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Evening journal., 1922-03-04
NEWS ODDTTTFs

Ordinary varieties OF fern are
in<portant foods in China and Japan.
Ermine mantle OF the late en-
press Of Russia was valued at 5000
900.
More than $4,000 children daily
attend public schools in New York
Many color blind persons are ex-
perts at matching colors.
Telephones are I'm more than an
per cent. Of farmers homes.
One person in every seven lives to
be so.
Gas masks have been found use
less in mine fires.
Earliest known almanac Is dated
1900 b. c.
Canada has an area Of s,72s.ss5
square miles.
Finest floors are said to be in Rus
sian houses.
Glasses as a protection for watch
dials were introduced In 1920.
It is estimated that there are al
least 10000 lepers in Russia.
Nebraska has thirty-five women
preachers
In point OF geographical elevation
Madrid is the highest city in Europe.
Grand Canyon OF Colorado is 5000
feet deep in its deepest part.
BY means of an apparatus which
can be built into factory chimnevs
an American inventor claims he can
cleanse the smoke passing through
The child OF father over fftv
years Of age has ten times as good
a chance Of becoming eminent as he
would II his father were a younger
man.
Pipes can be seasoned by a novel
/ apparatus used by a London manu-
facturer. This works by electricity.
and smokes a pipe until the wood Is
/ seasoned.
Germany Is run very economically
in the matter OF salaries for Presi-
dent and Ministers. the salary OF the
former being the lowest paid to any
head of state in the world.
Persia has no old maids.
Women now possess fun suffrage
rights in twenty-one countries.
Shipwrecks In the Baltic Sea aver
age one for every day in the year.
Dutch children are dressed in ex-
actly the same style as their par
ents.
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ELKS TO VOTE ON
LIGHT WINES, BEER

At the last meeting OF Wilmington
Lodge Of Elks. George w. Abberger
presented a resolution advocating
modification OF the Volstead Act. It
was read and referred for final ac-
tion at the regular meeting. Monday
March 10. The resolution reads as
follows:
whereas. The Benevolent and
Protective order of Elks Of the
United States Of America. is a fra
ternity organized to promote the well
fare and enhance the happiness Of
its members; to cultivate good fell
lowship; to inculcate the principles
of charity. Justice, brotherly love and
fidelity, and stimulate. the spirit OF
American patriotism.
Be therefore. Resolved. That
the members Of Wilmington Lodge.
No 3O7. b. p. O. Elks. respectfully
submit to our representatives in the
United states Senate and the House
OF Representatives that IL Is our be-
lief that there would be less viola
ton Of the laws. thereby conserving
the best interests Of the nation, II
the act commonly known as the
Volstead Act was modified to per
NIT under adequate regulations and
restrictions. the manufacture, trans
portatlon and sale Of light wines and
wholesome beer and we accordingly
entreat such representatives In Con
gress TO advocate such modification
''Be It further Resolved, That Z
copy Of this resolution be Forwarded
4 TO Senators T. c. dupont and l.
Helsler Ball and to Congressman
Caleb r. Layton"
Evening journal., 1922-03-04

1.-THE Executive Director, aided by DR.. P
Challis Bartlett, the Medical Consultant
and an excellent staff, has sold tC
birmingham the slogan and the ideal OF
l"Hcalth First" birmingham health
agencies co-operated and the town ha.
been convinced that it pays to buy
health. 1t has proven TO the world thai
you can buy health just the same as yot
can streets, or fire engines, or public
schools for a city or town.
The people of birmingham are now
paying over 500 per person for health
record for American cities Of thi
type. The results achieved in Framing
ham are due 10 the cooperation of the
lentire community
DR.. Armstrong first organized a sick
ness survey in which insurance agents
nurses, citizens and school teachers tool
part. He found out from this birds
eye view of the community that ther,
was more sickness in Framingham thar
j anybody had suspected The infwn ma
Evening journal., 1922-03-04
CoNTIRM IINCOLN sALE

Sale OF the Delaware assets Of the
Lincoln Motor Company. n Delaware
Corporation. was confirmed by Judge
Morris in United States District
Court this morning. Report of the
sale was made 10y James L. Boyce Of
counsel for William II. Boyce and
the Detroit Trust Company, receiv-
ers OF the Lincoln Company.
The assets of the company We're
bid in by George b. Perry, OF Detroit.
said to be a representative of the
Ford interest. for the lump bid of
$4,000, the only one made at the
sale conducted in the Federal Build
ing on Tuesday.
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$4,000 ADDITION
TOLEATHER PLANT

Building Inspector Preston has IS
sued the following permits:
Martin Leather Company, brick
factory at 715 East Fifth street, to
cost $4,000. S. II. Mccoy is the
contractor.
Joseph Kelley, store on Union
street between Front and Second
streets, $1,000.
Michael Kozlowsky, 1881 Chestnu.
street, addition 800.
Thomas J. flanagan, 1901 South
Franklin street, addition S35.
Samuel Kohn. 223 West Second
street, addition 500.
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About $4,000 OF the 1900 people in
.Framingham received a physical ex-
animation through various agencies dur
ing the period
The number Of known cases of tuber-
Iculosis in the first yearSjumped from
~ to over $50. At least one per cent
had active tuberculosis and another one
per cent had the disease in a latent
stage.
The community proceeded to provide
for every case. The hopeful cases were
sent to the State sanatoria Many of
these cases have been restored 10 health
and are doing a full days work. Those
who were more seriously diseased were
sent to hospitals for careful attention
A percentage of these have been restored
TO working capacity. The children were
cared for at home, at a camp, or were
sent TO children's institutions. Those
cared for at home were visited fire.
lquently BY tuberculosis nurses. Chill
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MAY LEVY ON
PROPERTY Of
A. |. DUPONT
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Hughes. Jr, for the Government. and
Mr.. Glasgow for Mr.. dupont argued
for and against dismissal OF Mr. du-
Points complaint yesterday. This
morning Chester A. Gwinn. special
counsel for the Internal Revenue
Bureau at Washington, replied TO
Mr.. Glasgow and backed up the ar
gument made by Mr.. Hughes for dis
missal of Mr. duponts application
FOR an injunction.
Mr. Gwinn contended that the
court did not have jurisdiction 10
entertain any suit the purpose of
which is to restrain the collection
OF income taxes.
Mr. Gwinn also argued that an in
junction to restrain collection OF
disputed taxes is inhibited by Sec
ton 8224. Revised Statutes OF the
United States. Where taxes are lille
gally or enormously collected. Mr.
Gwinn held, the taxpayer has a
plain and adequate remedy al law
and the remedy given is exclusive
/, and no other remedy can be substi.
. .luNtu AhA IL AAi NAN'N ""NttN-- -r-H'
in support OF his contention.
Mr. Glasgow in reply made an at
- tack on the Governments eXhibi
2 No. 6. which ne said purported to b'
, a return made by Alfred ]. duPon
for the year 1915. Mr.. Glasgow hen
the Internal Revenue Commission
q er's office had discarded the return
: when IL sent Mr.. DUPONT an amendel
tax bin based on "nquidated divi
deuds." increasing the amour
therein from sl9.OOo,00O to s26,
100000.
Mr.. Glasgow asserted that the In
!, ternal Revenue Commission was al
y lowing the Treasury 20 he "mulcte
by the gang in Wilmington"
y Mr.. Hughes asked II the duPor
g Company was not paying as niue
he taxes as other companies.
y "Yes." replied Mr.. Glasgow.
r We'll. what are you driving at
ID asked Mr.. Hughes.
AZ you are mulcting MS by havir
L. this assessment made on this valui
ton OF S347.50 a share" Mr.. Gla
m gov replied.
2 Mr.. Gwinn at this juncture inte
ey jected: Mr.. DUPONT did not sell
,k stock like others did. Naturally Il
hard for a man to take a loss"
Mr.. Glasgow said he had a lett
received with the last ten days
which il is set forth that il Mr.. d
-. Points taxes are not paid within {
IN days his property would be levied {
~ Mr.. Glasgow concluded by aski
for an order restraining Reven
,,o Collector Graham from collecti
= the tax also on the ground that t
!, Governments threat to levy on y
duPont's property would be carri
al out II such an injunction were !
u issued. This concluded the arg
Is ment. Judge Thompson did not
H. dicate when he would announce
X decision.
At the afternoon session vest
by day District Attorney Hughes &C
ar cluded his argument in behalf
the Government. He said Congr'
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cured 10000 shares of stock in the
distribution on a basis OF S347.50 a
share, and would not have 20 pay a
cent tax on II.
Mr. Hughes asked II the charge
showing Partially. Mr. Glasgow re-
piled: NO, but 1 claim this is a
frame-up by those stockholders who
want the stock to remain at the
value of S347. II is a money
game"
Mr. Hughes asked: rs that in the
record p" Mr. Glasgow replied: "I
VIII supply you with this evidence. If
you want il. It Is apparent that this
company will never pay another cent
to the Government in the form Of
taxes"
Mr.. Glasgow then related how the
officials of the DUPONT Company in
giving stock as a bonus to the em-
ployes went into the open market
and paid various prices for the stock,
which caused the market price OF
the stock TO increase from 500 to in
some cases S675 a share.
Mr.. Glasgow then concluded hi.
argument saying that Congress ir
passing the-Act OF 1921 had intended
that property owned in 1915 shoulC
be free from distress or levy and hs
asked that an Injunction against Col
lector Graham be issued. A recess
then was taken until this morning
Following is Attorney Glasgow
brief in behalf of Mr. dupont:
mo assessment could be properl,
made after June 1, 1916. with re
siect to the plaintiffs income for thu
year 1915 unless the return filed b,
the plaintif for that year was falls
or fraudulent
IF the return filed by the plaintiff
was false or fraudulent no return
could be properly made by the com
missioner, collector or deputy collec
tor after three years from Marci
Il. 1916. upon which date plaintiff
return for the year 1915 was du
and was made.
IF said return was false o
fraudulent an additional assess
ment. TO be valid. must have bee
based upon a return made by IN
commissioner collector or deput
collector according TO the form pre-
scribed.
no return has been filed upo
behalf Of the plaintiff within thre
, years from March /. 1916.
THE alleged return referred {
, as defendants exhibit was n,
made until July. 1919. or thereafte
- "The said return was not made D
the commissioner. collector
e deputy collector.
g "rhe said return was not mad
4 according to the form prescribed.
o '~The assessment alleged TO ha'
e been made by the commissioner
n December. 1919. was not based upC
G the alleged return"
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Ition secured from this survey, was not
accurate enough for scientific purposes
however, so DR.. Armstrong organized a
medical examination campaign
A score or more doctors were brought
to birmingham to work with local ply
sioians. A definite time was set anC
widely advertised. Hundreds of home.
were visited and thousands of people
examined. While the doctors looked
especially for tuberculosis. they were or
the lookout for other things as we'll
Other campaigns followed The schoo
board was urged to make a physica
examination OF all public school chill
ldren
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had provided remedy at law FOR
the return of overpaid income taxes
/ I'm the Revenue Act OF 1921. This
law he contended. allows suit to be
! brought for such recovery any time
| within five years after the date OF
payment.
District Attorney Hughes brief
aled i'm the case was as follows:
"The present suit is not maintain
able for reasons apparent on the
face Of the bill.
THE court does not have juris-
diction to entertain a suit the pur-
pose of which is to restrain the col
lection OF a tax.
injunction to restrain the col
lection of a tax is inhibited by sec
tion 1924, Revised Statutes Of the
United States.
IF IL is a tax. section 3,224 Re
vsed Statutes applies, and its col
lection cannot be enjoined
"The validity of the assessment
cannot be inquired into in a suit for
injunction.
THE assessment was legal and
valid.
"The bill is wholly without equity
where taxes are illegally or err
roneously collected the taxpayer has
a plain, speedy and adequate remedy
at law, and the remedy so given is
exclusive and no other remedy car
be substituted for IL.
THE bill is replete with argu-
ment and incorrect conclusions OF
law.
Questions as to the CORRECTNESS,
OF the amount of taxes assessed
cannot be raised in this suit, nor ii
any form of action. except in tn
manner prescribed by law.
Mere hardship is no equity.
"This suit is in effect against tn
United States.
, "The United States cannot b.
sued except with it's consent ant
then only I'm the manner and unde
b the conditions prescribed by it,"
Mr. Hughes finished at "a
o'clock, he having argued steadil
for nearly three hours.
Mr. Glasgow. who with Robei
Pennington and Henry L. Brown reI
resents Mr. DUPONT. i'm beginning hi
argument seeking to have tempoi
, airy injunction issued 10 restrain Co
VI lector Graham. said that in Decen
.. ber 1914. r. C. DUPONT made an o.
n fer tosPierre S. DUPONT to dispose ,
90. 900 shares OF the dupont Con
pany of New Jersey al a price
20 S1G0 a share. The offer was r.
ferred to the finance committee
.g the company. and they held that q
h. stock was worth but SIPS a shar
s. Negotiations were carried on for a
months. when 4. c. DUPONT dispos
r OF his holdings In the New Jers
IFS company to Mr.. Pierre dupont
is $500 share.
"That is the only record OF lar
err sale of the stock ever recorded al
IN he price was purely speculativ
~ Mr.. Glasgow said. r. s. DUPONT al
en- John J. Raskob later favored fori
~, ing a new company with the iss
ns ance Of S5S.OOO.0 OF common stoC
~ and Alfred l. DUPONT objected 10 q
,,o reorganization as being unnecessa
~ and claimed the assets Of the y,
"a Jersey Company did not Justify {
~, issue OF new common stock.
m Mr.. Glasgow said that his iss
in OF the $5S.0O0.OOO OF stock in {
1is new (Delaware) company was I
one thing which the present CT
sr- hinges on.
N District Attorney Hughes object
Of to Mr.. Glasgow's remarks but {
sss court overruled the objection.
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ACCUSE WILSON OF
STEALING CHICKENS

Charged with the larceny OF two
chickens from the coop OF Lula Tur-
ner at 919 Guyer Court. George VIII
son. Negro. was held in 500 bail
for court by Judge Hastings in Mu-
nicipai Court this morning He is
said TO have confessed the theft,
giving hunger as his reason for TAX
Ing the fowl.
Wilson was arrested last night by
Officers Dolan and Quinn in the rear
Of the Turner house.
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Glasgow then said that Mr.. Raskob
had explained that the new stock
could he issued by considering the
new contracts for powder for the Al
lies as assets. He said further that
on October 1, 1915, the company
wrote up the expected profits TO be
TO have the common stock valued at
500 a share, and Of the S5S.0O0. 900
of stock issued he said S26,00O,000
was set off as good will.
Mr.. Glasgow told of having raised
the question before the u. s. Court
OF Tax Appeals at Washington in the
Phellis case as TO whether the Gov
ernment recovered the excess profit
taxes on this sum, and he assert
ed that IL was said then the Com
missioner OF Revenue did not know.
Mr.. Glasgow said he had verified the
fact that Alfred 1. DUPONT had made
return on his income tax in March
1916. but nothing had been heard
OF II until 1917 when the United
States Commissioners office started
an investigation Of the stock trans
action. He then read photo
graphic copy OF a letter from an
agent named duRoss to the Balu-
more oflhce OF the Internal Rev
enue, In which duRoss explained
that A. l. dupont had received 200
per cent. OF his stock and was LA
III. o., th. tov ~, 90 ot ,o~ 10 hoFro
considered a stock dividend
Mr.. Glasgow said that Philip T
DUPONT was the only one who paid
the tax on this stock and his ap.
peal case was now pending before
the Federal Court I'm Philadelphia.
The par. value Of the stock at tha'
time, Mr. Glasgow said was but S5t
but In 1919 IL was increased three
times its former value by Agent Du
Ross in a letter to the Commission
when he (duRoss) suggested tina
suit be brought against Mr. DUPONT
At that time. Mr. Glasgow said
Agent duRoss called the stock trans
faction a liquidation"
"Now someone has put that ovs
on my friend there" said Mr
B | Glasgow. pointing to Mr. Hughes
'lt Is the only return ever made d.
the Government and they abandoned
IT,"
He then told OF appearing befor
r tho Tax Advisory Board al Wash
ington and seeking 20 have the cas-
, brought by Philip T. DUPONT terme
iest case. While they refused, n
, had sent letters on the subject. hu
they were never answered. Mr Glas
gov added
p In 1920. Alfred I. dupont. h
e said, was advised that he owed tn
tax based on what was then calle
y property dividends" 1T is hard {
Il pay taxes one year after they al
due" said Mr. Glasgow. but whe
e six years have passed ana you al
d assessed nine times the former va
." ne II Is doubly hard
d That portion OF Mr. duPont's aff
BE- davit filed with the urt relating
l. the sale OF 1873 shares or the stoc
( at prices ranging from S349 to S35
Is was referred TO. Mr Hughes oil
" jected, claiming the argument ire
,- evant, hut Mr.. Glasgow contendt
IA that II was a matter OF record. L
read letter from j. =. Laffey, coui
- sci OF the dupont Company. in whi,
the writer set forth that "it wou
not be 10 our interests as a questi,
ie Of policy 10 have the stock distri
Sc uted taxable at its book value al
not at the market value"
I'd Mr.. Glasgow said that the inte
ne ests represented by Mr. Laffey al
ir. the DUPONT Securities Company s
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dren and adults were supervised through
the school or the industry in which theJ
were working.
DR.. Livingston Farrand, President Of
Cornell University and Chairman of tn,
National Health Council. commenting
upon Framinghams death rate declini
said:
AN analysis Of the results Of tn,
birmingham Health and tuberculosis
Demonstration makes it one Of the most
impressive facts of recent years. If a
demonstration covering a number OF
typical units OF population aggregatine
several hundred thousand could be car
ried on for a few years and should, a,
l believe it would secure results com.
parable with those at birmingham, the
effect would be so striking as to force
every municipality in the United States
to appropriate sufficient money to secure
the absolute and speedy control Of tu-
lberculosis.'
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THINK rum,
GAS FUMES
KILLED MAN

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gallons of corn whisky. four bar
rels of mash and other ingredients
and are now looking for others said
to be implicated in the operation Of
the illicit still"
Evening journal., 1922-03-04
EXTENSION WORK

a class on extension work under
the direction of Miss Mamie f.
Rohr. of the University Of Della
ware. met I'm the Wilmington High
school yesterday afternoon Teach
ers who are working with Miss Rohr
on the geography projects were
present
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rwo WnIpPED IN Posr

George Moosely and Samuel Abra-
ham. two Negroes. We're whipped
with ten lashes each this afternoon
In the Workhouse yard. The men
were sentenced by the Kent County
Court. They were charged with
breaking and entering.
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typical health, industrial and social
problems, possessing a typically Ameri-
can population, has reduced its death
rate from a dread disease 6796l This
startling result, if applied to the United
States as a whole, would result in the
saving of nearly 10000 lives annually
II every city, town and county in tn,
United States would do what Framing
ham, Mass. has done in the control OF
tuberculosis, it would mean q saving il
the next FIVE years of approximate,
100000 lives. II would mean also ;
saving in money running up into tw,
billion dollars.
This is what Framingham has done
In FIVE years this city has demon
strated TO the world that by the appli
cation of sound community methods
tuberculosis can be controlled and IN
dca,h rate from this disease can be re
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CITY WIDE EXAMINATIONS

The Demonstration offered the ser
vices of Dr. Bartlett to the doctors of
the community as a consultant and ex-
pert in tuberculosis. His services were
given free or at whatever price the
physician or patient might wish to pay
Evening journal., 1922-03-04
IOAN sTOCK On sALE

Marshallton Building and Loan
Association. recently organized. will
put on sale the first series of stock
mex TUESDAY. according to an an
nouncement today
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DEATH RATE LOWERED 7Oas

The death rate from tuberculosis for
the ten years preceding the demonstra-
tion with resident and ccrtihcaiion cor.
rections was l2l per 100000 If Fran
ingham had been a town of 100000 in
stead of 1900 the 10 year death rat,
would have been l2l per 100000. II
FIVE years these death rate figures hav,
been reduced to 40 per 100000, OF
nearly 709o.
To accomplish this result the Nation
al tuberculosis Association, under tn,
leadership OF DR.. Donald B. Armstrong
Evening journal., 1922-03-04

There are $4,000 railway worker.
in india
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On January /, 1917, the National
Tuberculosis Association began a
demonstration with fund of $l00,000
donated by the Metropolitan Life lnsur-
ance Company in an effort to show
whether tuberculosis may be controlled
in an average American town. Fran
ingham is just that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-17
SCIENTISTS AT SALT LAKE.
Association Impressed BY Natural
Wonders and Resources OF Utah.

Tho sixth annual meeting Of the Pa
eific Division Of the American Associa-
ton for tho Advancement OF Science,
which was held recently at Salt Lake
City. Utah, brought together some 500
men OF scientific attainmcnts. Among
khoss present werc David Starr Jordan.
Or. L. o. Howard. Chief Of the Division
OF Etymology, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture; DIR. Barton War
rem Everman. Director Of the Museum
OF California Society Of Science and
the President of the Society. Besides
these, there were several Europeans OF
note who are engaged in scientific stu
dies and research. Although the ma
tority Of the delegates came from the
West, not a few. like George p. Engel.
hardt, Curator Of the Department Of
Natural Science Of the Brooklyn Mus
cum, came from other parts OF the
country.
The delegates were much impressed
by what they saw Of the resources OF
Utah and by the industry OF the Nor
monc themselves. They recalled that
Salt Lake City when founded. In 1S4S.
was a veritable desert, and that in
little less than seventy-five years a
thriving city, which today contains a
population, 1t is estimated, OF some
12O. 900 had been built from these sands.
salt Lake City," said Mr.. Engle-
hardt. "is as fine city, if not the finest
20 be found in the West. Its streets
are extremely well kept and its busi-
ness houses and private dwellings
they are constructed principally OF
brick and stone-are most attractive
in appearance. From the high noun
tain ranges near by the city is sup
piled with pure. cold water in un-
limited quantities. There are drink
ing fountains at almost every street
corner. Its university buildings. public
and high schools. Capitol building on a
dominating hillside above the city, Its
hospitals and numerous parks are up
to-date In every way."-New York
Times.