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Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
C0AMI I E I |. BEEN WORK oN .REVE NIUE BILL; HEARINGS END
To Confer With Treasury
 Officials In Executive
 Session Before Making Draft of New Measure
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 WASHINGTON July 29. = Public hearings on tax revision were closed today by the house ways and means committee, which will start drafting the new revenue bill after hearing Secretary Mellon, Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair and other treas ury officers in executive session, be- ginning Monday.
 Chairman Fordney said today it probably would take three weeks to get the bill before the house. The majority members of the committee have as yet held no conferences to agree upon revision program and evidence of difference of opinion among them has not been lacking.
 To Reduce Surtax Brackets
 All of the Republicans have not yet agreed to the proposal to repeal the excess profits tax and substitute an increase in the normal tax on corporations. but leaders believe this program will prevail. : reduction in the surtax brackets to a maximum of at least 40 per cent also is fore cast.
 Like the great majority of those who have gone before. most witnesses sought removal of the tax from theii particular industries. but as Chair man Fordney pointed out. few sug- gestions were offered as to how the loss in revenue proposed was to be made up.
 William A. Brady of Neg York and other spokesmen for the moving pic ture industry, including theaters asked that theater seat tax. the five per cent sales tax on films and ths 10 per cent admission tax be removed They declared the industry was il worse shape than any other in tho country with four thousand theater. already closed and many others plan ming to shut down next month. Mir Brady said the high salaries of movi, stars had disappeared in the las year.
 Urge Excess Profits Tax Repeal The National Manufacturers asso citation urged repeal of the excess profits tax and the higher bracket in the surtax, substituting a genera l turnover or a sales tax. while repre- sentatives of the fur industry askes repeal or modification of the tax oi | their products.
 Representative Appleby. Repubii can of New Jersey, argued in favor his bills to impose two cent staml tax on bank checks. to repeal tn ! soda water tax and to levy a fedora | tax of 40 cents per horsepower oi | passenger automobiles and $10 to1 l on trucks, with a proportion of thi | to go tC the states in lieu of the pres 1 ent state taxes. He also asked 10 a simpilfication of the income ta l sheets.
 1 Opposing repeal of the exces l profits tax and the higher rate O surtax, Charles A. Lyman. secretar of the national board of farm organi cations, said there was a feeling O the part of the farmers that som | plan should be worked out unde 1 which the vast accumulation c
 wealth should bear a large part C the tax burden.
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 .A CHICAGO, July 2e.-Before the eyes of a terrorizeu throng in q crowded court room today, Henry D. Kellogg, known as the millionaire policeman" shot and fatally wounded Lemuel O. Ackley, an attorney and then sent a bullet through his own head. Ackley died while being taken to a hospital and the death of l<el- logg was expected during the night. The tragedy resulted from a court battle between the two men over a farm, both claiming title to the prop erty through the purchase of tax claims. Kellogg had been sum moned into court to answer charge of contempt in disobeying an order awarding the farm to Acktey Judge Charles A. Mcdonald of the criminal court sentenced him to 15 days in jail for refusing to obey an order dis { -possessing him of the property.
 NAs the judge delivered the sentence, Kellogg, who was in full uniform rose from his seat, drawing his heavy service pisol, stepped toward AclS.ey who was standing at the ba-. He fired six shots. Four of them Neeni wild, one crashing into the bench. one smashing a window and two striking
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
TRAGEDY ENACTED IN CH|CAGO COURT ROOM WHILE HUNDREDS
 LOOK ON; 0NE DEAD, 0NE DYING

the wall. Ackley fell to the floor with a bullet through his body and an -p- stant later his .assailant fell beside him, bullet through his head
 The courtroom was in a turmoil in an instant. Shrieking women ran toward the exits, some fainting on the way.
 Men rose from their seats and knocked one another down in an at- tempt to get away. Frightened clerks, court attaches and spectators from other rooms crowded the cor riders of the ninth floor of the county building struggling to obtain a view inside the court room. Police were called to restore order and clear the halls.
 Kellogg, who joined the police force in 1897, was reputed to be worth between $200,000 and s300,00O. He made a business of buying tax titles and was successful being known as the wealthiest member of the de- partment. At the time of the shoot ing he was desk sergeant attached to one of the outlying stations Ackley was widely known throughout the state as an attorney. having spe- cialized in preparing briefs for the 1 supreme court.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Wheat Quotations Suffer Slump On
 Chicago Markets
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CHICAGO, July 29.-New declines in the price of wheat took place to- day. Export demand was poor, and receipts large Bears pointed out that in three weeks Chicago had re- ceived 13.000,0 900 bushels, whereas shipments from here had been only 100000 bushels. Opening quota tions, which varied from unchanged figures to two cents lower. with Sep- tember SPA to SIPS, and December s1.265z to S1.27, were followed by a material setback all around.
 Rains had a bearish effect on corn. After opening three -eights to one cent lower. including September at 601zc to 61c, the market underwent a slight further drop.
 Oats were easier with other grain, starting unchanged to one-fourth to three -eights cent off. September 3S% to 39c and then continuing to sag. Downturns in the value of hogs weakened provisions.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
DUBLIN COURT
 CITES M READY
 FUR CONTEMPT I
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DUBLIN, July 29-Writs of attach ment, calling for the apprehension of General Sir Nevil MacReady, com- mander of the British troops in Ire land, and Major General Sir Edward P. Strickland, commander in Nun ster. were issued today by the master of the rolls. Sergeant Hanna, at torney for General MacReady and General Strickland. and also for the governor of Limerick jail, for whom similar writ was issued, announced that a notice of an appeal against the decision of the master of the rolls would be lodged with the house of lords.
 The case had it's origin in the fail- ure of those against whom the writs were issued to comply with proceed ings in habeas corpus to produce John Egan, under sentence of death by a military court in Limerick, in court today.
 Sergeant Hanna told the master of the rolls that he had been instructed by General MacReady to inform the court that pending final hearing on the appeal, the sentences of death against Egan and another prisoner named Higgins would not be exc cnted.
 The master of the rolls, however, declined to listen to Sergeant Hanna. He declared the case represented de- liberate contempt of court unprece- dented in the whole history of British law and ordered the writs of attach ment issued.
 Uncertainty prevails here as to the next step in the case. Dublin is not under martial law, and it is therefore presumed that General MacReady, who is now in London. and the others gainst whom the writs we're issued. are liable to arrest
 While the writs have been issued no arrests are expected. The con tention of the military authorities is that they acted not under the ordi- nary law. but under martial law which they claim superseded the civil Jurisdiction. The case follows l the historic precedent in the case ol Wolfe Tone, the Irish revolutionist who was captured on a French squadron on it's way to Ireland ir 17aS and sentenced to death.
 The Evening Telegraph says Esar no longer is in Limerick jail. I adds that the habeas corpus ordel made by the master Of the rolls wa
 served on the prison governor Wed nesday and that three hours later party of the military arrived in Tor ries and removed Egan. whose pres
 ent whereabouts is unknown.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
 CASE EAGA|NST BLACK SOX AND CODEFENDANT TS SOON ID JURY
Final Arguments Begun By
 Prosecution - B r a n d
 Players As Traitors" Asks Full Penalty For All
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 CHICAGO, July 29-Final argu- ments in the baseball trial were be- gun today with the state directing two hour attack on the defendants in which the former White Sox were pictured as traitors. who for $100, 900 of dirty money sold their souls, betrayed their comrades and the pub lie. and conspired to make the one truly American pleasure and sport baseball-a confidence game"
 Edward Prindivile directed the prosecution's first fire in the final pleas, his talk coming after the de- fense had won a battle of strategy from the state by keeping out of the record statement of Happy" Felsch, former White Sox fielder, is alleged to have made to newspaper reporter, that he was paid s5,000 to throw games.
 viciously Attacks Players
 Mr. Prindiville expects to finish his argument in a special session of court tomorrow. The defense pleas will take up Monday and possibly 8 part of Tuesday, with George Cor man closing for the state late Tues day. The case is expected to be in the jury's hands late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
 Mir. Pripdiville directed his words mainly against Eddie Cicotte. Chick Gandil, Joe Jackson, Claude Williams and David Zelcer, the latter identi- fled by two states witnesses as a mar who, under the name of Bennett helped to organize the alleged con spiracy for throwing of the 191! world series
 After outlining the details of Nht alleged conspiracy as related by Bil Burns admitted accomplice who turned states evidence, Mr. Prindi-
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Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
WAR FINANCE BODY
 HAS BIG ACTIVITY
 INCOT TOTEXPORTS
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WASHINGTON, @ July 2eESum- marixing the export financing han died since it's resumption of activity last winter. the war financeecorpora- ton showed in a statement tonight total volume of business of $63, ,471.- 700.
 Of this sum the corporation said fS2, ,e9s,7e0 represented advices al- ready approved. while the remaining $50. .775. 900 represented business in the process of negotiation. of which s3 per cent covers agricultural commod- ities
 The corporations largest transac- tions related to cotton, agreements having been reached to advance $1s,- 56o,000 to finance exports of the com modity. In addition, the corporation showed applications pending involv- ing -$15, 900 covering the financ- ing of approximately 200. 900 bales for a cooperative association in Okla homa and 30O000 bales for a similar organization in Texas. approximate ly one million bales of cotton were represented in loans approved and pending.
 Business under negotiation in con nection with wheat exports. the cor poration said, represented an appli- Cdlion ifOIu Co-oRcfdliNo dSSOS1dtAotiS in the northwest for an advance of $I.500. 900 on 10000, 900 bushels.
 Advances have been made for financing the export of 1000 hogs heads of tobacco, involving S1.S4S.0 and another proposal covering 1s,0ee hogsheads involving ss,5oo.ooo is pending.
 An agreement has been made tc advance sS,5Oo, 900 to finance exports of condensed milk, and $250.00o fol exports of California canned fruits and vegetables. with another advance of $550.00o pending on the latter commodities.
 Other loans approved included s2,- 00o. 900 on meat products; s2,925. 00t on railway equipment to China; s325,- 500 on copper and steel to Italy. and S2s7, 500 on sugar mill machinery ts Cuba, and additional application fol an advance of s1.000.000 to finance exports of railway equipment to Can ada Is under negotiation, the cor poration said.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Sim Fein Leader
 Maintains Silence
 On Peace Proposal
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LONDON, July 2e.-Eamonn de Valera still is silent, another day hay ing passed with no word from the republican leader. The general sup position now Is that there will be no move in the peace negotiations pend ing the expected release of those members of the Dali Eireann. who are in jail, and the summoning of full meeting of the republican parliament.
 Temporarily. the peace negotiations have been -shadowed by the ex- traordinary action of the military au- thorities in Ireland. General Sir Nevil MacReady, Major General Edward Strickland, and others In de- fying the master of the rolls by fail- ing to comply with writs of habeas corpus which he ordered in connec- ton with the sentencing to death Of John Egan and the reported spiriting away of Egan from the Limerick jail to an unknown place.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Attacks Fordney
 Wool Schedule As
 Gross Injustice
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WASHINGTON. July 29. - The wool schedule in the Fordney tariff bill was the special object of an at- tack by Senator Gooding, Republican of Idaho, in the senate yesterday. during a lull in. the hearings on the measure by the senate finance com mittee.
 Mir. Gooding declared the old sched- ule K, in the Payne -Aldrich bill. was "very commendsble" as compared with the new wool schedule.
 "The wool schedule in this bill is not called schedule K" MT. Gooding said, yet I am sure it is worthy of the name. What schedule K did in an indirect way for the manufactur- CTS, the wool schedule of the Fordney bill does directly"
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Order Probe Into Death Of Mormon
 Settler In Mexico
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MORALES, Ariz.. July 29.-Investi- gation of the death of Joseph Lilly white. president of thea Colonia Mo relos Land company. Mormon com pany in Mexico. and a leader of the Mormon church in Sonora, has led to the belief that he was murdered and not accidentally killed, as at first re- ported, according to an announcement made today by F. J. Dyer. American consul in Nogales. Sonora, Mir. Dyer said Investigations had been made by his office and also by Sonora off cials. He said he had requested the Sonora government to investigate the matter further.
 Mr Lillywhite was found dead in a yard in Agua Prieta, Sonora. oppo- site Douglas, Ariz., on the night of June F. At the time it was reported that he had been struck and killed by an automobile and that an unknown person had put his body in the yard.
 MT. Lillywhite has relatives at Mesa, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Historic Railway
 Coaches Feature
 Progress Pageant
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CHICAGO. July 2s-The Dewitt Clinton engine. with it's historic coaches, the first locomotive oper- ated in New York state 90 years ago, and the old New York Central en- zine No s99 proud holder of rec ord of 11z miles al hour which has not been equalled in 28 years. ar rived in Chicago today to be exhib- ited at the Pageant of Progress. which opens tomorrow.
 Greetings by the shrieking whis- ties of it's giant moder< prototypes, the Dewitt Clinton train arrived on flat cars on which 1t made the trip from New York. Here it was un- loaded, and men and women, attired in the costumes worn in 1881, got on top of the coaches and the little en- zine steamed through the city under it's own power looking just as it did when 90 years ago, it ran between Albany and Schenectady. It was able to make less than 10 miles an hour.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Reported Oil-Gold
 Strikes Cause Rush
 To Alaskan Fields
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 29.- Reported discovery of what is said to be a high grade of seepage oil near Anchorage, with the indication that the field extends for 50 miles north along the government railroad, has sent flood of stampeders into the district to stake claims
 A large area in the vicinity of the railroad has been staked with mining claims as a result of the discovery Of gold in railroad cuts. According to apparently authentic reports here. an so foot quartz vein. assaying in the neighborhood of $500 to the ton, has been uncovered in the northern part of the California creek district north of Anchorage.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
FINANCIAL REVIEW STRIKES OPTIMISTIC NOTE
TWO GIRLS GIVE LIVES IN EFFORT
 TO SAVE FRIEND

SALT LAKE, July 2s-Mar- gurite Oliver, 19, and Pearl Free man. IS, were drowned when they went to the rescue of their com panion, Iona Oborn. 19, in a swimming pool at Union, near here. The Oborn girl waded out of her depth and as her two friends approached she grappled them, thus preventing them swim-l ming. The result was the three girls went below the surface. Burton Oliver, brother of one of the drowned girls, hearing screams rushed to the scene and swan ashore with the Oborn girl, who recovered consciousness in 15 minutes. The bodies of the two other girls were recovered 32 minutes later.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Future |. Bright

Tt is unsafe" said the statement. 'to prophecy concerning conditions in the 4uture, but it may be expected that recognition will be given to fur ther improvements in conditions. in accordance with the dictates of sound banking practice"
 The statement pointed to successive reductions in rediscount rates by the federal reserve banks and added:
 Tt will not have escaped attention that the rates of discount of the Bank of England have also been success fully reduced and that these reduc-. tions have substantially coincided with the reductions in federal reserve rates in this country This would appear to be a frank recognition of the intimate relation between the money markets in this country and Europe and a recognition as well of the improvement in world credit con- ditions. The importance of coincident reductions by these two leading bank ing systems lies chiefly in the fact that it indicated mutual desire to reopen the international channels of credit upon which international trade depends.
 .The treasury on it's part has. dur ing the past four months. successfully
 
 ing the short dated debt of the gov ernment and distributing the early maturities over the period between the maturity of the victory loan in 1923 and the third liberty loan in 1928. The first offering of treasury notes, pursuant to this policy, met with most enthusiastic response. and the further development of the program should bring about a better --.- ~1~r xIAL rI much improved market conditions for government securities. There has al- ready been a marked improvement in the market prices of liberty bonds and victory notes. and the market for i all outstanding issues of short term government securities is in better shape since any time since the de- precision.
 Cites Work of Finance Corporation
 The work of the revived war fi- nance corporation. the statement said has been according to many evil dences received an inspiriting and heartenfng factor in the whole agri- cultural situation"
 Referring to the presidents pro- posal that the powers of the war fi- nance corporation be extended to all | low it to purchase railroad securities l IrOEn the fdllIOdu kiOfi i8 order to finance the settlements by that administration, the statement said it was expected that the inter l vention of the finance corporation in railroad finance will again have a beneficial effect on general railroad | credit and also that the corporation | will again be able to secure the whole hearted corporation of the bankers of the country in developing the mar ket for railroad securities"
 Speaking in the broadest way, l the statement concluded. "it is felt that the series of measures men tioned constitute a truly constructive effort for the amelioration of business and financial conditions and there are already many evidences of beneficial
 effects With a generally excellent agricultural production now assured
 for the season, there is every reason I for confidence that a. steady improve
 ment of genera. business condition.
 may be anticipated"
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
President May Sign Peace Proclamation
 While On Vacation

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The pos sibility that President Harding may issue proclamation of peace with Germany while he Is on his New England trip was indicated today at the White House.
 Although Attorney General Daugh- ertv has said that recommendations to the president would be withheld until MT. Harding returns to Wash ington. it was stated that an earlier issuance of the proclamation might be decided on.
 According to Mir. -Daugherty. the recommends tions, which are being ma le the subject of exhaustive study. can be completed quickly if called for by the president. but if not week or two more may be devoted to the work.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Canadian Village
 Tn Ruins Because
 or Water Shortage

QUEBEC, July 2e.-Part of the village of St. Tite des Caps. 50 miles from Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, is in ruins because the municipal waterworks reservoir was empty because of drought during a fire Wednesday. A bucket brigade to the river had to be formed.
 Two weeks drought in the province of Quebec was broken yesterday by terrific thunder storms, lightning starting fires in many places.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
FACTS SOUGHT BY SENATE IN
 TEST T|MONY 0N
 TARIFF RAT ES
Want Definite Figures So That Committee Will Have Something Upon Which To Base New Rates
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WASHINGTON, July 29.-Prepar- atory to the consideration of rates and provisions of the new tariff bill, senate finance committee members appeared today to have adopted new policy with, respect to testimony in the hope 1t was declared, of get ting more facts and less generalities." Several committee members indicated their intention to press witnesses for definite facts and figures upon which to base the new rates.
 To Decide Basis of Value
 Senator Johnson. Republican of California, announced he would in- troduce tomorrow an amendment tQ the bill which would increase the rates on almonds from four cents to five cents a pound on unshelled and from 12 cents to 15 cents a pound on shelled products. The senator pro- poses, he said in a statement, to carry the fight for his amendment to the floor of the senate if the finance committee refuses to adopt 1t.
 Plans of some of the members te reduce the hearings to statements Of value to the committee became known after Chairman Penrose had announced that hearings would be suspended after Monday while the members determine whether Ameri- can valuation provisions in the Ford ney or house bill are to be stricken out. or retained. All rates in the bill were computed on basis of assessing duties on the domestic value of G4- ported commodities and Senator Pen- rose said 1t was useless to go further into consideration of details until the question of policy has been decided.
 The first move to have the record show only facts was made by Sen ator Reed, democrat of Missouri. He urged that testimony of A. G. Rosen- garton. Philadelphia chemical manufacturer, be omitted after the witness had declined to give the com mittee information concerning his firms production costs. taxes, earn ings, dividends and other det.sils which MT. Reed declared were neces- sary to show whether tariff protec- taken on the Missourian's request. The half dozen witnesses who ap- peared later, however. had anything but smooth sailing for cross ques- tioning as to costs and so forth wa! taken up by several other senators.
 To Continue Discussion
 The committee considered thu chemical schedule of the bill today and further discussion of it Ii planned for tomorrow. The dye em bargo. proposed by the house way and means committee, but killed b. the house, was brought in severa times but witnesses contended mainl, for high protective duties on chemica products Members of the commit tee said it appeared that supporter of the three year ban on dye import had lost hope of having it restore to the bill, but it is known however that the provision would be give consideration in committee later on