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Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
Open Attack On
> Corporation Tax
Battle Greek Firm Contends Levy
On Corporations Is UncOn-
StitutiOnal.

Lansing-The expected attack on
the constitutionality of the new cor
poration tax, passed by the Legislature
during the regular session this 1year
to raise s6,0O0,Oo0 to meet the deficit
of the state, was launched in the SUI
preme court July 81 by the Union
Steam Pump Sales company of Battle
Creek.
The corporation tax law requires
corporations to pay three and one
half mills upon each dollar Of their
paid-up capital and surplus. except
that no corporation shall be permit
ted to pay less than $50, and none
shall be required to pay more than
$4,000.
Corporations are required to sub
NIT certified checks for this tax when
they file their annual corporation re-
ports In July and August. The Union
Steam Pump Sales company submit
ted its annual report to Charles J.
Deland, secretary Of state without the
required check. Mr.. Deland refused
to accept the report, and the COM
pany, through its attorneys, Burrftt
Hamilton and ]. l.. Hooper, of Bat
tie Creek, and B. d. Chandler, of
Hudson, Immediately filed suit in the
supreme court for mandamus to COM
pei the secretary of state to accept
the report without the tax payment
1t is doubtful whether the matter
can be submitted to the court and an
order to show cause issued before the
time for payment of the tax expires
September l. The Importance of the
case may result in call Of the court
to meet here before the time original
ly planned, however.
The contention Of the pump COM
pany is that the corporation law is
in violation Of three sections of the
Michigan constitution and of the four
teenth amendment to the federal con-
stitution. The company's case is based
upon the contention that the levy is a
tax, whereas the attorney general and
tne governor, who framed it, contend
hat II is fee and not a tax.
NThe tax Is discriminatory, the at
torneys for the company contend, in
that the $50 minimum and $40, 900 max
imum results in wide divergence be-
tween the rate paid under it by var
ious corporations. Their brief points
out that the company they represent
would be compelled to pay $3.50 on
each $1,000, while the REQ otor Car
company would pay less than 67 cents
a $1,000, the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine company less than 80, Dodge
Brothers, Inc, less than 16, and the
Ford Motor company less than cents
on each $1,000.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
BAR JITNEYS; CAR FARES CuI
State Order to Stipuiate That aAncs
tries Must Be Protec4od

Lansing.-Street car fares h Bs8
City are to be reduced from the prssa
ent scale Of 10 cents cash tares auA
four tickets for 80 oents 70 Z cente
cash fares and four tickets toe -
cents under an order the public utAlft
ties commission announced July q
that It will issue shortly.
The commission intends % naks
Its fare reduction contingent upou sss
tion by the city to eliminate conaps6N
ton between street cars and 5ituA1s.s
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
275 FROM MICHIGAN At CAaR
Men 10 Have Montsfs Traknlno q
Government chizeo uemp.

Detroit-Two hundred and sevaAkys
five Michigan men left here 5ult aA
over the Michigan Central sor CAt
citizens training camp at Oam1
Grant, ILL.,, where for one mouth Ghs3
will receive military instruction The
object Of the camps, which are beiao
conducted in each OF the ntne rnftk
tary areas Of the country, Il matnsA
to develop officer material M1phtssa
men were joined at Camp 0rana -
those from Illinois and Wisconsin.
War time days were recalled vhn0
the men embarked here at the sAs
ton. Crowds gathered to g1Ge de
boys a sendofY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
Flint Hotel Keeper Arrested

Flint.-A police raid on the Cramer
hotel here brought the arrest Of Fred
Babcock and Floyd Elsmore and the
confiscation of four and half gallons
of whisky and gambling devices.
While police were raiding the hotel,
they were made the object Of rain
Of empty beer bottles from guests in
the place. Babcock faces three sepa.
rate charges of selling liquor, while
Elsmore faces two. Bail on each
count was set at $500 pending trial In
circuit court
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
S72o Worth of Dope Taken

Cassopolis, Mich.-Morphine valued
at 1920, was seized by Sheriff Wyman
in a raid on a summer resort hotel
at Diamond lake, operated by Eddie
Brown, of South Bend. Brown was
taken into custody and turned over to
the federal officers Besides the drugs,
flve quarts OF whisky were conf1scat-
ed. Attention of the officers was at
tracted to the hotel, II is said, because
of the large number Of women who
made 1t their favorite stopping
place.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
HOUSE PASSES F0RDNEY BILL
Favorable Vote Received After Sew.
eraI Changes Are Made.

Washington.-With finished lum-
ber, hides, leather shoes, oil and cot
ton on the free list, the dye embargo
knocked out, but the American valua-
tion provision retained, the Fordney
tariff bill was passed by the house
July 81 by vote of 2S7 to 127.
Seven Republicans voted against
the bill and seven Democrats voted
for II.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
RUSSIA TOLD TO FREE cAPTIvEs
Hoover Tells Soviet Aid viii Be
Given II This is Done.

Washington. - Immediate release
Of the Americans now held prisoners
In Russia must be ordered by the
Soviet government before aid can be
rendered the sick and starving In
that country by the American relief
administration, Secretary Hoover,
chairman OF the organization, has in.
formed Maxim Gorky at Petrograd In
a cable made public here July "a.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
TENOR SOLOIST RECOMMENDS FOLEY's

John F. West, 272 Morris Ave. Trsn-
ton, N. j., well-known tenor soloist
writes: 81 had severe cough and
tickling in my throat. I tried Foley's
Honey and Tar and was relieved at
once. can highly recommend Foley's
Honey and Tar" Good for coughs.
colds. Group, hay fever, asthma. -Hits's
Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
BABY RUN OVER BUT UNHURT
Train Stopped After Eight Cars Pass
Over Child Between Tracks.

Sioux City, Iowa.-The 15-months-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Jackich
played on the railroad tracks near the
home. A freight train came along
and before the engineer could bring
his train to halt his locomotive and
eight cars had passed over the child,
which was found to be uninjured ex-
cept for few bruises where it had
|. been hit by the rods Of the cars.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
CITY TAX NOTICE

City Taxes for the City Of East Jor-
dan for the year 1921 are due and pay
able from July lst to July 81 inclusive
without penalty.
On August 1st collection fee of 2
per cent will be added and an addition
al per cent on the first day of each
succeeding month until taxes are paid.
G. E. BOSWELL,
City Treasurer
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29

The home vacationists will always be
in the majority-and the happiest.
An automobile is luxury, OF course
but what isn't in these ii. G. l.. days.
A shiny nose doesn't necessarily in
dicate a bright mind.
""Cave men" are only popular with
women of the movies. In real life,
they're tanned by cave women.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
TO MAKE TOUR OF FRUIT BELT
Horticultural Society to Inspect State
Orchards Next Month.

East Lansing.-A three-day tour OF
more than a score of western Michi-
gan orchards will be taken by the
Michigan Horticultural society, Au-
gust 2, 3 and 4. Plans are in charge
of #. A. Farrand, extension specialist
In horticulture at M. A. c., and secre-
tary OF the society.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
$1,000 Reward

Ten Dollars $1,000 reward will be
paid for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction OF any party or
parties damaging or destroying any
street lamps, fixtures or other proper
ty of this company.
EAST JORDAN ELECTRIC LIGHT &
POWER CO.
By L. G. Balch, Supt.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29

II takes a good many years Of exper-
fence for a man to understand the
difference between the advice, "Go
on" and "Come on"
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29

Charles Beecher Warren was re-
Gently appointed by President Hard
ing as ambassador to Japan. He was
born in 1870 and graduated from the
University Of Michigan in 1891. Mr..
Warren has gone to Europe where he
will spend several weeks before TAX
ing up his new duties.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
Reports Floating Bar ,u l,s~ous

New York.-Assertion that q nQse
ing bar was being operated Of kIonS
Island outside the three tn1e t1RA
was made by the Brooklyn DeeaA ~
cording to thai Newspaper o hQase
laden ship dubbed the flying patuAs
man has made third visis % S%Aers
near Montake Point disposed Of A1p4
cases to craft that swar1ned oos sul
shore. and sailed bach 70 the BAhame9
Federal officials professed tgnorsacs
Of the ship, which vas said 10 As O.
English f1aa-
The finest lake breezes come from
on o1ao aof,.;o ga,
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29

= II the road OF life is soft you may ex
pect to get muddy.
A bold front requires a stiff back.
Charlevoix county herald., 1921-07-29
CIRCUIT COURT JURORS

List of Petit Jurors to serve at the
August term OF Court, 1921.
Frank d. Russell Eveline Twp.
Fred Willis Hayes
Charley Baker Hudson
H. L. Francisco Marion
A. E. Grenhoe Melrose
John Waffle Norwood
Mrs. Fred Nackerman Pecaine
Joe Floyd st. James
Victor LaCroix South Arm
David Bardwell Wilson
John Mitchell Boyne City 1st Ward
John Daniels Boyne City 2nd
Dasia Shaler Boyne City 3rd
VIM. Oplir Boyne City 4th
Raymond Nowland Charlevoix lst Ward
Clarence Bartlett Charlevoix 2nd
Daniel Bacot Charlevoix 3rd
Clarence Healey East Jordan 1st
Edward Strehl East Jordan End
Leonard Dudley East Jordan Bird
Robert West Bay Twp.
Fred Clark Boyne Valley
VIM. Hughes Chandler
Walter Rodger Charlevoix
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
Stillman Suit Definitely
 Postponed Until Oct. II

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. July 1s -- Hearings in the StiIlaan divorce suit have been definitely postponed until October II, as a result of the illness of John F. Brennan, chief counsel for Mrs. Anne Urquhart Sti1lman. While he is steadily improving, his physicians declare that it will be at least a month before he can interest himself in the case again.
 A decision was reached here yes terday that John E. Mack, guardian ad 1item for Guy StiIlman, would not proceed on the paternity issue alone. As most of the witnesses for the de- fense testify both on behalf of Mrs StiIlman and her little son, separate hearings would entail bringing them back a second time.
 The announcement of the postpone ment was made in a letter addressed by Judge William Bleak1ey. a law partner of MT. Brennan, to Corne- Illus J. Sullivan, chief counsel for James A. Stillman; Colonel William J. Rand, Jr., John E. Mack and Referee Daniel J. Gleason. Counsel for the plaintiff have not yet signi- ment, but no opposition is antici- pated.
 The next hearings were originally set for July 25 and 26. This was to be followed by a session in Septem- ber. It was explained that the change to October was made to con- venience MT. Sullivan who has book ed passage for Europe and expects to be in Ireland during September. He is interested in the reconstruction of | that country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
Trade Crooks Use Names Of
 Rich Men To Secure Credit
False Cards Mslead Manufacturers Who Knowing Rat ngs of Legitimate Dealers Are Satisfactory, Ship
 Valuable Merchandise to Flyby- Night Headquarters

They use sucker lists containing the names. of firms who are not cautious enough in granting credit. Commer- cial crime is in a large measure new to the courts and is not well under stood by prosecutors or by judges. At number of cases pending in the courts which have been delayed due to the congestion therein
 Credit Secured by Impersonation.
 Lowering morals in society and business have been reflected in an increase of crime. Commercial crime has not increased approximately to social crime, but it has increased, as shown in the brief statistics we offer above. It was but natural to expect some outburst of commercial crime when morals generally had lowered. This does not impeach the value of the department as preventive of crime. Our organization believes the absence of such protective depart ment would have been reflected in much larger increase of commercial crime than credit has had to contend with in the past twelve months.
 "One Louis Nadel, alias Sam Ned Ter, of New Haven, Conn.,, started op- erations in Cincinnati, at No. 500 Main street, under the name of I. Chambers, in so doing impersonaung Cincinnati. He ordered merchandise in large quantities through the mails These orders were filled promptly by credit men under the impression that they were extending the credit to l. GIanzberg, <the well-rated merchant, at No. eos Broadway. Nadel was arrested April 22, along with his con federate, Abe Garocof, alias A. Gar ", alias A. Levine, of Bridgeport, |, Conn. Both are being held under S20,OO0 bail to await the action or the Grand Jury. The mercha nd1Se on being received was immediately shipped by mail and American Rail way Express to the home of Louis Nadel in New Haven, Conn.,, at which place his wife was located, having in her possession a large part of the merchandise She was arIesteu- This is only one of a number of sim liar transactions of Nadel, for he has been identified as one Max Greenberg under indictment in Detroit, Mich, for participation in a similar scheme, that of impersonatfng and ordering merchandise on the credit of a we'll rated merchant.
 "Our department has handled a number of cases wherein parties deal ing exclusively in the wholesale gro- cery line and operating under mas ter minds have made most fragrant failures, involving a sum totalling in nTcess of $500. 900, on which the de partment has made a recovery of concealed assets dn amount exceeding S11O,000. It has sixteen Of the par ties involved under indictment and awaiting trial.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES

ing order over that great distance. passing, as they would, through many countries, some of them in very dis turbed state. Similarly, it would be very difficult to maintain telephone wires in working order across Cen tral Africa, owing to the constant danger of interference from natives and of wild animals and insects de- stroying the poles. Technically there is no reason why it should not be done.
 Hampered by Wave Disturbances.
 wireless telephony, of course, has not been developed yet to the same extent as wire telephones, but it is be- ing rapidly improved We have not, of course, done anything like 5000 miles yet. We have spoken success fully from London to Rome, and we have got words through from America, but not in a commercial or practical way over the long sea dis tance. At present there are certain disturbances of the waves in space the cause of which has not yet been dis covered.
 ''I am about to carry out some new experiments in wireless communica- ton between here and Italy. We want to try to do it better and with smaller apparatus. I am going to communi- cate from my yacht in the Mediter- Naples, and the wireless station at Chelmsford, in Essex On the whole, I am still of opinion that the problem of telephone communication between different parts of the British Empire will be solved by wireless, because of the enormous difficulties of maintain ing land communications over these great distances. I think wireless teIe- phones will develop fast enough to win the victory"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
PHONE
 ACROSS OCEAN
 MARC0NPS HOPE

Manchester, England, June 24 (By Mail )-I had talk with Signor Mar conf, writes a representative of The Manchester Guardian, about the re- markable achievement in long dis tance telephoning reported from America, when islands in the Atlantic and the Pacific talked together. The route was from Havana, in Cuba, by submarine cable to Key West, in Florida, and thence by the land wires to New York, across the continent to San Francisco and Los Angeles and finally by wireless to Catalina, twenty nine miles from the mainland of California-a total distance of over 5000 miles.
 I drew Signor Marconi's attention dent of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to the effect that, with the same equipment, the con- versations might have taken place as easily between London and India by way of Paris and Constantinop1e, and I asked for his views on the compara- tive merits of telephoning by wire and cable and by the new method of wire less.
 Talking on Wire Limited.
 tI think it is a great achievement for telephoning overland with the new amp1ifcation," he said. "I quite agree that it would be possible to speak from England to the Cape and India The great difficulty that still exists is telephoning across the sea, and the obstacles in the way of using the transatlantic cable for telephon- ing have so far made it impossible to telephone in the ordinary way to America I still think that the only satisfactory method for te1ephonine across the Atlantic is by wireless tele- phony. At present we can only do a short distance by wire telephones from here to Paris is as far as we can do now. Attempts to communi- cate with Spain have failed. Up to 100 or 200 miles of cable it works, With 1000 or more miles of cable it won't work.
 '1 certainly think we ought to be able to speak to India over land te1e- phones, by way of the Balkans and Persia But there are enormous diff culties in the way of keeping the wires and equipment in proper work
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
FISH WANTS BONUS PAID WITH INTEREST
 FROM WAR LOANS

Washington, July 1S-A proposal that the soldier bonus be paid with the interest collected from foreign loans was submitted to the President today by Representative Hamilton Fish, of New York, in half-hour con ference. Later Representative Fish said that the President looked with favor upon the plan.
 Representative Fish, an ex-service man and chairman of the New York state committee dealing with soldier compensation, feels that such a plan would result in settlement of the bonus question in Congress and in the minds of the millions of ex-service men who are in financial need to- day.
 His method of procedure calls for the interest payments from foreign loans being utilized to pay the sol diers, bonds being issued and turned over to the veterans. These bonds would be secured by the money col lected as interest on the 10,000,O0O, 900 owed to the United States by for :eign nations. As the various na- tions paid their Indebtedness the bonds held by the soldiers would be re- tired.
 'tI believe this plan would be en- t1rely satisfactory to the exService men," said Representative Fish. FIt would at the same time provide a sufficient sum to be spent by the gov | ernment for adjusted ompensation AoI the hieh WHO are aclualIy Tn need | of monetary assistance. It has been | estimated by officials of the Treasury Department that approximately '$1,- 1 400, 100000 in accumulated interest
 from foreign loans advanced by this
 country during the war is now due
 and that $500,000,O0O would be com | ing in each year as interest This
 would be enough to take care of the | demands that would be made upon | the Treasury without causing any | further drain upon the financial re-
 sources of the government" 1 Representative Fish does not believe
 that additional legislation would be necessary in order to put the plan
 into operation. Under the authority | asked by Secretary of the Treasury | Mellon from Congress for the refund
 ing of the Allied indebtedness the
 plan outlined by Representative Fish l could be put into effect.
 representative Fish said such
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
MORRIDTTY REPORT

Morbidity report for week ending July 16, 1921, including all cases re- ported before Il a. m., Monday, Jrfy IS.
 Diphtheria Fairfield County Bridgeport, 5; Danbury co, |; Stam- ford co, 2.
 Measles, Fairfield County-Bridge- prot, 2; Greenwich, 2; Monroe, l.
 Scarlet Fever, Fairfield County Bridgeport, 3; Fairfield. 2; Monroe, |; Stamford GO, 2.
 Typhoid Fever, Fairfield County Norwalk, 1; Stamford co, 1.
 Whoopfng Cough. Fairfield County Bridgeport, 1; Grenewich, T; Nor walk, 3; Stamford co, l; .Stratford, 2; WeStport, l.
 Other communicable diseases, Cere- brospinal men, 5; Chickenpox, 19; Dysentery (Bac 2. Epid. Encerhali- tis, 1 ; Influenza, 1; Mumps, IT; Nal aria, 2; Pneumonia (Lobar), II; Poli- omyelitis, 2; Tetanus, 5; Trachoma, l; Tuberculosis (puD, 50; Tuberculosis (other forms), 6; Gonorrhoea, 22; Sy- philis, 35. "No accident week. in augurated
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19

New York, July 19 - A warning against crooks who have been using the names of well-rated merchants to obtain merchandise was issued today by J. H. Tregoe, executive secretary of {, the National Association of Credit Men, when he sent message to the 33.0O0 manufacturers, wholesalers and bankers who are members of that institution.
 MT Tregoe announced that the In estigation-ProSecution Department of his association has just inaugurated countrywide campaign to block the latest move made by professional com mercia1 swindlers who have already obtained valuable goods by trading on the names of large concerns by the trade crooks has been recovered by the association.
 Manufacturers, wholesalers and job bers are warned against shipping mer- chandise to applicants for credit merely upon rating, without obtain ing a credit report, which, in addition to showing the antecedents of the ap- phcants. would glve/their corrfect ad- dress. Even though the houses hlgn- ly rated are perfectly good, credit grantors should make sure that the persons applying for credit are really connected with the houses rated and not trading under the same name at different address. These swindlers ap- ply for credit and refer to rating books regarding their ability to pay Finding the rating to be satisfactory the seller ships the goods to the ad- dress given by the applicants, who maintain fy-by-night headquarters, which often are on the same street as are located the quarters of the reSu- lar merchants
 Business MuIcted of S5OO,0OO.
 'sNr. e. D. West, manager of the Jnvestisation-Prosec Department is determined to end the newest move made bv these swindlers," says MT Trepoes statement ''Following an extensive investigation, MT. West re- norts that business has been hulcted of at least S5O0,0OO through this prac-
 (Mr.. West, who achieved consider ah1e fame recently when he exposed a scheme whereby commercial crooks trained cats to set fires, in an inter view today, said: ,.-o
 ssIt is our hope that, after we nave secured the conviction of these com fmercial crooks, the courts will impose .adaonate sentences. Some of the
 orofessiona1 swindlers aga1nst Whoii : we have secured indictments have re- , ceived triffing sentences. These com smerciaI crooks are really more dan- gerous to society than petty thieves tsuch as pickpocketS and shopnfters' tae their loot represents many thous- sands of dollars. These dishonest men hare thoroughly organized and have sufficient funds with which to carry ,on their crooked operations and Work under master minds who furnlsh the outlet for the merchandise ootalneo'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19
War Department Asks 2,OOO,OOO,O ,OOO
 Dinars Next Year

Belgrade, July 19-The War De- partment of the new Kingdom Of Jugo-Slavia will cost 2,o00,000,000 dinars, one-half the governments total budge-, in the next fiscal year, despite vigorous efforts by the Min ister of Finance to reduce expenses This is a reduction of 00,000,0o0 di- mars from the estimates asked by the War Ministry.
 The total budget estimates were 5000. 100000 dinars but this has been reduced to 4,o0o, 100000. The nomi- nal exchange value of a dinar is about 19 cents but at the present rate 1t Is worth about three cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-19

.No accident week. in augurated in Baltimore.