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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
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 New York, December 22.-Lieut. Ross C. I<irI<patrick, m army pilot. who started from the ground at Mitchell field, MineoIa, nt 7:so ycsterday in m effort to establish a worlds endurance record In the air, was forced to land at ;aG o'clock this morning. He had been in the air IS hours and one min ute. \ leak in the gasoline tnnk forced him to give up the attempt. New York, December 2l,Mitchel aviation field blazed with brillianse tonight under the shafts of search lights guiding the flight of Lieut.. Ross c. Kirkpatrick, army pilot, who ascended at 1:35 this morning in an attempt to break the worlds record for endurance flying.
 At 10 D. m.. when the hum of Kirk patr,cks lo-passenger biplane could be heard distinctly above the field. the flyer had been up more than il hours. He has undertaken to stay in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
REVISED TAXATION
 IS URGED BY KAHN
 BEFORE COMMITTEE
DenounCes Excessive Taxation and Says Concentration on Incomes and Capital Ab-
 Sorbing Business Blood
By Associated Press

Washington, December 2l.-Establish- ment of sales tax, repeal of the tax on excess profits, reduction of the higher rates on income surtaxes, upward re- vision of the tariff and the levying of flat tax on net profits of corporations were advocated before the House ways and Means committee today by Otto M. Kahn, New York banker, in a discussion Of tax revision legislation
 MT. Kahn, one of the witnesses invited by the committee to appear before it., dwelt at length on the question of a sales tax, partly in response to indications in the committee that this sort oe tax IS gaining in favor. Chairman Fordney before Mir Kahn was called, said he and several other members believed some sort of sales tax would resnit but were seek ing methods h which the tax would not be multiplied and the consumer unjustly taxed in the final purchase. As result of the chairinan's statement, Mir. Kahn discussed that phase of the problem, ad- vocating legislative provisions which would require the tax to be made out of each sale and the selling price as a sep arate item. The arrangement he said. in his opinion, would check the profiteer ing which has resulted from the excess profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
AmeYdment Veto Urged
By Associated Press

Washington, December 21.-President Wilson was urged today by w. H. John ston, president of the International Asso- citation of Machinists to veto the amend ment to the transportation act to defer until 1922 operation of Section b of the Clayton antitrust law. Section 10 of the Clayton law prohibits railroads from pur- chasing equipment and other supplies from concerns in which they are inter ested except with approval of the inter- stat> commerce commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
Fears Emigration Necessary

London, December 2l.-Premier Lloyd George replying in the House of Com mons today to criticism of the govern ment schemes to remedy unemployment, expressed the fear that the problem could only be solved by resort to emigration within the empire until the world was in a more settled condition. He hoped that the imperial conference next May would discuss this question:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
EMERGENCY TARIFF
 ID BE CALLED UP
 IN HOUSE TODAY
Hard Fight Expected But Pro- ponents of Measure Declare Its Passage By House
 Is Certain
By Associated Press

Washington, December 21.-Tha Fordney emergency tariff measure designed to protect some 20 odd farm products by virtually stopping their importation through heavy duties, will he called up in the House tomorrow under a special rule giving it right of way and limiting debate.
 Although hard fight is expected, proponents of the bill declared tonight it's passage by the House was certain. Its fate, however, in the Senate is regarded as somewhat doubtful
 In the first test vote today, advo- cates of the special tariff legislation won signal victory by adopting, 206 to 76, a motion to suspend the busi- ness of the Wednesday session so as to bring the bill to q vote tomorrow before adjournment. There will be no opportunity to include other articles by amendments.
 The bill was denounced in the House today as special Legislation" by Rep resentative Madden, republican, 1lli- nois. who declared that it's 'unwlsdonl must be manifest to everybody"
 The purpose of the measure MT. Madden said, was to legislate on few articles and to eliminate from con sideration many other articles in the hands of thousands of dealers. The only other reference to it on the floor was by Representative Longworth, re publican, Ohio, who said it was needed to save important agricultural inter- act frFY ta f.af rttft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
CANADA TO AID

Ottawa, December 21.--The Canadian air board announced tonight it woule lend all possible assistance to Lieut.. Albert w. Evans. naval aviator, or dered here from Rockaway, N r., to conduct the search for the United states naval balloon missing for more than a week Canadian officials, how ever. expressed doubt that the balloon had crossed into Canada, as messages were sent to many points throughout. this section several days ago asking that reports be made to the board of any trace of the balloon or airmen, and no replies have been received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
OPINIONS DIFFER WIDELY

Wide divergence of opinion has de- veloped among southern members in regard to the Fordney proposal. Some Of the members, among them Repre- sentative DomiclS, democrat, South Carolina, are flatly opposed to the bill as framed. Daily conferences are being held in the hope of reaching an agreement as to action upon that sec ton of the measure which places a tariff of : cents a pound on long staple cotton. While some members express the opinion that the bill prob ably give temporary relief for the long staple cotton producers, they fear q republican trick" to put them on record as supporters of nigh tariff
 Representative Domick issued a statement today declaring his inten- ton of voting against the Fordney bill. 'i refuse to sacrifice principle for so-called temporary relief meas ure," he said, referring 10 the proposed tariff upon long staple cotton We should be more interested now in get ting foreign markets for our products than in building a tariff wall around us"
 Governor-elect Hardwick of Georgia. who appeared before the House ways and means committee which is con ducting hearings upon the Fordney lfi, discussed the plan for a sales tax
 
 of several republican members of the committee, including Chairman Ford aey Mr. Hardwicl represented bot tiers Of carbonated beverages He told the committee that Tn his opinion a sales tax should not burden the con suner 10 the extent that excess profits tax would
 Senator Harrison, democrat Missis sippi. said today he thought sentiment against passage of the Fordney tariff proposals was stiffening "t do not See how any man can vote for straight protection," the Mississippi senator said and thus go against all po- liticat principles"
 Senator Harrison announced shis in tention of fighting the proposal should 1t pass the House and be sent to the Senate
 Senator Smith, democrat. Georgia however said that if long staple cot ton, peanuts, peanut oil and cotton seed oil remain in the measures. the democrats of the Senate did not pro- pose to Gelay the measure when it gets to the Senate. but will let it come to n vote. Senator Smith added that if those commodities were eliminatel the s,tl7tion would be different.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
2OSHARPSHOOTERS
 SCOUR NEW YORK
 IN BANDIT HUNT
Picked Men, Armed With Re- beating Rifles, Ordered to Shoot Every Suspect At-
 tempting Escape
By Associated Press

New York, December 21.-Armed with repeating rifles, 20 sharpshooters of the New York police force tonight secured the city in automobiles in hunt for bandits
 The sharpshooter, a picked man from the police rifle souad. was accompanied by three detective; and a uniformed pa- trolman. Under orders to shoot every suspect who attempted to escape them, the men searched the highways and by waSs tAraitghout the cfty
 3iser drastic measures to curb New oIJKss4 crime wave, which today swept D 35und the city's border into nearby New 1eksey towns were launched by police Officials and judges. Removal of Police Sommissoner Enright was proposed in Resolution introduced at meeting of the board of aldermen. The resolution was tabled however. Similar action was taken or resolution to appoint spe- 9ciai cosnplittee to investigate the police department and report to Governor-elect Miller and on another to request the police commissioner to furnish the board with information concerning all arrests made in New York city during 1920 An increase in the police force of 769 men was authorized by the board of estimate and in order to provide funds for pay ing the extra patrolmen an issue of spe- cial revenue bonds in 1921 was approved. Judge Mcintyre of the court of general sessions ordered 150 persons now on bail of from $lo00 to s100OO on robbery charges, to appear tomorrow when, he said, their bail will be increased. In five cases today men previously released on lower bail for similar charges were held in s25Oo0 each.
 New Jersey police, aroused by today's crimes-an attempted bank robbery in Milltown the chloroforming and robbing of girl. and two holdups gave orders that all tube stations and ferries in Jer- sey City be kept under guard to pre- vent the influx of criminals driven from New York. Special squads also were or ganized to search hotels and furnished rooms for suspected criminals.
 Speedy justice was meted out to two robbers captured this morning when a band of four attempted to rob the First National bank of Milltown N. l. Within 12 hours after their capture by a posse of citizens they were under sentence of from four years and eight months to seven years in prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
TOLEDO TERRORIZED

Toledo Ohio. December 2i. Bandits continued to terrorize Toledo citizens to- day. following s16,5o0 robbery last night at the office of the American Railway Express company in which 10 guards were overpowered by six masked men armed with shot guns. Shortly before noon today three automobile bandits kid mapped W. O. Baldwin, bookkeeper for the Ohio Dairy company. and took him to the outskirts of the city. where they threw him from their automobile after robbing him of s650
 Baldwin was seized while walking from his own automobile in the downtown section. A blanket was thrown around his head and he was lifted into the ban dits' machine He was on his way to a bank with the money.
 After being overcome with ether, Mrs. w. w. Simons was bound and gagged by two masked men who footed the home of everything of value. The men re- moved Q front door screen, then entered the house with skeleton key. The woman was alone when the bandits ap- peared. After covering her face with a cloth soaked in ether. the men gagged her and bound her hand and foot to a
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
70 PLEAD GUILTY ID SED|T|0N IN
 MANILA RIOT|NG
Seven Philippine ConstabuIary Men Plead Not Guilty and Cases Are Set for
 January 3
By Associated Press

Manila, December 21.-Seventy mem bers of the Philippine constabulary pleaded guilty here today on charges of sedition in connection with the riot with Filipino military police last Thurs day night which resulted in II deaths.
 Seven other constabulary men arrest ed in connection with the riot pleaded not guilty when arraigned today. Hearing of the cases of the seven pleading not guilty was set for January 3. Sentence upon the question of the TO pleading guilty will not be permitted until the trial of the other seven is completed. The maximum penalty for sedition is 10 years Imprisonment. Mur- der charges against the constabulary- men will not be tried until the sedition charges are disposed of. Attorneys for the defense announced the constabu- larymen would plead not guilty to the murder charges and the cases would be fought through the highest courts if necessary.
 Complaints were filed yesterday in the court of the first instance charging the v constabularymen with assassina-
 
 the fatal riots.
 CONSPIRED TO KILL
 The complaint alleged that the con- stabulary soldiers voluntarily illegally and criminally, for the purpose of kill ing such members of the police force of Manila as they shoul dencounter. conspired together and soldierly marched in military formation and in separate squads through the streets of the walled city, posting them selves at strategic places from which, with malice aforethought they at tackled members of the Manila police force. who were complying with their duty as guardians of the peace firing upon them and inflicting mortal wounds upon four members of the po- lice, besides various others" The Philippine constabular enlisted personnel is composed entirely of Fili- pinos. The Manila police force contains number of American officers and a few American patrolmen, but the ma jority of patrolmen arc Filipinos. The riot grew out of the killing last Tuesday night of a constabulary pri- vate by Filipino policeman when the eonstabularyman attacked the police man with knife. The attack was pro- voll ed by i'll feeling on the part of the legged mistreatment and abuse of the wife of q constabularyman arrested by the police the preceding Sunday. III feeling has existed between the Filipino coustabulary and the Manila police for some time. according to con stabulary officers. and 1t frequently reached acute stages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
OFFICIALS 0F J. 5.
 ARE CHARGED WITH
 COAL PR0F|TEER|NG
Men In Government Service Sold 45O,00O Tons at Profit of S600,000, Gushing
 Tells Investigators
By Associated Press

Washington. December Exchanges that government officials joined in coal profteering during the period of short age last summer were made by George H. Cushing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal association testmying under oath today before d Senate Investigating committee In an executive session the committee, accord ins to Senator Calder, republican, New York, it's chairman, was furnished by MT. Gushing with the name of one man, said to have been principal in an ope- ration by which group of men in gov ernment service obtained 450000 tons of coal. which they sold later at a profit of s60O,O0o. Railroad officials and one army officer also participated in the profit-rnaking, MT. Gushing was said by Chairman Calder to have charged
 This phase of Mir. Cushings testimony before the committee overshadowed the rest of his statement which was to the effect that the coal shortage last sum- mer was due to 'panis" and largely caused by statements of the interstate commerce commission. the geological survey. the railroad administration and the Senate interstate comrnerce commits sion telling the consuming public about coal shortage this winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
OFFICIAL HAS RESIGNED

The government officlai named by Cushing was said by the witness to have resigned some time ago.
 Mir Cushing, in the open session. said that railroad officials had joined in the profit making 'by dverting shipments going over their own rails to new des- tinations," but refused to give the names except in confidence, because my muck ralling days are over.
 On the subject of the shortage last summer the witness said it had released the worst clements in human nature"
 The statements of public officials of impending fuel famine this winter he said. "didn't cause the high prices, but gave the opportunity for them
 As to the condition today, he contended that anybody can buy coal almost ct his own price, and remarked that If the railroads hold up, and there isn't any resumption of the World war. Americans can forget they have coal problem for 9 years
 Production would exceed all known records. he said. if maintained at the present rate until April 1. when the coal year ends
 MT Morrow told the committee there was an actual shortage of 20,0J0.000 tons in production last spring. arising from the coal strike of 1919 and the strikes on the railroads" Senator Edge, republican, New Jersey. proceeded to question the assertion, but it was left for final set tlement tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
DENIES PANIC THEORY

J. A. D. Morrow, vice president of the National Coal association, an organlza- ton of operators the office records of which were examined last week by the Senate committee. took the stand late in the day and began A denial of the panic theory advanced by Gushing to explain the shortage. MT Morrow was excused until tomorrow morning when the committee took Mir Gushing into executive session.
 Chairman Calder at the close of the executive session. recounted a part of Mir. Cushings statement. saying that no names would be made public by the con- mittee until investigation of the charges was completed Certain officials, it was said Cushing testified. were able to se- cure information as to communities where shortage conditions were parti- cularly feared and possessed information as to the effect of priority orders on the furnishing of coal cars. These officials also were said to have obtained infor- nation as to coal in transit and to have been able to obtain supplies which could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22
HALT DEVELOPMENT

In his discussion for a revised taxation programme, Mir Kahn declared that American business could not experience healthy growth if the government contin- ued ''on road of excessive taxation and continued to absorb the lifeblood of bust ness through concentration of taxes on incomes and capital" He added that the tax burden" had already actually stopped commercial development.
 What has happened in the past, he continued, ''can reasonably be expected to happen again in the future. We have seen the end of this tax plan and seen it's disastrous results. It has forced every business house to run to banks for credit to conduct business, but finally the banks ran out and the federal re. serve board had to call halt.
 After this came the collapse in mar kets. It hit the farmers first, but none has been spared and all business has felt the effect. The retailer has not been struck to the extent that fear he will. You can see from that what will happen unless the principle is changed"
 One of the means suggested by MT Kahn for lifting the present tax burden .swas funding of the Victory notes ana savings securities. He urged payment 3out of taxes of the treasury certlfiea'as in;s,s. J 5 tasasEs sss. hs,weyef, saving t az < DedTGQ that tHlS CssS,l@ inconvenience before f1ey fai 0ue'
 IEARY OF SALES TAX
 Discussing the sales tax, Mr ,, mann. said he had ''Uavered aSd wopbied os the proposition for some months' NY feeling sure that he had arlght 10 sns gest it's use.
 'I think a man ought to iean ssss4 wards" the witness continued Wnen ne proposes an arrangement by whlcn ns will benefit, peculiarly as will peneiil' by the sales tax. Neverthe,ess, pe- leve sincerely the consumer n the lilid. analysis will not suffer the yurden unuel a sales tax that he now sufiers uiioei the excess profits tax.
 Every manufacturer and every ousi- ness man has added to tho prices or lis commodities in anticipation Of the proii.s tax that he has had a tight 10 aou. It has started at the very beginning or tne life of manufactured article and con tinued on through to the retailer The consumer paid it all 1 submit the saies lax would be a lighter burden at least.
 The witness said hs was not prepared to say d sales tax would be success. He said however that he believed IL would work sucsessfully, but bectdse it was in the natu&@ ef an experiment.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-22

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Arizona republican., 1920-07-18
WITNESS TELLS TALE
 IF TORTURE DURING
 PROGRESS IF TR|AL

Reciting a long history of his ad- ventures, including a story of how he was tortured by Austrian soldiers dur ing the great war in an effort to force him to divulge Rumanian army se crets, George Argetaken took the wit ness stand on Friday in his own de- fense against a charge of having ob- tained money in a confidence game Accused by Nick Georgouses of having tried to defraud him through the pur- chase of a contrivance with which to make counterfeit money he denied the allegation and declared that all his conversations with Georgouses had centered about his purchase of the Athens shoe shining stand.
 Argetaken testified he paid Geor- gouses $10O as a retainer for the pur- chase of the lease on the shining stand. It is alleged by Georgouses that Argetaken attempted to secure s2,000 from him by means of a box which he says Argetaken represented as a
Arizona republican., 1920-07-18
PROHIBITION CHIEF
 WARNS PURCHASERS

That the purchaser as well as the seller of intoXicants may be prose cuted on charges of entering into consipracy to violate the provisions of the prohibition act was the declara- ton yesterday of w. G. Webb. state prohibition director, following the ar rest and arraignment of W. N. Miller, who had been taken into custody dur ing the day by Fred Weage, deputy United States marshal. Miller was charged with conspiracy to violate the liquor law, and, after his arraignment before John B. Henke, United States commissioner, he was released, after having pleaded not guilty, under a cash bond of $500 He waived pre- liminary hearing and will be tried be- fore the federal court.
 According to the officials Miller has purchased corn whisky at various times in lots ranging from one to three gallons. The purchases are said to have been made from owners of stills which have been raided since the sales. He is liable, therefore, to the same penalties as the vendor, accord ing to the prohibition director, in that he has conspired with the latter to break the law.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-18

eontrivance with which to make coun- terfeit money
 Argetaken testified he enlisted in the Rumanian army in the fall of 1914 and attained the rank of a second lieu tenant. Tn June, 1916. he said, he was captured by the Austrians and during the first days of his captivity his hand was placed in a press and crushed in an endeavor to draw army secrets from him. Twenty seven days later, he said, he escaped and got into Italy. From Rome, he said. he went to France, then to South America and finally to the United States. For a time he worked in Gary, Indiana, and then in June. 1918 he enlisted in the United States army, receiving his dis charge in January, 1919.
 Argetaken stated after he had paid
Arizona republican., 1920-07-18
FORMER PHOENIX MAN IS INSTANTLY KILLED

Word has been received in this city of the death in an automobile acci dent of Tom Brothy, former resident of Phoenix and well known to many people here. The accident occurred Sunday in Los Angeles when MT. Brothy, accompanied by one man, was driving to Pasadena. At a crossing the car was struck by a Pacific Elec- tric company trolley car. and MT. Brothy was instantly killed. The other man was not injured seriously.
 Tom Brothy formerly was a meter man with the Pacific Gas and Electric company in this city. He was mar ried last October to Miss Gertrude Ravens of Phoenix. Following the death of her husband. Mrs. Brothy was taken to the hospital in Los An geles where on Tuesday a baby son was prematurely born. but Is believed to have a good chance to live.
 Mir Brothy was 40 years old. In Phoenix they lived on East Moreland street. They moved to Los Angeles last December.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-18

Republican Central committee has adopted a resolution to this effect, copy of which was forwarded the gov ernor's office by Colin J. Bury, chair man.
 The governor is expected to return from the north on Tuesday in time to attend the special meeting of the land board which will be held at 10 o'clock. He will leave Prescott this evening for Flagstaff, where he will make an ad- dress Monday on Rural Schools and Vocational Education.