THE GAZETTE-NEWS
Baa The Associated Praia Service,
tt la In Every Respect Complete,
Member i Audit Bureau Circulation.
WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR AXD WARMER.
VOLUME XX. NO. 295.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25, 1916.
PRICE 2 CENTS n Traln on
T
OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPERS
U.S; IHGDME TAX T. GAIJIE BRQWI1
1111 STILL SUPPQR
AT
HIE RAIDS
Recent Activity of Aeroplanes
on Various War Fronts by
Both Sides is Being
Continued.
SERBIAN TOWNS AGAIN
ATTACKED BY FRENCH
About 100 Casualties at Griev
geli Germans Bombard
From Air and With Long
Range Guns.
Paris, Jan. 25. The Serbian towns
of Monastir and GievgeH have again
been attacked by: a squadron of 16
aeroplanes, the Athens correspondent
of the Havas agency telegraphs. It Is
said that 100 people were either killed
or wounded at Gievgali.
All the attacking aeroplanes return
ed in safety to their base. In some
cases the machines covered a distance
of 190 miles.
Paris. Jan. 25. The city of Nancy
was
again bombarded mis rau.m.i.
by long range
German guns, and in
tho afternoon a
number of pomos
were dropped by German aeroplanes
The damage done by the bombard-,
was inconsiderable ana oniy -
two people were wounded, while the
aeroplane attack - was reported to
have been without result. ....
Tarls
It was
announced from
a .
January 3 that (luring Vi,,7.1;day that the administration naa ub-
0,iinr- Kix Dersnns
and ten were wounded in Nancy as a ;
-iiit of the bombardment ot tneinyi
by German llr.ch guns. Alarming, thef)(j reports although it was
rumors were circulated as to 1, said the detailed viows of the white
havoc caui-ed by" the- bombardment noua6 haye Qt bfen pertained by
and the consequent panic among the. ieBgiatlve leaders. It Is the ln
InhaliitanU bo that the prefect or tnjtentlon ot Mr kitchin to confer with
department In which Nancy is ""'""lithe president before the latter on his
ert Issued a circular which discreonea natlonal defenHe speaking tour,
the rumArs.. On the day mentioned ( Secretary Redfield advocacy of
Fresldent Poincare went to nc "anti-dumping" legislation has been
and passed tho entire day there. As a r?Karded as reflecting the adminls
precautlomiry measure ihe art workSjtratlons views in this respect, al
ln the galleries of the city were "e-jthough lt dj not become known un
to Troles. saie uuim-..w -.
. j . m nnn nponle to leave the
n the occasion of the three days
bombardment.
ln their prosress foulhwardr across ture ()t extreme precaution. I don t
the Albanian frontier the Austrian. bellpve thnt tnere l8 any great dan
have taken Albania's principal -.nitre j gpr thttt chcapiy made foreign goods
rltyi?cutarl and In addition have,w, be dumped on our shores 'or
oocupled Podgoritza, Dailovgrod an" Beverni ycars after the end of the
Nlkfic In Montenegro. The Serbians , European war.
forming the garrison at Scutari r , ..The industries of Europe are to
treated southward without resist- bp rehabilitated. They must be heav
anoe' Illy taxed. The ranks of the workers
.,1 tnken nlace In varl-larp .irMuiv denleted bv war and Im-
oiih localities. Germans again have
passed over Dover In an aeropmm trleg wlI, further deplete these ranns.
w hich was engaged by all the antl- European industries undoubtedly will
aircraft guns and pursued by British be Bnort of capital and laboring un
alrmon Whether bombs were dropped der heavy Interest charges.
Is not stated in the official announce- ..j do not gpei under the clrcum
ment. This was the third venture '', stances, how they can dump their
the kind In two days. (goods upon America, where the in-
Monastlr, GievgeH and other points diistrles are prosperous and out r.f
held by the Teutonic allies near tha debt. Nevertheless, lt may be wise to
Greek border, were visited by a largo, pnnct anti-dumping legislation and I
French air squadron and violently j fnv0r reasonable legislation along this
bombarded' while Metz and German :in(- By reasonable legislation I mean
positions In Belgium also were visit- uch anti-dumping clause as was enr
ed by entente allied aircraft and rlpd In the original Underwood tariff
bombed jblll. ' -t
On the French and Austro-Itallan jjr. Kitchin said he has aacertaln
fronts the usual bombardments and ed hs late as yesterday that a mojorl
sapplng operations continue but wlth-jty f the democrats of the ways and
. .n. for either side. means committee would vote for a
The British, through the explosion!
of mine, near fit. Elot, in the Arris
region did consiaeraoie imuii wb a rrpuummi n,
Uerma'n trenches and also silenced cratlo leader said a tariff commission
Herman trench mortars by artillery mu could be devised that would ae
flre near Ypres. . ford with democratic doctrines and
Floods and bad weather are ham-, theories. Two .democrats. Richard
Of ring the operations of the British . olney. second, of lassachusetts, and
unlnst the Turks In Mesopo. .tnla. Adolph J. Rabath, or Illinois, Intro-
In northwest Egypt the British dined tariff commission bills early
have been successful In an attack m In the session.
k camp of the Benuesl tribesmen. The tentative plan of the demo
The military aervlre bill has passed emtio leaders I that the tariff com
lt third reading In the British house ' mission shall be an advisory body, re
ef commons by a vote of 88 to 3. ' porting Its findings to the legislative
It has been sent to the house of lor U branch of the government It Is to
which chamber Is expected to pass I a non-partisan affair, thus advane
Ihe measure quickly. The amend- Ing the theory that the tariff should
ment to the orlglnl bill a adoptod be taken out of politics, or politics
are
M to have tne far toward
ennclllstlng those who previously op
posed Jt.
MR. BRYAN WILL NOT
IPnT TfVV TTP TT?F,t?TT),F.TIT foreign and domestic commerce.
. FUlAM w ur rn.coivjun i wh)(h ooud bs vrn ,,,, pow.
. jers, and -aUed a tarirf commission.
Chairman Kitchin said no agr
Mlamtk Fta., Jan. 8. -Wllilam J. men had been reached sr to the
Bryan has Issued a statement eaylnglme for beginning consideration or
ha had no Intention of following In tha new revenue bill. Me suggested
the, wake of President Wilson on his that revenue leglslallnn may be held
trip through the middle-west making In abeyance, ponding the report of
series of speeches In answer to thoee tM army and navy appropriation
of the president on preparedness. He bllts and the dlcloire of how much
aid he wjuld retrain In Miami until additional money will he required for
he left for Uneoln. Neh., on February ' national defense and ether expenses.
IS, to attend a birthday dinner. That an amended Income tax Is lo
Mr. Bryan ealil he weuld make a produce most of the additional reve
few speeches on hie way to Lincoln, nue needed by the administration Is
but the trip would hare no connection regarded as a certainty, following the
with that of the president, and his Supreme court decision upholding
references to preparedpeaa would be the constitutionality of the law In all
along the lien of a'lteaa he dellv Ita phase. As published the party
r4 last fall. I (Continued on page two).
DUMPING BILL
. . . . ts -.'..
House Leader Kitchin Favors
Inclusion of Anti-Dumping
Clause in Democratic
Revenue Bill.
HE IS ALSO IN FAVOR
OF TARIFF COMMISSION
Reports Circulated to Effect
That Administration 13 Com
mitted to Tariff Com
mission Plan.
Gazette-News Bureau
The Riggs Building
Washington, Jan. 23
Creation of a tariff commission and
the inclusion of an anti-dumping
clause in the forthcoming democratic
revenue bill became practically as
sured yesterday with the admission
by Chairman Claude Kitchin, of the
ways and means committee, that he
would support such legislation and a
majority of the democratic members
of the committee appeared willing to
line up for it.
Mr. Kitchin said the committee
probably would stand for "a reason
fihlo nnti-duniDine law." such as was
contained in the Underwood tariff'
bill in its original form. This "dump-
inir" lPB-ialntton was stricken out in
th( spnat0 and lhe nollge made.no
pirited rignt. in us oenau
Mainrltv Lender Kitchin said '.he
tariff commission authorized prob
ably would bo a non-partisan board
to make report to either branch of
congress, but not to the president.
rctMit'i is I v
Reports reached the capltoi yester-
: . ..,1 - tar itt ooin-
mlssion 1(Jea Iiviulry among admin
t ,, ieaders in congress lent col
til today that tne aemocrats oi me
ways and means committee
looko'l
favorably upon the proposal.
"Anti-d'Tupin t legislation," said
rhnirman Kitchin. "will be in the na-
, migration from the tax ridden coun-jshlp
tariff commission bill. When It wis!
suggested that ft tariff commission:
fatten out or tne turirc. mnj iwsn-
era have not decided whether the tar
iff commission should be a new nd
Independent body, or whether tho
proposed legislation shall recommend
the transwed to the Federal Trade
commission of the existing bureau on
HAVE
Encouraging Feature of Special Sales Event is Volume of Local Business Done by Ashe
ville Merchants on First Two Days of Trade Week M any Strangers Visit City to
Take Advantage of Unusual Bargains.
Today is the third day of the Trade
Week event which many of the Ashe
ville merchants in co-operation-with
The Gazette-News started on the 22nd
instant, and which continues through
this week.
One noticeable and encouraging as
pect of this Trad" Week is not so
much in the amount of money paid
out in refunding the fares of out-of-town
shoppers, as In the volume of
business each merchant has been able
to command from local customs who
are taking advantage of the low prizes'
and. exceptional values offered by
more than 40 of Asheville's leading
merchants and business men.
The latter part of each week is rec
ognized by Asheville's merchants as
the days in which out-of-town shop
pers' trade is heaviest, and much pre
paration is being made for these days.
Judging from the amount of fares this
office has already refunded to shop
pers who have been trading in Ashe
ville during the three first duys of this
sale and who come from a distance of
B0 and 50 miles, Asheville's Trade
Week has had a big success.
A large number of strangers have
visited Asheville stores since last Sat
urday and have made extensive pur
chases. .The refund silps In The Gazette-News
office, which is the clearing
house between the merchant and the
customer, easily show this. It is to
ARMED STEAMSHIP
y
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Arrival of Verona Likely to
Cause U. S. to Decide on
Definite Policy.
Washington, Jan. 25. Arrival of
the Iltalian steamship Verona in New
Tork today with two guns mounted
at her stern probably will result in
the Austro-Hungarian government
taking up diplomatically with the
United States all the broad questions
Involved in the arming of merchant
ships for defensive purposes.
It was Indicated that Baron Erich
Zweidlnek, charge of the Austro
Hungarian embassy here, would In
form his government promptly of the
arrival of the Verona if he had not
already done so, and that he woull
call upon Secretary Lansing In the
near future to determine the position
of the United States in regard to
permitting the liner to sail with hor
guns mounted.
It was freely predicted in Teutonic
diplomatic circles when the Italian
Giusseppe Verdi was allowed to
sail recently from New York wlt'.t
guns mounted, that a communication
on the subject was immediately to
follow the arrival of another Italian
ship similarly armed.
It was authoritatively stated that,
the Austro-Hungarian government
probably would Inform the United
States that any armed ship encoun
tered by an Austrian submarine would
be regarded as a warship and be sunk
without wnrnlng, regardless of who
might happen to be aboard.
The Vienna governmont 1 repre
sented as taking the. position that
guns on a merchant ship cannot un
der the present circumstances prop
erly be used for defensive purposes.
This contention la based primarily
upon the ground that any submarine
which might come close enough to an
armed ship to order her to stop Im
mediately would court destruction, a
single shell from a gun such as those
ahoard the Verona being sufficient to
sink the smaller vessel.
It has been admitted recently in
high official circles that the question
of changing the rules regarding the
arming of merchant ships coming in
to American waters which were laid
down, while warships of the Teutonic
allies still were active on the high
seas Is under consideration.
I The belief prevails In certain off!
rial circles that a communication
from the Austm-IIungarlan govern
ment would result in the United
mates determining upon definite rules
applicable to the changed condltlo-.is
on the seas, or would result In the
keeping of American citizens off
armed ships.
The prcnt 'attitude of the United
Ptntrs Is that a merchant ship hsn a
right to arm for defensive purpose
ano i n s i , prirr neing warneo, it may
a-,.a ...... t, '
Ing th fire and fleeing. During the
flight, however, the merchant ship
assumes the character of a wr veswl
which she mslntaln until she capi
tulate and come to a stop.
Once Mopped, th commander of
the submarine must observe all the
rules of International law In regard
to allowing time for pasaenrera and
crew to reach pine of safety.
In Teutonic diplomatic circle last
nlrht It wa claimed tht th rule In
regard to merchant hlp arming for
issu
defense dated back to the davs cf,h th great mass ot mankind.
Piracy and that In no sens conld they;oult and tdolescent. will hav to tell
he considered a being applicable om iorm ior meir nany nreao
th wsrfar which now U being: eon-l"!1" th legislation of th most n
duet.d by nbiMriiiw. . Ihtn4 eovrnmnu.
ONLY 4 DAYS MORE
The Gazette-News office that the shop
pers bring their refund slips in order
to receive the amount of the fare it
cost them to do their trading here.
The streets, especially In the after
noon, have snown tne influx. .Men
an d Women from .-the smaller cities
and the towns around Asheville' could
be seen moving along from store to
store. There is no question but that
the sale has had a success and one
which will boost Asheville. for the
strangers have found out that Ashe
ville stores are entirely .'up to date and
that the values are properly measured,
whereby the buyer? gets an honest
share of all advantage If the sale
had done nothing mone than this it
would be successful,' fo such an un
demanding establishedvmeans future
visits from those shoppers and a con
tinued extension of 'business.
Where to Get fyrgains.
Here- is a list of th stores where
bargains will be found and where
fares will be refunded. iCut it out and
send it to your relative and friends
residing outside or .AsKievllie. 11 win
give them some idea f the magni
tude of this sale anol what it will
mean to them:. -. . .;'
lion Marche. .
McGraw Dry Goods Co.
M. V. Moore and Co,
Iowenbeln-Rutenbery.
Chas. E, Henderson. ,
PLANS TO ENTER
-ass
Fifty Million Dollar Corpora
tion Considering Acquisi
tion of Pacific Fleet
- v '.-".- - ' 'S-4---
New York," : Jan. 25. CJhkrle 'A
Stone, president of the American In
ternational corporation, a $50,000,000
concern, stated today that his cor
poratton was considering the ques
tion of entering the trans-Pacific
traffic, but as the project involved
the construction of new ships it was
too early to reach a decision.
George J. Baldwin of Savannah,
vice president of the corporation, it
is announced, would devote his time
especially to the consideration of the
possible development of the shipping
business, both coastwise and cross
Pacific. It was established that-the corpor
ation has under consideration a plan
to creai a new trans-Pacific fleet
of steamers which would keep the
American flag flying on the Pacific,
By Its recent purchase of the Pa
cific Mail company's coastwise steam
ers the company began its maritime
activity.
Mr. Stone said that between S00
and 1.000 proposals had already been
submitted to the company and that
the management was sifting these
out. The company will probably cm
ploy a large number ot young men
to he selected mainly from college
graduates and educate them for per
manent positions in the foreign
field.
REPORT HEIST CHILD
UBDHJHLL- IS FILED
Minority of Committee States
Reasons for Opposition to
the Keating Bill
Washington, Jan. IB. A minority
report on tho Keating antl-chlld labor
hill, attacking the measure as uncon
stltutlonai; has been mad to th
house. A majority of th committee
approve the bill.
Representative Watwm, Virginia
Houston, Tennessee. r,d Almon. Ala-
lliuit, eimied the minority report
j After setting forth that ther 1 no dlf-
i , . - . ,
ference of opinion as to th misfor-
tune of th vll of child labor, in Its
moral and physical aspects, th minor
ity added:
"There Was a "tern dcre pro
nounced upon our first parent in tho
Garden of Kden for their early
disobeys nee. thnt henceforth In th
! w,t ' ' rc "hould mxn eat his
bread. In th six thousand years
which hav elapsed th children of
men have discovered no way to escape
It penalty. Bo lung as poverty and
want exist In tha world, we much fear
PACIFIC
TRAFFIC
The Racket Store.
Nichols Shoe Cq.
Green Bros
Ottia. Green Hardware Co.
Brown Book Co.
Pack Square Book Co.
Asheville Power and Light Co.
Coopers, "On the Square."
Globe Sample Co.
Hills Market.
3. Tj. Smathers and Sons.
I. X. L. Dept. Store.
Asheville Paint and Glass Co.
Dunham's Music House.
Teague and Oates.
II. L. Flnkelstein Loan Office.
Williams-Huffman Muslo Co.
Smith-Brans Clothing Co.
Brown Hardware Co.
Gem Clothing Co.
Susquehanna Furnitnre Co.
Asheville Furniture Co.
Falk's Music House.
' Allison Ir"g Store.
Star Market.
The Call Co.
Asheville Package Co.
Carolina Paint & Varnish Co.
J. M. Hoarn & Co.
.1. M. McCanlcss.
The Fair.
Carolina Paint and Varnish Co.
Piedmont Electric Co.
J. H. taw.
Smith's Drug Store.
Hood's Millinery.
Crystal Cafo System.
PERSIA SUNK BY
TURKS, IS REPORT
Dispatch Says Turkey May As
sume Responsibility for
Liner's Disaster.
Washington, Jan. 25. Unofficial
dispatches from abroad indicating
that the Turkish government might
acknowledge that one of Turkey's
submarines sunk the British liner
Persia, promised to renew the diplo
matic features of that disaster. Tho
state department has no official dis
patches on the subject from the
American ambassador at Constantino
ple. Neither has any official word
come from Ambassador renneio. at
Vienna transmitting Austria's official
disavowal of any connection with the
disaster as reported unofficially laM
week. i
Until the Intimations came that
Turkey might assume responsibility.
lt was generally assumed that the
cause of the sinking of the Persia
would be numbered among the mys
teries of the war. There Is as yet no
Indication of what turn the case will
take in the light of the latest infor
mation.
None of the Teutonic allies, except
Germany and Austria has -Been In
cluded in the American government's
correspondence on submarine war
fare. There are Indications that any
inquiry which may be addressed li
Turkey will not be sent until Vienna
is heard from.
in warn REGION
Heavy Snows, Landslides and
Washouts Impede Railroad
Travel in That Section.
San Francisco, Jan. 25. Through
out th Pacific coast region flood and
weather condition prevail which are
Impending railroad - trafflo. Heavy
snow falls, landslide and washout
ar obstruction with which trainmen
hav to contend.
A (udden cold snap haa gripped the
northwest with record low tempera
tures. At Great Falls, Montana, th
mercury dropped from 30 drgeee
above to four below In 30 minutes.
British Columbia report unusual cold
and heavy snow falls.
Exceedingly low temperature ar
reported from th interior of Alaska.
Eagl recording CI degree below
aero.
VICTORIA CROSS IS
AWARDED DEAD ACTOR
London, Jan. 15. lieutenant 'Wil
bur Dartnell of the, Royal Fusilier,
who ha been posthumously awarded
th Victoria cross, I believed to b
th first actor to hav gained this
honor.
' It wa In East Africa, that Part
nell, although shot In th leg, crawl
f A out t( av th lives of hi com
rade stricken In action, and he gave
his life in thl attempt.
Dartnell wa an Australian oy
birth.' II served In the Bmith Afri
can war and afterward gained some
distinction on th )-.
LAW HELD VALID
x ""Supreme Court Upholds
Constitutionality of Act Giv
ing Government Power
to Tax Incomes.
SUIT INSTITUTED BY
RAILROAD STOCKHOLDER
Opinion Answers Contention
That Statute Provided Hith
erto Unknown Power
of Taxation.
Washington, Jan. 25. The Su
preme court of the United States has
upheld the income tax law.
Chief Justice White announced the
decision in regard to the law in the
of a stockholder of the union
Pacific Railroad company who sought
to enloin the company from payin
the tax on the ground that the law
is unconstitutional.
Most of the opiiiit-a is directed to
ward proving the error of the con
tention that the income tax amend
ment provided a hitherto unknown
power of taxation. Advancing to
other points the court held that It
was not unconstitutional because retro-active.
The point that the statute was un
constitutional because labor, agricul
tural and horticultural organizations
are exempted, was held to be answer
ed by decisions under the corporation
tax laws. ',
Justice White said that the point
waa but another illustration or tne
erroneous assumption that the tax
was imposed under the new power
conferred on the government by the
sixteenth amendment, whereas such
power was recognized to have been
In existence from the beginning c
the government and thus decisions
defining the taxing power of the
government previously rendered ap
plied to It.
Liable for Fall in Price.
Interstate railroads are liable to
produce shippers for any fall in mar
ket prices of shipments that occurs
during negligent delay in transporta
tion, according to a decision of the
Supreme court in a test case arising
out of the belated delivery of a car
load of strawberries shipped from
Marion, Md., to New York in 1910.
The court held that the initial car
rier is liable for the decline in value,
ever, though the delay may have
been on a line of a connecting car
rier. live Tax Suits,
Five separate suits to test the con
stitutionality of the new Income ta
were brought in the federal courts
throughout the country soon after the
law became effective and all found
their way to the Supreme court of the
United States soon after.
For nearly fifty years the fight for
and against a federal Income tax .has
been somewhere in the courts.
Five suits, all challenging the val
idity of certain features of the tax
were:
Frank R. Brushaber, stockholder
of the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany, seeking In the New York fed
eral courts, to enjoin the company
from paying the tax.
John K. Dodge and Horace E.
'Dodge, manufacturers of Detroit.
Mich., in the Michigan federal courts
to enjoin the internal revenue col
lector from collecting the tax, largelv
on the ground that it discriminated
co-partnerships In favor of corpora
tions. John R. Stanton, stockholder of
the Baltic Mining company, in the
Massachusetts federal courts, to en
Join the company and others from
paying the tax, largely because of the
five per cent annual deduction from
Income allowed .nlnlng companies for
ore dcpjui.cn.
Tyee Realty company. In the New
York federal court, to enjoin the col
lector of Internal revenue.
Edwin Thome, In the New York
federal court, to enjoin the collecto-,
largely on the ground that the addi
tional or surtax Imposed on Incomes
over 120.000 was unconstitutional
In each Instance the lower court
held the tax constitutional, and "ho
ease wa brought to tho Supreme
court on appeal. The cases were ad
vanced for early hearing and were
submitted to ther court for decision
on October 15, 1915, twenty years af
ter the first great Income tax deci
sions.
VIOLATION OF TRUST
LAW IS CHARGED
TO BREWERIES
Sulphur Springs, Tex., Jan. 25.
Conspiracy to fix the prlco of beer, to
allot trad territory among themselves
and other violation of the law ar
charged agnlnst seven Texas brewery
companies In the stale anti-trust suit
called for trial yesterday.
In addition to the conspiracy rharge
the breweries are accused of having
collected assesments at th rat of
fl. 200,000 a year for five years with
which to promote antl-phohlbltion
legislation and with having paid the
poll tax of thousands of voter to
get them to vote t fJnt prohibition.
TODAY
One of Best Known Citizens In
Western Carolina Died
Here Early This
Morning
PIONEER IN MOVEMENT
FOR IMPROVED ROADS
Had Wide Acquaintance With
People In This Section
and Was Known as
"Cousin Canie"
T. Canie Brown died at the res!
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Lamar -Gudger,
at 8:20 o'clock this morning.
He was born March 21, 1838, in
Leicester township, Buncombe county'
and moved from the town of Leicester
to Asheville in 1885 and has resided
here since.
In 1896 he was elected chairman ot
the board of Buncombe county com
missioners and in this position he was
a pioneer in the good roads move
ment in western North Carolina, con
structing a large number of well
graded highways. The macadam
roads built under his leadership wer
the first seen in this part of the state.
Mr. Brown was always active in
farming, educational and commercial
Interests of the county. No man In
this part of the state had a wider ac
quaintance with people In every walk
of life; and he was generally and
affectionately known as "Cousin
Canie." He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
In 1885 he was married to'Margaret
Mr. Brown was married to Margaret
Lucinda Hawkins and is survived by
six children of thl union, as iollowsVn!
Mrs. C. -B. Sluder of (Leicester; Mrs. .
H. Lamar Gudger, Mrs. W. J. Hughes,
Frank T. Brown, Canie N. Brown and
Mark W. Brown of Asheville; two sis
ters, Mrs. Van Cassada and Mr.
Thomas Ray of Leicester; three
brothers, Nelson M. Brown of Lei
cester, Charles C. Brown of Weaver
vllle and Wiley B. Brown of Ashe
ville. The funeral services will be con
ducted from the residence of his
daughter, 89 Montford avenue, at 3
o clock in the afternoon, Wednesday.
January 26, by Rev. J. H. Barnhardt
and Rev. F. W. Stanton.
REVENUE PROBLEM
Upholding of Income Tax Law
Will Further Legislation on
National Defense.
Washington. Jan. 25. Legislation
to increase tho government revenue
to meet the expense of national de
fense will take definite shape now
that all doubt a to the constitution
ality of the Income tax law haa been,
removed by a Supreme court deci
sion.
Congress leaders had taken no def
inite steps toward, the solution of th
revenue problem pending the decision
of the Supreme court On all lde
leader expressed the belief that th
court decision would pave tho wa
for an Increased tax rate on the great
private rortune for aiding In payln
for national defense. Bill to tax in
comes of more than $1,000,000 ns
high as 50 per cent are now before
congress. The democratlo leader ar
gratified at th decision.
In th opinion of democratic lead
era the decision hsn tinfttri -
fruitful source of revenue and ren
dered easier the solution of the rev.
nue problem which confront th
government.
Representative Hull of Tennessee,
the author of the bill, expressed th
belief that congress would take ad
vantage of the decision to amend th
law material!-. lie declared that
without any unusual or unjust
changes the measure could be made
to yield an additional $100,000,000
annually. The law now bring Int
the federal treasury from $15,000,004
to $90,000,000 a year.
MRS. HOWLAND FILES
SUIT AGAINST CITY
r
Alleging that th city of Asheville
failed to upply a sufficient upply
of water to protect her hous when.
It burned on August 0, 1(14, on Sun
set, attorney for Mr. Mary II. How
land yesterday afternoon filed a
complaint In Superior court for $1?,
000, which they seek to recover front
th city. Th suit wa tartet tat
May but the complaint wt not filed.
ur.Ut yesterday afternoon, - -J
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