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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
"lmmunity Bath"

In criminal trials, Immunity bath"
means exemption from prosecution.
The expression was first used several
years ago. when several defendants in
trust case We're discharged by the
United States court on the ground that
they had gained personal immunity by
furnishing the evidence upon which
the indictments were based.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
Wanted a Demonstration

Louise had the habit OF running to
Ger mother for hug and kiss al
frequent intervals during the day One
was busy knitting, foI some moments
without getting any attention FinAl'y
Louise said: do you love me
mamma7" "Yes, dear" from np'her
Louise waited moluenl longer with
out receiving the accustomed, cnress,
then burst out with. We'll, why don't
You love me by hand?'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05

tanned his freedom and then his prom
Use to take her for better or worse.
Some four years ago Miss Fairchild,
then principal of a school In New
York city, decided to take up prison
welfare work as a relief from the
routine of the schoolroom. She select
ed Sing Sing as the field for her op-
erations. On her very first visit she
met Hoppe. She became interested
In his case and felt certain he would
make an excellent citizen, If he had q
chance. She went before Judge Rosal-
sky, who had sentenced Hoppe, and
then carried her plea to Governor
Whitman. Hoppe was paroled.
Three years have elapsed since Miss
Fairchild won freedom for Hoppe.
During that period the, young man has
engaged in the confectionery bust
ness in New York city and has more
than demonstrated that the New York
schoOlteacher made no error in pick.
Ing him for her ideal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
5000, 900 PEOPLE IN CANADA
Secretary sifton's Report Shows 1000.
600 Increase in the Dominion
Since 1911.

Ottawa, Ont.-The population Of
Canada for 1920 is estimated at 9,OOO,-
600, as compared with 100000 in
1911, in a report made public in the
house of commons by Secretary Of
State Sifton.
The estimated total revenue for 1920
is 1925, GOO, 600. Total revenue per cap.
tia for 1920 is estimated at $98.11 and
expenditures per capita at $75.O1.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
Never nrlt.I; WAGER.

A large nuiaber OF the smaller kinds
4 desert mammals never drink water.
Thef live and thrive on dry seeds and
scraps Of vegetation in ~ces where
The beat and aridity are excessive
without even touching their lips to
water, and il has been found impossi-
HE to teach sore of them to take wa
ter in captivity. Apparently they never
know thirst or the delight OF quench-
ing it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
When to Smile.

AS long AS things 70 well with some
'olss, they are clipper as basket Of
hips; but the minute they feel pin
Prick of hard luck, their faces are az
ong as a hammer handle Men with
The, real stuff In them smile the big
sest when the tug at their hearts is
hardest,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05

TO SEE IT WANT IrlMPRovED FARM FOR SALE CHEAP
1040 decided land
800 school
Y miles from Hasey Nehr, 224 miles o Lincoln,
room house. barn. cattle shed, mills
Government shows
22.l2 inches.
Good school,
Price $3.50 the decided thrown in Term.
$500 contract $1,000
back the place years at so.
DIT. HARRISON Owner DUNNING NEBRASKA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05

One day the new physics instructor
anne into our assembly room and said :.
'All those who expect to take any
physics this year may come with me-"
Then he wondered why we laughed
Boys Life.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Radicalis,n i'm the Nayv.
Sweet Says He Was Told
100000 Enrolled ''Reds" Here.
lie Asserts at Steuben County
Associations Dinner

Ihaddeus c. Sweet, Speaker of the
Assembly, declared last night at the
silver anniversary dinner of the steu-
ben County Association at the Hotel
commodore, that the United States
Navy. according to one of its officers
was permeated with radical doctrines
to an alarming extent.
. Sunday week ago." said Speaker
IHTweet, ~ met high officer of the
United States Navy in New York who
congratulated me on the work we were
dong IN Albany in leading the fight
against radicalism and said that ii
American knew the extent to which
radical principles had permeated the
navy people would not sleep easy in
their beds nights"
This statement of Speaker Sweets
came at the end of an explanation and
defence, of the course taken by the
Assembly in suspending the five Social
list Assemblymen.
;, Speaker Sweet declared that New
York City held 100000 "enrolled radi-
Gals" Other speakers at the dinner
were William G. McAdoo, Mayor Hylan
and Police Commissioner Enrieht. who
iss the retiring president Of the asso-
citation.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
What a Tragedy!' Said
Mrs. Spang of Marriage
Called Her Husband "Hoarsling
Miser" in Diary She Kept
Tn to Death

Mrs. Rosa E. Spang, who, her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Mabel spang Ancker, con-
tends, in contesting the will of her
mother, was Of unsound mind when she
made her will, June 81, 1919, the day
preceding her death, kept diary up
tct two days before she died. Henry
w. Taft, counseI for the three trustee,
appointed by the contested will to
found home for children with the
residue of her estate, valued at more
tian $2,O0O,0 900, read extracts from the
diary to Surrogate Cohalan and a jurv
yesterday.
Mrs. Spaug made notes of her physi-
cal condition. about her visitors, her
shopping tours and her automobile
rides, At the end of each week was a
sistation telling the length Of time her
.hUsband, Charles II. Spang, Pittsburgh
steel manufacturer, was dead. Two
days before she died Mrs. Spang wrote
-Four MONTHS
Une entry in the little book read:
He has left vacant feeling in nv
existence, even if he was not ALWAYS
attentive" Another note about Mr..
fpang read: poor Charley. He knew
tos httle and was so full of the ego.
farley sure was boarding miser.' y
~ gossipy lot of old hens" is the way
~. Spang described some woman w;s.
yH,s to her Waldorf Astoria anart.
N.nt. "f"' '
MRS. Spang noted the anniversary Of
.era marriage to Mr.. Spang with the
entry, "oh, what tragedy" Miss
s.iiAans Morris testified that Mrs
'spahg said ON June 10 that the para
SITES" would receive a shock when thev
, saw. her will. Miss Morris asked the
eestatrix whether she had made provi-
sion for her daughter. She said she
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Federal Income Tax Questions
Ans,cered for The Tribune by Morris f. Frey,
treasurer Guaranty Trust Company

Q.--E. S. M: am icidosc iirtng alone,
cspming n,p house, and have an income Of
about S1.100.
DO I pay any tar on the above or am !
entitled to exemption! pay on my 7es'"
derce and totcn tdres.
Aft your net income is in excess OF
81 900 you are subject to tax. Net income
means gross income less allowable deduc-
political subdivision thereof are allowable
deductions unless such taxes represent as,
sessment against local benefits of kind
tending to increase the value of the property
taxed.
CD. L. T.; Is it necessary for a COR
poration schose books sho,p deficit for tho
year ended December 81. 1919, to file Fed
eral income td1 statement? Due to war
conditions. tho said corporation scds obliged
to suepend actual business for t,nte and
scas actively engaged in business for only
eight months Of the year.
A.-A corporation is required to file re-
turn on form 1920. even though it has no
taxable net income.
Gil. s. d.: am unmarried. a resident
OF Neo York State, auth salary Of $1,000
year. and no other income. A fetc years
ago Jailed tn business and at the present
tin'e l otce q friend 11.000, for 7chich he
sereral lije insurance policies as collateral
security. He has agreed for the present to
ouoW the annual interest to accumulate.
namely $3.50 at compound interest. In other
acord borvow from hin, at per cent a
sufficient amount to pay him the interest,
nhtch. as 1 understand, leaves my net IN
come $40 per year. VII you kindly adrisc
ne achether an required to rte either q
Federal or state income tar report, also If
must pap any tG.r?
Al assume that you report your income
on basis of cash receipts and disburse-
ments. If such is the the interest to
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Sent Wilson Turkey: Fined $40

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 1l.-In send
ing President Wilson a wild turkey.
5: B. McMaster, local sportsman.
violated a state game law and was
fined $40.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
100 OP.C. Increase i'm
State Income Tax
I'm 1920, Is Forecast
Travis Says Possibility of
Raise Is Due to Demands
of People That Cause
Governmental Expansion

The state income tax rate may have
to be increased 100 per cent this year
to meet expenses, State Comptroller
Eugene M. Travis told the New York
Board of Trade and Transportation
yesterday at the organizations month
ly luncheon. He urged his audience to
ase its influence to offset this possibil-
lily by advocating simplifcation of gov
ernment machinery and education of
the public as to administrative reform
and efficiency.
"The principal cause Of this in
crease" he said, "is dhe to the cxpan-
sion of governmental functions. The
people demand and actually have more
and better highways, parks, play
grounds and public buildings, purer
water and better health, fire and police
protection than ever.
"These things cannot be had with
out money. If they could, self-interest
would induce public officials to secure
tnem. No person realizes the unpopu-
larlty of higher taxes more than a
public official.
"Taxes are bound constantly to grow
with the complexities of civilization.
The question, Why must we all have
something no one wants? is answered,
Because every one wants the things
that make taxes high.
4 During each session of the Legis-
lature promoters, reformers, philan-
thropists and other we'll meaning per-
sons clamor for more expenditures,
often of no value to the state. A So
luton rests in education, for a better
and more complete understanding of
government, closer limitation of the
taxing and borrowing power will guard
against extravaganza"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Citlow Unmoved by Five
To Ten Year Sentence
Court Can Find No Excuse for
Modifying Term of Grim
inal Anarchist

Benjamin Gitlow, former Socialist
Assemblyman, was sentenced to serve
not less than five nor more than
ten years at hard labor in Sing
Sing yesterday. Justice Barlow S.
Weeks, in whose court room in the
Criminal Courts Building Gitlow was
convicted Of criminal anarchy last
week, pronounced sentence, after he
had declared:
II have been seeking some justifica-
tion for modifying the penalty imposed
by the statutes for this most hcinous
offense. The court has been no more
successful in finding an excuse for such
modification than has the defendants
counsel"
II have nothing to say" Gitlow de-
clarcd when the court asked him if he
had any statement to make why SEN
tence should not be pronounced. Git
lows father and mother and his sister
were in court when Justice Weeks
pronounced sentence. They showed no
more emotion than did Gitlow himself.
Sheriff David II. Knott and his
deputy, Thomas Burke, started with the
prisoner for Sing Sing at the close of
the court proceedings. Charles Racht,
counsel for Gitlow, made motions for a
new trial and arrest of judgment, both
being denied by Justice Weeks.
Before sentence was pronounced
Alexander l. Rorke, Assistant District
Attorney, who prosecuted Gitlow, ad-
dressed the court. He said:
IF the program of general strike
advocated by this defendant and his
associates were carried out there would
be q general paralysis of society, and
IN the midst of it the defendant would
set up hostile army and carry on war
on behalf OF the dictatorship of the
proletariat"
Gitlow was business agent for "The
Revolutionary Age" a radical journal
which published the manifesto of the
Left Wing of the Socialist party. 1t
was for this he was indicted
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

which you refer is not dcductiblc until
actually paid. and you will be required to
file return. both state and Federal. and
pay Federal tax on $500 at the rate OF 4
per cent and state tax on $500 at the
rate of / per cent.
III you keep your boks and report your
income on an accrual basis the amount of
interest accrued during 1919 is deductible
and you will not be required to file either
a'state or Federal return or pay any tax.
OIL. U.: liue in q cottage and deduct
from my income interest and tdres. no re-
pairs.
Can / not deduct reasonable depreciation
from tho cottage under the Federal latU
Under the Ncw York State la,O?
A taxpayer under the Federal law
may deduct interest paid on mortgage on
his residence. and taxes paid TO state or
assessed against local benefits of kind
tending to increase the value of the prop
crty taxed. Under the state law taxes are
deductible on the same basis above, but q
taxpayer is permitted to deduct only such
proportion of interest, paid accrued within
the taxable year on indebtedness as his gross
taxable income bears to his total gross in
come.
Depreciation on Taxpayers residence is
not allowable deduction under either the
state or. Federal law.
ON. D.: In April. 1916 became a
member of corporation. investing $2,b0O
annually the corporation paid ats tanes and
1 also paid my individual income tao.
IN MAY. 1912 received, after quite bit
Of litigation, $4,000 for my share, including
the pa1ncipas and thercupon broke off ali
connection apith the corporation. Please let
me knoW on What part of this $4,000 an.
to be faIed?
A.-You are subject to tax on $500
profit, less any expense incurred in connec-
ton with the liquidation Of your investment
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Deny Corean Evacuation
Japanese Say Only Weak Posts
We're Overwhelmed

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1f.-Reports
that an incursion of Corean Insurgents.
accompanied by an uprising on the
part OF the native population, had
caused the Japanese troops to evacuate
northern Corea were denied in official
Gsspatches received here to-day. The
dispatches said that only weak nosts
IN outlying districts had been over
wheimed and that the Japanese mill
tary authorities were maintaining firm
control OF important points, especially
along the railroad from Mykden. Ten
Thousand troops are at Kengshen. these
reports said, and from $500 to 5000 at
Khankyng. ''
Military observers here were of tho
opinion that the insurgent movement
III all probability. would be confined to- to-
guerrilla warfare along the frontier Of
Corea and China. which is very noun
famous and sparsely inhabited.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Teachers Quit
By Hundreds;
Pay Too Low
Continued from page 1

to grow up illiterate as we'll as un-
American, and yet passing laws to keep
illiterates out Of the country"
Educational Offices Suffer
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Two Women Help Test Fineness
OF Coins Minted i'm Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-Two wom-
en- are members of the government
assay commission which started test
ing the fnenoss Of coins mnted during
1919 at tho Philadelphia mint. The
work, which is done annually, Will
continue for two weeks
This is the first time women have
had place on the commission, which
comprises twenty-three members. The
women members arc Mrs. r. B. Mum
ford, Richmond, and Mrs. Kellogg Fair
banks, Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
No Disputes, He Wants to
End Canada Line Board

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Abroea-
ton OF the treaty with Great Britain
establishing the Canadian Boundary
commission was proposed in resolu-
ton to-day by Representative Smith.
Republican, of Illinois. The resolution
declares that there are not now suffi-
clcnt disputes between the two coun-
tries to justify continuation Of the
treaty.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Fletcher 10 Quit February Is

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--President
Wilson to-day accepted the resignation
Of Henry 2. Fletcher as Ambassador to
Mexico. Mr.. Fletcher wrote the Presi
dent sending his resignation several
weeks ago, but his letter has not been
made public. Mr.. Fletcher's resigna-
tion VIII become effective February Is,
1t is understood that thus far the
President has not selected. his sue
cesSor
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

specu1atloNs OF the Interborough."
Mr.. Bauer, in answer to long series
OF questions by the Comptroller, de-
clared that if the Interborough had
written OFT the $4O,000,000 which it i'm
properly carried as assets it could still
have paid a Tx per cent dividend in
stead OF the large dividends which were
PAID during that period. The witness
also discussed "leaky allowances for
deprecation"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Oil Lease Bill Goes to Wilson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--Enaetment
OF the oil land leasing bilI was COM
pleted to-day with the adoption of the
conference report by the Senate. The
Pill now goes to the President.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-12-28
La SITUACION
EEIGE QUE ELAIS.
LA Sc DEFIENDA

En- otro sitio de este niimero 2ublica
mos-el cablegrama dirigido por la Ca
mara Insular de Comercio al sefor Cor
dova fDavila, pidiendo cue nuestro Re-
presentante en- Washington haga todo
10 possible para hacer extensive a. esta
isla crflquier legislation tendente a
favorecer a los agricultores..
Nuestros hombres &c negocios Sc han
dado cuenta de la gravedad que ofre-
ce la actual situacion economical del
pals, han undo sus esfuerzos, "a fin
de solicitar la reduction Immediate de
los Aetes, por 10 menos en- un cincuen
ia per ciento. Tambien han pedido
al shipping Board, por eonducto del
sefcr c6rdova Davila, el establecimisa
to de un servicio regular bi semanal
de vapores, que disminuya ell sistema
fletario, resolviendo, per consiguiente,
la actual crisis.
Los miembros- de la Camara Insular
de Comercio alegan que despu6s de la
guerra eurcpea y casi en- seguida que
fue frlnado Ell armisticio, t0das las Com
panias de vaporese con matrieula anne
ricana han rehajado, los .fetes. hacien
do en- clos reducciones importantes.a.
No ha pasado asi en- las Companies
de Puerto Rico, que, por Ell contrario,
duplicaron Ell precio de los sfetes.
Sc informa que las gestiones del ge-
neral Nc Intyre para que toquen aqui
los vapores de la nueva Compafiia f'Pa
mama Railroad Line Ship, caminan
hacia un franco 6xito. a..
FL itinerario de este servicio, segun
nuestros informes, incluye Santo Do
mingo, Puerto Rico v las Islas virge-
nes. Ell .vapor Advance, ha sido
escogido para inaugural la nueva hnea
y Sc cree llegara pronto esta isla.
De esta suerte Green los miembros
de la camara de Concrete que Sc ate
nuara la crisis motivada 1nicamente
por la carestia de los fetes.
La camara de Comercio Sc .reunira
en- unos de los diasede la presente Sc
mana para continuar estudiando la 81
tuaci6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-12-28
CROMCAS CORTAS
. UNA VISTA A rRAv1Eso


Hace pocos dias assist al bufete del
sr. Travieso, despues de cobrarle un
abrazo que me debia, entablamos ami
mado dialogo,. dialogo que trate fuese
10 mas corto possible, porque no me
gusta robar su tempo personas que
tienen mucho que hacer, gravisimo de-
fecto de nuestros compatriotas.
-Sr. Travieso: Nosotros, sus amigos
y correligionarios, hemos puesto sobre
sus hombros la pesada cruz de alcalde
de la ciudad estamos en- el deber de
ayudar a cargarla. El doctor Coll y
Toste, con quien me gusta charlar de
cuardo en- cuando, acostumbra sazonar
su siempre it'll agradable palabra
con frases pintorescas de intense sa-
Dor criollo. A prop6sito del santo ma
dero, dice el doctor, que, para muchas
personals, la cruz que cargan e5 de Ii
viano pino blanco, mientras las cruces
de los demas son de pesado orteg6n.
La de alcalde de San Juan-creo yo--
es por 10 menos de capa de sabana.
vengo, pues, ponerne sus 6rdenes,
echando una mano en- su carga. Puesto
que el triunfo de I'd. sera el triunfo
del pals Y del partido, digame en- que
puedo servirle como Periodista pro-
fesor de BelIas Artes.
Sc ilumin6 con una sonrisa ell serene
continente del amable conterraneo, y
enfs;siastamente me dijo:
-Gracias. Acepto 81 generosa ayu-
da. Uno de mis- futuros proyectos sera
la creaci6n de un ndcleo social integra-
do por valiosas perscnalidades sin preo
cupaci6n de banderfas, y del cual for
mara parte I'd, fin de que nos reu-
namos de cuando en- cuando, para cru
ear ideas en- bien de la municipalidad.
cuento con sus iniciativas y compe-
tencia de artista para que me ayude a
que sea pronto San Juan una de las
mas lindas ciudades de America.
Mo hay que hablar. amigo Travie-
SO. Hasta pronto. SNo es ESQ?
-Sf, hasta prontos Adi6s..
J. E. LEWIS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-12-28
Sobre Ia carretera fatal

Con motive de varias quejas dadas
en- varies de los periodicos que circu
Ian en- la isIa, por un viajero, fuf-
mo al Departments del Interior
con el proposito de informarnos de
10 cierto y darlo conocer los lee
torres. Ell Sub Comisionado del Inte-
rior, don Jesds Benftez, ell ingenic
70 de conservation, don Luis Mendez
Cardona, con quienes estuvimos ha-
blando nos informaron 10 siguiente:
"Desde la primera queja que VII
mos formulada en- los periodicos, el
ingeniero Case fue enviado inmedia
tamente para que llevara a cabo una
investigation dc la carretenl de Ma
yaguez Las Marfas. La investiga-
cion Sc realizo, teniendo resultado que
las quejas formuladas carecen de ba-
Sc, pues 10 unico que sucede en- la
aludida carretera, como en- las demas
de la altura de la isla, es que la piedra
Slilcla, eS un material fuerte, y hace
su desgaste irregular, 10 que no suce-
de con las carreteras de la costa, es-.
to es, donde existen canteras de pie
dra caliza, que hace el desgaste com
pletlmente parejo, toda vez que es
un material excelente v blando.
La mencionada carretera-- cont
nuaron diciendonos-s esta en- buenas
condolences de. conservation, pues en-
ella apenas existe un bache cual-
quier otro defecto por el cual Sc lie
ponsabilidad sobre este Departamen
pues precisamente esas son las carre
teras que con mas interes Sc vigiIan
dadas las circunstancias que antes
hicimos menci6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-12-28

Tambien existe otro dato-nos 81
guieron manifestando--, es que la
carretera a que Sc hace mencion en-
las quejas, era un camino vecinal, v
luego fue afirmado para convertible
en- carretera insular. Esto demuestra
que 81 hay alguna defciencia en- cuan
to al estudio Sc refiere, no cae la res
ponsabilidad sobre este Deparamen
to. Tambien hay que tomar en- con
sideracion que los presupuestos para
In conservation de esa carretera son
limitados, v esta prevenido todo pa
ra que en- el momento oportuno el Co
misionado pueda hacerlo saber asi
nuestra Legislature
Por. las manifestaciones arriba ex
puestas de los competentes ingenie-
ros del Departamento del Interior,
creemos que yl la persona o personals
que Sc hayan quejado, quizas sin an
tes saber estos detalles, sabran es-
perar yer cual es el resuItado que
tendra el informe del Comisionado,
en- cuanto' 10 que a este particular
Sc refere.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-12-28
AcUsADo DE TALsrr1cAcIoN

Ell fiscal del Distrito. Lcdo. Diaz Co
llazo, ha radicado una acusacion con-
ira Eladio Sanchez Arce, tenedcr de
libros de la "Poorto Rican American
Tobcaco Leaf Co... pOr un supuesto
delito de falsifcaci6n.
Sc lie acusa de hacer varios asientos
falsos en- el libro mayor de contabili-
dad de la mencionada compania.
Los altos empleados de Ia Corpora
ci6n alegan que Ell referido acusado ha
hecho supuestos fraudes por mas de
100000; pero de las declaracioones
de dos testigos de los asientos del
indicado libro, Sc desprende que sola-
mente Sc ha cometido la falsiicaci6n
por menos de 100000.
A Sanchez Arce Sc ie han exigidc
$1,000 de ianza. FL fiscal continua in
vestigando, pues de las declaraciones
de los testigos Sc desprende que hay
c6mplices en- el asunto.