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The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
LOWER TAXES BY BORROWING

Republican leaders are claiming
that the Fordney revenue bill will re-
duce taxes $193,64O,OO0 for the pres
ent fiscal year; $377, 100000 for the
fiscal year 1922; and $790,O00,000 for
the fiscal year 1923; but these savings
are purely problematical and only
have been accomplished on paper by
very obvious juggling of figures.
August 4 Secretary Mellon reported
to the ways and means committee that
the treasury department estimated
the expenditures for the current year
at $4,550 600, 900, of which $3.50, 0OO,-
900 must be provided by taxation.
This was considerably higher than the
estimates made by Chairman Fordney
and created CONSERVATION in Republic
can ranks. There were hasty confer
ences at the White House and as re-
suit on August 10 Secretary Mellon
issued another statement that govern
mental expenses would be only $4,-
O34 100000, of which but $3,075, 000,-
900 must be raised by taxation.
Secretary Melons first report
stated that "the estimates which the
treasury has represented may be re-
garded as conservative" and after
pointing out that the actual money
paid out for July was $55 100000 more
than for the same month year ago,
added that "if expenditures are to
continue at anything like these rates,
the estimates will be greatly exceed
ed.' In view of these strong state
ments his sudden drastic reduction
evidently made under presidential
pressure-lays considerable doubt up
on the accuracy Of his revised esti-
mate" Secretary Melons revised
figures" depend largely upon the sal
wage of war materials, collection of
back taxes and increased revenue from
the tariff. In the opinion of experts
none of these sources will yield any
thing like the revenue Mellon esti-
mated in his "revised" report, and, if
this be true, there will be deficiency
of several hundred million dollars at
the end of the year which will have
to be met by borrowing.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially if a little Of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each Observation-Disclosures
tiSement.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Whites Outnumbered.

Taking the broadcast possible view
If the racial maps of the globe as 1t
existed before the war, it will be
found that out of q total number of
human beings amounting to 1,7O0,OOO,-
700, 55O,OOOOOO were white, 1,15O,OOO,-
700 were colOred.. Thus the cOlored
aces outnumbered the whites more
han two to one.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Foul Jerusarem cisterns.

The reservoir built by POntiul
PLATE 1000 years ago, 13 miles south
of Jerusalem, has been enlarged to
hold 100000 gallons Of water. Be-
fore this engineering work, the Holy
city was dependent upon local rain
fall for its water. Some Of the cis'
terms in which the rain was collected
had not been cleaned for 100 years OF
more.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Plan FOR BONUS TO PROFITEERS
DEFEATED BY INSURGENT VOTING
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

Administration Wanted to Date Abolition of Excess Prof.
it's Tax and Reduction of Big Income Taxes Back to
January 1, 1921-5,OOO Mlionaires Relieved OF More
Than $6O00O0,O O0-Exensive Borrowing Secret OF Ad'
yertised Tax Reductions Officials Barred From
S5OOOOO, 900 Railroad Loan Inquiry
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
BY WALTER w. LIGGETT


WASHINGTON, D. C. - An in
surgent movement Of unexpected
strength, led by James A. Frear Of
Wisconsin and former Republican
house leader, "Jim" Mann of illinois,,
temporarily defeated President Hard
ing's plan to give bonus Of about
$3.50 100000 to the war profiteers by
making retroactive to January l, 1921,
the repeal of the excess profits tax
and the reduction of the higher sur
taxes on Individual incomes.
Backed by nearly all the progressive
middle. western congressman, includ-
ing Sinclair of North Dakota and Kel-
Ter of Minnesota, the Republican men,
bers of the house, in caucus last week,
turned down the ways and means COM
mittee's recommendations to this eff
feet by vote Of IS to 81.
Practically all other provisions of the
bill reported by Chairman Fordney of
the ways and means committee were
left unchanged, and, under special
rule which allowed only two days of
debate and made it almost impossible
to amend the bill item by item, the
revenue measure passed the house
last Saturday by a topheavy majority.
A FEW GOOD CHANGES
The Fordney revenue bill retains
most Of the inequitable provisions
which have been criticized in my pre-
vious letters. BY repeating the ex-
cess profits tax and reducing the
higher income surtax from maxi
mum of 65 per cent to 80 per cent, it
relieves less than 5000 millionaires of
taxes aggregating more than $780,
100000 and throws an additional bur-
den upon small merchants, manufac-
turers and jobbers by increasing the
corporation income tax from 10 to
1914 per cent.
The bill does, however, increase the
individual exemption for head of a
family from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
additional exemption for dependents is
raised from 5000 to $500. The saw
ings accomplished by these two
changes only aggregate $7O,OOO,O0O
and will not begin to offset the great
reductions made in the tax burden of
the wealthy. The bill also repeats the
transportation tax, thoroughly mer-
itorious move, which will reduce the
country's annual transportation bill
by 1852 100000.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

An old bachelor says that he never
married because marriage is lottery
and lotteries are illegal!
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Keeps It in Circulation

II never refuse advice. however
humble the source"
'Do you always act on it?"
'No, pass it on to the next person
I meet"
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

If a man acts contrary to his wife's
advice. and fails, he never hears the
asst Of It.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

The majority ofeomen are unknown
to fame and fortune--and are likely
to remain so.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
FARMERS ASK LOWER RATES

Representatives Of all the states
west of the Mississippi river, which
are asking for reduced railroad rates
on farm products, have been piling up
an amazing array Of evidence before
the interstate commerce commission
showing that agriculture can not stand
the existing transportation charges
and continue to produce. More than
$50 economists, rate experts, farmers
and members of state railroad COM
missions have gathered in Washington
for the hearings and the railroads
have their brightest attorneys on the
lob to becloud the issue. f..#
The evidence conclusively shows
that the farmer has been Debated
more rapidly than other classes; that
the prices of farm products are below
pre-war levels; that railroad rates in
some cases are 240 per cent above the
1914 level, and that as consequences
of high carrier charges production and
distribution costs exceed the prices the
farmer gets for his crops. Witness
after witness asserted farmers could
not continue to produce without sub
stantial relief and the deplorable con-
ditions existing among the farm popu-
lation was demonstrated in a way that
dehed contradiction.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Making History.

INFANT MORTALITY ages has been something gh something
almost beyond belief and today occupies the time and the mind
leading physicians death among infants being grad
uay through methods hygiene representatives. and RENE
dies for infants This reduction the death rate has MOI been accomplished BY
taken and remedies used by adults Rather has been
keep the old methods and choose after long research the precautions
and remedies specifically applicable to infants
being necessary for caution mothers against trying
baby relief with remedy that she would for herself? viii she
Coa strictly remedy for infants and ohldren'
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
Guess the Occasion.

Guess the Occasion. :.
Indian paper-Mrs. Blank delivered
a speech BETTING the occasion, she
being quite naudible.-Boston Tran
script. 49,. 49,. E-.1 -.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

tended to show the nOllOWHeSS VI ooilie
of the preposterous claims made by
railroads against the government.
William H. Johnston, president OF the
International Association of Machin-
lists, denounced the gag rule as ."un-
American, tyrannical and autocratlc"
and added that "this is only one more
evidence of railroad ownership of gov
eminent as contrasted with our de-
mand for public ownership OF rail-
roads"
The Townsend bill will be reported
favorably, but Senator La Toilette has
announced he will .filibuster, If neces-
sary, to beat it and the administration
is expected to let it go over until after
the recess, although this bit OF high
financing is Harding's ace card in his
long overdue "return to normalcy."
DYE EMBARGO DEFEATED
The United States Chemical founda"
ton was organized by little syndl-
cate which purchased at forced sale
the patents seized from German manu-
facturers under the alien custodian act.
Frank Garvin, alien custodian, and
four of his assistants are members OF
the syndicate which purchased these
patents at ridiculously low sum.
The whole proceeding was question
able and ought to call for congress
sional investigation, but instead of
that the chemical foundation, not sat
isfied with the excessive duties of the
Fordney tariff bill, is asking for an
embargo on all foreign dyestutfs.
This would give the chemical founda-
ton an absolute monopoly and allow
it to charge American consumers ex-
orbitant prices for inferior goods.
This outrageous proposal was voted
down by the house Of representatives,
many Republicans joining the Demo-
cratic opposition, but President Hard
ing recently wrote Nicholas Long,
worth urging that the dye embargo
clause be reinserted in the tariff bill
which is being rewritten by the senate
finance committee. Thanks largely to
the energetic efforts of Representative
Frear this proposal has been defeated,
temporarily at least, although it. is
possible renewed efforts may be made
by the administration to put it
through. "a.
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01

Even So.
Ouib-Is the widow pretty?
Bib-Well, none Of the women like
The Tomahawk., 1921-09-01
NEW FARM BLOC FORMED

Seventeen Republican senators from
western agricultural states have form
ed a new farmers bloc" The new
bloc will fight for adequate tariff pro-
lection for farm products. Each sena-
tor will list the farm products from
his state which he thinks require pro-
lection, with the tariff expected, and
this will be scaled down by an execu-
tive committee. When definite sched-
ules are agreed upon, all members of
the bloc are pledged to stand together.
Senator Ladd is member of the bloc,
but Senators McCumber of North Da-
kota and Kellogg and Nelson of Min
nesota were not asked to join because
of their strong pro-administration at
titude.
The bipartisan bloc, which number
ed almost as many Democrats as Re-
publicans, was deliberately disrupted
by the administration. Harding OPP
posed the Norris farm export bill and
wanted to laid the farmers" through
the War Finance corporation, because
this would enable him to couple up
the farmers with the railroads and
permit the $5OO,OO0,000 appropriation
for the carriers to go through without
too much opposition.
In pursuance with this plan, Eugene
Meyer Jr., director Of the War Finance
corporation, approached certain south
ern senator's and informed them that
if they would vote for the administra-
ton bill large sums of money would be
loaned by the government to cotton
exporters of their state. The southern
ers allowed themselves to be influence
ed by these questionable tactics and as
a consequence the Norris bill was side
tracked and the bipartisan bloc dis
solved. ~ |
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
EMERG ENCY TARIFF
BILL DRAWS ANGER
FROM TOBACCGNISTS
T. M. Darlington, President Of
u. S. Tobacco Association,
Begins InYeStiga alton.

President TaZew-ll NJ. Carrincton
Of the United states Tobacco Associa-
ton. last night stated that an inVrsti-
cation is being conducted by his or
Eanization into press reports oH the
emergency tariff law. regulations OF
which concerning duty on tobacco
nave stirred up storm 'ui protest
throughout the state.
In Il telegram signed by j. II. vii
son. NJ. -. Nelson, John l.. ruch Ell
and c. Il. Davis, prominent ;ohac-
consist OF p1uNillc, 10 Mr.. Iarringic on,
the following statement is mate:
We hayc Just sent the following
telegram 10 our senators and Repre-
sentative in Congress:
Press reports emergency tariff
law reported out nr conference carry
ing 81 per pound duty ON tobacco. re-
ported Ia compete with New f.uglru
ANA Florida types, while Turk sh
types going into manufactures OF rS-
DrnsiNc cigarettes ruWpctiu. w.th
Nirg mia caroline and Kentucky
types carry - cents per pound 1T
which figure il j. admitted prac-
tscally free Insofar as competition is
concerned as NirHiNia- Carolina and
kcntmci.y types lose 20 per cent from
StcmminG and rcdrN.uE while Turk
ish types require no Sfrmrliu. nuI
redrTing. This 'n!lcr uns,cmmcd -
cents per pound in schedule reads
like "a joker prepared by some manu-
ihCturcr rather than by e Committr"
q. Congress seeking relief for farm
crS
WHY is j, YOU are not taking IN
and looking into this matter for U.S.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
PROTESTANT CHURCHES
PLAN Street MEETINGS
fittH-fhrcc City Institutions Make
Arrangements for Open
.tir Services.
TO BE HELD MARCH 20 TO 81
Short Noon-iour Prayer VIII BE
oncrrQ M All Industrial Plants.
$1,000 Will BE Spent on Publ
city for Event.

Plans for strcct-corncr meetings in
Richmond during the week OF March
20 through -, to be taken par, in
by every Protestant church in the
city, Were mapped out at meeting
of representatives OF nfty-thrcc Rich
mcnd churches meeting last night in
the sunday school auditorium of Sec
ond Baptist Church. All Industrial
plants viii hc visited and short noon
hour services held to bring lii. ma;
Ter Before tn" people of the city. pr.
'onSiaS Freeman presided aud called
on various members OF the commit
tees for reports.
va" planned NJ THIS meeting 10 place
the maitcc OF the week Of PRAYER
N"ior" the public by every Legitimate
means.
MI suhconrrittcos appointed 81, a
previous meeting reported. Benjamin
heU. Jr.. was appointed Chairman Of
publicity. ana u tentative bulge, Of
whiic Ei.i2' was pledged by ubou.
thirty clnSScS. IN" rest waiting until
consultation SUNDAY
Key. w. u. stokes. representing the
colcrcd churches of ihe city, snnl<c
as chairman OF tn" cooperating: com
miiic". Stain" that the movement
nHd the ccnuin" interest of the col
orcd people OF the city. Chair,nen Of
me subcommittee reporting last
night were: @. y. iIawk:re subcom-
mittcc ON participation: L. H. Court
ncE. subcommittee on preliminary
meetings: y. g. Bruce. subcommittee
on schools ana institutions. and l.. u.
Foster. Subcommitt"" on street meet
ms ana meetings in industrial
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
NORFOLK SENDS 35 MEN
TO INSURANCE CONGRESS-
All Companies Invite Field Agents
TO Richmond for Session
March 3d.

Virtually every insurance company
in Richmond viii call in its entire
STAFF OF field agents ana mauIEcrs to
attend the Sales Congress To be held
under the auspices OF the Virginia
Life Underwriters. in the Jefferson
Hotel auditorium. next Wednesday,.
and for the company meetings schcd-
ulcd the following day. Tho congress
is OF educational intent aud the com
pany meetings viii consist Of va
rious informal discussions of opin-
ions cleaned from IN" convention on
improvement of service to polio
holders All companies have merged
their interests if this movement for
the benehi of policy holders and the
effect of the congress viii he felt di-
rectly by large percentage OF the
population.
separations are being made to ac-
commodatc an attendance Of more
than l.OoD Insurance. men r.prcScIt-
ing every section Of the state. i'rcS-
ident j. H.. cappS, OF the Norfolk Life
Underwriters Association. has in
formed the directing committee here
that an advance delegation OF thirty
1--WE has been arranged in that city.
though this number probably will
constitute much less than one third
OF Norfolk's representation.
Richmond is tho greatest insurance
center between Baltimore and At
ianta. This city's agencies control
an enormous territory. IN several in
stances covering three states. While
the sales Congress has bcCn de-
signed primarily for tn" field men
OF Virginia. agents from North Caro-
lima and elsewhere also will attend
as the convention offers exceptional
opportunity IN insirncting them how
fitting insurance t" the PEOPLES
needs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
WANTS STREETS CLOSED
To SUPPLY FAIRGROUNDS
Myers Declares His sympathy With
Movement to BE Instituted by
Councilman N1nnu

Councilman james T.. Mann. of
clay Ward, will at the next meeting
% Common Council introduce IL meas
IRE providing for the closing OF
streets in certain sections Of the city,
at specified hours. to be used by
children of the various ncishborhoods
FOR Fairgrounds. Mr.. Mann will also
cndcHvor 10 haze the city ordinances
rrovid" for use OF the city arlnories
Tor Snciay and civic purposes when
ever they do not interfere with mil
itary activities. lie will point out
That there are three large armorirs
in the city. any one OF which can
he utilized by tho military. thus icav-
in. the others for public affairs.
IN ordinance is in existence per-
hitting the Director OF Public safety
{" close certain streets. at designated
times. IN various sections. MIR Mann's
object l. To see that this ordinance
is placed in action during the sum
m"r months. and that the urmuri.s
may hc used by tho pcopI" during
the other seasons OF the year He
says he does not desire TO interfere
win tn" activities OF tho military,
hU' believes the people should have
privileges which ordinances now pre-
vent.
Director Myers frequently receives
requests from citizens asking for use
OF III" arnorics, and he has received
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
GANG STONES AUTOMOBILE:
ON MECHAN|Csv|LLE ROAD
Man Is Held Up Shortly After In
cidcnt-Woman Painfully
Hurt by Rock.

AZ a result of being attacked by ,
gang of negroes while she was riding
IN an automobile on the Mechanics
vile Turnpike Monday night. Miss
Dorothy liardwicl<c. S02 North Tween
tS-hfth street. received Il severe lac
Grafton on the sid" Of tn" head in
nlctd by - rock thrown by one of
IN" assailants. The Ford car in
which she was riding was also bat
tered by The voiley or mIEsils thrown
~. the negroes. \. II. Perkins, OF
~ North Twcnty-nfth street, tho
driver and owner Of the ear cscapcd
unhur;. Two negroes have been ar
rested on charges OF being suspicious.
characters.
Perkins told Sheriff webb Sydnor,
OF iicnrico, that h. was coming along
me road TINT night about 10 O'Clock
As ne approached "A vacant lot, he
said. five men jumped out in the road
and began TO hurl rocks at the car.
stepping on tn" power. h. tried to
escape the onslaught. one OF the
rocks. hc said. hit Miss Ilard,vicke
on side OF the head. The automobile
vas badly damaged
Hardly hftcen minutes after the at
tack on the automobiles, Il man
NAMED Mccniiln stated that no came
along the road and was held UP. He
mad no raluables on his person. h.
declared
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
YOUNGEST" MEMBER
OF ASSEMBLY is BACK
AGAIN As CANDIDATE
Gordon w. Shepherd, of Ches-
terheld, Announces Candi-
dacy for Seat in House

Gordon w. Shepherd OF Chester
Chesterfield County. who defeat I'd
Emmett Lee Mann two years ago as
lloittcr Delegate from chcstrrfi,Id
and i'owhatan District. authorizcd ba
announcement of his candidarv FOR
reelection. subject TO the Aupust
primary, last night 400
Mr.. Shepherd is Il practising ,t,or.
ney of the city of Petersburg. Va. ana
has the distinction OF being ihr
Youngest man to have ever served i'm
The General Assembly Of Virginia. Iir
is "a graduate az the Law school or
the University of Richmond and was
also - student in the school of Liberal
Arts NJ thc same institution. During
the world war MIR. Shepherd server,
IN The. United states Navy as AN en-
listed man
MIR. Shepherd was n member Of tho
lious" Committee Of Finance. La Dor
and POOR. md Con iirInat lnus
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
[)RCES Of u OF VA.
Ian TONIGHT FOR
S 100000 DRIVE
,athers at Commonwealth
Club at S p: NJ. to Muster
Workers in City.
FOR ENDOWMENT
FUND OPENS NEXT MONDAY
SIG diamonds Quota Set at $780,
i 900, With Five Years
IS to Pay.

opening gums in the
M9rlyes for the univcrsity o: Virginia
lSs4sSSp9.0oo centennial endowment fund
2ssssHii5rDe tired tonight at o'clock at
meeting 10 be held in
l lnIessGommonw"alt Tn club by captains
and the teams that will conduct the
|sNill be launched at ;onights meet
|aMg the campaign Will not begin in
|ssaInest until Monday morning.
sGslonoi Julien H. Hill, regional
Egspeakers Of the cnsion Will be Pro-
ttsessor William H. Echols. of the Uni
ffHssrsity OF Virginia: John Stewart
ssssslsitors; Rev. Edward y. Calisrh.
- D.. and Frederic w Scott. Win
prevalent in every quarter.
gtsShe meeting promises 10 be one OF
|ESbe' most enthusiastic ones of it's kind
lever held in Richmond
FfcJshe ten captains were named sew
Esgal days ago, and all of them have
Bnective teams. This will be the first
\meeting OF the workers. and there is
much to be accomplished at this gath
Sering. y systematic canvass. Will be
6made here. and the territory Will he
iknapped out.
no CampniEncrs Here.
speakers will seek to
Earouse inIcres; in the coming cam
paign ana to tell OF the specific OBJ
EJeSt of III. endowment fund Those
5Sho Will conduct the drive in Rich
lymond-llp Strung-wili be furnis ed
EstSith subscription blanks and book
ISlets containing information as 10 how
ssthe money Will he spent for til. be-, :
$terlnent OF the Charlottesville. insti-
GtutioE.
sSss Richmond's quota has been placed
Vat S45o.oOo. and those in charge OF
the drive viii bend every effort to
EaSse this sum between March and
wv The campaign is 10 he Conductcd
III over the United States. there be-
nS graduates of the Institution in
tyery section of the country. Vir-
.ss'. birthday gift upon her one hun
iredth anniversary which will he
Selebraicd next June. The national
organization has been set up. and is
snow' funciioning, and all OF the DIS
Iitrlct and local committees have prac-
hicany completed all arrangements
Tor the formal opening Monday. The
money subscribed is to he paid in
Iive years
Money for Various Uses.
- Tie money secured in this cam
{paiGn YIN he used by the uniVers!ty
for .:he purpose OF increasin. profess
SoTs salaries and completing APP
approved instruction and building pro.
grams.
II has been pointed IT.. that Vir-
Stfonal faculty and physical facilities
agor teaching and housing the rapidly
.Isrowing student body. 1t will take
wa minimum OF S3.o00.o00 to care tor
Rthesc needs. Members OF the board
that aid is urgently needed
&Rnd unless 1t is Forthcoming the ami.
ESersiiy Viii not be properly manned
f1aind equipped 10 maintain her cen.
giFry- old leadership among southern
|lthstiut!ons o; learning.
M Headquarters Will he maintained
.Ssspriag the campaign at 32o I-2 Eas'
" sA.iain street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
BOY ARRESTED IN STORE
AFTER SEARCH By POLICE
Young tarusn rnItcn Into Custody In
Lower Main street Esinh-
Iikituruf,

Finding III" rear door of store
NJ Ninth and Main Streets broken
open last night police entered The
hnl'dlnS. ana after search -! several
minute" found and arrested John
CnruSo, aged ~.
FINDING the gate to the store un-
locked. police cautiously entered
ohiN 20 ma stacks OF goods strcwn
lh Wild disordrr over the counters.
apparently there was no one 10 he
'5Hiu, ana IL was necessary to turn
on the lights and make a minute
search before tie hoy WAS found.
Lieutenant Ryan and Oihccr. Basket
discovered the broken door and
.rarChcd the premises