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> WEATHER FORECAST
I For Georgia Generally fair to-
Bight and Thursday, preceded by
■thundershowers on the coast this aft
ernoon or tonight; cooler on the coast
■tonight, slightly warmer in north por
■tion Thursday.
PFORTY- FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 156
JEWEL CONGRATULATES MAINTENANCE MEN
■NOT A $1,000,000
INCOME IS LISTED
FROM GEORGIA
Federal Tax Figures For 1920
Just Announced Show Num
ber Os Rich Men
ATLANTA, July 5. —The number
of federal income tax returns for the
calendar year ended December 31,
1920, filed in Georgia was 73,325
representing net income amounting
to $228,819,716 and tax (normal tax
and surtax) of $7,697,693.
As compared with 1919, the above
figures show a growth of 14,395 in
returns field, as well as an increase
in»the total net income amounting to
$9,147,757 but a decrease in the tax
of $1,436,399.
The returns show 23,361 persons
with incomes of from SI,OOO to $2,-
000, 30,762 witn incomes of from
$2,000 to $3,000, 9,182 with incomes
of from $3,000 to $4,000, 3,826 with
incomes of from $4,000 to $5,000,
1,661 with incmose of from $5,000
to $6,000, after which the figures
dwindle into the hundreds, However,
there were 373 with incomes between
$15,000 and $20,000; 215 from $20,-
000 to $25,000, 132 from $25,000 to
$30,000, 163 from $30,000 to $40,-
aOO, 74 from $40,000 to $50,000, 30
from $50,000 to $60,000, 19 from
$60,000 to $70,000, seven from S7O,
000, to SBO,OOO, five from SBO,OOO to
$90,000, eight from $90,000 to SIOO,-
000, twelve from SIOO,OOO, twelve
from SIOO,OOO to $150,000, two from
$150,000 to, $200,000, one from
$200,000 to $250,000, two from
$250,000 to $300,000, one from
$500,000 to $750,000, but none over
that figure.
The proportion of the population
of the United States who filed per
sonal income taxe returns for the
Calendar year ended December 31,
-920, was 6.85 per cent; whereas
the proportion of the population of
Georgia filing returns was 2.53. The
average net income per retrun for
the United States was $3,269.40,
whereas for Georgia it was $3,117.90
and the average amount of the per
sonal income* tax per return in the
United States was $148.08, while for
Georgia it was $104.98.
1 he growth in the number of per
sonal income tax returns, as well
as the expansion in the net income
and the variation in the amounts of
tax, for the period 1916-1920, for
Georgia can be visualized from the
following table, which shows for each
oi the years 19-16-17-18-19-20, the
number of returns, filed, as well as '
the amount of net income and tax
imported:
, Year 1916— Number of of returns, '
»444; net income $32,992,965; total I
tax $378,062.
year 1917—Number of returns'
■B,2t>2; net income 137,775,612; to-I
lai tax 3,250,342.
Year 1918—Number of returns
39,073; net income 148,366,439; to
tal tax! 7,077,184.
Year 1919—Number of returns
58,930; net income 219,471,959; to
tal tax $9,134,092.
Year 1920—Number of returns
73,325; net income $228,619,716; to
tal tax $7,697,693.
VALDOSTA PUZZLED BY
fire in water plant
VALDOSTA, July s.—City offi
cials are still puzzling over the origin
of the fire which Monday morning
swept over the city pumping station
plant and caused a damage of many
thousands of dollars, besides the
great risk of the city being placed
temporarily on a reduced water basis.
Except for the fact that three
large power concerns located con
veniently had power and water to
pare, and this was quickly connect
ed with the city’s reservoir, Valdosta
would have sizzled in the hot weather
without water. These concerns pour
ed their water into the reservoirs
and the auto pumper of the fire de
partment in turn forced the water
into the mains and kept a supply suf
ficient for the domestic needs and
modftsete fire demands.
1 HARDING HAS AN EASY
DAY WITH HOMEFOLKS
MARION, Ohio, July 5 (By As
sociated Press)—President Harding’s
second day in Marion as a home
coming visitor, gate promise today
of being the least strenuous since his
leaving Washington last Saturday.
Arrangements were made for him
to review a historical parade this af
ernoon. But aside from this he was
no scheduled to make any public
appearance.
The hiji islands have almost no
native animals.
W ales has the largest slate quar
nes in the world.
MISTRIAL AGAIN
IN SAWYER CASE
HEARD 3 TIMES
$75 ,COO Damage Suit Against
Railroad Ends Futilely—
Judge Hurries Case
The $75,000 damage suit of W. H.
Sawyer & Sons against the Seaboard
railroad resulted in a mistrial in its
third hearing when Judge Edwards,
of Dawson, sitting for Judge Harper,
dismissed the jury at 4 o'clock Wed
nesday morning when it reported a
deadlock and no likelihood of reach
ing a verdict. It was afterward
stated by a member that the jury
stood 8-4 against the railroad at the
time of being discharged.
Judge Edwards’ insistence upon
the lawyers and witnesses in the case
toeing the mark and not wasting any
time, which he stated at the begin
ning was costing the county probab
ly 25 cents per minute, resulted in
the C"se being completed in a day
less time than heretofore. Part of
i this salving, however, came about
through the reading of former testi
mony into the recrod instead of ex
amining the witnesses in person. The
case went to the jury about 6 o’clock
Tuesday, after all of the holiday had
.been consumed in the trial of the
cns.-, and Judge Edwards, Sheriff
Harvey and others remained on the
job all night, the jury not being sent
to bed as is frequently- the custom
to resume consideration of the case
the next day. After discharging the
jury Judge Edwards departed for his
home in Dawson, where he is judge
of the City court.
The third trial of *his locally no
table case was ey | harder fought
than previously. A. Hixon and
J. E. Sheppard ded by Dan Mc-
Dougald, of A', -ita, labored hard to
make out a case against the railroad
for the destruction by fire on the
early morning of October 19. 1919,
of the Sawyer machine shops then 1
located beside the Seaboard tracks on |
Furlow street. W. W. Dykes, divi
sion attorney for the Seaboard,
fought as hard to place the blame j
elsewhere than on the railroad.
In the first trial a verdict of $25 -
000 for the Sawyers was returned,
which was set aside when a new rriei
was granted. In the second a mis
trial resulted after many hours of
deliberation, one of the jurors today
FF,verting that at that time the jury
started 9-3 fbr the Sawyers and
stood 7-5 for the railroad wren dis
charged.
TRAIN HITS AUTO; ONE
DEAD, 23 HURT, 7 BADLY
ALBANY, N. Y., July s—Mrs. An
nie Valentine, aged 60, is dead and I
twenty-three others are in a Sara- I
toga hospital, seven believed fatally j
injured, as a result of a Schnectady ■
railway car crashing into an automo- ;
bile truck late last night.
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DE VAI ERA KAY
BE TRAPPED
Net Known Whether He Has Es
caped In Dublin Battle,
Commons Tcld
LONDON, July 5. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Colonial Secretary
Winston Churchill announced in com
mons this afternoon that the attack
by the Irish National army in the
Saekville street area in Dublin was
still proceeding at 2:45 o’clock and >
the whereabouts of Eamonn de Va- I
lera was unknown, he said. -
“It is uncertain whether he is with
in the cordon of national troops or <
has deserted Tiis commands and es-‘ i
caped,” he added.
PROVISIONAL POWERS
TO ISSUE CALL TO ARMS.
DUBLIN, July 5. (By Associated !
Press.) —It is learned on excellent |
authority, says a press association I'
this afternoon, that the Irish provis- |i
ional government intends to issue a 11
national call to arms tomorrow. : <
Art O’Brien, former representative j t
of the Dail Eireann in London, and , <
Scan O’Kelley, former representative i
in Paris, both were arrested last eve- ’ i
ning, it was announced today.
Money is different from people, t
Idle money doesn’t talk. I,
Most all of the new tariff duties ■ <
are painful duties. I j
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 5. 1922.
■ exv ' ICIHIM* : !
President Harding and scenes in the “old home town” of Marion, 0.,
which is celebrating July 2,3, 4 and sas a home coming week, the occas
ion being the centepnial of the town. At the top is a street in Marion,
showing the home of the Marion Star, owned by the president and edited by
I.ini un'il lii. inauguration; at the right Russell Blair, paper carrier on
Harding’s Star; left, modern styles snapped on Marion’s street’ cars. The
president wa- a heme comer and poke to a crowd of 25,000 Tuesday. Han
ford Mac.xider, head of the American Legion; Chas. G. Dawes, budget direc
tor, Attorney General Daugherty and others arc among the visitors to Ma
rion on this gala occasion.
STEEL BULLETS I
IN SHAM BATTLE
One Spectator Killed And Twa
Wounded In Legion Maneuv
ers I~ Celebration
PITTSBURG, Kans., July 5. '
One spectator was killed and two
wounded by steel jacketed bullets I
mysteriously fired during a sham bat- '
tie here by members of the Ameri- !
can Legion at a July Fourth celebra- j
tion. Al! were standing close togeth- j
er in the crowd.
ROBBERS MAKE HAUL,
DESPITE POLICEMAN
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July s.—Bandits
today boarded a Tower Grove street ;
car, disarmed a policeman accompan
ying Joseph Hossop, a hank messen-!
ger with a satchel containing $21,000 !
in money and $28,000 in checks
GEORGE ANSLEY
IS GOLF WINNER
Takes First Place Among 32
Men In Flag Contest—Mrs.
Council Also Winner
George Ears Ansley was the win
ner Tuesday afternoon in the men’s
section of the Flag event staged at
the Americus Golf club for members
possessing handicap ratings. Evan
Mathis was second, Mid McDonald
third and Carr S. Glover fourth. Mrs.
John Council won first prize for the
women, Mr-. Sam Clegg second and
Mis- Lillian Cochran third.
The contest proved immensely pop
ular with the members. The largest
crowd of members and their families
yet seen on the course at one time
was assembled for the start at 3:30,
despite threatening weather. Eight
foursomes of men and two ladies got
away. Under the rules each entrant
was permitted to play the number of
strokes indicated by his handicap plus
par'for the course, which is 70 for 18
holes. Each caddie carried a small
American flag bearing the name of
the contestant. At the point the
player’s ball lay when his last stroke
of the number allowed was played
the flag was stuck in the ground,
those farther advanced being the
winners. The winners of the first
and second place in the men’s division
put their flags within a few inches of
the 18th cup, providing a closeness
that gave the spectators and other
members a genuine sporting thrill.
Golf balls were given as prizes by the
tournament committee.
On Thursday afternoon of this
week an approaching and putting
contest will be staged, and weekly
thereafter a club event will be or.
the program.
GOVERNOR OFFERb SSOO
REWARD FOR LYNCHERS
ATLANTA, July 5.—A reward of
SSOO, the highest the state can offer,
has been offered by Governor Hard
wick for tl’.e arrest and conviction of
the parties in Wayne and Liberty
counties who took two negroes from
the sheriff there Saturday and
lynched them.
The negroes had been respited by-
Governor Hardwick for 30 days at
the request of attorneys for the ne
groes and the prison commission so
that newly discovered evidence might
be examined. While the sheriff was
en route to Savannah with the pris
oners he was surprised by a mob who
took the two negroes and lynched
them.
Tn Sweden education is compul- ■
wry. I
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HARDWKX PLANS
HIS OPENING GUN
To Speak In Macon Between
July 15 and 22.—T0 Visit
Other Cities
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ATLANTA, July 5. —
Hardwick has announced that he ex
pects to open his campaign for re
election with a speech in Macon dur
ing the week of July 15 to 22, the
date to be announced later. It was
made known by the governor a few
days ago that he expects to speak
in the larger cities of the state on
week-ends during the present session
of the legislature.
Following his Macon address he ,
will speak in Augusta, Savannah, 1
Columbus and other cities of large I
population in order that he may I
reach as many voters as possible ;
without interfering with his duties at ,
the capitol. After the adjournment I
of the Legislature Governor Hard- j
wick will make an intensive campaign ;
visiting every county in the state, if
possible and expects to spend most |
of his time from the middle of Au- ;
gust until the date of the primary
in making speeches.
MILLER TO DEMAND ALL
ALIEN-OWNED PATENTS
WASHINGTON, July s.—Formal
demand will be made by Alien Prop- I
erty Custodian Miller this week on '
the Chemical Foundation for the re- i
turn to the custodian of all formerly
alien-owned patents now controlled
by the foundation, Mr. Miller today
announced. In the event of refusal,
a suit in equity will be filed, he said.
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Strict middling, 22 1-2 const.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Oct. Dec. Jan.
I’rev. Close .23.13 22.93 22.72 !
Open -22.85 22.75 22.50 j
10:15 am 22.95 22.74 22.45
11:30 22.89 22.70 22.43
10:45 22.83 22.61 22.28
11:00 22.78’22.55 22.25
11:15 22.71 22.50 22.17
11:30 22.85 22.64 22.17
12:00 noon 22.75 22.55
12:15 pm 22.73 22.53 22.23
12:30 22.65 22.45 22.14
12:45 22.62 22.40 22.16
1 :00 22.70 22.48 22.18
1:15 22.72 22.49 22.18
1:30 22.72 22.51 22.19
1:45 22.69 22.48 22.19
2:00 22.68 22.55
2:15 22.82 22.59 22.25
2:30 .... 22.88 22.64 22.28
2:45 22.93 22.73 22.35
Close 22.90 22.65 22.31
PEACH MARKET
ATLANTA. July s.—New York,
60 cars sold; Hiley, 1.50@4.00;
Georgia Belle, 1.25@4.00; Elberta,
1.95@4.00.
Philadelphia, 16 cars sold; Hiley,
50@2.50; Georgia Belle, 1 .-75@2.75;,
Elberta, 2.25.
Pittsburg, 18 ears sold; Hiley, 1.50 '
@2.00; Georgia Belle, 1.75@2.25.
Boston, 14 cars sold; li'iley, 1.50
@2.75; Georgia Belle, 1.50@2.75. '
Cleveland. 8 cars sold; Carmen,
1.50@2.75; Hiley, 1.95@2.75; Geor
gia Belle, 2.25@2.75.
Number of cars out of state, 239; '
total, 4154. 1
HOME
EDITION
NOT SUM® I
AT FAILURE TO
STRIKE, HE SAYS j
Shopmen Left Io Play Lone
Hand, But Position Not Weak-
ened, He Asserts J
CHICAGO, July s.—The striking |
shopmen who walked out Saturday
were reported drifting back to work
today in groups of uncertain size.
Today was considered the turning
point in the strike. Small disndcrs
appeared in several points, mostly in
the South. j
CHICAGO, July 5. (By Asso- ■
elated Press.) The railway shop
men who walked off their jobs last
Saturday played a lone hand in the
rail strike today. Fears that other
unions would join the striking shop
men virtually were dispelled. j
The first wide rift in the stf'kfi
clouds passed yesterday when the
maintenance of way employes, who -I
include track workers and other com
mon labor, definitely abandoned the
idea of walking out at this time.
The signal men are still “on the
fence,” hut their president, D. W.
Pelt, usually has followed the lead <■
of the maintenance union. ”
The maintenance union was given jU
the sympathy and congratulations of TH
the striking shopmen today by B. M. ‘l
Jewell, the shopmen’s head. He de- K
clared the maintaenance unions’ ac- \
tion was not a surprise and added H
that? if they can find away out of ;■
their difficulties they are to be con- B
I gratulated. He said the decision of |
the track laborers did not weaken the
’ position of the shopmen in the least
I and that each organization was auto-
-’omous.
of the strike was an
nounF/.'J by V- Grable, president
of the inSijiLV ianet ' ° f way or « ani '
•zation >
council had
Tuesday with Chairman Ben W.
| Hooper of the Labor Board and
I W. L. McMenimen, local member of
I the board.
( Maintenance of way ehairmen
i were instructed to proceed to take
. up maintenance of way disputes with •
■ the individual roads, and in case an
■ agreement is not reached to refer the
matter to the Labor Board. These
disputes include the wage cut recent
ly authorized by the board for main
tenance of way employes, changes in
maintenance of way rules and the <
contracting out of track work.
One of the conditions to postpone
ment of the strike was that the In- 1
dian Harbor Belt Railroad cancel its
contracts with an outside agenpy to
do track work and officials of the
road were summoned before the
meeting and to do this, main
taining however, rhat such contract
ing was lawful. '*
Mr. Jewell today replied to the I
pronouncement of the l*bpr Bojfd u
of yesterday “outlawing” hn; ’
zation bv asserting that it was not i’
the shopmen but the board itself that
had been “outlawed.*’ Mr. Jewell in .
his letter to the board asserted that j
th,, body had failed to negotiate a ®
settlement between the shopmen and A
toe earners and reiterated his in- «|
tention of dealing only with the roads Y
:n making a settlement.
DOUBLE PICKET LINE
PLACED IN NEW YORK.
aLM 5 ORK, July 5. Leaders
of the striking railroad shopmen f
placed double picket forces around |
the railroad shops and yards todav, 1
which was considered the first real
test of strength in the strike, as there
had been Sunday and holiday cessa
tion of work since the strike wai
called.
CLERKS STRIKE IS
repudiated by chief.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va., July 5.
1 he strike of the Western railway
clerks was unauthorised and has beenX
eal.ed without the taking of properly i
authorized strike ballot, according to
a message to Local Chairman Carr
from E. 11. Fitzgerald, president of
the clerks’ national organization.
URGES CHEAP MELONS
BE TURNED INTO PORK
VALDOSTA, July 5.—W. W.
We<bb, field agent for the state bu
reau of markets is making an appeal
to South Georgia melon growers to
use their melons for which so little
is now being offered, to fatten hogs
and finish them for market. Mr.
Webb contends that by turning the
hogs in the melon fields the crop can
be manufactured into ten cent hog?, i
in thirty days, without the expense J
of gathering the melons. ' T ''Ji
He is urging growers to adopt this *’
policy, declaring that for thirty or
forty days hogs will bring from ten
cents upwards and this will beat any- 4
thing offered for the indonc -vgEMi