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The Washington times., 1920-09-16
EXCESS PROFITS
TAX TO GO SOON
Tax Chief of American Mining
Congress Sees Early AboIi-
tion OF Measure.

A report condemning the excess
profits tax and demanding that II be
done away with was submitted today
to the Treasury by Robert II. Wilson.
chief OF the tax division OF the Amer
lean Mining Congress.
Mr.. Wilson proposed as substitutes
for the excess profits tax a tax on
the undistributed profits OF corpora
tions and excise taxes on coffee. tea,
and sugar. The proposal for a gen
eral sales tax was discouraged in his
report. He declares that abolition OF
the excess profits tax by the next
Congress ID inevitable.
In the report Mr.. Wilson said:
Some modification and improvement
of the operation OF the income tax
must)be affected. There Is little like
lihood OF reduction in either corpo-
ration or individual normal income
tax rates. In fact. they will probably
be increased.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
VISIT TO Mt. VERNON.

Mt. Vernon will be visited at 2:3O
smoker VIII be held at the Arcade.
lith and Park road. Parties at va
rious theaters will be given at S:l5
O'Clock, and at 10 o'clock on the fol-
lowing day, golf tournament will
be held at the Chevy Chase club. The
player making the lowest medal score
will be awarded the A. II. A. cup
which must be won three times be-
fore permanent possession Will be
given.
At 3 p. m. an artillery and cavalry
drill will be held at Fort Myer while
at 3 p. IN. special visits will be made
to the Corcoran Art Gallery and Pan
American building.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
SEES CHURCH AND
STATE SEPARATED
Baltimore Bishop Expects Sew
erance in England Before
Ten Years.

BALTIMORE. Sept. l6.-Bishop John
Gardner Murray yesterday said the
church and state In England would
be separated within the next ten
years, In his belief, and that the
Church of England wanted and needed
this separation.
This statement was made at
luncheon at Southern Hotel given TO
the bishop by about 500 men and wo-
men OF varying creeds. professions
and fields of business for the purpose
OF welcoming him home after three
months abroad.
Equally emphatic. II not 40 start
ling, was the declaration OF his belief
that God had chosen American. Eng
land, and France las instruments in
His hands to carry on the develop
uent Of the world"
Preceding the luncheon reception
was held in the roof garden by the
Bishop and Mrs. Murray, and before
the bishop began his address he was
welcomed officially for the guests
"and fo~ thousands OF others" by Jo-
seph Packard. chairman OF the lunch
con committee.
"The day has come for the discs
tablishment OF the Church OF England.
believe that before the next Lam
beth Conference, within ten years.
separation of church and state will
have been accomplished in England.
The hand OF God is in IT. The
church wants and needs It,
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
FIRST DAY OF CONVENTION.

The first day OF the convention
October 1Sth-will be given over to
the meetings OF the executive coun-
ell Of the association and other promi-
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

nent committees OF the organization
all gatherings being held In various
parts Of the New willard. haleish'
and Washington.
At the general session OF the con
ventlon held October 20. Secretary
Houston OF the Treasury Department
viii deliver the principal address,
taking for his topic Government
Finance" Reports Of various sections
OF the association will also be heard.
Jospeh ii. Defrees, president OF the
United States Chamber OF Commerce
will speak on Service Organizations
at the session on October II, while
Sol Wexler of j. $. Bache Company
OF New York, Will take Tor the topIS
Of an address enhancing and Un-
Big Business" John
Kendrick Bangs, humorist. VIII also
give an address on The lncorrisiole
Optimist."
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

with Fred w. Ellsworth. vice presi-
dent OF the Hibernia Bank a Trust
Company OF New Orleans. presiding.
on the following afternoon at .
o'clock an automobile ride will be
given through Rock Creek Park with
a lawn party at the Chevy Chase
Club following; at at 8 q. m. parties
will visit both the Bureau OF stand
ards and United States National NM
scum Of Natural History.
A special visit will be paid 10 the
old United states Natural Museum at
2:S0 p. m. on October 20. while In the
evening at o o'clock the grand bail
will be held at New willard. A buf-
fet supper will be served.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
.FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS"
is TOPIC.

Federal Reserve Banks" will be
discussed by Oscar Wells. president
OF the First National Bank OF Birm-
ingham, Ala. at the session on octo-
Der 22. while IL. w. Robinson, presi-
dent OF the First national Bank OF
Los Angeles. will take for the topic
OF an address," Commodity Financ-
ing"
During the afternoons OF the con-
vention the various sections-clear-
ing house, State bank, state secre-
taries. savings bank. and trust com
pany-will hold their special sessions
at the New Willard. Washington. and
Raleigh.
The entertainment features for the
convention which have been arranged
by Harry v. Haynes. president OF the
Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, chairman and members OF the
entertainment committee OF local
bankers. are regarded as particularly
attractive.
RESERVE BANKERS WILL DINE.
At s p. m. on october Is. a dinner
will be held at the New Willard,
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
WILL NOT SLING MUD"
F. D. ROOSEVELT'S STAND

WORCESTER. Mass, Sept. 10
After characterizing Senator Harding
as IAN amiable gentleman" Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt. Democratic nominee
for Vice President, yesterday de-
clared that he would not indulge in
mud singing"
Roosevelt said that he could not
forget that II was Senator Harding,
through his newspaper. who called
Theodore Roosevelt an Aaron Burr
and Benedict Arnold"
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
LONDON VIEWS MAINE
VOTE AS LEAGUE BLOW

LONDON. Sept. 16.-A blow at the
League of Nations In the almost unan-
imous characterization by the London
press OF the news OF the Republican
landslide in Maine. which is cabled
in great detail by English correspon-
dents in America.
The Washington correspondent Of
Northcliffe's Times expresses doubt
whether Gov. James M. Cox, the Demo-
cratic nominee. will be able to over
come in the short time at his dis
pOsal the more highly organized
strength" Of the Republican party or
the unpopularity Of President Wilson.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

any eyeat "a ~ould add heavily 90 tie
burdens OF the ultimate consumer.
while IL has been held by authori-
ties that universal nat rate tax
would ~ hye years reyOlutiOnize pres
ent methods OF doing business. op-
pOnents question whether business
men would look with equanimity
upon any dyice Fundamentally chang
ing practices that have proven the
economic soundness by standing tho
stress OF competition"
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

and of the basic
fdeoerh o
selling practically complete c
9TH s o product the rnr machines of less merit
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

FINANCIAL.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
CORPORATION TAX LIKELY.

"A tax upon undistributed profts
OF corporations, without exemption
in order that the unstable factor of
invested capital may be eliminated.
IL more than a possibility. Excise
and stamp tax rates will undoubtedly
be raised and new commodities OF
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

THIS is the last photograph
of Alexis, late Czareyitch
of Russia, and shows him play
ing with a bow and arrow at
Ekaterinburg, Siberia. He was
murdered a week later with the
rest of the Russian royal
family.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
OPENING WALL
STREET PRICES

Complete Wall street market
appears In this column at the
close of today's trading. These
papers have. In the nrst pnxe
date Iiae. .CLOSING WALL
STREET PRICES.r
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
A. B. A. PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Vice President Marshall Will De.
liver Address OF Welcome
to Convention.

Vice President Thomas II. Marshall
win deliyer the principal address OF
welcome to the American Bankers
Association Convention on october 10
at Keith's theater, according to an
nouncement made in the official pro-
gram made public this afternoon.
The address OF the Vice President
will be delivered at 9:40 o'clock and
will be preceded by a short address OF
welcome by Chairman Robert N. Har-
per OF the local executive committee
of bankers arranging for the con-
vention.
The response to the address OF Mr..
Marshall will be made by Thomas
b. McAdams. Second Vice President
OF the A. Il. A.. who in turn will be
followed by President Richard s.
Halves of the association in his an
nusl address which will include a re-
port OF the administrative committee
and executive council of the organi-
xAtion.
At this session Secretary Meredith
OF the Department OF Agriculture will
take for the topic OF an address
Banking and Agriculture" and A.
Barton Hepburn Of New York, Will
make the report OF the currency com
mission of the association.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
BAND CONCERT

BY THE u. S. SOLDIERS HOME
BAND,
BANDSTAND. THURSDAY EVENING,
SEPTEMBER l6. 1890. BEGIN
MING AT $50 O'CLOCK.
JOHN $. NJ. ZIMMERMAN.
Bandmaster
March "Our Governor Zimmerman
overture The bohemian Girl Balfe
Suite Romantic, Indian Summer
lake
Ca) At Dawn: Cb) Dance OF the
Pumpkins; tc) Love Song; Cd
Excerpts from The Isle O. Dreams"
Olcott
Fox Trot. Jealous Moon" e. Zamoonik
Waltz Suite Vienna Beauties .Ilehrer
Finale, Facing the Enemy" ...... .Losey
THE Star Spangled Banner"
TODAY AT 1880 p. NJ, AT
SMITHSONIAN GROUNDS.
MARINE BAND CONCERT,
WALTER f. SMITH. 2nd Leader.
Overture. "The Daughter of the
Fantasia, nsE."Sa1 "The Army chaplai1,
Mexican serenade, La Psloma,"
lradier
Fox Trot, THE Magic Melody"
Romberg
MY Isle of Golden Dreams"
Descriptive Fantasia, Life ION the
ocean Wave" ...... Tobani
Nessler
The Washington times., 1920-09-16

wide distribution subjected to inn
posts.
Tobacco and tobacco products will
carry increased leyies. Sugar, conee
and tea may be found eXcisable 10 the
extent OF 1 cent or 2 cents a pound.
Expansion OF the tax on many lux
uries and so-called non-essentiats Is
probable.
A special tax on automobiles and
trucks 10 likely to be imposed, and
IL Is not impossible the hrst class
postage rate viii 30 to cents.
"if the general sales tax as now
presented is eliminated a modinca-
tion carrying a selected list Of com
modities, excluding prime essentials
OF life or providing a tax only upon
costs. may provide the basis for an
acceptable compromise between a
general sales tax and an excessive
extension OF the existing income tax
alton.
Public opinoin has not awakened
TO the gravity OF the consequences
which are likely TO follow failure TO
simplify the law. Since the revenue
law was not revised at the recent ses-
sion. there is apparently no pos
sibility OF relief for the taxable year
1920.
Commencement OF the task imme-
diately upon convening Of the next
Congress is manifestly imperative.
The new laws. 10 become effective
during the taxable year 1921. must
be enacted without further delay.
"A general sales tax, in any form
that has been proposed. would be un-
wise. Such a tax becomes a tax on
gross income. gross income tax
is not less burdensome than net
income tax. The tax WOULD be paid
in large part by unsuccessful bu5i-
ness enterprises who do not pay a
profits tax. II any great proportion
Of the billion or more dollars that IL
is claimed could be raised by gen
eral sales tax could not be transfer
red, the result would be disaster. In
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER

A break in the linotype mechanism
was responsible this week for a con-
siderable handicap in the publication
of The Register, but the loyal cooper
alton of the staff in turning to the old
style of hand composition made 1t pos
sible to get the paper to press nearly on
time. 1t is the first time since the in
stallation of the linotype, more than a
wear and a half ago, that the machine
has been tied up with a break down OF
more than a day or two duration. In
the case this week, the trouble was a
mere matter of a thermometer which
automatically regulates the heatig OF
the metal. This delicate instrument
got out of tune and the electric heat
ing units generated a temperature OF
upwards of zoo degrees, whereas 800 is
the maximum desired The linotype
very humanity protested that this was
"some hot and refused to run until it
was cooled down.
The damage was repaired to-day,
lust as the Register went to press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
WEYBRIDGE NEWS
Mrs. W. W. Kingsland, Correspondent

Mrs. W. W. Kingsland, Correspondent
Miss Emma Baker is visiting in
East Middlebury.
Mrs. Mary Sprague OF Panton is
visiting Mrs. c. R. Britell.
Miss Lorette Thompson is visiting
at W. L. Munett's in Ferrisburg
Miss Dorothy Choats of Montpel-
Ter is visiting Lorette Thompson.
Miss Ruth Harrington was with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ] A. Harring-
ton over the week end returning to
Vergennes Monday.
DR.. and Mrs J. B. Powers, Mrs. 7
Neville of Vergennes and DR.. f. c.
Langworthy Of Washington, ID. c..
were callers at the home of Mr. and
Mrs !. A. Harrington Tuesday.
W. r Sturtevant, H. A. Boies, Mr..
and Mrs c. E Fiske, Mr. and Mrs
b. o. Wales and Mr. and Mrs. ]. R.
Cartmell of Middlebury are spending
a few DAYS in camp at Saranac Lake.
Most of the young ladies are soon to
leave town Miss Lena Shaw will
teach in Wilmington, VT, Miss Lor-
cite Thompson at McIndoes Falls,
Miss GLADYS Johnson will teach in
Connecticut apd Mis1 Katherine
Johnson will return to Plattsburg.
The funeral of Miss Annett Samp-
son was held from the Methodist
church Friday afternoon, Rev. ]. NJ.
Bishop officiating Burial took place
in WeybridCe Hill cemetery. Miss
sam. ,on was SO years "a and had
been an invalid for several years
Those from away who attended The
funeral were Mrs Constantine and Miss
Porter of MiddleDury and Mrs Alb
ram Foote and daughter of Cornwall
H. A. Clark is spending some time
with Mrs. Clark and son, who are in
camp at Kimballs Bay, Lake Cham
plain.
The Methodist Sunday school held
their picnic at Kimball's Bay, Lake
Champlain, Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kingsland were
at H. B. Hagar's in Middlebury Sun
day,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
SHE WANTS TO LET
EVERYBODY KNOW IT
Dyspepsia Gone, Nerves Steady And
She Feels Splendid Since
Taking Tanlac

"Tanlac has helped me so much that
l want to let other sufferers. know
about it." said Miss Blanche Lambert,
Ia Bell street, Manchester, n. H.
Il had no appetite declared Miss
Lambert, "and at times even the sight
of food would nauseate me. What
little | did manage to eat caused me
to suffer from heartburn and severe
pains in the pit OF my stomach. l
had terrible headaches, and was so ner-
vous that the least little noise would
upset me. l was so restless at night
that I could scarcely sleep, and in the
mornings l was so dizzy that l would
have to stay home a while before
going to my work. l felt so miser-
able that the days seemed almost
like weeks, and although l tried a
great many different medicines l
could find nothing that would help me.
my aunt was getting such fine re-
suits from Tanlac that she advised me
to take it too, and it was just what
I'd been needing. Why, Tanlac has
given me such a splendid appetite
that l just want to be eating all the
time, and my digestion is in such
perfect condition that l can eat any
thing and everything l want. 1 sleep
good and sound every night and get
up in the morning feeling happy and
rested. Tanlac has helped me so
much in every way that feel like a
different person and I'm only too glad
to make this statement"
Tanlac is sold in Middlebury by
c. o. Frost, in East Middlebury by
Day Bros, and in Salisbury by A. N.
Partlow. ADV.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
SUDBURY
(Mrs. E. W. Parent, Correspondent

1Mrs. Z. W. Parent, Correspondent
Miss LA Baker is visiting relatives in
Richmond.
Earl White is in Whitehall, N y.
visiting his uncle.
Miss Hattie Winslow is visiting rel
atives in White River Junction.
Miss Berrica Mason of Rutland has
returned after visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George Severy
Miss Edith Ketcham, has returned
from Middlebury where she visited her
sister Miss Hazel.
Mr.. Carroll Of Lowell, Mass, called
on his brother, John Carroll Sunday
They had not met in II years.
Mrs. Hila Horton is in Shoreham,
called there by the illness and death OF
her sister, Mrs. Oliver Farnham.
Walter Grovenor of Middlebury and
John Grovenor of San Francisco, Cal,
have been guests at Fred Burt's.
Miss Ethel Curtis has returned to her
home in Rochester after spending a
few weeks with Mrs. Thomas Disorda.
Miss Hattie Horton and Edward HOr-
ton were in Shoreham Monday to at
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. C. H. Lane, Correspondent


Mrs. Jos. Shorkey is i'll.
Miss Cornea Stevens is visiting
Nome Thomas in Bristol.
Mrs. Alice Eggleston is visiting rela-
tives in Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Edmund T. Rice of New York City is
a guest at C. H. Lanes.
Truman Eells Of Hartford Conn, is
in town on visit to his family.
Mrs. Mahar of New York City is
spending two weeks at j. L. Douglas.
Mrs. Emily Bennett of New York
City is visiting Ter niece, Mrs. A. W..
Stevens.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer and Miss Addie
Meyer of New York City are at Joseph
Ringey for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Stevens, Miss
Amy Sumner and Cornelia Stevens We're
over Sunday visitors in Runday
Misses Olga and Alice Gustatfon of
Springfield, Mass, were guests on
Wednesday of Miss Beulah Sanford.
Mrs. Marion Hooker, who has been a
guest of Miss Addie Parkhill for several
weeks will return Monday to her home
in Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nichols of RoX-
bury. Vt, have been guests this week
of Mr.. Nichols sister and her husband,
Judge and Mrs. A. w. Foote.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ringey enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, Dr. Geo. B..
Gale and bride of Newark, N. j., Will
liam Gale and daughter Elizabeth and
Miss Nellie Hawksley of TicOnderoga,
N. Y, Mrs. Eggleston, Robert and
Clarence Gale.
Miss Hazel Blair of Baltimore, Ind,
and friend William Bachsmid of Wash
ington, d. c., together with Miss
Blair's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Blair of town, are spending the week
in camp at Lake Dunmore.
Mrs. Edgar Human of Lincoln, Neb
is a guest of her brother, Rev. c. r.
Hamlin and family. Mrs. Human will
be remembered by many as Miss Alice
Hamlin, a daughter of the late Rev
Cyrus Hamlin, who was a resident of
Middlebury while President of Middle
bury College.
MARY BAKER ALLEN CHAPTER MEETING.
The Mary Baker Allen Chapter had a
most enjoyable meeting at the Chapter
house on Tuesday afternoon Aug. "a,
Mrs. Robert Huntley acting hostess.
During the business hour delegates and
aternates to the d. A. R. State Con.
ference to be held in Montpelier during
the last week in September were elect
ed An interesting program was given.
Piano selections were rendered by Mes.
danes FELTON, and Jones. A most in.
teresting paper on Dolly Madison was
given by Mrs. Frank Williams, mem
Der of Hands Cove Chapter, also an in.
formal talk by the Rev. l.. E. Sunder.
land of New York on his work in the
city missions. Mrs. Margaret Dey
Douket, member of the Western Re
serve Chapter of Cleveland, Ohio, gave
a sketch of the work being done in thai
chapter. Choice refreshments were
served by the committee, Mrs. A. W.
Foote, Mrs. FELTON,. Misses Jessie
Foote and Ruth Benedict.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27

The voters of Addison County have
had three opportunities during the past
week to listen to the issues of the CUB
ernatorial campaign as interpreted by
Frank W. Agan of Ludlow. That Mr..
Agan drew a good audience in Middle
bury is not necessarily sign that Mr..
Rabbit of Bellows Falls has lost ground
in community conceded to be one of
his strongholds. Rather to the con-
trary. There were not a few of his
friends at the Ludlow mans rally
Were they turned from their allegiance
to Mr.. Rabbit ? Not if we are to be-
lieve at all in the comment that has
followed the Agan meeting. Agan
spoke too undisguisedly in Rabbit
strain. His addresses have been so
like the speeches of Mr. Rabbit that
that candidate in Burlington yesterday
accused him of stepping to his platform
after the sinking of his own.
Mr.. Agan has been a good forerunner
of Mr.. Rabbit who has promised to
speak in Middlebury during the Fair.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27

tend the funeral of Mrs. Oliver Farm
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Moser of Mora,
N. Y. visited their cousin, Mrs. w. X.
Sawyer this week They were enroute
to Boston by automobile.
Mrs. Harriet Huntley, Mrs. Scott
FELTON,, Mrs. C. w. Jones and Mrs. E.
w. Parent attended meeting of Mary
Baker Allen Chapter, D. A. R. held in
Cornwall Tuesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

Reginald Person of Leicester was
guest of Kelsey Nash on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Corvin and
son Francis and Miss Nellie Meehan
attended the funeral of Miss Kathleen
Barry in Burlington, Wednesday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our deepest graf
itude to the neighbors and friends for
their kindness throughout the long i'll
ness of our dear one, for the many
flowers sent her, also for the beautiful
flowers sent at the time of our beveare-
ment.
Mrs. Hila Horton
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. William Farnham
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farnham
and family
Rev. and Mr.. John Boose
and family