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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
MACHIAVELLIAN COURT
DECISIONS
(By The Federated Press)

New York. - The Mexican govern
ment Is subjected to suits in this coun
try. but at the same time is denied tn,
right to sue. declared R. E. Muzquiz
inspector in charge of the Mexican
consulate general, commenting on tht
closing of the Mexican consulate as :
protest against an attachment granted
by state court Of the consulate anc
in local financial institutions as secur-
ity for an action brought by the Oliver
American Trading Go. against the
Mexican government,
This action" said Muzquiz, has
made it impossible for us to continue
our work and has forced US to make a
dignified protest"
The attitude Of the courts in hold
ing the government of Mexico legally
existent when someone has claim
against it, but legally nonexistent
when it seeks to present claims OF its
own, is exactly similar to the course
Of both federal and state courts here
in respect to the Russian government.
Repeatedly the courts have gone to
great pains, when the present Russian
government has sought to uphold its
rights here, to explain that there is no
Russian governmental that so far as
the United States is concerned the
Russian government consists of one
Kerensky (present whereabouts not
statedl. On the other hand, when
court actions have been brought
against the existing Russian govern
ment the courts have fastened to take
Jurisdiction.
With regard to the incident which
finally determined the Mexican gov
eminent to close its consulate here, the
Oliver concern declares it has claims
amounting to $l,I64,346.90, growing
cut Of its railroad operations in Mex
co during the Carranza revolutionary
period and since.
The situation now created is one in
which the United States, which has al
ways been quick to protect against
Mexican violation of international law,
refuses to accord to Mexico the protec-
ton which international law guaran-
tees.
The closing of the consular offices
has thrown about 200 persons cut of
employment and caused confusion and
resentment among business men who.
have been accustomed to gel the con,
sulate to wise papers necessary to the
shipment Of goods to Mexico.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
GETTING ITSELF In BAD
fBv The Federated Pressl

Mexico City. Indignation here
against the inhuman action of the I'm
tied States government in the cases Of
Mexican political prisoners in the I'm
tied States is mounting. The Grupo
Pro Presses (amnesty group is rapid
ly increasing its propaganda campaign
among Mexican workers for the re-
lease Of Magon, Rivera and others.
The recent convention of the Mex
ical Federation Of Labor appointed a
committee Of three to help in the work
of Wagons release and sent urgent
kilograms to Samuel Gompers and to
President Oregon. The forthcoming
convention Of the General Federation
Of Workers (red unions) is expected
TO take more drastic action with the
possibility Of general strike or boy
colt of American products.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
NO LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOR TRUST MAGNATES
by The Federated Pressl

Washington. 'Law enforcement" is
a slogan of the Harding administration
which does not apply to the Standard
oil Co, And, because the oil trust
and similar combines are set above the
law by Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon, the rank and file of public bears
an extra tax every year of several hun
dved millions of dollars.
In third letter of protest address
ed to the secretary of the treasury,
Congressman Frear of Wisconsin
states: Millions of farmers who run
tractors, separators and other farm ma
chinery not only pay the plumber price
but also the increased tax burden /"
caused by Melons violation of the
law to please the corporations.
"A surplus of over ,00O,00O.OO0
now held by the Standard Oil alone 4
= is awaiting early distribution as
stock dividends, largely for the pur-
pose of escaping individual surtax pay
ments, Frear reminds Mellon again.
Twill you permit it to escape the Ie-
gal penalty?"
The penalty referred to is prescrib-
ed in the revenue law of 1921, and
was signed by President Harding. 1t
says that when any corporation is
formed, awaited Of - to let profits ac-
cumulate in order to dodge taxation,
that corporation shall be forced to pay
an additional tax of 20@o for its vio-
lation Of the law.
Yet Melons only defense, given to
the press Oct %, is that the excess
profits tax is opposed by the admins
tration, as is. also the proposition to
tax undivided surplus of corpora
tons! The law is nothing if the adj
ministration is opposed!
In his third letter, Congressman
Frear touches again upon the fact that
Mellon and his family will save them
urge you to oppose the penalties men
toned in my letter of Oct. q and
thereby release large part of the sur
plus profits estimated to have been ac-
cumulated by this company, to the
averaged a net surplus, apart from
cash dividends. or approaching an
amount of over $1,000,000,000."
selves millions of dollars by the secre-
tary's defiance of the law Frear puts
the issue squarely up to Mellon in the
following words:
Have any Of the 90 corporations
of which you were an officer prior to
assuming the duties of secretary of
the treasury announced or indicated
a purpose this years of issuing stock
dividends from the accumuIations of
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
A REFLECTION ON AMERICA


Washington. - An insult TO con-
gress, a disgrace to the United States,
and gross betrayal of government
PLEDGES to the working class are among
the characterizations made by labor
leaders and economists. of the railroad
labor boards decision in Chicago that
American industry cannot pay a llV-
ing wage without throwing the nation
into bankruptcy.
President Samuel Gompers, A. +. OF
IJ,., prays that the board set up by the
Cummins act may be swept out OF ex-
|istence so that direct negotiations may
be conducted in future between wage
earners and employers. Basil Manly,
former Joint chairman, war labor
board. calls the Chicago decision sig
nal that the government intends to help
private employers enforce wage slavery
in the United States; while W. Jet
Lauck, best known of labor statlstl-
clans, urges that congress make it man
datory for the railroad labor board to
grant living wage.
"A living wage is something that ev-
cry person must have in order to live, "
says Warren S. Stone, grand chief,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
oql 10 4xea WnJ oql ees o. eAeq lin |.
Chicago pronouncement before | say
more"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
CURLING PRoFITEERING
by The Federated Press)

Weimar, Germany.-The Socialist
government of the province Of Thur
ingia is trying out an experiment TO-
curbinq profiteering which is based
upon the principle that justice must be
speedy and that it must be easily &C
cessible. On those weekdays on which
the farmers come for market day to
dispose Of their products, the govern
ment hclds in readiness judges and
district attorneys to whom any consul
mer who feels that the farmers are
charging outrageous prices can repair.
The farmer IS arrested and judgment
is pronounced the same dav. In order
that the consumers may know about
what constitutes a reasonable price. the
government on market days displays
posters quoting current market prices.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
FRIENDS OF SOVIET RUSSIA
ARE ON THE SQUARE
by The Federated Pressl

New York. - After two months of
study, the investigating committee of
five which probed the charges of irreg-
ularity made against the Friends of
Soviet Russia by the Jewish Daily For
ward has made its findings public. In
a long and detailed report the COM
mittee deals with every one of the ac-
cusations specifically, reaching this
conclusion: I'VE have no evidence of
the diversion of funds into other chan
nels. There was no showing of extrav-
igance or of irregularities which offer
any ground for real criticism.
The attack on the relief organiza-
ton was made aditorially early in Au-
gust. The outstanding charge was that
funds collected for relief were used
for political propaganda. The organ
ization denies this and all other charg-
es. and designated group of men to
investigate. The committee consisted
of Roger N. Baldwin. of tP& Civil LIB
critics Union, as chairman; Robert
Morse Lovett, of the New Republic;
Timothy HeaIy, of the Stationary Fire
mems union; Norman M. Thomas, of
the League for Industrial Democracy,
and Walter Nelles, attorney.
The committee report is signed by
all but NeIles, who refrained because
his law partner was at one time coun-
sci for the F. S, R. He concurs in all
findings of fact.
After discussing in detail specific
charges Of irregularity, the committee
reaches this judgment:
THE committee is convinced that
the business practices of the organic
alton are considerable above the aver
age, and that not as much ground for
criticism can be found as with the av-
erage organization making public APP
peals for funds. Stuart Chase, in
commenting on the methods of audit
ing and reporting, says; 81 would like
to state that Mr.. Woods published re-
ports dealing with the finances of the
Friends of Soviet Russia have set new
high levels in the technique of report
writing. | know of no other organic
alton, charitable or relief. the country
over which is furnished with state
mentsi of a ike character and excel
lence."
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
COMMUNISTIC EUROPE

New York. - Within two years all
of Europe except France and England
will have turned to communism or
some modification Of communism, in
the opinion of Louis Joseph Vance,
novelist, who has Just returned from
abroad. Austria will be the first. he
said, and it will be followed by Hum
gary and the Balkans.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
THE FEDERATED PRESS RELIABLE NEWS

surplus profits9 Have any such cor
porations during the past five years
amount understood to have been aver
aged by some of the Standard Oil sub
salaries to which called your atten-
ton in my last letter
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
PRIMITIVE COMMUNIST COLONY

Fl. William, Ont.-A primitive com
munist colony of 80 families is to be
established near here On the Arrow riv-
er, The Devonians, as the members
call themselves. are to pool their re-
sources and make an equal division of
the product.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Between six and seven thousand
cabbages averaging in weight IS lbs
raised by Japanese farmer in Idaho
were unstable as shippers because
they were too large for family use.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
FRANK P. WALSH RETAINED
AS COUNSEL IN THE
MICHIGAN cred" CASE
(By The Federated Pressl

| 10y Inc Federated Fressl
That the authorities in Berrien Co.
and the department of justice are go-
ing to be challenged to the utmost in,
their gross violation of the constitu-
tional rights of the workers, is evil
denced by the fact that the Labor De-
tense counsel has retained Frank P,
Walsh as leading counsel for the de-
tense.
That those conducting the raid will
be compelled to disclose the names Of
those responsible for their being car
ried out is foregone conclusion. John
D. Rockefeller, Jr.. still remembers the
searching, painful cross-examination
that he was compelled to undergo at
the hands of Mr.. Walsh, when the lat
ter presided over the deliberations of
the Industrial Relations Committee.
Labor unionists recall the splendid
service that Mr.. Walsh rendered the
stockyard workers, the Colorado and
Kansas miners and the workers every-
where in their fight against the organ
lied employers of the nation. He will
cond uct the defense not so much as a
legal case coming to him as "a part of
his work but as a challenge to organ
lied labor to defend itself against the
vicious attacks of the employers.
Berrien County will be the scene of
one of the greatest legal battles ever
fought in the courts of America. 1t
will be one in which the campaign of
the employers will be exposed to the
public and the sordid game they are
playing shown up in its true light. In
such task. Labor Defense Council
could not have selected better cham
pion than Frank P. Walsh.
The announcement that William and
Mary college had established Back
to the Constitution School, puzzled us.
for time. Was some scoundrel actu-
ally proposing to put the Constitution
into force again?
And then it developed that Alton B.
Parker, gave the opening lecture, and
we knew that the study of the Consti-,
tuition would be discreetIy chaperoned-
Where the word freedom" occurs, for
instance. the impressionabIe students
will be told what the trainers of the
Constitution really meant but didn't
know they meant.
Speaking of colleges, somebody Of.
fered S. to each student at Oberlin
who would memorize the Sermon ON
the Mount. Only one student out of
every six tried it. The others must
have remembered that the Sermon on
the Mount was seditious and disIoyaE
a little while ago-and they may have
feared that Christ was still under sus-
plclon by the department of justice.
The New York Times, in its capac-
ity of moral guardian of the universe.
frets lest if Russia be recognized, we
shall have to recognize the validity of
divorces granted there. In Russia,
you know, if man and wife both
want divorce they can get it; where
as in New York, to get divorce, only
one OF them must want it. and the 9TH
er must commit adultery. The Times
likes New York's divorce law.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Boost Universal Cooperation by
getting subscribers for The Llano Col
onist.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Eat Llano Colony Foods, and live
a century.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Boost Universal Cooperation by
getting subscribers for The Llano Col
.onist.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
HYLAN ASSERTS mo
VOTES, NO TRANSIT
only a joke Mayor Explains
Later to Residents Of
Queens.

Residents of Queens had a chance to
pass judgment on the part Of the Mayors
$500, 900, 600 transit sceheme affecting
them at a hearing held by the Board Of
Estimate yesterday afternoon.
Borough President Connolly, who re-
fused to take his seat with other MEM
bers Of the board on the dais, shot the
plan full of holes, standing among his
fellow boroughites on the floor.
Representatives of some twenty diff
ferent sectional organizations in the
sprawling borough, while mildly flatter-
ing the Mayor ana his interest in transit,
each sopke for some different method OF
increasing the facilities of Queens. All
agreed, however, that their borough
should be placed in group of the gen.
eral scheme, meaning that its needs
should be met in the first construction.
do they need any more transit up
around Forest Hills and Kew Gardens
inquired the Mayor blandly That's
one section I'm not going to give any
transit to, If can help 1t. They gave
me only 46 votes out of 500 In that one
district-some high toned section. Wen
Elet them ride on the Long Island Rail-
road"
"I speak for a section that gave you
a majority Of It's votes.' declared Ralph
Halpern of the Richmond Hill CIVIC
Association a little later. II hope you
will take that into consideration
'.I only spoke of that other section in
a ioking way" replied the Mayor for
| it was the only district in Queens where
I did not get a majority. I'm going
out there some day and look them over.
l 1rnly or
from the rest OF the people in Queens.
That's ALL"
When the men had all had their say
Mayor Hylan beamed down on some OF
the women and remarked:
Perhaps the ladies down here who
are doing a lot of cheering would ike
to say something. Why don't we hear
from them?"
Then one of the group, who did not
! identify herself further than to say she
was Mrs Adamowsky of Elmhurst."
remarked
"We have an awful time to get to busi-
Eness in New York when it rains The
Queens Boulevard line does not run
when 1t rains'
when 1t rains?" calculated the
Mayor. cupping his ear in the greatest
Interest.
Eyes, when II rains" was the reply,
| because the conductors nave 10 get
shovels and get the sand out of the
| way"
'Ts It a 10 cent line?" asked the Mayor.
"It is"
"They Will make an application to
some Supreme Court Judge or some Fed
eral Judge to get an additional fare, !"
said the Mayor
Among others who spoke were James
B. limerick of the Ridgewood Commu-
nifty Council, ]. e. Cunningham of the
Elmhurst Community Council. John NJ.
Richie of the Douglaston Civic Associa-
ton. John NJ. Booth of the Jamaica
Board of Trade. John II. Leach. Wood
haven Civic Association Frank Froe-
Inch, College Point Taxpayers Associa-
| ton: william S. Corbett, Allied Civic
Association; Samuel Sanders, Dunton
| Civic League; John II. Clark. Flushing
United Association; William T. Yale.
Queens Chamber of Commerce: George
J. Rhodus. Ridgewood Park Board of
Trade Leonard Davidson. Ridgewood
Chamber of Commerce. and J. p. Netting.
Jackson Avenue Business Mems and
Property Owners Association.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
PIGS ARE A WORK OF ART
IN THE EYE OF WALLACE
Made Beautiful as Well as
Useful Nowadays.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-There is more to
the business of hog raising than just
TO let the pigs grow up. Secretary Wal
lace of the Department of Agriculture
told the National Swine Growers Asso-
citation here tonight. The business now,
he declared. is one of art and science.
1t is something OF an accomplishment
the Secretary said, to control the shape
of the pigs nose and the curl OF his
tail. It's another matter of merit to
control the form and the color and the
shape, and make the animal beautiful
as well as useful.
As to the science of the business as
Il is reflected in the flow Of commerce.
the Secretary mentioned that hog
growers in this day and age change
the form as the needs require. adding to
Il or taking from II. producing more fat
or more lean, more bacon or more lard,
larger hams or smaller hams, as the
changing character and the supply OF
feed or the changing tastes of the con-
sumer make necessary.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
Budget Provides Deputy
Chiefs at $400 Above
Inspectors.
$4,000 PLUM HANGS FREE
Same Figures Not to Be Seen
Always, Says Oracle of
City Hall.

Mayor Hylan's dictum of mo salary
Increases in the 1928 budget was cir
cumvented yesterday by the simple
expedient of creating places for the
favored.
There was general approval when
the pay of John (Buck) McNeal, Dock
Department boatman at the battery,
was raised from $5.25 to Sc day by
raising him in rank from plain boat
man to "boatman in charge of the
Battery landing" 1t is said he has
saved the lives of forty-five persons
off the Battery sea wall.
Grumbling was heard. however. when
four places to be known as deputy chief
inspectors We're created in the Police
Department at the request of Commits
sioner Enright. They will carry SAL
aries of $500 a year, which is $500 more
than ordinary inspectors receive.
Mayor HyIan Speaks.
When the grumbling had become aud
ible Mayor Hylan spoke:
II am told the impression has been
created that the board has increased
the salaries of police officers. This Is
not the fact. We have simply created
new positions. They are temporary to
a great extent. We want to see how
the tentative budget looks. If we do
nor like it. we will trim it down. You
zee certain figures to-day. Tomorrow
you don't see them"
proved the creation of fifteen deputy
inspectorships. which will give the
favored captains receiving the rank $500
more year than the present pay of a
captain.
1t was agreed by the board that the
Commissioners dream of a secret SER
vice, for which he asked S125,000, and
an air service to cost $4,000, should not
be fulfilled at this time.
The board thought we'll of the request
for s77 0co for speed boats 10 catch rum
runners in the harbor. Comptroller
Craig opposed it, however, on the
ground that the work should be done
by the Federal Government.
Fine New job Expected.
There will be a fine job with the
Fire Department after the first of the
year II the board carries out its prom
ise to create the office of explosives
expert.
With the idea of stamping out diph-
theTJa through incubation, CommiB-
sioner Copeland of the Health Depart
ment received S25,0 900 to establish spe-
cial bureau.
I'VE want to inoculate all school chill
dren and then keep up the work by In
oculating all children as they start tc
school," said the Commissioner. 1--WE
will make diphtheria as rare as small
pox Is to-day
Requests for salary Increases for doc
toi and clerks were waved aside.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
VANDERBILT MUST PAY
TAX OR LOSE IDLE HOUR
SI6,I80 Due Since 1921 on
Estate Worth Millions,

Special Dispatch to THE New York HraALn
RIvERHEAD. N. ", Oct. 3.--If Harold
s. Vanderbilt, son of the late William
*. Vanderbilt. does not pay by Friday
the 1921 taxes. amounting to $16.1S0.44.
on the beautiful Idle Hour estate of $50
acres at Oakdale. L. l., 1t will be neces-
sary for Mr.. Vanderbilt to redeem the
property from Charles II. Wltsie OF
Rochester. to whom II was struck off
this week at the annual sale Of Suffolk
county property for unpaid taxes.
When pror~rty is redeemed the
owners pay n heavy penalty. 1t is un-
derstood Mr.. Vanderbilt believed the
1921 taxes were paid The property Is
valued at several million dollars. His
representative has promised to settle by
Friday,
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
Returns to Insane Asylum
for Filling Poor Boxes

THE excessive philanthropy Of
Michael Hession or Allan
tic street. Newark. who was
released two months ago from the
Overlook Hospital for the Insane,
led yesterday to his arrest on a
charge of lettering and to his re-
turn to the hospital for violation of
parole. When found yesterday
Hesslon was making a tour of
Newark churches and dropping
money into the poor boxes.
The police said they found in
various parts of his clothing eleven
500 bills. sixteen $40 bills. four $40
bills. three 50 bills and five 81 bills.
He had also many gold pieces and
forty-three old English guineas
said to be worth about 5000. He
had about $4,000 in all and refused
to explain where he got 1t.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
DRY AGENT IS CHARGED
WITH ACCEPTING BRIBE
Agreed to Quash Complaint
for 81 900, 1t Is Alleged.

Abraham Toplitz, dry agent, charged
with accepting bribe In connection with
a pending prohibition case. was held in
$4,000 bond when arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock. Toplltz was relieved Of his
Government badge. but has not yet been
officially dropped from the service.
Major John Holley Clark. Jr., As
sistant United States Attorney. fled
the complaint against Toplitz. who. he
charged, demanded and accepted a
bribe of $1,000 from DR.. Maurice Sturm
OF 237 West seventy-fourth street. Top
litz agreed said Major Clark. to quash
complaint against DR.. Sturm, from
whom he is alleged to have bought two
bottles OF whiskey.
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
MAYOR CARLSON DENIES FRAUD
Says Jury VIII he Asked TO Try
birmingham Motors Car.

JAMESTOWN, ". Y. Oct. 3.-Mayor
Samuel A. Carlson. president of the
Birmingham Motors, indicted with other
representatives of the company at
Washington on charges Of conspiracy to
commit an offense against the United
states and using the mails TO defraud.
made a statement to-day denying the
charges,
"T have had no connection with an
alleged fraudulent use of the malls or
any other fraudulent practices" he said
lie said a jury would be invited to
try out the merits of the car during the
course OF the tfiaL
The New York herald., 1922-10-04
RAPPLEYE HEADS HOSPITAL.
Succeeds DIR. Hersey ms superfn-
tendcnt Mt New Haven.

NEw HAVEN. Conn. Oct. s.--The nm
pointment Of DR. Willard c. Rappleve
as superintendent OF the New Haven
Hospital to succeed Dr. Harold w Her
sey. resigned, was announced to-day
DR.. Rappleye will hold the rank of pro-
fessor In the Yale Medical School. which
Is affiliated closely with the hospital
DIR. Rappleye Is a graduate Of the
University OF Illinois and the Harvard
Medical School He has served I'm hos
pitals In Boston and California and has
been an Instructor in the University OF
Illinois and the University OF California