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i. ' i -T , - ' :'' WEATHER: , ; . ' CtMnlljr fair Mdax aad Tacaday.. , . X oserver- VOL CX. N0. 42. TWELVE. PAGES' 70bAYj price: nvEcxirr:. 4 . " WATCH LAZZXm , : 'ea nM inn aa. isaiesl S &1M u. . 4 . ' ' f . ' ' ' EXTRA LEGAL 1 Atty.-General Palmer Calls On State Food Administrators ' , . To Get Busy FAIR PRICEXOMMITTEE WANTED IN EVERY COUNTY These Will Investigate What Ii Being Charged Forv Betail necessities And If In Excess , of What the Committees Consider Jnst 'They Will ' Publish a List of fair Prices for Guidance of Public; Text of the Telegram i r (By the Associated Press.) , Washington, Aug. 10. Attorney Gen tral Palmer ttarted out today to asesr tala how much of the high eoit of lir- . lug la due to excessive profit! by re tailers. . Ik a telegram to all State food -A-ministrstors who worked with Ad ministrator Hoover during the war, the Attorney General requested the ap pointment of a fair price eoramittee in eaeh county to investigate what is being charged for retail neeessitiea and if in exeeaa of what the committee considers just, to publish a list of fair prices for the gsudanee of the public. Tlis is the "extra legal'' means of reaching profiteering which Mr. Palmer recently indicated was under consider ation. He has frankly admitted from the (tart that there was no means to prosecute directly a man guilty of ex tortion in prices. Retailers who are gouging the ultimate consumer will . lirre to he disciplined by public sen- f'jtie-nt, which officials have no doubt 'i sufficiency alert to the situation now t aef v.f-nrously in clear-cut enos. ; Hi;.r''n, nw the other band, can be mclicd through the wartime) food lsvs r ti.e fiorHi"n act. Had Mr. Palmrr t.'iju?r'cd t!ie State food administrators '- tr-i3iiiit to bim s;:y evidence it li-nl:r! "f o'l-er vio'stlons rf tho law w' V tl'ry m'cht enenunter in thsn w;l:, wtth the promise th'if the g r -rrnt'it law enforcement michlnwy Text alf the Telecrt. " TliereTs a pressing necessity for tip rcnteratinn wf mormal eonditlons,'' llr. t'itlmer'e tcVsram said, requesting V ii.ea who did aueu effort Ive work during . :'ie war te tnac u3LthbuWlea agaiu. 1 hey were asked to serve without om "e:isation, the attorney general belter- tliPt tho public service to be per formed now is at important as wheu the country wai engaged in hostilities, and that no patriotic ettlten would re fuse the rail to duty. The attorney gen eral's telegram follows: ",ln order to secure accurate in forma tion relative to charges of profiteering by dealers in necessary commodities it ia the desire of the government to ascertain whether or not such dealers are making more than a fair margin of profit. Will you assist in your State by requesting those persona who have been county food administrators under your jurisdietioa to appoint fair price committees including one retailer of groceries, one of dry goods, a represen tative of the producers, organized labor, of housewives, two or three representa tive of the public generally, also a wholesaler r.bea practicable 1 Please request thctu to pursue approximately the tamo inquiries with reference to food products and the ordinary aeces titles in dry goods and clothing that were punned by your fair price commit tees under the food admtaiatratioa act This committee will be an extra legiil body without power to summon wit nesses or fix prices. It Is requested, however, to ascertain the cost prices, determine a fait margin of profit and if retail prices are in excess of what the committee regards a fair prieo to have published its list of fair prices, reporting to you for review. You are requested to report to the department f justice a general review of the situ ition in your State. Tarn Over IvUenee te V. S. Attorneys. ( "Any evidence of hoarding or other violations of the food control act which may be developed ia the work of sueh tommittees ahould be turned over to the United Btatea aMerney who will be in structed te employ all his resonrccs, as well as those of the Bureau of Investi gat ion to cooperate with you and your committers ia aeekiag eut and punish ing all violators of the law. Normal Ceadltleas Mast Be Restored. v "There la a pressing necessity for the restoration, of normal conditions, and It ia believed that through the same orranixatlea which you cad as Federal food admmiitrstor you and your administrations, together with their SDDolntees. can render valuable service te ta' ' country at this time, sad your cooperation and theirs, with out compenjatlca, will he greatly ap preciated. The widest publicity of this revtmeat add the results obtained by the county committees, it is believed, will be aa Important factor ta its sue' . tess. Plesse wire whether the row meat eaa eouat upoa your -active eo- eperstloa. . . , REVOLT AGAINST CARRANIAi : -' PARTICIPANTS JAILED 1 Paso, Tex, Aug. 10. A plot to have the Chihuahua City garrison re volt against the Carraasc commanders and join Villa was discovered early Wednesday morning,' according to American and' Mexico paaaengere ar riving (rem Chihd&haa City today. A large aimber ef federal officers and soldiers were placed la the federal penitentiary charged' with inciting matin, the travelers cald. ' ; REACHING 1MB OF PROFITEERING FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD S REMEDY To Meet Increased Cost of Liv ing, "Work and Save," If Any Is Left CURRENCY CONTRACTION , ' OPPOSED BY HARDING Work "In Order To Produce And Distribute' the Largest Possible Volume of Commod ities," He Advises ; Strikes And Extravagance Alike Cen enred by Gov. Harding WashlngtonAug. 10. "To work and to savs is the remedy for the in creasing cost of living pointed out to day by the Federal Reserve Board. lu reply to an inquiry from the Sen ate Banking Committee, asking if it was advisnblc to attempt contraction of currency by legislation in the hope cf reducing prices, Governor Hardir.g wrote Chairman McLean that the growth in the volume of circulating notes wss the effect and not the cause of ad vancing wages and prices and that the war period of finance would not be over until government obligations, now carried by the banks, were absorbed through the actual savings of the people. Btrong censure of strikes and extrava gance was implied in Mr. Harding's lotter, which did not, however, under take to blame any one section of the population, but referred to the nation as a whole especially to the relaxation of economics-practiced during the war and the purchase now of non-essen'tal articles by persons enjoying large In comes for the first time. The federal Hescrve Board believes that any currency legislation at thin time is unnecessary and undesirable,'' Mf. Harding wrote, "and would sug gest that whether- viewed from aa ece nomie or anuria) standpoint, the rem tM pwsear ttttertJonV ir the same, namely, ta work and te larf; te stork regularly and efficiently in order to Produce and distribute the largest possible volume ef commodities, and to exorcise reasonable economies ia order that money, goods sad services may be devoted nrlmnrilr to the liauidatlon t-f debt and te the satisfaction of the de mand for necessities, rather than io Indulge ia extravagance or the gratlil- eation of a desire for luxuries. "The war la ever ia a military sense , -aad while the biUs hsve been settled by loans, to the government, tljeie obligations, so far as they are carried by the banks, must bs absorbed before the war chapter of the financial his tory of the country can be elosed." Money in circulation actually bar shows a decline since the poet-wai period set ia, Mr. Harding said. The total oa December 1, 1918, was 3,12r 1183,000, a per capita circulation ot S48.U. which was reduced to 4,79&- 800,000 and 45.10 on the first of this month. The figures on April I, 1917, were 94,100,978,000 and :i7.88. lu considering the increased circula tion, the committee waa - told there ahou'd bi considered the factors de manding more currency, such as the en largement of pay-rolls both as ta the uumber of workers aed the wages paid, the effect on prosiierity on the amount of money carried by individuals, in the Increased smonut locked up by highly paid workmen ignorant of banking methods, money carried out of the coun- try by aliens returning to Europe, and prosperity in the Philippines, Hawaii. Cuba and certain Central American countries where United Btatea money circulates freely. Foreign circulation of United States currency vas esti mated at 1 50,000,000. U.C.V. REUNION IN ATLANTA OCT. 7-10 Mobile, Ala., Aug. 10. Genera! Wil liah E. Miekle. Chief of Staff. United Confederate Veterans; has aaaounced that the next Confederate reunion will be held in Atlanta, October 7, 8, 9, and 10. The annual meeting ot the Confed erate Southern TMemorial Association and, the Sons of Confederate Veterans will be held ia Atlanta oa the same dates General Miekie announced. CO-OPERATION IS THE . WORD, SAYS JOHN D. Nw Tork, Aug. 10. John D. Bocke feller, in a brief article written for the August lumber of The Lamp, a magarine printed for employee of the Standard Oil Company, declares that cooperation ir the keynote 4 Which the reconstruction of the war-term world mu-t be based, y ' The world seeds, above alt else, cooperation,", wrote the Standard Oil founder. "A new world is to founded. The men of this generation are en tering into a heritage which makes their fathers' lives look poverty stricken by comparison. Too need only to steer the straight course, to apply yourselves as aidiously to the task to aae your imag ination, your sympathy, your beat judgment and success mast be yours.'' COURSE OP THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN CARIBBEAN SEA. ' Washington, Aug. 10-The Weather Bureau announced tonight that the tropical dlsturbsnce Isj the Caribbean sea wss continuing ti westerly coarse with its- center apparently couth of Jamaica, but It Intensity la tiil aa Bowa, v - ' " ;. RAILWAY PROBLEM M National Conference To Consid er All Plans Before ' ' . . Congress . JUDGE CURKJCHAIRMAN OF PLUMB PLAN, TALKS la Statement Chief Justice of K. 0. Tells of the Work To Be Done and the Division Into Committees To Figure It All Out; To Report on Agreed Plan Washington, Aug. 10. A national conference to consider all plana sub mitted to Congress for solution of the railroad problem will be held here October fl, under auspices of the Plumb organization bureau. Ia making public announcement tonight of the meeting L'kiet Justice waiter Liar a, or. ue North Carolina Supreme Court and chairman of the Plumb plan prelimi nary conference said special com mittees would be appointed to aaalyxe the different proposals. "One of those committees. Judge Clark said ia a statement, "wul be com posed of engineering and technical ex perts t,o report upon the proposals as regarda their meeting the test of economy and efflcieaey: another will be composed of legal authorities to re port npoa the various legal aad con stitutional questions and a .third wul be composed of economic and financial experts, who will report upon jthe soundness of the plans from a financial standpoint. The American people were urged by Judge Clark to consider all the pro posals "without prejudice aad withoat Motion, aad to examine those whuh have been outlined in the light of the princi ples which we hsve enunciated. Keys to 6olatla. Declaring that efficiency and econ omy in transportation are the keys to the solution of the problems of the high cost of livin;, Judge Clark added that any plan for solution of the rail road problem "must meet the test that it will provide transportation at ac tual eost." . "the exiatiat state ot affairs." he added, "ia more costly to the consum ing publie then -to the workers or to th owners of capital. Any plan far the solution ef the railroad probiei which'; seeks Ihe "endorsement ( the r.blie should provide for a shsre by lh worker ia the management aad ia the profits s rising from iaereaaad efficiency. We, therefore, welcome any writ considered rovemeat toward dem- crratizatioa of the railroads as being iu the interest not only of the workers. br-r even mij in the interest ef the pub.ie. "The rights of private property ae tually laveated ia the provision of tnnspertatioa service for the public aiuM be protected. At the same time it u imperative ia the iaterest of eeiiuomy and efficiency and as a means of decreasing the inflated eost cf liv ing, that the returns to the owaera of enpita' invested in the transportation industry shall aot exeeed the amount actually necessary to sectre their in vestment aad shall aot be paid upoa fictitious capitalisation." Gaston Means Seeks, To Secure Indictment Against New York Lawyer Concord, Aug. 10. Cabarrus Super ior court -coavenes tomorrow with Judge W. J. Adams presiding, aad the grand Jury will bhve preseated to it testi mony charging John T. Dooliag, as sistant Taistriet sttorney of New Vork City, and W. 8- Miller, atteraey for the Northern Trust Company ol Chi cago, with conspiracy aad subornation of perjury ia connection with the trial of Gaston B- Means in the fall of 1917, when Means was tried for the alleged murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. Depositions; letters, tetegraau, docu ment! aad other data will be preseated to the grand jury, it ia stated, ia ad dition to prominent witnesses, aad a bill of indictment will be asked for at once. If a true bill ia found requial tioa will be made upoa the governor of New Tork aad Illinois to bring the parties hare for trial it they refuse to come voluntarily. Gaston B. Meaas arrived ia Coaeord today from New Tork with other wit nesses from there and Chicago whe will s spear before the grand jury tomorrow. When requested for aa interview Mr. Meaas said he would pursue the came Sicy adopted by him before and dnr j and after the trial for his life whea he referred all reporter to his at torney. Aviate Killed at Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg, Va., Aug. 10, James N. Hopkins, a etviliaa aviator of New port New dashed te hjs death at 6 o'clock this afternooj whea his plana pluaged nose downward following aa exbibitioa ef the commercial value ef airplanes. , Hopkins waa ecaaeeted with a firm giving exhibition Rights. Ia the machine with him van James Hurts, also at Newport New, wh escaped serious iajary. j ; Prince ef Wafas Ship Ks lsstf. St. Johas, W. Ang. 10. Tha ad miralty wirelesa statioa asmouaecd to eight that the British battleship Re aowa. aa which the Friar ot Wale is 1 coming ta this eoloay aad Canada wss met by the cruiser Dauntless ISO mile 4S Bt. Jona at i eewes taia aiiaraoaa. SOLUTION CO SAYS CONSPIRACY WAS ENTERED INTO El E One of the Problems Which Congress Will Consider ' "This Week: s m i . ' ' TREATY OVERSHADOWED BY HIGH FOOD PRICES - - 'V - Much of Most Important Work WOl Be In Hands of Commit tees; Organised Labor's R. K. Bill Up Today Before L-O. Committee; Prohibition En forcement Measure (By The Associated Press.) , Washington, Aug. 10. Congres to morrow begins actual eoasideratioa of high cast of living problems. Plans hsve been made by leaders .for imme diate consideration of the legislative recommendations made by Preaident Wilson ia his address and the cost of living questions promises this week to overshadow even the peace treaty aad many other important affairs at tne Capitol. Federal Licensing ef Cerperatioaa. Work for several days will be ia tho hands of committees. The House agri culture committee will tak up a bill for government regulation of ' cold storage facilities and Chairman Cum mins, of the Senate Interstate Com- merea Committee is eXnected to aa aouaec a special sub-comdiittce to con sider the President's proposals for regulation of foodstuffs catering Inter state commerce, including Federsl licensing of Interstate corporations. Tuesday the Senate agriculture commit tee meeta to consider the wheat price question, extension of the food con trol law and other aunilar questions. Chairman Groaaa aad national grange leaders plan a statement early this week, giving the farmers' side of prob lems now under discussion. All sen ators from agricultural Btatea hare beea invited to the meeting Tuesdsy. Labor' R. R. Bill. With jurisdietioa over the railroad brotherhood demaad for increased wage to meet living coats, shifted from Congress to the President aad Director General of Railroads, the House Inter state Commerce committee tomorrow will resume hearing en the organized labor' railroad bill. ; Glenn B. Plumb, author at the measure, ia expected to conclude his statement tomorrow aad will be-tollowed by A. B..GarreUoa, chief el th oaduftere' brotherhood. Other advocates at tha Plumb pla and opponent will be heard later. . Spirited debate aa the high cost of Eving questioa is expected tomorrow ia tha Senate. Beaators ' Reed, Mis souri, aad McKellar, Tennessee, Demo crats, have aaaouacd addresses on the subject and other are ia preparation. The peace treaty aad League ot Nations, however, are not to go Into total eclipse ia the Senate because of interest la the eost of living. Ledge Speaks Oa Treaty Taeaday. ' Rermblieaa Leader Lodge Tuesdsy will deliver aa extensive analysis of international problems and other speeches are to follow. Secretary Leasing tomorrow will resume, hia testi moay oa the peace aegotiations aad re lated subjects before the Foreign Re lations committee. He probably will read a prepared statement of the negotiations of the Laaaing-Iahii agree ment which defined Japan special in terest ia China and re-affirmed the ''open door" policy. The committee also ia expected to receive a communi cation from President Wllsoa ia re sponse te request for, data aad doeu nests aa the negotiations at Pari. Want to Hear From CaL Heaae. Republieaa leaders said today that the end of the committee's delibera tion! oa the treaty waa not in aight, despite demsnds for early ratification as a meana of insuring peace and aid ing ia the solutioa of llviag eost prob lem. Some Republicans iniiiting that bo action be takes oa the treaty until j Col. K. M. House eaa appear before ', the committee. The general Investigation of Mexican affaire, authorised by the Senate reso lution adopted laat week is to be munched tomorrow at a meeting of Senator Fall's subcommittee to discuss procedure. Aa inquiry of many .months is la prospect. Another foreign relations subcom mittee also plsas actio a this week oa a rrsrrvatioa to the 925,000,000 Colombia treaty protecting American oil nnd other interests in Colombia regarded as threatened by a recent Colombia decree. The Houss prohibition enforcement bill, before a Beaate judiciary sub committee for a month, is to be report ed tomorrow to the full rommitte with prospect ' ot further extended discus sio a ia committee. Oil Land Leasing BIIL Report of the oil laad leasing bill ia planned Wedaesdsy by. the Senate pub lie lands committee. Permanent mili tary legislatloa will be taken up again Thursday by the Senate military com mittee, which will hear the views of Srrretaty Baker. Houas committees except for the rail road heariags aad the Agriculture Committee promise to be laaetiv for soma time. Maay House member still are absent aad there is a temporary eeeaatioa of committee work. The Hons will aot meet until Tuesday and thea may adjoura until late i the week, having no leglslstioB ready from committees tor aeuoa. War and Aircraft laaatry. The Wsr;Departmeat iavestigstions will eoatiaae, however, but with activity curtailed from Washington of ' sub committee. : On sub-eommitteeow rs a rout to Europe and another, that ea aircraft, beaded by Representative Frear, at Wisconsin, left today for th West. Tha aircraft committee will bold S , , , , CeatlBed aa Fag Tw-) GULATI01I OF COLD STORAG Author of LborV ; New Railroad Plan ry V JR -. . .-;-.V . i 'V- w 'Oft hi Vi ' V' " At 3k Underwood A Uuderwuod, Glenn E. Plumb, attorney for lUil road Brotherhoods, sppearing before House Interstate and Foreign Com merce Committee in advocacy of his Plumb Plan for the Nationalization of the railroads and sharing of profits by employes, is 50 years old and haa made a life study of railway legislation and operation. E STREET CAR STRIKE No Disorder Reported Either In Charlotte, Winston-Salem Or Greenville Charlotte, Aug. 10. Charlotte and Winston-Salem, and Greenville, were without atreet ear service today, fol lowing the strike ot the motormen and conductors announced at S o'clock this morning. - Na disorder eearrcd beta aad bob ws reported at tha otbef cities Involved. - Officials of the Southern Public Util ities Company, owning the railway sys tern la tb tour cities, declared that no attempt would be made to operate the cars at present, nor until an adequate force eould be secured to man tha cars without importing "strike breakers." It was said slso that in employing men to resume ear service no discrimination would be exercised s gainst the strikers or union men, but President Z- V. Tsy lor, who srrived tonight from Asheville, said the company would not deal with the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric . Railway employes of Americs The eompany waa ready at any time, hwwever, he sail, to deal with the local anion representatives. As to the demaads for increased wages, President Tsylor said the reve nues of ths eompany do not warrant increases in addition to those voluntar ily announced by vhe eompany on July 31, effective August 1, ranging from SO to 30 per cent, which increases the carmen have declined to accept. TWIN C1TV HAS COMPLETE T1EUP; JITNEYS OPERATE. Winston-Salem, Aug. 10. As a result of the strike order issued In Chnrlette last sight not a street ear was operated today. There are 05 motormen and con ductors in the employ of the Southern Publie Utilities Company here and .all of them are idle. Managqr B. J. Pfohl stated this afternoon that he had not received any direct information today from the head officials of the eompany in Charlotte neither was he in position to say whether any other local employes would join the1 strikors. While street ear traffic here is always the hesviest on Sunday the greatest inconvenience to those who patronise, them will be felt on working days, should the strike continue- The jitneys here did a ra pacity business today ss a result of the inactivity of the street csrs. 8ltaatlaa at Greenville. Greenvi le. 8. C. Aug. 10. No street cars were operated here today following tne ciriae can uaueo loiiowing a con ference at Charlotte Saturday night of representatives of local divisions of the Amalgamated Association of Street snd Electric Kailwsy Employes of Ameries of Charlotte, Winston-Halem and Green ville. There were no disorders reported. Street ear service st Anderson wss aot mupeaded, the carmen there not be ing involved in the strike, it was learn ed here tonight by long distance tele phone. CHARLOTTE MAKES CLEAN UP IN CHARLESTON CONTESTS Columbia, R. C, Aug. 10. The week's plsy in the South Atlantic Association was featured by the performance of the Charlotte club ia making dean sweep of a four gnme series with Charleaton and displacing Charleston from second place. The leading Columbians lost around but retained first place. Co lumbia was only to win only four of six games plsyed and its lead was reduced to two games. Charlotte has a lead of two game over Charleston while Charleston Is but on gam ia advance ot Greenville. The week brought the first forfeited gam of th seaana whea Manager Laval of Greenville forfeited the first gam of a doubl header at Columbia Saturday, after uut fielder Deferens at Greeavllle aad Umpire , Weir hsd participated la a fiat fight oa l tne leia. - its pcor m ume a tie at I U ; , THREE CITIES HAV Hn IIG0FM Chicago Dist. Council Issues It Jo Determine Upon Fu turelCourse - ATLANTA DISTRICT CONTINUES STRIKE Meeting Sundaj Appealed To Fruitlessly By Grand Lodge Officers; Convention of All Locals in Southeast Called To Meet At Atlanta; Electric ians Resume Work (By The Associated Press.) Chicsgo, Aug. 10. A call for a eoa vm I ion of representatives ef the strih ing railway shopmen of the country to be held here next Thursdsy to deter mine definitely whst action shall be tikcu, was Issued today by the Chi cfio district council of the Federated Railway 8hopmen, which called k the strike August 1 in defiance of the in ternstional officers of the chop crafts unions. This action grew out of a confer ence yesterday of some of the inter rntionsl officers aad representative of the council and the strikers. At the meeting it ia expected a definite de- clsicn regarding President Wilson's request that the mea return to work penning settlement of their demands for increased wages by the railroad ad- raimstration will be reached. Declared Illegal. Tle strike has been declared Ulc er 1 by the international officers. It was called by the Chicsgo district council. whose officers declared the rank and file wished it because the international effcers hsd failed to obtain a settle ment of demaads for M eents aa hour fur mechanic and sixty eents for heloers, presented lat February to the rail admialatratioa. The council's sec retary sent a telegram to Presideat Wilson yesterday, refusing to order the nicn to return to work. Hawver's Statement. L. M. Hawver, president of the dis trict council, said his mea dominated tho conferences yesterdsy nnd that I proposed ' plan of sction with a com mlttee of fourteen to direct it was de feated. He said it was agreed then that I cenventioa ot unioa representatives shenld tak aetioa. . ATLANTA COUNCIL REFUSES - t REQUEST OF O. L. OFFICERS. Atlanta. Oa- Aug. 10. (By th elated Presa.) After an all-day ces sion during whieh appeals were msde to them by grand lodge officers to order all striker to return to work, mem bers of the Atlanta district council Fede rated Railway Shopmen, tonight an nounced they had reached a deelsioa to continue the strike here until the origins! demsnds were met. Cenventioa ef Lecek Called. The executive committee also adopted a resolution calling a convention here at once to which all locals in the Southeast were requested to send repre sentatives. The action of the executive com mittee waa taken despite appeala made by grand lodge officers of the Interna- (Continued ea Page Two-) E IN SUNDAY RESORT Bodies of Seven Victims Re covered And Other Lives Probably Lost Montreal, Aug. 10. Several persoas were burned to death tonight in a fire on a sceaio railway at Dominion Park, aa amusement resort nesr this city. The bodies of three men, three women and a boy were recovered from the ruins shortly before midnight. It is feared several mors persons lost their lives snd that the bodies will be re covered when sesrch is resumed tomor row. It has been impossible so fsr to ideatify the dead. The cause of the fire, which aot only destroyed part of the aeenle railway, but also the "mystic mill," nearby is unknown but it is believed it wa start- ed b ya lighted cigarette or match. The fire started in the mill and quickly the flames laid hold on the skeleton structure of the railway. Whea the fircmea arrived the mill was a blaz ing pyre and a few minutes Ister thst part of the railway constructed aver the mill fell with a crash into the roar ing furnace. According to witnesses a car filled with aiervymakera, took a fatal leap into tha flames. Coming from the mill could be heard mosns of agony and cries for help, but the fire me a found it possible to rescue only a few of -the mea, women and children trapped ia the blazing atrue ture. They did succeed, however, la ruttiog their way through the walla aad dragging forth a few persons almost smothered by the smoke. Two of the bodies were found huddled together ia the ruins. The others lay in different parts of the burned Luild ing so badly charred that it is believed, identifiontioa can be established in only one or two eases, and these by watch charms and rings worn by tb victims. It was a ghastly tragedy. When reports of the fir reached the city, thousands of person haateaed to the park, seven miles away ia every manner of cob vcyaaee. . , , v Oa reaching th resort aotblng.trgle at first met th eye at these, curiosity seeker. To allay the fears of the thousand wh already crowded th park, Sous' band which i playing (CaUaad ea rag Twa-). tf - SHOPMEN GALLED BURN D TO DEATH Dnoiomn mo IILILI1ULULI llMIt IT Requests of Internal Revenus Department Burdensome -In Some Instances . . . f .,- minsaiaiaaji . ., v SENATOR SIMMONS TAKES UP MATTER WITH ROPER m i , . i . . . vviiiiiii WIWUW . WCSkWB ' J, JUS Every Effort Is Being Hade To Secure Heeded Informa tion ( About Income Taxes With the Least Trouble To Those Who Are Involved '.: , The New aad Observer Barents,' 003 District Natioaal Baak Bldg, By 8. R. WINTERS. (By 8pecial Leased Wire.) ' Washington, D. C,' Aug. 10 Oa ae eount of letter received from ladi viduala aad eorporatioaa ia !. North Carolina, Senator Bimmoaa haa fslt that perhaps the iateraal re vena , bureau ia Washington baa ia soma ia- , staneee, without due consider tioa. made demaads for iaformatioa ia cea section with iacomc tax retaraa that have been very burdensome , aad la some instances impoeaible to comely with. Of coarse, th revenue barsaa is eatitled to have aa fall aa explana tion of income tax ratarns aa is ases sary to satisfy a reasonable miad that the full amount aa taxable iaeoaas li ' being returned. . -.,'- The bureau, of course, fade It aae sary to make inquiries ia many case respecting the detalla of retaraa. - Beaa- r tor Simmons has felt, however, that these inquiries oaght to be as few aad ' a reasonable as practicable aad that a . demand for iaformatioa that will keep the bookkeeping fore af a bumneas concern busy for days aad ta aeas ease for weeks, ought aot ta bs aaads without th fullest eonsideratlea aad without th absolute aeecssity for sack demand. Th business concern ; ia " North Carolina, except a few af the larger ones have aot ia tha past had a' system of bookkeeping aad eeeouatiag sufficiently complete and comprehensive f uraish svsry detail that the imagi- , aatioa of all auditor ia the iateraal J reveaoe bureau ceuld conceive to ask, but there ia a qneriea about tha fact 1 hat Nattk , Carolina. aamJa. . mawaumtrr full amount ef tax far which they ar . liable aader th law. ' , '. ' v t . Commissi ease Reaec Write. A few day ago Senator 8immoa took . ap with Commissioner Roper pereoaally, th matter of the aaaoyiag aad exact ing demaad which it ia alleged are be ing made upoa th buaiaee csacera ef North Carolina aad th country, 0 selected oa of the letter which received npoa the subject sa th (abject of hi communication with Coeami sioner Roper. The Senator haa received from Commissioner Kopcr aader aat ' .... .. . ... . i oi AOfin o, lae louawiaa awwr, ia name and location of th concern there ' in referred to being left bleaks ' . ' ,"Vpoa receipt of your letter af tha 5th instant, I examined the record re lating to tne income tax iiaDimy az uc about which of the company wrote you oa the cecoad iastaat la ardcr that I might determine the propriety and aeecssity ef the letter which have been addressed to this compaay raeeatly by the bureau. -- "A yea say, it 1 probable thai Car a ' . ii . ma i-u calling upon taxpayer for minor la lorniuDa, wiiqqui aov vwsjnaeniiiow wc the burdea thus placed npoa baaiacs concerns. To prevent this w ar eow stantly on th alert aad are eoatiaaewsly reviewing nnd improvtag aur Baettwd aad procedures. I do aat tad that the letter addressed to tha - hava been , unnecessary aad if tha aumber of them . haa beea unusual H ia because the ia formatioa furnished by th campaay ia response to ear urn request waa aot t i . , compmieBsxvo or wnoiiy ropovoivsv The retura ef this company is t eonsiflerable eonaequrnc aad it f lm-' portaat that items of dedoctioa which ' are largely based npoa judgmeat, each for example as depreciatioa, bs aaa lysed to aseertala whether the compu tation haa beea made aeeordiag to th requirements of the departmeat. Tha company has furnished coasiderable data oa this aad other phases at it , rutnra. hut wa sra still snttlaw fae essential iaformatioa to eaable as to determine the justness of deductions . claimed on neeount ef depreciatioa at . important property. Ns Implied Isadaaatiaaa. - "It ia to be regretted that rs . gnrds our iaquiriee as implied iaaiaua- nona i list nis eompany mi box iui- , 1 1 .i : ... i : . : . - . 1. 111.ru ji im ouiiaiioa. jia vw now this is fsr from th fact. Tha tarpoaa or the merit of thee retura ia ta de termine true tax liability aad this la ia th iutereit ef the tax payer aa wall ss ia the interest at th government because the tax payer who overpays his taxes is thus assured af refund to hiin of his overpaymaat aad th gov ernment is assured la aay esse of aa- derpaymeat of th collection af th ad- ' aiuoaai tax actually au. inia a saw res tax payers, who like hava cos- ' scieatiously prepared their tax iwtarmv that, tha returns of persoss wha hava aot beea ao rosseieatkms will bs care fully scrutinized aad diserepaoeics dis covered. The only practical way at doing this ia to erutioU ill retnras. Because of the great volumcf af thi tork It ha seemed desirable ta aettle maay cases a practicable by- eor respoadeac instead at personal iavee tigatioa by reprceeatativea at th ba rcaa. Thi policy haa beea highly com meaded by maay tax payers wh Sad it far mors eoavaaWat ta prepars aecea sary report aad tabulate at their rea sonable business csavsaieBe than to drop their correct affair ta respond to personal iaqairie af lavestigatiag officers whs ef acceaairy mast follow itiacrariea that ar set adaptable ia all V (Ceattaasd ft Psga Tw-l i CAIRO EST V
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 11, 1919, edition 1
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