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New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Sues for S3O,80o
Tax Paid L. S. on
Fire Engine Sales
Company Says Government
Has No Right to Collect on
Goods Sold City; Clause
OF Revenue Act Attacked
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BUFFALO, Jan. l-An action that
brings into question H. validity of
that part of the internal revenue act
that imposes a tax on fire apparatus
sold to municipalities has been filed in
the United States District Court here.
ihls test is brought by the American
La France Fire Engine Company. Inc.
Of Elmira against Vincent H. Riordan
Collector Of Internal Revenue. The
plaintiff through its attorneys, Sackctt.
Chapman. Brown & Cross. demands
from the Internal Revenue Department
the return Of S50,Soo paid to the GOV
ernment IN the form of taxes on sales
OF tire apparatus to municipalities. on
which, it is alleged, the Federal govern
ment had no legal right to impose q
taX
Inc complaint recites that the Amer
ican-La France Fire Engine Company
manufactures and sells fire fighting ap-
paratus. More than 90 Der cent Of lis
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
X. of c. Will Open 100
New Schools This Year
Report of Supreme Secretary
Mckinley Tells of Plans
TO Extend Work

One hundred new schools ar. planned
by the Knights of Columbus for the
new year, according to the report of
William j. Mckinley, supreme secre-
tary of the organization, issued yes
terday. In addition, the anti-tuber-
culosis Investigation and work main
tanned during the last year will be con-
tinued. The K of c. work will be sup
plemented this year by their 1000 sub
ordinate councils in local charities and
civic movements.
Last year the chief activities of the
x. of c. comprised the continuance Of
their educational work, employment
bureaus and the maintenance of col
lege scholarships for former service
men. The gift to France of the X. Of
I. Lafayette statue, their pilgrimage
to Metz and Rome. the raising of a
privately subscribed fund for Cardinal
Mercler of Belgium and the holding Of
more than 200 anti-radical open
forums in the United States and Canada
20 are mentioned.
BESIDES this the Knights maintained
welfare work for service men in Paris.
Venice. Constantinople, Spalato, the
Canal Zone, Hawaii, Alaska and the
Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
housing Crisis
Grows Worse.
Copeland Says
cites Two Surveys Showing
increase in Overcrowdine
iii Last Six Months; Sees
More Trouble This Year
Warns of Disease Danger
Present Conditions Would
Help Spread Epidemics
Such as Exist in Europe

In the low record Of mortality for the
city of New York during the last year
the post-bellum food Of immigration
and high birth rate. DR.. Royal S
Copel land. Health Commis ssioner. yester-
day predicted that the housing situa-
tion would continue to give much
trouble during 1921. =
In a survey of housing conditions re-
Gently completed, DR.. Copeland said
that of $4,000 babies born during the
year 1920, 100 600 were born in tene-
ment houses. He predicted an increase
81 100000 in the next ten years bv
birth Based on previous statistics. DIR.
Copeland said that 1000 ooO immi-
grants would so into the city's tene-
ments in the same period.
AT least rs to S5 per cent of the in
c''-se of tenement population during
the next ten years will come from the
immigrant class. This situation makes
1T important for us to promote Ameri.
camzation and loyalty to our customs
and form of government. 1t is NV
opinion that the solution of this i'm
migrant problem lies in each family
occurring home.
IN order to determine exactly the
conditions of the alleged SHORTAGE Of
houses, the Commissioner said. the
department Of Health conducted two
ulTeys during the year covering rcla-
'.Neiy the same sections in Manhattan
me bronN and Brooklyn one eurve,'
nc ,.xi,
INST recently been completed
The most conspicuous feature If +ho
survey IS the marked increase in over
'.o"dlng that has taken place since
me survey siN months ago. For IN
',ance IN Manhattal the spring survey
moved oVercrowding of 266 per cent
"he to-day the overcrowGing in this
borough Is 3S.S per cent. In the Bronx
nc percentage doubled. The over
'io"alhg there in the spring was IS
fer cent and it is now 35 per cent
pring. however.
IN All the area surveyed we found
Aiy o96 vacancies OF apartments ;n
lanhattan. 1913 IN the Bronx and 1o6
5fookiyi. and considerable mum ber
= 'nese vacancies was due to the unin-
"oitablc conditions of the premises
ain.ost every other instance the rent
@'s on the vacant apartments ranged
rom $40 to $4,000 /. year Of course
tnese homes arc beyond the reach of
ne ordinary citizen.
ne mortality rate of the city last
car was the lowest in the history Of
'nc department.. but with the degree of
present overerowding no doubt next
ears mortality rate from tuberculosis
WI he much greater. The lack Of
|rivacy and the insanitary conditions
ereate an excellent field for the spread
~ disease ard is sure to result in
p moral nd mental degeneracy.
1o ora a1ual spread OF TIC epidemi,
- infectious diseases IN Europe toward
&c vest makes Us more fearful Of the
nossibie invasion o this country bv
nese diseases. All OF thc diseases now
sging IN Europe are filth diseases and
nc present housing situation in New
ork would multiply the danger if
'hese diseases came here"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02

output IS sold to Municipalities. The
greater part OF these are propelled
machines The plaintiff paid AZ the
rate OF 8 per cent, a tax on all appa
ratus sold, bat in June last, after sew
eral confusing rulings by the Treasury
Department. claims were filed with ,bo
omne-SSloner of Internal Royenna ,,+
aShihgson Tor the refund OF an
amount equivalent to that now :nea
Tor, ON the ground that ii was i,apron.
erly collected. The claims we're disal-
lowed
1t is argued by counsel FOR ,he plain
till that the assessment and collection
of the excise taxes on the fire-6chtiue
apparatus sold to cities was ILLEGAL and
unjust. In support of this contention
these grounds among others are given
That it is beyond the constitutional
power of the Congress of the United
States TO impose an excise tax unon the
sale OF articles 20 state or political
subdivision thereof for use in CARRYING
on Its governmental operations
That 1t is beyond the constitutional
power of the Congress Of the United
States 10 impose an excise tax upon the
sale of articles to q state or a political
subdivision thereof when the same is
paid Tor entirely out OF the public
money OF such purchaser.
That the revenue act of 1918 does
not impose an excise tax upon articles
sold to state or to d political sub
DIVISION thereof by manufacturer for
use N carrying on its governmental
operations nor upon articles sold to
such purchaser when paid for entirely
out OF public money Of the purchaser
and that the construction or interpreta-
ton OF the said revenue act of 1918 so
as to impose an excise tax upon such
sales is rnconstltntional, Illegal, er-
roNeous and wrongful"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02

Court by Rogers against Joseph II.
Adams and the Texas Company, opera
tors of large oil fields in Texas. The
plaintiff charges that in July, 1917, he
entered into an agreement with Adams
by which the latter was to exploit and
find purchaser for method devised
by Rogers for extracting carbon and
other substances from petroleum. re-
sulting in the production of gasoline.
The success Of Adams, he alleges, was
to have insured him SO per cent in
terest in any profits.
1t is charged that Adams, seeing the
commercial value of the plan agreed
TO Rogers's proposition and fnaily sue
ceeded in getting the Texas Company
to purchase the process, refraining
from considering the name or the inter
ests of Rogers at any stage of the
transaction: Since then, Rogers alleges.
the Texas Company has been exploiting
the method to great financial advan-
tage. He says he cnn prove his claim
tor damages and that an accounting
viii disclose that close to $2,00OOOO is
due him for his share of the profits.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02

Mcclellan (two terms). Gayaor, Kline
Mitchell and Hylan. He was a valua-
Die man in the place, for his pleasing
manners and his versatile use OF lar
cuages speaking Ers!tsh, French. Ger
man. Italian ana fidlisn, made hlm a
policeman Ia wlom almost any ma
-ionality could g, and explain their
troubles, know, x they wo,,' havc a
sympathetic listener.
During his Ions .arn as the Mayor's
guard the licutelaa. rece we'd every
notable visitor al .Ae Mayors clhce,
either IN TINS country or from foreign
countries. tic Is proDa5ly better known
to foreign nota5laS. kings and Guccrs,
princes and princesses, than any ether
policeman in .hc country. and number
them al among his friends. Llcuten-
ant Ell rece.ved personal letters Of
tribute ID his courtesy and { tic ercy
from Marshal Jo.rre, the King and
Queen OF Belgium, the Br.li;n minis
ters and others who visited the city
during the war.
He wa equally we'll known to the
poor of the cjty, for many person
who came 10 Ci.T Hall u..4-ly G;scour-
aged and without the price Of meal
or bed left after a talk viii "blll"
in better spirits and with the price Of
several me~ls and lodgings.
Kennel also probably met more
cranks than any other man in the
world. The City Hall has always been
a mecca for them. Those that visited
the Mayors office and were received
and dismissed, politely if possible or
by force when necessary, by Lieuten-
ant Kennel, number thousands. There
were all kinds of "bugs,' from the
man who had d plan to harness the
waves of the Atlantic Ocean and make
them work to supply motive power to the
OF the country, to the
man who did not like the location Of
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
e, .,
Sailor Mob Fights Police
Several Injured in Riot After
Raid on Questionable Cafe

Los ANGELES, Jan. 1-Angcred at
a policeman and a newspaper reporter
because they had participated earlier
III the night in raid on questionable
cafe, several sailors attacked the two
tn ensuing light developing into a rlot
which resulted in a number of persons
tc:ng injured, one seriously.
The reporter and policeman were
forced to fight their way to q telo-
thcae. Squads of police. responding 90
the call. had difficulty in dispensing tse
mob of several hundred sailors
Alany plate glass Windows wefe
smashed and three automobiles were
overturned by the mob.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
-, 600, 600 Demanded
In Oil Process Action
Alleged Inventor Saws He Was
Ignored in the Division
of Profits

Pre inninary measures in q court ac
on. by which he hppes to recover ap-
'i Ok 'mately '2.0o0,o 600 alleged to be due
hii7 as an inventor of new oil refining
1rocess' nave been taken by George T.
fogers, through his attorneys We'll
aan. Smyth G. Scoield. OF 81 Exchange
Place
A suit has been fled in the Supreme
New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Chilean Socialist Party
Votes to Join Moscow Reds

SANTIAGO, Chile. Jan. 1.-THE So
cialist party of Chile. in session here
yesterday, adopted a resolution pro-
vidlng for adhesion TO the Third or
Moscow, lnternationale.
It was decided to reorganize the
party, which at present is not repre-
Sented in the national Congress.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
az REDUCTION

Sign a coupon and get a
S. reduction on any size
Sechrist Pressure Cooker at
The Raabe and Mauger
Hardware Store for short
lime only.
RAABE & MAUGER
LIST and Copper Phone "a
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
RUN-OF-ORCHARD
Crops SOLD TO
BY-PRODUCTS cos.

The by-product companies In this
city and at Inwood, dealing primar-
lily in apples, took over num-
Der Of crops last week from or
chards or the section on the run-of-
orchard basis, and at a price said
to be approximately $50 per cwt.
The deals are mainly for York I'M
perial stock, which will be ready
next month. Contracts call for pick
ing and delivery of the stock to the
plant at Inwood in the one case and
to the cars in the case of the local
company. A good portion of the
stock sold, it is said, shows hail pits
and. for that reason, would have a
doubtful appearance II shipped to
the markets. it said; while, on the
other hand, the bypToduct Compan-
les, which know the stock first hand,
can use the grades without difficult
ty. Considerably more than the usual
amount Of activity in deals of this
nature Is being noted this year, it
is said by the growers.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
WATERMEL0NS GLUT
IN BALTIC MARKETS
Prices Ranged From 3 TO Is
Cents.

Watermelons at cents each and
cantaloups, both large and sound,
for less than 8 cents each.
That's the price they were bring
ing wednesday in Baltimore with
approximately 100000 watermelons
tied up at the dock. The pier resem-
bled a country fair Men, women
and children who gathered there to
take advantage Of the low price,
sampled their bargains on the spot.
Negro vendors OF lemonade piled
their trade, and small, boys with
poles with nails in the end, fshed
out melons that had fallen over
board and sold them for as low as
cents each.
Wednesdays arrival of watermel-
ons set a record and it is believed
that the price of the fruit will be
cheaper today. Not all shippers are
selling their fruit for nickel, but
many accepted that price. Ten cents
upward to a quarter was the price
asked for large melons. Retailers
were getting from i cents to
quarter for their melons.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
VALERA WAS BORN
IN This COUNTRY
Spanish Father And Irish
Mother.

Eamonn de Valera, President Of
the Irish Republic" was in com
mand Of the West Dublin sector in
the 1916 instruction; he defended
the position known as Bolands
Mill, on the Liffey, against the
British forces. OF all the insurgent
chieftains he was the last to sur
render, and this fact gave him i'm
mense prestige in his own country.
He was tried by a British court
martial and sentenced to hard labor
for life. 1t is believed, rightly or
wrongly, in Ireland that the reason
why he did not get the death SEN
fence was because OF the opportune
intervention Of certain influential
Americans to save lis life.
As a matter of fact, Eamonn de
Valera (christened Edward de Val
era) is an American by birth, says
o Paris dispatch; he was born in
New York in 1883 Of an Irish mo-
Their and a Spanish father, who died
prematurely. The mother, in dire
POVERTY, took the child to Ireland,
where he lived with his grandpar-
ents, farmers named Coll in the
county Of Limerick De Valera was
reared in poverty, fact which he
often insists was OF great value to
him in the way Of character build
ing
Every day the boy used to walk
10 kilometcrs to the Brothers
School at CharleyiiIe, and later be-
cause Of his unusual intellectual
qualities he was supplied with the
means of attending the national
university, where he got his di-
ploma. He is an excellent linguist,
speaking, in addition to the ancient
Gaelic, English, French and Span
ISL. Since his entire education took
place in Ireland and was of the PEG
pie, his mental processes are in no
particular differentiated from those
Of the most pure blooded sons of
Erin-all who are on intimate
terms with him say without reser-
walton that he shows no traces Of
foreign atayism.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
BACK PAY CLAIM
or MEN Reject ED
involves More Than $780,
600 Wages.
(By International News service.)

(By International News serVice.)
Washington, Aug. 27.--Chains Of
former employees OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company for more than ST..
100000 in back pay are rejected I'M
der a decision just reached by Act
ing Secretary Of War Wainwright,
it was learned. The case, which has
been pending for nearly three years
involved some $4,000 men, many OF
whom are said to de destitute as a
result OF slaokness in the steel in
dustry and consequent unemploy-
ment The decision is also OF inter
est as bearing upon a somewhat
similar group Of claims on the part
Of employees Of a Minneapolis ma
chinory concern.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
PENNSY GETS
A REREARING
(By international News Service.

10y !HltFHdIIUHdI NEWS oGFVILeJ
Chicago, Aug. 24.-The United
States Railroad Labor Board will
grant a hearing next week to the
Pennsylvania Railroad on its petit
ton asking repeal OF the boards or
der directing it to hold an election
Of employe representatives, in which
the shop crafts union shall be rec
ognized as an organization. This
announcement was made here to-
gether with the notice that other
railroads approve the Pennsylyan-
las stand in refusing to obey the
order. The hearing will be in the
nature of a test case.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
At COUNCIL MEETING

Mrs. Lydia Boliver, Mrs. Mary
Cannon, Mrs. $50 Brickford and
Mrs. Nellie Crater, Of White Fawn
Council, No. 5, Grafton, We're the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T w. Tab
Ter, Hess avenue, Thursday to at
tend the Red Mems picnic. They
left this morning, accompanied by
Mrs. r. NJ. TabIer, to attend the
district meeting of Degree. Of Poca-
hontas to be held in Rowlesburg.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
WILL REFILL
MEMS PLACES
(By International News aervtce.)

(By International News SerVice.)
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 27.-The
Pennsylvania railroad will immedi-
ately fill the positions OF 200 shop
men who left their work at the
shops here late Friday, it was stat
ed today by R. K. Rochester. gen
eral superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. The walkout was due to
dissatisfaction with working rules
promulgated by the company, it
was stated. No efforts will be made
to negotiate with former workmen,
Rochester declared.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29

tEey dnd the millionaire about to
marry Laura Grimm.
The girls father stops tie wed
ding and the modern story ends i'll
the screens most dramatic and as
founding climax. And SO t1e story
Of the Soothsayer proves that a Ma
ton S Judged by its treatment of its
women and that the Roman lust for
caprared amusement is utterly
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
DIR. EPZRERGER
IS MURDERED
(By international News servIce.) I

(By international News SerVIce.)
London. Aug. 26.-Dr Matthias
Erzbereer, member Of the German
reiehstag ard former minister of
finance in the cabinet, has been
murdered. said a press dispatch
from Berlin. Or. F,rzberger was
long a leader Of the centrum, or
clerical party,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
FEAR CIVIL WAR.
, International News Service.)

75y International News ssTVrce:7
Berlin, Aug. 27-Fears that the
assassination of DR. Matthias Err
berger, former cabinet member, by
supposed monarchists, will lead to
civil war We're eX-
pressed by newspapers today.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
Fuss RELIEF
CONFERENCE
L. International News Service

~ T0lsT0dlToHaT NEWS '11FVICE.F
London, Aug. 27.-The first inter-
national conference on Russian re,
lief will he held at the British for
eign office on Tuesday it was an
nounced here. Walter l.. Brown, d.
rector Of the American relief adj
ministration in Europe, who signed
an agreement with the soviet gov
eminent last Saturday, will repro.
sent the United States.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
GETS PLUMBING CONTRACT.

The contract to install PLUMBING
in the ten new apartment houses
being built hy II. P. Thorn on West
King street has been awarded ia
Lawrence II. Caskey. it was learnaa
today.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
CHARRED BODY
OF SIAM WAN
(sv international News Service.

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. 26.-After
a search or many hours officers have
recovered the cbarred body Of
Glenn b. Mayes. OF Knoxville, presi-
dent of the Campbell Coal Co.
in the ruins of his moutain cabin
near Titus, 20 miles from here.
Mayes apparently died from a frac-
tured skull He had been beaten on
the head with club or some heavy
object. officers believe that Mayes
was murdered and his body burned
by his murderers.
Read the Martinsourg journal
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
STORY OF
THE MiDNIG-

n = lH - " p ttr-
G. uIlrg thousands have .o...r.
she Roman AmphiJheatr7 The Fms
peror and hi. followers are appar-
emily enjoying the chariot races,
the death fights Of the eladiators
and the sensational dances Of the
fayorite And then, as betting
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29
FYFLL CAUSE
DLSSEN9EON

Ey late, 7-t.oaai News S--VIce.l
New Orleans, Aug. 27,-The de-
ca. Of ne United States govern
ueat ii favor Of Costa E.ca in the
h5gl 5ary dispute between that
ccu ev and Panama has soWn
.ais If q sseusicn which will grow
into t4arnational discorl and hat
ac3 os America. Marc SEQ Garay.
minister Of foreign affairs for Pan
aaa, lel.ared here Garay is en-
roato 10 Panama. lie made public
here lis note to Secretary OF State
Hloe dated August a. protest
Ing against The decision: The note
3 viogs,y been published and
aaaary Hughes had replied TO IL
IN Erm tones.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29

Mrs. q. n. Entler and daughter,
Washington, are guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. r, l., Luttrell.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-29

Read the Martinsourg journal
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-01

the whole thereof is now due and
payable, and has been for more than
twenty days since the same became
due; and the undersigned has now,
and ever since said 14th day of July,
1921, has had the possession of said
truck.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
right of lien provided for in Section
3051 of the Civil Code of the State of
California, notice is hereby given
that on the 18th day Of December,
1921, at the hour of ten o'clock a. M.
of said day, the undersigned will sell
all the right, title and interest of said
Henry Brothers in and to said person.
al property, to-Wit, said Ford Truck,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to satisfy our claim for repair
ing said personal property as afore-
said, besides costs of sale.
Said sale will take place at Edgar
Bros. Company's warehouse at the
foot of State Street near the S. F.
Tracks in the City Of Ell Centric, Cali
forna, and will be sold at public auc-
ton for cash in hand to the highest
and best bidder.
Dated November %, 1921.
EDGAR BROS. co.
BY ARTHUR EDGAR,
President.
Dec | to | inc every daV
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-01
NOTICE OF SALE TO SATISFY A
HEN

Whereas Henry Brothers, on or
about the 14th day Of July, 1921, be
came indebted to the undersigned in
the sum of Two Hundred and 57-100
Dollars ($200.5D on account of re-
pairs made to that certain 1914 Ford
one-ton truck, Engine No. 379947,
California 1921 License No. 27574,
which said repairs were furnished by
the undersigned at the request of
said Henry Brothers, and which
amount is the reasonable charge
therefor, and which charge or any
part thereof has not been paid. and
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-01
SUMMONS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
FOR THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND


FOR THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND
Chester Arthur Crelin, Plaintiff, VS..
Mildred Hedrick Crelin, Defendant.
The People of the State of Califor-
MIA send Greeting to Mildred Hedrick
Crelin, Defendant:
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the Complaint in an ac-
ton entitled as above, brought against
you in the Superior Court of the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California,
within ten days after the service on
you of this Summons-if served within
this county; or within thirty days if
served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as above
required, the said Plaintiff will take
Judgment for any money or damages
demanded in the complaint, as arising
upon contract, or he will apply to the
Court for any other relief demanded in
the Complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the Superior Court of the County of
Imperial, State of California. this Str
day Of October, 1921.
(Seal.) M. S. COOK, Clerk.
By f. B. KIRK, Deputy Clerk.
William L. North,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 20, 27; Nov.3, 10, II, "a; Dec.
II, 8, Is.