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New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
SHOOTS MAN IN JAIL :,.t,.'
J. D. Farrior Calls Alleged Asssilant of Granddaughter To Cell Windov and Tries To Kill Him

Elizabeth City, N. C., Aug. 21.-J. D. Farrior. wealthy retired soft drink manufacturer Of Wilson, N. C.. today shot and perhaps fatally injur- ed Joe Swindell, while he was held in jail charged with improper conduct toward Farrior's IS year old grand daughter.
 Walking up to the jail window the aged man called out to the prisoner and when he appeared. the police said Farrior shot through the jail bars woundins the prisoner in the right lung.
 Farrior surrendered immediately to the police, whom he told he had been breeding over the case, which had been pending since last June. and de- cided to shoot the man. He was re- leased on s15,oo0 bond.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
DECISION REVERSED.

Milford, Conn.,. Aug 21.-Decision was reversed in the town court today by Judge J. D. Brown, Jr., in the case of J. J. Bonnet, proprietor of & shore amusement company who was tried on a charge of violating the state law prohibiting Sunday dances. Bennett was arrested following a re- cent Sunday dance in his place. In his own defense today he offered evil dence that no admission was charged but that soda water tickets were sold to those who sought admission and dancing was permitted without charge.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Reeapllan ia Relginm

Bg The Assapaatsa fFssA
 Brussels. Aus, sl,-A decree Nas is- sued today closing the parliamentary session follOHlng the cabinets eemr plete approval of the statements 0f the outcome Of the London TspaTa- ton conference as made by Premier Theuais and Foreign Minister fly mans,
 These statements brought out that the financial pledges obtained in eEr change for the evacuation Of the Ruhr represent ls bllliens of geld marks in railroad and industrial hands, while a guarantee is affords ed because Germany cannot violate her new engagements without running her credit in America as well as in Europe,
 Finally, it was stated, the allied front, with American cooperation, had been reestablished, and a policy Of eeneillation sTd resPRFeehsment in. augurated,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Carry sIi Program

Bg The Assoriateii flFss
 Berlin, Aug, 1.-The German gov. ernment has begun the legislative program required to carry out the agreement reached at the London conference for launching the Dawes repafstion plsn,
 A bin presented 10 the Rsiehstss provides assent to the London nreto, col. authorization for the minister of finance to float loan Of 0o.ona.o 900 gold marks, and authorization for the government of the Reich to take measures with . view to the surren- der Of state railways bonds to the value of ii.0no. 100000 gold marks and bonds worth 5000. .noo.o gold marks under the law relating 10 tax ation of industry.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Lrpprrr CRITICALLY ILL.

Norwich. Aug. 2i.-Former State Treasurer Costello Lippitt of this city. who has been i'll at his home here for some time. was reported to be in a critical condition today. Besides serving as state treasurer Mir. Lippitt vas at one time mayor of this city and IS a well known banker.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
SEIZE STILLS.

New Haven, Aug. 21.-Two liquor stills and several hundred gallons of liquor and other materials used in the making of liquor were seized and two men arrested in a raid by the police at bake shop at EOS Wallace street this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

forenoon session explaining he's Mir, CE0Ns questioned Leopold sasr ,0eb aheat the glasses, typewriter aRfthvir law edueatieR, lts had reached the start Of the conference st Nhleh the beEs hnally broke a0sR aRd confessed
 when the eOnt recessed feE lnehe0n,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Dr. John Creutn

pr. John Cremin, former resident of this city, died yesterday at his home in New York, according to word received in the city last night by relatives. Dr. Cremin was resident here until he completed his medical education at Yale, when he went to New York to practice. He has been a practicing physician In that city for about 35 years. He received his ear ly education in the old town school and graduated from the local high school.
 He Is survived by numerous rela- tives here and a great number of friends. Judge William F. Mangan, a nephew of the deceased. left this morning to attend the funeral which will be held tomorrow morning.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
RaN Street Briefs


 New York, Aug si,-A growing bs- lief in the financial district that the iron and steel trade has taken a defr mite turn Ter the better, Nas said 10 have bssR the basis for heavy trading of United states Steel common ia yssisrday's exciting trading on the stock exchange carrying the shares to lllA, the highest price since lsls, The record high of ls6 S-s was Tesehr cd in lslf, Steel trade analyslsts lock fer continued gradnsl improvement, The steel earperatiaA's surplus is uur officially estimated al about shsa, ,o0e,- AhA. This more than the common stack which Is sAes,sa2,eae,
 The General Petroleum corporation earned het income of ss,ssf,sss m the year ended June 80, equal after cent on the average amount of conn mon stock outstanding. This com nares with sS.ssi,ssT or 2s,ss per cent. In the preceding year, Profit and loss surplus tetalled tik,seT,07s against ss.sei,2to a year ago.
 Profits of Union Tank car In the first half Of 1894 fell to ti.ioi,Tii equal after preferred dividends 10 s4.sh a share on the common stock. compared with ti.a.4.bes or ss.3s a share in the corresponding period last year.
 Substantial increase in earnings of the Central Steel Co. Is reported for the first six months Of 1924. net ip- come Of se.0tS.507 or s7?. A share on the common stock after preferred dividends exceeding net income for the entire year Of 1923 which was se.o06.s5s or s6,ts q share.
 The wool textile trade of Great Britain in recent weeks has been by the general quietness in the raw material market. which fol- lowed continuous advance in me- dium and low crossbeds during the last six months. the Bankers Trust reports. The primary mar kets are now said to be practically cleared of the seasons wool. British trade reports state the financial diff cuities of Germany and more especial ly the restrictions on the purchase of sterling are seriously interfering with the wool industry generally.
 Directors of the Texas Gulf Sul- phur Co. today placed the capital on 3 $7 annual dividend basis by de- claring a quarterly dividend of s1.7S q share. In the first two quarters this year extra dividends of 2b cents a share were paid fin addition to the regular quarterly dividend of sf.5o. An extra dividend of 50 cents was
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
DrathH
Giuseppe CattanZarrO.

Giuseppe Cattanzarro, four-year- old son of MT. and Mrs. Loriano Cat tanzarro, died yesterday afternoon at his home. The funeral tas held this afternoon with services tn the home at 9 o'clock. Burial was in St. hary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
IS BANKRUPT

New Haven, Aug. 21.-Mary F. Legeros, doing business as the Boston Candy Kitchen in Jewett City in . bankruptcy petition filed here today gives debts of s3,455.17 and assets of s1.Sbl76.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
MYSTERY ENVELOPS
 CHECKS FOR S4O,0OO
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ktnntinH"n lToH flEet idbfp state. as was the case with all other depositors, had been supplied with s statement of its account with the bank and If the state officials wished to make this statement public they were at liberty to do SO but he could not.
 Taken to Cheaper Quarters
 Former State Treasurer Gilpatric was today removed from the private room which he had been occupying at the Day KimbalI hospital to less es- pensive quarters in the institution. This action. it was stated was in line with the policy of the family to economize in every possible way to make available whatever assets of Mr. Gilpatric were possible toward meet ing the sum of his peculations from the bank and other sources. An nouncement of the intention of the family to sell the home which he had established here was made known last night.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

U. S. TREASURY STATEMENT. U. s. Treasury balance, $2O7,S4S,S59
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

cause them to repeat Of the ssaEss lheY had f0ll0Rsd,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
BOYS BODY
 WAS POORLY HIDDEN
'econtinssa from Firs, Pagsl

ssfhsy would have reached the designated point in their automobile al that precise moment, if the train were on llme,n said Mr, Savage, ''How could they have been lTseedg No one kneg whence came the telephene call to Mr. Franks, nor who had ordered the cab sent to his home, No one would have knogh who telephensd the drug store and the fsthsr would have had no chance te aetify the Rer lice in advance of where he had been told 10 so or how to dispose Of the money
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

Profits of Union Tank ear in the first half Of iasi fell to si,ioi,7ii equal after preferred dividends 10 st.sS a share on the common stock, compared with N.a.4.bss or ss.3s a share in the corresponding period last year.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

lerant which is to appear Saturday in the Revue Hebdomadaire. In the course of this the ex-president an-
 nounces that he is ready to resume
 political life and re.-states his creed,
 not without considerable criticism of the present office-holders, of whom latter he remarks: "Dictatorship by a
 handful of men in the chamber is a negation of the republic"
 M. Millerand agrees that the con- solidation of inter-allied understand ing effected in London is a valuable result, but not, he says. if 1t is at- tained by substitution of a policy of promises for the policy of pledges. He holds that the Dawes report may bs very fine, but declares 1t is only 8 scheme like the stated payments of 1921 which Germany accepted but did not execute. It is therefore nec- essary for the statesmen to. await | events before congrafulating them- selves on the resultss of the confer ence.
 As to the resumption of relations i with Russia desired by Premier Her | riot, says M. Millerand, 1t Is to be | feared that it would be useless and | dangerous" Two great nations hith- erto have maintained the same atti- | tude toward Russia-France and the United states-he remarks. Their policy has been inspired by simple good sense and in the interest of the two countries. and what passed in London during the Anglo Russian ne- Eotiations was not of . nature to
Evening star., 1924-02-11
F|L|P|N0S IN PLEA
FOR INDEPENDENCE
Special Mission Members
Appear Before the Senate
InsuIar Committee.

The special mission seeking inde-
pendence for the Philippines present.
ed its plea today to the Senate insular
committee.
Manuel RoxaS, speaker of the Fill
pino assembly and head Of the mis-
sion. declared there was ample evil
dence that Eve are a homogeneous peo-
pie, with the same customs and habits
and possessed of Il strong sense of
nationality
Have you considered what the re-
suit would be upon your trade?"
asked Senator Willis. republican.
Ohio.
Willing to Take Risks.
Yes" replied the witness. "and We
are willing to risk it,
Asked what the japanese population
of the island was. he said it had de-
creased in the past decade, and as
serted there was no fear by Filipinos
of either industrial or military in
vasion."
The Japanese have known of our
islands since the sixteenth century"
island. Luzon, was under control of a
shogun. But it has been established
that the Japanese will not colonize
in the tropics; that they do not pros
per there"
Evening star., 1924-02-11
ARTS AND LETTERS
DINNER IS PLANNED
Representatives of Five Continents
to Speak on Feb.
ruary 28.

Plans are being arranged for its
annual dinner by the International
Association of Arts and Letters, to
be held at the La Fayette Hotel on
February %, and attended by diplo
matte Representatives from five conti-
nentS.
Europe will be represented by NJ
Tsamados. charge d'affaires for
Greece; Australia by Sir Donald Mac
kinnon, high commissioner from Aus
tralta; Africa will be represented by
S. Yousry Pasha. minister for Egypt:
Mira Hussein Khan Alai. minister
from Persia, will represent Asia ;
Senior DR.. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, min
lister for Panama, will represent Span
ish South America, and DR.. Manoel
de Oliviera Lima. former ambassador
of Brazil. will represent Portuguese
South >m"rica. Each will respond to
the toast of the evening, ARTS and
Letters-The Universal Bond" to be
given by DIR. Clarence J. Owens, who
will preside.
The menu and program arranged by
DR.. Tom Williams will symbolic the
five great continents.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
PUBLIC LAND SALE
PROFIT, $339,411,874
Figures Believed Record, Compared
With All Other Countries,
Report Shows.

A net profit of s339,411.s74 has been
made by the United States from the
sale of public lands-believed to be a
record revenue from this source COM
pared with all other countries-ac-
cording to a tabulation made by the
Interior Departments general land
Office. The figures cover the period
dating from the beginning of the
country's history up to June 30. 1923.
Exclusive of Indian land sales. ag-
gregate receipts totaled $491, 300, ,484.
while expenditures for administering
the public domain amounted to $751;
Ss8,609. The tabulation shows $685.
1898 was spent for purchase and
cession of lands and s20s,776,O31 was
paid to Indians in annuities and for
"quieting" and purchasing their titles
to sections Of public lands.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
U. S. EDITORS ON WAY
TO FLEET MANEUVERS
More Than 100 Sail for Culebra
Aboard Transport, Guests of
Secretary DENLY.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. February IL
With more than a hundred editors
and publishers, representing daily
newspapers in thirty-two states, on
board as official guests of Edwin
Denby, Secretary of the Navy, the
naval transport Henderson steamed
out of Charleston harbor yesterday,
bound for the Atlantic fleet, off
Culebra Island.
Rear Admiral Frank H. Schofield.
personally representing Mr.. DENLY,
and Maj. Gen. John 4. I4ejeune, COM
mandant Of the United States ma
rines. are making the trip with the
in way, that the Henderson is
named for former commandant of
the Marine Corps.
On the way to Culebra Island the
Henderson will stop at Port au Prince
and at Santo Domingo. From Cuiehra
island trips will be made to the
Virgin Islands and Porto Rico. Be-
fore the fleet tactics and maneuvers
the editors and publishers will be
distributed among the capital ships
of the fleet, the better to observe the
Navy in action. The party will break
up February %.
The purpose of the trip to Culebra
Island. according to Navy officials, is
to give editors and publishers of
Leading American newspapers an op-
portunity to learn at first hand about
the American Navy in it's operations.
-. Mhen ", the invitations were distrib-
pected to make the trip, but press of
conditions in Washington is given
as the reason why he could not come.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

that the high rates were becoming in
Creasingly unproductive. citing that
incomes of over 100000 constituted
e9.5 per cent of the total income re-
ported in 1916. and 5.4 per cent and
40 per cent, respectively, in 1920 and
1921.
The only way that the income tax
as applied to larSe incomes can be
made an actualit.H the report said.
lis by reducing the rate of tax to a
sound level and thus lessening the
incentive to taxpayers to avoid the
tax"
Position OF Democrats.
The democratic report called for
Il reduction in the normal taxes to
" per cent on net incomes up to
$1,000; per cent on incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and per
cent above that amount. Represent
ative Gamers original plan called
for per cent tax on incomes be
| tween $4,000 and $4,000 and the re
duction to $4,000 was explained az
necessary to cut down somewhat the
loss in revenue which the Treasury
reported would be sustained under
the plan. The surtax rates proposed
by the democrats would start with !
per cent at $4,000 and increase to
"a per cent on incomes of $4,000 and
over.
These rates, the report said, would
result in losses of revenue. under
Treasury estimates, of $1S6.257.3S6 in
the normal taxes as compared to
$T.014.S5f under the Mellon rates
adopted by the committee. and $l39,-
S03.l9J in the surtaXes compared to
s200,352.243 under the Mellon sur
taxes. The figures were based on
1921 revenue returns.
Reply TO Charges.
Citing secretary MELONS declara
ton that Representative Garner.
ranking democrat of the committee.
was playing politics" in Offering this
tax revision plan. the report declared
his expression was IAN unheard of
performance. as insolent as 1t Is i'm
prudent, and in the judgment of the
minority is in the worst of bad faith
toward progressive income taxation"
In addition to asking different in
come rates. the democrats proposed
Evening star., 1924-02-11
LEWIS TO HEAD BUREAU
OF NEGRO ECONOMICS
Chicagoan to Succeed Late Phil n.
Brown as Commissioner of
Cancellation.

Morris Lewis of Chicago, repre-
sentative of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
Pile, has been appointed commissioners
of conciliation and head of the bu-
reau of negro economics of the De
partment Of Labor, Secretary Davis
announced today. Lewis name was
presented by republicans of Illinois;
He succeeds Phil H. Brown of Ken
lucky, leader among colored repub-
licans in the south. who died in WASH
ington two months ago.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
Report of Republicans.

The report of the eleven republic
cans of the committee was the same
as Chairman Green's except for con-
siderable additional argument defend
ing the cut in Surtaxes to a maxi
mum of 25 per cent. 1t pointed out
Evening star., 1924-02-11
DANISH AVIATOR KILLED.
j. P. Hansen, in Airplane, Collides
With Wireless Antenna.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, February 11.-The
Danish aviator. ]. P. Hansen, was
killed yesterday when his airplane
collided with the antenna of the naval
wireless station on the river front here.
The accident occurred while Hansen
was carrying out stunts" in a bomb
ing maneuver.
Thirty thousand spectators saw the
accident, with occurred shortly after
midday. They were Mortified when
the airplane burst into flames after
it had struk the lofty wires. II
dropped to earth like ball of fire.
The body of the aviator was taken
out of the burning wreckage. but
was charred beyond recognition.
Hansen was forty years old and re-
Gently accomplished a flight over the
Andes with passenger.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

To form q rainbow the sun must
not be more than AZ degrees above
the horizon.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

higher estate taxes and enactment of
gift tax, together with the repeal
of a number of the miscellaneous
taxes in addition to those already re-
vised by the committee.
The report explained that all fea-
lures of the bill were considered by
the whole committee until the income
rates were reached, when the demo-
Gratis We're excluded. Many sections
of the measure. other than the income
rates. are praised, particularly pro
visions relating to stopping loopholes
in the administration of the law by
which many large taxpayers escape
their Just taxes" but the report added
that the majority bill still leaves
large discretionary powers with the
Treasury Department in the tax mat.
ters."
Evening star., 1924-02-11
GERMAN PRINCES IN U, S.
Two Cousins Of British King a,
Aiken. 8. C..

AIKEN, S. c., February 1l.-Prince
Richard of Hesse, Princess Augusta
of Hesse, Prince waldemar of
Orleans and Princess Marie Louise
Olga of Hesse arrived here yesterday.
The two princes are nephews of the
late Empress Of Germany and cousins
of King George Of England.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
Relief to Taxpayers.

Mr.. Green said "the bill gives ma
and the amount of the reductions and
consequent loss to the Treasury is
larger in the lower brackets than in
the higher, though the percentage of
reduction, of course. is much larger
in the higher brackets than in the
lower"
Explaining the reduction in the
maximum surtax from so to % per
cent, Mr.. Green referred to Secre-
rate should be considered the point
at which they (the SsurtaXes) could
be applied effectively or the point of
maximum productivity" He added.
however. that "it is impossible to
accurately determine at what rate of
tax this point is reached. but it seems
10 be generally conceded that a so
per cent surtax has constantly in
crea sing effect in creating evasions
and that 1t is inadvisable for other
reasons"
Cut ON Earned Incomes
Referring to the provision for a
o5 per cent reduction in the tax on
earned incomes the chairman said
"the definition that at least $1,000
of the taxpayers income shall in all
cases be considered earned, amply
provides for the small taxpayer, such
as the farmer and merchant, whose
income is derived in part from per-
sonal services and in part from capi-
tai. and approaches exact justice as
near as it is possible without max
ing the law unworkable and impoS-
sible of administration
The following changes were cited
as designed to prevent the avoidance
Of the income tax:
THE existing law provides that the
amount by which the tax is increased
on account of the gain from the sale
of capital assets shal! not exceed
proposed bill it is provided that the
amount by which the tax is reduced
on account of losses from the sale
of capital, assets shall not exceed
12E. per cent of the loss.
"The provisions of the reQrganiza-
ton section have been rewritten to
prevent the use of the section to
escape proper taxation by increasing
the basis for depreciation or deple-
ton or by increasing the basis for
salo of assets transferred in connec-
ton with a reorganization or by dis
tributing as capital gains what are in
effect dividends out of earnings.
Income of Trusts.
where the grantor of trust re-
tains the power of revocation the
income of the trust is to be taxed
to him.
1.-THE penalty imposed by section
22o, upon corporations availed Of to
avoid the imposition of surtaxes on
the stockholders, is now based upon
all the income Of the corporation
which would be taxed in the hands
Of an Individual, and the presumption
is Gre ated that any investment COM
pany is availed of for the purpose of
avoiding the imposition of surtaxes
on stockholders.
1.-THE deduction for interest paid on
indie ebtedness (other than interest
paid or incurred in connection with
the trade or business of the taxpay-
ers) and the deduction for non -busi-
ness losses are allowed only to the
extent that the sum of these two
items exceeds the tax-exempt income
of the taxpayers"
Evening star., 1924-02-11
RUMMAGE SALE HELD.

A rummage sale conducted by the
Church of the Ascension, located at
18th street and Massachusetts, ave-
the church announced today, in order
to avoid confusion among those ex-
pecting to attend the sale. The sale
is being held by the Parish Aid So
ciety for the 1enefit of the church.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

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per cent to 3 per cent. and upon the
remainder of the taxable income from
8 per cent to per cent. The initial
surtax rate Of l per cent is made to
apply at $4,000 instead of $4,000 and
is Increased gradually to 25 per cent
on incomes of 100000 and over.
Evening star., 1924-02-11

A peculiar feature of work under
ground is that sounds reach the
miners from great distances. The
men in one deep mine knew the time
for a meal from the rumble caused
by a" certain train, and mysterious
sounds in a part Of a pit reputed to
be haunted were traced to a steam
hammer on the surfacenliles away.
Evening star., 1924-02-11
TAX-CUT MEASURE
PRESENTED WITH 3
MINORITY REPORTS

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