The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 376, Ed. 1 Monday, April 9, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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By Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga., April 9.—Before Em-
peror William J. Simmons or Imperial
Wizard H. W. Evans settled down to
temporary management of the affairs
of the Ku Klux Klan, in co-operation
with a marshal of the municipal coart,
as provided in the cour order of last
week, a conference was to be held In
the Imperial palace to discuss ways
and means of procedure.
Evans took cognizance of the state-
ment issued by Rev. Caleb Ridley, Im-
perial chaplln, charging him with mak-
ing a personal fight on E. Y. Clark and
Mrs. Elizabeth Grow, formerly con-
nected with the propaganda depart-
ment of the Klan. Evans declared
that he had never been, nor was not
now th eenemy of Mrs. Grow, Clark
Simmons or Ridley. He said, that all
the actions taken and statements giv-
en In connection with litigation over
Klan affairs have to do with the ques-
tion of who is in control of the Klan,
as its officers and all his efforts have
been directed to bring harmony within
the organization. He declined to com-
ment on Ridley’s charges against film
regarding his connection with Mason-
ic affaisr In Texas before he became
a Klan official.
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Main St,
TEXAS WOMAN SETS NEW
> WORLD’S DANCING RECORD
By Associated Press
Naw York, April 9—Miss Alma Cum-
mings of San Antonio, Texas, today
set a new world’s dancing record. She
had danced forty hours at 11:10
o’clock this morning. She Is still-dan-
cing.
FORT WORTH OFFICER
FACES MURDER CHARGE
By Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas, April 9.—Deputy
Constable Wesley Massey faced a
charge of murder here today as the
result of shooting Vivian Whatley yes-
terday. Whatley is said to have run
from the officers when the latter raid-
ed a dice game. Whatley died early
-today. Massey furnished 310,000 bond.
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Foot Accelerator for
Ford Cars
SPRING-EEZ
Lubricant for Squeaky
Springs
LANIER BROS. GARAGE
TWO YEARS TO CLEAN UP
OIL INVESTIGATIONS
By Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas, April 9.—Two
years probably will be required to
clean up all the oil fraud investiga-
tions and violations already uncover-
ed, United States District Attorney
Zweifel said today. Plans have been
made to extend the oil Investigations
to Dallas and Wichita Falls.
In view of the developments’, there
Is likely to be further Investigation
into the oil promotion game In North
.Texas will be extended at least twelve
month. Zweifel said he had asked the
postofflce department for two addi-
tional inspectors experienced in mail
fraud work.
He also said that he Intended to
ask for a fraud order preventnig per-
sons involved from receiving any mail
In every case where an Investigation
disclosed that this would be proper.
WOMAN AFFLICTED WITH LONG
ILLNESS SETS SELF ON FIRE
By AeMetat«d Piwm
Miami, Fla., April 9.—Crazey by the
pain of long illness, which three oper-
ations failed to alleviate, Mrs. Helen
Simms, 46 years old, of Miami, drench-
ed herself with kerosenfe Saturday
night, lit a match to her clothing,
screamed once and burned to death.
Police at first worked on the theory
that the woman had been murdered,
and because of her smallness of stat-
ure, beelleved her to be but about 16
years old. The woman’s husband later
was found and he identified her. He
said she had been dmented over her
illness.
MOTOR TRUCKS CUT
RAILROAD REVENUE
New York, April 9.—Extraordinari-
ly heavy expenses Incidental to the
miners’ and shopmen’s strikes are
.darned by L. F. Loree, president of
th eDelaware & Hudson Company, for
the relatively poor earnings last year,
in the annual report for 1922, which
discloses a deficit of |476,000, as
against a net profit of $4,937,452 the
year before.
Concluding the report, Loree says:
“The unmistakable truth is that the
system of political control of railway
rates, services and operations, as ex-
emplified In the federal acts of 1887,
1906, 1910 and 1920 is on trial.
‘Particularly the experimentation
provided for in the transportation act
of 1920 must pe the subject of close
scrutiny aftd thtose elements Which are
found not to be conducive to the gen-
eral welfare must be promptly reject-
ed: otherwise disaster far wider than
the industry directly affected cannot
be long delayed.”
Confidence that the management of
the New York, New Haven & Hart-
ford Railroad Company could produce
better results with more freedom from
legislative and regulatory restraints is
expressed by E. J. Pearson, president,
in the company’s annual report. This
shows a deficit of 14,865,767 for the
year, sa compared with a deficit the
previous year of $14,121,623.
The principal causes for the failure
to show profit are cited by Pearson
as: Ten per cent decrease in freight
rates ordered by the interestte com-
merce commission Jan. 1, 1922, and
July 1, 1922; Increase in cost of fuel
because of coal strike; increased op-
erating expenses due to shopmen’s
strike, and congestion of traffic, fol-
lowing settlement of coal strike, ag-
gravated by unusually severe weather.
Competition of motor trucks during
favorable weather Is blamed also by
Pearson for a lessening of the com-
pany’s revenue. He urges that motor
trucks be compelled to operate on reg-
ular schedule in bad weather as well
as in good weather, and that they be
forced to pay for the use of the high-
ways.
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
COURTS RULING ON
COLLECTING TAXES
Quality and 8ervlce that Please.
Prices that Suit. Call The Herald.
Prlcee that 3ult. c'kll The Herald.
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ONLY $2.00WORTH OF WORK. This means as you need it,
not at one time.
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ITALIANS WILL ORGANIZE
TO FIGHT FACI8TI MOVE
New York, April •—An alliance to
combat the recently announced organ-
ization of the Fascistl in this country
will be perfected at a meeting tomor-
row night of the Italian Chamber of
Labor announced today. It will be
known as the Anti-Fasclstl alliance,
with district headquarters in various
cities. The alliance’s announced aims
are to be the extinction Of all Fascisti
organizations on the continent of
North America, the creation of a pop-
ular sentiment opposed to the Fascisti
regime in Italy, and the relief of radi-
cal and labor organizations in Italy
destroyed or harmed by the Fascisti.
Price K*ker, tuner for Texas Wo-
man’s College for several years, will
be in Weatherford Monday and Tues-
day tuning pianos. Leave order at
once with Prof. J. C. Robbins. Phone
187.
Washington, April 9.—A question
which threatens to revolutionize the
tax collecting methods of the country,
according to the government soon may
be decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States.
Involved Is an ancient practcle that
the federal government, until recently
was always able to enforce when it
touched the pockets of its citizens.
This policy consisted of requiring the
taxpayer to turn into the custody of
the United States treasury the tax as-
sessed against him, leaving him, as
his only recourse, its payment “under
protest,” and the initiation of litiga-
tion to recover what he contneded had
been illegally collected. The court of
last resort has been called upon to
determine whether this time-honored
tax collecting method shall continue
to prevail, or whether the taxpayer
has the right to withold payment of
the tax assessed until the soundness
of the government’s demand can be de-
termined, by court procedure if ne-
cessary.
No specific taxing statute Is under
attack, but the issue presented in the
controversy is whether any court can
restrain the collection of a federal tax.
Many objections have been urged to
the government’s Insistence that the
taxes it assesses must be paid, leaving
Its right to them to be tested later.
Aside from the disadvantages which
attach to suits against the government
those who followed the government’s
mandate and paid taxes “under pro-
test,” found that successful suits In
the court of claims did not always re-
sult in the prompt recovery of the
money. After a judgment is obtained,
congress must appropriate before any
money can be refunded, and exper-
ience has demonstrated that congress
cannot be hurried in such matters.
With a fair degree of good fortune, the
successful litigant could reasonably
hope that bis posterity of the second
or third generation might obtain a re-
fund of money illegally collected from
him.
When E. I. duPont de Nemours &
Company incorporated in Delaware,
its stock was issued to those who had
been financially Interested In the New
Jersey corporation of the same name.
The government took the position
that the stock of the Delaware corpo-
ration so issued was taxable Income,
and the Supreme Court so held In the
case of United States vs. Phillis. An
attempt had been made to collect from
Alfred I. duPont. one of the stock-
holders, an Income tax of $1,576,000
on the stock of the Delaware corpora-
tion which he had received. Payment
was delayed by Mr. duPont by a claim
of abatement filed with the commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue. When
the Supreme Court decision came in
the Phtlliscase, the commissioner re-
jected Mr. duPont’s claim, and Insist-
ed that the tax be paid forthwith.
Instead 6f complying, and paying
the tax under protest, Mrs. duPont
went into the United States District
Court for Delaware and obtained a
preliminary injunction restraining the
government from collecting the tax by
distraint. The Third Circufit fCourt
of Appeals considered the action of
the district court good law, and af-
firmed the decree. In view of the im-
portance the government attaches to
an early decision, the Supreme Court
has advanced the case for oral argu-
ment April 23. In insisting that no
court could legally restrain it in the
colleciton of a federal tax, the govern-
ment declared that the interests of
Mr. duPont were amply protected and
that he had not been deprived of his
remedy at law to recover any taxes
whcih were erroneously or illegally
assessed and collected.
LAST 8URVIVOR LEE’S STAFF
TO ATTEND U. C. V. REUNION
By Associated Press
New Orleans, La., April 9.—General
Robert E. Lee and six members of his
staff signed the parole and acceptance
marking the surrender of the Confed-
erate army fifty-eight years ago. The
last surviving member of General
Lee’s staff, who signed the parole ac-
ceptance, Major Giles Buckner Cooke,
of Mathews Courthouse, Virginia, Is
expected to arrive here today for the
Confederate reunion.
This is
National Gingham
Week
• ^ Buy Your Gingham
Dresses this
Week
—In connection with National Gingham Week we are
featuring Gingham Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Children*
—Never were Gingham Dresses more beautiful than
they are this season, and the values offered are far better
than we have been able to offer you in recent years.
Ladies Gingham Dresses
$2.00, $2.50, $3.50, $4.00 and up
Misses Gingham Dresses
$1.50, $2:00, $3.50, $4,50 and up
ChildrensGingham Dresses
$1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $3.50 and up
Special Showing of Beautiful Dress
Ginghams this Week
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MINIMUM WAGE LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Associated riw«
Washington, April 9.—The minimum
wage law, by which congress sought
to regulate the minimum wages of wo-
men and girls in the District of Colum-
bus, was declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court today. It is re-
garded of vital Importance, counsel
agreeing that if congres had no right
to enact such a law in the District of
Columbia, the right of state legisla-
tures to do so is called into question.
modifications of the
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territorial and
other clauses of the draft treaty which
the powers cannot accept.
It suggests certain reservations on
economic and financial questions and
on the capitulations clauses of the
treaty.
With regard to the economic claus-
action of the allies in going back on
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BODY OF MAN ipENTIFIED AS
ED DOUGLAS OF PITTSBURG
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By Associated Press
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 9.—
The body of a man with his head shot
off, which was discovered near here
yesterday, has been identified as that
of Ed Douglas, a painter, of Pittsburg,
Texas. Officers say that he was mur-
dered, but there is no clue as to the
identify of the slayer.
TURKEY BELIEVED READY \
FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
By Associated Press
Constantinople, April 9.—The reply
of the Turkish government to the in-
vitation to attend the sessions of the
Near East peace conference to be re-
sumed soon at Lausarine reached Con-
stantinople Sunday from Angora and
will be immediately conveyed to the
representatives of the allies here.
The note declares the Turkish coun-
ter proposals contain no substantial
on
es, the note expresses fear that hts
action of the allies in going back' on
their previous acceptance of a postt
ponement of discussion of matters'
which are legitimate subjects for in-
ternational discussion make difficult
the signing of a treaty.
Generally, the note is friendly and
reciprocates the desire of the allied
powers for success of the conference.
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WILL INVESTIGATE REASON-
ABLENESS PULLMAN CHARGE
Washington, April 9.—An investiga-
tion of the propriety and reasonable-
ness of the present surcharge against
passengers using Pullman equipment,
and into the general rates of tits Pull-
man car service, has been Instituted
by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. There has been much agitation
since the fifty per cent surcharge is
received by the railroads, it was ad-
ded.
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Auction Sale of Household Goods.
10 a. m„ Tuesday, April 10th, 308
Dallas Avenue, 1 art square, linoleum,
library table, dining table and chairs,
5 rockers, refrigqjator, kitchen cabi-
net, gas heater, 3 double beds, 4 wash
tubs and board, 2 floor mops. This is
good furniture. Jones Smith, Auc-
tioneer.
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—Now is. the time to prepare your soil and plant flowers
in the yards. Spring is here. We have just received a ship-
ment of
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MANDEVILLE KING SEEDS
—That are guaranteed fresh and will germinate. We
have every known flower that is adapted to this climate.
Braselton-Smith Drug Co.
HOWARD REA, Manager
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