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The Little River news., 1920-09-08

Every farmer should have access to a pure bred bull for his herd and the business interests of the state could do no better than to finance plan which would make this possible.
 There is no reason why, with our soil and climate and our ample forage crops, that Arkansas should not lead in dairying, and nothing would bring this quicker than the introduction of pure bred bulls in every locality.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Revision Of Taxes Seems to Be Chief
Desire Of Entire Nation, Says Writer;
Excess Profits Measure Condemned

There be question but that there determined and
concerted movement this directed towards the revision
laws The system Of national taxation was
devised during the period necessarily in somewhat hurried
fashion unheard Of OF money
and naturally Of its provsonshad to be largely experimental
Excess
s ars resolutions
with 3hs principle oi taxation as
i!ust..ns thu. intro
and with this that
iorthwih just tax taking place The
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but there are any T6 aad ss se @ m ahf
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from the repeal the excess
ons nf Which %s made BY 3 I'M its
RECOMMENDATIONS KfvEHUfs. TNjfs WOULD REDUCE
sssd sSsi' and 1 sd e'fss Of an individual
to deemed to g at The top Of his net in
the ordinarily appic-
able to suchp of his income (f
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income of succeeding year, OF preceding
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retroactive 1918 and subsequent years...
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RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD MAKE UP
FOR LOSS IN REVENUE
Increase corporation income tax to not
than per except OF public uil-
ties subject to regulation which rate should
| remain cent; present exemption of
$4,000 be abolished (The of this
that OF the normal rate ind
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

central committee. in a message
from national headquarters. Never
were the world and national needs
so pressing and the corresponding 6
opportunities for service so great.
Mrs. Theodore w. Richards. exec
utive secretary OF the District chap
ter. has been appointed chairman OF
the women's committee and will
preside at a meeting of her forces
to be held at headquarters next
Wednesday.
In his address to the chairmen OF
the chapter auxiliaries, who will play
a prominent part in the enrollments
Robbins stated that he was inspired
by the self-sacrihcing work of the
Red Cross women in the past on all
occasions when their help was need
ed and he had accepted the director
ship fully convinced that there was
a great need for the organization In
Washington and throughout the
whole world.
General distribution of the roll call
posters, which have always played q
conspicuous figure in past enroll
ments, has already begun and every
merchant will be requested to dis
play them prominently in his place
of business throughout the roll call
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

Three hundred thousand dol
lars for mere 15-round boxing
! bout must make lot of the movie
stars feel awfuily discouraged.-
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

The wholesale market prices yes
terday ranged as follows:
Eggs-strictly fresh, per doz., 73c;
average receipts, re; southern, roc
Butter-Tub. 63a64c; print, 64a65c.
Cheese-Full cream. n. Y, 3oa32c;
west, 30c.
Live poultry-Roosters, per 10,
24c; turkeys, per lb., 30a45c: chick
ems, spring. per slb., 3sa40c: hens,
per h.. 35a36c; keats, young. each,
6Oa7Oc.
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
spring chickens, per lb. 3Sa40c;
hens, per ID. 3Sc; roosters, per lb,
26c; turkeys, per lb. 45a55c.
Dressed Pork-Small. per h., 19c;
medium. 1Sc; heavy. 15a17c.
Live stock-Calves, per lb., 17a1Sc;
lambs. 12c: sheep, 3a6c: hogs, 14c.
Green Fruits-Apples, per bbl..
s2.50as.00; box apples, S2.5Oa4.5O;
per basket, 75cas225; California
lemons, per box, s4.o0a5.50; pine
apples, per crate, S6.00as.00; CAL
ifornia oranges per crate. ss.0Oa
1850; grapes, per basket, Niagara,
Delaware and black. 3oa35c.
vegetables-Potato No. 1. per
bbl, s3.50a4.00; No. 2, s15oa2.O
sweet potatoes, No. 1. per bbI., S4.0oa
4.50; No. 2, s1.00a2.00; string beans.
per basket. S2.00a3.00: per Dbl, s4.00a
500; eggplant, per crate. s1.25a1.50;
cabbage, per bbl, s1.25a2O0; beets,
nearby, per 100. s4.0Oas.0O; lettuce.
per crate. 75ca$1.50: do, New York,
per crate. sI.25s1.5o celery, per doz.,
50caSf00; romaine lettuce, S10Oa
lbs; squash. per Dbl, s1.25a1.50;
spinach. per bb1, S2.50a3.00s peppers.
per basket. s1.0oa1.25: tomatoes, per
box. s1.50a5. .00;- onions. per sack,
S1.5oa1.75; honeydews. gs2-00a2.50 per
crate; lima beans, 45a50c per quart
turnips, per box, 75caS1.o0.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

With the issuing today by the
District Commissioners of a procla-
nation formally recognizing the
Fourth Red Cross Roll Call and
urging all Washingtonians to renew
their memberships or enroll as new
members, plans for the call. which
last year was answered by 10000
in the District, were practically
completed. 1t is to be held from
Armistice Day to Thanksgiving
Day.
The tentative plans for the roll
call to be held in the District were
announced yesterday by Roland
Robbins, former president of the
Rotary Club and manager of Keith's
Theater. who will direct the an
nual event.
Headquarters have been secured
at the old Merchants Bank Build
ing, 1414 F street northwest, where
the executive offices and the head
quarters of the women's uniform
corps will be established.
The appeal of the Red Cross is
based upon a record of solid
achievement during the last year in
putting under way its peace time
program of service" says DIR. Liv-
inGston Farrand. chairman of the
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
BANK REFUSES CHECK,
HE SUES FOR $4,000

The Security Savings and Com
|nercial Bank. 701 Ninth street
northwest. is named defendant in
suit for $4,000 damages filed yes
terday in the District Supreme
trourt by Robert F. Cronie. The
plaintiff alleges that on June ., last,
be had deposited in the bank s215.47
n check drawn against the account,
o the order Of the American Whole
bale Corporation, of Baltimore. for
f215. presented during banking
hours was 'wrongfully. unlawfully
nd negligently" refused payment.
Thereby. the camplaint alleges,
he -plaintiff was greatly injured
n his good name. sale of goods
md business reputation" The check
vas returned marked no provision
for payment"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
SCHOLARSPICK
.GRAPHICTOPICS
Notable Lecture Program
Geographic Society
To Begin Nov. II.

The African dwarf man and the
Polar Eskimo. German conditions
after the armistice, and recent archie
illogical discoveries concerning the
Hittites OF Asia Minor and Syria
are among the subjects 70 be
treated In the National Geographic
society's program Of lectures Tor
the season Of 1s20-2i.
The frst lecture will be given
November IL. by Sir William Ram
say, noted English scholar. His
subject will be. "Asia Minor. the
Highway Between East and West"
william Howard Taft. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke and Maurice Francis
Egan arc among the society's group
Of lecturers.
The dates for the lectures are
November u. ls and 2s; DeeembeT
3. 10 and II; January Z. IL. ~ sno
2S: February 4. IL. Is and 2b; March
IL. IS and rs. and April ] ana y.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
PILGRIM FETE
PLANNED HERE
City-wide Celebration of
Tercentenary Of Landing
To Begin Nov. ".
LANSING IS TO PRESIDE
Former Secretary Of State
In Charge Of Opening
Event at Auditorium.
! LANSING IS TO PRESIDE

A city-wide celebration of the ter
centenary Of the landing Of the Pill
grims will be held in Washington.
beginning November IT, District
Comnissioner ]. Thilman Hendrick.
chairman OF the local executive
committee. announced yesterday.
The opening event of the celebra-
tion viii be a mass meeting in Gen.
tral High School auditorium. Rob-
art Lansing. former Secretary OF
state. will preside Canon E. A.
Burroughs, Of Hsrtfort College. Ok
ford. England. and Bishop William
Mcdowell. of the tercentenary COM
mittee. will be the chief speakers
Various Features staged.
Throughout the week features of
various natures. In connection with
the tercentenary, will be staged In
the auditorium.
The climax OF the celebration. in
which all Washington organizations
are expected TO participate, will be
float and torchlight parade on
THANKSGIVING Eve. November "a.
The parade will be in the nature
|of a presentation of American his
|torical events from the landing of
|the Pilgrims to the present day. 1t
fs called Our Heritage From the
Departments of the
Federal and District governments
|and civic and social clubs will enter
marching units. carrying torches.
Business houses and welfare organi-
Eations will be represented by floats.
Quotes Rooseyelt's Eulogy.
Il hope the people OF Washington
will join together in celebrating this
Igreat tereentenary," said Commis-
tioner Hendrick yesterday" As
Theodore Roosevelt said. when he
aid the cornerstone OF the memorial
bt Provincetown: The coming
)hither of the Pilgrims 'three centu-
fies ago shaped the destinies of this
'rontinent. and therefore profoundly
AFFECTED the destinies of the world
3rhis parade will be symbolic of the
twentieth century carrying on the
lighted torch kindled by our fore
Fathers who landed on Plymouth
Rock three centuries ago.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Nov s.-oats--Re-
ceipts for today. 1.7ss bus: stock In
elevators. 464.lst bus: shipments
from elevators. 5.t43 bus; No.
white. SIC; No. 3 white. CSC.
Rye-Receipts for today. 1s,ess
bus; stock in elevators. s1o,7fs bus:
shipments from elevators, bus:
NO. Western export. spot, s1.T7.
Wheat-Receipts for today. s3.-
oes bus; shipments from elevators
ss.oz6 bus: stock in elevators, 3.1sa,-
lss bus; No. l red, spot, sa11h; No,
2 red spot tall; No. 2 red Farlicky
spot. s2.o0 bid. Sales. November
s2.oo; December. s2.o2.
Corn-Receipts for today, s5,27;
bus; stock in elevators, bss,5s5 bus;
shipments from elevators, Bt,s0s;
No: corn. fill; cob corn. abou,
$500 Dbl.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 6.-Butter-
Creamery fancy. per lb.. 62aS3c: do,
Creamery, fancy, per lb., 62as3c;
choice. 60a61c; good, 5sa6Oc; prints,
esa65c; Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls. S5a3sc; Ohio rolls. S5a3sc;
West Virginia rolls, 35a3sc; store
packed. 2sa3oc; Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania dairy prints, 4oa
45c; process butter. 5oa52c.
Eggs - Maryland, Pennsylvania
and nearby firsts, loss off, per doz.,
7oa71c; Western frsts. 67a6Sc; West
Virginia. 67a6sc; Southern frsts,
66a67c.
Live Poultry-Chickens, old hens,
4 lbs and over. per Id, 3sa37c; small
to medium, s2a34c; White Leghorns,
S2asSc; old roosters, 22az3c; spring.
ers, large, 36a3sc; small to medium,
S6a3Sc; White Leghorns. 34a35c;
ducks, young, Pekins, lbs and
over, per lb. soa32c: puddle, 2sa3oc;
Muscovy, 2Sa29c; old, 25a2Sc; geese.
nearby. per lb. s0as2c; Western, 2sa
30c; turkeys, young, lbs and over,
per lb, 4Oa42c; pigeons, young, per
pair, 35a40c; guineas, young, n lbs
and over, 60a65c; smaller, SOC.
White Potatoes Pennsylvania,
round whites, No. Is, S1.9oa2.00 per
cwt; long whites, No. Is, s1.75a1.s5; /;
150-lb. sacks, round white, No. Is,
s3.0oa3.10; Eastern Shore Virginia,
Irish cobblers, No. Is, $1.65a1.75; Nc
cormicks, No. Is, s1.40a1.so per cwt.
Sweet Potatoes - Eastern Shore
Virginia, stave barrels, yellows, No.
Is, s3.25a4.00 per Dbl; white yams,
$3.00a3.50; homegrown, yellows, No.
Is, stave barrels, s4.00a4.25; 14-qt.
hampers, 60a65c.
Vegetables-Green beans, $1.25a2
per bus; Lima beans, $3a3.25 per bu.
hamper. Beets, per bunch. 4a4 4hc.
Cabbage, New York, per ton, $10a
16; homegrown, s3a5 per 100 heads.
Celery. New York, per crate, s2.75a
$50 per doz.' stalks, 40as5c. Carrots,
New York, s1.25a1.50 per 100 lbs.
native, per bushel, Base. Corn, ma
tive, per doz, 29a40c. Lettuce, Nor
folk, $1a1.50 per bas.; native, 75ca
S1.15 per hamper. Onions, Ohio and
Indiana, 100-lb. sacks, s1a1.75; New
York, 100-lb. sacks, S1.25a1.s0; wes-
tern Maryland and Pennsylvania,
100-lb. sacks. s1.25a1.35. Peppers,
native. 25a50c per AS bas. Toma-
toes. 25ca1.15 per As bas. Caulifiow-
er, New York. s2.5oa2.75 per crate.
Pumpkins, 5a10c each. Spinach, ma
tive, 45as5c per box. Turnips, 45a55c
per 4-s bas.
Fruits - Apples, Western Mary
land, Virginia and, Pennsylvania,
double-head barrels, No. Is, Grimes
Golden, ss.ooas.5o;, Jonathans, ss.ooa
$50; York Imperials. ss.50a4.2 Is;
various other varieties, s3.00a4. 90;
New York, No. Is, Rhode Island
Greetings, s3.75a4.00; Twenty Ounce,
$4.00a4.25; bus baskets, various var
ieties. all sections, No. Is, S1.25a1. so;
orchard run, 75cas1. Pears, New
York, Bartletts, bu baskets, No. /,
s2.75a3.00; No. Is, 'N.75az.o0; Shell
dons, No. Is, S25oa3.00; Kieffers, ma
tive. 25a4oc per As basket Grapes,
New York, 2-qt baskets. Concords.
30a32c; I2-qt baskets. s1.soa1.7o.
Ounces, New York, No. Is. $2.25a
ESQ per bus basket. Oranges, Calf
fornia valencias. s5.50as.00 per bog.
as to sic and quality; Florida. s5.5oa
500 per box. Grapefruit, Florida,
s4.00a5.5o per box. Eranberries,
Cape Cod, per barrel, sf6a14. Pine
apples. Florida, per crate, $6.00as. 90.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
PALMER AVOIDS
PROBEON COAL
Refuses Invitation to Go to
Indianapolis, But Will
Send Substitute.

Attorney General Palmer viii not
go to Indianapolis where, according
to a telegram from Judge Anderson,
certain matters involving his con-
nection" with the prosecution Of
coal operators and miners will be
Investigated in open court .tomor-
row, but will be represented by
Judge c. B. Ames. This announce
ment followed a conference at the
Department Of Justice last night.
The Attorney General refused to
discuss the matters involved"
In his invitation TO Palmer, Judge
Anderson said he was going to find
out whether the Attorney General
can make an agreement to suppress
q portion OF the evidence on the
part OF the government"
1t was stated at the Department
that Judge Ames handled the in
junction proceedings against the
miners a year ago and is entirely
conversant with the reasons enter
tanned by the Attorney General for
refusing to use the evidence OBJ
tained at that time.
In company with District Attor-
ney Van Nuys and Special Proecu-
tor Slack, he left Washington for
Indianapolis last night.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
German Power Strike
Stops Cars and Lights

BERLIN. Nov 6. - OficiaIs were
conducting an Investigation tonight
to determine the real cause Of the
sudden strike Of power house en-
pioyes which tied UP the street car
and lighting systems.
Although IL was frat announced
that the trouble arose solely from
a dispute over wages. there was a
growing belief that this might be
the forerunner Of the threatened
demonstration in connection with
celebration OF the anniversary OF
the German revolution next Tues
day.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Mrs. Asquith Tired Of Book
She Told Only One-third

LONDON. Nov G. The Daily
News, under a Paris date line, pub
fishes an interview with Mrs. As.
quith regarding her autobiography
which received so much attention
from the London papers yesterday
She is quoted as saying:
ct am tired of my book. All car
say is that IL is absolutely true.
only said one-third OF what ] know
and one-eighth of what ] feel"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Gompers Given Medal
For Liberty Loan Work

Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American FEDERATION of Labor, was
yesterday awarded a Victory Loan
Medal. II is made from the metal
of captured German cannon. and is
inscribed with the words:
awarded Samuel Gompers by the
United States Treasury Department
in recognition OF patriotic service
in behalf Of Liberty loans"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
Why Don't You
| Try Pyramid? /?
svenA a Free Trial of Pyramid Pfls
suppositoriesS should Bring Crate
full Relief From the Itching
and Pain.

You have no idea how satisfactory
} Pyramid until you use II. Try it
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, Nov. 8. - Future prices in
grains and provisions are:
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

a scientist asserts that criminals
re born, not made. And judging
rom the police records, the GRIM
|nal birthrate must be right up
l1ongside that other birthrate the
|hte Mr.. Barnum spoke of.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

IL the G. o. p. bought the Presi-
dency. as was intimated last sum-
mer by Gov. Cox, it now appears
that they bought q lot Of 1t here
and there they didn't exactly need.
City Star.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-21
OVERALL CLUBS THE VOGUE

W. L. Sherman Formerly of Smyrna
W. L. Sherman formerly Of tba
Eastern Horse and Mule Company of
this town writes "I thought possi-
bly, the following would be interest
ing to the readers of the Times" Tn
the Department here at WASHINGTON
overall clubs have been organized in
virtually every government depart-
ment as a protest against the prohi-
Dltlve cost of clothes, and this has
spread even to the halls of Congress-
FOR the first time in history common
blue overalls were worn on the floor
OF the House of Representatives lasr
week when Representative Upshaw of
Georgia appeared in a suit of over
alls at the regular session, stating
that they cost him $4.0O. Mr.. Upsbaw
stated that many of the other men,
bers were going to follow his exam
pie. He mentioned Representatives
Ferris and Carter.
AT the War Risk Insurance Bureau
many of the clerks came to work in
overalls and employees of the Navv
Department have organized the Dun
gaTee Club, with Secretary of the
Navy Daniels honorary President and
Rear Admiral MCGOWAN, president.
The name dungaree was chosen. as
that is the term given overalls in the
Navy. The Blue Jean and Patched
Shoe Club has been organized in the
Department of Agriculture and the
women of this Department have or
ganized the MILDLY Blouse and Skirt
Club
The style in Washington now is
OVERALLS TO WORK or else YOU
are a Stacker, and the Department
,olks here through the overall clubs
% force prices down to normal.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-21
SUFFRAGISTS IN SMYRNA
HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
ADDRESSED BY MRS. FLORENCp
b. HlLLES AND MRS. duPONT
Mrs Cummings Speakman Presides
over Meeting and the Dover Band
Furnishes Music

over 400, q considerable nun,bo,. 81
whom were Anti's crowded the Con
tury Club House in Smyrna Tbursda,
night to hear Mrs. Florence RavarC
Hllles and Mrs. Victor dupont ofa5he
Woman's Party. The hall was gavlv
decorated with purple, white and GOLD
banners and flowers of the sanna col
o. The. Dover band gave concert
preceding the meeting. Mrs. Cum-
mlngs +. Speakman, president of tba
local branch in introducing the sneak
ers SAID that the meeting was for the
purpose of impressing upon the Re-
preventative Snow that manv of the
people in his district want him 10
vote for ratification of the SUFFRAGE
amendment when it again comes he
lore the House of Representatives.
Senator Price who has announced
ne will vote for ratification, attended
the meeting and received some an
plause when his support of the meas
ure was mentioned by the speakers.
In her appeal for favorable action
by Delaware, Mr.. DUPONT said she has
been a suffragist for fifty years and
she did not want another year to PASS
without her having the right to vote
Il feel confident however, that | and
all Delaware women will vote for
President, next November,p said Mrs.
dupont, "for it is certain that a thir-
ty-siXth State will ratify the national
before that time"
Mrs. Hilles made an impressive an
peal that Delaware live'up to its high
traditions by helping to establish
true democracy" in this country, and
Miss Mary Dubrow, of New Jersey,
urged Delaware women to do all in
their power to secure ratification here
for the sake of the millions of women
who would thus be enfranchised.
The local patronesses of the meet
ng comprised Mrs. Clarence B. Ray
nond, Mrs. w. w. Tschudy, Miss
Jora Tschudy, Mrs. Joseph Smithers,
Mrs. Olive Shallcross, Mrs. Leland
1armonson, Mrs w. D. Holland, Miss
emily Spruance, Mrs. Sarah Farrell
md others.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-21
SCHOOL CODE REVISIONIsTs
Named by Both Houses of LeqisIa-
ture to Revise Code and Report
Back for Action

Dlscord among Code supporters
ana antl7Codeists did not deter Che
senate Wednesday from acceptina
'He House amendment changing The
personnel of the commission e ro,iso
lhe present educational law bv an al
most unanimous vote. The onlv
negative was cast by Senator Thorn
as +. Gormley, of Wilmington as =
protest against the largest citv in
the State being entirely ignored
"hlle Senator James w. Robertson
expressed similar views by declining
TO vote at all. The latter said vii
mlngton would be heard from when
the roll was called on the recommon-
cations of the Code revisionists.
The commission named consists of
senators Bennett, Handy, Hollett and
Nchards and Representatives Han
ratty' SOper, H. S. Smith, of George
town, and Speaker Corbitt. Pierre &
DUPONT, vice president of the State
board of Education was the ninth
member.
Representative Soper took advan-
tage of Representative Buckson BEING
IN the chair temporarily to request
that his School Code repeater be re-
stored to the calendar. In answer 20
the question the temporary chairman
decided that the ayes had it and with
out the formality of a roll call the ra-
storation was effected. The purpose
Is said to impress upon the Code re-
Vslonlsts that some real revisino
must be done.
Republican members of the House
Eeld a conference early Thursday af-
rerhoon to discuss Representative
1regg's bill providing for the divert
Lne OF S490,00O from the general
7tate fund to the school fund 20 re-
leve- the tax burden on real estate
.or school purposes. Opponents of
ne school code object to any action
n this bill until after something has I
'een done towards revising the Code
some OF the members it was learned
ven object to passing the Gregg bill
Mould the Code not be revised "a
nit them.