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The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-29
RAILROADS
MAY YET PAY
EXCISE TAX
Have Twice Fought Success.
fully Payment Of Same Be-
fore U. S. Supreme Court
A ROADS ARE AFFECTED

Assessment Of the capital stocK
tax against the four principal rail-
roads Of North Dakota has been lev
led again for the years 1919, 1921
and 1921 and the third attempt Will
be made to collect this excise tax
which the roads have twice fought
successfully before the supreme
court of the United States.
Tax Commissioner G. c. Converse
has made the present assessment on
the same basis las that provided in
the case of general corporations,
that is, on a business basis. He
holds that the statute provides for
apportionment of capital investment
to North Dakota on a bushes or
gross earnings basis and that the
methods previously used in laying
the. tax were designated in the
statute to be used only in case a
business basis of apportionment
could not be correctly ascertained.
The amount Of the tax assessed
for the three year period against
each railroad in the new levy was:
Great Northern =. -. IS 78,425.Ob
Northern Pacific. :. .. :. 64,S63.66
So0.. -. 1o'61o'so
Milwaukee =. =. .:...." l3'loz:oo
Total. :. :. :. ..$181, ,69775
The tax is assessed upon the value
of the capital investment of the rail
roads in the state. The rate Of tax
is SOC per $1,000 after deduction of
the legal exemption of $1,000. The
tax for the year 1922 also will be
laid soon, adding quite materially to
the above amount.
Formerly Declared Invalid
Two previous assessments of the
state capitol stock tax made against
these companies have been declared
invalid and void by the United
States Supreme Court.
In the first assessment, the capitol
investments of the railroads Of the
state was found by applying to the
gross market value Of the stocks and
bonds Of the company the proportion
of the North Daokta single track
mileage to the total single track
mileage of the system. The United
States Supreme Court held that fail
ure. to deduct the value Of securities
and other incorporating property in
validated the assessment and that
apportionment on a mileage basis
assigned greater valuation to
North Dakota than was proper. They
held that the method of taxation was
an unwafranted Interference with
Interstate commerce and a taking of
property without due process of law.
In the second assessment the cap
ital investment of the railroads in
North Dakota was found by taking
such proportion Of the outstanding
stocks and bonds Of the railroad rep.
resenting operating railway property
as the value Of North Dakota pro-
perty bore to the total system. a
The court held that such tax was
assessed on a basis which the
statute did not authorize or sane.
tion. " ' ~ e@
The roads also have contended
that during the period of the gov
ernment control, they were part of
the government, and therefore could
not be assessed with an excise tax
For this reason the taxes for the
year 1922 will be levied, entirely
apart from the previous levies, to
produce a test case for year in
which the government control ques.
tion does not enter. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
FRENCH DOUBT
TURKS STARTED
FIRE IN SMYRNA

Paris. Sept. IS tBy A. PO-Th.
reports that the Turks started N.
fire in Smyrna is doubted in Frencs
official circles. The following com.
ment on the burning Of the city va,
made IN official quarters.
Tho idea that the burning o.
Smyrna was caused 10y the Turks 4,
advance dby certain foreign news.
papers. In well informed official cir.
Giles, il is asserted that there is moth.
ing which justifics this belief and
on the contrary. such a possihili,y
is considered quite unlikely Il is
only natural to ask what interest III.
victorious Turks would have in Do.
stroying the city. the possession ..
which they valued so highly and
which they had just retaken.
1T is proved lesdes that all new,
charging the Turks with the burning
of Smyrna has come from Londoa
via Athens"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Move for Relief
Americans in SMYRNA

Washington, Sept 1S--Rear Adj
miral Bristol, American high COM
missioner at Constantinople was re
quested today by the State depart
ment for specific information as to
the number of American citizens, ma
tive or naturalized, in need Of relief
as the result Of the reoccupation Of
Smyrna by Turkish forces.
Admiral Bristol last week reported
that IA naturalized Americans from
the colony in Smyrna were missing,
but has not mentioned this matter
since and the department asked just
how many naturalized Americans
were still unaccounted for. officials
are inclined TO believe that the IA
reported missing. probably left the
city with relatives before the Turk
ish forces entered.
The department also asked Adj
miral Bristol as TO the number Of ma
tive Americans residing in Smyrna.
II has been estimated that from so
to 60 American business men or mis-
sionaries We're in the city at the
time of the Turkish occupation and
NJ definite advances as to how many
of these left the city or as to those
who selected to remain have been re-
ceivcd.
War department orders today de-
tached Majo- Sherman Miles. field
artillery from the artillery school at
Fort Sill and assigned him as Amer
lean military attache at Constanti-
rople on the staff Of Rear Admiral
Bristol.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Little Change in
Wholesale Prices
Month of August

Washington. Sept. lS.-The general
level OF wholesale prices showed prac.
tically no change In August from thr
OF July. according 10 reports GATHERED
by the bureau of labor statistics Of the
department Of labor The bureaus
weighted index number" again regis.
tered I55 IN Augusta. n repetition o.
tho July figure.
In the group Of fuel and Lightning
materials tho index number. computed
in part from estimated prices rose
nearly 6 81 per cent: metals and met
al products. due 70 increased cost q
fuel. advanced over per cent build
ing materials. clothing. chemicals sni
drugs. and miscellaneous commodities
all showed some advance over July
prices.
on the other hand. decreases q
nearly per cent. took place in the two
important groups OF farm produces
and foodstuT-. No change in the gen
eral price level was reported for the
group Of house furnishing goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Begin Trial Greasy
Charged with Staying
Freeport, N. Y. Teacher

Mineola, n. Y. Sept. 1S-William
Al. Greasy of Fort Thomas, KY. was
placed on trial here today on charge
OF numbering Miss Edith Lavoy,
Freeport school teacher on the night
Of June % last. Selection of jury
proceeded slowly.
The prosecution will attempt to
show that Miss Lavoy broke her en-
gagement to Greasy and that he was
jealous because of attentions paid her
by other men. He came from Ken
lucky to have a serious talk with her,
the prosecution will try to prove, and
in anger shot and killed her.
Henry A. Uterhart, cousel for Crea-
sy. told newspaper men he would
prove Miss Lavoy committed suicide
because Greasy broke the engage
ment
Greasy did not kill the girl" he
said. Edith Lavoy met Greasy two
years ago. Their friendship ripened
into love.
They were engaged to marry and
he had given her ring. He was a
mechanic In railroad shop near
Fort Thomas, Ky, and it dawned up
on him that the marriage was not
one that would bring happiness.
"She was fond of life in all its
gaities. She wanted to dance and go
to theatres, and the college football
games and he could not do that sort
of thing. So he broke off the en-
gagement because he could not make
her happy. He realized that she was
not the wife for a mechanic. She
would have to do the washing and
the scrubbing and he told her so.
Then in her grief. caused by the bro
ken engagement, she was brought to
suicide.
1T was on the last night They
were seeing each other for the last
time. They were soon to part forev-
err, and she realized that their love
was broken, and she killed herself.
Her letters to Greasy will show that
he broke the engagement"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Portland Woman
E1scanes Quarantine

Portland, Sept. 1s.-Mrs. Louise
Sims, "a. who was taken from her
home in Portland early in July be-
cause health authorities Of Portland
decided she was a carrier of diphthe-
ria germs. escaped from the Isolation
hospital at the City Home Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. A countrywide
search. in which both police and the
sheriff's Office have participated, has
failed to disclose her whereabouts. 1t
is known she was Respondent because
of enforced separation from her chill
dren, boy and girl.
Diphtheria was found in Mrs. Sims
family about the middle of last June.
Examination disclosed she was not af-
flicted with the disease but that she
was fated to be a carrier of germs.
This necessitated her exile to isolation
hospital. where even her children could
not visit her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
IN. E. Governors
at Springfield Show

Springfield. Mass. sept. lS-four
New England governors and as many
lieutenant governors were guests at
the Eastern States Exposition today
making their appearance at the show
grounds early and putting in the
morning inspecting exhibits with es-
pecial attention to those from their
home states The group included
Governor Claiming H. Cox Of Massa :
chusetts, Governor Everett J. Lake OF
Connecticut, Cover James Fl. Hart
ness of Vermont and Governor Al
bert o. Brown of New Hampshire and
Lieut.. Governors, A. T. Fuller OF
Massachusetts: Harold J. Gross OF
Rhode Island, Abram w. Foote OF
Vermont and jeremiah Wood of New
Hampshire. At noon the executives
were entertained by Governor Cox at
luncheon at the Massachusetts build
ing,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
NATIONAL HOME

Officer Of the day, Capt. John Daily.
George w. Franklin, of Boston,
late Co. A. 9, Mass. Inf, has been adj
mitted to the home.
Burroughs have been granted to
Bernard Kenney to Boston and John
Coughlin to Lewiston.
Mrs. r. B. Cooke will leave today
for her home in Chattanooga, Tenn,
after passing a month in Camp.
The returns from furloughs yester-
day were Thomas Hopkins from Pro-
violence and Walter E. Harris from
Gardiner.
The returns from passes yester-
day were William II. Gates from Au-
gusta, Anthony p. ], Henry from Au-
gusta and Frederick Reynolds from
Providence.
The funeral of the late Peter Co.'S
tello was held from the Home chapel
at 1890 Monday, Rev. Fl. McLaugh-
lin officiating.
The funeral Of the late Peter H.
Coffey will be held from the Home
chapel at 1880 Tuesday. Rev. FIR.
Mclaughlin officiating.
Benjamin J.. Davenport. late Co.
d. Is Pa, Inf. and Frank Seavey,
late Co. a. 81, Me. Inf, have been
granted discharges from the Home.
The approach of the cold weather
has caused many members to apply
for transfers and the following will
leave today, William H. Brown. late
Co. X, 3, VT. Inf: Joseph Haley late
Co. l. 2. U. S. II. A.. and John E.
Collins, late Co. G, S, Mass. Inf.
The moving picture program for
Tuesday eveing will be. Dustin Far
mum in Iron to Gold" Fox feature,
with a Fox News and a Sunshine
comedy please be Careful"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
$4,000 Damage
to Apple Crop
in Oxford County

Hebron, Sept. 1S-While no de-
tailed figures have been secured it is
estimated that from $500 to $50.
600 damage was done to the apple
crop through this region by the
storm OF Friday.
1t was one of the worst hail
storms which this section of Maine
has ever recorded and the reports
of damage done to orchards is con-
stantly being heard of. The hail
stones are said to have been of re-
markable size and to have cut the
apples from the tree. While the to-
tai damage may not in the end prove
so great as now thought, it is de-
ciared by leading fruit growers that
it will not possibly fall below $25,-
600.
AS a result of this loss several
apple growers are planning to take
out hail insurance next season as a
precaution against loss from this
source.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Divorced Husband
to Help Defend Woman
| Charged with Murder

Huntington. W. Va, Sept. 1S.-A
new chapter in Z romance involving
two men and a young woman. was
written in a cell Of the county Jail
here. where Mrs. Laura Price Bowman
is prisoner awaiting trial on a charge
Of conspiring to have her second hus.
band killed.
Husband No. I. James K. Price OF
Corbin. KY. has come to Huntington
determined. he said, to place his mea.
gre resources at the disposal Of the
woman whom he divorced a year ago
that she might marry L. F. Bowman. a
local business man. Bowman was
named as correspondent in the suit.
Bowman Ia letting the law take Its
course" ne said after a meeting with
Price. But the latter. q former news
paperman. who claims he gave the
young woman every dollar he had
when he divorced her. IL ready to take
her back.
"she may be insane; wouldn't be
surprised but she Is the mother OF
my two children and haven't forgot
the old love-" said Price.
The arrest OF Mrs. Bowman came as
a consequence OF a statement made to
the prosecuting attorney. Robert
Hinchman, a local detective, and
Charles Ripley. a railroad shopman.
According to the statement OF
Hinchman and Ripley. Mrs. Bowman
gave the former a note for $4,000 to
shoot Bowman from ambush. payment
to be made upon collection Of Bow
mans life insurance. said to tota!
$4,000 The detective. introduced by
Ripley to Mrs. Bowman as gunman
as sworn to in the statement-de-
clared he arranged an ambush" Bow
man. who, it is understood. was told 0.
the alleged plot, approached the place
where Hinchman and Mrs. Bowman
were hidden. Then Hinchman. disclos-
ing his identity, took the woman in
custody.
Mrs. Bowman was taken to the
Huntington State Hospital for the In
sane for observation today after she
was held to the Cabell county grand
jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Proposes League
Intervene in Asia
Minor Situation

Geneva, Sept. 1S.-(By A. P)-The
intervention of the League OF Ma
lions to stop the war in Asia Minor
and relieve the distress of refugees
was proposed in the assembly OF the
League of Nations today by Or.
Fridtjof Nansen. high commissioner
Of the international commission for
Russian relief.
DR.. Nansen informed the assembly
he had received a telegram from his
delegate in Constantinople asking au-
thorit yto use the relief organization
in helping refugees from Anatolia. He
asked the privilege of Offering res
olution to the effect that the council
of the League authorize immediate
" the use OF the relief organization
for that purpose. at the same time
examining under what conditions II
could intervene to end hostilities.
The assembly suspended the rules
in order to refer both questions i'm
mediately to committees.
The questions will come up for
action tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Three Wounded
in Shooting at
Christening Party

Springfield. Mass. Sept. 1S-Three
men are in local hospital. two OF
whom are on the danger list. az the
result of a shooting at a christening
party in the neighboring town o.
East Longmeadow. early today and
the police of that town assisted by
state officers are seeking those re-
sponsible for the shooting. Samuel
Penette and Michael Napoli have
wounds in the abdomen. while Pie
tro Gimognari of Bristol. Conn, re-
ceived a charge of birdshot In the
head and body. A general fight oc-
Cured, the police learned. and in
the middle of it. someone brought
the shotgun into play and this led TO
fusillade of pistol shots. Gimog-
mari was found wandering about in
this city early today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Catholic Cardinals
Ride in Airplanes

Rome, Sept. 1S.-Cardinals Tacci
and Ranuzzi yesterday few to Lorcto
in Italian military airplanes. Cardin-
al Gasparri blessed them from the
steps of the basilon. The flight mas
caused satisfactory impression
throughout Italy, being considered q
new sign Of reconciliation between
the church and the safe.
An enterprising Rome tailor. Caius
Marafino, has addressed circular
letter to the cardinal bishops. sug-
costing the adoption by them of suit
able attire for use in aviation. lie
proposes that the cardinals be pro-
vided with a hood on which their req
hats may be secured to the head by
the use fstrings with tassels at the
end. tied under the chin. lie also
suggested that the cardinals wear req
Morocco leggings and overalls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Printers in Pact
with Montreal Gazette

Montreal. Sept. 1S-Printers en-
ployed by the Montreal Gazette have
signed a working agreement for one
year under which they will receive
an increase of 81 per week and no
change in hours. This is the scale
granted by the French newspapers to
their employees, the scale for morn
ing and evening papers. among those
which have signed is: Morning dali
les, S42 a week, minimum, for As
hours.
Afternoon. $3S a week. minimum,
for As hours.
The Montreal Herald is still operat-
ing with non-union printers while the
Montreal Star is insisting that all
points of dispute in the contract be
made subject to arbitration before
the contract is signed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
French Author
KidnaDDed in Paris

Paris, Sept. 1S.-Pierre Benoit au-
thor of Frances modern best seller
was kidnapped Saturday in downtown
Paris and is now held prisoner some
where in the heart of the city, accord
ing to a letter received by his fiancee
which she has turned over TO the po-
lice.
The young woman also produced va
rious messages from Benoit to prove
the romantic story that he was kid
mapped in the Place Nendomc week
ago and taken to a Norman monastery
where he was held prisoner several
days. being released only last Friday.
He did not complain to the police after
his first experience. she explained be-
cause he feared ridicule.
The authorities are making strenu-
Gus efforts to locate the novelist. but
the newspapers find much amusement
in the story. describing it as "Benoits
latest romance"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Name u. S. Members
Maritime Conference

Washington Sept. 1s-President
Harding has selected Judge Charles
NJ Hough, president Of the Maritime
Law Association of New York. and
Norman B. Beecher, admiralty coun-
sci of the Shipping Board, as the two
American representatives to the in
ternationaf conference on maritime
law, called by the Belgian govern
ment at Brussels on Oct. II.
Acting Secretary Phillips OF the
State department announced that the
conference would consider two chief
projects. One relates to limitation Of
liability of chipowners and the sec
ond to mortgages and liens. Other
questions expected to come up in
clude immunity Of public ships and
an international code regulating the
obligations OF ocean carriers under
their bills of lading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
Police Say Suicide
Father Claims Murder

New Rochelle. n. y. Sept. IS
Declaring that his son was murder,
John H. Greene Of this city today an
nounced he had asked the Connecti-
cut authorities to investigate cir
cumstances surrounding the finding
last night at Fairfield. Conn, of the
body of John II. Greene, Jr.. IS year
old athlete and student. with a bull
let wound through his head. Mr..
Greene declared he was convinced
the suicide theory advanced by the
Connecticut authorities was erron-
eous and that the note found on the
boys body was forgery.
The father said his son had gone
by motorcycle to see his sweetheart
in Fairfield, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19

where they were building the Second
one to start a third farther on.
Men Cool Headed
The mine officials said that the ac-
tons Of the men, as evidenced by the
bulkheads they built, and other mat
ters, indicated they had died within
five hours after being entombed.
The officials declared the mute evil
dence of the mems struggles showed
they were AZ Of the most cool headed
men imaginable.
This third attempt to wall off the
death dealing gas was made at the
end of the 1880 foot crosscut in the
Argonaut, but the fact that only a
bare start was made as it proved, the
mine officials said. that the deadly
carbon monoXide and the suffocating
carbon dioxide had reached it and
performed their fatal Office before the
AZ unfortunates could raise even an
excuse for a barrier
Mine officials said that death had
come to the entombed men painless
ly. The gases, they said, would pro-
duce first a tethargy. then coma and
finally death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
BOARD OF TRADE RECEPTION
TO ROBERT P. HAZARD

Aftcr an eleven months absence
countries Of Europe. Robert p. Haz-
znrd. Gardiner popular shoe manu-
fncturcr. returned to Gardiner about
"A week ago. All Gardiner welcomed
the statement that the rest had
brought 10 Mr.. Hazard return OF
the vigor that has characterized his
lifo in Gardiner.
ON Monday evening the Gardiner
Board of Trade honorod the returned
traveller and hisbwife with an infor-
NAL reception held at the Coliseum. to
which the public were invited and the
invitation was accepted by many
hundred of Gardiner citizens.
The hall was tastcfu!ly decorated
with bunting and flags. The work
being done hy a Lewiston decorator.
E,ll.,'s orchestra furnished music
for the reception and dance that fol-
lowed. The committee in charge
were Hon. George W. Hesclton, Col.
William T. Gardiner, Dr. c. J. Brag-
don. Judge lin c. Atkins and Earl
Il iiodgkins.
opportunity was given all present
60 meet Mr.. and Mrs. Hazard. In
Tho receiving line beside Mr.. and
Mrs Hazard were Judge and Mrs.
W q. Atkins. Hon. G. A. knight, Col.
W I. Gardiner and Postmaster c. j.
nragdnn. Aftcr tho reception Judge
Atkins called on MIR. Hazard for
speech 10 which the gentleman re-
rpundcd most interestingly. Follow
ing tho address refreshments were
actyod and dancing followed.
Judge Atkins in presenting Mr..
rInzzard briefly reviewed Nj. Haz-
-arTe career In shoe manufacturing
sirCc ne came IN the kennepec IN
1909
Mr. Hazard said that one or inc
advantages ~ foreign travel was that
~ seemed 40 good 10 get back. IN all
his travels lie said he had seen no
place that looked SO good 10 MIN us
Gardiner. Maine. one does not APP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19

| preciate how much he has to be
thankful for until he has made a
trip abroad. He was especially i'm
pressed with the individuality of the
various countries. "The idea" said
Mr.. Hazard that we have a world
| peace is all bosh. The only reason
they are not now all fighting is be-
| cause they cannot finance it," He
| believed that all the European coun-
tries have an intense jealousy of the
United States. Over there it is all
selfishness and not a question of
what is right and what is wrong.
Germany today is surely getting
retribution for her past deeds.
Mr.. Hazard told Interestingly the
Passion play of Oberamergrau and
told several stories illustrative of the
value of German money. On the
road from Munich to Strethgart he
rode for eight hours over one of the
best roads in Europe and met but
one touring car and two trucks. He
believes the Germany will not be able
to meet the demands for PREPARATION
being made.
George 3. Putnam
George b. Putnam, son of the late
Lemuel and Azubah Butnam, died
early Monday morning after a days
illness from a shock which occurred
Sunday morning. Mr.. Putnam was a
resident of Pittston, where he had
lived many years but had been spend
ing the summer with his son, Ralph
in Randolph. Mr.. Putnam was IS
years and months old. He was the
father OF children, one son Herbert
died many years ago, and those liv-
ing are Albert of No. Pittston, Mrs.
Henry A. Clark Of San Mateo, Cali
fornia and Ralph of Randolph. The
funeral will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon. Sept. 90 at 2 o'clock at his
late home in North PittSton.