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VOL. XXV. NO. 175
REPORTED RETM
OF KAISER DENIED
'• DY GOVERNMENT
Former Crown Prince Reach
t
es Castle at Oels, Silesia.
Rhine State Formation Is
Forecast
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—The govern
ment today denied reports that the
* former kaiser is returning to Ger-
J many.
CROWN PRINCE REACHES
HOME IN GERMANY
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.)—Former Crown Prince
Frederick William arrived at his es
t tate at Oels, Silesia, at 6 o’clock
this evening, a message from Oels
announced.
NEW AUTONOMOUS STATE
IN RHINELAND EXPECTED
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.) Official announce
ment of the creation of an autono
mous Rhineland state within the Ger
man federal republic will be forth
coming tonight, as a result of a con
ference of the ministers with the fed
eral premiers today.
KAISER’S PARTY RECEIVES
PASSPORTS, IS REPORT
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13.—William
Hohenzollern, former emperor ot
» Germany, again was a figure com
manding world attention today as
the governments of the powers
made efforts to learn more of his
* reported plans for returning to the
fatherland.
Equipped with passports for him
self and members of his suite, he is
said by 4 local newspaper to be
pared to establish either himself or
his son, former Crown Prince Fred
erick William, on the throne of the
empire on December 4. There was
no official confirmation of the ac-‘
tivities at Doorn house nor was
William’s destination in Germany
suggested.
Private messages from the little
Dutch village, however, said that a
courier yesterday delivered there
twelve passports permitting the ex
kaiser and his entourage to re-entei
the fatherland after their five years
in exile. Cipher messages are said
to have been received at the castle
> during the day.
It is pointed out here that William
1 has been keeping in close touch
vith the monarchists in Germany
Ind that he has hoped for some time
1 that the situation in the fatherland
would shape itself favorably for his
i eturn.
, s BRITISH SHOW ANXIETY
OVER GERMAN NEWS
LONDON. Nov. 13.—Some of the
British newspapers are beginning to
show anxiety over the possible re
turn to Germany of former Emperor
William, and last night’s reports
from Paris and Brussels that he had
obtained his passports are featured
significantly this morning.
It Is said the visit of Dr. Kan,
Dutch official, at Doorn house Mon
day, was to inform the ex-kaiser
that the powers of Europe would
not regard his return with indif
fere- ->e.
None of the London correspond
ents at Oels, Upper Silesia, or else
t where, hdd been able to locate
Crown Prince Frederick William up
to midnight last night, thus dis
-1 »counting a prevous dispatch that
' the prince had arrived at his estate
Monday morning.
PARIS REGARDS GERMAN
SITUATION AS GRAVE
By Paul Scott Mowrer
(Special Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News —Copyright, 1923.)
PARIS, Nov. 13. —.The German sit
nation regarded here as ,~ery
grave.
With the former crown prir.ce
jack in Germany and with the f°r
iner kaiser reported about to folio'*
him, and with the Stresemann gov
ernment encouraging them to re
turn from exile and at the sam-a
time refusing the demand of the
lilies that the allied disarmament
commissions shall be allowed to rs
• sume their duties, it is felt here that
» • Germany is on the verge of a great
revolt against the Versailles treaty.
Germany is moving straight to
ward restoration of the monarch,
French opinion believes, and the
inly question is whether this resto
ation will be attempted first in Prus
sia to the profit of the Hohenzo.
*.erns or in Bavaria to th e profit ot
, ihe Wittelsbachs.
French opinion apparently is
unanimous in demanding that- the
Poincare government shall act vig
irously in defense of the treaty. In
the first place France apparently in
lends to demand that the ex-crown
prince shall be handed over to the
lilies for judgment according to Ar
ticle 228 of the Versailles treaty. If
Germany refuses France will insist
jn some k'nd of sanctions, though
if what nature still is unknwn.
In the second pl ~e France appar
sntly intends to insist that Germany
shall disarm as the treaty provides.
If Germany persists in its refusal
10 facilitate resumption of inspec
lion by the allied disarmament com
missions, the probabilities are that
French troovs will occupy important
military ra’iway junctic s east of
Frankfort, Thus partially gutting off
north Germany from Gerniany.
French policy seems to be gu ; ded
4 by three considerations, first, new
sanctions, which are absolutely nec
,jssary in the circumstances; second,
these sanctions must not be of a na
ture calculated to weaken the
French grip on territories already
occupied by disposing availabl<-
Jorces over too large an area, and,
third, thesr* sanctions must b'e car
ried out without additional mobiliza
lions.
Meanwhile, France apparently in
tends to urge the appointment by
the reparation commission a com
mission of experts to tabulate Ger
many’s assets and tn estimate Ger
many’s immediate capacity to ray.
WORLD PEACE ENDANGERED
IS BELIEF OF BELGIUM
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13.—(8y the
Associated Press.) —The question of
addressing the allied and associa*-
Jd powers recalling them to their
loral duties, is under considers
lion by the Belgian cabinet. It mav
, ilso bring the matter before the
League of Nations, as it considers
She peace of the world is becoming
t increasingly endangered.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
World News
Told In
Brief
OELS, Si.uia. —Former German
Crown Prince Frederick Wi r .'im ar
rives at his castli here;
WASHINGTON. President and
i Mrs. Coolidge attend theater for the
I first time since they entered White
1 House.
ANGORA. Mustapah Kemal
Pasha, president of Turkey, has re
covered from heart trouble and can
attend to business.
PARIS. —Poincare, on his own re
sponsibility, has decided to propose
committee experts to investigate Ger
man reparations.
BERLIN. —Out of 10,000 men cm
ployed in state printing plants only
1,000 are working and only two news
papers made their appearance Mon
day.
LONDON. —Problem of protection
is big issue before British voters
and Prime Minister Baldwin faces
; crucial test in his stand for limited
I protection.
PARIS. Mrs. Margaret Thaw
Carnegie, widow of George Lauder
Carnegie, a nephew of Andrew Car
negie, is married here to Count Rog
er de Perigny.
WARSAW. —Indemnity for dam
ages suffered by Jewish citizens of
Poland in anti-Jewish rioting in Ber
lin last week is being demanded by
Polish government.
PARIS. ■ — Temps newspaper de
clares that Woodrow Wilson’s asser
tion that France and Italy have
made waste paper of Versailles trea
ty is profoundly unjust.
WASHINGTON—British govern
ment ha? notified United States
treasury that its next payment on
war debt, due December 15, will be
made in Liberty bonds.
WASHINGTON. John Thomas
Taylor, American Legion legislative
official, assails Secretary Mellon for
latter’s stand against soldiers’ bonus
in plan to reduce taxes.
NEW YORK—Galli-Curci has dif
ferences with management of Chi
cago Opera company and w r ill not
renew her contract next season, her
manager announces.
CHICAGO.—Mayor Dever, of Chi
cago, denounces dissemination of
birth control information through a
parents’ clinic, as proposed by group
of Chicago society women.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Governor
Walton,of Oklahoma, in written
statement to public, denies that he
(He subscribed to oath of Ku Klux
Klan or paid initiation fee in that
organization.
BERLlN.—General Ludendorff, at
Alunich, declares that his parole oath
is merely provisional and that he
considers himself still free to carry
out his program for the real recov
ery of the German people.
LONDON. Former kaiser gets
passports to return to Germany, un
official Brussels advice say. Decem
ber 4 is set as day for restoration of
Hohenzollern monarchy, Brussels
Gazette declares.
WASHINGTON.—Body of Private
George Dilboy, of One Hundred and
Third infantry, who was ki.led >n
service in France, is buried in Ar
lington National cemetery with fu
military honors.
PARlS.—Poincare triumphs over
combined political opponents in
chamber of deputies, but his un
yielding attitude causes union of
most formidable opposition groups
against government since Ruhr oc
cupation.
BERLIN. —Semi-official statement
declares that two million people are
without work in occupied territory
and that 700,000 are without jobs
with 1,500,000 persons working on
part time and receiving help in the
unoccupied area. 7
BERLIN.—It is reported from Mu
nich that public prosecutor of su
preme court at Leipsic has received
instructions from cent 1 govern
ment to institute proceedings against
participators in nationalist putsch on
charges of high treason.
HARRISBURG?—“Governor Pin
cbot sends letters to governors of 29
anthracite consuming states inviting
them to conference here Novembe
2 to consider program of federal leg-,
islation designed to reduce coal
prices.
CHICAGO.—FrankO. Lowden, for
mer governor of Illinois, terms “ab
surd” statement attributed to Ku
Klux Klan leaders that he is now
candidate for presidency on platform
suggested by klan publication. Mr.
Lowden says that he is not candi
date for presidency.
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'Fifty-Two Federal Officers,
| Including Izzy Einstein and
“The Wolf,” Swoop Down
i on Alleged Liquor Dealers
I MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 13.—Scores of
I warrants, some it is said, for promi
nent Mobile citizens, charging con
spiracy to violate the national pro
hibition act, were being served today
by United States marshals as the
sensational sequel to the govern
ment’s investigation of Mobile’s al
leged liquor ring, which has been un
derway since last June.
The expose, which government
men here promise will excel that
made at Savannah last summer, in
the sources of supply, prominence
of people who will be charged with
violating the law and in sensational
developments, reached its climax last
night when fifty-two federal agents
swooped down on the city and seized
liquors valued at thousands of dol
lars. Scores of places were visited,
and the “spoils” by the truck load
were brought to the federal building
today.
Among the number who were
brought in on charges of conspiring
to violate the prohibition law and
of giving a bribe, was Percy H.
Kearns, well known attorney. Oth
ers prominent in the business and
professional circles are to be arrest
ed during the day, it was said by
those in charge of the investigation.
The investigation at Mobile, as at
Savannah, was made by the special
intelligence unit of the commissioner
of internal revenue under the direc
tion of Arthur Smith, in charge of
the southern division with head
quarters at Memphis. Mr. Smith is
now in Mobile and will remain here
for the next two or three days.
“Lone Wolf” at Work
“The uncover” work was done by
Special Agent A. R. Butler, who
was? sent to Mobile last June, and
by M. T. Gonzaulles, known as “the
Lone Wolf.” Mr. Gonzaulles, who
worked here a.s a general prohibi
tion agent, was the man who ac
cepted the bribes, it is said.
According to a statement given
out by the leader of the government
operatives, 25 arrest? charging con
spiracy to bribe a government offi
cial and 60 arrests for traffic and
illegal sale will be made as a result
of the activities of the government
here. The statement adds that se»
oral thousand dollars’ bribe money
has been paid for supposed protec
tion to government men who have
conducted investigations here from
time to time.
The statement given out by the
government men also stated that
“the big game was so well en
trenched financially and politically
that success was only reached after
contenrHng’-with' numerous difficul
ties that would baffle other than the
shrewdest and most persistent op
eratives connected with the internal
revenue service.”
Os special interest in connection
with exposure is the presence of
Isadore Einstein, famous New York
prohibition agent, and his partner
Peter Reagan. These two arrived
here a few days ago and joined in
the work of getting information on
leaders in the so-called ring in this
city.
Monday night a Pullman load of
agents arrived in the city from New
Orleans and conducted raids in al)
parts of the city. Large quantities
of liquor were seized and many ar
rests ire to be made.
The government agents in Mobile
today number 52 men, twenty of
them being special agents of the
intelligence unit and the 32 being $
regular prohibition agents.
The regular agents were sent here
for work under the direction of Mr
Smith by E. C. Yellowley, chief of
general prohibition agents at Wash
ington.
Conditions at Mobile were learned
by the prohibition authorities at
Washington last June, the govern
ment men declare, and Mr. Butler
and Mr. Gonzaulles were immed 5
ately sent here to work up the case.
The arrests made up to 12 o’clock
Tuesday, in addition to Kearns, are
J. P. McEver, charged with con
spiran and bribery; Richard Chris
man, charged with conspiracy: W E.
Cowart, charged with conspiracy
and sale, and the following charged
with sale: Lamar Kelley, Jake
Zuckerman, John Joseph, Mike
Zelar, George Herman, Lloyd Dil
lard, Sam Leventhal, A. E. Greeb
and Edward Thompson,
I‘IT'S A CONSPIRACY
TO RUIN ME.'SAYS
FORDES, ON STAND
•Politics and Personal Ani
mosity of General Sawyer
Blamed for Trouble-Gen
eral Denial Entered
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—'A con
spiracy to encompa- my destruc
tion by means of perjury, s .borna
ticn of perjury and the suppiession
of material facts and document,’
was charged by Charles R- Forbes,
former director of the Veterans’ Bu
reau, in testimony today before the
senate veterans’ committee.
Taking the stand in his own de
sense before the crowded commit
tee room, the former director en
tered a “general, sweeping and abso
lute denial” of the many charges
which have been made against him
during the committee’s inquiry.
The denial was directed, the wit
ness said, against “every charge,
statement, innuendo and insinua
tion which, in any manner what
soever, reflects upon the honesty
and integrity of my official or per
sonal conduct while I occupied the
office of director of war risk insur
ance or director of the veterans’ bu
reau.”
Raps General Sawyer
Most of the deficiencies in the
administration of the laws provii
ing for relief to disabled veterans,
he declared, “had been due to poll
tics and Sawyer.” He was referring
to Brigadier General Charles E
Sawyer, personal friend and physi
cian of President Harding,
Forbes then flatly denied the state
ment made before the comnl.ttee by
Dr. Sawyer that he was dismissed
by President Harding for insubordi
nation in connection with the sale
of surplus property at Perryville,
Maryland.
“Long before the president finally
decided to issue his second tem
porary order stopping the delivery of
goods at Perryville,” the former di-.,
rector said, ‘.‘l frankly told the presi
dent that I could not continue to
serve if General Sawyer was to con
tinue in my office; and it became
simply a choice between Sawyer and
myself, and I relieved the president
of any possible embarrassment by
tendering my resignation.”
Asks To Be Questioned
At the outset Forbes read a pre
pared statement in which he earnest
ly reqt ested the committee mem
bers to question him most search
ingly as to all matters within the
scope of the investigation and of
the testimony heretofore given and
which he was to give.
“I feel that I cannot refrain from
expressing to the committee at this
time,” Forbes said, “my growing
belief finally resulting in conviction
on my part, which I expect by the
testimony of disinterested witnesses
to establish, that an attempt has
been made to mislead this commit
tee. and that a conspiracy has been
on foot, the purpose of which is to
encompass my destruction by means
of perjury, subornation of perjury,
attempted subornation of perjury,
and the suppression of material
f.jcts and documents bearing not
onlv upon my personal conduct as
director of the veterans’ bureau but
also upon the official conduct of the
affairs of the bureau by myself and
I my subordinates.
“I deny generally, and shall here
after deny specifically and in detail,
the utterly false and groundless
charges of official and personal neg
>ct, dishonesty, graft, liquor drink
ing, loose conduct, and any and every
other dereliction of duty, official or
personal, which has been ascribed
to me either by the witnesses Mor
timer nad Williams and others, o’
charged against me by the counsel
vs this committee." _
Child Mother Sought
Is Found in Georgia;
Husband Is Arrested
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Nov. 13.
Her baby boy again in her custody
and her husband riding in another
I coach in custody of a Virginia offi
! cer, Mrs W. C. Mclntyre, pretty
i young w’ife who came here a week
ago in search of the child she claim
ed in court proceedings had been ab
ducted by her husband, left today
for Richmond, Va., where she said
she would press charges of abandon
ment against Mclntyre.
Mrs. Mclntyre, who was the cen
tral figure in several court sessions
here, was accompanied by M. M.
Grey, Mecklenburg county welfare
officer, who Saturday recovered the
two-year-old child at Morrow, Ga.,
at the home of her husband’s par
ents.
The mother was in a state 6f near
collai se, while the husband and
father maintained the stolid silence
which has characterized his atti
tude toward the whole proceedings.
Liquor Bandits Get
5 Truckloads; Three
Captured by Police
BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 13.
Whisky bandits, numbering about
twenty-five, early today raided the
Gwynnebrook distillery, at Gwynne
, brook, a suburb of Baltimore, and are
I reported to have obtained five large
truckloads of whisky.
Four government guards at the
distillery were overpowered.
Police soon after 5 o’clock cap
tured two drivers and three trucks
loaded with stolen whisky near Tow
son, about ten miles away from
the holdup. _____
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WALKER ASKS KLAN
TO HELP PUSH TJX
REFORM, IS REPORT
Undisputed reports current at the
state capitol Wednesday were to the
effect that Governor Walker has
made an especial appeal to the mem
bers of the general assembly who
are Ku Klux Klansmen to support
hie legislative program for tax re
form and other matters
The governor, at a meeting held
Tuesday night in the grill room at
the Piedmont hotel, attended by Im
perial Wizard H. W. Evans, other
officials of the klan, and a score or
more members of the legislature,
was said to have appealed for sup
port for his program.
It is understood that General
Nathan Bedford Forrest, grand
dragon of the klan for the state of
Georgia and close personal friend of
Governor Walker, issued the invi
tations that brought about the
meeting Tuesday night. General
Forrest said Wednesday the gather
ing was informal and that various
questions "of vital importance to
the state” were discussed by several
speakers.
“I accepted an invitation to attend
the dinner from those who wished
to help me put through the tax pro
gram. It was my understanding that
some of those present were mem
bers of the klan and that others
were not,” said the governor.
Other Officials Present
Among others in attendance at
the meeting, it is understood, were
Ben H. Sullivan, counsel for Im
perial Wizard Evans in various
pending matters of litigation; Wal
ter A. Sims, mayor of Atlanta;
N. H. Ballard, state superintendent
of schools; J. J. Brown, state com
missioner of agriculture, and Judge
R. B. Russell, chief justice of the
state supreme court, and Judge G.
H. Howard, of the Fulton superior
court.
General Forrest, as the gathering
convened, it is said, outlined the pur
pose of the meeting, saying Gover
nor Walker’s program of legislation
was deserving of the support of all
klansmen. both in the general as
sembly and out of it.
Governor Walker, discussing his
program and laying special empha
sis on tax reform, is said to have
urged support for his plans and
appealed for co-operation from the
members of the legislature present,
according to reports on the meeting.
No vote was taken, it is understood.
Another speaker, it is said, was
Mayor Sims, who declared that the
klan should stand for its principles
rather than for the interests of indi
viduals.
Mayor Sims, it is said, had an en
gagement elsewhere and was called
to speak soon after General Forrest
had stated the objects of the meet
ing. He spoke in general terms, it
is said, and never referred to the tax
program of the governor.
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Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, November 15,1923
Stokes Not to Fight
Separation Plea; Will
Appeal Divorce Case
NEW YORK, No. 14.—W. E. D.
Stokes will not oppose the separa
tion action of his wife, Mrs. Helen
Elwood Stokes, his attorney told Su
preme Court Justice Wasservogel to
day. He said, however, that the
wealthy hotel man would appeal last
week’s court decision refusing him a
divorce.
Isadore Gainesburg, Stokes’ attorn
ey, told the court his client hhd au
thorised him to enter into a stipula
tion consenting to the separation de
ctie, but added that he would con
test the amount of alimony sought
and would fight for the custody of
their children.
in addition, Mr, Gainesburg said,
Stokes refused to admit nis wife’s
allegations against him in her an
swer to his unsuccessful divorce suit.
He told the court in explanation of
his client’s consent to rhe sepajatlon.
stipulation, that Stokes did not de
sire to live with Mrs. Stokes. Samuel
Untcrmyer, Mrs. Stokes’ attorney,
interrupted:
“She would as soon dve with a
kangaroo as with Stokes.”
Jail Doors Open for
Girl Prisoner to Be
Wedded at Capital
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The
cell doors of the District of Colum
ia ja‘ swung open twice Tuesday
for Miss Gladio'a Peyton, 19-year
oli prisoner—once to permit her to
marry, the second time to give her
temporary freedom and a possible
honeymoon.
Miss Peyton, a, stenographer, was
sentenced recently to a year’s im
prisonment of forgery. This did not
Frederick Ewers, a salesman
and her fiance, and he chlled by spe
cial permission and accompanied
her to the altar. The bridal party,
as arranged, returned to the jail and
Mrs. Ewers went to her cell.
An hour later the bride received
her first wedding present, the crim
inal court permitting her to leave
under the custody of her attorney
when she changed her former plea
of guilty to not guilty. Her attorney
will seek to have the case dropped,
that the proposed honeymoon to
Florida may be started immediately.
er Brown, Superintendent Ballard
and others, it is said, made im
promptu talks during the meeting.
Purpose of Meeting
Several members of the lower
house, among them Representatives
Haddock, of Early, and Logan, of
Banks, said Wednesday they were
unable to attend, but : , nderstood’the
purpose of Tuesday night’s meeting
was “to get together members of
the klan in the general assembly."
Those in attendance at the meet
ing were reticent regarding the mat
ter, some of them declining to dis
< uss the gathering or what hap
pened there.
M. O. Dunning, chief of staff to
Imperial Wizard Evans, visited th*
state capitol Wednesday morning
and conferred with various members
of the legislature.
DALLAS ATTORNEY
WILL RETURN HERE
TO AID FOX DEFENSE
Announcement was made Wednes
day in dispatches from Dallas, Tex.,
that Robert Allen, a prominent at
torney of that city, will return to
Atlanta next week to aid in the de
fense of Philip E. Fox, indicted for
murder in connection with the shoot
.ing of Captain W. S. Cobum, attor
ney for the Simmons faction of the
Ku Klux Klan.
Mr. Allen was here several days
last week, and it is understood that
he was active in arranging for coun
sel to defend the klan publicity chief.
During his stay here, former Gov
ernor Hugh Dorsey and Frank A.
Hooper. Sr., were retained in behalf
of Fox.
The insanity element continued as
the predominant feature of the case
Wednesday, with the activities of
both the defense and prosecution
centering in that direction. It was
expected that the prosecution would
insist upon a medical and mental ex
amination of the prisoner separate
from those already made for defense
attorneys.
Physicians again visited the jail
Wednesday a.fter an examination
Tuesday afternoon in which a few
drops of fluid were taken from the
spinal column of Fox in the effort
to determine his sanity from a
pathological standpoint.
The test made Tuesday afternoon
is considered a very accurate check
upon the sanity of an individual,
it was said. A nsedle was inserted
between the vertebrae close to the
base of the spinal column, and a
few drops of fluid were drawn out.
A local anaesthetic was used, and
Fox lay on a table in the jail din
ing room while the operation was
being performed.
Dr. Edgar D. Shanks, diagnosti
cian of mental disorders, was called
in Tuesday afternoon to aid in the
test. He was preparing to analyze
the fluid Wednesday, and it was
understood That a report would be
made the attorneys Thursday. As
sociated in the examination were
Dr. Newdigate M. Owensby, special
ist in mental disorders, and D-’.
Linton Smith, the Fox family physi
cian.
Brain Lesion Diagnosed
The insanity element has been, in
jected into the Fox case from its
very beginning, with the statement
of Dr. Smith that he believed the
prisoner was suffering from “brain
lesion.” The prosecution is prepwr-.
ing to combat the insanity plea, in
vestigators having begun the study
of famous cases in which such a de
fense was set up. In addition to the
statement of physicians, Attorney
Hooper stated Tuesday that he be
lieves Fox is insane and was insane
at the time of the shooting of Cap
tain Coburn.
Body of Georgian
Found on Beach
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Nov. 14.
The body of G. M. Davidson, of Pine
View, Ga., was found on St. Augus
tine beach this morning. The body
was badly decomposed and wm
buried at once.
Mr. Davidson went fishing in a
row boat last Wednesday with J. P.
Malphus, whom he was visiting
here. That was the last seen of
either of the men alive. The
drowned man was said to be 56
years old and to have left a family
of five daughters in Georgia.
Eugene Debs Reported
Seriously 11l at Home
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 14.
Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader, 's
dangerously ill at his home here to
day. He is suffering from a heart
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REPEAL BILL GIVEN
BWOFWON
PROGRAM IN HOUSE
Lankford's Income Tax Bill
After Favorable Report Is
Sent Back Wednesday to
Senate Committee
The tax equalization repeal bill
was placed on the calendar of the
house of representatives ahead ot
all other tax reform measures by a
vote of 114 to 2 at the Wednesday
morning session of the house.
The rules committee made Its
first report Wednesday morning and
recommended that the repeal bill be
taken up immediately after the gen.
eral act, which is now under
consideration. There was no op
position from the floor to this re
port and the vote on it was as stat
ed above.
An effort had been made on the
part of several members to advance
the tax commission’s refornri pro
gram ahead of the repeal bill be
cause of the refusal of the senate at
the last session to pass the repeal act
before some substitute measure for
raising revenue had been adopted
It is predicted that a similar dead
lock will result at this session' be
cause of the action of the iiouse irf
placing the repeal bill first.
The general tax act was undei
consideration for practically an
hour Wednesday and the discussion
of various amendments. All amend
ments wore voted down except one
taxing motion picture supply house.®
SIOO per year and one reducing the
tax on moving picture shows in sub
urbs of large cities to $12.50 per
month, so they would not be re
quired to pay the same tax as down
town shows.
The following new bills were In
troduced in the house:
By Mr. Elders, of Tattnall, to pro
vide free school books fitr pupile
in the first seven grades in the com
mon schools.
By Mr. Stewart, of Avkinson
county, to exempt farm lands from
taxation for a period of five years
i ncase the owner actually resides
On the farm.
By Mr. Linder, of Jeff Davis
county, to make sheriffs and tax
collectors in all counties the colLec
tors of all special taxes.
INCOME TAX MEASURE
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE
After perfecting the Lankford in
come tax amendment, the senate
Wednesday morning by a vote’ of 31
to 10 sent the measure back to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments for further consideration.
The action came as a surprise, since
it was believed that the measure
would have easy sailing to its final
passage. Senator Redwine led in
opposition to the bill, and to his ag
gressive assault is attributed the
temporary setback of the legislation.
The Lankford amendment was fa
vorably reported by the committee,
at a meeting Tuesday afternoon, and
when taken up for third reading and
passage Wednesday morning it ap
parently had easy sailing. But there
developed on the floor of the senate
serious opposition to certain of the
committee amendments, and al
though they were finally accepted,
many senators entertained doubt ag
to the exact meaning of the resolu
tion.
As reported and taken up for pas
sage the Lankford measure author
izes the legislature to levy an in
come tax of not exceeding 5 pe>
cent, contains certain exemptions
and provides further for a credit of
property taxes against income
taxes.
Senator Redwine insisted that the
income tax was not wholly within
the purview of oGvernor Walker’s
call for the extra session, because
it provides for additional taxation,
whereas the governor called the leg
islature not to levy additional taxes
blit to distribute the burden of tax
ation. An income tax, he insisted,
would add to the burden of taxation
and tend in no manner to distribute
taxes as recommended by the gov
ernor. Mr, Redwine urged with
emphasis that before he would vote
for an income tax, to increase the
burdens upon the people, he would
have to be convinced that other
measures would have to be passed
that would lessen the burdens of
other taxation. His speech made a
strong impression on the senate, anil
when the motion to recommit was
proposed it met with comparatively
little opposition.
Virginian Railway
Strike Controversy
Before Labor Board
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.—A hearing on
the dispute between striking en
ginemen and the Virginian railway
opened before the United States rail
road labor board today.
L. F. Griffing, vice president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, and S. A. Boone, vice presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and Enginemen, are to
represent the employes.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY:
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida: Fair; no
change in temperature.
Extreme northwest Florida and
Alabama: Partly cloudy; mild tem
perature.
Mississippi: Unsettled; mild tem
perature.
Tennessee and Kentucky: Cloudy
and unsettled: mild temperature.
Virginia: Fair; no change in tem
perature.
Louisiana ar.d Oklahoma: Partly
cloudy to cloudy.
Arkansas: Cloudy and unsetUed.
East Texas: Unsettled; probably
showers.
West Texas: Generally fair.
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