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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04

tThia is the first oI a series Of three
articles on how Uncle Sam can tell
whether your income tax return IL COR
reet)
WASHINGTON. March t.--People
have often wondered whether the Unit
ed States government would have the
time or staff to examine the millions
Of income tax sheets which have been
filed in the last two years or VIII be
checking up And how carefully Is II
done? What happens II you make an
honest mistaken What happens II the
government catches tax eyaderf
These questions are no doubt being
asked everywhere as the people OF the
United States prepare their income tax
returns, which must be In the hands
of the collectors Of internal revenue
by March Is. Inasmuch as every un-
married man in the United States who
earns $50 week and every
married man or woman or individual
who Is the head OF a family earning
$40 q week must file statement of In
come. regardless of whether there Is
any tax due, plenty Of trouble and em-
barrassment can he avoided by wage
earners, merchants, farmers, profess
sonal men, landlords. business partners
and corporations by knowing in ad-
vance lust what Uncle sam has on
u y y.
In the first place, every factory. store
Iwholesale or retail business; In fact
every employer. Must make out 3 lis
Of HIS employees and theswages ~ sails
| rfe9 they get, provided they aiiin In eacF
case is above SIS d week, That means
| the United States government gathers
| together separate sheets of paper or
which Information Is given concern.
| ing everybody's income above SIS, These
statements are carefully filed and thou
sands OF government employees are al
work daily looking TO see whether John
| Smith, whose employer sent In state
ment saying the employe had received
more than SIS week throughout the
preceding year actually filed return
OF his own statement to the govern
ment and paid the taxes due.
But. you will say. the employer need
not file a return for his employees II
| he doesn't. he viii have TO pay taxes
| himself for that sum Of money because
when the income tax experts looR ovei
| his books--and they can do so at any
| time--they will regard the amount oi
money eliminated by him az so mucf
| profits And employers wouldn't lik'
| that So the employer II check or
| the employe so far as the government
| Is concerned.
But II goes farther 'hen that. i
you received more than tl5 week o.
| $500 IL year from any business transac
| tion, whether from the sale Of land o.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
CAPITAL EXPECTS
JENKINS EXPULSION

WASHINGTON. March A--E,xpulsipn
OF William o. Jenkins. former Amerl-
can consular officer at Puebla, by the
Mexican government as an undesirable
alien, probably will be followed by seiz-
ure of his factory at Puebla and other
property, recent reports from Mexico
City have indicated
His exequator as consular agent of
the United States was revoked some
time ago, although the state depart
ment has not been officially advised of
the action.
The expulsion of Jenkins is likened
by Mexicans to the recent deportation
Of Russian radicals by the American
poVernment
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Memphis Again
Leads In Bank
Debts For Week

Memphis continues TO lead many
cities much larger i'm size In the vol
ume OF checks charged against indl-
Nidual accounts at banks, as is shown
In the latest report Of the federal re-
serve bank. The report Is for the week
ending Feb. 25.
Since last year the federal reserve
bank has used the volume Of checks
charged against accounts as an indica
ton Of business conditions instead Of
using bank clearing figures, which are
not so easily affected by local condi.
tons
The following figures show Memphis
ahead OF several cities that under tht
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
BRITISH SQUADRON
ARRIVES OFF ALGlERS

ALGlERS. March "A British squad
ron of four battleships, one cruiser
and 10 destroyers has arrived hera
Algiers is about midway between Gil
braltar and Malta. the British naval
base in the Mediterranean, whence
strong British naval forces we're dis
patched eastward not long ago. y Brit
sh fleet ofiexCeptional strength arrived
at Constantinople recently and there
have been reports that other allied war
craft We're on the way thither in con-
nection with the disturbed Turkish sit
uatiOu
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
HUNDREDS ATTEND
BANKHEAD FUNERAL

JASPER Ala, March d.-Hun1reds
representatives from Washington,
Montgomery;--and other cities, paid
tribute this morning to the late Senator
John n. Bankhead at funeral services
held at the First Methodist church,
Services were conducted by the grand
lodge of Masons,
Burial Of the senator was delayed by
Jasper as the body was being borne
from the railroad station to the church
and it is probable that the interment
will be deferred until Friday. Mean
time the body viii lie in state at the
church
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Bandit Leader
Shot In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, March Manuel
Gonzales, leader Of the band which shot
and killed August Morrill,, formerly
American consul at Manzanillo, on Feb.
26, has been killed by pursuing govern
ment troops, according to semiofficial
statements issued here last night.
After the u. S. embassy here had
made representations asking that every
effort be made to punish the guilty per-
sons, the military commanders in the
states of Jalisco and Colima ordered
out columns in pursuit of the bandits.
One of these columns encountered a
band of outlaws in the vicinity Of a
ranch owned by Mr. Morrill,, near Las
Palmas. between Manzanillo and Colima,
In addition, TO the leader, it is stated
\that nutiber of bandits were killed
and that taany were wounded during
the fighting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
j. S. WRITER
IS EXPELLED
BY MEX|CANS

LAREDO, Tex, March 4.-Gerald
Brsndon who has been Mexico City cor
respondent OF the Los Angeles Times,
" was expelled today from Mexico as a
"pernicious foreigner" He was taken
from Mexico City by two policemen to
NueVo Laredo and today was escorted
across the international bridge at La
redo.
His expulsion from Mexico was Or
dered under article 80 of the Mexican
constitution. 1t was charged by the
authorities that he had meddled' in
Mexican politics.
Brandon said he suffered no other in
di5nities on the trip to Nuevo Laredo.
He left by automobile for San Antonio
and expects to take train from that
city for Los Angeles tonight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
ALLOW HUNS TO FLOAT
INTERNATIONAL LOAN

LONDON. March 4-The Evening
Standard states today that the allied
supreme council has decided TO allow
Germany to launch an International loan
because it is recognized that Germany
ruined would mean a weak and dan
gerOus SPOT IN Europe.
The loan. the newspaper sayS would
tqN,s prtCcdcaCe over any indemnity
payments Germany is called upon TO
make.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
NEGROES RELIEVE
CHAUFFEUR OF $40

When three negroes passengers in
the taXicah of William Bloom, 423 =
South Wellington street, reached the
suhwa.' on Mississippi boulevard about
. o'clock Thursday morning, they
commanded Bloom to stop. One. with
a pistol pressed il against Blooms head
and relieved him Of so IN cash,
Police Scrgeanis GIoueh and puvall
happened by ut that time aud the gun
man led Scrgt Tlough took one shot
at him but missed. 4 good description
OF the men was furnished by Bloom.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
COTTON FIRE Loss
AT DALLAS $4,000

DALLAS. Tex March I.--E'ire de-
stroyed 5000 bales OF cotton iinters
belonging to the federal government
pany plant, six miles south of Dallas,
entailng loss estimated at 100000
The linters were purchased under con
tract with the government during the
war and were to be used in making
cunCpttnn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
AVIATORS TO RETIRE.

FL PASO, Texas, March 4.-lnstruc-
tions have been transmitted to Lieuts.
l.. NJ Wolf and G., l.. Usher, American
aVators, who have been in Sonora,
Mexico since Feb. 2, to return to the
L. S, Immediately, according to a state
ment made today by Col. Frances W.
Glover, chief of staff to Maj. Gen, Rob
ert L. Howe, commander of the El
Paso military district.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Nashville City
Judge Indicted
On Another Count

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March Mad
ison Wells city judge Of Nashville,
whose indictment on the charge OF op-
preston was recently the occasion OF
a clash between the Davidson county
grand jury and the district attorney
the grand jury on the charge of drunk
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
.UNF FAIRNESS Of
Commission IS
SHOWN BY MAYOR
Statement on Street Car Fare
QueStiUn it6SieWS Allowance
of $787,597 Develop
ment Cost" by Board.

Since the publication OF several state
ments by Mayor Paine, defining the at
titude of the city administration on the
question of the street car fares to be
allowed the Memphis street railway,
and asserting flatly that II a f-cent
fare is granted, he win do all in his
power to fight that increase, he has
received hundreds of communications
approving his course
Tentative propositions are being pre-
pared for the organization of one or
more motor bus lines by attorneys rep
resenting persons-who believe that with
7-cent fare motor bus line could
be made profitable even with the pres
ent high cost of gas. oil and labor.
In his statement Thursday the mayor
takes up the allowance of more than
three quarters of million dollars by
the state utilities commission on which
the people of Memphis are required to
pay the company a return under the
ruling Of the state commission. Oh
that subject the mayor says:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04

HAIiAS Tex March 4-~DaIlaS felt
=, dron ~ s0 dasrees in tennnerature In
20 ho,Irs sndIn1 aarIv TODAY, At 8 pm.
westerssv tha fhsrmometer was so de-
gress sn1 ssriv todaw II was 20 deorees,
sS"th further drop in prospect.
80 oe-n n,or.,
v,sst storn, uarninos were ordered dis.
rIavad nn ths / o,Iisjana coast at 8
n,eiocL this n,orninn hv the local wealth
ar h,,rea,, foreoaster. Freezing temper
aturss nearly 70 the Louisiana coast
Ware nredieted before Friday morning.
->--
CHICAGO March 4.--The worst storm
az the winter today swept from the
rnolff, tai u gtksssgs tow&rd the Middle
Western states. Accompanied by snow
and greatly lowered temperatures, Grip
plire wire communication and railroad
traffic The disturbance spread south
and east with diminished thermometer
readings and rain.
High winds drifting snow and a
temneratlre that fell 80 to As degrees
to zero within a few hours, today had
Isolated n number of Eastern Colorado
and Nebraska towns
Sleet and snow preceded the storm
deyelonments in Kansas, Western Mis-
souri Arkansas, Oklahoma and North
arm rrayas where almost spring like
eather had prevailed.
Weather predictions were that Sc.
we're cold in the Rocky Mountais and
plains states would continue Thursday
with increasing intensity and tempera-
tures would fan decidedly tomorrow in
tba Soutb Atlastic and East Gulf states.
yxTo~r;,n ~ roact
w WoA AAAlSS oA ~So
Storm warnings were ordered dls-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
JENKINS BAILER HELD.

& NEW YORK. March 4-"John S.
Hansen believed by the police to be
the ~ Salter Hansen" who furnished
ballot w. O. Jenkins. U. S. consular
agent at Puehla, Mexico, after the lat
ter had been arrested by Carranza au-
thorites was arrested at the Hotel
Plaza here Wednesday night on bench
warrant issued in 1919 in connection
with an offense alleged to have been
committed in this city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Coal Car Rules
Remain In Effect

WASHINGTON, March t--Bccause
Of the serious situation still existing in
coal supply, the interstate commission
commission today asked all carriers and
shippers to continue tn effect for the
present the uniform rules Of car sup
ply established by the railroad admin
istration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
PREFER, U. S.

OTTAWA, March 4.-tmmigration
into Canada from tho United States
fell off 81 per cent during the last fis-
cal year, according TO repcri o. the
Canadian department Of immigration
issued today. Last year 40,7t5 Ameri-
cans settled IN Canada against Il,Jlf
the preceding year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
NINE DIE FROM
WOOD ALCOHOL

ST. PAUL MINI. March deaths
from alcohol poisoning in ST. Paul
since Tuesday night totaled nine this
morning Four victims were added to
the list since yesterday afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Swore Vengeance,

smith, heartbroken at the trick on
fate which had lured him from his
''buddy's" side only a few minutes be-
fore the fatal shooting. swore that he
would not rest until he had indicted
some one for Saints murder. Although
he continued his work on the police
force during the nights of January, he
spent the greater portion Of his days
seeking Guy Saints slayer. Even when
he was discharged from the police de-
partment FOR the good OF the service,
about three weeks ago. he continued
to work on the case.
Despite the fact that Smith declared
that one negro he arrested had con-
| fessed TO being In the gang which shot
| Saint, the detectives assigned TO the
case decided there Is nothing TO II. y
on the ground that they claimed the
negroes confessed because they wanted
morphine 10 which habit the police say
they were addicted.
states Attorney Bates Thursday was
| loud in his praise of the work which
Tom smith did on the case Smith says
| that the cooperation of the state 4
attorney made II possible for him 10
go clear through with the investiga
| ton OF the saint case, which resulted
in the warrant charging the murder to
! George Johnson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
SMASHER GETS SHOES.

A window smayher got pair of
shoes Thursday after he tossed a brick
through the show window of T.. Jacob
sons store at 172 South Main street
The smasher made his getaway. =
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Overlook Charge.

But City Detectives Carpenter and
Long, assigned to the case by Detective
Chief Gwaltney. vowed there was nothe
ing 10 the case, and despite Smiths
protests. no murder charges werR
lodged. Parker subsequently was freed
q the charge Of larceny which the pD
lice hel against him, while Johnson rev,
,(nained IN jail, awaiting srtai on the
'iarcerN from the person charge.
Jo.mson's case. called a week a9a
| was continued to Thursday. March Il
Called Thursday, his attornes. ". B.
Rosenfield,. insisted upon trial. When
Judge Richards agreed that the case
should be tried. States Attorney Bates
agreed to a not guilty verdict on tne
larceny charge, provided the court would
Issue a bench warrant on a murder
charge Judge Richards accedcd to the
request
II developed Thuvsday tlsat when Tom
Smith and the city deteutfyss fnXeAfis
eating the Saint killing could not &Rsne
Attorney Rafes and there relatsa I'M
| facts he had narshalcd AGAINST Mil
negroes he suspected, under General
Bates direction, Smith closed up tho
ends Of the case, even 10 bringing III
q negress who is said to have received
| first-hand Information from one OF the
\ negroes that he was In the gang which
killed Saint
| johnson, the negro held for the mur-
der Of Saint, is % years OF age, IA n
borer, and lived in the rear of LIS
| Lamar boulevard when arrested ln
January Joe Parker, the other negro
who was sought in connection with the
Saint case left the city, officials say.
when the larceny charge against hint
was dismissed about month ago.
| Tom Smith. to whom credit for the
charge against johnson must 60. was
with Guy Saint on the morning he WAS
killed. He then was member OF the
Memphis police department. and with
Saint, was assigned TO the seventh
| ward. He was due 10 go before the
grand jury that Tuesday morning, and
obtained permission from Capt. Mike g.
Kehoe to go home and get some sleep.
as he was on the night watch In Jant-
airy,
Tom Smith left Guy Saint at Wall
nut street and Vance avenue, 10 min
utes before negro burglar sent q bui =
let into Saints right side, just under
the collar bone. The bullet lodged
against Saints spinal cord, causing
paralysis from which the officer died
next day
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
LONG SEARCH OF
VICTIMS BUDDIE
LANDS MURDERER

George Johnson alias Pit committed 70 the county
Il with murder
Johnson followed the heels
smith,
In when shot that
Justice chage Of murlerng Saint
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Izzet Pdshd viii
Reform Cabinet;
Sultan So Orders

CoNSTANTINoPLE, March 4.--ln
view Of the gravity OF the situation, the
cabinet has resigned, The sultan has
called upon Marshal lZZet Pasha to form
new cabinet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
WORST STORM Of
WINTER SWEEPING
FROM MOUNTAINS
-Diminishes as It Reaches VAL
lies Of East and South.
Storm Warnings on Coast.
Snow Does Damage.

DALLAS, Tex, March 4.--DaIlas felt
a drop OF SO degrees in temperature IN
IL hours ending early today. At pm.
yesterday the thermometer was 80 de-
arees and early today 1t was 80 degrees,
with a further drop in prospect,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
BETTER Be HONEST
/. IN INCOME REPORT,
LAWRENCE ADVISES
Uncle Sans System Of Double
Checking Makes Final Levy
for Tax Certain--Employer
and EmpIOye Affected.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of The News
Ceiu1ifaFN

tThis is the first OF series Of three
articles on how Uncle Sam can tell
whether your income tax return IL corr
reet.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-04
Weather Forecast

Clearing skies, Sc
we're cold wave is pre-
dicted by Friday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-29

successful reception for the 1920
confirmation class Wednesday even
ing in the dining room of the Park
hotel. 80
I The young folks had decorated
the hall very tastefully. All of the
work was we'll planned and carried
out by the committee. The dining
hall was none too large as about 1870
we're present. Between the courses
of delicious refreshments a splendid
program was rendered. Edwin An
dersen gave an Introductory toast Of
welcome. Then toasts followed by
]. X. Jensen, Jens Andersen and
James Lang. The pastor acted as
| POSTMASTER.
A solo was sung by Miss Alma
Rasmussen and one by Miss Lila
Johnson. Miss Sarah Jensen and
Miss Dagny Jensen played a piano
duet. Harvey Jorgensen spoke in
behalf of the confirmation class,
thanking the Y. p. S. for the recep-
ton. Seventeen new members were
received into the Y. P. S.
The following are the members
of the confirmation class of 1920:
Ella Jorgensen. Anna JOrgensen,
Line Jorgensen, Cecilia Kristensen,
Elvira Kristensen, Wanda Jensen,
Lillian Larsen, Evelyn Ruess, Marie
| Olsen, Dagmar Jensen, Meta Beck,
| Petrea Hansen, Leona Petersen,
Andrew lessen, Max lessen, Elmer
| Thygesen, Hans Thysen, Theodore
Jacobsen, Harvey Jorgensen, Ar
thur Lauritsen and Alfred Ander-
sen
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-29

"A nation is secure against for
eign foes only when every able
bodied man within its borders is
willing, If need be, to put on his
countTy's uniform. A nation is Sc
cure against domestic enemies only
when very citizen is willing, if need
be, to become peace officer of his
community.
II recall that few years ago
distinguished son of New York made
a notable speech in which he declar-
ed, in effect, that if the states ceased
to perform their functions these
functions would be taken over by
the general government. Not that
this was desirable, but only newt
able. For this he was much crit
icised, but he was right. 1t is
equally true that if the muniCipali-
ties cease to perform their func-
tons such functions win be taken
over by the state, The trend is
now toward the absorption by the
state Of the functions of the NUM-
cipality and the absorption by the
general government of the proper
functions OF the state. This trend
toward Capitalization of all author
lly ana power IN washington SIrlheS
at the very foundation of our gov
eminent A country of the extent
of ours may possibly be governed in
all its details as an empire from a
central capital, but not as repub-
lie. BY Governor. Frank o. Low
. den of Illinois.
I DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev Anker Of Elk Horn will
preach at the church Sunday morn
ing as the pastor, Rev. Hansen is
leaving today to attend some mis-
sion meetings at Royal, Iowa.
lt Sunday school and Bible class will
be held at the usual hour There
will be no service Sunday evening.
Tuesday evening the, Sunday
school teachers win meet at the ].
s. johnson home.
4 Wednesday evening the Young
4 Peoples SocietygSwill hold its regu-
Lar meeting at the church.
The ladies' aid society will meet
/ Thursday afternoon at $3.50 with
Mrs. Oluf Jensen, in west Audubon.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Danish Lutheran church held very
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-29

Bernice McGovern who was called
from Des Moines by the illness OF
her mother, returned to school Mon
day. Mrs. McGovern is much i'm
proved. "..
Misses Athena and Anna Petersen
of Audubon have been visiting with.
friends in Brayton and with their
brother, Chris and wife north of
town.
James Goodrich was visiting rela-
tives and friends here last week.
Mr.. Goodrich has been living in wy
oming but has sold out there and is
moving to Arkansas.
Mrs. Chris Knutsen returned last
Thursday from several weeks
visit with her son Philip and wife
at Loveland, Colo.
Josh Cousins was up from Atlantic
last week and was out to his farm
where he is making some improve
ments.
Mrs. VIM. Hoegh who has been
caring for Mrs. Niels p. Hogh the
past week, returned TO her home at
Elk Horn Tuesday. "a,
WI o. iiaii "llicl anu udubhACl'
Mary Elizabeth spent the week end
in Atlantic at the, home of her aunt,
Mrs. Nels Hansen.
Max Bendixen of Omaha arrived in
Brayton Tuesday to visit friends
and with his sister, Mrs. Ed Nielsen
west of town.
John l.. Miller of FIT Collins, Colo
RADIO was calling on friends in Bray
ton last'yweek. Mr.. Miller lived
here About 80 years ago.
Arthur Andersen had business
calling him to Des Moines last
week.
Mrs. Niels p. Hoegh has been very
i'll but is thought to be little bet
ter.
Lucille and Cozette Miller were ov-
er Sunday visitors at the Peter
Bransen home in Atlantic.
Luddie Nielsen Of Atlantic was in
Brayton on business one day last
week. ...
c. X. Hallock made a business trip
to Omaha last week. r-.r