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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

Caldwell. John Edwin. <os7 Baker
Hout.. Harold. 1891 18th ava n. W..
K.,se.L walter W. sois s7th ave.
Martin. TRULY c. Porn Townsend.
Plank. Harold X Colombia South
America boy.
oelbraith. Charles T. lss 18th ava
Dsrs.sss. pokrasss ts Sixth ave-.
Ringer: Charles n. iss Meiross ave.
chri.isn.sa. chrssss. ass N. 10Th
Hansen, Carl. sos ii,h ave, N. girl.
Hay. Meiborns c. aos 18th ave. n.
Carson. Roy " 1915 L. Spring st..
MscolIam, Alexander John. isss
Mcsynne Gilbert 1915 ssth ava NJ
Temple. Herbert Clair. ass W. seth
sum.dA unaneeukL %. Fifth ava.
srsdla. John. Sss Hushs.nk. pl.
Mann. james r.. 1919 watt st. boy.
DvgEin. Arthur E. ss:s w. ssth ct.
Gill Thomas Frsnkiin. Atwood Or
Brintiey. wlnIsn. III, Judkin St.
Dysart Arthur. iS<s 4srd ave- N
girl
Jones. Edward. Rainisr, wasA. giri
Borderud. Arthur E. asa Sist ave.
Marx Il Joseph. asss sixth ave. girl.
Forrest. James Wright 517 18th
The daily times., 1921-08-18
Bic DECREASE IN
FOREIGN TRADE Of
nation LAST YEAR
THREE BILLION DECREASE
Lower Prices Were Held Re-
sponsible for the Decrease
Rather Than Diminished
Quantities; Report Shows a
Decrease of 23.S Per Cent in
Trade.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-The de-
crease of over three billion dollars in
the value of the country's foreign
trade during the past fiscal year was
ascribed by the commerce depart
ment to world wide trade depression
coming as an aftermath of the war
Lower prices rather than diminish
ed quantities were to great extent
responsible for the decrease in ex-
ports the department asserted in a
statement reviewing the years for
eign commerce.
The total value of the foreign trade
of the country dropped from $13,-
347, 900. 900 in the fiscal year 1920
to $1O.171, 100000 in 1921, de-
crease of 23.S per cent the state
ment showed.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT TAX
BIIL

Washington, Aug. 17.-Democrat
ic members of the House, at a eau
Gus tonight, pledged themselves to
vote against the Republican tax re-
vision bill, and adopted a resolution
declaring that the measure was sub
versive of the principle that should
govern taxation for the support of
this government.
The decision was reached at the
fourth meeting which had been held
since yesterday in an effort to chart
a course for the minority. The eau
Gus also instructed the Democratic
members of the ways and means
committee to offer a motion to re-
commit the bill Immediately before
the final vote, scheduled for 3 p. m.
Saturday.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
W \ DpETS
COTTON.

New York, Aug. 18.-An opening
advance of 4 to points on relative
ly steady cables and some continental
buying was met by renewed liquida-
tion in the cotton market today. No
fresh news feature was connected
with the decline but the reading of
yesterdays weekly weather report
seemed to create an impr ession that
early month buyers are likely to be
disappointed by the showing of the
August crop figures. A few stop or
ders were uncovered. December sold
off from 1924 to 1914 in conse-
quence, with the general list selling
about to points net lower and
into new low ground for the move
ment.
New York, Aug. 18.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady. Oct. 1885, Dec.
1924, Jan 1927. March 13.47, May
1852.
The market at noon was as fol-
lows: JAN 1928, Mar. 1880, May
The market closed at 2:15 as fol-
lows: Jan. 1916, Mar. 1912, May
1884, Oct 1899, Dec. 1912.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
THREE ARMY MEN
MIXED Up IN The
BERGD0LL ESCAPE
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Ansel, Former Acting Judge
Advocate General, is Char
acterized as the Master
Mind in the Plan by Which
Bergdoll Was Released to
Hunt Gold.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Samuel
Tilden Ansell, former acting Judge
Advocate General of the army and
the prisoners legal counsel, Col.
John E. Hunt and Col. c. c. Cresson,
were charged with conspiracy in the
case of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
the draft dodger in report signed by
three of the five members of the
special investigating committee
which was filed today with the
House.
Characterizing Ansel as the
master mind" in the plan by which
Bergdoll -yas released from a mill
tary prison, under guard to dig a pot
of gold, the majority report recon-
mended that he be disbarred
from practicing in the courts of the
nation" above whose safety and in
tegrity ne had placed gold.
A minority report filed al the
same time held however there was
no testimony to support the charge
that Ansel through whose efforts as
counsel the prisoner was released
'conspired to effectuate his escape
OF that his motive was improper.
One Republican, Representative
Luhring of Indiana and two Demo
Gratis Johnson of Kentucky and Flood
of Virginia filed the majority re
port. The minority views were of
fered by Chairman Peters of Maine
and Representative Macarthur, OF
Oregon. Republican. The majority
finding was the first of the many in
vestigating reports submitted to the
house since the close of the wal
where a Republican member Joined
with Democrats and enabled them tC
file a majority view
The majority held that Col. Hunt
commandant of the barracks at Gov
ernor's Island from which Bergdol
set out on his errand, was directly
responsible for the 1atter's ape
through failure to handcuff him OF
provide guard. The minority aftel
declaring that no officer of the army
knowingly participated in the con
spiracy' found grave dereliction o
duty on the part of Hunt"
The daily times., 1921-08-18
SMUGGLE ALIENS
INTO COUNTRY

Miami, Fla, Aug 1S-An almost
invulnerable smuggling ring with
headquarters in Havana working in
cooperation with individual in this
country is the main factor aiding in
importing of aliens unlawfuIIy into
the United States it was learned here.
today from sources usually regarded
as authentic. Local immigration Of
ficials and special agents investigat-
ing the capture of seven foreign Jews
here early Tuesday refused however
to discuss the case rM
The daily times., 1921-08-18
TRENTON FIGHTING
THE kU KIUX KHAN

Trenton, N. J., Aug. 17-Having
obtained evidence that formation of
branch of the Ku K1ux Klan is
contemplated here Director of
Public Safety Labarre said yester-
day that if any overt act were COM
mnted, the members would be sent
to gail, or ''if necessary, shot down
'-Should such organization be
formed here, we could not of course
take any action until some overt act
had been committed he commented,
''but Immediately such an act is com
mitted I will take prompt action
against the organization. 1 do not
intend to permit race war in this city
and 1 will use every means to have
the mem bers sent to Jail or prison
I will also use every method avail
able to determine who the members
of the khan are. In view of the fact
that such organization is being con
sidered here, I will have the police
even more vigilant. If the mem
bers do commit any acts tending to
race war or such disturbances, they
may as we'll know that they will be
sent to jail or shot down in cold
blood if necessary. They can't do any
thing of that sort here and get away
with it."
The daily times., 1921-08-18
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT
ASHEVILLE SOON

Asheville, Aug. 18.-Following
the receipt of information from a
member of President Harding's off
cial family that the President con-
templates spending a week or more
in Ashevi11e before the disarmament
conference convenes in Washington,
November II, arrangements have
been made to provide facilities for
the President and members of his
party. Officials of the Country Club
are arranging to permit the use of
the club golf course by the President
and his party during their stay here
in the event he decides to come.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
STOCKS.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Rails and
equipments carried yesterdays rally
to greater lengths at the opening of
today's stock market Shorts evident
ly were apprehensive of financial re-
lief for transportation companies be-
fore the Congressional recess and COW
cred contracts in those issues. South
ern Pacific, Baldwin, Pullman and
Westinghouse Electric averaged 1
point gains Oils were irregular, Mex
ican Petroleum easing slightly but
The daily times., 1921-08-18
MORRISON
MAXWELL ASSAILS
WATTS POLICIES
Charges Him With Impeach-
ment of the Action of the
State Tax Commission.
lBy Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, Aug. 1S.-The State
Board of Equalization action in
granting the American and the Lig-
gett and Myers tobacco companies
rebates of tax on thirteen million dol
lars for 1920 on property which il is
claimed they had in their warehouses;
on January 1, 1920, is severely de
nounced by Corporation Commission
ier Allen j. Maxwell, former member
of the State Tax Commission, in a
statement issued here.
This rebate, Mr.. Maxwell says,
lis a gratuitous Impeachment of the
action of the State Tax Commission
in a matter which had been fully
heard and determined by it," and is
without authority OF contemplation
of law and ought to be reversed
The last General Assembly" Mr..
Maxwell continues, in recognition of
economic conditions, proper
Ily provided for a review and revi-
! ty in the State applica BILE to taxes for
the year 1921, bat no provision was
made or contemplated for readjust-
ment of values retroactiHeIy for the
termined by the State Tax tCommiss-
ion are to be reviewed and revised
retroactively for the year 1920 for
some of these great industries which
or
bad, it ought To be done for other
like industries and for the producers
of tobacco who before the close of
the year 1920 were hauling their un-
graded tobacco cut in the fields and
dumping it for fertilizer because it
would not pay expenses of grading
and marketing"
Before the rebate made by the
State Board of Equalization these
giant corporal io1ks, says Mr.. Maxwell
were on an exact parity with their
competitors and on the same basis
which taxpayers of all classes were
required to meet. The action of the
State board, he sEys, means that the
Durham tobacco companies have
been given a rebate on their 1920
taxes of about so percent "of the
value upon which other tobacco com
panies voluntarily submitted to be
taxed and which was considered by
them to be conservative and fair
THE action if it stands makes a
mockery of any pretense of equal
treatment in the administration OF
our tax laws, and ought to be res
'clnded," Mr. Maxwell's statement
concludes.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
ENGLAND DECLARES
LOYALTY TO JAPAN
Prime Minister Recalls to Com
oners Loyalty of Japan Dur
ing the War.

London, Aug. 18.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George in statement in the
House of Commons today concerning
iers said the conference had recog-
nized unanimously that Japan had
Loyalty observed the alliance with
Great Britain during the war He
asked was it right that Great Britain
should not turn about and say to
Japan: Thank you for he trouble
you have taken, but we don't want
you any longer There were cries of
No" from the commoners.
The daily times., 1921-08-18

Asheville, Aug. 18.-Governor
an editorial written by JuSephus Dan
iels former secretary of the navy and
editor of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, in which Mr.. Daniels attacks
tration and said that as to the re
duction of taxation by Commissions er
Watts that the latter mad no right
to make reduction and had not done
so, the Governor was satisfied; that
the power is vested in the tax board
composed of Attorney General Man
ming, W. T Lee, and A. D. Watts,
that he supposed any action taken as
to legal authority was upon the ad-
vice of j. S Manning, the atto1msy
general of North Carolina, who
though not as good lawyer as Mr..
Josephus Daniels seems to think he
is, by his efforts to dictate to the
Supreme Court all the boards in the
state clothed with judicial power Las
well as to the attorney general of
North Carolina
''Of course i have known for some
time" said Gov. Morrison that M.
Daniels was eagerly looking for some
excuse to attack the present Demo
cratic state administration. He ex-
acts from every Democrat in North
Carolina the most abject obedience
and loyalty to- his national organiza-
ton, but when it comes to any loyalty
to the state Democratic administra-
tion it depends entirely upon whether
it will do the bidding of this imperial
boss and would be dictator to all Of
ficials in North Carolina, even those
expressing their judicial power under
oath
The daily times., 1921-08-18
DANIELS and GOVERNOR MORRISON
FLY AT EACH OTHERS THROATS
The Governor Replies the Editorial Declaring That the
Former Navy Secretary Has Been Waiting for TX
to Attack Him and His Administration.

Raleigh, Aug. 1S.-The first open
break between Josephus Daniels for
mer secretary of the navy and Cover
nor Cameron Morrison occurred to-
day when the governor is called upon
in an editorial in the News and OBJ
server, Mr.. Daniels paper, to come
home and take the helm
The action of Commissioner of
Revenue Watts who this week re-
duced the tax assessment of the
American Tobacco Company and Lig-
gett & Myers from 1920 by thirteen
million dollars" brought forth the
Daniels attack on the Morrison ad-
ministration.
The editorial is addressed to
'"Governor Morrison who is spend
ing the summer at Asheville.
Mr.. Daniels says:
1T is a critical situation Governor
The ship of state is rolling between
Scylla and Charybdes." Mr.. Daniels
charges Watts with 'usurpation of
authority in authorizing the re
duction as a --tavoritism that is in
defensible."
The daily times., 1921-08-18
DEMOCRATS CHARGE
TAX BILL FAVORS
The PROF|TEERS
GENERAL DEBATE TO-DAY
Democratic Line of Attack is
Indicated in Resolution
Adopted a. the Party eau
Gus Which Declared the
Measure Imposes on People
of Moderate Means.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-With Dem
ocratic opposition pledged as the re-
suit of a party caucus last night the
general debate on the Republican tax
revision bill was continued in the
house today.
The Democratic line of attack in
dicated in the resolution was adopted
at party causus which declared the
measure to be ''subversive of the
principle that should govern taxation
for the support of this government
and charged that it relieves profit
GERS and tax payers of large income.
from their just share of the load OF
taxation, and leaves an unfair por-
tion of the burden to be borne by
the people of moderate means"
The daily times., 1921-08-18
DEPARTMENT GETS IN -
BEHIND TEX RICHARD

Chicago, Aug. 18.-A department
OF Justice agent today was sent to a
down town hotel to question Tex.
Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey
Carpenter fight, about the bringing
of the fight films from New York to
Chicago.
An arrest may follow Col John
Clinninen, assistant U. S. district at
torney said.
Rickard showed the films to
wounded soldiers at government
hospital here last night
The daily times., 1921-08-18
SENATOR Will. NOT
CONFER FURTHER
Dislikes Action in Conference
Regarding the Stanley
Amendment.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator
Ashe Hurst, Democrat, Arizona, an
nounced today that he had refused
to participate in further conferences
on the anti-beer bill because of the
evident intention on the part of con-
ferees to weaken and destroy the
amendment to Stanley Amendment
adopted unanimously by the Senate. y
The daily times., 1921-08-18

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Elimina-
tion from the Republican tax bill of
the section proposing a license tax of
SO year on vendors of soft drinks
was agreed upon by majority mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tee while general debate on the meas
ure was continued in the house.
Another amendment adopted would
exempt from the income tax all sums
received attention for allowances by
the government by veterans of all
wars or their dependents.
Many other amendments were be-
fore the committee by chairman
Fordney said these were the only
ones of Importance agreed upon
Further revision will be taken VI
tomorrow by the majority members
The daily times., 1921-08-18
THREE MORE MILLS
PEACEFULLY OPEN

Charlotte, Aug. 1S.-Three
more mills in Concord and
Kannapolis opened at noon to-
day these being the Carbarrus
mill at KannapOlis 1000, the
Concord and Cannon at Con-
cord, employing about 400.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
INVESTIGATE NUMEROUS
SICILIAN MURDERS.

Detroit, Aug. 18.-A member of
the local detective bureau will be
sent to New York it was announced
today to aid the authorities there in
investigation into the activities of
gang alleged to have been respon-
sible for numerous Sitilian murders
in New York, Detroit and Chicago.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT

For North Carolina: Generally fair
tonight and Friday and little change
in temperature and moderate west
and Northwest winds.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
VIRGINIA MOB WILL
NOT BE INDICTED

Richmond. Va, Aug. 18.-After
hearing nearly one hundred wit
nesses yesterday as to the lynching
of Lem Johnson, negro who was
seized by a mob on the morning of
August after he had been arrested
on the charge Of numbering Pignell
Elmore, merchant and postmaster at
Tobacco, Va, a special grand jury
of Brunswick county court reported
no evidence found on which to base
an Indictment.
The daily times., 1921-08-18

soon recovering. Foods and tobacco
shares were lower and Industrial Al
cohol also reacted.
1852, Oct. 1886, Dec. 1926.
Spot Wilson market 10 ga.
The daily times., 1921-08-18
BIRTH

BIRTH
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. w
J. Taylor, son, Richard Barbee.
The daily times., 1921-08-18

CONTINUED on page 81
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-27
FILIBUSTER ON
NEW TARIFF BILL
IN TENTH DAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-This is
the tenth day of the Harrison fill"
buster in the senate against the
Fordney tariff bill.
Harrison's fi1ibuster may take it's
place in the hall Of fame with others
which mark senate history.
Pat Harrison, junior senator from
Mississippi, a former member of the
house, is the leader of the filibus-
ter, and in fact, it's handspring. He
has done most of the filibustering
himself thus far, but a number of
others are ready to come to his help
if he is forced to any extended eff
Harrison began his active filibus-
ter on January II. He has not been
forced to do any long distance speak
ing thus far but with the aid of other
Democrats and some Republicans, has
succeeded in keeping the tariff bill
in the background by getting other
bills considered. The longest speech
he has made to date on it was late
yesterday, when he INDUCED in a
after Senator McCumber, North Da-
kota, had spoken for two hours in
behalf of the bill.
Friends of the bill, at caucus,
decided to try to break the filibus-
ter If 1t appears likely to prevent
action this session. They are overly
confident, however, that they. can up
set Harrison's plans to talk the meas
ure to death.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-27
MOTHER VISITS
IAILEDDAUGHTER,
THENDROPSD DEAD

In less than thirty minutes after
she had visited her wayward daugh-
ter who was held in the Fulton coun-
ty tower on the federal charge OF
conspiracy, Mrs. Emma brennan, six
ty-five years of age, dropped dead
in front of st. Joseph's infirmary
last Thursday afternoon.
Before taking her departure from
the Jail Mrs. brennan had told Dep
uty Sheriff Lee Whatley that her
daughters actions were breaking her
heart. saying that she could not live
much longer.
The daughter, Wilma Leinekebber
is eighteen years old, and very pref
ty. She was arrested by depart
ment of justice agents while living
with Lindsey Amaker He is charg-
ed with violating the Mann act and
a charge of bigamy is being plan
ned against the woman. She also
is charged with having conspired
with Amaker to violate the Mann
act.
According to "a story told to Unit
ed States Commissioner Colquitt Car
ter at a preliminary. hearing Wed
nesday, the young girl deserted her
mother and her husband more than
year ago, and left Atlanta with
Amaker The pair toured the sout-4-
eastern states for eight months, reg
istering at hotels as man and wife.
The white slave charge against ANA
ker was declared by federal agents to
be one of the most aggravated cases
they have yet handled. Amaker and
the girl are held under bonds of
50 900 each
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-27
PROBING MEMPHIS
EXPLOSION WHICH
KILLED 10PERSONS

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan. 25.-Inves-
legations by agents of the united
States bureau of explosives, repre-
sentatives of the oil company and To-
cal officials were under way today
to definitely determine the cause OF
the explosion of a tank car of casing
head gasoline at the plant of the
Colyar Reese company here yesterday
which wrecked a block of frame
dwellings and caused the death of ten
negroes.
In addition to those killed. approx
imately a score Of persons were in
jured. Hospital reports today 1ndi-
Gated that several still were in a crit
ical condition. Two white persons,
l.. G. Scott and J. w. Wilder, white
employees of the Colyar Reese COM
pany, are among the. injured. Both
were badly burned.
The property loss is estimated at
100000. .,
Colyar Reese, president of the oil
company, attributed the explosion to
spontaneous combustion, which oc-
Cured when vapor from the gasoline,
released when the dome of the tank
car was removed, came in contact
with the atmosphere. Another theo-
ry was that the explosion might have
been due to a spark from the chisel
of a workman opening the dome.
D. L. Andrews, local representative
of the federal bureau of explosives,
likened the explosion here to a blast
which occurred at Ardmore, Okla,
several years ago when forty-two
persons were killed and extensive
property damage done. Fumes aris-
ing from casing head gasoline, made
from the leakage of gas from the
casing head of an oil well-in real
ity a liquified form of gas-are
highly explosive, he explained, east
ly ignited and spread rapidly.
Mr.. Andrews was of the opinion
that use of a chisel in opening the
dome lid of the tank car might have
caused spark, which, coming in
contact with escaping vapor from
the tank, possibly ignited the fumes
and set off the explosion.
Andrew Mckinley, negro workman
who opened the car lid, was fatally
burned