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4: Want Results? Then the lvical thing to do Is to use the columns of The Morning Star to reach the buying public of Wilmington and its surrounding territory, with its 155,000 people. . JL- - nmucchanW ii" temperature!-5' :' '. f u I il ' TOtf " fiKTlv Nlo iTSvB 5' -: - 1 I XI - A ,'Vii ' v ' ,taKe of river at Fay.ttevllle rei- '' ' H- U W - Av2X 5f Si V lkit iV$ $F,f ?E fST (W ? F 1 i A J Ti VOL. CVIL No. 139. ' - r - - ' i ; : i - : - : ; JAPAN SEEKS REPLY 10 PEACE PLANS OF PEOPLE OF AMERICA rious Thought Given to Dis armament Idea of President Warren G. Harding General Pershing's Niece Bride of Wounded Hero NO DIRECT ATTACK Allies Assure Japan That Con ference is Not Directed Against That Nation TOKIO. July 24. (By Associated press.) The latest communication re ceived by Japan from the American government Is considered a formal re- y.y to the Japanese request for infor mation concerning tne proposed dis- jrarr.ent and far eastern conference at Washington. Je Toklo nfewspaoefs ouote foreign office authorities to the effect that the negotiations between japan and tne united States are.pro trefsing favorably on the whole, and that a reajiproachment Is expected be preen Japan s conception of the scope c; tne conference and the American idea. The belief prevails in diplomatic cir- t.fs mat me rt-piy or tne united states rll be followed by an intimation by japan mat sne win, accept partjeipa- Hon :n tne iar eastern discussions. t;:::-::;.v:ir-s-v:Lw::r' 3 -ViTN. .1 ir . . ... V iONTINIIflNHF nr THF , --- W I Ilk BRITISH-IRISH TRUCE REGARDED , FAVORABLY OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. No,igif Prbm Ireland, What- -r ever. Concerning Govern r. ment Proposal GROUND FOR HOPE MAY RESORTITO COURT TO REGAIN POSSESSION dFGOVERNMEiVESSEL Rockefeller to Golf at One Hundred, Says His Physician Attorney for tJ. Snail's team ! ship Co., Will Start Action Today, he Announces Failure of Rejection Outright Enouraging; Release Coun tess Markievicz Significant Mrs. Edwin A. Kraft, formerlv Mi. Helene Gene Pershing, niece of Gen eral Pershing, chose a navy man to It is believed here that Japan also serve as her defender in the .battle of ha. received from the allies word "that llfe- She became Mrs. Kraft recently tyy do not interpret the proposed i" ceremony at Seattle, Washington. conference as in any, way directed 1 iraft was a senior-grade radio op ifainst the interests of Japan. It is erator In the Navy during the World mrsidered unlikelv th nirU!non. I war He was seriously IniureH when t:1 be able definitelv to rnn ,1ln W estover, to which he was - irenda before an omcial assmbling of tachefl. w torpedoed and sunk qtt St congress, ror wh ch th Wahln. v.uot.vi rrance on administration apparently desires to issue Invitations as soon as pos$i t Therefore the diplomats here ex ress the opinion that Japan may ac wpt Trith reservations and maintain perfect freedom without being commit- :ed m advance to any line of action. Tfie more moderate tone of public cus?ion of the subiect in TVitirt Tou.a appear to Indicate that word has Jew passed semi-offlcially tcr consider situation calmly and dispassion- lo wnatever position the rela- LONDON, July 24. (By Associated Press). The truce between England and Ireland, which lasted for a fort night, is unbroken and every day gained is regarded as favorable to a peace settlement. There is no sign from Dublin of approval or disap proval of the government's proposals, bu , the fact that they have not been rejected outright is considered good ground for hope. It is said, that the government will not insist that the settlement be af fected through the machinery of the existing act of parliament, but will be disposed to . consider, any plari upon which Ulster and southern Ireland may be able to agree for attaining the desired end. Almost all., the discussions here, however, assumes.that .Mr. de Valera must be willing to agree to the main tenance of the present status of the visier parliament, and those most FAILED PAY RENT Shipping Board Alleges Com pany $400,000 Behind Char ter Rent and Other Dues NEW YORK, July 24.- Legal action to regain custody of- the vessels seised from it Friday by' heTJnited States shipping board for alleged failure to pay charter hire, willX be- begun to morrow by the United ' States Steam ship company, E. A." Quarles. assistant to the president of .the concern, said tonight. s" Delancey Nicoll, Jr.; attorney for the company, declined toi-define the form the contemplated- proceedings would take, but intimated.-Jthat it would l,e designed to oust the United States mar shals who have been placed aboard the ships. ' Shipping board officials declared to-. day that the company, had not only tauen -.400,000 benmd ,.in- its charter hire, but had. falfedi-fo proceed as agreed, with the work of recondition ing three of the vessels allocated-to it. MONEY -RAISING TO OCCUPY OF SOLONS THIS LAWS favorable to Ti,nH'. o. . V? . l"e overntuiinRer wt- Agamenm, the hope, that .'tKe irl repuolcan Gnf "In" or XcHwire tn leader and his fri Lin I Gant aI1 of whcK Wre turned over n,1AM : i . . . ..... i-3 r. -ouuiii i cTOgruzm tne rutmty or W.T 'Ms of Janan anH thA TniA simtm ae been tenaingv it is generally be- I xSOtn- UDDer and llU'Pr RwncUc throwing away the chance of peace by insisting upon any clan calculated tn I disturb Ulster's position. Their view . is that time will be on their side in (bringing Ulster around to co-operation j with the" south. , ' It is not yet known whether Mr. de vaiera intends to convene the re publican parliament for the purpose IllPPIf 1 eoBS'oenn6 tne proposals. .The yJhrR fllb6ratlon of Countess Markievicz sug tf l.lgests that he may be waiting for more sucn liberations before taking further steps. ATTCMTiniJ ft I- I lall I lUIVj se win nasten .a solution. This be- t is taken to explain the inteneitv i carefulness witl? wnieh Janan atesmen are addressing themselves 3 the netr international situation. Publicists are reverting to thefr Jrigicai vie-wpoints as to the Imnera- Tiecessity for the creation of permanent and practical understand. rig Tith America, which thev how em more urgent than ever because J the uncertainty surrounding the fu- nre or tne alliance with Great Brl- Uin. In all circles here the difficul ties in the tray of attaining an accord :n armaments and the more thorny nestions rt policies apparently -are eai.zed. but in responsible Quarters j feeling is that Japan must rar- rcipate ir. the conference for her own rood. Kotaro Mochizuki. member of the atic expert of the Kensei-Kai. or on- ?stion nartv. whn h hn a f. :wnt visitor to th United Sf'fttM.-cnn. inde? a series of articles on "rivalrv 3 the Facific and the rinlr nt .war" ieclarin? that Janan rnnnMars j-enca s nansion of sea oower and ".creaser- fortifications a menace to er satetv cnlntinn nf th. Tort ob!ems. he states. hln nn whtir United States will reeonrniza th ationai and leeitimat d.vinnnnt ' Japan in the far east, in return fo --pan? recog-nition of the Monroe serine as dpfinirnf tv. . DnAn0i cf thp United States in the two -ericas. Tie.w?r min!ster, Hanzo Tamanashi, Quoted as saying that curtailment of var!0us armiea is hedged in with -cuities. Apparently China can pot lOrred tn rerlnoo Vi - y-Fr, V. . .... , ' ..v. .1 1 1 T j. irm.,? France r-annnt r-A,, ,ln lU!ncei or th imnntnv L-r- Cni- .. - ' w - w L ' 5riKe again. It alsn mt h rta- he said- that the United can potentially mobilize at any of "Congress JIave Big-Idea -r Before Them EXPERTS DISCUSSED Senate Finance Committee Studies Plan of Using Fi nancial Experts WASHINGTON, July 24 Money rais ing legislation will occupy the atten tion of congressional committees at each -end of the capitol this week with the senate finance committee opening hearing-tomorrow on the Fordney tar iff bill and the house ways and mean committee ready for discussion of the new tax bill Tuesday. Although -the tariff bill, passed by the house. Thursday and designed to raise about half a billion dollars In revenue annuklly, was goin Into its second stage, interest, was somewhat su Dominated to the tax measure which must produce more than sven times as, much.' The house committee has: a mass of bills for tax revision of a varyingvnature before it and the Re publican members also have been al vised of the treasury's views, but with all of this the committee will devote COTJPfTlGSS MARKIEVICZ : HAS XOW DU3SLINV; July 24. Countess flor- giana Markievicz, Sinn Felnimember or . parliament' for Saint Patrick's. dU vision cf Dubljn, was released from Mount Joy prison today. She' had served seven months of a two year sentence Imposed last December. Countess Markl4iVfca,wno was elect ed' member of parliament in 1918, was the first woman ever named for mem bership in that body, but never took ner seat. she also has-been named minister of labor, by the Dail Eireann or Irish republican parliament months ago. . :' "-. :J:- ' Mr. Quare.'s said . . the reconditioning of the vessels has 'been undertaken at tne solicitation of ;th -shipping board, whose members -expressed a -desire to have the flag represented in the At lantic trade at- th pearliest possible date. . . Payment of "thechArter fees, he de clared, was then madecontingent u-oon the completion of .th!V reconditioning. None of the vessels: feefsaid, had bean completely overhauled-' as yet and the sum claimed by the' board is therefore due under the co'atract-- ! jifli 'i. o f'ty fSmestaessi I M INCOME TAX TAKING OF GOVENMENT HAS TWO MILLION BULGE Over a Billion Obtained During Past Year, Report of Mr. Blair Discloses TAR HEELIA STAND North Carolina Assisted in In crease Shown by Federal Government BELIEF GENERAL THAT DE VALERA WILL NOT ACCEPT BELFAST IRELAND, July 24. (By Associated Press). The -belief appears general In Belfast that Eamonn de alera, the Irish republican leader win not accept the terms of the Bri tish government for a settlement of the Irish questions,, which fall far short of the republican ideal. It may be assumed that the out standing feature of the governmental offer is fiscal control, which implies dominionism for Ireland outside the six northern counties. nni special provision is made to the con trary, it is believed likely to prove the strongest lever toj forcing Ulster ml wlth the Southern parliament The prospects, so far as actions may De Judged, are not dismnMrtu. v, j., . . . " w.ie -j The prediction that John J). Rockefeller, who recently pMhr. hi. bo birthday, will live to be 100 year's old was made in Cleveland tv, mi, by Dr. H. F. Biggar, his physician and lifelong friend. Tho. doctor, who is also 82, looks forward to a golf, match with the oil kinsr when.both.hvP.,nH the centuryr marks Dr. Biggar said: "Mr; Rockefeller is in better health now than many a man of 50. Anyone who follows his sensible. wav nf u-b-- ov. live to be a centenarian. Mr. Rockefeller once had: iiiditreiitor;.Jh,.t t,-d. tiot strtterf rom'lfcn ' He-w-at .anything, .atr J;e. pbsa on otbe crime laws 4vMlth'ni1 uss raAeti,r t - (f'-i - -"Ljk ? . ., ,,Vutiicij. wucu uaTB atara -mm TenurK, as ne rose rrora tne ainner taoTe, I could have eaten more.' His gootd sense, tells him that moderation in dicjt i a preretjuisite of endurance." To Dr:BiggAf is given the credit' for prolonging5 the life" of the world's richest main: FRANCE AND BRITAIN -REIMPROMISE Likely Now. Supreme iCouncil Meet First of August PARIS, July 24. (By "the Associated Press.) A compromise has been ef fected between France and Great Bri tain regarding the Silesian: l$sue as a result cf new exchanges this afternoon. premier tsriano,. It was announced, will probably agree to ; meeting of the ! supreme council about the middle of the first week in Auguft and withdraw his demand for a meeting ff experts. In return for this Great Britain has been asked to join with France In re questing free passage through Ger many of reinforcements. At an interview between Sir Milne Cheetham. the British chare- A nr. falrn nnH Pmnu rv.ii . !. f.HIflAOn .TlilV ?4 .Th nrnsAxii'H'nn " " a in i iijj ucj in c iu l. gene 'ii i ... --. VMVv.vw. secretary of the French fnreio-n 1 in the baseball trial will play it's final if was made clear that Franc trAn.iJ'! cards during the coming week, .'pre- are making a' million dollars -or more desired to eliminate the divergence of 8entinfir evidence which it is said, will net incVme are paying the government CRISISWBM6MMILLI0NAIRESSPAY TO HEARING THIS WEEK, ACHIEVE f HAT -HATING Final Cards of Prosecution to Be Played Against Cheaters This Week One-Third of What they Get Goes to Our Uncle Samuel, Figures Show WASHINGTON, July 24. People who otjtween tne two countries i awc t w ocuoaijuuai ucuiixs .ui . t-ny-wiuo. "it m . although it existed only as to reported deal through which it 'is i according to preiiminary : statistics fo lure, was being exploited by Ger- I charSed eight former white sox play- i 1919 Issued tonight by 'the interna expose new and sensational details of t pracfteally two-thirds; of it in taxes, four days to hearing what the taxpay-1 offlciaTly statd it ia Altbouh no ers have to -v hfor Kif i J f.iS". tatd': generally be- xicveu nere mat the Ulster crnwr-r. world war. rL?'TLL ?EEK REAL utx:V' SWER MATTER r; .July 24. Although rrv . s 01 tne atPiomatlc ad ' 1 Japan, which has TO fir, all.. . t -"")J5U0 lJ hWh ' e course of that coun hLl r!spect 10 Participation in the VUlllClCIJLD. 1L -a ed authoritatively today to bf fer;;.l ertan that Japan will ask . s tnat a formal a s-ram., . Kfcre of the conference discus- Wiiatt? etP:l tothe meeting. n ".":.UKn an arreement, ' . . 1 I Ml) Tl Qft H h.A I stated Ke.r-- --"apau 10 tne overtnra f ;!Vt. TUehe8- but must, in. the ud an leSe fdVPrn man . . time betwf.n i . erican rnet j secretary of state and . the uiarinn "7 1 tne conference. expected ?lt'io-, t .v BUSlon or tne formal (re arp Vn, ae- cnference; in fact, &sese Jre indications that the feut if t -:-r tat arrange- eri vi4v.ii lip Tnrmo eth." W1U- it is citations clear. , fa; ;,?"ference uner the head T "m questions are con- 1ce thp anee circles here to era !ber"RovIus of China: its relations eof:"nment8: its complex ln- Wbiiftv ;--l,c conditions, and t reconciling variou- mn. Ients e8lon hW by foreign IJaPanA yZu Z aB individuals. Uterf "'se behef is that thr -1,-11 fa rlht ?.Py the conference with itirei . ia concessions, but that Lma to LuZ.r inat efforts should ers have to say before beginning ac tual revision. Meanwhile the senate finance com mittee had under consideration a plan to establish" a clearing house of ex perts who-would sift out suggestions regarded as worth while from the tax revision basket. American' valuation "provisions of the Fordney. bill will be the - first taken up by- the - senate committee and -tomorrow and Tuesday will be devoted to consideration of that. controversial sec tion of the measure. The chemical schedule of the bill will next be given attention because of the demand from some quarters for a dye embargo. Leaders in the senate committee also ment ha raooli.A .1 ' ... .v,v-i. lIie most positive guarantees from the British prime minister, MriTloyd George Meanwhile, the authorities are tak ing advantage of the truce to restore matters to a normal basis. views which uroceaure. was be ne rn nits l,,. -t . manv. Franc .till ; ers conspired with alleged ' gamblers ' revenue bureau. reinforcements to Silesia it wac to throw, the 1919 world's series to plained, and Great Britain was ureCt Cincinnati. Persons expected to cdr- t, . ual" was urgt?(I t mhnrntA th first honH ofnr-ir r,f TJH1 internal were expecting to see a revival of the I showers. WEATHER FORECASTS BY STATPO WASHINGTON, July 24-The offl cial weather forecast is- xortn Carolina: Gen erally fair Monday and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. t - South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Al abama, northwest Florida and Missis sippl: Partly cloudy Monday and Tues day with -scattered local thii.-ior. fight in the house to have the .senate restore a tiuty on hides and long sta ple cotton with provision for compen satory duties.-on shoes - and leather goods and" textiles In which the long staple cotton is used. Proponents of a tariff on petroleums appeared tonight to have given up thenr"flghf, although they will ask for such a duty before the committee. The house ".wayer and means commit tee Is going into its hearings without any set' schedule as .to phases of tax revision" which It will consider during the four days. Numerous requests haye be.n made for dpoprtunities to discuss the" tax laws and Chairman Fordney said the committee would hear all that can be possibly -crowded Into the limited time. GREEKS HAVE -TURKS ON VERY DESPERATE OFFENSIVE 5 ;t of thlT f,rIct,on ;Chlna 4or? hatK ntwithstand L0? tha tJJ to brin& the sub- 5. . Tli . Japar ore . u - ui nuv v., V." B..conr',nc, that Continue d o td ln vance ecl on Pas Six.) SMYRNA; Asia Mtnor, 'July 24. An attempt, by the Turks tt,.-recapture Eski-Shehr and Ineunu has failed. Severn- losses were inflicted . on- the Turks by the. Greeks, one1 entire divis ion- of TyrKS. being, captured..;.:, The .'entire Turkish army concentra ted in , order to re-6ccup Eski-Shehr. while.,- the rigrbt flank tried to retake Ineunu,'.20v milometer west of the town.' 7- , ' . ' v There -wis severe fightintr,- - which lasted '48 hours,, during whieh the Greek fflanks enVelbped f th - Turks, compellinrrthem to. abinanstrong po sitions with severe flffhting -'. - The'' entire Keniallst casualties - were about - six thousand nieh Fotry guns were captured. ' The remnant of the Kemallst forces are oft "the fortified line of Sivrl-Hlssaf protecting Angora.' '' Itls said: that the Greekv;, advance will continue toward Angora. King Constanttne is leaving Kutaia fojr Eski-Jprc Shehr.-: "f.Z- :r;, v" r-VC:s.'-.,' : '-' ' -Ma Tennessee, Kentucky and West Vir ginia: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday, no change ln temperature. Winds Hatteras to Key West: Fresh east and southeast, partly overcast Monday; occasional showers Monday. East Gulf of Mexico: Fresh east and southeast, partly overcast Monday; oc casional showers. West Gulf of Mexico: Moderate to fresh southeast and fair weather Monday. Sandy Hook to - Hatteras: Moderate iresn.soutn ana southwest winds and fair weather Monday. Hatteras to -Florida straits: Fresh east and southeast partly overcast Monday, occasional showers. bsk isernn ror assurances of safe transport. - The meeting of the supreme council will be held at Boulogne or Paris. VICTIMS OF MOB PROJfOl'NCB DIFFERENT IDEAS OF TREATMENT BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 24: Mrs Kate Alexander, who, with C. a rnhi.v' was taken into the country by a mask- cU uo.ua or men last night and flogged, stated that she had been ordered to leave Birmingham by next Saturday or suffer a worse fate. Mrs. Alexander operates a small grocery store, living in . another section of the same build ing. ; "I am sroing to stay here even if they iura, Aiexanaer said. "Myf ""f's savea me aaturaay nie-ht an Burns, admitted accomplice apd. state's witness will be called to testify. , The coming, week, the second of testimony, wjli be the .crisis so' far as the state is cpneerned. The flight over admission of the grand Jury confes sions of Eddie Cicotte, Claude ' Wil liams, and Joe Jackson former white sox players, will be resumed when court convenes tomorrow, with Hart ley Replogle, former assistant state's attorney who directed the grand jury inquiry, ready to continue his testi mony 'that, the1 confessions were made voluntarily and that no promises were made the three players. " ; '. Following Replogle, Judge Charles A. MacDonaid, who ordered the in quiry, and Harry Brigham, foreman of the grand jury, will testify for the state. The defense then'' may place the Individuals jiaviri&: $1,00.0,000 or more net income paid ' $5B.,026,996 in income i taxes to the federal government during 1919 on an aggregate. .net income of $152,650,245. There were .65 of these taxpayers, paying an average of $1,523, 492 each,- the 'average rate of- tax be ing 64.87 percent. individuals with net incomes of $1,000,000 or more mounted from 60 in ! onal returns to the Internal revenue 1914 to 120 in 1915 andv.,then to 20 in b""reau for the calendar year for 1D19 1916, from that year they have . de- show tne Payments made in 1920 for creased annually there having been the Previous -year's income, by states 141 in 1917, -67 in 1918 Jand &5 in 1919. s follows: . ; The preliminary' statistics issued to- Florida: Returns filed, 31,107, or nignt ao not show tne taxes in classes; -uer ce"t WASHIGTON, July 24. The govern mMit obtained a total of $1,269,000,000 in revenue from personal income taxes in 1919 an increase of $141,900,000 compared with 1918--according to a preliminary report of Income tax re turns made public tonight by Internal Revenue Commissioner. Blair. The commissioner's rWnnrt shn4 there were 5,832,760 personal returns filed in the calendar 1919 representing a growth of 907,646 from 1918. while the total amount of net income re ported for 1919 was $19,859,000,000 an increase of $3,34,000,000 over the prs vious year. The average net Income per return for 1919 was f3.724.05 the average amount of tax $238.08, and the average tax rate 6.39 per cent. There were filed 65 returns of npt income of $1,000,000 and over; 189 of $500,000 to $1,000,000; 425 of jfrom $800 -000 to $500,000: 1.864 of siKnnnn $300,000; 2,983 of $100,000 to $150,000 13,320 of $50,000 to $100,000; 87,477 of $25,000 to $50,000; 162,485of $10,000 to $25,000; 438,851 of $5,000 to $10,000; 1.180.488 of $3,000 to $5,000; 1,569,741 of $2,000 to $3,000; and 1,924.872 of $i,000 to $2,000. Wives making separate returns from husbands numbered 58.K34; single men,' heads of families, 362,797; single wo men, heads of families, 88.595; single men, all other. 1,602,277; single women. " all other, 361,960. New York filed the greatest number ef returns, 683,086, or 12.81 per cent of the total. The amount of net in- come reported by New York was $3, 436,843,179 or -,.17.31 per cent of the total and the tax paid was $399,792,351 or 3.43 percent! 0 the tojtaj. ' The Aiext largest nGfnber of - returns " filed hy 8tatesvwas-fi'om Pennsylvania, 539,1148 The net inoome reported "was r -fl38.604r,35, and the amount of iex oh-nrjividual income was $128,195,161 or 10.10 per .cent-of the total. The per capita net income for New York, according to- the oonulation n the census for 1920, was $830.89. , The district .of Columbia was second in the percentage of population, ac cording to the 1920 census, filing re turn of 13.40 per cent. The District reported also the highest per capita ner income per return of $2,544.56; Ne vada, reporting an averasre net 1nnm of $2,389.83; and theTerritory of Alaska reporting an average net Income pt return of $2,00.85 were lower in this respect. Alaska, however, reported the highest percentage of population flt ing return, 17.17 per cent, with a per capita net income, $343.58. the second highest. Virginia led the southern stato in the number of personal . Income nx returns filed, In the percentage of "state population, filing returns and in the total amount of net income. Louisiana led in the total amount of tax.pafi for personal Income, in the per capita net income and In the per capita in come tax paid. North Carolina led in the average net Income of returns ulAd, being second only to New York for the country as a whole and in the average amount of tax per return. ' , Statistics of income from the per- -r i . . x w.uw mey win save an innocent three players on the : sjtahd to "testify uu" 1 k"w wny tney that tney confessed under duress and Kler i " 1 have no enemies because-' of promises concerning im- inat I KnOW Of. I WOn't 19V fnmn .'mnr(ltT Ifvav AUlm ,1.. With ? the original icopies of these statements, - the waivers . of immunity ib uuituer, and nas been in business in Birmingham TJ. r,evara' comln"i" here originally jeaid to "have, been" sigheJ : by the men above $1,000,000 but the . net income or individuals In the class from $1,000, 000 to '$1,50.0,000. "-iff 4 given 'as $41,668,482; from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 as $22, 106,906, and 2,000.000 and over as $88, 874.856. .. . ' . " Of the 65 individuals who had $1,000,000 or more ,net income in 1919, those with $i,'000,000 to $1,500,000 re ceived $22,145,129 .from personal ,serv ofhe state' Doniilattnti utrt Huome reported. $107,362,976 an average of $110.86 per capita and $3,451 per return; total tax, $4,363,089, an average of $4. 51. per caoita and $140 '6 er return. Georgia: Returns filed, 58.940 or 2 03 per cent of the state's population; net income reported $219,471,959, on average of $75.79 per capita and $3,724 ice and business and $27,609,495 from average of $3.15 per capita and $155 nor x SMALL STILL DEFIANT SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 24, ernor Sns" returned to Springfield this afternc.cn unchanged in his de termination to resist arrest on -warrants charging him with" embezzlement and conspiracy to defraud the'state. ',- The" governor, will be in Springfield, Tuesday..when Judge E. S. Smith re convenes court it 'was said tonignt. What course " the .judge.- will- -pursue relative to the serving of warrants rn the- governor still remained a mystery tonight. It was equally uncertain wh-it will develop if attempts,t are made to senre the warrants. "- r . from Albany, Ga., stated tonight that aSj soon as he could wind up his busi ness he would leave. He said he was warned to leave by his masked assail ants. He said' his whipping was the result of charges that he hatkbeen too friendly with a negro wofflan. ' He claimed that he had--been: mis taken for another "man and that he was .Xl.l m . . i - -43 vi jaunty or tne aiiegea charge. He does pot want an investigation, he says, and could not recognise any of the men in the flogging party. ' ( and many other; valuable documents missing stolen, according to the state attorneys the prosecution vIs 'present ing its evidence . concerning" the con fessions with the - jury ' absent. If Juttge- Hugo Friend rules that the testimony is competent as : evidence despite the lack" .of original documents, it will perpetuate : before the " grand jury. ' ' .: - - ' - - ': .- ductions; those,. with $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 recJeIye(i$'l7,252,926 from per sonal service and business and $8,551, 388 from property and had $3,697,408 general deductions, and . those with $2,000,000 and over received $29,262,528 from personal -service and business and $82,427v362from property and had $22, 815,034 rgeneral deductions. PROBE SMfGGLING ATTEMPTS PENSACOLA, Fla.. July 24 Federal officials are- continuing their investi gation into the alleged smuggling op erations of the owners of the "auiilfupv criiser vlla, which was burned on . the .rohV.puslness-mapf--recently-.repprted;-to WOMAN- SURRENDERS ON A - ' CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING . SHARON, Pa:,; yury. 24. Mrs. Eva Wahson, Cleveland, -0.,r surrendered to police - here tonight kfter 'she had learned .that shewas wanted by the a thorities, she said, in connection with the ease - of Thomas lx RandQlphr Sha- ATX.ANTA, July 24. Alleged insan itary conditions, at the state prison farm at Milledgevllle, which the Geor gia senate and house penitentiary com mittee inspected -Saturday, will be the subject of conferences among members of the committees tomorrow, it was de clared tonight by .the legislators. drews after .landing Chinese, on the I 000 ransom. ; Randolph returned "-to ii's i district announced he would conrer gulf shore about 20 miles from St. Ah-have been kidnapped. and heldfojr- $50. Ti w a n 0 a . . ! t r . J . ln.. . . GEORGIA PRISON SCORED IN REPORt OF STATE'S SOLONS beach. Captain VMentcaL Mate XXtrA Ullman and Sam-Tun are In jail await ing; the--result --of , the investigation. There have been no additional arrests. i WAS FALSE ALARM NORFOLK, ' July 24 .Passengers - with. intent to defraud MACOSr OUT OF LUCK ATLANTA, July 24. Senator Franv Manson, of the a&th. district,- announced today "thar.h.would seek to have the capitol "removal bill brought - up for a vote in the Georgia senate this. week. explaining Jtie desired to clear the way for other legislation. At the same time, he issued aMengthy.- statement of rea sons Vhy he- opposed the plan which would place before the voters the con. aboard the steamer Maryland,- which plies between ."Cape Charles, ; Old Point and Norfolk, wVs put ashore at Old Point today when smoko rose In large volumes from the hold. It was . some time before it' was discovered "that a piece of waste was smouldering, and that the dense; smoke was caused from the oil and water in the bilges. The passengers were taken aboard' and the steamer . continued her tripy'-.;-'". -r'..- home last Wednesday, night.' and is neid at tn& Mercer county jail -on sev eralJ charges, , . Incluihg using . '.the mails in , an ' .-attempt f to defraud..' :f .. A warrant-had been issued - for Mrs. Wansou charging' her wth conspiracy ene oeniea that she ' hav conspired with Randolph in.T.an attempt to ootain aiiegeo; ran som meney. She 'will be' given 'a'h.ear ing tomorrow.'' ' ' " ; -' Ji - .ANOTHER 'TIFE' SAN. FRANCESCO. JuTy -Jti-A slight . North Carolina Returns filed, 37.1S5 or 1.45 per cent of the state's popula tion; nt Income reported $111,613 447 ar. average of $63.15 per capita. $4 34 per return; total tax, $10,010,848 and of $3.91 per capita and $269.20 per a tui it. South Carolina: Returns .lied, ST.. 296, or 2.21-per cent of the state's pon ulatlon; net income reported $142 832, an average of- $$4.?6 per capl'a and $3,826 per return; total tax $3- 19i0;An, avera8re of ?8 08 Per capita and n39.2l per return, - Tennessee: Returns filed 50.789. or 2.17 per cent of the-state's population net income -reported. $193,809,353. nn average of. $82.94 per capita and $3,818 per return; tdtaj, tax. $9,082,054. n average of $3.88 per capita and $178 82 per return. . ,. Virginia: Returns , filed, 75.966. or 3.29 per cent of the state's population net income reported. $247,658,373. n average of $107.27 per capita and $1 -260 per return; total tax. 29.020.2.17 ,a,v.erasre ot Pr capita and '.if' SEi STILLS i AT AUCTlOIf ' -'--: RALTEIG Jtily, ,4.-Eeventy-nve liquor stills; smost Of-theja.sopper . Con struction wfll -..be s'oldvto" the highest bidder- for cash- by the sheriff of Wake county tomorrow at: the-"court hbuse door ; All .-.pf he,- stills'- were -captured from - blockiiders;jIn thr countj-ithln n a It Z - l. ... - with Chairman Campbell .of the senate committee, -relative, .to possible steps toward., impeachine the; state neniten. tiary commission. arid removal of J. E. i $118.74 per ,returtJ' -'v. smitn, waraen at. the: farm. . Repre? sentative CaVl - N. Guess, of ' DeKalk. declared -the committees : should meet together and Tdiscuss;the situation and the results of the-cross-examination of the -warden and his. assistant Si , In his opinion, he . added, : such' : a conference "would- result In some -.gne . losing - his office and severe actiortlii'inj- .taken against other 'parties.' ?. v ( -'- -, The white men's. Quarters it 'the farm were said to be .insanitaYy'and infested with vermin and - objections alsd -were offered to: the alleged, pfaetice of keep ing diseased negroes, in tl?e negro-men's rooms, with abler pristonef Si The- wom- W . -? -.n . ' .!. . n-. , t- . . .. XT1 k.?' I I , . , , .- . .. . , proposition - to V rnove Uhe ; capitoi r. toearquake , ihocwa ei o'clock tonights r":rt hae been; chopped to pieces with; axes, j in'- much bettevcdiidUlon,- F , ... y t i - . T - --. .- ,-- KINSTON MAN ? HOOTS WOMAN .- THEN FATALLY WOUXOS SELF KINSTON. JfityJ4.i-Lahnie Best, a transfer- driver,;? rate rtoday shot 4nl seriously wounded" Mrs. Walter Reld a widow and; shopkeeper, and then turned the- , revolver ? upon -hffflself. Each received two1 wounds, the police say. Best died of 'his "Injuries ir , at hospital an : Mrs.; Redd has . a sMght chance for recovery.-. .. '- .. - The woman, ' -has? several children. Her husband was-killed .in 'a (Tollisbn between a train and motor truck. Best also had a family. The" shooting 4s reported toljavs followed a dispute ? overman account.---:;ri i.:-- . r I' 1 -': is I" It i i! v, .V; - f .-,- .i '-t-irf'T-'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 25, 1921, edition 1
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