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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
STATE SENDING OUT
INCOME TAX BILLS
FOR UNPAID BALANCE
Many Unaware That Increased
Exemption Wasn't Allowed
Until 1920.
GREAT SURPRISE is CREATED

The mails from Dover today brought
a new brand Of income tax bills from
State Treasurer George n Fisher for
the wear 1919. to those whose income
exceeded 50 600 and who. through being
married or the head Of a family had
claimed exemption for that sum in 1919.
In other words, every man who claimed
the exemption OF 50 900 during 1919.
Just as il was printed on the income
tax schedule sent out. is now called
upon TO pay $40 more Many Of them
did not have TO pay any tax because
their income did not amount 10 81 600.
According 10 the best information
available the history of the situation
is like this When the State income tax
law was passed il carried exemption
Of but s. geo for any man. or woman,
whether married or single. In 1919
an amendment was passed, making the
exemption for a single person s. 900
and for married man, or the head Of
q dependent family 81 coo The amend
ment did not 90 into effect until January
l. 1920, but the blanks don't appear to
have indicated this Therefore nearly
every taxable who is now entitled 10
the 81 900 exemption appears - have
filled out the 1919 blank, last year
and made the 81 900 claim al that time
There was nothing more done about
This matter until this year. when Syl-
vester D. Townsend. Jr.. assumed the
office Of attorney general In February
he gave an opinion supported by Aaron
Finger a deputy in which he set forth
that because the amendment 10 the in
come tax law did not become effective
until January J. 1920. the incomes fig
ured for 1919 could only carry an eX-
ernption Of 81 900 TO married people or
any one else. Supported by this state
Treasurer Fisher began making out
bills for the $40 which he claims is due
the State. Some Of these bills reached
wilmington today and created some
thing 81 sensation.
When Attorney General Townsend
vas asked today about the decision he
had rendered. he refused 70 make any
comment.
May Sue to. Cnlleet.
Income Tax Collector Fisher located
~ the Church Building, confirmed The
facts as set forth above. that bills were
being sent out To those who had claim
ed the So O0G exemption for 1879. He
stated that former Attorney General
Reinhardt had expressed the belief that
the added exemption was legal during
1919 but that since Mr. Townsend had
been in office he had reversed the opin-
ion held by Mr.. Reinhardt.
Mr. Fisher. who is a brother Of the
state treasurer. expressed the hope
that there would be a general paying
IN" of the back money without re
course TO law suits
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Concurred in House Bills.
DENIAL BY COL. MILLER.
Says There Is No Foundation for Report
He is 10 Head g. o. y. Committee

When the attention Of Col Thomas
W Miller was called 70 an article ap-
pearing in a local newspaper which
mentioned him as being under con
slderation FOR rhe cfairmanshlp q the
Republican National Committee in place
a. VIII H Hays recently appointed
Postrla ster General he stated that such
4 report was without foundation and
needed 10 further comment from him
Tor reasons TOO obvious 10 mention
Nr Miller stated that he had no
comment 10 make about any other re-
f.orts appearing in the press about nm
Ore story was printed in New York
paper stating that he was under con-
sideration for custodian of Alien prop
erty That's the first l heard Of IT,"
he said. when asked about this report.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
No DISORDERS IN NEW
ZONE OF OCCUPATION

Duesse!dorf. March e-Although
1000 French. British and Belgian
soldiers today were occupying DuesSel-
dorf. Du.Sburs and RUhrort. the people
Of those cities were proceeding about
their usual affairs in apparent utter
indifference 10 the presence Of the allied
forces.
Continued on page 5.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Dye Corporation votc, N, dend-

EN Ass'cld .ro Nfrre .n -tNfl
\aW vr Na-.r
Cher,sca 7-d DNe
tine cvwrree vest.
~ the directors bar -N.
itia' quarterly iN7ao-
on the ccrn,cu -tocN @
On the -roeS recorded
directors u1eet March
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
AMENDMENTS TO
NEW SCHOOL, BILL
WILL Be OFFERED
Sections 81 to 81 Read This
Morning. and Several Men,
bers Made Criticisms.
MATTER OF RAILROAD TAX

Special Dispatch from staff correspondent
state House. Dover March 3.
The House Of Representatives re-
suined consideration Of the State
school bill. this morning, when Sec
tlons = to ~. inclusive. were read.
while the bill was on third reading
notice of proposed amendments were
given as follows
Rv Representative Frank Hall Davis.
relating 10 private schools.
nv Representative Corbet regarding
the collection of personal income and
corporation franchise taxes.
Representative White announced that
ne would ask why the bill provides for
tho payment OF the principal and in
;crcst OF school bonds at the branch
ot the Farmers Bank in the country in
which their bonds arc issued.
Representatives Otwel!. Clark and
D.n wanted assurance that the bill
would repeal the present Personal In
come Tax law.
Railroad Taxation.
Represent ntatiVe Kramer inquired
whether the expert who drafted the
taN features of the bill ascertained the
amount Of business railroad companies
do in Delaware. For many years the
state taxes of such companies have
been committed 70 q lump sum. Mr..
kramer thought the Legislature should
know the amount Of. business railroad
companies do and whether their lump
tax IS on an equality with State taxes
paid by other corporations.
Representative Otwell said he would
ass for a definition of "InCorpora ted
farmers whom the bill eXempts from
tho corporation franchise tax.
Further reading Of the bill was de-
ferred until this afternoon and the
House Al l1.55 O'Clock took up COM
mlttee work.
Prison for Chicken Thieves.
Throwing themselves upon the mercy
81 the court Harry Wines and Patrick
Murphy indicted for the larceny OF
tour chickens. received sentences Of
three months from Judge Conrad. in
thc court Of General Sessions. this
morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
JERSEY CITY BARS noes
FROM ICE CREAM PARL0RS

Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Jersey City March 8. Sweet
toothed members Of the canine
elite who have been regular pa
irons of Jersey City's ice cream
and soda emporiums, left their
silken cushions today to bark
protest against the latest order
of the city commission.
The order effective Immediately
prohibits the keep or taking of
dogs into any candy. confection
or soda water shop. II was
issued following a complaint filed
by the New Jersey retail candy
and ice cream manufacturers as
sociation that dogs were served
from the same dishes used by
human patrons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
CONTENTION OVER
BILL PRESENTED IN
THE STATE SENATE
Alice Said He introduced it at
Request OF State Treasurer
Fisher.
FISHER DID NOT REMEMBER
Special nispateh from star correspondent

Special Dispatch from staff correspondent
state House. Dover, March 9.
After hearing statements Of Senator
Alice and State Treasurer Fisher, the
senate struck from its calendar the
senate bu consolidating the Contingent
fands Il the State treasurer.
senator Alice announced that he in
,roduced the hi by request of the
safe treasurer and said he did not
know is contents.
Mr Fisher. or being called 70 the
senate floor. stated he did not re
member giving the hill TO Senator Alice.
and did not know what il contained.
Later he remarked that he would
-ot say he did not ask for the intro
ductior of the bill and the incident
closed with Mr.. Fisher apologizing 10
Senator Alice
The Senate passed the following
Senate bills
Incorporating the Brandywine Trust
and Savings Bank Of Wilmington with
ar amendment requiring the bank 70
begin business within IS months
Providing for The occupancy of the
old county building IN Dover, by the
state Board Of Supplies the State bank
commissioner and the State Highway
Department.
Concurred in House Bills.
The senate concurred in the follow
Ing House bills:
Removing the surplus limitation of
the artisans Savings Bank of VIII
rington.
Authorizing the commissioners Of
Newport TO repay certain moneys ad-
vanced for the completion Of Eewport's
water works and sewer system
The Senate passed 4 Senate substi-
tute for the House bill changing the
boundaries Of the First and Second dis
tricts of the Eighth Representative dis
trict of New Castle county and creating
an additional election district
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
HARDING NAMES rREA>URERS.

BY Associated 0ress ~ rNcr, EVrn.ne
WaShiugtou NarcN rht-, ts-
Sis.ao- secretaries - -r. ..oas--, s
Parker Gilbert ~ Srtn.ca
Ewing faror-. NJ 81 f
o.ss Kelley IS Yea Nore
ated -ola. hr ptts.aet Aa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Refrial Of RreMer Case.

Retrial Of the case Of George S.
Brewer. charged with attempted felo-
nious assault on Anna Converse, was
set for next Tuesday by Judges Boyce
and Conrad in Court Of General SEES
sions today. Because Of the Silitoe in
cideut a nistrial resulted before
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
ChjId's Leg Broken.

Robert Graham, six years old, broke
bone in his right leg while playing at the
Children's Home Thirty second and
Market streets, last night He was
taken TO the Delaware Hospital, and is
getting along nicely.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Bingnear Goes to Maryland.

Charles J. Bingnea~, wanted in Mary
land on a charge of embezzlement of a
$500 check, was ordered 10 be turned
over 10 tho authorities or that state b.
Resident Judge Herbert L. Rice today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
ROTARY LUNCHEON on FRIDAY

Owing 70 the fact that local Rotarians
plan 20 go % Dover tomorrow in the
interest Of the new City Charter bill.
the regular weekly luncheon will be
held on Friday Of this week at Hotel
du Pont al the usual hour
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
stratton Paroled.

Having pleaded guilty 70 a charge OF
larceny of bicycle. Walter Stratton,
Negro. was paroled to Parole Officer
J Albert Oliver for two years by Judge
Rice i'll Court Of General Sessions
today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
BIG FREIGHTER ASHORE In roe.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
kennebunkport. Me. March a.-The
big freight steamship Wandby. bound
from Algiers for Portland. crashed on
the rocks pt Walkers Point of this
port in a heavy fog today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
These Dancers In Luck.

Pleasant surprise befaIls Auditorium
patrons every Wednesday. This even
ing return admissions will be distrib-
uted e. one out of every five patrons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Amusements TonighL

PLAY Nol~f. AtAm A1. fNA
l4arVick NaudeNttle
Queen Llr Price
Majestic fhr hlN. t.. .tt
-ANpN Tr4nuno. island
RialtA res Gail y Im
strand The y Ufsu
Ardtro-u.rn hancimg ..rkN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Meather Fnreca

By Associated Press to t'verN hNr
Washington Nlarch 2 Mca h.
cast for DclawA~e
Ram tnis Afternoon t1a uuls
colder tonisht FhursdaN partly rlottt a..
ro.dcr frts 81 south shlfrlng tu nnrtNa ..n.
winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09

When everything else fails Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy invariably proves
successful for Indigestion, bloating and
gas in the stomach. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded. All drug
gists.-AdV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09

Thing, lighting ffxtures. fireplace Mt
tings. Geo. w. McCauley Son. l03
W Sth St.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09

Safe milk means healthy children.
Call 1870 OF 154l. The ClCVer Dairy
Co.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
Perfect Fitting Eyeglasses.

Collins . .deyer. lOI W. 0th st.-Ady.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21

wall paper trades, wire weavers and
laundry workers, he would soon learn
the true meaning of our movement
Wrong cannot be righted, but 1t
need not be repeated II the union
street car employe. stage employe or
barber when he made the last pur-
chase forgot the union broom maker
leather worker or stove mounter, let
him remember them the next time.
The wan looking afte- the INF cre5ts ot
the allied printing trades must not
forget the iron molder, the brewery.
hoar cereal and soft drink worker
the hotel and restaurant emplOye or
the bill poster and biller.
Most OF our troubles are caused by
standing in our own light. We stand
in our own light every time we fail TO
cooperate with our brother trades
unionists by not patronizing the union
label, card and button whenever we
spend money. We all know the result
of cooperation. We know it 10 be the
only method by which We can hope
to progress. Every successful enter
prise of any nature has been the re-
suit of large number OF persons mu-
tually interested. working for the
same purpose.
Let ms resolve to unite and all work
for a purpose now. and let that pur-
pose be "A greater demand for the un-
ion label, card and button than ever
before
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
WILL SURVEY ROADS
Federal Bureau Win Investigate
Highways Of Nation.
Seeks Information on Cost, Character
of Construction and General Con-
dtion of countrys Roads--
Asks Co operation.

Washlngton.--The bureau Of public
roads of the United States Department
of Agriculture will shortly undertake
a survey of the mileage, cost, character
OF construction and general condition
OF the nations highways. The survey,
which Is the most extensive ever IN
dertaken and the first In seven years
is TO be made with the aid of state and
local officials and individuals the coun-
try over. and Is comparable only to
the great task Of taking the national
census.
Nobody, In all probability, could
guess today within millions Of dollars
what the roadways total, In dollars
and cents, on the ledger of the national
assets. Nobody knows how many miles
there are where wheels may roll. The
strength and the weakness Of the ns-
tons transportation arteries likewise
are unknown In detail.
When the survey Is completed, all
these and other facts will be known
and will be available for guidance to
road builders. In addition there will
be abundant data to show up compari-
sons of costs. The well-built roads Of,
say, Pennsylvania can be laid, dollar
for dollar and mile for mile, alongside
the well-built roads of California and
other states. First cost and mainte-
nance Of macudnm, asphalt, concrete
every kind of road hullt--from one sec
ton can be matched against such costs
from every other section, II desired.
The way to make the dollar most efYec-
tive In road work thus will be pointed
out.
Rural highways as we'll as urban are
10 be included. the latter embracing all
roads, streets and alleys In incorporat-
ed communities of $500 Inhabitants or
more. How the funds are provided for
constructing and maintaining roads
also will be made known. The amount
invested In road machinery-an item
concerning which even approximate in
formation Is lacking today-will be
sought. After the Information Is OBJ
tanned II will be kept up to date.
In undertaking the survey the bu'
reau requests the assistance Of every
unit of government doing road work
In the nation: Of road officials the coun-
try over, aud Of associations, organiza-
tlons and individuals, down to the man
with a flivver, having information or
data as TO local highway activities. As
future legislation may be based on
percentage of road mileage. 1t is point.
ed ont that II is essential for each unit
TO have Its total, as we'll as Its I'm.
proved road mileage, carefully and cor.
rectly recorded In the survey.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
TRUSTS HYPOCRISY
SHOWN BY SPY PLAN
USED BY BIG BUSINESS

New York.-"So long as the steel
companies persist in the employment
OF spies and 'under-cover men to com
bat labor unions, all their professions
of good will toward labor may be dis.
counted 100 per cent" says the New
York World
THE spy is hired to defend indus
trial autocracy. to betray the interests
Of the workingmen and to stor up the
sort of trouble with which it is easiest
to deal
According to the supplementary re-
port of the commission of inquiry OF
the interchurch movement. the spy
system, which was an integral part
of the managerial machinery of the
steel corporation at the time of the
strike in 1919, is still functioning
with no reduction in numbers and no
change of attitude.
There can be but one explanation
for its continuance. The steel cor
poration wants not men but beasts OF
burden as employees.
Every comparison of hours and
wages among steel workers In the
| United States with conditions in the
steel mills abroad tends to prove that
| the American workman has been
given a raw deal If there is ever an
other strike in the steel industry the
public will know better where tC
/ place the blame"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
CASKET SEIZED FOR DEBT
When Undertaken Can't Get
$500 Fee.

Detroit, Mich.-Funeral services for
Mrs. Vincent DziegluslJ were inter
rupted by two constahles who removed
the body from the casket to satisfy a
writ of replevln.
Stanley A. Lappo, undertaken, said
he went TO the home and asked the
husband to give him note for $500
I'm payment for funeral expenses.
Dziegiuski chased him from the
house with gun. Lappo says.
Constables acting on n writ Of re-
plevIn issued to I.appo by Justice John
NJ. Mckinley went to the house to
serve II.
The body was placed on couch.
The casket and rugs were taken from
the house.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
NAN BEATEN b. ANTS
Perform Engineering Stunts Sur
passing Humaa 7eats.
New Yerk subway Insienlneans IN
Comparison With InsectS Tunnsis--
Wonderful Works OF Cutting
Ants in Teas

New York.-The subNays and tun-
nels under the Hudson nnd East rivers
haze attracted atteutan throughout
he world, AMI hy he have been
named a. one Oh ln .;reatest engineer
ing feats In this e.. at WONDERFUL featS
Man has all the machinery that sell
ence could invent to assist him, cement
md stone to make the tunnels water
proof Instruments OF precision 10 help
him In driving the tunnels or subways
In the right direction and at the proper
level below tile water line or street
level.
II is interesting 10 compare this
work of man with similar works of
the cutting ants Ia Texas. Compare
the work Of man with all his ma
chlnery and Instruments and that OF
the ants with only their jaws and per
haps one pair OF legs which they use
at time, the size and length of the
tunnel with that created by man, and,
lastly, the relative size OF the ants and
man, and you must admit that taking
MI things into comparison the work
of the ants is Of far greater magnitude
than that 0 man.
DIR. Henry Mccook states that Gen
eral Fountain. while stationed Mt Fort
Clark. noticed that the troop garden
was constantly being raided by these
ants, which stripped the vegetables OF
their leaves compelling them To aban-
don the garden. Another location was
selected. surrounded by an irrigation
ditch, but before long the ants again
appeared The officers thought that
they had tunneled under the water, and
one of them, skeptical of their ability
to accomplish such an engineering feat,
Investigated. He drained the irrigat-
Ing stream (some four or five feet
wide), dug up the bed and traced the
insects trail from their point of enter
ing the garden to their old nest on the
opposite side. There are also other &C
counts of their making galleries under
the water.
A farmer near Austin. to get rid of
depredations of an immense colony of
these ants near his home, had set his
men to dig 1t up. To reach the central
nest he had traced the ants from n
tree inside his home premises, which
they had stripped of leaves, 10 a point
$50 feet distant.
The nest occupied space as large
as small cellar, the lowest and main
cave being as large rs II -four barrel.
From this point radinted the avenues
over which the ants marched on their
raids.
Doctor McCook, with the assistance
of civil engineer. proceeded TO sur
vey the main course of the insects. In
some places the tunnel was as deep ms
six feet beneath the surface. the aver
age depth being about eighteen inches.
At the "exlt hole" Asa feet from the
nest, the tunnel was two feet deep.
Besides this main line there were two
branch tunnels which DETECTED from
the trunk line tn gain entrance to 4
peach orchard 125 feet distant.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
UNION MEN SHOULD
DEMAND The Label. ne
OTHER UNION CRAFTS
By JOHN j. MANNING
Secretary-Treasure Union Label
Trades Department

Secretary-Treasu Union Label
Trades Department
One looking always for his rights
Is very likely to overlook the rights
OF others. What he thiIks n strong
sense of justice may be Il strong
sense of injustice. Such person IS
very anxious than every other trade
unionist should demand the union la
bel, shop card or working button of
his particular craft, but he is apt to
overlook the others.
For instance, if he Is a butcher, ci-
gar maker or garment worker he secs
to 1t that his organization gets your
patronage. He let's the hatters, tex
tile workers and carpenters look out
for themselves.
There IL nothing of which the great
man Is more afraid than smallness.
The trade unionist who is worthy of
the name, whether he is plate print
er, baker or papermaker, will not de-
mand recognition of his trademark
and neglect that of his brother the
cooper, iron, tin and steel worker or
metal polisher
Words without works amount to
nothing, so he will not il a tobacco,
boot and shoe or glove worker, talk OF
scab gloves, shoes or tobacco, while
he employs non-union musicians, ma
chinists, teamsters and chanffeurs.
What we should desire Is that we
shall all share alike. II every union
clerk, electrician and sheet metal
worker, while advocating his card or
label would speak word for the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21

Henry Feather, aged seventy-seyen,
and Mrs. Emma Clark, aged slxty-sev-
en-, widower and widow, brother-in.
law and sister-in-law, eloped from their
sons and daughters and were married
by Judge McEwen In Chicago. Feath'
er's home is at Minneapolis, Kan, and
Mrs. Clark lived at POPS Point street,
Chicago. Mr.. Feather bears strik.
Ing resemblance TO President Harding,
and his wife Is related to ex-President
Mckinley. Three of Feathers former
wives were named Clark.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
Farmer Grams Melons
Into Boys for Robbery

Council Bluffs, Ia.-To be com
PEELED TO gorge themselves on n
truckload of melons which they
had stolen from a field was the
novel form of punishment for
nine young men caught by Wal
ter J. Miller. melon grower.
Miller surprised the youths
and advanced on them with a
revolver, forcing them to drive
the truck to his house.
He then locked them in a
room, and holding them In ter.
ror forced them 10 eat melons
that his wife passed through a
window.
Al the cad OF the melon-eatinc
contest the robbers were all roll
ing on the foor In agony while
three melons only remained In
the truck.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
Buenos Aires Wars on Disease.

Buenos Aires.-Sunrise every morn
ing finds Buenos Aires. IN the down.
town section In particular, fresh
washed, clean as Dutch housewives
doorstep and smelling like a hospital.
This is result of the thorough wash
ing given all the streets every night
and the liberal doses of disinfectant
that are spread about In order to
check communicable diseases.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-21
Heroes Relatives pefrauded.

New York.-Alleged to have sold
fake memorial medals to relatives and
friends of soldiers killed in the World
war, Marion Gross, a salesman, was
arrested on charge of using the mail
to defraud. The value of the medal,
the police said, was about 10 cents.