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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE
IN FAVOR OF FRANCE

PARlS, July For the first time
since 1919 the foreign trade balance
mas turned in favor of France. Pro-
Nisional, but approximately exact,
figures for the first three months of
this :ear show total exports of ISL
100000 francs and imports Of i,7Sl,-
100000 francs
The imDortationS OF France before
the war. excepting in 1903. ran from
20 to 20 per cent higher than the
exports.
An unexpected showing is that
France exported during the three
months eG2 per cent more manufac-
turcd articles than in the first three
months OF the last normal year be-
fore the war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Red, White and Blue Corn
for auiotic Farmers
IBy Associated Press. !

CHICAGO, July after three
years OF experiment. Professor
William J.. Woodburn, OF North
western University, has produced
AN ear of corn containing rcd.
white and blue Kernels. he an
nounced today.
Professor Woodburn asserted he
soon would be able to perfect his
corn so that the rows OF kernels
would show solid bars OF red.
white and blue. The colored corn
was produced by crossing red and
white ears to make blue ears. ac-
cordinS 10 Professor Woodburn.
and then grating the three va
ricties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
LOCAL BANKS ASKED FOR
OPINION ON 3O-CENT RATE.
Mayor Ainslic Requests Presidents
for Expression as to Settlement
OF Bank Stock Controversy.

Mayor George Ainslie yesterday
wrote to the president OF each bank
In Richmond asking for an express
with the city OF tho bank stock con
trovcrsy. in view of the recent de-
cision OF the United States Supreme
Court holding the present act in-
valid.
Tho Mayor calls attention 10 the
TACT that the present acticl Of :hc
banks I'm standing on a 30-ccnt rate
after the passage Of The annual ap.
preparation ordinance SHOWS tie city
but three options--to make up the
revenue from other sources, To- cut
the service laid out cor this year TO
the extent OF 100000 or TO exceed
the revenue and create floating debt.
The letter of Mayor AinSiic to IT, :
bankers follows in part:
During The 1920 session OF the N!r-
Sin!a Legislature the banks united IN
request to the Legislature To reduce
the rate of tax on bank stock from
sl25 to 81. The Legislature granted
this request and fixed the rate OF tax
on bank stock at 81. as the BANGS had
asked Relying upon this. thu city
of Richmond made up tho anuua!
hudSct Tor the year 1921 upon AN cs'
timatcd revenue from bank YtocN
amounting TO 100000. and the money
MAS appropriated accordingly.
Subsequent to the passage OF III.
budget III. Supreme Court Il he
United States delivered It's opirion in
tho ease OF Merchants National Bank
~. city OF Richmond a suit brought
some years ago attacking The con
s,itutionaii,y OF the rate OF tlxatio.i
ON bank stock existing nt hat lin.
q IN IS hich the court held the 81. ;. could
not tax bank stock in cXCcst Of tn"
rate laid upon other money capi,aI
coming iuto competition with =, In
other Words. the practical cfi.c: was
10 fix, the rate at 80 cents.
The banks have now offered 10 pay
their 1921 taxes At the rat Of ="
cents. which will provide an s,i-
mated revenue Oi 100000, and leave
Us in the mole on this years budget to
the extent OF $4,000.
.\f;cr "a long and considerable cmort
on my part the city was gotten last
year to the point where II lived with e.
In lis income. which IL did for the
hrst time In - great many years, aai
! think 1t viii he most uuIvrtun:t =
for the city and !is citizens IL the cl;y
goes back 10 the old habit OF living
beyond its means and creating iloat .
inE debts to carry II along.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
TRUCKS CARRY BILLION /
TONS OF FREIGHT YEARLY.
More Commodities Moved by Gaso-
line Motor Than on Great Lakes
and Mississippi Combined.
FARMERS BUY AUTOMOBILES
Fhirty-Thrcc and Onc-Third Per
Cent of Passenger Vehicles Pur-
chased by Rural Residents
Ninety Per Cent for Business.

That the motor truck and pas,cn-
ger car has become one of the most
vital transportation factors in the
country is shown by the figures pub.
lishcd recently in the bulletin OF the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. The figures. in part, fol-
low:
Commodity moves in the United
states over four main channels. 10, 900
miles of inland waterways, $4,000
miles of interurban electric trolley
ways. $4,000 miles of steam rail-
ways. and 100000 miles of high
ways. Yearly figures show 100000
tons for t>c interurban trolleys. co.
100000 tons on tho Great Lakes and
the mississippi. 2,5O4, 900. 900 tons by
steam railways. and 1900, 100000 tons
by motor truck.
Cars Popular In Country.
The figures show that 1900. 900, 900
persons are transported yearly in
passenger cars. Thirty-tnrce and one :
third per cent OF all automobiles now
i'm use in the United States have been
purchased by farmers. There is q
car in use on every two of the $780,
900 farms in the country. OF the
.. 600. 900 automobiles in tho United
States 100000 arc purchased into
homes whose total income is $4,000
a year CT less.
The survey shows that 90 per cent
of all passenger cars are at some time
used for. business purposes. and that
60 per cent OF the passenger car
mileage is unitarian.
The greater volume OF the output
of the automobile factories does not
go to the big cities: f2 per cent OF
all ears arc sold into towns OF a
population of $4,000 and under; more
than half, or 80 per cent, go TO towns
of 5000 and under, and 80 per cent
go to towns and hamlcts OF l,VV'
and under. !.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
DAVIS BROS. TO BUILD
ABOUT FIFTY DWELLINGS

J. Lee Davis. president Of Davis
Bros, Inc. announced yesterday that
as soon as water and sewerage mains
are placed through the territory by
tho city. construction of about fifty
homes for colored tenants. in Mil
ler's Field on the old property OF
the Wellington Brick Company, will
be started.
The homes will be brick dwellings,,
we'll equipped and embracing many
convcnicnccs for the tenants. These
houses will contribute materially in
relieving the housing congestion in
that section and will provide COM
Portable homes at reasonable rates,
IL is said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
HAYS AND BANKERS, OF
MIDDLE WEST, CONFER

SULLIVAN, IND. July 2.--Will II
II ays, postmastcr-Gcn today
opened conferences with Middle West.
ern bankers. explaining his plans for
changes in the postal savings bank
system.
Mr.. Hays met several bankers from
adjoining states at Tcrrc Hautc to.
day and will continue with others at
his home here tomorrow. The con-
ferencce follow similar meetings in
the East.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
TRUCKS RIVALLLNG RAIL VS. IN TRANSFORMED
Local Bank Clearings
Decrease During Week

Bank clearinGs for the week
ending yesterday show Il decrease
from last week or s:5i.000. ac-
cordinS 20 figures complied by the
clearing House Association OF
Richmond. The reported clearinGs
Tor the week were s36,079.000 o:
SlS.i'@.Oo0 less than the cores
ponding week of last year. when
s"i,'o2.0Oo were reported.
Total clearinES in the city for
the month OF June were sl56,27S.-
600.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
DAN RIVER MILLS GIVES
CITY 40 ACRES FOR PARK

DANNlI.l.E. VA. July PA deed of
trust conveying to the city forty
acres of land adjoining Rallou Park
WAS presented To the Mayor for sig
nature this morning. The land is
the gift of the Dan River Mills to
me city OF Danville, and doubles the
SIZE OF the city park. In return the
cry Is giving certain track ing privi-
!cgcS to the mill corporation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Rain Checks Forest Fires.

DULUTH, MINI, July Eight
showers which fell last night
throughout the Superior National
forest have partly checked three
large firesin the area, according to
word received today. Additional
guards were sent to the State forest
south of Ridge to help fight a fire
which has burned over more than
400 acres.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Daniel Roonc MIghwny comnle,ca

The last link of the Il ;;hway across
the Blue Ridge, in Western North
Carolina, officially known as the
Daniel Boone Highway. has been
completed, and on July { II cclebra-
ton marking the accomplishment OF
the project will be held at Deem Can,
on the crest of the mountains. 3.5OO
feet above sea level.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
100000 building for Columbia.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. July 2.-Ar
apartment house costing 100000 and
containing EOS apartments will be
erected here. 1t will be constructed
OF reinforced concrete steel frame
fireproof throughout. with hollow tile
interior walls. composition floors
steam heat. force fan ventilation and
large swimming pool in the base
ment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Baby Chick Association ia uc.,

Baby Chick Association 10 Meet,
The annual convention of the In
ternational Baby Chick Association
VIII he held in Philadelphia August
j. and D. Prominent pouitrymen
and chicken experts from all sections
OF the country are on the program
as speakers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03

llNCliBCRG.G VA. July 1.-The
first new wheat of the year reached
the local market Friday morning. and
was bought by the LyuchburS Mill
ing Company ut SIPS. The grain was
OF good quality. and was grown by
T.. !" Drlnkard. of Amherst County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03

L. :. Graphite supply Imported.
In 1919 the United States consumed
5i''36 tons of graphite. practically
the same amount as in 1913. About
threc-iourths OF the graphite used
mere is imported
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Pays s11.OOo In tn,crc.,

LYNCHBURG, VA, July 2.-Thc
city treasurer yesterday paid out
$4,000 to meet semiannual interest
of the bonded debt of th.s city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
Eastern Shore Potatoe Prices
Drop Over 100 Per Cent in Year

According to figures of
drop in price of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03

City and State-For Sale, Rent
or Exchange-Week's Summary
The New York herald., 1921-12-26

was $4,000 or more. Widows and wid-
overs and persons separated or divorced
from husband or wife are regarded -
single persons.
The list of instructions explained:
NET income Is gross income. less Ger
tain deductions for business expenses
losses, taxes, &c. Gross income includes
practically all income received by the
taxpayer during the year: In the case OF
the wage Garner. salaries. wages. bonuses
and commissions: In the case Of profess
sional men, all amounts received for pro-
fessional services: in the case Of farmera
all profits received from the sale Of farm
products and rental or sale Of land.
''In the making OF an income tax re-
turn for the year 1921. every taxpayer
should present to himself the following
questions:
What were your profits from your
business. trade. profession or vocation
Did you receive any interest on bank
deposits? Have you any property from,
which you received rent? Did you re-
ceive any income in the form Of divi-
dends or interest from stocks or bonds
Did you receive any bonuses during the
year? Did you mako any profit on the
sale OF stocks. bonds or other property
real or personal?
did you act as a broker In any
transaction from which you received
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
MARY MOORE EXPECTED
TO RECOVER STEADILY
Regains Her Voice and Greets
Family on Chrisfmas.

Miss Mary Moore. actress. who was
injured seriously in a motor car acci-
dent near her home at Babylon. L. l.,
last month. passed Christmas with her
family at the Broad Street Hospital
where she has been for thi-ty-thres csys.
Up to two weeks ago her corricon
was considered grave, due to a multiple
fracture OF the skull accompanied W
cranial pressure. In addition she had
seven fractured vertebrae which para
lyzed her vocal cords. Yesterday she
was able to greet her family.
The physicians and nurses are most
enthusiastic over her recovery and she
has become known at Ire hospital as the
miracle woman" not alone because oi
her progress but her cheerfulness as
we'll The tone OF her voice has neither
been impaired nor chans~d by the Or
DEAL
Miss Moore was removed from her
plaster cast some time ago. ara 1t was
said at the hospital that her complete
recovery is only matter Of time.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26

commissions? Are you interested In
any partnership or other arm from
which you received any income?
"Have you any income from royalties
or patents7 Have you any minor chill
dren who are working? Do you ap-
propriate. or have the right to appropri-
ate. the earnings of such children? II
so. the amount must be included In the
return of income. Has your wife any
income from any source whatsoever II
SO. II must be included in your return
or reported In a separate return OF In
come.
did you receive any directors sees
OF trustees fees In the course of the
year? Do you hold any once In bene-
At society from which you receive In
come?
Answers to all of these questions are
necessary to determine whether per-
son has an income sufficiently large to
require that a return be filed. and may
be the means OF avoiding the heavy
penalties imposed for failure to do so
within the time prescribed"
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
BOSTON TRUCK DRIVERS
VOTE TO STRIKE JAN. I
Reject Schedule Cutting Pay,
Increasing Hours.

BosToN. Dec. 26.-The Truck Drivers
Union. with a membership Of moro than
5000. voted to-day in favor of q strike
on January /. when tho present agree
ment with their employers expires. The
union ratified the action Of Its COM
mittss In rejecting propositions by the
employers for a wage reduction and an
irc-ease In working hours.
The men some time ago requested the
employers for a continuation OF the
present agreement. under which they re-
ceive wages ranging from 327 to $32 q
week and work ten hours a day for
hve days ri the week and eight hours
on Saturdays. The employers countered
With a proposition to reduce wages IS q
week and to add one hour to tho work.
ing day. Later they changed the amount
Of the proposed reduction to So.
The teamsters joint counsel will act
at a special meeting next Wednesday
night.
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
GIVES INSTRUCTIONS
ON Us. INCOME TAX
Collector Bowers Explains Re-
quirements for Filing
Next Returns.

Preparatory to the period for filing
Federal income tax returns January
TO March IL. Frank X. Bowers. Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Second Dis
trict Of New York. yesterday issued q
list Of Instruction.. calling particular at
tention TO the new provision Of the rev.
snue act requiring every person whose
gross income for 1921 was $4,000 or
moro 70 file a return. regardless Of the
net income upon which tax is assessed.
Mr.. Bowers then pointed out that re-
turns are required also OF every single
person whose net income was $1,000 or
more, and Of every married person living
with husband or wife whose net income
The New York herald., 1921-12-26
JEWISH RELIEF APPRovED.

Endorsements by Cows. Davis Of Vir-
ginia and San Souci of Rhode Island
have been given to the appeal OF the
American Jewish Relief Committee for
$4,000. 900 to aid the destitute Jews Of
eastern Europe.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
OPPOSE DEBT
HANDLING PLAN
Group of Senators Rap Re-
quest for Blanket Authority.

WASHINGTON. July 49, - Senatorial
opposition to the administrations request
for blanket authority to handle the eleven
billion dollar foreign Indebtedness to the
United States developed in meeting %
day II the Senate Finance Committee. at
which Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
appeared.
Senator I4arallette. Republican, Wiscon-
sin; Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
and Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massachu
sets. voiced opposition TO the treasury
department being authorized 70 enter into
negotiations for the REIMBURSEMENT and
funding Of the loan without the knowledge
and consent Of the Senate.
Mellol said 1t would be imprset: "A bic
for the Trea yury Department and ''would
materially embarrass it, II it were cOm-
PEELED 10 submit whatever negotiation il
enters into TO Congress.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
HOUSE DONS FIGHTING
| TOGS IN TARIFF BATTLE

WASHINGTON. July 1S-The House
was putting on Its fighting toys today
as 1t turned into the home stretch Of the
tariff battle.
OF duties gre before the House for
consideration. with a three coruered fight
IN progress and President Hording's in
6ueace over Congress under test The
President has recommended that oil pc
placed on the free list IN order that
reciprocal trade agreement negotiations
with Mexico shall not be en- Ia IRA ssed
The bill, as reported ont by the Ways
and Means Committee, provides duty
Of 30 cents per barrel ON crude oil and
. cents per barrel on fuel oil.
In the tug II war over this legislation
the independent oil producers from fr
teen States. backed hy ardent protec-
hoHists from other States. re lined qp
against the American interests IN Next
can oil production and the users Of Mex
lean oil In the United States. who fear
advances In price Of gasoline because Of
the duty.
Representative Treadway of Massachu
setrs opened the fight against the OF
duty. He declared this duty would add
n cent a gallon to fuel oil, 800 000, 00J bar
rels of which are used in New Engla nd
mills annually and would be reflected I'm
5000 eco additional 70 costs Of New Eng
land mill production.
The Massachusetts men were charged
by Representative Chandler, oklahoma,
and other advocates of the duty IN I'll
with inconsistency In demanding prOtec-
tion for everything produced in New Eng
land and free trade fer everything pro-
duced outside New England. but needed
by that section, such as oil, hides aud
cotton.
Each side in the zht brought charges
against the other Of maintaining huge
and costly Hobbies at Washington to in
fuence legislation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
ALARMED BY
PACIFIC QUESTION

LONDON, July tS.-It is reported on
the highest authority IN Toxic that ia
pan will accept uncOnditionally Presi-
dent Harding's invitation to an in,erna-
tional conference in Washington, said an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Toxic
today.
Japan. added the dispatch, viii discuss
Zap Island. the Shantung peninsula,
Siberia and China. but viii reserve the
right 10 bring up the questions later
on.
According to the Exchange Telegraph
co--o~vo~Sa~t. Viscount Makani will be
one Of the delegates from Japan.
80 apau,,- .-uuisJer OF marine was
quoted as saying that Japan cannot
AFFORD not 20 restrict naval com petition. "
The Pacific conference Is causing
greater excitement in Japan than any
other international question IN years.
said a Toxic dispatch to the Daily TX
press. The correspondent added:
Officials are thoroughly alarmed at
the inclusion OF Far East QuestiOns. they
fear Italy and France viii support the
United States az the expense Of Japan.
They suspect an AnglO-American com BIZ
nation that will bring pressure upon
Japan. Anitarists are accusing Great
: Britain OF throwing Japan over"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
HARDING REMOVES
TOXIC OBJECTIONS
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT

WASHINGTON. July 1S-By inform
ing Japan that the subjects in detail
OF the International conference IN the
Far East aud or disarmament would
be fixed. not by the United States. but
by the members Of the conference it.
self, the Administration. II is believed
here, has removed the last obstacle n
Japan's full entrance into the conference.
In effect Mr. Hughes has told the Ri
ksdo's Government that Japan would have
as much TO say about the scope OF the
conference as would the United states
If japan has more friends 10 the confer
ence than the United States, Japan will
say what may and may not be discussed
in IT,
II the Administration had attempted TO
lay down the agenda for the conference.
Japan might eosouably have said that
this country was arrogating too much
power TO itself and might have declined
70 participate. But all that this coun-
try proposes Is that the great powers in
terested in the Pacific get together and
reach better mutual understanding that
Will pr0mufA urarn
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
Canadian Guide in
Another Divorce;
He's Only O. Witness

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, July 18.-
Poughkeepsie - divorce Canadian
guide were three words coupled in
another divorce suit in progress here
today.
The guide, william Yates. appeared
as a witness for 1.-The plaintiff in a di
vorce SUIT brought against DIR. Robert
7. Morris. New York, by his wife.
Aimee. The suit is being heard by
Justice Joseph Morschauser, before
whom the Stiuman divorce case was
laid
Yates testified that he guided Nor
ris through the White River district
in Canada and that Morris was oc-
companied by young woman, name
unknown, but casually introduced as
his secretary.
Morris, a well-known physician, is
the author Of several books on medi-
cal topics, In one of them he sets
forth his views on marriage as being
simply the best method which has
been devised up to the present time
for insurang the state the best de-
velopment of children"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
800 Men Seek Postal
Jobs in Examination

More than six hundred applicants for
positions. OF carrier and clerk at the In
dianapolis postofflce will have taken civil
service examination before the end Of the
week, according to II. NJ. Trimpe, secre-
tary Of the civil service commission, 421
Federal building.
MIR. Trimpe says that he has given out
1,O49 applca tons and that almost one
half have been returned to date. Ninety
eight applicants took the examinations
Saturday and 95 today, while 100 are
scheduled each day FOR the next three
days. 1t is believed that it will be nee
essary to continue the examinations until
Saturday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18

strength OF the League Of Nations com
mission appointed to study the subject
according 10 indications here today.
Three subcommittee met today, but
decided that the Lost helpful thing they
can do IS collect statistics on naval and
land strengths and other Information
bearing on the subject with the possibility
that the data may be helpful to the con-
ference IN Washington.
Much information already IS at hand
Some Of Il is confidential and is said 10
bear on the secret attitude Of various
governments toward disarmament This
will be compiled n a series OF tables by
representatives so as TO be available for
the conferees who respond to Harding
invitation.
orr Of the subcommittee adjourned
Immediately after the sessions and Will
not meet again until September. The
others after directing the compilation Of
their reports are expected to follow the
example.