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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
PUBLISHES LIST OF
OFFENSES IN IRELAND
Failure to Apprehend Perpetra-
tors Motive for ReprisaIs, Brit
ish Government Says.

Dublin.+Dublin castle gave out
list of British "offenses" from January
to the week ending Oct. 2. 1t was
accompanied by the statement that it
was "a significant fact tat for all the
murders and shootings of police the
number of perpetrators apprehended
could be counted on the fingers of one
hand"
"In this fact" the statement adds,
might be found the motive for re-
prisals. The authorities cannot get the
men responsible, or, if they do, they
get off through hunger-striking or Glenn
ency of the government No one can
be found to testify against them, either
through intimidation or because of po-
litical sentiment Therefore, many of
the police feel that drumhead justice Is
the only way to deal with them"
The list of offenses follows:
"Courthouses destroyed, So; Royal
Irish ConstabuIary barracks destroyed,
504; Royal Irish Constabulary bar
racks damaged, 1853; raids on mails.
GAG; raids on Coast Guard stations and
lighthouses, 3S,
raids for arms reported, 2,075
(many of these raids do not come to
the knowledge Of the police); police
killed, 109; police wounded, ia; SOL
diers, killed, 16; soldiers wounded, 61;
civilians killed, q. These figures do
not include the casualties in the Ul-
ster riots in July and September"
Concident with this announcement
the Sim Fein Irish Bulletin publishes
the details of attacks on 5S police bar
racks up to September 80, Of which, 1t
is stated, II were captured and two
destroyed during fighting, while Ii sue
cessfully resisted attacks.
"Seven men alleged to have taken
part in attacks" the bulletin continues,
"were captured, tried by court-martial
and sentenced to long terms of penal
servitude." The bulletin adds that in
addition two civilians were murdered
as a reprisal and the town of Trim was
burned 1t asserts that the object Of
attacks on barracks was to secure arms
for ireland to defend herself.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
FIVE BILLION TAXES
PAID IN US. LAST YEAR
Income and Profit Levies Made
Up Three-Fourths of the
Immense Sum.

Washington.-America's tax bill for
the fiscal year ending June so amount
ed to S5,4OS,0 ,075, ,46S, approximately a
was paid in the Federal Treasury in
the previous twelve months.
Final figures for the year were con-
tanned in the preliminary report Of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
made public. 1t shows that from in
come and profit taxes the Government
received approximately three-fourths
of all it's revenue. In these two items
there was an increase of S1,356, 100000
over the fiscal year of 1919, receipts
for the two years being: 1920, $685.
7O1,OOO; 1919, $2,600.000000.
From multifarious sources Of mis-
cellaneous" taxation the levy produced
81, ,450,374, 900, an increase over the
previous year of $2O1,O00,0O0
In the first full year Of the prohibit
ton era there was a net reduction of
S343, 100000 in taxes on distilled and
fermented liquors, the report shows.
From distilled spirits the Government
received S97, 7,907, 900 in the last fiscal
year while the taxes from the same
source in 1919 were 1855, ,211 900.
Taxes on fermented liquors for the
last fiscal year aggregated Sal, ,965,0O0
and for the fiscal year 1919 $117,-
S39,OOO
The report also shows comparative
revenues for the fiscal years of 1919
and 1920 The former date was the
last full year in which the Govern
ment derived its principal revenues
from three sources-distilled spirits,
fermented liquors and tobacco. Taxes
produced on the three items in 1919
amounted to $244,2 900, while this
revenue in the year just ended was
S435, ,71SOOO. In 1919 these taxes con-
stituted 991 per cent Of the nations
revenues, while last year they were
only SO6 per cent Of the total taxes.
Although there was a big decrease
in taxes on liquors between the two
years shown there was correspond
ingly greater increase in the revenue
from tobacco. In all of its forms, in
1919, the tobacco tax amounted to
only S51, ,SS7, 900, while in 1920 it was
$295, 5,S45,000, the report showed.
The transportation tax, which had
been estimated to produce about $685.
100000 annually, reached $307 sos, 900
for the last fiscal year. This included
taxes on freight, passenger, express,
telephone and telegraph and transfer
of oil by pipe line.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
us, POPULATION
is 1O5,683,1O8
Rate of Increase in Continental
America During Past Ten
Years Was 14.9 Per Cent.
DRIFT GROWS FROM FARM.
Director Rogers Attributes Large Fall
ing of In Rate of Increase to
Almost Complete Cessation
-
of immigration.

Washington.-Th e population OF
Continental United States is 105, $685.
1OS, it was announced at the Census
Bureau. The figures are subject to
correction, but any revision will leave
them substantially the same, possibly
little higher, according to Sam l..
Rogers, director of the bureau.
Although it was generally believed
several months ago that Uncle Sam
boasted of 100000 nieces and
nephews, it became apparent with the
tabuIation of the first figures that this
estimate was some 100000 too high.
During the past ten years the rate
of increase, it was stated, has been
14.9 per cent, as compared with q
per cent during the preceding decade
"The large falling off in the rate OF
Increase is due mainly to an almost
complete cessation of immigration
during the past five years." said Mr.
Rogers. "In some degree 1t Is due
also to the Influenza epidemic ana
casualties in the world war"
The 1910 census showed 53.7 per
cent of the entire population rural.
This represents loss of Sc per cent
in the proportion for the population
living in rural territory.
These figures do not reveal, how
ever, the real magnitude Of the exodus
from the farms, Mr.. Rogers pointed
out
The rural population, he said, can
be divided into two classes-those iiv-
ing IN incorporated places of less than
$500 and those in purely country dis
tricts.
:: OF the former the 1920 census shows
e,se5,1 or 9.3 per cent of the entire
population, and Of the latter 4l,OO2,'o3,
or SO per cent The respective per-
centages shown in the 1910 census
were SS and AS.
"Thus it appears" said Mr.. Rogers,
"that the portion living in incorporat-
ed places of less than $500 inhabit-
ants shows an increase of 21.5 per
cent. whereas that portion living IN
purely country districts shows an
actual decrease of six-tenths of 1 per
cent"
The bureau made public the COM
narrative rank Of the states based upon
population as follows:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
NATIONS BUSINESS

The production of coke for the week
ended October 2 totaled 19O,1S0 tons.
The automobile tire making plant
of the Hood Rubber Company at Wat
ertown, Mass, was closed in most
departments for an indefinite period.
Modesty Of the American doughboy
Is reflected by the fact that of the 81
757 1924 entitled to Victory Medals,
only 1929, or about 10 per cent,
have applied for them.
The Lawrence Manufacturing Com
pany, the largest hosiery mill in the
world, has closed down indefinitely its
underwear department and will short
ly close its hosiery department as soon
as orders on hand are cleaned up. This
shutdown will affect some $500 opera
tors. Lack of new orders is the cause
for suspension.
The majority of the manufacturers
of carpets and rugs are now taking or
ders for spring, 1921, floor covering,
and fair sales are provoked through
the price guarantee plan adopted by
the majority of sellers.
Cotton yarn trading Is extremely
limited. Quotations are irregular and
published price lists do not reflect the
opinions of any number of dealers.
Some dealers offer certain numbers of
yarn at considerably under the asking
price of competitors.
All local railroads, because Of the
shortage of refrigerator cars. have
been notified by the American Railroad
Association to serve notice on dealers
that those having shipments held long
er than five days will have an embargo
placed against further business for
their account until they make salts
factory arrangements to dispose of
their shipments promptly and release
ocuiDIneut
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

CHICAGO.-That there will be a
falling off in prices amounting in some
instances to as much as so per cent
within the next six or seven months
was the opinion expressed by dele
gates to the convention of the Pur-
chasing Agents Association.
CENTRAL FALLS, r. 1.-The Penn
sylvania Textile Company announced
a reduction of 15 per cent in wages.
The cut affects 300 weavers.
OKLAHOMA CiTY.-Some cotton
fields in northern Oklahoma have been
posted" by night riders, with threats
to destroy the crop if an attempt is
made to pick it.
PASsAIc, N. J.-This city has 27
per cent more saloons today than there
were q year ago, it is reported.
NEW YORk.-Henry P. Wood, who
up to a few weeks ago was coal pur-
chasing agent for the Brooklyn Edison
Company, Inc, pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Mayer to an indictment
charging him with conspiracy, with
o number of others, to violate the Lev
er act
CITY OF MExlco.-The order ban
ishing General Felix Diaz from Me1i-
co was revoked and orders were sent
to Vera Cruz to hold Diaz there for
the present.
EL PASo.-Former Consular Agent
William O. Jenkins, the American who
was held for $150,O0O ransom after he
had been kidnapped from Puebla, Mex
leo, will return from Mexico soon.
ViENNA.-A plebiscite is to be TAX
en- In Klagenfurt, the chief city of the
former Duchy of Carinthia, in order to
determine whether it is to belong to
Austria or Jugo-Slavia.
ATLANTA, GA.-Compete unoffi-
cial returns by the Atlanta COnstitu-
ton showed that Thomas W Hard
wick, former United States Senator,
had been nominated for Governor of
Georgia In the Democratic primary.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22

Harry Cooper died Of injuries re-
ceived in the dirt track automobile race
won by Ira Vail, at Danbury, Conn.
His car collided with the baled hay pro-
tecting the track and turned turtle.
"Chink" McAlister, inveterate prison
skipper, has been brought back to Dan
nemora, N. Y. following his third es-
cape Lajan Maddos, who escaped
with him, is still at large. Both ere
sentenced to life Imprisonment as ha-
bitual criminals.
Fred Edman, the Memphis trainer,
has won more races than any other
driver this year.
George L. ogan, formerly Americe n
Consul at singapore and Penang,
Straits Settlements, and for several
years Secretary Of the Philippine Com
mission at Manila, has been appointed
District Office Manager of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at
Boston.
A preliminary statement OF Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue William VI.
Williams, relative to the coll ctfon OF
internal rev Tue for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1920, shows loss in
taxes to the ,overnmen. due to PROFIT
bition, of S343, ,177,7S1.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
FOREIGN

Tart of the City Hall, a. Cork, Ire
piosions We're heard and we're followed
by considerable rifle fire.
The former kaiser, in his Holland
retreat, is writing a political test
alnent," the central idea o, whici' is a
Justification of his course as ruler Of
Germany, in the eyes Of the world.
Inc testament is not o b published
until after lis death.
Germany's production of raw sugar
is increasing. During the period from
September, 1919, to May 81, 1920, l.
557 ,O6S, 700 pounds of raw sugar were
produced, as against 2,914,O75, TOO
pounds in the same period Of the pre-
vious year.
The state department was advised
that 240 French citizens who have
been prisoners in Soviet Russia have
been returned to France and that it is
expected that all French now held in
Russia will be returned within short
time.
Captain de 4tomanet, the French avi-
atur, established new worlds air.
plane speed record at BuC, france. he
flew at thyz rate of about 1915 miles
ain hour.
Thirty airplanes and As motors for
their equipment, have been purchased
from French manufacturer for the
Japanese army.
japanese troops have been hurried
from Korea into the Chinese province
of kirin, following an attack by BAN
dts upon the Japunest consulate at
Hunchun, it was announced by the
Japanese embassy in Washington.
In preliminary peace agreement
with Russia, the Poles gain another
corridor separating Russia and Lithua-
MIA, more territory TO the east.
A million dollars worth of German
dyes were imported into japan during
August. Though the prevalent de-
preston has heen the cause of their
, meeting with very poor sules lmporta'
sions OF prsvtons ssnlr1str eonslsas,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
SPORTING

There are enough 203 or better
PAGERS to supply free-for-all material
for dozens of fair meetings next year.
At the Columbus meeting 329, horses
started, as against 800 in 1919 and
2S7 in 1918. This season racing was
conducted on the three heat plan.
Miss Alexia Stirling, Atlanta, de-
feated Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd.
Pittsburgh up and 8 to go, in the
final of the women's national golf
championship, at Cleveland.
Tommy Milton broke the WORLDS
10O-mile dirt track record at Phoenix,
Ariz., In a three-cornered race with
CASTOR Chevrolet and Omar Toft. he
covered the distance in hour "a min
utes and 2-5 seconds.
The unassisted triple play made by
Second Baseman Wambsganss while
being the first in a worlds series, was
not the first made in the Cleveland
park Neal Ball, second baseman
with the Cleveland, retired three rum
ners unassisted while playing against
Boston July 10, 1909. Jake Stahl hit
the ball.
If many more of Leo P. Flynn's box
ers crowd the Garden cards the Madi-
son Square Garden Sporting Club will
be in danger of becoming known as the
L. P. F. Club. Why not give some one
outside of Flynn's stable an occasional
chance?
Peter Manning, owned by Irving
Gleason, of New York, lowered the
worlds record for four-year-old geld
ings and trotted the fastest three heats
ever covered by horse of any age or
sex in winning the Transylvania $4,000
trot at Lexington, Ky. The miles were
made in 2 :O3, 2:O2A, 2:021a.
West Virginia university may not
annex any special football honors this
year but the mountaineers will have
one of the biggest elevens playing the
game. Recent figures show the team
will average 1913 pounds. The line
alone, from end to end, will average
100 pounds.
Commodore Ross, Canadian turf
man, is one of the promoters behind
the scheme to have Canada take a
whirl at lifting the Americas cup
which Sir Thomas Upton has failed
so many times to lift. Ross says Can
ada has many high class sailors.
In the Cleveland dressing room
after the first game of the world
series the joyous shouts of the players
subsidized suddenly and dramatically
when someone suggested that Mrs
Chapman be voted full share In the
clubs division Of the receipts. The
men, grown young for the moment
in their happiness over their victory,
as one man unanimously adopted the
suggestion.
Nearly a thousand persons saw
James NJ. Barnes, ST. Louis, and JOCK
Hutchinson, Chicago. professionals
defeat Harry Vardon and Edward
Ray, Britons, 6 up and 5 to go, In q
36-holes golf match at the Garden
City Clubs links.
1t cost r. Z. Wilson $3,5O5 to re.
tain Thunderstorm after winning the
Gowanus Stakes. The son of Olam-
bala was entered to be sold for $4,000,
and L. T. Bauer carried the price to
$500 before Tom Healey's protecting
bid of S. sent him back to his own
stall.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
GENERAL

Inquiries made by the Industrial Bu-
reau Of The Merchants ..ssoci ition
among more GIan dozen f~Ctories in
Kew York city typical o. those employ
ing primarily Unskilled laborers indf-
cate that although fluctuations in The
supply Of unskilled labor are frequent,
there is al the prese [ m a shortage
of unframed female labor an. slight
surplus of common male labor. >
Production of bituninoLs coal fell
off sharply during the Wee ended &c
tober 2, according to the weekly re-
port of the Geological Survey. The to-
tai output was estimated at 11,34S, 900
net tons.
Supreme Court Justice Finch upheld
the action of the directors of the De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton railroad in
leasing the property Of the road to
new corporation to be formed by Hen
~ Ford and his son, Edsel, to save the
road from probable bankruptcy.
Joseph S. Elwell of Ridgewood, IA
ther of Joseph Bovine ElweIl, who was
murdered early on June II at his
home. 244 West Seventieth street,
Manhattan, has died in the Paterson
General Hospital. Mr.. Elwell. who
was eighty-three years old, was broken
in health as result of the sensational
killing of his son.
So many persons are clamoring at
the gateway of this corntry that Con-
gress will be asked by Commissioner
of immigration Frederick A. Wallis to
enlarge as quickly as possible the
physical plant and working forces at
the immigrant station on Ellis Island.
With the assertion that IAN eel has
nothing for sIippiness on whisky in
bonded warehouses;" Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer has ordered that all
Withdrawals from warehouses in New
York, New Jersey and the greater part
of Pennsylvania be abolished for the
uext few weeks until certain invests.
gsslsns are eenplssea.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
BIGGEST OF CORN CROPS.
Yield Estimated at 3,216, 900 Bush
els BY Government.

Washington.-The biggest corn crop
In the history of the nation was fore
cast by the Department of Agriculture
which estimates the yield for 1920 as
3,216.195,00G bushels, compared with
the previous record in 1912 of 3,124,-
10000 bushels. The yield would ex-
ceed that of last year by practically
300, 100000 bushels Kansas. Nebraska
and Missouri will contribute practical.
ly all Of the Increase,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
HUGE LOSS ON BAD STOCKS.
Placed at $500, 100000 Year in United
States by Charles J.. Andre.

Boston.-Loss to the American pub
lie through the purchase of fraudu-
lent securities was estimated at $780,
100000 a year by Charles J. Andre,
secretary of the National Association
OF Securities Commissioners, in testi-
mony before the Special State "Blue
Sky" Law Commission. Mr.. Andre
said that about 10 per cent of the
stock offered to the public was worth
less.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
ANT HoRDEs DESTROY CROPS.
Argentine Pests Moving From Texas
Toward Atlantic Coast

Washington.-A plague of Argentine
ants, moving in dark brown hordes, is
travelling east to the Atlantic coast
from Texas. The vicious little insects
are laying gardens and orchards waste,
leaving bare stalks and dead trees in
their wake, and even driving people
from their homes.
The Department of Agriculture Is
taking measures to halt the progress
of the insects.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
LARGEST p. o. BRANCH FOR N. v
Government to Build on Old ST. Johns
Chapel Site.

New York.-Plans calling for the
erection of the largest branch post
office in the United States on the site
of old st. Johns Chapel in Varick
street were approved when agents of
the Federal government completed a
transaction involving lease calling
for an aggregate rental of $700O,0OO
The building will be ready for occu-
purty July /. 1921. and Will represent
On Investment Of s2,h19,eno.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
25,ooo Laid OFF by Roads in the West.

5000 Laid OFF by Roads In the West.
Chicago.-Approximately $4,000 en-
ployees of western railroads running
into Chicago have been laid of In
the last few days because of the freight
traffic slump prevalent throughout the
western country. The men have been
working in the maintenance of way de-
partments. In only one case has there
been a retrenchment in any other de-
partment and that Is recorded by the
Wabash road, which announced that
800 men of the mechanical depart
ment would be laid off.
J. T. Gillick, general manager Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road,
president of the Railroad General
Managers Association of Chicago, said:
eat this time of the year all western
railroads lay off gangs of men in their
maintenance of way departments. All
construction work, SUI as bridges
and roadbed, is done between March
and November. October of every year
railroad gangs are laid off by the hun
dreds because when the ground starts
to freeze, which is generally about No
vember l, western roads plan to be
clear of all construction work. The
shortage of cars has been acute the
last motnh, which has also contributed
in a large measure to the freight
slump"
Said high officer Of a western road
in Chicago:
"Freight traffic has slumped all the
way from 10 to 20 per cent. There
is a period of business depression
hanging over many Of the shipping
centers, and natui ally condition is
created which manifests itself In
freight shipping. There is 20 plan un-
der foot by the western roads to tight
en- up on help in a general way. Most
of the roads are running their car re-
pair shops overtime to get as many
cars in service as possible.
s'The discharge Of these track men
and bridge men out in the country
must not be taken as criterion that
the roads are reducing their forces.
Every fall thousands are taken of the
payroll because Of weather conditions.
One of my division superintendent in
Iowa t~day laid off 2OC men engaged
in improving a tifty-mile section Of
new roadbed. .he same foreman laid
off 175 this time last year."
Announcements were put up in the
railroad shops of the New York Cen
trail at CollinwCod, O., that approx
mately 600 workers were laid off. A
statement that the operating force
would be cut 10 per cent was made
by A. S. ingalls,, general manager of
the road in the Cleveland district.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
K X X X X + X X X X X r Il X r !
K UP IN MODERN HISTORY. !

X Chicago.-"What do you know 4
X about Absalom?" Rev. George 4
X Craig Stewart pastor of st. 4
X Luke's Episcopal Church OF
X Evanston asked that question of
K 200 students of the Northwestern
4 University. 4
X Ignorance of the Bible is ap- 4
X paIling," DR.. Stewart said. "Out 4
4 of 200 only nine had ever heard 4
X Of Absalom; and about 1919 who 4
X could tell all about Babe
X Ruth"
X X X K 4 4 K X X X X 4 X X 4 X 4
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
HAVANA BANK SUsPENDS.

Heavy Loans on Sugar Cause Closing.
Starts Runs on Other Banks.
Havana-The International Bank OF
Cuba Professionally suspended pay
ments. Rumors caused runs on sew
eral banks. The Havana Exchange
has suspended operations during the
crisis. The situation Is claimed to be
due to heavy loans on sugar when the
prices for that commodity were at high
water mark. The liabilities and assets
of the International Bank have not
been announced.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
ALLEGED DEFAULTER HELD.

Missing Treasurer Of Connecticut
Town Arrested in Canada.
Hartford, Conn.-Philemon w. John
son, former treasurer of Norfolk,
Conn.,, who disappeared January q.
1917, is under arrest at Edmonton, AL
berta, Canada. according to Superin-
tendent Thomas Egan of the state po-
lice. The town accounts were found
to be more than $4,000 short after
Johnson dropped out of sight.
Friends of the treasurer believed he
had committed suicide.