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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
PREPARATIONS BODY
VOTES GERMANY
NOW IN Default 7
Holds Teutons Have Vol
unfairly Failed in Wood
Delivery.
BRITAIN OPPOSES
COMMISSIONS ACT
France, Italy and Belgium
Move Together Agains,
London's Advice.
DEEMS ACTION DETRIMENTAL
hmplr" fenrs Eject of Attitude on
berlin's PrecnriOus Financial
Empire Fenrs Effect Of Attitude on
Heriin's Precnrious Financial
COndiiiun.

PAKiS. Dec. 2G.-F'rsncc gained an
important victory in the allied re-
parations commission today when the
con- mission. by Il vote Of ? to !.
declared Germany In voluntary
default In her wood deliveries for
1872:
France. BolTium and Italy voted In
,"E"r "' the dcclaration. while Great
britain cast It's ballots against IL
The decision OF the commission
Was Immediately communicated to
Inc allied governments for their ac.
tnn. IL may have vital .r.ct on
the r"caratiuuS problem II Franc.
can retain the support Of Italy and
f"iEiUn. when tl'c roparations uucs-
non IS discussed Al the January .
meeting os the i'rcinicrs
tnrri,s out British POLES.
The lone vote cIs, aeainat the dec
laratipn by Great britain was in ac-
tprdanca with British policy. which
has been opposed to declaring Ger.
many In default. iu the fear tina,
such action might have disastrous
erect "il The already prccarious
tfai" o' German finance
frhucc is considered to have
'I"rcd an important point by reason
OF th" fact ihai tho decision Of tho
commission w.s arrived AZ an = n...
y''''N vote franc" had been alone
i"i "a louS time iu the contention
'i'' t"iualtg could ur placed in vol
uri"'s d"iarit hy a simple ma Jor,,y
N'tc lta!y'S support 81 France IN
-" t1ltot'u- cam" as .irpris. ana
a. hn indication that Premier Mus.
'aiihi - sv iu-imS over to the French
hl'. 10 the r"parattu,s controversy
Germany has .arii"d out more
ii'tn 80 Der cent nf iis schedule u;
Wood deliveries for this >car when
uio German experts ,waru before tae
commission several weeks ago they
auh"nn".d HAT Germany had been
uhnhi. I" deliver more ihan she haa
and that the deliveries for 1928 must
hc S-"atiY reduced
british In Isolated Position
Ih"r" WAS much comment tonight
over th" 'act that Great Britain had
declined I" vote in favor of dc,.iar.
inE Germany iu default III view OF
INC approaching meeting ~ the
frsfnicrs Although the deliveries OF
wood are uf less Importance
than other matters connected with
i"raratinn>, the French point out
that todnys decision Is OF real value
To Frances position on reparation>.
since !, rcIcrses the order OF things
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TAX-EXEMPT BONDS
STAND UNTOUCHED
West Nirginia's Move Against
\. ). Issues Declared Mis-.
taken One.
NO LENIES ARE POSSIBLE
Real Issue Before Supreme
Court Related TO Bank
Stock Valuing Rule.
NO LENIES ARE POSSIBLE

\SiiiNGTON. Dee. .G-Reports
mat Tax commissioner iiallanan. OF
West Virginia. had ordered asscssors
IN that State To assess ali United
states government bonds for state.
county and municipal taxation, and
receipt OF many inquiries as to the
-%act nature OF recent Supreme
Court decision on the question,
caused court officials today 10 direct
attention To what they stated had
h."n widely circulated misin-
icrprctation OF the courts ruling.
nnsIs of Misnpprehcnsion.
The decision In question was rem
dcrcd In case brought from Okla
h0nIa by the Peoples National Bank,
OF kiusisher, which sought 10 have
reversed ruling OF the Supreme
Court oi that STATE. holding that in
determining the value Of tho shares
of stock OF national or state bank
Tor the purpose of taxation no de-
duCtiOn would be made on account OF
capital. surplus and undivided proiits
OF the bank invested in securities
which are otherwise exempt from
taNntion.
Court officials pointed out it had
octh reported tndt the court had
held that Liberty bonds and other
Federal taN-cxempt securities could
he taxed by States. This. they stated,
mad not been the purport OF the de-
cision. In explanation, they declared
the Supreme Court of Oklahoma held
that in the case of the State assess
ing state or national banks the tax
was not against the corporation upon
IT'S moneyed capital. surplus and un-
divided profits. but was levied
against the shares OF stock In the
hands OF stockholders. II held
further that the officers OF the cor
poration act as the agents Of the
stockholders. both in listing the
shares OF stock for taxation and in
l'nnii in ucd IN parc Z Col o \ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
SEEK STRANGER IN
SLAYING OF BLINN
[Ry Associated prcss.l

STEUBENVILLE. OHIO. Dec. 90
Efforts TO apprehend the slayer or
slaycrs OF Charles Dixie" Blinn, a.,
prohibition enforcement officer, are
centerinS about stranger whose de-
scription was secured from Miss Lulu
Lyle, at whose home Blinn was last
seen alive. Chief of Police Biain an
nounccd tonight.
According 20 Chief Blain. Miss Lyle
declared the stranger was with Blinn
when he called at her home and that
she was introduced to him. but could
not remember his name. She told
police he said he was a Hungarian.
In her statement To the police Miss
Lyle said Blinn was intoxicated and
ftourished his gun and said that he
was e ding TO get some one"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
FALLS RETIREMENT
NEWS TO WASHINGTON
IBy Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, Dec oe-p,h,t.,,
reports that Secretary Fall ~ ~
Interior Department. nigh, soon
sign from the Cabinet. resulted IN 1,
statement by White House smokes
man today. that President Harding
mas no Information about such a
move. II was indicated in other
quarters that the secretary himself
probably would take notice OF tho
reports and issue statement regard
ing them. when he returns TO Wash
insto from holiday visit in Vir-
gin;a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
BELIEVE PART OF
DENVER LOOT FOUND
tBy Associated Press I

NEW ORLEANS. Dee. 26.--Arrcst
of two men and two women at local
hotel tonight led 10 the seizure by
the police OF $500 believed by them
To have been part of tho loot OBJ
taincd December IL by highwaymen
who held up and robbed messenger
of tho Drovers' Bank. OF Kansas city,
Mo. and escaped after IA gun battle,
in which one man was shot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
Auto Lead. in Fatalities.

CHICAGO. Dec. n6.-The automo-
bile caused higher number of sud
den and violent deaths in Chicago
and Cook County during the past
year. than any other agency. accord
ing to report OF the coroner's Of
flee made public today. Six hundred
and forty-cne persons were killed
during tho fiscal year ending October
81, the figures showed. &.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
Canadian saving. increase.

OTTAWA. Dec. 26.-The finance de-
par'ment today reported that savings
accounts in Canadian banks had in
creased In November from si.16.4Ic,-
43 TO S1.l61,609.065. Demand de-
posts jumped from s53l.4sl.42S TO
S544.446.72O.
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One Dead. score Hurt In Fire.

TOLEDO. ONO. Dec. o6.--One man
IS dead and score or more were
reported injured in "a dre that was
sweeping the Dci-Mar Apartments. on
dh,nroe, Street here late tonight. The
khad man is believed to he w. A.
Fauncc, head OF the publishing frm
of Faunce s. Leland,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
LITTLE GIRL NJ MYSTERIOIJSIY
MURDERED IN LOCKED HOUSE
Mother Returns Home and After Policeman Aids Her
to Break In, They Find Child Dead, With
Bullet Over Heart.

and not to admit any stranger. When
the mother received no response to
knocking upon her return tonight. sha
thought the child had gone TO her
grandmother's home. a short distance
away. The mother went there first
and after being told that the child
had not been seen. returned to her
own home and asked Il policeman ~
break open the door.
Dog Beside Body.
Standing beside the childs body
was Curley, her white poodle,
good Watchdog as the mother de-
scribed him. and the little girls con-
slant companion.
Teresa wore only thin night gown
and high black shoes. Powder marks
showed clearly on thu nightsown
;:1out the crimson stain over her
heart. the police said. The flesh on
the little girls breast also was dis.
colored and burned from the nash
OF cartridge fred at close range
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27

Boat Service to baltimore. S3.oo..-.
and money. Travel while IN sIcep
Fast connecting train to W.T. fsoins.
Southern Railway. 500 Ease Mafa ~
Phone Madison 2f2.--AdY.
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The Weather

Cloudy, followed ny rain this nfter
noon and tonight md tomorrow
colder tomorrow.
tFor full weather report SEQ pago ~
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Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06

The Ladies Aid society of the Paw
catuck Congregational church was en-
tertained Thursday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs Curtis Holt on Elm street.
Refreshments were served by the hos
tess
Thursday evening in Memorial Libra
~ hall the Westerly Historical society
held a meeting. A large number was
present and listened to, an interesting
talk by Orlando Smith, on Early New
England. OF the close of the address
gifts which had been presented to the
society were shown, consisting of old
pictures. books and relics.
Friday evening the Wequetequoclz
Community club met and the young peo-
pie who are interested in gardening and
poultry raising had the Pleasure of list
ening to an illustrated talk by A. ].
Brunridge. of Storrs Agricultural col
lege. The children as we'll as the adults
in the village have nearly all starter ta-
BILE gardens this year as the result Of
the assistance given.
The work on the Stanley Bus. which
has been made at the Beach Street car
baFu IS pTdCLlCdls at a SldIu Sllil OWlHS
to lack of funds. This It was thought
would be put on the Norwich & West
erly Line this summer as it would cut
down expenses. As this has iron wheels
and runs on the trolley rails and can ac-
commodate about 80 passengers.
Many who have built homes at the
Highlands feel that the trolley fare
should be lowered to 3 cents from West
-Nr the II lie e1,ar
lance from GAINESVILLE and the fare is
now only. 5 cents from Westerly to that
point.
The wage question for common la
borers in Westerly was put up to the
arbitration committee Of FIVE to whom
she matter was referred. This question
was the cause of the hod carriers and
common laborers for the past six weeks.
The matter was presented to five men on
Thursday afternoon to decide. Chair
man Charles J. Butler of the Westerly
highway commission, Samuel Mardone
and Frank Iacano, two local contractors,
Organizer De Falco representing the
bod carriers and common laborers' union
and Edward Sawyer and c. L. Murphy
Of the Central Labor Union. It was de-
eided that not more than two out of
every six men employed on Saturday
should be allowed to leave work in the
afternoon of that day. This agree
ment as reached by Thursdays con-
ference did not include Liberty & Street
Of Boston and D'Oufio Bus Of Leom-
mister, Mass. who are constructing the
sewer system here as neither of the
irms was represented at the conference
" the water department of the town
" Westerly The board of arbitration
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
WESTERLY

which was selected by the union organ
izer, De Falco, selected Attorney John
]. Dunn Joseph Grillo, Andrew Mar
tin, Charles ]. Moore and Ira B. Gran
dali and at about $50 o'clock the COM
mittee, after going over the question
carefully and finally decided that SO
cents per hour was a reasonable and
fair wage. It was pointed out that
higher wages was demanded here than
in any other place The report OF the
findings follow:
The board of arbitration selected by
representatives of Westerly Local Hold
Carriers and Common Laborers' Union,
with the consent and approval of rem
resentatives of the highway commits
sioner of Westerly and Samuel Mar
done and Frank Iacano, met on the third
day of May, 1922 for the purpose Of
| deciding: What is a fair and reasona-
Bile rate in wages for common laborers
and hod carriers in the town of West
| trly? The board of arbitrators heard
arguments by Messrs. DeFalco. Sawyer
and Murphy, representing the union ana
Mr. Butler representing the highway
commission and Samuel Nardone, rep
resenting himself and speaking for
| Frank Iacono & Co. After the presenta-
ton of evidence by both sides the board
took the matter under consideration. Up
on considering the evidence submitted
and giving the most favorable view to
the length of time in a year that the
common laborer Is employed and the
probable amount a laborer would earn in
year the board finds that the laborer
! Is employed on an average of 2SO days
| a wear and at the rate of so cents
per hour earns 1920 per year or ap-
proximately $1769 that the Iaborer re-
ceives as an average week wage figur-
| ing for the entire year.
The board reports that it finds that
| 80 cents an hour is a reasonable and
| fair wage for common laborers.
This is signed by the committee.
The Colonial club has as president,
| Thomas Mckenzie. who has been re-
| elected; Arthur Trotman Charles D
Fowler and Charles E. Sherman are on
the board of governors. Wednesday ev-
ening the Colonial club and the Mis-
tuxet club of Stonington held a bridge
whist, the visitors winning by 497 points
This gives the Colonial club a lead Of
! 255 points for the tournament. The
final game will be played Wednesday
next.
The case of the state. Thomas E
Brown, complainant is Nicolo Costagna
! is being tried in the superior court here
this week before Judge Edward Blod-
gett. Nicolo Costagna charged with rob
| berry and mayhew The testimony for
the defence was presented Thursday
Costagna testifying that he was not al
the Sena house on the afternoon James
| Arnott alleged to have been attacked
Several witnesses corroborated the testi.
mony of the defendant and his aIibi
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
yOLUNTOWN

Court Liberty, No. 132. F. of A.. met
Monday evening. A letter from the
grand secretary was read which conveyed
the thanks Of supreme and grand court
officers for the splendid work accomplish
ed during 1922.
George A. Dawley has purchased the
so-calied Wightman property in the viii
lage from John Albro. and Charles Down
ing has purchased the Hoxie-Palmer
property at Main street corner.
A large number attended the auction
at the he me Of Jonas L. Herbert Satur-
day last.
Fire Warden Tanner had q. large gang
of local men fighting forest fires in the
| southern section Of the town Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Mcdonald, who has spen
several months at Palm Beach, Fla, is &
guest at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald.
4 Pupils perfect in attendance for Apri
at the Center school are:
Grades s, Z, s, Mary e. Peckham
teacher: Doris Bliven, Alice Condar
Dorothy Dupont, Isabelle Genereux, Eve
1yn Mathewson, Louise .Magrey, Kathiee
i Mcdonald. Helen Thompson. Leo Dero
siers, Arvi Lybeck, Floyd Magrey. Vern
Matson, Rosario Russi. John Thompson
| Simon Thompson, Charles Soderstrom.
Grades and 2. Cecilia A. Ellis, teach
er: Marian Fletcher, Doris Hall, Id
Hammel, Marion Herbert. Dorothy Ma
/ grey. Raymond Frink. John Gibson, Wi
liam Macomber. Leo Perry. John Rood,
Joseph Sheldon.
Grades 3. 4, 5. Dorothy B. Mcneil
teacher: Eugene Bebo, Theodore Coriaty
Howard Davis, Adelore Magrey, Josep
Magrey, Doivia Matson, Elmo Matsoi
Wilfred Perry, Arthur Russi. Euclide De
rosters, Carlo Westerlund. James O'Cor
nor, Wilfred Hamel. Florence Blivel
Lillian Bullock, Corinna Champlain, Eli
abeth Duffy. Elsie Edmond, Fabiola Ger
ereux, Mildred Kline, Fannie Lun6
istrom, All Neiminen, Ida Roode, Evely
Vaillain court, Marie Vaillaincourt, Jan
Whipple, Marian Edmond.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
sTONINGTON

The fishing fleet was unable to go out to
the fishing grounds Thursday owing to
the severe northeaster.
Captain Manuel Clay's power boat
Lena which is being used in scallop fishing
on the south side Of Long Island, was,
aged to the extent Of $500. Her upper
works were smashed by the force of the
collision
More boats will leave here soon for
scallop fishing.
Captain B. c. Chesebro and helpers
brought in six barrels of cod Thursday.
The local market had a good assortment
of fish this week.
Rev. F. R. Sanford has returned from a
| trip abroad. Owing to Ill health he re-
turned home soner than he had intended.
Paul Sche2as and family have moved
! into the apartment over the store on Wat
er street.
| ]. G. Gaines of Portland, Oregon, is
spending the week with friends here.
Thursday evening Ruth chapter, no
"A, o. E. S. met in Masonic hall. Several
new members were balloted on. An iavi-
tation from Charity chapter of Mystic tt
meet with that chapter Tuesday evening
| was accepted A large number will at.
tend going by motor truck.
4 Rev. Charles e. Bldredge of Mantle
II o'clock standard time.
The meeting Of the Stonington Cominun
ity Service Association, Inc, will be helt
in the community house Monday, MAY
Is, at p. m.
Henry Robinson Palmer attended th'
convention of the Associated Alumni Mag
azines at Campaign, Ill. Mr.. Pairnel
is editor of the Brown Alumni Monthly
and president of the Brown Alumni Maya
zine Co.
A new neighborhood clock to be placed
on the Community house tower is to b.
considered AS the building is situated
in the business section of the town, direct
| ly across from the building where tn
post office is located, the clock would no
be on a municipal building therefore day
light saving time or standard time coult
be followed
Friday evening Nina council K of c.
gave whist and dance In the club room
on Main street, about rs tables were play
ed. Refreshments were served.
Sunday Grand Knight Rose and Pas
Grand knight Vargas will go to Danbur.
to attend the state convention. May q
the council joins with Father Murph.
council of Mystic in exemplifying III.
third degree of the order on class o
so candidates, ten Of whom will go from
Nina council.
Antoine Avalar of Summit street is havinI
| a handsome new garage built on hi
premises.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
CURLEYVILLE

E. "A. Walker left here Monday for the
Hartford hospital
Miss Arlene Durham and Mrs. Mar
guerite Walker were in WiIlimantic
Tuesday
Mrs. Mabel Smyth Snow of this place,
formerly of Hartford, was admitted to
membership and taken into fellowship of
the church here Sunday last
Mrs. D. P. Munyan is ILL.,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06
LEDYARD

The meeting Of the town school COM
mittee. with all six members present. to-
gether with Supervisor S. H. Reed, was
held in the Bill public library building
Tuesday afternoon. Billings T. Avery,
chairman Of the board, presided. 1t was
voted that UnionvilIe and Gallup schools
be closed. There will be some changes
In the teaching staff. Some of the regu-
lar teachers are to be transferred to
other schools. The salary Of the teach
ers is to remain the same as last year.
Bills were approved and ordered paid.
The amusement committee Of Ledyard
grange held a dance in the new grange
hall Saturday evening. A large number
was present. Refreshments were served.
good sum was realized which will go
toward payment for the new grange hall
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-06

ReddinE Ridge.-The daylight saving
muddle is now upon us. The public
schools are running an hour earlier, also
the Sanford school. Many of the people
are carrying a watch in each hand, and
solemnly forgetting which is which
Arizona republican., 1922-03-27

should come into the field for the
general election.
Names to appear on the ballot at
Tuesdays election are the following
Guy E. Attaway. present council
man, cotton grower and ginner: j.
f. Asher, manager of the Mesa
Garage; c. r. Clark, owner cl the
East End Grocery and Grocorteria;
DR.. ]. M. Greer, physician and sur
geon: F. b. Gurley, proprietor Gem
City Meat Market; Fl. G.. Holcomb,
Mesa manager American Railway
Express company: George A. john
son, proprietor of the Toggery; w
A. Macdonald, present councilman,
cattleman and ranchcer; Leonard
Nets, rancher; Robert Scott, pres
ent councilman, banker; d. l.. Stap-
ley, present councilman, hardware
man: w. M. Trimble, manager
Trimble Motor company, Mesa Ford
agency: Fred G. Weekes, present
councilman, cattleman.
While the coming election has not
created undue excitement interest
in the various candidates has
warmed up within the last few days
and it is expected that there will be
keen rivalry when the poles open
Tuesday.
The one polling place for the city
will be located in the court room at
the city hall where the polls will be
open the required IL hours from
to s..
Indians Win Track Meet
The United States Indian school
OF Phoenix won Saturdays track
meet with Mesa high school by an
overwhelming score of 8 to %. Scott
placed first in the 100 yard dash for
Mesa in the first event OF the day,
but after that first places came few
and far between for the locals. The
meet was tagged on the high school
athletic field.
Mesa Boys Defeat Phoenix
The Third Ward Boy Scout bas-
ketban team scored victory Sat
urday night over the championship
team from Phoenix representing the
Sunday School Athletic association
of that city. The two teams met
on the floor in thetL. D. S. audid-
torium and put up stiff battle, the
locals nosing out on their oppon-
ents with a score of Ill to s in their
favor at the end of the game.
WiIdermuth Resigns =.
Announcement has been made OF
the resignation of G. X. Wildermuth,
teacher Of biology and athletic in
structor at the Mesa union high
school. Prot. Wildermutt's resigna-
ton win become effective March 81.
and he will leave Mesa to take
charge Of one Of the large state
farms in California. Mr.. Wilder
muth was for number of years
Arizona republican., 1922-03-27
GIVES OPINION ON
TAX YEAR OPENING

In answer to an inquiry from A. A.
Mclaughlin, general solicitor for the
United States railway administra :
tion in Washington, D. c., as to what
is the tax. year in Arizona, w. j..
Galbraith, attorney general, states in
an opinion rendered yesterday that,
in his opinion, the tax year in Ari-
zona is the year beginning with the
first Monday in January of each year,
which, for practical purposes, has
been treated as the 1st Of January
each year.
Mr. Mclaughlin states that he
wants this information in connection
with the closing out Of the accounts
of the director general with the vari-
Gus railroads in Arizona. Mr.. Gal
braith's opinion is as follows:
This opinion is supported to an
extent by paragraph 4S45 OF the Re-
vised Statutes of 1918. which pro-
yides that the tax levied is made a
lien on the property assessed, which
shall attach on the first Monday in
January in each year; and paragraph
1850, which provides that the assessor
shall assess the property between
the first Monday in January Of each
year and the first day of May in each
year.
This is the Interpretation officially
adopted by this office, but IL would
be a highly advantageous procedure
were the legislature to definitely de-
clare and define the tax year.
Our opinion has been arrived at
not only through the legal interpre-
tation Of our statutory laws, but we
have also relied strongly on histori-
cal and economic Interpretation"