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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
KAHN DISCUSSES
'REVISION OF TAX
New York Banker Advocates
leyying a Flat Tax IN Profits
OF Corporations.
FAVORS HIGHER TARIFF
R~eapeailng Of Excess Profits Tax and
Placing Tax on Sales Would
Check Profile ering He
Thinks.

Observation-Disclosures of a
sales tax, repeal of the tax on excess
profits, reduction of the higher rates
on income surfaces, upward revision
OF the tariff and the levying Of a fat
tax on profits Of corporations, were
advocated before the house ways and
means committee by Otto III. Kahn,
New York banker, In a comprehensive
discussion Of tax revision legislation
Mr.. Kahn dwelt at length on the
question Of a sales tax, partly in re-
Spouse to indications in the committee
that that sort OF tax Is gaining in
favor. Chairman Fordney, before Mr.
Kahn was called, said he and several
other members believed some sort Of
sales tax would eventuate, but that
they were seeking methods by which
the tax would not be multiplied and
the consumer un.ustly taxed In the
final purchase.
AS a result of the chairman's state
men Mr.. Kahn discussed that phase
Of the problem. Advocating legisla-
tive provisions which would require
the tax to be made known in each sale
and sided to the selling price as a
separate item. Such an arrangement,
he said in hts opinion, would check
the profiteering which has resulted"
from the excess profits tax.
In his discussion of a need for a re-
vised taxation program Mr.. Kahn de-
claref that American busi-et could
not experience a healthy growth II the
government continued ION a road Of
excessive taxation and continued to az
sorb the life blood of business through
concentration taxes on income and
capital"
Commercial Development Stopped"
He adde~ that 'the tax burden" had
already actually stopped commercial,
development.
What has happened in the past -
he continued. "can reasonably be ex-
pected to happen again in the future
We have seen the end of this tax plan
and have seen it's disastrous results
u has forced every business house to
run to banks for credit t. conduct bu-
siness, but finally the banks ran out
and the federal reserve board had to
call a halt.
After this came the collapse in
markets. II hit the farmers first but
none have been spared and all bust
ness has cit the effects. The retailer
has not been struck to the extent that
I fear he will. You can see from that
what will happen unless the principle
is changed"
One OF the e suggested by Mr.
Kahn for lifting the present tax bur
den was a funding Of the victory note.
and was saving securities. He urged
payment out of taxes of tn, treasury
certificates of Indebtedness, however.
saying 1t appeared this could be done
without Inconvenience before they fall
due.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
PILGRIM TRIALS RETOLD
Sen. Lodge Delivers Grafton At
TercenteEary Celebration.
Representative of Great Britain and
Holland Join With Americans In
Ceremony.

Plymouth, Mass.-On the shore Of
waves dashed high" when the PHI.
grims set foot on Plymouth Rock on
December 81, 1920, their descendants
joined with other distinguished men
of this generation in America. Great
Britain and Holland in observing
with due solemnity the tercentenary
Of their landing. The orator was Sem
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, a successor
in representation in the Senate from
Massachusetts, of Daniel Webster, who
delivered the famous plymouth Ora
tion" at the two hundredth anniver.
sary.
An address was delivered by Cover
nor Calvin Coolidge, vice prssid mt
elect, and a poem, "1s20-1s2o," was
read by Dean LeBaron r. Briggs OF
the faculty Of arts and Of
sciences of Harvard university
Hymns appropriate Of the occasion
were sung, including the Landing Of
the Pilgrims" by Mrs. Felicia Hemans,
known to every American school bow
and girl for generations.
Senator Lodge gave q scholarly out
line Of the Pilgrim story and IN draw
ing from II a lesson for present day
America he pointed out that they set
character irst," sought to give men
freedom both in body and Wind" and
tried 10 reduce the sum Of human
misery"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Lands RELEASES THIEVES

Federal Judge Refuses to Punish Men
After Wilson Pardons Cattle King
Chicago-Judgs X. NJ. Lands TO
fused to sentence six mon charged
with stealing see sacks of sugar from
trains In interstate commerce after
learning that President Wilson had
last week granted q pardon to James
J.. Dorsey, Of Gilbert. ILL.,. known as
the millionaire Cattle King" Dorsey
was sentenced to eight years in Lea
wentworth by Judge Lands after con-
viction Of selling several thousand
head I .ubercular cattle throughout
the West under forged papers. repre-
senting them az government tested and
healthy. Lat July President Wilson
cut the sentence to four years. At
that time Judge Lands, in open court.
declared he could not understand the
workings" Of the Presidents mind.
II cant sentence these men with the
Dorsey thing fresh in my mind" Judge
Lands declared IN court. Dorsey's
activities ran into tho thousands Ut
dollars while these men stole only a
few hundred dollars worth of mer.
chandise. will continue this case
indefinitely.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
WOMAN GIVES SELF UP
Clara Smith, Involved in Death OF
Jake L. Hamon, Surrenders.
Nationwide Search Ends Which Be.
gan Nov. % When Attorney OBJ
talned Warrant for Her Arrest

Ell Paso, Tex.-Worn and weary at
ter her long fight, which carried her
from Ardmore, Okla, to Chihuahua
City, Mexico. Clara Barton Smith.
wanted in Ardmore on a complaints
charging murder, in connection with
he death Of Jake l.. Hamon, Oklahoma
millionaire, at Ardmore, surrendered
in Juarez to Sheriff Buck Garrett OF
Ardmore, but later was allowed to-
spend the night with her family here.
The surrender Of Miss Smith ends
a nationwide search for the woman
which began November % when the
prosecuting attorney at Ardmore OBJ
tanned warrants for her charging her
with the shooting of Hamon and with
a statutory offense.
Hamon was shot in his hotel at
Ardmore, Sunday, November 81. He
walked to the hospital, where he said
that a gun he had been cleaning was
accidentally discharged. He died No
vember 26. g
The search for Miss Smith led
through Oklahoma and Texas oil fields
and into Mexico. At various times
she had been reported at Cisco, Texas.
Ell Paso, and in Juarez, Mexico, going
from the border town to chihuahua
City.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
IRISH GET HOME RULE
Bill Passes House of Lords With
Only Slight Amendments.
Measure Provides Creation Of Senates
for Both Northern and Southern
PariiamentS

London-Ths Irish home rule bill
o is safe and will be placed on the
state book in a form only slightly
amended from the shape in which II
FIRST left the House of Commons. The
House Of Lords, after a brief debate,
agreed to all the amendments made to
the bill by the commons.
The only amendment discussed by
the Lords vas that adopted by the
lower house providing IL either area in
Ireland refused TO set up a parliament
the executive could not make the offer
a second time unless within three
years after Jun. l both houses OF the
British parliament adopted a resolu.
ton asking for 1t.
Earl Midletcl objected to this time
limit Of three and one-half years and
challenged a division on the question.
He was defeated 81 to IA, whereupon
this and the other commons amend
nents were agreed to withom further
discussion.
Owing to q slight modification made
In the House Of Lords ut the sugges-
ton of Lord Birkenhead. tie lord
chancellor, the bill again will have to
be submitted to the Houre OF Commons
AZ 4 formality and 1t probabl, will be
voted over before the royal sanction Is
given.
Two Senates Created.
One Of the principal changes made
BY the Lords ia that Senates will be
created for both the northern and
southern pariiaments. As proposed by
the government the question Of the
method OF establishing the senates was
70 be left to the Irish parliaments.
Another modification secured by the
Lords is that instead of the council OF
Ireland being nominated by the two
parliaments. each Senate will appoint
seven OF its members and each Par.
Lament Is. making 40. while Instead
OF the president of the council being
the lord chancellor of Ireland. as pro-
posed by the & ,~vernment. he will be
nominated by the lord lieutenant. on
the advice of the Crown.
II n generally supposed that tho
government regards the bill as the ba
sis for future negotiations and with
this idea has reserved the questions OF
customs and excise from the bill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
DEFENDS SHIPPING BOARD

Chairman Benson Says Mere Than q
Dillon Has Been Earned by Fleet.
New York-More than $1,000, 00O, 0oe
In gross has been earned by
the governmsnt-controlled merchant
feet since II began operations, Chair
man Benson Of the Shipping board
said In an address before the Municipal
club Of Brooklyn.
While the board cannot show a profit
as large as would have been the case
II the fleet had been privately owned
Chairman Benson said, this billion dol
lars stayed in this country and but
for the possession of a fleet built by
the government, would have been
spent for the use of foreign bottoms
Had there been no nation able to
take up Gsrmany's position when her
maritime power was wiped nut, he rs,
serted, ocean carrying tonnage w Id
have been monopolized by CIT
Britain. whose crying trade needs ma,
turally would have come first"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Operators Refuse to Reopen
Award of U. S. Anthracite
Commission.
REFUSE ARBITRATION
Universal Elght-Hour Day Asked foi
BY Workers Turned Down-con-
troversy to be Placed Before
Union Scale Committee.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to reopen
the award OF the United States An.
thracite Coal commission, the mine
operators here rejected the demands
OF the hard coal mine workers for ad-
ditional wage increases, a minimum
six-dollar-day labor rate and the estab-
lishment of a universal eight-hour day.
The operators, however, notified the
miners representatives that they stood
ready to adjust any individual cases
of inequality" that may be due to the
application Of the commissions award.
Workers Refuse Compromise.
Mine workers representatives told
the operators that they could not &C
cept any compromise and stood by
their original demands.
They said that the entire matter
would be placed before the unions
general scale committee at a special
meeting in Hazelton, when a definite
policy for future action" will be out
lined.
10 Per Cent Advance Asked.
The miners asked general increases
OF approximately Is per cen, IN adj
dition to the II ger per cent granted
them by the commission. This, they
~contended, would give them wage adj
vances equal TO 81 per cent recently
awarded the bituminous mine work
ers.
The operators in rejecting the min.
ers' proposals. declared hat the agree
ment with the United Mine Work.
ers based on the findings Of the
committee, was a binding contract
and its reputation would be a
breach Of faith with the public"
They also held that mediation and col
lective bargaining have value only in
so far as both sides adhere to agree
ments which result from such action.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Fordney Emergency Bill Wins
Despite Protests of De-
fiant Minority.
VOTE STOOD 1886 TO Sc
Measure Is Designed to Protect Some
Twenty,odd Farm Products For a
Ten Months Period-Defeat
In Senate Predicted.

Washington-Over the protests of q
defiant minority, the House adopted
The Fordney emergency tariff bill BY
a vote Of 1876 TO Sc. The vote was
taken after eight hours OF debate.
A political analysis of the vote
showed 154 Republicans for, and E.
against; 4 Democrats for, and ~
against; / Prohibitionist, Representa-
tive Randall Of California, voted for
the bill.
Representative Walter II. Newton,
Minneapolis, voted against the bill.
Explaining his opposition, in a speech
10 the House, after he had vainly tried
to have the bill amended so as to pro.
tect contract purchasers OF wheat, he
declared that the measure was a "Jug
Handled" bill. whipped into snaps
hastily without careful study, and that
IL was so framed as to include pro-
ducts from the South as well as the
North, so as to get Democratic az well
~ Republican votes, In case OF q veto.
vsto 10 Expected.
That President Wilson will veto the
bill, In case IT passes the Senate, Ia
in the minds Of most Of the members
In Congress.
Representative Ellsworth. Keller and
Carss, Of Minnesota. were absent when
the vote was taken. All other north.
western representatives voted in favor.
1t was evident, long before the vote
was taken, that supporters Of the
measure, designed to protect some
twenty-odd farm products for q ten
months period, had the situation well
in hand. But Representative Rainsy.
Democrat, Of Illinois. leading the OPP
position, opened a bitter attack, which
increased in intensity as the debate
wore on.
Opposition speakers charged that the
measure would send the cost OF liv.
ing higher, and branded 1t as class
legislation. Defenders Of the bill. on
the other hand, said It would ave the
agricultural industry.
Only Way To Bring Relief.
Representative Gardner, Democrat.
Texas. speaking in support of the bill,
said he felt that II was the only way
in which Congress could extend relief,
so urgently needed by the farmers.
Representative Garrett, OF Tennessee
said he saw In this bill "a determined
effort to divide the Democratic party,
and to make members of that party
turn their backs on every principle Of
taxation, for which the party had stood
in It's whole history"
During the day a number OF Sena-
tors entered the House chambers, and
their presence there led TO reports that
they were prepared to talk the bill to
death in the Senate. Many Republic
cans said they were almost convinced
that the bill would not be passed
there.
Chairman Fordney of the Ways and
Means committee said. in the course OF
the debate, however that he hoped to
see Congress. at tie extra session, sub
stitute for this bill a relief measure,
which would remain In effect until a
scientific tariff schedule could be
worked out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
REALTY INVESTORS ARE SHY
Calder Blames High Income Tax for
Shortage of Houses.

Washington-One great cause of the
existing shortage in dwellings, Senator
Calder, Republican Of New York, said
In addressing the Senate, is the high
rate of Federal income tax. This, he
declared, was driving wealthy invest
ors to place all their available funds
In tax exempt securities issued by
municipalities, the states and the ma
tional government. and he suggested
that Congress meet the situation by
making mortgages on dwelling houses
tax exempt to a reasonable figure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
"crIme Cruisers Launched in N. Y

New York-Twenty "crime cruis.
ers" were added to New York's equip
ment for SCATTERING the crime wave
Twenty automobiles. bristling with the
latest automatic armament. carrying
Eve policemen, made their initial
cruises today. The crews. consisting
Of n sharpsh potter, one uniformed
man and three detectives. experienced
in strong arm" tactics. conducted in
dependent Investigations and worked
witfSpstroImen. They are to shoot Il
kin any criminal caught in the act.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
800 ARRESTED IN so. ST. PAUL.
Surprise "cIeanup" Drive Staged by
Dakota County Officials.

So. st. Paui-whiie police loitersd
on the street corners in apparent
ignorance OF what vas happening,
forty private detectives, sworn In as
deputy sherifs OF Dakota county.
cleaned up" South st. Paul. raiding
three alleged gambling dens and ar
resting nearly 800 men.
The cleanup came az the result OF
the rise Of public opinion against the
alleged inability OF Mayor B. H. Baker
and Chief of Police Andy Robinson
to see fragrant violations Of the gamb-
ling and liquor laws. II IL said.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
400 KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE
Wide Stretches Of Argentina Flooded
Folio wing Tremors.

Buenos Aires--he number of per
sons dead and injured in Fridays
earthquake disaster now IA estimated
at more than 400. This figure is based
an reports from relief parties.
Wide stretches OF territory are be
ing flooded with water which continues
to spring from crevices opened by the
earthquake.
Relief work Is being carried on with
difficulty. Large numbers of tents
sent from Mendoza are furnishing
shelter to hundreds made homeless by
the disaster.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30

Boston-A request that he imme-
diately send to Ireland the funds col
lected in ths Irish liberty bold drive
was telegraphec to Eamonn de Valera.
president OF the Irish republic" by
the Massachusetts, council Of the
Friends Of Irish Freedom.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Japanese Emperor Recoxers.

Tokio-Emperor Yoshihito, who has
been Ill . long time. presided at a
privy council for the first time this
year. He appeared nearly restored
to his former health and his complete
ercovery is expected shortly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
RUMELY SENT TO PRISON
Former N. Y. Publisher Convicted In
Federal Court.

New York-Dr Edward A. Rumely.
former publisher Of the New York
Evening Mail. and s. Walter Kauf-
man and Norvin Lindteiia were sen.
fenced to prison terms of one year
and ore day each in federal court
here on convicticn for conspiring 70
withhold from the Z wernmen: xncwl.
edge OF the alleged German ,wnersh D
of the newspaper during part of the
war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
cobIenz Profiteers' Shops Closed.

Coblensz-Stores of German mer-
chants in Coblenz, which were placed
"off limits" for overchargtng members
Of the American forces In Germany
last summer. will remain closed until
January Is.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Would Bar Some FOREIGN ships.

Washington-Foreign ships on which
conditions were below those set by the
American merchant marine would be
denied entrance to American por un-
der a bill. introduced by Chairman
Jones OF the Senate commerce con,
mittee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
7o PhnlppInoa plead oultx.

Manila. p. ~I.-Seventy members Of
the Philippine Constabulary pleaded
guilty here on charges OF sedition in
connection with the riots with Philip
pino military police. which resulted In
eleven deaths.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30

Vancouver. B. C.-The Canadian
Pacific railway announced a reducl..n
II 10 per cen in all railway fares be-
ween points In Canada. Fares were
acrsased 20 per cent last September.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30

S~"~ s"c'N v Sdu8Ut.
Neutrality-suspicious. (Nick) Cohn,
long sought by the police OF New York,
Washington and ,ther cities In con.
aection with the IS. 600. 900 bond theft
conspiracy o. a vesr ago IN Wall
street. was arrested hcre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30

Begins Drive on Closed Shop.
Observation-Disclosures Of the ma.
tion served notice on union labor that
the intensive drive against the closed
shop has started. when William But
tarworth issued a call for q convention
~ Bis employers Of the country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
los RUSS RIOTERS EXECUTED

Workers Strike When Denied Shorter
Work Day and More Food.
London-A serious labor riot occur
red recently in P~esrograd. says a Hell,
singfors dispatch to the Central News.
In which many persons were killed or
injured.
The riot was quelIed and los labor
ers were executed, the dispatch adds,
The trouble started when the Soviet
authorities refused the demand Of city
laborers for more food and shorten
ing OF the working day which is now
16 hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
MORTGAGE MEASURE PASSED
Senate Would Allow Farm Loan Board
More leeway.

Observation-Disclosures special order
the Senate passed a bill permitting the
Federal Farm Loan board to issue
mortgage bonds for short or long
periods, as market conditions may re-
quire. Another measure extending the
time in which Federal reserve banks
may hold temporary Liberty bonds un-
til permanent bonds are available also
was passed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
ItaIlans Discuss EMIGRATION.

itaIlAns Discuss Emigration.
Rome-Attitude of the United States
will regard TO immigration was dis
cussed at a conference between the
emigration committee and the com.
missioncrs If emigration.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
FIRE AT GALVESTON DOCKS
100000 Damage Results From Oil Ex-
ploslon on Barge.

pIosIon on Barge.
Galveston, Tex.-Damage placed at
$500, 900 resulted here when a fire
spread by an explosion aboard the oil
barge Bolikow swept a portion Of the
Southern Pacific docks. Two men are
known to be dead and two injured.
The Bolikow was q total loss, while
the steamships Ell Occidente, Aschen.
berg and Hastnai were damaged by
the flames. Part OF the docks on both
sides OF the ship In which the YES.
sells were berthed burned as also did
a grain elevator conveyor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Bandit. Beat Bank c.,hI.tr

Flint, Mich.-Four men held up the
cashier Of the Clio State bank at Clio.
north Of here. beat him into insensiti,-
ity and escaped with currency esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
MAY SEND GOLD TO RUSSIA.
U. s. Lifts Restrictions on Coin, But
lion and Currency.

Iion and Currency.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on expor-
tation Of coin, bullion and currency to
Soviet Russia, on dealing or exchange
transaction in Russian rubles, and ON
credit or exchange transactions with
Soviet Russia were removed by the
Treasury and Federal Reserve board.
acting with the approval of the State.
department.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
Drug Thi.ves Make Bio Haul.

Oru9 Ihtcves Make Big Haul.
Montreal-Drugs valued at $40, 0oe
were stolen from the vault in High
Constable st. Mars office. The drugs,
were i%mpounded as an exhibit In a
case before the courts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30

Clarence J. Mcleod, a Detroit at
torney, is believed to enjoy the dis,
tinction Of Being the youngest a
elected from the Thirteenth Michigan
district to ill a vacancy. He became
% years old July 8 this year. In the
primary election on August 81, or less
than two months after he became ell
gible to seek congressional honors. he
defeated three other Republicans fer
the short-term nomination to I'LL the
vacancy created by the death Of Rep
resentative Charles Il. Nichols.