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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15
20 BILLIONS0F
MARKS ESCAPE
GERMANY'ST TAX
Huge Sums Hidden or Sent
Out for Investment in
Other Lands.
MANY D0DGING LEVY
Failure to Produce Esti-
mated Revenue Is Hard
Blow to Government.
MANY D0DGING LEVY
INITIATION WORST FOE
Business Men Call Country a
Bankrupt-FrOntier Village
Is Model in Smuggling.
BY RAYMOND SWING.

Special Cable TO THE New YORK IiE7ALD.
Copyright, 1890, Jy THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York herald Bureau
BcrIin. Nov. ~.
The frontier village of kalden-
kirchen. whose illuminated station
clock acted as a signal for smuggling
enterprises wherein virtually the whole
community had a hand, serves as a
fair symbol for the German nation OF
tax dodgers.
At kaldenkirchen, along the entire
frontier. east and west, tax lodging
has appeared in it's most egregious
guise, but the practice OF cheating the
State in a more refined way is so gen.
erai, especially with the so-called bet
ter class, that the question is asked
whether government which fails. as
Germany does. to collect taxes, can be
said to eyist
OF the heralded direct taxes of the
Erzb rger programme. some have not
produced the estimated revenue. Money
smuggling. falsified returns and secTe-
ton of property have deaf staggering
blow to the Governments plans to pay
its debts.
German real property before the war
was estimated to be worth 150,ooo,c0O.-
eco gold marks. The same property is
sill in Germany and to-day s ould be
worth more than 1900. 600, GOO, 600 paper
marks. The present entire financial
chaos OF Germany might BE- described
an process by which the owners of gold
mark values are striving to get the full
paper mark equivalent for their hold
ings.
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ATHENS, Nov. 14.-The accurate re-
suits of thu election to-day for new
Assembly will not be known until to
morrow night. as there is the army vote
in Smyrna and other distant points t'
be taken into consideration. II is eN-
pected that the soldiers viii support
Venizelos.
The Venizensts claimed the certain
return of $50 Deputies, but they need
ESQ or more to overwhelm the Royalists
and demonstrate fully that the country
inGorses the last four years policy.
The Premier's party looks for big
majority in Attica and other parts Oh
old Greece, and also in Thess1ly ana
Grocian Isles such as Crete. Inc Nehl-
zelsts assert that the vote will be c'ose
In Constantine's stronghold, Pelopon-
nesus. pointing out that after the Pre-
nier's speech at Patras. Gounaris post
poned his trip to Salonica to undo as far
AS possible Venizeloss work there.
Summing up the forecasts brought TO
him in his modest home next door to the
American Legation, the Premier said
confidently:
THE vote will show the definite deter
mination OF the people to realize their
destiny and no d their place as a civiliz-
ing factor in the near East"
The campaign grew more intense as
election day approached. The opposi-
ton in dozens Of newspapers, launched
numerous charges against the VeniZel-
lists. II was alleged that they had dis
organized shipping and were using all
kinds of craft 10 bring hundreds OF
thousands of refugees from smyrna and
Bat N to vote A so it was charged
that passports were being Issued giving
citizenship to criminals, and that Ameri-
cans OF Greek descent were being en-
listed as voters.
In case Premier VenizeIos Is success
full he VIII get free hand in the selec-
ton Of Il new head of the state, Prince
Paul. who was offered the throne on the
death of the late King Alexander, not
having as yet formally accepted the
Governments invitation 70 return from
switzerland and rule Greece.
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FIUME POET SEXES
ISLANDS IN ADRIATIC
Occupied as ProtestatiOn
Against Agreement of
Rome and JugO-Slavs.

TRIESTE. Nov 10 (dclayed) -D'Aunun-
zio's warships have left Fiuuie for an
Unknown destination. most probably Dali
malta The insurgent leader Is in open
revolt against the Italo-Jugo-S'a agree-
ment. He has seized the islands ot
Veglia and Arbe. which lie q short dis
lance from Fiume.
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VENIZELOS CLAIMS
GREEK ELECTIONS
Army Vote, Which Will De-
lay Results, Said to Be in
Favor of Premier.
TROUBLE IS LOOKED FOR
COnstantine's Fate Rests With
Balloting, as Does Form
of Government.
Bu The Assoelated Prev.

ATHENS, Nov IS (Monday). = Pre-
mier Venizelos announces that his party
has obtained a majority in the elections
throughout Greece.
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Unknown destination. most probably Dali
malta The insurgent leader Is in open
revolt against the Italo-Jugo-S nv agree
ment. He has seized the islands o,
Veglia and Arbe. which lie a short dis
lance from Fiume
LONDON. Nov. IA -Ciabriele d'Annun-
zio has also occupied Castua. to the west
of Firne, bit has met with some resist
ance from the Slav population. the Milan
correspondent OF the london Times saws.
Another expedition left Firme Friday
and landed at Sebenico. A band Of Fiume
roughs invaded the suburb of Sussak. de-
stroving all the Slav shops.
"All this meets with popular disap-
~ oval" the correspondent adds "as
italy accepted favorable terms in the
settlement"
The Milan pewsp1 perS emDhatically
disapprove OF D'Annunzio's action. ac-
cordinG to the same correspondent.
Mussoint editor OF Popolc d'ItdHa and
D'Arnunzio's lieutenant. doubts the
poets wisdom.
The Seoolo in a strong article saws
"D'Annunzio has passed all limits" and
asks: what will the world think OF
us?"
The Co,rier della Sera describes the
poets action as desperate and foolish
and says that ha is putting himself e.
foctivcly I'm conflict with Italy and po-
tentially with Jugo-Slavia.
ROME Nov 10 (Delayed) The Idea
NGsiondic prints a report that Gabr elo
D'Annurzio. dissatisfied with the TIA o.
Jugo-Slav agreement. has occupied tNe
islands of Neglia and Arbe. in the Gulf
Of Q~arnero at the entrance of Fiume
harbor.
Admiral Secchi, Min 'ster Of Marine.
referring to this report in the Cham
Der. stated that he had heard the r,mo~
that D'Annurzio's irregulars had oc-
cu~ied the islands and were enthus-
'sticaly welcomed by TIE inhabitants
He add~d that the latest news he had
received did not refer to any occupation
by irregulars.
Sienor Saw. formerly Deputy from
Spalato, Da'mata, under Austria. sold
to-day he was distressed that his city
had been abandoned to Jugo-S'avia
THE frontier agreed upon at Rapallo
potects Italy perfectly on land bu.
leaves her exposed on sea-" Signor SaVi
dec Thus. Italy loses any pos
sib'ity Of military and mercanu' G
equilibrium in the Adriatic. while the
Jugo-S'avs have n prCponderance in
that sea To my mind the Adr attic is
worth at least as much as Mount Ne
vase"
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Direct Tax Hits N Snag.

MOST individuals are DelnS asked 10
pay far more than fifteen times what
they pad in war times. while they them
selves have not yet succeeded in increas-
ing their investments or incomes 10 e
full amount of the imitation. Direct
taxation. which has become a byword
with radical n anciers. has so far as
Germany Is concerned |. run into snaS.
Besides property. the Government has
only incomes TO taxer directly.
But many workers and small salaried
people who were eager 70 nave la
incomes taxed before imitation set in
now have inflated incomes thems lives
incomes as high as 1900 or 20 0O0
marks. II meant little to these people
before the war to pay 80 or 60 marks n
taxation. but to-day II means a great
deal to pay 1900 or 1000 marks. They
are hiding their incomes. while their
property can he converted or corcealed.
The complaint OF the l~boring and
small salaried class Is Supported by III,
fact that nowhere in Germany have
wages or office salaries been multiplied
by fifteen through imitation. They have
risen. but. in effect. these classes have
suffered n decrease. becarse OF the rise
( in prices The hiding OF money has had
an appalling effect on industry.
leading manufacturer here tod
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
/ that he estimated the amount Of bidder
currency in Germany at 10000 100000
| marks. without attempting 10 tx re how
much capital has been SINUS ed out o'
Germany and invested In other lands
/ Both items represent default to Ger
man industry.
81 proposed to some friends recently .
he said. that the time must come wher
we shall have founding asylums Tor un'
| taxed money! pace where a mar
COZ Id come unrocognlzed. push his casf
| thro' gh window. receive a receipt n
cipher In return, and so let his mono,
get back to work. ] did not sp7 ak ser
o. sly. bit there Is some truth In II. o.
course state where that corld eNis
would have ceased being n state. But
when direct taxes cannot be col octs,
| the character of the state has a.rAd,
changed.
"In ten years Germany may deriv
most OF her revenue from a tax on IN.
/ a stry at the source, as she now docs b.
| the coal tax. And when that time
comes Germany will be governed By az
/ economic parliament--not by a poitica
! Reichstag--and the state VIII have only
the spiritual interest of its citizens tc
watch over"
The average business man In Germany
/ does not hesitate to speak OF the present
/ Government as being bankrupt VIII,
he's not yet gone through the Formally
of b. nkruptcy. Just whit the Formally
will be when Il is settled is still under
discussion.
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Profits Cut in Half by state.

Every business which does not succeed
IN great measure in this must so to the
wall. But the German taxpayers are
unwilling to pay their legal sha of tn
increased paper values. They refuse
because the legal share is above tn
actual initiation. Tie mark is worth on
an average about one-hfteenth of it's
peace time value but property worth
1900 marks must to-day bear far more
than fifteen times the tax burden of
5000 mark prop rty before the war,
while the profits of incomes running INTO
hundreds of thousands of MARKS have
been cut almost half by the state.
The tax system works with Anticipated
schedules which bear no relation TO the
fairly comprehensive fact of imitation.
1t penalties capital increases as accumu-
lat.ons which in rea ity are mere a
necessary transformation of rea' into
H. hated values. The cons oquence is that
human nature asserts itself and the state
goes beggaring.
II Is often charged that the Govern
ment is encouraging imitation to reduce
the war debt. If the Government were
succeeding in taxing inflated values. tn 3
probably would be true, but as 1t works
out the Government is mere running
deeper into difficulties. Probably If in
fation were the only problem. the Gov
eminent could find an index number by
which to multiply its peace time bud -et.
But the costs of the war have to be met.
and this difficulty is insuperable.
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Special Cable TO THE New York IE7ALD.
Copyright, 1890, 1u THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York herald Bureau.
Brrlia, Nov H.
, 1920-07-14

lands? This island is the dumping
ground of every criminal of the Virgin
Islands, this island is the home Of every
insane person in the Virgin Islands,
this island is just now to be the shelter
of the poor and destitute of the Virgin
Islands. Are we also to be burdened
with all the refuse of the Virgin Is
lands?
Honorable Members from Christian
sted jurisdiction, | appeal to you to look
beyond your nose. (f [ may use a
slang expression give this matter deep
, 1920-07-14

| have been told, in jest, or in earnest, l
know not, that some day it is hoped to
rem we the capital of St. Croix from
Christiansted and its incorrigible en-
trance land which this present Resolu-
ton, | suppose, is to make still more so),
to that town where the stranger and the
visitor shall not have the i~ncorrigible
girls to greet them, but something of a
more appealing nature, if this project is
a subtle and a sophistic link in the chain,
then | appeal to you, as this is a matter of
vital importance to C~hristiansted, for
your success. if it be, can only be en-
HANGED to the detriment and ruination
of the people and the town of Christian
Sted.
One more thought before | resume my
e at-Let US one and all remember be-
fore We cast our votes, that wrong is
never more strong than when clothe
with d particle Of right. and the devil is
never more dangerous than in the guise
of an innocent angel.
4th Appointed Member (BlackwOod)
remarked: Mr.. Chairman. | congratu-
late the Honorable End Member for
Christiansted Town for his first class
speech and the noble picture he has
drawn of the institution. The Govern
Al1CIIi Ak 0bAiOOO I OIdll NAliS AtIOLtGuIlOI,
the buildings Oh the Cay are IN good CON
dition, and the Red Cross is ready and
willing to contribute towards the main
tenance of the institution. | cannot I'M
derstand the members argument where
he says TO put the institution on PrOtes-
tant Cay would iniure the good looks of
the town; considering that Government
has promised that the institution can be
removed at any time if the reef is blown
and the harbor put in order, ] see no
reason why members should have any
fear to vote for this Resolution. | con
slider Governments proposal a very fair
one. | do not live in the town of Chris
tiansted. but have done business here
for many years. ! certainly recommend
the Resolution.
End Member for Ch~ristiansted Town
(Canegot1) remarked: l didn't quite an
derStand the last speaker. Do | under
stand that because you don't live in this
to Nn you want TO sign the death war
rant Of the eople of this town
4th Appointed Member (BlactWood)
answered the last speaker nd said, My
aim and object is to leglSlate for the gen
eral benefit Of the people of this island.
Very often | have sacrificed my own in
terest and leigislate for the benefit of
the community.
End Appointed Member (NoW remark
ed: Mr.. Chairman. l consider the pro
iect of blowing out the reef in Christian
otod HornOr iC ono that interests nvorv
, 1920-07-14

The question before the Council today
IS not whether they are going to blow
out the harbor, the question is, w at we
are going to do with the incorrigible girls
of this town? We have boys and girls in
this town who are going from bad to
worse, and the judges are powerless, ow-
ing to the fact that there is not at pres
ent a proper institution to receive them.
The question before the Council today is,
what shall we do with these children?
Government is asking permission t. use
Protestant Cay as a temporary place to
put these children. We have a place
where we are temporarily taking care of
boys, and Government is asking for a
place to take care temporarily of girls.
This is not a question of blocking the
blowing OF the reef in the harbor; it is a
question whether this Council is going
to take an interest in the children and
give its permission to use the Cay until a
permanent institution can be erected.
don't think g permanent institution can
be put on the Cay. If there is .any fear
that Government will use the Cay as a
permanent place for caring of these
children, why don't a member of Chris
tlansted bring IN an amendment and say
that it can be used temporarily? Come
with your amendment and limit the time,
II you care, to one year, or even three
months, then you will be doing some
thing.
The Red Cross is expected to contri-
butte upward Of fifty tnuusand dollars
towards the upkeep of the institution,
and Government is anxious to see some
Improvements made in the morals of the
~deRnquents. Let US not say that in this
the\de' is hi6:. i&the cloak of an
ange' le some effort to
sect by the Red
CrOS wInIng to introduce the
amen Il myself and let the question
come up every sixty days in this Council
Let US go away from the question of the
blowing of the reef, and study how we
are going to take care Of the children.
End Appointed Member (NolD handed
in an amendment 10 the bill
The Amendment reads:
AMENDMENT
To Colonial Council Blu No. Ii.
Second Council, End Session.
In Line 3-Strike the word girls"
and insert the word |children'.
TO the section add, "and furth-
er provided that this authorization
shall be in force and effect for a
period Of one year only
D. NOLL.
, 1920-07-14
Fr~ederiksted, St. Croix, V. l. u. S. A.
July 18th.
Copy Of Lists Circulated
BY THE
Frederiksted Century
Brass Band.
FRIENDS, WeJJ-wishers and Sup
porters Of tn f. C. B. B.
FRIENDS,

AS advertised in the papers some days
ago.; the Century Brass Band is now cir
culating the Subscription Lists mention
ed; and on this occasion is asking every
one to contribute as best they can to help
the cause.
This is the last $500 on the present
Instruments now on hand and in good
condition; by your help previously and
by the aid of certain schemes which the
band undertook TIE amount of $4,000
has been raised; and now as to raise the
last $75.00 balance these lists are brought
to you for your monetary or material! aid
and support.
You are cordially invited to attend
land thereby help the Gala time to be
held on July 18th; all being we'll and
everything working satisfactorily. We
viii t Ia Tag-Gakes, cream, scdas and
ether articles for sale; NSll articles will
be sold 50 as to get a little Qrofit for the
Band and help to raise the amount.
Now, having explained in details
briefly, the purpose of this scheme OF Ju-
ly l8tr >re sn' iptiOn lists; we
are o. V >cribe as hest
YOU Ca. lp in every
way to make Ih,,& successfully,
so We thank you in a. Sc.
Remaining yours to serve the F.. C. B, B.
Leader, ................E E. Williams,
Sub leader, Eugene W. Montefere
Secretary, ....... ,..... William Smith.
Treasurer, ..... .AlphOnse Bastlan.
Conductor ....... Herman H. Sarauw.
Oicentitate of Music.
N. B. ANY one to whom a copy of one
of these lists may not reach and would
like to contribute something to the cause,
can do so in writing addressing commu-
nications to Mr.. Earnest E. Williams,
Frederiksted, or they can call in person
at the West End News Office.
lands? This island is the dumping
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
URIC ACID IN MEAT
CLOGS THE KIDNEYS
Take a glass of Salts if your Back hurts
or Bladder bothers you-Drink
more water.

If you must have your meat every day.
eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts
occasionally, says a noted authority who
tells us that meat forms uric acid which
almost paralyzes the kidneys in their eff
forts to expel it from the blood. They
become sluggish and weaken, then you
suffer with a dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or sick
headache, dizziness, your stomach sours,
tongue Is coated and when the weather
is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated.
obliging you to seek relief two or three
time during the night.
10 neutralize these Irritating acids. Ia
cleanse the kidneys and flush off the
body's urinous waste get four ounces of
Jad Salts from any pharmacy here;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few DAYS
and your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
TO flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutraliZe the acids in urine.
30 it no longer irritatea thus ending
bladder weakness.
ad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
lure, and makes q delightful effervescenS
Whitewater drink.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
Novel Rlotter Pad

To save the time wasted by per
users in picking up and laying aside
ordinary blOtters, western inventor
has devised a means for attaching the
absorbent paper to the wrist. where
II Is available for instant use. but does
not Interfere with the movement 0f
the writer's hand. The contrivance in
cludes curved leather holder, into
which small blOtter can be fitted
and strap for fastening the device
In place.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
Gets Dividend Check
From Oil Circular.

Chadron, Neb.-Frank K. Fos-
ter, an itinerant carpenter, Is
under arrest here on the charge
Of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. In his travels about the
country Foster picked up some
oil stock literature I'm which was
related the story Of a poor wild
ow who had invested $1,000 In a
certain beneficent corporation
and soon afterward received q
dividend check for $500. To
prove II a facsimile Of the $500
check was printed In the circu-
lar, and Foster, It Is alleged, cut
out the check, Endorsed II on the
back and, presenting II to
green young teller In a country
bank, walked Off with the $500
Ii called for.
When the boss banker found
1t among his assets he set the
officers on Fosters trail. The
check bore the words "fac-
smile" and void" across the
face, but evidently that did not
impair Its cashlng quality.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
Be RID OF THAT ACHE

II you are a sufferer with lame
back, backache, dizziness, nervous
ness and kidney disorders, why don't
you try the remedy that your own
neighbors recommend?
Mrs. VIM. Harrington, East Jordan,
says: Il am pleased to recommend
Doans Kidney pills for have used
them with very beneficial results.
was troubled considerably with dull,
nagging backaches and distressing
pain through my kidneys. My kid.
neys were very irregular in action.
| used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
helped me wonderfully by relieving
the backache and correcting the &C.
ton of my kidneys. l have USED
Doan's in the past and they have al
ways given me the best Of relief and
satisfac tion." Statement given on
Aug. 8, 1909
On April %. 1920, Mrs. Harrington
added II haven't had occasion to
use a kidney medicine since Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me years ago The
cure proved to be complete in all re
spects and has stood the test OF time.
recommended Doan's in 1909 and
am happy in saying that ] am as
strong for them as ever. I gladly
confirm the state made in that
year."
coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
Prodigy Enters High School.

Armada, Mich..-CarOl NJ. Hart, the
ten-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Hart of this village, is perhaps
the youngest child In the State to pass
successfully the Michigan eighth grade
examinations. The girl is In the sew
enth grade, but. through special tut
ton by her father who was former
ly school superintendent, she quail
fled to enter the tests. Her brother
who is three years her senior, carried
the honOrs of his class In passing, and
was second among the 100 MacOmb
county students who passed:
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-11-05
EVEN MONKS PRINT MONEY
Tyroi Government Puts Ban on Craze
Of Issuing currency-secomes
Scandal.

Vienna, Austria.-The Tyrol govern
ment has prohibited the further issu-
ance Of communal fractional curren-
CIV, which has become a scandal In the
Austrian states. 1t was found that
none of the notes were in circulation,
all the issues having been sold to COL
lectors at enormous profit. Some is
sues of ten and twenty-dollar notes
have sold as high as so to 100 crowns
apiece.
The craze of issuing currency has
spread to concerns and associations of
various kinds, among those printing
their own money being the monastery
of Gottweig and the Anti-Semitic as
ISOLATION Of Amstetten.