived here to- day, was attached to the aerial forces of the United States and served with distinction on the West ern front during the war. He is credited with having defeated ten German airplanes.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
BUZBY JR. IS NOW
 BACK IN THE STATES

Harry Buzby, the Fairbanks rancher, received a telegram today informing him of the safe arrival in New York, of his son J. Buzby, who had been with the American Expeditionary forces "Over There. 1"
 Young Buzby will probably come North after he gets his discharge from t.,e army.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE FROM FAIRBANKS

Assistant District Attorney Harry Pratt arrived in Nenana last night from Fairbanks, having mushed in over the trail.
 He left Fairbanks at eight o'clock Sunday morning, and stopped at Dietz roadhouse for the night.
 MT. Pratt is here on business and will probably be in Nenana for few days.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
AUTO LEFT FOR
 FAIRBANKS TODAY

The automobile which arrived in Nenana yesterday evening left this morning for Fairbanks with Lena Brown, Ed Williams and Jack Lodge as passengers for the upper town, with Burgess at the wheel.
 The auto will probably leave Fairbanks tomorrow morning on the return trip.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
CORDOVA IS AGITATING
 FOR FEDERAL BUILDING

CORDOVA.-Now that the gov ernment has withdrawn restrictions relating to the construction of pub lie buildings, Cordova is agitating for quick action on the erection of postoffice building, plans for which have been prepared. It is said that $1on,00O has been appro- priated for the building.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
STRIKE EXTENDED

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-The strike has been extended to the steel yards which also closed today, only five thousand wood shipyard workers did not go an strike It is expected that the wood shipyards also will be closed down, as the Metal Trades Council, which is calling the strike. have ordered all the electricians and engineers working in the yards to strike.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
COAST WORKERS
 CALL STRIKE ID
 FORCE DEMANDS
An Increase of Wages Demanded By Shipyard Workers; Strike
 Follows Refusal.
 Associated Press)
Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-Between twenty-five and thirty thousand ship yard workers went out on strike today and all shipyards and contract shops remain closed as conse- quence.
 The strikers demand wage scale of one dollar an hour for mechanics and from six to seven dollars a day for apprentices, lab orers and helpers.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
FAIRBANKS PIONEERS ADD
 THREE NEW MEMBERS

Fairbanks Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, held their regular meet ing last night. The following new members were admitted into the order: Joe Bellefontaine, J. M. Mo Intyrc and M. R. Boyd.
 A social session followed the business meeting and very good program was rendered.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
25 900 COAST SHEPARD WORKERS ON STRIKE
SWEDISH VOLUNTEERS TO WAGE WAR ON BOISE1EVIK
MORE SOLDIERS
 ORDERED HOME

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.-- The war department annouced to- day that the twenty-seventh, thir- tieth and thirty-seventh divisions have now been ordered home.
 The ninety-first division has prior ity over all the other divisions ordered home and will sail as soon as transports are available.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-21
JAP GIRL BURGLAR
 HANGS SELF IN JAIL

TOKIO.-Chiyo Sugiyama, IT, year-old Japanese girl, who had
 been arrested for burglary, com mitted suicide in her cell by hang ing. She made a moose with her obi, or sash, unwound from her kimono. Being in need of money the girl had, armed herself with an axe and broken into a house intinidating woman occupant, and making off with some cash.