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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
Excise, Occupational, Gift,
Estate, Tobacco and Al
cohoI Duties Reduced.
$l93,579,546 Is Topped
From Income Levies.

may be written in the administrative
features will not affect the cuts as es-
timated. Allowances aggregating S37,-
100000 a year in taxes are now made
under this clause of the law.
New Surtax Schedule Drawn.
The committee also agreed on a
new schedule of surtax rates. No
change in the present surtax rates is
proposed on incomes OF less than S42,-
900 a year and the maximum surtax
will be twenty per cent on incomes
of 100000 and above instead of the
present maximum of forty per cent
beginning at 100000.
OF the total reduction $l93, $40
is proposed in income taxes and earn
ed income allowance. The loss from
reduced normal taxes is estimated at
$45, $40, 1856, from surtaXes at $90,o9l,-
720, from increased personal exemp-
tions at $42,330,640, and from earned
income at 100000.
100000 Off Gifts.
A cut of 100000 is estimated in
the gift tax. The stamp tax on deeds
and conveyances, cut from so cents to
Is cents for each $500 or fraction
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
AGREEMENT MADE
ON ITALIAN DEBT
ITALY GRANTED MOST GEN
EROUS TERMS OF ANY OF
DEBTOR NATIONS.

The United States has granted Italy
the most generous debt settlement
terms accorded any of the debtor ma
tons.
The amount agreed upon by the
two commissions for settlement was
$2,042 100000. This represents the
original Indebtedness of 81 ,648,000 900,
plus accrued interest at four and one
fourth per cent to December Is, 1922,
the date of the British settlement, and
at three per cent, TIE same rate as was
accorded Belgium in the settlement OF
her post-armistice obligations, to June
Is, 1925.
For the first FIVE years of the o.
year period Italy will be required to
pay only $5,000,000 a year. Payments
will reach $80,000,000 in the last year
After the first FIVE years the inter
est rate is fixed at one-eighth of one
per cent for ten years, and then will
increase for successive ten-year pc
RODS to one-fourth of one per cent,
one-haf of one per cent, three-fourths
of one per cent, one per cent, and, dur
ing the last seven years to two per
cent
Under this arrangement, for the
original debt of $1,648,0 100000, the
United States will receive during the
period of the agreement total OF ST.
407, 100000.
Through granting fve-year mora
forum on interest payments, and
through the establishment OF an inter-
est rate which will begin at one-eighth
of l per cent and increase to 2 per
cent, the United States has recognized
Italy's poor capacity to pay, it was
explained by members OF the Ameri-
can commission.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
WINTER IN SOUTH
is DUE TO BE MILD
TO FOLLOW HOT SUM M r,
ACCORDING TO PHILOS-
OPHERS OF WEATHER.

ATLANTA, Cattle fact that in
human fortunes extreme so often fol-
lows extreme may account for the
numerous prophesies of hard winter
ahead. If nature moves after the man
ner of man, then assuredly such sum
mer as 1925 will be matched with all
the vigor that Boreas is capable.
Autumn, according to the calender,
is still due US many golden lay; yet
omens from the four corners of Amer
lea are that winter is nigh.
Up in Maine there lately fell a snow
that, according to newspaper, cover
ed the ground to a depth of two feet,
blocking highways and impeding travel
through the woods; automobiles were
stalled. telephone lines were wrecked,
and late crops were buried almost be-
yond recovery, it is feared.
OF such seventies the South knows
nothing, not even of the dead waste
and middle" of winters night. But
her November is on its way with an
unusual snap and tang, and Georgia is
not without sages who foretell buster
ing times.
Howbeit there are philosophers who
hold that nature and history send their
events in pairs. SO that hot summer
means a mild winter, and these are not
wanting in. auguries to support their
contention.
From Portland, Oregon, which
should make as good witness in such
case as Portland, Maine, comes It'd
ings of friendly weather and genial
prospects. To these oracles of cheer,
moreover, the flight of the birds, the
fur of the foxes, the creaking of the
barn door, and all other trustworthy
aids to representation spell assurance
of winter uncommonly bland
So in weather as in politics, and in
deed in all human affairs, one may
take the choice of prophesies, resting
certain that one or the other will
come to pass.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
Game Laws of Georgia
To Be Rigidly Enforced
Says State Commissioner

The game season in Georgia will
open Friday, and stringent orders
to county game wardens to enforce
the laws strictly have been sent out
by Peter S. Twitty, state game
and fish commissioner Mr.. Twitty
says that he has perfected an or
ganization which would make it
risky business hunting without a Ii
cense.
A survey of the condition in the
state showed that there was an
abundance of all kinds of game,
Mr.. Twitty says. There is an un-
usual abundance of quail, due to
the dry spring and summer, and he
said that wild turkeys were seen
in mountain and coast counties.
There is heavier migration OF
wild ducks than in many years, he
said, and wild geese have been
seen in Georgia waters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
GAIN IN RESOURCES
OF NATIONAL BANKS
ACCORDING TO REPORTS TO
COMPTROLLER OF TREAS
URY NEARLY S25, 600, o0O, 900.

Combined resources of the national
banks of the United States are APP
preaching the $25,OOO,O00,00O mark.
A statement of the banks condition
September 18th, just issued by Comp
troller Mcintosh of the Currency,
showed aggregate resources OF the
8,085 national banks at 1850, 527 600.
The total is nearly $1,250,00O,0 900
greater than a year ago and $Zl8,oo4,-
900 greater than in June.
The deposits of the banks reported
September % were $19,93O,O62,000, ex-
ceeding by S20,393,OO0 the amount in
June and by 1921, 100000 the total a
year ago.
Loans and discounts amounted to
SI3,134, 461 900, an increase since June
of $500, $4,000 and of almost $1,000
100000 since September last year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
Completes the Work on New Revenue Rates;
Tax Cuts Estimated at 3O8 Million Dollars

thereof, is estimated to produce 81
100000 less. 1t is estimated that 1884,
367, 163 has been chopped from excise
taxes, $ll ,431 900 from occupational
taxes and $12,000,000 from cigars and
tobacco.
On alcohol the present withdrawal
tax OF $3.50 a gallon would be reduc-
ed S. cents beginning January l, 1927
and another SIS cents beginning Jan
uary /, 1923. Since the cut is made eff
fective in the middle of the fiscal year
1927 the reduction for the last half OF
that fiscal year will be only $2,225,000,
but it is estimated that the reduction
ultimately will approximate 100000
year.
Estate Taxes Reduced.
Cuts in the estate taxes, through a
reduction in the maximum from forty
to twenty per cent and an increase
from twenty-five to eighty per cent in
the credit of similar taxes paid to the
state, also will not become effective
at once since returns are not required
to be filed until a year after death OF
the decedent. 1t is estimated that the
reduced estate rates ultimately will
mean $25,000000 revenue loss.
A large part of the session was de-
voted to putting the finishing touches
on the reductions in automobile and
other excise taxes, which were agreed
on in outline previously. The entire
tax on automobile trucks and wagons
and on automobile accessories is to be
wiped out and the, present manufact-
urers' tax of five per cent on passen-
ger cars is reduced to three per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17

Final tax cuts aggregating well over
$300000,000 a year have been approx
ed by the house ways and means COM
raittee, which eliminated long list OF
and special taxes and reduced
others.
The committee estimates the total
reduction at $30S,372,709 a year, ex-
elusive of further reductions that will
become effective later in the alcohol
withdrawal tax, the estate tax and a
possible cut in some theater admission
taxes. Some members of the commit
tee regard the $30S,000,000 estimate as
too low and figured the cut to be up
ward of $320,000,000, while the. treas
ury computations probably will show
them to be even higher.
Nearly 100000 Saved Daily.
In any event the American taxpay-
ers' bill, if congress agrees to the main
provisions of the measure, will be
nearly $1,000,000 day less than it is
now. More than half that saving will
be in the form of reduced income and
SurtaXeS.
Democrats and republicans have
worked together in deciding on reduc-
lions, and they have been agreed on
in executive sessions. The committee
now will turn its attention to the less
spectacular and more tedious work Of
drafting the administrative features Of
the bill.
Unless steps should be taken to de-
crease the amount allowed for dis
covery depletion" and changes that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
u. S. CORN CROP PUT
AT 3,O13,39O,OOO BUS
IS ONE-FIFTH LARGER THAN
LAST YEAR, AND APPROACH
ES NATIONS RECORD.

WASHINGTON, D. CA corn
crop of 3,013,3 100000 bushels, one-hfth
larger than that of last year and the
sixth in the nations history to exceed
the three billion bushel mark, was an
nounced by the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture in its November prelimi-
nary estimates. Iowa, premier corn
producing state, has surpassed all its
previous records with an indicated
production OF AT, $4,000 bushels.
with the harvesting OF the late
crop Yields have been found to be
substantially better than was expect
ed earlier in the season" the crop re-
porting board found. The lnal har-
vest Of several late crops, such as po-
tatoes. cotton and corn, is still par
tiallv dependent on weather condl-
tions but from present yield per acre
from all crops combined would be on
1v O.4 per cent below the average OF
the last ten years. A mont hago yields
the last ten years. A month ago yields
low the ten-year average.
Drought Does Damage.
The boards reports disclosed that
the bulk of the corn crop throughout
the country matured without frost
damage. The drought in the south
proved to be less damaging than was
feared. but in the plains states Its e1-
feet was severe. The corn belt east OF
the plains states had a large crop Inc
quality of this years corn was some
what above the average.
Production of potatoes, placed al
SAC, $685. 900 bushels, as compared Win
454784,000 last year. is still some
what uncertain, the board announced
because part of the crop was stu III
the ground November 1st and losses
from freezing could not be accurately
estimated. In New York heavy loss
resulted from rotting, and in most OF
the late-potato states considerable loS ,
from freezing was reported. Fennsyl-
vania. Ohio and Idaho, however, snow
ed surprisingly heavy yields per acre
Tobacco Yield Increases.
Flax seed production was descrio pea
as the third largest on record win
~ $4,000 bushels, but this hfg,ure' the
hoard said. is considerably below the
national consumption. .,;.,,
Unusually good yield and quanty
were noted in practically all cigar ledl
tobacco producing areas, while III Nus ms
otber areas the reverse was true: Inc me
total crop was placed at !'5od'z = 900
pounds as compared with l'z+o''l''o00
pounds last year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The plea
of the American Federation OF Labor
that the war debts of the allies be
cancelled has behind it not merely the
fraterna1 consideration for the work
ing men of Europe, but a growing
fear that if America insists upon full
payment the protective tariff may
some day be lowered and wages de-
fated.
The federation spoke this time
through Matthew Vol, vice president,
but the declaration was no sudden or
casual affair. 1t represents a matured
consideration of what labor thinks IS
involved in the debt settlements now
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17

being negotiated. Economists are in
sistent that Europe can never pay the
debt except with goods and some OF
them have gone as lar as to argue
that the United States must lower the
tariff wall to permit imports to flow
in large quantities from the debt bur
dened countries. Any such change
would meet with strong disapproval
from labor headquarters because com
petition with cheaply made goods is
virtually impossible because of the
lower costs of production across the
Atlantic. Even though the tariff law
may not be amended the labor leaders
are apprehensive that debt settle
ment which imposes heavy obligations
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
Organized Labor Wants War Debts Cancelled

in the immediate future on European
countries will mean in the end the
abolition OF eight hour days and other
labor standards in order that goods
may be produced and sold in the
American market at prices under the
present scale even when the tariff is
paid
The Coolidge administration has
embarked on a policy OF making the
European debtors agree to pay. This
has been due to desire to relieve the
American taxpayer OF some of his
burdens. and to some extent to the
belief that payment all around will
strengthen the credit structure OF the
world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
AIabamians Are Looking
Over Land in Calhoun

The Calhoun Courier says party OF
Alabamians were there Saturday look
ing over farm lands with view to
buying and moving there. While no
trade was effected they expressed
themselves as being well pleased with
the prospects and indicated that they
would make purchases later.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
GOOD LEMON PRICES.

California lemons are hitting it up
:, high" Not long ago lemons shipp-
Cd from California groves brought
S12 40 a box at ST. Louis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
LAND OF SMALL WANTS.

In Tibet a man who earned fifteen
dollars year would be looked upon
as a millionaire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17
GERMAN WOMEN EATING
PINEAPPLE TO REDUCE
Fruit Is Eaten as Americans Eat

Fruit Is Eaten as Americans La
Grapefruit, Before Breakfast
German women, in an effort to re-
duce, are said to be creating Dig
market for pineapples, which are pc
heyed to be especially efhcacious IL
reducing weight.
German women pay extremely ian
cy prices for this fruit. They eat pine
apples as Americans eat grapefruit
before breakfast and also after any
latty dish at dinner or luncheon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-11-17

The height of the average girl 5
ambition is just about six feet.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Brookland Grade Crossing
A Death-Trap Menace
To the Editor OF The star:

To the Editor OF The star:
/ read with much interest your re-
cent editorial in reference to the ur-
gent need for viaducts in the District.
Your apparent deep interest in this
subject has led me TO present to you
our problem and to solicit your sup
port.
The Baltimore and Ohio. Metropoli-
tan branch IA double track linel,
crosses Michigan avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets northeast,
just east of Catholic University. This
is a very much travelled street and the
approaches to the crossing are very
hazardous, not only because OF the en-
tire obstruction OF view of onocoming
trains. but also because coming from
the west there Is a considerable drop
in the roadway. The protection at
this point is the usual crossing gate
and bell.
About six months ago A situation
arose fraught with considerable danger
TO life and limb. and only through an
act Of Providence no lives were lost
A freight train had just passed and
the bell was still ringing. The gate
man let up the gate. and just as the
traffic was on the tracks there was d
startling whistle from a fast passenger
train sweeping down from the north.
denly lowered the gate entrapping sew
eral cars. but, fortunately. raised it
again in time to permit those caught
TO get out before the train thundered
by. The trouble undoubtedly arose
from the fact that the gateman as
sumed that the warning bell --as still
ringing as a result of the freight train
passing. As a result of this our asso-
citation increased its efforts 10 procure
1S 1@{y,
zens' Advisory Council did recommend
such structure at cost of approx
mately S22S. 900, but il was eliminated
from the estimates because a special
act OF Congress was necessary.
Our association recently took a count
or the traffic crossing these tracks on
Michigan avenue over a 10-hour period
which resulted as follows: Thirty-three
trains. passenger and freight: 457 pc.
oestrlans: 1897 vehicles, practically
all automobiles.
A large portion of the vehicular traf.
fic on this avenue is that coming into
the District from Maryland and re-
turning. This avenue is used a great
zeal as means of egress from the
District 10 the Baltimore pike and
return. There is a great deal of local
traffc which will necessarily increa SO
when the large building projects. now
uhuef way ana 10 be started, are con.
GUIDED. 1t is our understanding that
the Dlstr,ct authorities propose AT
some future date to make Michies n
avenue into an S0-foot boulevard
street, but we have been Informed that
| nothing will be done to effect this un.
| til the viaduct is installed.
Ihis viaduct is Sorely needed. and q
| personal inspection of the conditions
existing at this crossing will, 1 am
sure. convince any one of the great
| public necessity for a viaduct at this
| point.
we are striving hard to have a bill
| introduced at the coming session -,
! Congress to cure this evil and vour
| support will be of incalculable yalue
! to us.
| ROBERT r. FAULKNER.
| president Michigan Park Citizens
| Association.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
What Is to Become
OF the Animals :?
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
referring to your article in Ia Of Sun
days Star about conditions at the "Re
KIND to Animals Rest Farm" the first
question want to ask. being a lover
or animals. is how long do these pitt.
1ul creatures have to be left in this
condition? And is there no law bv
which they can be relieved of their
misery?
Secondly, l want to say, because 7
know, that these good people have the
best OF intentions, but good intention
Is not all that is required to run a
farm for animals. The first requisite
Is scientific knowledge, which costs
money to procure.
1t is my opinion that q baby farm
would be run with more success by
the average human than a farm for
animals. The reason for this Is the
lack OF interest that the average per-
son extends to the animal unless he
happens to have a pet Of his own.
Thirdly, the animals on the farm
are confined in close quarters. which
is not necessary, to my mind, on a
75-acre farm. There is also no segre-
cation Of the diseased animals.
Nevertheless, the time is here when
these creatures of Gods universe will
make themselves heard, and open the
hearts Of the people, so that some day
we shall have a rest farm for these
four-footed creatures which will be
conducted with a heart Of love, to-
gether with wisdom and understand
ing. MARY E. CLARK.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
A Heavy Loss to Washington.

II Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff..
now director of public buildings and
parks in this city. accepts the office
of city mana ger of Cincinnati, which
is about 70 be rendered him. a heavy
loss will he suffered by the Govern
ment and particularly by the National
Capital For Col Sheriff. is now rem
dering a most valuable service in
Washington, and his departure from
this scene of Ia hOr will seriously af-
feet numerous projects for Capital de-
yelopment.
Unfortunately the financial factor
obtrudes itself into this case as it has
into many another in which the serv-
ices of efficient and capable Govern
ment officials are involved. Cincinnati
offers its prospective manager salary
of S25, 900 a year, or four times that
which is now paid to Col. Sheriff.. He
Will be worth that much to the Ohio
city, which is in need of competent ad-
ministration. That he will fill the post
acceptably and to the great advantage
perienCe here has been in a sense and
10 some degree that of city manager"
lie has dealt with large matters. i'm
portant improvements, city develop
ment projects. His record here justi-
fieS the choice of the Cincinnati coun-
Cilmen and the compensate ton which is
proposed.
1t has been repeatedly stated that
the Government cannot compete with
private institutions ana commercial
interests in the matter of salaries for
its personnel. 1t loses heavily every
year in consequence. Yet it retains its
highly skilled. efficient and technical
" expert workers to a remarkable de
gree considering the temptations that
are offered them to leave its service
for higher paid places. Col. Sheriff.
is tempted away not only by the four
times greater compensation, but by
the opportunity to render a construc-
tive service to Ohio's second greatest
city.
Recital Of Col. Sherrills good works
In Washington entails long enumera-
ton. He has been on duty here dur
Ing Il most important period in the
Capitals development. He has become,
In fact. a Washingtonian. He has
won the esteem. admiration and the
affection of the people of this city.
He has entered into their life for the
purpose of making it better, brighter,
happier and healthier. The sentiments
that are felt for him here will doubt
less he adequately expressed in public
testimonial when he takes his de-
parture for his new field of civic
service.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

league should in no way affect the
Monroe doctrine. Opponents Of the
entry Of the United States into the
league, with or without reservations.
would be quick to seize upon any ac-
tion now by Chile to place the Tacna-
africa dispute before the league.
Should such situation arise, the
proposed adhesion of the United States
to the World Court, which will be
pressed at the coming session of the
Senate, might also take on a very diff
ferent aspect.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
BOrah's World Court
Contention Challenged

To the Editor of The Star:
1t is said that Senators do not read
the letters and memorials which are
sent to them by their constituents.
From his letter to President Hibben
1t would appear that Senator Borah
does not even read the daily papers.
There is one inaccuracy in that let
ter which is too glaring to pass un-
remarked.
the people of this country want a
court, but they want a court inde-
pendent Of and untrammeled by the
league or any other international po-
litical institution"
/ know that the people of the
United States want their country to
join. not "a court" but the existing
Permanent Court of International JUS
tice with the innocuous Hughes-H Hard
ing Coolidge reservations.
We have 1t on the authority of the
Honorable Elihu Root that "the court
is absolutely Independent and subject
to no control by the League Of Ma
ttons or any other political authority"
Former Attorney General Wicker
sham says: The judges, once elected.
hold their Office absolutely free of the
league"
Mr. Borah talks about his party's
pledge to keep this country out of the
league, but conveniently forgets that
in 1920 81 of the most eminent mem
bers Of the very same party urged
the obedient voter to support that
party's candidate as the quickest way
of getting into the League of Nations.
How about that pledge? Or was it
"a scrap OF paper?
The United States is to be congratu-
lated on having 75 Senators quite as
learned as Mr.. Borah--and rather more
disinterested who, with the entire en-
lightcned portion of the voters, advo-
cate joining the World Court" with
the Hughes Harding Coolidge rcserva-
tions.
1t would be well to remember in
talking about reservations and listen.
ing to the Idaho Senator's speCious
arguments for ''divorcing" the court
from the league that the Al nations
that have already ratified the court
protocol may have something to say
on the subject. r. PARKS.
Little Compton r l.