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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
INSURANCE HEADS
DISCUSS FEDERAL TAXES
fAssociated Press)

New York, Dec. 10.-A person hold
ing a policy in any one of the Ameri-
can life insurance companies finds
himself subject, indirectly, to the i'm
position of FIVE, and perhaps six, fed
eral taxes, E. E. Rhodes, vice-presi-
cent of the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co.. of Newark, N. J., at it's four
teenth annual convention told the As
sociation of Life Insurance presidents
here today.
Although emphasizing the multiple
taxation of insurapce, Mr. Rhodes
urged that it is far better than insur-
ance men. shall sincerely and whole
heartedly cooperate with the govern
nlent in finding a reasonable basis of
taxation than that they should take
an antagonistic position toward all
plans that may be presented.
"What is the position of one who
has sought insurance protection, in so
far as federal taxes are concerned ?"
asked the speaker SIN the first place,
he pays tax at the rate of 80 cents
per $1,000 of insurance for the priv
ilege of insuring his life In the Sec
end place, he pays a personal tax
upon so much of his income as is re-
qIired to pay the premium upon his
insurance. In the third place, the
amount he pays as a premium is
again taxed when it reaches the COM
pany of which he is a member In
the fourth place, if the assessment OF
courts the premium is again taxed. II
the fifth place, so much of his prem.
ium as is held by the company fol
contingencies is again taxed as q
Ieapital stock tax. In the, sixth place
when the amount insured is paid tt
his estate it is again taxed.
This is taxation with vengeance
The insured is caught coming. stand
ing still and going, in transaction
which he does not enter into for prof
land in which there can be no profit"
De voting his attention further t,
a consideration of the federal incom
tax law. Mr.. Rhodes not only callet
into question it's constitutionality, S,
far as it affects life insurance, bu
gave an analysis of the inequalit,
which he said results to the variou
companies from the actual operation
of the law.
"The income tax law applied to lif
insurance companies" Mr. Rhodes de
{ clared, "fails to meet some of tn
most important criteria of SCUM
methods of taaxtion. 1t does not bea
equally upon different companies. Tn
{ amount of tax is not easily determin
able, and when determined it is no
: as implied, a tax on net income. Th
I tax is collected only at heavy .expens
{ to the government and to the com
Ipanies.
!. "It is not at all clear that in so ia
:, as life insurance companies are cor
i cerned the present law meets the cor
lstitutional requirements"
e Mr.. Rhodes took a definite stand
: opposition to the theory that prem
: iums should be taxed as income of ii
- /; surance companies
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
INTERNATIONAL MAKERS
OF TROUBLE
Toronto Mail and Empire)

Mr.. Arthur Brisbane, chief editor
ial writer and political manager for
William Randolph Hearst, quotes the
following words from a forthcoming
article by George Bernard Shaw:
"War between England and Ameri-
ca, therefore, is inevitable. Since the
war it has been clear to anyone with
any diplomatic fair that the United
States must gravitate toward an alli-
ance with Germany-war between an
alliance of the centralized French re-
public with the British Empire against
an alliance of federated republicans
with those of Central Europe" Mr..
Shaw's quoted words fail to make it
clear why ther must be new war.
He does not take account of the root
ed American hostility to foreign al
| liances. In the great war the United
States was something less than an
ally of the Entente powers. If, in the
presence of the German menace, she
refused to become a full partner and
was merely an associate, it ought TO
battle even the nimble minded Mr.
Shaw to prove that in time of peace
she would make an European sal-
lance, and especially with the power
with whom she was at war so recent
Ily, and with whom even now she has
rot made her treaty of peace.
i Mr.. Brisbane says that with all re.
i spect to Mr.. Shaw it ought to be pos
sible for the United States to avoid
a war with Britain. To do so the
United States must equip herself with
fleets, flying machines and armies 81
that any power would hesitate before
attacking her. Another editorial ar
lticle in the same issue of the paper
|. seems TO contemplate not an unpro
voked attack by Britain upon tn,
United States, but justifable wa
by the United States upon Britain
The excuse, of course, is the Irisl
question. The writer wants to know
,Iif it was right for the United States
to interfere to prevent outrage b.
Germany, why it is not right for tn
United States to NEEDLE" to proven
equal or greater outrage by Grea
Britain? That the crimes of Grea
!. Britain in Ireland today are far wors
than the crimes Germany committe,
II, Belgium and France is accepted b,
Hearst as a matter that needs no fur
tber argument or evidence He pro
: tests against Sir Edward Carson
remark that american meddling i
3 Irish affairs is damned impudence,
although it is probable that the sen
t timent will be agreed to by most Am
ericans who" are unhyphenated. Tn
f present moment is not propitious fo
r the Hearst papers to revive their pc
, project of war against Britain, 70
I tt ere is a considerable revuIsion O
9 feeling on the part of Americans jus
y now over Sim Fein propaganda
; the United States, but the mania j
q so strong that any opportunity seem
a good one.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
CENTENARIAN CAST HER
FIRST BALLOT FOR HARDING

Boston, Dec. 10.-Miss Annie Stone
1O2 years of age. who celebrated fbe
woman suffrage victory by voting for
Senator Harding. has received a note
Of appreciation from the president
elects secretary thanking her for her
Interest," IN public affairs. Word of
Mrs. Stones going to the polls reach
ed Senator Harding's Office throuob .
newspaper clipping sent by an ad-
mirer Of Miss Stone.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
NAVY PERSONNEL
A SERIOUS PROBLEM
Uncle Sam Needs officers TO Com
mand His War Craft, Says
Admiral Washington
(Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. 9.-Declaring
that the officer personnel of the navy
should be augmented to full strength
and placed on a permanent basis
with the least possible delay" Rear
Admiral Thomas Washington, chief of
the bureau of navigation, In his an
nual report to Secretary Daniels to-
day describes the personnel situation
as the most serious problem before
the navy. Even though 1900 reserve
and temporary officers are taken into
the regular establishment as permit
ted by law during the coming year,
the shortage of officers May /, 1921,
will be equal to seven years output of
the naval academy, Admiral Washing
ton declares.
From present indications and unless
remedial legislation is obtained the
temporary appointments of seven rear
admirals, 81 captains. 154 command
ters and $50 lieutenant commanders
will have to be revoked July l, 1921,
due to shortage of officers in the lower
grades, the report says.
More attention must be paid to the
personnel side of the conduct of the
navy, Admiral Washington says, as
serting that ''this point of view does
not now prevail"
"The attention of the navy and OF
Iall those who in any way enter into
the activities of the navy must be con-
ioentrated equally <on the ships and
the men who man them," the report
says. "The long period of material
reconstruction covering new building
programs has diverted too large 8
share of service attention from ques.
tions of personnel"
/ Commenting on the enlisted mer
sitaution, Admiral Washington state.
that the navy has very largely recov
/ cred from the postwar reaction thai
VIRTUALLY stopped recruiting. AT the
rate new men are now entering tht
Iservice the authorized strength vii
be reached by July l, next, his repor
states. Due to the loss of large per
lcentage of the navy's, older enlistet
men, however, the report says tina
the enlisted force has not yet game,
rormal efficiency.
, designations during the fiscal yea
from the officer force have been Sc
rious, Admiral Washington says, tn
line being particularly hard hit. A
E the end of the year there were NOR
a than $50 fewer line officers in the ser
\ vice than on Nov. 1st. despite the fac
that class had graduated from tn
p naval academy in the meantime.
> total of COG officers resigned from tn
Irregular navy during the year, of whic
o 81 were line officers. leaving a shol
ltage of about 2400 officers in the De,
manent establishment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
AFFAIRS
TANGLED UP
And Win Remain So Until the Dis
cordant Nations Learn
to Agree
eAzsociated Press)

Geneva, Dec. Machinery for
putting an economic blockade into ef-
feet intended as a weapon against an
offending state was discussed at the
assembly of the league of NATIONS.
The report as adopted provides for an
international blockade committee of
eight members appointed by the
league council to study the subject of
application of the blockade and report
10 the secretary-general of the coun-
ell. The report will then be consid-
el ed by the council and all league
members be informed.
WHAT $50 SOON
Brussels, Dec. 1O.-The newspaper
Le Peuple announced that railway
tiafic has been suspended in both
directions between Belgium and Ger
many and there is.talk of a German
coup de'etat.
PUT MONEY IN THE WRONG
PLACE
Paris, Dec. 1O.-Large sums of
money turned over to Germany by
France for amelioration of the mate
rial situation of the miners in the
Ruhr region was misappropriated by
the German government. the foreign
affairs committee his discovered, a
newspaper says.
i ONLY TO BE EXPECTED
/ London, Dec. 1O..Martial Law will
be applied in certain areas of Ireland,
Premier Lloyd George announced in
the house of commons today. He said
ia proclamation would be issued de-
manding that all arms and uniforms
be surrendered within the prescribed
Ia1eas and unauthorized persons pos
sessing arms would be treated as
rebels, and liable to the death penalty
ton conviction in military court.
HIT A BISHOP AND A PAWN
London, Dec. 10.-A bomb was
thrown among members of the Ru-
manian senate Thursday, shortly after
assembling. One member and a bishop
were killed, says Budapest dispatch.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY WAR
TAX ON SHOES ANY MORE

Every shoe in our store that was
taxable we have reduced to $40 the
pair. This includes DR.. Edison's
Cushioned Sole and Utz & Dunn's
"EasalP 'arch-protecting shoes, which
formerly sold at S13 and s14 the pair.
Also mems shoes that formerly sold
at s11 to $3.50 the pair. All new
shoes made up for this seasons trade
10-3t .LITTLE'S SHOE PARIOR
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
FIRST SKYSCRAPERs
IN SOUTH AMERICA

Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8.-The first
"skyscrapers" on the west coast of
South America are being erected here.
A history reinforced concrete office
building is about completed and an
other of Is stories is in it's first stages
of construction. 1t is said both struc-
lures will be earthquake proof. "
Earth shocks are common to this
country.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
GOT RID OF HER EAR MUFFs
Orlando Woman UndergOes a Benei-
cial Operation at the Hands
of a Thief
ASSOCIATED Press)

Ft. Thomas. KY. Dec. 10-Mrs.
Waters Howe of Orlando, Fla. had
ker hair clipped from her head by a
thief who stole $500 in cash and jewel
ry while she was asleep in a Pullman
car on a Louisville & Nashville train.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
HUGHES WASN'T VERY
SUCCESSFUL HIMSELF
Associated Pressl

Marion, Dec. 1O.-Senator Harding
today conferred with Charles E.
Hughes, former republican presiden-
tial candidate, on the policies of the
coming administration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
SMITH WOMAN LOCATED
IN TEXAS CITY
Accused of Killing Millionaire Pol
itician in Oklahoma

Ardmore. Okla, Dec. Ae.-Oficials
have been informed that Clara Smith
is conferring with her attorneys pre-
paratory to surrendering in Texas
city. The woman is charged with
shooting Jake L. Hamon, millionaire
of this city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
SUMS PAID OUT
BY INSURANCE COMPANIES
ASSOCIATED Press)

New York, Dec. 10.-Oyer a. mill
ion dollars was paid out each calendar
day in 1919 by the insurance com
panies of the United States, the In
slTanee convention in session here
was informed today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
GUARD OF VIRGINIA
is PROTECTING A NEGRO
CAssoeiated Press)

Staunton, Va, Dec. 9.-National
guardsmen are patrollIng the neigh
borhood of the jail to protect Harry
Hart, the negro indicted for an at
tempted attack on a white girl. The
hung jury is reeonsidermg the case
today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
COTTAGE FOR SALE

A well located cottage of five or six
rooms, all modern conveniences. best
part of town; close in. A big. bar
gain. Apply to R. R. Carroll. owner,
city. 6-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
MEN ARE FOOLISH
TO STACK UP WEALTH
ASSOCIATED Press1

Chicago. Dec. 1O.-The fight to pro-
cate the alleged second viii of james
T. King, the millionaire lunberman.
mas failed again, the circuit court
Judge sustaining the probate courts
decision that the win is a forgery.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
II CONNIE is WISE
HE WON'T ACCEPT
tAssociated Press)

Paris, Dec. 10.-The Greek govern
ment has decided to invite Constan-
tine to return to the throne, said an
Athens dispatch.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Get the best bread-it's FEDERAL.
Sold by grocers or at the bakery in
the Ocala House block. SGT
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Don't fail to visit the Guarantee
Clothing & Shoe Company. Every
thing we sell is guaranteed. We're
lighting for QUALITY-notp prices. tR
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Full line of smokers articles, pipes,
tobacco, cigars, etc. Tydings & Co.,
opp. Harrington Hall hotel. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

When you buy fish from US they are
dressed ready for cooking. Oysters
and shrimp. City FISH Market, No.
No. 9 Ft. King Ave, phone 158. 27-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Let US show you our Christmas can
dies. We have just received 600
pounds which we are selling at half
price, direct from the factory. Bit
ting & Co. 2-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Apalachicola oysters every day.
Cooks Market and Grocery, phone
243, North Main street. TIT
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Manicure sets, either pearl or Py-
rd-lin handles. Just the thing for her
Christmas giftA Tydings & Co. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Salt and fresh water fish, oysters,
hrimp, ETC., at City FISH Market,
8 Ft King Ave-, phone 158. 27-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Ladies' EVERWEAR SILK HOSE
reduced to SITS. all shades, at
If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

The CHRISTMAS store is THE
BOOK SHOP. 9-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Bubble books, they talk; walking
dolls, they walk. THE BOOK SHOP.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
WANTED-SmaIl cottage or sew
eral rooms for housekeeping mt
cnce. Address Rooms" care the
Ocala Evening Star. 9-3t*
OF this city

Visit THE BOOK SHOP gift de-
r: rtment. 9-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

For the very best stationery. look
at our stock of Symphony Lawn.
Gerig,s Drug Store. t.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

CHILDREN's DRESSES reduced
TO about Shalf-price. FISHEL'S t,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

If you want a KODAK, Gerig's
Drug Store is the only store in Ocala
that sells KODAks. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Sugar Zoe. per pound. Wilmington
Phones 377 and 162. 9-8t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Stanley "FERR0STAT" is nom
b, eakable-keeps hot or cold. Quart
and two-quart sizes. Tydings G. Co. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Get the habit Of reading the ada.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10
TEMPERATURE

This morning, 40.
This afternoon, so.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-10

Fair tonight and satur-
dayl little change in the
temperature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Sept. 24.-Except fol a short period of advances in the ear ly trading the course of prices in the cotton market today was toward low CT levels and in decided manner The main reason for the decline was the weakness of the interior spot markets, although much selling came out because of the continued reports of little business and easier prices in dry goods and because of the un- certain and conflictig reports by ca bles from England concerning the coal strike. The lowest prices of the day came toward the close, follow ig a cablegram to the effect that there had been a hitch in the issu- ance of the notice postponing the strike.
 At the highest of the day October was at 25.47,. and the trading months were 15 to 22 points over the close of yesterday. At the lowest of the day October stood at 24.30 and pri. ces were 40 to 95 points. under tic finals of yesterday. The close was at net losses of 40 to 90 points witt October at 24.35.
 The market closed steady at ne declines of 10 to on poip+c
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
BRITISH REPORT
 DOES NOT STOP
 COTTON DECLINE:

New York, Sept 24. Reports that the threatened strike of British coal miners had been postponed for q week and that the dispute was like
 ly to be settled, failed to prevent d further decline in the cotton market today Moderate rallies occurred at the opening and again around mid ray. December sold off from 2455 the best prices of the morning to 23S0 and closed at 23.95 with the general list closing steady at net advance of 7 points on July but 1o to 90 points lower on other posi- tions. October was relatively weak, selling off to 25,95 on reports that spots were offered at tcnderabe basis in the southwest and closing at the lowest price of the day.
 The market opened steady at a de. cline of 20 points to an advance at 30 points near moths being lower un- der overnight selling orders while later deliveries felt the effect of the improved news from the British la bor situation. Liverpool was better than due but showed no great strength and after selling at 26.85 for October and 23.75 for January the market weakened under a renew al of more or less general pressure.
 The cotton market closed steady.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
The Speeders
Copyright, 1920, by Kathleen Fox

| Becker to get the telephone calls first and inform him who it was want ed him before the connection was made.
 clean bill of health for The De Haven Company, but sickness threat ens," reflected the man. "There is germ of disease somewhere. It is insidious, elusive and mysterious. wish could put my finger on it."
 Another thing John De Haven did: He ran over in his mind, rapidly, as was his habit, list of his known enemies in the financial district, something every nan had. For the thought had come to him, that per- haps, the thing that had hindered his every operation was an enemy. He knew every man in Wall Street had enemies. That was traditional. Enemies had been inherited by SCOT es of men in the financial district Hatreds for the father often had | been passed on to the son and the sons son.
 Who had been at war with his father? He tried to recall some of them. His father had been in Wall Street for forty years. But he had been we'll liked, as he recalled. All the old-timers had been his friends, ay Gould, Morgan, Huntington, Hill, i Prick and the crowd that had now passed out and left their millions to their successors. He could not re- call one enemy his father had in his lifetime.
 Next he tried to center upon the strongest possibility of his own en- emies. He began by eliminating And when he got through he elimi- mated every one of them. This was because of his natural distaste fol suspicion. He did not like to sus' pect his fellow men. He was willing to give them all chance and reck' oned, usually, unless he knew posi-. lively the contrary, that the men he knew were honest.
 He knew he had enemies. He coulc recall nothing personal that might
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
PAYER AND EXCHANGE.

New York, Sept, 21. Prime mer cantile paper B per cent; exchange heavy; sterling so day bills @,t3; commercial 50 day bills on banks 3.43; commercial 60 day bills 3.42 , demand 347 12; cablos 3.4S Il Francs demand 666; cables G.68; Bel gian francs demand LOG; cables 7.0S; lire demand 4.16; cables 4.18; mark demand 1.53; cables t.54; New York exchange on Montreal 8 7-S per cent discount.
 Government and railroad bonds strong.
 Time loans firm with some shad- ing; sixty days, 90 days and six months per cent.
 Call money steady; high '; low '; ruling rate [; closing bid 6; offered at ' last loan '; bank acceptance.s 6 -4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25

lead to thing of this kind if, in him was deliberately seeking his em- i barrassment.
 For John De Haven saw his opera tions in Wall Street much as sol dier sees his action on battle field. { He played the forces of money with or against combinations. And the game was, to break the combinations if he fought them, to build them up and strengthen them if his> support were weres to be given. Just as the soldier thinks not so much of killing men as he mans a machine gun as of breaking up combinations of men in attacks, so John De Haven thought of his attacks and defenses in Wall Street.
 Of course he had fought men and beaten them. He had even broken men and sent them to the street dis 1 tracted, just as Clinton Dawes had told Barbara he had seen men stag ger out of buildings disheveled and wretched. But he had never done it., he remembered proudly, except when playing the game to break up com binations dangerous to him and al ways first directed toward his own interests. He had followed in the footsteps of his father in that re- spect. He had never started a fight in the financial district, but had grimly finished more than score.
 And he had won, just as he had won on the polo field or the grid iron, by sheer grit and determination because he could not contemplate anything else. He simply had to win, or die. That always was his attitude toward everything. Boy and man, he had been fighter but straight one, square one and-a relentless and fearless one. Now, if it developed that fight was on against him, he would make the war as red as he could.
 But confound it," he said to him. self through shut teeth. "I'd like to know who in the devil he is."
 Tomorrow-Th man behind it all
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
DISPUTES AUTHORITY.

Washington, Sept. 24.--News that Roberta Pesquira, financial agent of the Mexican government at New York called on Under Secretary Davis yes terday at the state department to urge immediate recognition of the new regime in Mexico, caused some thing of stir today at the Mexican
 embassy. An official statement is- sued by the embassy said that it was the only agency authorized to speak for Mexico in the United States. At the state department it was said that
 neither Calreron nor Perquira had been received officially, and that She unofficial conversations were solely