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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
WILSON NOT ID
 SEND DELEGATES Says U. s. Cannot Participate In Any Deliberations of
 League Council
By Associated Press

The United States. not being a member of the League of Nations cannot partici- pate in the deliberations of the league council or of any commission acting un- der the council, President Wilson has decided in declining the councils invi- tations to appoint American representa- tives to sit on the councils commission on the reduction of armaments.
 The Presidents decision was embodied in communication sent today by Acting Secretary of State Davis to Paul Hy- mans. president of the league council.
 Sympathy. however, was expressed by the President with any sincere effort to evolve constructive plan for dis armament which is necessary for the economic rehabilitation and peace of tho world"
 The communication sent to NJ. Hymans follows:
 "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your cablegram of December inviting the government of the United States to name representatives to sit with the military, naval and air commis- sions of the league in d consultative ca pacity during the discussions by the commission on the reduction of arma- ments. the consideration of which is to be undertaken by it forthwith at the re- quest and on behalf of the council.
 "The government of the United States is most sympathetic with any sincere eff fort to evolve constructive plan for disarma ment which is so necessary for the economic rehabilitation, peace ann stability of the world. The President of the United $ ates $ deeply interested in this question, and is most desirous of cooperating to this end. but as the gov ernment of the United States is not a member of the league, he does not feel justified in appointing commission to take even de facto participation in the deliberations of the council or of the commission, acting on behalf of the coun- cil in the execution of provisions in the covenant of the League of Nations;'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
GINNING FIGURES GIVEN
1O,144,921 Bales Ginned Prior to
 December 1
By Associated Press

Washington, December s.-cotton ginned prior to December l amounted to 10,- l44,921 running bales. including l9i .6s7 round bales. 4s.2sS bales of American Egyptian, and 1,111 bales of Sea Island the census bureau announced today
 Last year, to December 1, gnners amounted to S.S4,368 bales of lint inciud- ing 99,6sS round bales. 2S,725 bales of American Egyptian and 5,362 bales of Sea Island.
 Ginnings to December 1 this year by states follow:
 Alabama: 57o,s92; Arizona. 57, ,2S6: Arkan- sas, Sf2,sl2; California, 32.709: Florida, 16.063;l Georgia, 1.26l 1926; Louisiana, 33l 04f Mississippi. 730,57l; Missouri. 44.1a; North Carolina. 6l1 l03; Oklahoma, 76s. TIP, South Carolina, 1,259.o29; Tennessee, 2O9. TAI ; Texas. 342s.lil; Virginia. 9,si2 all other states, 6,342
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
JUST DISTRIBUTION
 OF TAX BURDEN IS
 URGEDBY HOUSTON
UnWise Taxes Should Be EIim- mated, But Yield Must Not Go Below Four Billions
 Yearly, Says Secretary
By Associated Pres,

Washington, December S.-A more equitable and just distribution of the &, ,0oe, GOO tax burden which the Amer ican people must bear for at least four more years was recommended to Con gross today by Secretary Houston who in his annual report submitted a compre- hepsive scheme of tax revision.
 Revision of tax should be affected,' MT. Houston wrote Congress. There can and should be a better distribution of the tax burden. Unwise taxes should be eliminated. But any scheme which would after this ficsal year yield for several years to come less than A,000, 0o00O0 would be incompatible with safety and sound finance. And the country should fAce the fact that present taxes even may not in the future be relied upon to yield the needed revenue"
 The Secretary of the Treasury said the excess profits tax should be repealed, and must, of course, be replaced. He said he believed 1t should be replaced in large rart by some form of corporation profits tax.
 Reduction of the higher groups of the income surtaxes, accompanied by in- CT eases in the lower income surtax rates. also is suggested by the secretary, wno asked that Congress consider such general revision with reduction to a maximum Bate lower than thal con tained in the present law, provided ac- ceptable new taxes of equal yield can be found.
 The secretary said the plain tax was that the present rates which are as high as per cent could not be successfully collected and that the effective way to tax the rich is to adopt rates that do rot force investment n tax-exempt securi- ties"
 Mir Houston suggests number Of sources of revenue which could be tapped. and others which could be re- vised to make up for the loss of revenue occassioned by the changes in the taxes ,ubich he recommended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
HARDING REACHES HOME
To Lay Foundation of Administration
 and Its Policies

Marion, O., December S-After a months vacation trip to Texas and Panama, President-elect Harding re- turned to Marion today to lay the foun- dations of his administration and it's policies in consultation with many of the nations leading statesmen.
 The meeting of minds he promised during the campaign will begin early next week after he has disposed of the accumulated correspondence and has put into more concrete form the questions he wants to ask those who come here to confer with him. The League of Nations will be foremost in his discussions. but several other problems will be kept in mind as he gathers advice and prepares himself for Executive responsibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
PETITION ASKS PROBE
Montgomery Business Men to Resist
 Proposed Rate Hike
By Associated Press

Montgomery, December S.-(SpecIaLl- Protesting against the petition of the Montgomery Light and Water Power company for an increase in the gas rates charged Montgomery consumers the chamber of commerce of the city today filed cross petition and called upon the Alabama public service commission to conduct an investigation into the af- fairs of that company. as well as the Montgomery Light and Traction com pany.
 The petition calls attention to the fact that both companies were recently granted an increase in electric lighting rates on the basis that they were tenn porary. The light and water power com pany seeks authority to increase gas rates from s.50 per 1e00 cubic feet to g 10 per 1000 cubic feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
LIQUOR SMUGGLERS AND
 MUTINY ABOARD STEAMER
 REPORTED BY OFFICERS

Mobile, December S.--After an event. ful voyage of four days from Tampico, Mex, the Munson Line steamer Mu- nisla. with a cargo of 9So tons of sisal, arrived here today. Trouble with the crew occurred several times and quantity of liquor which some of the members were trying 10 smuggle into port was taken by the officers. The crew was not permitted to land at Tampico. hut were held on Inc ship a distance of two miles from the docks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
GENERAL HOLDUP.O OF PUBLIC IN STREETS
 OF CORK REPORTED
IyN Associnted Presx

London December S.-A brief dis patch received from Cork late tonight says there was general hold up of the punlic in the streets of Cork by the auxiliary police this evening. Firing vas heard in various parts of the citv
 A man leaving q church was shot dead. There was much alarm in tho streets. which were quickly deserted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
POLITICAL DIFFERENCES IN
 FAMILY CAUSE OF SUICIDE
By AssocIated pr...

Graham, Va.. December S.-As a cul- imitation to what police say were po- litical differences, James T. Perdue 40, railroad employe. today killed Nhimself with pistol. According to the authorities Perdue was a democrat and his wife republican. and the two were in frequenet disputes over the recent national election
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
t. O.P. CONGRESS MEMBERS MOVE ID
 REVISE TAX LAWS
Tax Hearings to Continue Till January 6, When Tariff Law Revision Will Be
 Taken Up
By Associated Press

Washington, December S-Repub- lican members of Congress took the first steps today toward revision of tax and tariff laws at the extra session to be called soon after next March 4.
 Chairman Fordney of the House ways and means committee announced that his committee would begin hear ings within a few days on revision Of the tax laws, these hearings to con- tinue until January 6, when hearings will be started oh tariff legislation. Almost simultaneously with Chairman Fordney's announcement, Senator Mo- Cumber of North Dakota, acting chair man of the Senate finance committee, issued call for a meeting of that com mfttee for tomorrow, when plans will be made for hearings similar to those contemplated by the House commit mittee.
 The Senate and House committees alike hope to conclude their hearings by the end of the present session. The House committee, Chairman Fordney said. expects to be able to begin the work of drafting the new tax and tar- if measures as soon as the extra ses- sion Is convened.
 Chairman Fordney's announceme ent Followed a conference of the majority members of the committee. He said as soon as the committee ha shad time to study the tax recommendations con- tained in the annual report of Secre- tary Houston of the treasury sent to Congress today he would invite Mir Houston to appear before the commit tee and explain his views more fully. The treasury secretary will be asked to designate an official representative at the committees session. The commit tees programme, the chairman said, will be announced from day to day as the hearings proceed.
 HAS DEFINITE PLAN
 Chairman Fordney said today that he had in mind definite plant for sim plification of the tax on corporation incomes One of his proposals is a flat tax on the incomes of all corporations having no qualifications or other modifying provisions" MT Fordney also said 1t was his desire that the income tax laws be made so simple that corporation will not have to hire an expert or lawyer to figure how much it owes the government"
 The ways and means chairman de- clared that study of Secretary Hous- toms report had shown him that the "estimates for governmental expendi- lures are ridiculously high"
 T can go down the list of estimates of the Secretary and chop out approxi- mateIy $1 ,250. 100000 as unnecessary" MT. Fordney. said "Just for example, he wants s1s1.000, 900 for the war risk insurance bureau. think that Is s100,000,000 too high.
 With the proposed consolidation of the various soldier agencies into one bureau we can save $100,000,000 and eliminate 35,o00 clerks in Washington The Secretary wants $75.000,000 for rivers and harbors improvement. I do not think Congress will grant any such sum this year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
"TIGER" FAILS TO PLEASE
Commissioner Orders Railroad to
 Change Stations Name

Montgomery. December s.-(Special.,- The name Tiger" for station on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic raii- road in Shelby county is evidently sug- gestive of things which ought not to be in Alabama. At any rate, the people of the community served by the station kicked. although it is known that shelby has other reasons for fame than it's re- publican voters, and the Alabama public service commission has ordered the ra,l- road to select new title for the stop ping" place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
BRITAIN CONSIDERING
 ASKING U. s. TO CURB DEVALERA ACTIVITIES
Bx Associated Press

London, December 8.-The British gov- ernment is considering whether 1t Will the United States government m the interest of Anglo-American friend shin to take official notice of the anti British activities in America of Prof. Eanonn de Valera, President of the Irish Republic" according to statement made today by Andrew Bonar Law in the House of Commons in response to d question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
"MILLlMERY SAMPLES"
 SPRING LIQUID LEAK.
 "C0MPAMY" ARRESTED

Chicago. December s.-A suitcase of ~millinery samples' sprung . leak today as the Pullman in which 1t WAS being carried neared Chicago. police here. Detectives arrested two New Workers as they left the train and confiscated four suitcases lnbeled "New York Hat Company" Eighty-eight quarts of whisky were found In the cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
.SUL TAN OF EGYPT
 RESTRICTS COTTON

London. December S.-The Sul- tan of Egypt, says a dispatch to the London Times, has signed n de- cree restricting by One-third the area to be planted in cotton iu 1921. The decree also will prohibit the cultivation of cotton in the bas.n of. the upper Nile. except where there is irrigation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
OPERATORS
 NOT TO GRANT GENERAL
 INCREASE, MINERS TOLD
Bx Associated Press

Philadelphia, December 8.-While to adjust any individual cases of injustice or inequality within the present agreement, representatives of the anthracite. mine operators today notified the mine workers that they were against granting any general wage increase or taking any action that would tend to reopen tho award of the United States anthracite coal commission. <t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
EXECUTED FOR REFUSAL TO WRECK SPECIAL TRAINS ON WHICH RODE AMERICANS
Bx Associafed Press

San Antonio, Tex, December s.--Mex- ican bandits ordered towreck and loot a special train carrying American vis- itors from Mexico City where they at tended the inauguration of Gen. AL varo Obregon as president of Mexico, as the train passed through the state os Coahuila. wefe executed by their chieftains when they refused to carry out the plot, according to information brought to San Antonio today by a Mexican ranchman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
Three Burned to Death nU Auan,saf..I D.

Vancouver, E. C., December S-Tom Freeman, sailor Jack Davey of Van couver. B. C., and an unidentified man were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Parks rooming house early today. Seventy-four persons were in tho building but all except the three escaped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
Shotter Funeral Held
By Associated Press

Savannah, Deee.IlJer fne funeral of Spencer r. Snotter. former head of the American Naval Stores company and one of the foremost naval stores factors in Savannah, was held here today. Mir. Shotter died Saturday in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
TO TAKE ANY STEPS TO APPREHEND GIRL,
 SAYS STATE OFFICER
By Associated Press

Ardmore, Okla. December s. Russell E. Brown. county attorney, late today sent the following teIe- gram to Sheriff Orndorff at Fl PasO, Tex, in connection with the search for Clara Smith, alleged slayer of Jake l.. Hamon:
 "Understand you have reliable i'm formation as to whereabouts of Clara smith Hamon. Will you ad- wise at once by wire if this is trues Please do not let any one give you the impression that we do not want her here. We will take any and all steps to apprehend her when ad- vised by you that you know of her whereabouts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
Sprogell Heads Golfers

Montgomery, December 8.-frank T. Sprogeil of the Montgomery country club. was elected president of the Ala bama Professional Golfers association at a meeting held here tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
Would Appoint Republican

Dy Associated GreSS
 Columbus. Ono, December S.-Governor Cox today wired President-elect Harding, proffering his cooperation in appointing Senator-elect Frank B. Willis to fill the unexpired term of MT Harding in the Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
IRISH COMMITTEE DENIED PERMISSION
 TOENTER BRITAIN
British Embassy Refuses to Wise Passports Issued "In- veStigators" By American
 State Department
By Associated Press

Washington, December S.-The
 special committee of six. which the
 commission of the committee Of 100
 now holding hearings here on the
 Irish question had hoped to send to
 England and Ireland to gather first
 hand Information. will not be per-
 mitted to visit Great Britain.
 William Mcdonald, president of the commission, was informed in a letter sent today by R. L. Cragie, first eec.o- tary of the British embassy, that the proposed visit to British territory is not agreeable to his majestys gov ernment, and that, therefore, the em bassy would not wise the passports is sued to members of the committee by the American state department.
 MT. Cragie's letter apparently was in reply to one from Macdonald making formal application for wise of the pass ports. It follows:
 With reference to your application for wise of the passports of certain gentlemen whBm your committee have designated as theirA representatives to proceed to the United Kingdom to m vestigate conditions In Ireland | am directed by His Britanic Majesty to in- form you that the proposed visit to British territory is not agreeable to His Majesty's government. Vises will, therefore, not be affixed to the pass ports in question. The passport office in New York has been instructed &C., cordingly.
 REFERRED TO LETTER
 This decision has been reached att CT full consideration of the circlm- stances of the case, and I am to refer you to the ambassadors letter of Octo- Der 23, in which he informed you that he was unable to believe that the tru .h could be established until there had been a period of quiet in Ireland, and then only by persons of the gra1test experience, and that any other form of inquiry would, in his opinion. lead cnly to mass of statements, unsupported by facts, being made for propaganda purposes.
 Sir Auckland Geddes has ventured to hope that the full meaning and sig nificance of these observations would have been clear
 Tn view of the fact that the am- passador's letter to you of October 23 last appeared in the press, I am to in- form you that this letter will be pub lished"
 Members of the special committee which it had been planned to send to England and Ireland as announced by the commission were Oliver P. New man, former district commissioner of this city; the Rev Norman Thornss and Artnur Gleason of New York; James II. Maurer, president of the PennsyI- vania State Federation of Labor; Will
 Continued on Page Two)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-22
DEMONSTRATION TOUR

July 28th is set for the day that
farmers and business men of Roose-
welt county are invited to visit the
Dry Land Experiment Station at Will
North Dakota.
The Superintendent of this station
will go over the various plots with
the visitors, explaining to them what
varieties yield the best under certain
conditions. He will explain fully the
method of tillage, the cost, and an
swer any questions pertaining to the
crops. He has demonstration crops
that will be of practical value to the
farmers.
From an economical standpoint
such q trip should be of great value to
any farmer in this section of the coun
try. The conditions under which the
Williston Station is operated, as near
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-22

as | a find out, are almost identi-
cal with those in this county. Farm
ers who take the opportunity to make
this trip can see for themselves COM
mercial varieties of grain, side by
side, that are yielding very different
and can profit accordingly.
1t is the aim of the Farm Bureau
with the cooperation of the business
men of various towns in the county
to make this trip possible for any one
who can spare the time to go. Trans
p~ortation will be provided for those
who have no cars.
Cards will be sent to all I'M on
the mailing list with a return address
on them. They will be sent to the
community leader in the different
towns and he will rustic around and
get transportation for those who indi-
cate that they have none but would
like to go.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-22
NOTICE

OF Primary Nominating Election
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
on Tuesday, the oath day of August,
A. D. 1920, in the several precincts,
in the County of Roosevelt, Montana
a Primary Nominating Election will
be held at which the Republican and
Democratic Parties and all other
Parties subject to the provisions of
this law, will choose their candidates
for State, District, County, Precinct
and other offices, namely: Represen-
tative in Congress, Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State
Attorney General, State Auditor,
Railroad Commissioner, State Treas
urer, Superintendent of Public In
struction, Three Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court, Judge of the
Twentieth Judicial District, State
Senator, State Representative, Coun-
ty Commissioner for 6 Year Term,
County Commissioner for 4 Year
Term, County Commissioner for 2
Year Term, County Treasurer, Sher-
if, County Clerk and Recorder, AS
SCISSOR, Clerk of the District Court,
County Attorney, Coroner, Superin-
tendent of Schools, Public Admins
traitor, County Surveyor, Justices of
the Peace and Constables, and Pre-
cinct Committeeman.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my official signature at
my office in Mondak, Montana, this
18th day of July, A. D. 1920.
JOHN C. DWYER
County Clerk and Recorder
July %, August 10.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-22
G. N. RAILROAD NOTES
Continued from Page One)

returned last Monday from Spokane
and Seattle where he has been spend
ing his vacation.
Brakeman Newman had the mis-
fortune of running a nail into his
foot while out swimming last Sunday
and was unable to go out on his run.
Conductor C. B. Davis has been
granted a ten day leave of absence
and left yesterday for his home at
Williston.
Switchman Frank Hatton returned
from his vacation last Monday and
is now relieving yardmaster L. L..
Alexander, who is taking his two
days off.
"Tige" DeMars, the yard office dog
is on the ''out of service" list this
week, having had the misfortune of
being run over by a motor car which
broke his leg. He was Immediately
taken to Company doctor Morrow
and his leg was set. He is now rest
ing easy at the home of "Spike" Har-
vey.
j. w. Voorhees, spent a couple of
days out on his farm near Glasgow,
and has put in an order for a carload
of empties this fall to move his crop.
Conductor Janikula left yester-
day for Havre where he is taking a
a regular car on the third district.
Brakemen Eddie Israel Farrell and
Harry Ezra Johnson are holding cars
on the second district after being on
the work train for the last month.
Conductor Kelly reports that there
were very few dances which Messrs
Farrell and Johnson did not attend
while around Chinook.
Brakeman Hiram Smith treated
the switchmen to lemonade the other
day. Foreman A. L. Rogers took on
an excess cargo and was quite sick
for the remainder of the day.
Thomas Jerrow has been searching
through all the papers lately, but has
been unable to find out the amount
raise for special agents.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-07-22
RETAILERS STATE MEETING

The state convention of retail
merchants, held at Great Falls last
week was considered one of the most
successful meetings of the kind ever
held in the state. o. C. Johnson,
who attended as a delegate from the
local Merchants Association, says
that the Great Falls people did ev-
erything possible to entertain their
visitors and make the convention a
success.