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The Washington times., 1924-04-08
FRAUD
RECORDS
GWEN
Weeks Supplies Senators
With Data on Aircraft
Prosecution Delays.
D. Internatlenal Neaa serylcs.


Desire Of officials Of the Hard
ing Administration to keep the
Government from losing money
on wartime contracts has ben
one of the chief causes Of delay
in the final determination Of the
aircraft cases, Secretary Of War
Weeks declared, in a formal state
ment today.
Weeks revealed that many of
the cases had been practically
settled when he became Secre-
tary Of War, but that re-examina-
tons and new audits we're or
dered in the belief that there
were grounds for collecting more
money for the Government than
was at first indicated.
Secretary Weeks explained in de-
tail the reasons for the delay in
bringing to prosecution the many
cases. He asserted that at the close
Of the war many large plants en-
gagged in making automobiles and
other machinery, which had been
turned over to airplane production
during the war, had to be turned
back to their regular output as
soon as possible. They were per
mitted to do so, the Government
depending on later audit to make
payments.
In most Of the cases, an examina-
ton showed no audit was necessary.
1t was apparent. however. the state
ment says, that q thorough audit
was imperative in thirty-two of the
cases.
Lacked Men and Funds.
Very few employees of the air
service, Secretary Weeks said, were
competent to make the kind of audit
necessary; and authorization of only
$25, 900 was allowed for the work.
Additional allowances were asked of
Congress and expert auditors were
later put on the thirty-two cases.
All contractors were permitted to
present their side of the cases and
upon completion the cases were pre-
scented at joint meetings of the war
transactions board of the War De-
partment. At these meetings, the
air service experts recommended
that the results of the audit be
transmitted to the Department of
Justice for further action. IL nee
essary.
Weeks explained he made his
statement Gin view Of the mis-.
understanding that appears to exist
generally as to the present status
Of the air service war contracts"
"BOnus" Is Questioned
"Thirty-one cases all told have
been transmitted to the Depart
ment Of Justice" Secretary Weeks
said. "and the items reported by the
auditors in these aggregated about
$40, 100000. A considerable part Of
this total consists OF the so-called
bonus payments to contractors.
The costs of the articles to be
manufactured were unknown when
the contracts were let during tho
war.
1.-THE Legality OF these bonus con.
tract clauses has been questioned
In the auditors report these bonus
settlements are given separately, as
final decisions as to their legality
will be rendered by the courts when
the cases are before them"
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
BOWIE JOCKEYS
SCRATCHES
FOR TODAY
Horses Are Arranged in Post Posi-.
tiOn Order.)
ETRGT RACE
INT9RSSTioNAL News REL

F1RST RACE.
Horse. Jockey Weight
Trigger-Lee -. a........... 113
Island King Schaffer ......... lie
Bernice Harrar- Norris z. ...... l13
Earla Baby--No boy. ........... 116,
Ocean Mist--Sco bie. ......... 11S
Bother Shanks ............... 113
Night Shade Bell. .........s. ia
Barrage-Co ltiletti ........ 116
Tod Renesor- tirling .....l..s lie
Scratched-Pe Wave.
SECOND RACE.
One Mile and Seventy Yards.
Mon1-Wallace ...........,. los
st. Germain-Abel. ............. lie
Antiles-Milner ............... 100
Our Bfrthday-Farland. .s...... 101
Boy From Home-Mergler. -. 10
Spugs-NO boy. ................ lis
Night Raider-Howard. ...... 96
Charles j. Craigmile-L. Lang. 100
All go.
THIRD RACE.
Five and One-half Furlongs.
epstakes-Mergler ........ 102
Excuse Me-Rose. ............. Ill
Miss Domino-Shillick ........ 1906
-ApeX-No boy. III
Lester Doctor. Shan1s. ...... 100
Lieutenant Farrell-Milner. SO
Venus-Dawson ............... IS
Hidden Jewell. Lang. ........ 112
Top Sergeant-No boy. ....... 800
Frank G--Accardy. ............ 10S
San Dimas-Breuning. ......... "a
Much Ado-No boy. 81
Scratched-Listen Dearie, Belle
Artistic, Black Art, Honor Man,
Julia NJ, Houri, Admirer, The Ally.
FOURTH RACE.
Six and one-half furlongs.
Wellfinder-No Boy. ITO
Boy. 1925
Reparation--McTagg .11S
Tippity Witichet-Walls. ...... .107
Lord Granite-Wallace. .......: .1O0
Shamrock Miner. ........, 90
All go.
FIFTH RACE.
Mile and Seventy yards.
Mark Maxim-Harvey. &c
Capt. Costigan-Milner .1O6
Mizar-Rose iii
Goldmark-No Boy. 81
Kirah-Lee LOB
High Gear-No Boy. III
King John-McTaggart. $3.50. .116
Sea Wolf-Schwartz.. III
Scratched-Royal Charlie, XII
bowie.
SIXTH RACE
One mile and a quarter.
Owasco-No Boy .lO1
DR.. Rae-Harvey ..............1 01
Anniversary-Wallace ......... .1O8
Fiji. Lang ,101
Honolulu Boy--A. Abel 100
Neapolitan--J. Shanks .1O4
Attorney Muir-Harvey ......, .1O1
Ell .Jesmar-No boy =. .1O4
All go.
SEVENTH RACE.
One mile and quarter
Normal-No Boy .1O6
Coral Reef-Atkinson .113
Scare Crow--Shillick .lO4
Superbum--Rose ...............l 0l
.104
Majority-L. Lang iii
Lord Wrack-No Boy .l04
Weather. clear track muddy.
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
ALIENS ARE.
DRAINING
lI.SO|L
Oct Bulk Of Supply and Hold
Own Vast Reserve III Ground
for Future.

This is the first of a series of
articles By Jonathan WicksOire
sHoa0ing the immense holdings in
the natural resources of America
by forei0n-oUned corporations.
The United States is being tapped,
day By dag, of its precious oil By
alien o1omers, 1Ohile foreign fields
are held IN reserve unta America
has been depleted. The complicated
i'sterIocking oaOnerships are graph
cGLly sltoaOn IN the chart.
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
NEAR
Est FIGHT IN
HOUSE
Watkins Swings on GaIIivan,
But Fails to Connect, and
Others intervene.

A fistic encounter on the floor Of
the House between congressman
Elton Watkins Of Oregon and James
A. Galliyan of Massachusetts, was
narrowly averted this afternoon.
Watkins, apparently incensed at
some remark Gallivan made in an
undertone. jumped from his seat
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
Election in Illinois
Turns From Local
To National Issues
NJ WIFI HWAM ExADn

CHICAGO, April S.--Illinois to.
day is electing a governor and
numerous other local officials in
multitude of heated and violent
local contests, and, there Is deep
distress here to see persons like
Calvin Coolidge and Hiram John
son and William Gibbs McAdoo.
coming into Illinois and interrupt.
ing important local affairs by In.
sisting upon decisions regarding
delegates and votes in national
conventions for the remote office
of President of the United States.
It may be of significance, and
1t il at any rate OF interest, from
the standpoint of national politics,
CONTINUED on Page 20, Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
Collins Picks En-
By LEONARD w. COLLINS

1I7loB TS'OCIIB E1D6FL.
BOWIE RACE TRACK, Nd,
April 8.
FIRST RACE-Foyle, Betty Ma
Ioney, Cheri.
SECOND RACE-Bethlehem Steel.
Portocol, Rechabite.
THIRD RACE-Sea Sand, st.
Donard, Ticacey.
FOURTH RACE--Fifty Fifty,
Mumbo Jumbo, Bucado.
FIFTH RACE-opperman, Lew
ellyn, Setting Sun.
SIXTH RACE-Kilbowie, Anne,
Warning.
SEVENTH Guelph, Ira
janus. Tender Seth.
Best bet-Sea Sand.
Best parley-Sea Sand and Fifty
Fifty. To place.
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
It's
Worth
Money
To You

To read the merchandise
ing messages in The
Times this week. It is al
ways profitable to read
the local display ads in
The Times, but it is es-
pecially so now, as the
Washington AID Club is
offering
$500 IN PRIZES
For the opinions Of
readers on "What / Think
Of Advertising in the
Washington Newspapers"
and "What / Think Is the
Best AID Published During
Advertising Week."
Local advertising man.
ayers pride themselves ON
the brightness, crispness.
sparkle and attractiveness
of their announcements in
The Times and you will
find them of great help
to you in writing your let
ter for the prize COMPETE
ton.
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
WEATHER

Fair tonight; Wednesday
increasing cloudiness, prob
ably followed by rain; con-
tinued cool; diminishing
northwest shifting to east
winds.
The Washington times., 1924-04-08
|MMUNIT !
PAID FOR
NFNES,
- mr.- So
CLAIM !.
General ProEibitleH Agent
Armstrong Bares More Amaz
ing Charges to Senator'S.
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON.
International Na,Ea aeerica.

by W1LL1AWA Ne NJ 1NAAA4NOOASs
International News sefvice.
An amazing story Of liquor law
violators purchasing criminal i'm
munity from the Department Of
Justice through the payment of
civil "fines" was related today
by Bryce F. Armstrong, general
prohibition agent, in testifying
before the Wheeler Brookhart CONF
mittee.
The "fines," Armstrong said,
were paid direct to the Depart
ment in Washington by officials
Of breweries caught in dry law
violations.
Told Of 5000 Zine"
Armstrong cited one instance, in
volving the Western Brewery Com
pany at BeIleville, Ill.,, where eight
cen barrels of illegal beer had been
seized. 1--WE recommended criminal
prosecution, and saw the United
States district attorney, w. o. Pot
ter, at East 81. Louis" said Arm
strong. HE told me, 81 don't need
more evidence. have plenty now,
but / just got orders from the
Department of Justice in Washing
toa to nolle PROSE- the case. and l
win do so in few days The case
was nolle pressed.
IT was told later by the secretary
Of the brewing company that they
had paid $1,000 fine to the depart
ment as a compromise to have all
criminal charges dropped. 1t was
civil liability settlement"
Armstrong also told of SELLING 700
barrels OF beer at the Garden City
Of 1898. An injunction obtained
against the brewery, he said, was
subsequently lifted $50 the brewery
could resume brewing"
Relations in Chicago.
The witness told in detail VI dry
law violations in Chicago. He
charged that the Republican poll
ticians there compelled the prohi-
bition unit to submit to their APP
prevail a list of all places to be
raided. To defy the political ring,
Armstrong said, was to invite dis.
missal from the enforcement service.
Ibid you do that?"
Eyes; they were powerful enough
to have me transferred, and ] was
threatened with removal from the
service" said Armstrong. II had
to submit the names of places
intended to raid to Charles Kemp,
the group chief, for approval. This
was done so I wouldn't raid any
friend of the political gang"
Shot BY An Agent.
Armstrong said enough permits
were issued at Chicago for sacra.
mental wine to flood the State Of
Illinois"
was a shot taken at you in
Joliet?"
Eyes, prohibition agent shot
me during raid" he answered.
Ibid he try to kill your"
"I'n always think so, but no
claimed he lost his head"
Armstrong said he was shot
through both legs during a day.
light raid on Joliet saloon.
Armstrong charged the Standard
Beverage Company, OF Chicago,
now under an injunction, ''was
running openly although technical.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
REVENUE BILL TO
COME UP THURSDAY
House Leaders Busy Lining Up Their
Forces for Battle on Tax
Reduction.

Washington, D. G. - House leaders
were busy lining up their forces today
for the opening of the floor contest
on the revenue bill which will be TAX
en- up Thursday.
Though Republican chieftains have
declared after a poll of the delega-
tions that it appears impossible that
the surtax rates of the bill - the
same as recommended by Secretary
Mellon can stand, proponents of
the treasury measure are preparing to
fight it out.
Announcement by Representative
Longworth, Republican, floor leader
that a higher maximum surtax rate
than the Is per cent in the bill UNI
doubtedly will have to be adopted, was
followed yesterday by publication of
letter of Secretary Slemp to Rep
resentative Davey, Democrat, Ohio, IN
which it was said that President
Coolidge's decision on the tax bill
has indicated that he is disposed to
a liberal attitude"
Backers of the Mellon income rates
are pinning their hopes on obtaining
a record vote. With these rates al
ready in the bill, any votes which
would be made under normal proceed
ure, Representative Longworth has
pointed out, would be on amendments,
and unless the amendments were adopt
ed the original rates would stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
City Begins to
Pick Up Garbage
Director of Public Works Starts Two
Units Collecting Garbage aF
in Downtown District. 60

Peter J. Hurtgen, director of pub
lie works, today announced that the
collection of garbage in the city had
been resumed. Two units, consisting
of two trucks and trailers, were or
dered to start in the downtown dis
tricts of the city, and work out as
far as possible today, gathering the
garbage and ashes which have been
accommodating during the past week,
while the garbage equipment has been
assisting the street department in
cleaning the streets from snow.
1t will require at least two weeks
for the garbage department to get
caught UP with the work, Mr.. Hurtgen
stated. He added that many of the
alleys in the outlying districts were
even not yet broken through, and
that in these places it will be impos-
sible for the men to make collections.
Additional equipment will be put on
the garbage detail Tomorrow, he
said. The regular equipment of the
garbage department consists of. eight
units.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
OVER PRODUCTION
MAY PROVE THORN
State College of Agriculture Leader
Shows Danger 20 Farmers
in the State.

Madison, Wis Overproduction
may be thorn in the flesh" of ag-
ricultural progress but tremendous
feed bill is the price dairymen pay
for underproduction of alfalfa, a crop
most needed on Wisconsin farms, ac-
cording to a statement made here by
L. F. GRADER of the state college of
agriculture.
In seventeen counties in northern
Wisconsin, more than S5,00O,00O was
paid for hay and other shipped-in
feeds to maintain livestock in the
winter of 1922, Mr.. GRADER esti-
in the territory.
This condition is the fault of the
farmers, according to Mr.. Graber, who
says that they have fallen far behind
in the matter of home grown feeds.
Each year, he says, farmers appear
to be complacent while thousands of
their hard earned dollars profits go
to buy hay and feed, when these could
easily be raised on the farms.
The surest, safest and easiest hay
crop that can be raised on the Wis
consin farm is alfalfa, Mr.. GRADER as
serts, and in treatise on the subject,
published in a news bulletin issued
by the Wisconsin Bankers associa-
ton, he has set out a large number
of reasons why the drop should be
raised in preference to clover and tim
othy that have been virtually the only
hay crops raised extensively in the
state
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
CAN'T DOUBLE UP
ON INCOME TAXES
High Court Holds Feature
as to Back Assessments
Unconstitutional.
MAY GET PENALTY
Court Holds, However, that
Penalty on Back Assessments
Limited to Ten Percent.

Madison, Wis.-Provision of the
state income tax law authorizing the
state tax commission to double the tax
es for back assessments, was held 30
be unconstitutional by the Wisconsin
supreme court in a decision handed
down Tuesday morning.
Although the court held the double
assessment provision unconstitutional,
it upheld the authority of the state
body to add 1870 interest on back as
sessments. Surtaxes, the court de-
clared, are a part of the income tax
and the state commission has author
ity to assess such taxes.
Does Not Discriminate.
The decision held that section lilo
of the income law does not discriminate
in favor of joint stock associations and
that this provision is constitutional
The commission also has power to go
back and re-assess omitted incomes to
January /, 1915, the court declared,
and thereby upheld authority of the
state legislature to set a specific date
to which the commission may re-assess.
The three-year limitation on the tax
commission which was in effect before
amendments Of 1928 is not statute of
limitation in favor of the income own
er. it was held. Further, the commits
sion has no authority to consider off
sets for personal property, the court
declared in an opinion in the S. Hey
mann case.
Not All of Law Void.
Although the court declared a por-
ton of the income tax law unconstitu-
tional, it declared that the provisions
held void are separable from the re-
mainder of the law and that the entire
statute is not invalid. Since the tax
commission did not invoke the double
assessment provision in the pending
cases. the taxes which were contested
by the plaintiff companies will be re-
quired to be paid, it was said.
In the Schuster Realty company case
the court held since no evidence had
been offered for change in the depre-
citation originally set by the commits
sion, the former assessment must
stand. In the case Of Sidney G. Cour-
teen. Milwaukee, the court held that
the tax commission cannot go back
further than January 1, 1915, to make
income assessments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
CHARGES HUBBY
WAS NIGHT HAWK
Mrs. Rachel st. Louis, 20
Years Old, Files Suit
for Divorce.
ASKS CUSTODY OF SON

Rachel ST. Louis has filed suit for
divorce against her husband, Arthur,
in circuit court on grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment. She asks for
the custody of her three-year-old son,
Thomas.
The action is brought through At
torney Alfred L. Drury, as guardian
ad Item, due to the fact that the wife
is only 20 years old. The husband is
said to be % years of age.
In her complaint the wife. alleged
that she had been caused great men
tai suffering because of her husbands
habit of not coming home until late
hour at night, and added that on sew
eral occasions he had stayed away
from home for days at time without
making any attempt to notify her of
his whereabouts.
Likes Flowing Bowl"
She further charged that he had a
habit of becoming intoxicated over the
week-ends, and that he had evidenced
jealous disposition which had done
much to ruin her health. These things
had killed her love and made it i'm
possible for her to live with him
any longer. The wife stated in the
complaint that he was employed at a
salary of $35 a week.
The couple were married here in
1919 by the Rev. Father William D..
Malone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
VAST SUM AVAILABLE
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Commission Shows Total of Over
S18,OO,OOO for Building of
Roads in 1924.

Madison, Wis.-There will be avail
able from all sources and for all types
of highway construction approximately
$18,415, 674, during 1924, according to
estimates made in the annual report
Of John G. D. Mack, state chief en-
gineer, made public today
There will be available for federal
aid construction, according to the best
estimates, $2,75O,OO0.
TIE total for state highways in
clu6es $463FAf in county funds for the
state trun'. highway system; county
funds fl" 2lnty trunk system, $1,480,-
800; met vehicle license fees for
state trunl; highway maintenance,
So 000. zoo; motor vehicle license fees,
S1,5T5 eco. The counties have also
made available the sum of $1,516,234
for various miscellaneous purposes of
machinery, quarry and gravel pits, for
emergency fund, county supervision
and other purposes. :,
The total sum made available by the
counties is large but still slightly I'M
der the average of the three previous
years. Nevertheless the funds avail
able are sufficient to enable the state
to make another long stride forward
in the Improvement of its roads, the
report stated.
The report on 1928 construction
shows a total of 75.4 miles were given
concrete surfacing under federal aid
at a cost of $2,485,521 and 348.68
miles under state aid at cost of
$9,204 1926.
A grand total of 2,4148 miles were
given concrete, gravel, macadam or
other surface during the last year the
report states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
American Legion to
Honor Dead Chief
VIII Drape Charter for 80 Days ana
Forward a Copy of the Resolu-
ton to the Widow.

A resolution has been adopted by
the Kenosha post of the American
Legion for the expression of respect
to the late Woodrow Wilson, former
ommander-in-c chief. The charter OF
the post will be draped for thirty days,
and copy of the resolution forward
ed to Mrs. Wilson.
The resolution reads:
"Whereas, The nation has lost a
great American and our one-time COM
mander-inchief:
"Be it resolved by Kenosha post No.
81, the American Legion, that in re-
spect of our former veteran, the char
ter be draped for thirty days and that
our sympathies and condolences be ex-
tended to the widow and family.
"Be it further resolved that copy
of these resolutions be forwarded to
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and copy be
spread upon our minutes"
(Signed) Kenosha Post No. p, the
American Legion, Jessel Whyte, Com
mander,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
.MASONS VOTETO
START BUILDING
Intensive Drive for $685.
900 to be Started in
Near Future.
LOW BIDDERS GET JOB

By a unanimous vote the Kenosha
Mason lodge agreed to accept the
report of the Masonic Temple assocla-
ton relative to the building of the
proposed new temple, which was sub
mitted at meeting held last night IN
the present temple. A large represen-
tation of the local lodge was present.
The new temple, which will be To-
Gated at South Chicago and Deming
street, will cost $171,147. The con-
tracts were awarded to the three low
bidders The Hutter Construction
company was given the general con-
tract for $134,852. 1t was stated that
due to the fact that much of their
equipment is now over on the new
court house job they were able to shade
their figures and get under their COM
petitors All other contracts were
awarded to local firms.
The lodge ordered that the work be
started as soon as possible in order
that the building may be gotten
under cover before cold weather sets
in next fall.
Plan for Finance.
Thomas Scott, president of the Ma
sonic Temple association, today stated
that plans are being made for the
opening of an intensive campaign to
raise $125,000 which will be needed
to finance the project. He stated that
teams will be organized and that the
campaign will last for only one week.
The present plans call for the cam
paign organization to be completed
by March II
The Masons already have $4,000 of
the necessary funds, Mr.. Scott stated.
In the raising Of the balance of the
money, he intimated that plan
similar to that used to finance the
Elks' club, may be adopted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
Orders Settlement
Of Wage Dispute

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin SUI
preme court Tuesday morning handed
down decision reversing the findings
of Circuit Judge E. Ray Stevens in
the Fuller and Johnson company wage
dispute with instructions to ascertain
first the wages due the employees and
then to make settlement according to
rules laid down by the supreme court.
The court held that the. employees
are due credit for premiums paid by
the company during the period of
dispute, and that the company is due
credit for bonuses paid during that
period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
Cuts Collection of
Inheritance Tax

Madison, Wis. State inheritance
tax provisions, assessing inheritance
taxes upon the transfer of non-resi-
dent decedents holding stock in for
eign corporations, was held to be I'M
constitutional and contrary to the
fourteenth amendment of the federal
constitution in decision handed down
by the Wisconsin supreme court Tues
day morning.
The decision was rendered in con-
nection with the estate of Annie Rock
we'll Shepard.
In holding that the state has no
authority to levy inheritance taxes
on stock in foreign corporations, the
court declared that stock in corpora
tions is personal property and that
such is located at the point of domi-
Gle of the owner or at the point of
principal business of the company.