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Differences of Opinion Develop On Tax Revision Chairman Fordney Declares Intention of Working for Cut of Half Billion in ' Expenses Next Year. ' Washington,-july 31.' Republi cans of the house ways and means committee conferred ior a develop ment of views ort tax revision. Many divergent opinions were developed, but no decisions reached. Emphasizing that he was speak ing foe himself, Chairman Fordney said afrerwards that the goal toward which he would-strive; -would be a cut of a half a billion dollars in the tax bill next year. His opinion was that by .the exercise of rigid economy, the' (tovernment could be operated for .$.U00,0(X).D0Q in 1922 in stead of the $4,000,000,000 estimated by the treasury. Other members were less optimis tic. They thought that with the enormous fixed . expenses it would be impossible to get along with much less than $4,000,000,000. . . All Taxes "Nuisances." Tra'rirallv all members are in ympathy -.with the repeal of the ansporfation taxes, but they have nt vit fivrA nn a neou ronrse of rev- Lcto offset the loss of $330,000,- 1)0. rVisirmnn PVirilnPv'. illps 18 that if he rental nf the whole is found im- ractirahti. a start rtiitrht be made y cutting them in half next year and iminating the balance the year 101- bwmg. " Wkilia-'ivimmiif' rrnnhlicans have fetched no. definite decision on the Joposed revisions, it appears to be sJriw wil octahlishrrf that there Lill be no alterations in the normal Litre on individual incomes or in the wrnount of exemptions allowed. There lirnhnhlw will hp some shifting of fiie tax burdens in other directions. i All Taxes "Uuisances." .'Asked about the repeal of what khe treasury has characterized as Vinlcanri." ta such as that On SO- tla iatr Mr. Fnrdnev said smilintT- fjf that all, the taxes were "nuisances." I : Treasury ana internal revenue uu rfcau officials are expected to present witn npw rerommendations to the cbmmktee Monday in executive ses sion,-w-. well as renewing the admin istration proposal for repeal of the fits. . hiehci surtaxes and increasing the normal income tax on corporations from 10 to 13 per cem. ; There is . a ditterence or opinion among members as to tne nme which will be necessaiy to frame the tax bill. Representative Frear, re- ,MhfiAan Wisconsin." said it might be "September before the measure could be made reaay ior ine. nuusc. Senator France Urges Commerce With Russia C,icintUiue4 From One.) ' " niarfe "lrr 'return 16P ci'euVi," -hcW?i PUT ZJ 7 l V- CMH I till Ul VVVU-vw dared.-: " ' '.- : ' Secures woman a Keiease.. Tl. Un.' was frcp tf move iic 5m iiv. ...... "r. , i about and see what he liked, and the offals; -admitted bad conditions wjrere- 4hV ---existed. The senator secured MrV. "Harrison's. release in dependent of the Hoover and Hughes notes. Mrs. Harrison was freed im the prison hospital only a few. hours before the train left Thursday. ' ' ' . ' . , ' In; a statement, issued late today the senator- said: ' . ''After- three- weeks devoted to abouf the. hardest' work I ever ex pect tp do, I can confirm the impression- that - the Umted States shouldf MmW.iafeljr resume trade tclatioiis with Russia. "My. own . belief is that the re sumtftion' sh'outd be of diplomatic relations;, but I prefer to have that recommendation come from , the commission Which we would have to sentl'. to negotiate a trade agree ment! I: am certain that any com mission would see that prompt rec ognition' is desirable.' ' . "I find no indication that Russia is getting in a worse condition, but on tne. contrary I feel that the gov ernment officials are in harmony and working to bring about order and industry. Recent decrees have in spired confidence by the Russian people Aid arty contact With the out side will be of great hqlp; "Neither .England nor Germany fesitatcs: to extend this aid and 1 jjan'-t-ate why America should. ine farnirVe- condition in the Volga is bad janct-thr government officials do not conceal their anxiety. Just how bad 5t is, t-Jio not know. . 'T cannot comment on the reports what the terms of the American Re lief administration have been except it...,. (n'onrltv rontact that TO say iiiaL.iij' .j -- can be effected between Russia and America win be - oi lmmcasuiaun. '.benefit to both countiics." T. -cc.:.i Wnril T.ar.ltinff. WashinKton. .July: 30, Official word of the Russian soviet author rar.tina the Ameri' can Relief administrations otier to furnish food to starving Russian .l:u. nr,;tinnprt on the release c f " the American prisoners and the State, department's demand for their : . WHntr late todaV. release, u--w The State department, however, was ti- rtt Vn arrival at i r ..avUa X? Harn- Kiga ot Mrs. 'uh"'k son of Baltimore, an American pris oner. - ; - - - - - . Beyond press dispatches announc ing "the soviet government's accep- . c..,r Hnnvfr WM WlthOUt Tancc, - . .a reply td his telegram sent last week to Maxim uqnty at On the-basis of press reports that the reply was Deing si'i "j , . : London, Officials here declared that the answer might be expected at any tnSUte-department officials, on the other hand, suggested that no formal answer would be made to the de mand of the American government, but if the ."American prisoners were freed under the conditions of Secre tary Hoover's offer, Russian authori ties would let the action stand as speaking for itself. Release of Mrs. Harrison was. said to indicate the Possible adoption of such a course. Mr. Hoover indicated that rebel work could" 'begin within 48' hours from the time American prisoners were, put of Russia City So Crimeless It Doesn't Hav e Police Magistrate; Pastors Few Fairbury, Neb., July 31. (Special.) Fairbury holds the record as a peaceable, law-abiding community. For four weeks a criminal complaint has not been filed in this town for violation of a state law or city ordi nance. One reason is. because there was no officer before whom to lay the complaint L. JL. Nutrman, county judge, has been in California, taking a vacation. He acts as police magis trate, complaints of violations of Fairbury city officers being laid be fore him. There has been no police magistrate in Fairbury since the death of Judge R. D. Russell, more than a year ago. The city council decided Fairbury did not need a police magistrate and Edison Asks New Questions For Youth to Answer Former Princeton Student "Thinks" He Got 90 Out " Of 150 Knows He Muffed Others. (Continued From Tag One.) City to Pittsburgh by the Pennsyl vania? - Why can't eggs be broiled on the top of Pikes Peak? Of what elements is the air com posed? What do they put on the safety match boxes to light the matches? Why do soldiers marching in cadence break step when crossing a bridge? Name four tribes of Indians living on the Mexican border in the United States? When was gold first discovered in California? Estimate . the cost of shipping a carload of oranges from California to Chicago? When did Columbus discover America? Where is Kanchatka? Where are most of the lemons grown? Who was Themistocles? Where is Kamchatka? Who was king of Spain when Columbus discovered America? Where do we import malaga grapes from? What state raises the most broom corn for brooms? What railroad in the United States has the most large bridges per mile of its' length? What is the chief industry of Pat erson, N. J.? What country has. the largest bell in the world? Name the three lamest trust com panies in New York City. What is the capital oi cuiganar What are the uses of cocaine: where does it come from and from what?, v - , 4a.wjiatsta.te are diamonds found? If it costs $2S-t6crsirtp--orangts' from Seattle to' Chicago, estimate how much it would cost from Port land, Ore? V.-- --'. - - What is rawhide for!1 What is oakum and what used for? Escort Saves Girl From Attack by Negro; Assailant Escapes Although confronted by an armed .... hondtt who auemuicu three times to discharge a re volver at him, J. jonnsoii, 2894 ' California street,, fought off the assailant who was attempting to assault Mary Morse, same aaaress, at Thirty-seventh and Lincoln boule vard Saturday night. TV. assault occurred after the ne gro had held up Johnson, who was returning home witn iviiss and robbed him of $7. . When the bandit had emptied Johnson's pockets, he grabbed the ;,i ani nt.mntpri tn assault her. The girl's escort grappled with her as sailant, who snapped his revolver three times in Johnson's face, but the weapon tailed to oiscnarge. Miss Morse screamed and the ne gro fled. Johnson gave police a good description ot tne Danai,- who w j A KAtt sprt crninff north IU iinv - " " c.j a on Fortieth street at Hamilton a short time later. - Baby Two and Half tears Old Latest Vicjtim of Holdups xt, vrt- ThIv 31. David Fund, two and one-half years old, has the beine New York s youngest victim of a holdup. Uavia was icu m ij ' . ..t.;A ctnri- -When' the maid uuisiu. a - returned the carriage and baby were gone. .... - Later the child was found playing in the street, minus his shoeos and the perambulator was nowhere to be seen. . Novia Scotia Villages Threatened by t lames Sidney, N. S., July 31. Forest fires continued to rage in northern Cape Briton, threatening the village of Ingonish with its 1,000 people and ficViirKT rnmtnunitie9. Without rain there appears no prospect of checking the blare. Already flames have swept an area more than 20 miles long and five miles wide. Crete Farmers Sell Corn v With Bumper Crop Assured Crete,' Neb., July 31. (Special.) Every farmer expresses the opinion if Jm'i matter whether it rains uiai . . again this year or not the farmers hereaDouts are sure ui w... ;.t4 om rnrn as well as new Brain is coming to the market at a rapid rate. Prntprt American Kewpies Washington, July 3l'. Protection is provided ior . American against invasion by their foreign cousins under a decision announced v.. u. Artirlps of china- ware known as kewpies, the de- . . . it i ..'.LI. k 1C Ijjer cent under the tariff act of 1913. the vacant place has never been filled. At the last election thqrc we're no candidates. There is no justice of ."the peace in Fairbury and none within 10 miles. Had a serious crime been committed within the last month, the preliminary hearing would have. been, held at Be atrice, Hebron or some other town. Not only was Fairbury short on magistrates,' but there has been a dearth of preachers authorized to per form the marriage ceremony. The deputy county judge,. Miss Alma Rogers, issued eight marriage licenses last week and six of the couples were married by practically the only preacher in town, Rev. Mr.' Davies. all the others being away on their vacations. Missing Chicago Banker Believed To Be in Detroit Detectives Abandon Search in Southern States .Think Fugitive Planning to Cross Canadian Border. Chicago Trlbune-Omabu' Bee teaied Wire. . Chicago, July 31 Search for War ren G. Spurgin, fugitive president of the wrecked Michigan Avenue Trust company, centers in and around De troit. The search - at Mobile, and Irvington, Ala., has been" abandoned arid it is . regarded as , certain that if Spurgin had been in that locality he departed several days agor. The fact that letters addressed to him and delivered to a;man .of his de scription, is now considered as evi dence that it was part of the scheme to throw detectives off the trail. It is now said that ,a man who has been positively identified as Spur gin rode through the streets of De troit last . Wednesday iij a taxicab. It - is the theory that he has been unable to slip into. Canada and may be hiding in Detroit; .growing ; a beard and otherwise disguising him self before he attempts to get across the border. John A. Conrad, vice president of the wrecked bank. 'accompanied by his attorney, went into" conference to day with the state authorities. Con rad rose from the position of a $90 a month clerk to that of vice presi dent in a very short time. - He says he had the utmost faith in Spurgin and always obeyed his orders with out Question, Another woman friend of the miss ing banker was located today. She is a divorcee and Spurgin wanted - to give her the position of bookkeeper in his Ouray mines; For this purpose she frequently accompanied him to ! the bank alter business hours, where he gave her courses in bookkeeping to fit her for the proposed position. I here is still hcme that the de positors will fare better than at first supposed, but the stockholders of the lQoieaAnstrtution-twlll be hard hit. "Dry" Chief Compares Bootleggers to Reds Washington Grove. Md., July 31. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, speaking here, declared he is a short-sighted Ameriean who fails to see in the bootlegged of today both the spirit of the anarchist and the bolsheyik." - "The bootlegger,'.' he asserted, "is in the last analysis a law violator, and stripped of his social prestige and political influence, he is a criminal giving assistance and encouragement to those forces of profiteering crimi nality, whose business it has been to prostitute statesmanship and debauch citizenship, which have murdered more men in the discharge of their duties in proportion to the "number employed in the enforcement of law than fell on the battlefields of France." The personal liberty argument against prohibition was described as a "soap bubble" by the commissioner. Turk Cabinet . Decides , Against Peace Move Constantinople, July 31. The Turkish cabinet decided that any at tempt toward bringing about peace between Turkish, nationalists and the Greeks, would ..be inopportune until the battle around Angora bad been fought to a decision. Meanwhile a note, from the An gora government has been received accusing the British of supplying the Greek army with Turkish am munition. .. . ... Reports from the Black sea coast announce that Sinope,.75 miles west of Samsun and Trebizond, have been bombarded by Greek warships. The Greek destroyer PantTier was dam aged by fire from'thfc -land batteries. . Lad Advised by Mother to 'Beat it' From Court; He Does Buford Smith, 11, escaped from juvenile court officials Saturday when his stepmother, Mrs. Ida Smith, rushed from the courtroom and aclvised him to ''beat it." Acting Juvenile -Jiidge Leslie .had just decided fh'af .Buf.grd should be cared for by his' father, John "'.Smith. Rev. C. M. Wordcn, a juvenile wor ker, pursued the fleeing youth, but failed to catch him;-, . . Two Men Are Arrested on . Charge of Inciting Riot Bridgeport, ; Jul; .31,- C P. Bil lings, manager of the Wheeling Traction company Wheeling, W. Va.t and his assistant, ' Charles Marsh, were arrested, charged with inciting to riot, after they, had been beaten badly by a crowd ' of several score persons. The attack is said to 'have grown out of the arrest at Wheeling of bus drivers operating between Ohio and "West Virginia. South Side Brevities Tor 8a!e At a barren, (-room hou. nil modern ; S-room house, water and lights. Call Market 1072. Experienced --allt!jp. One. who.-peak Bohemian. Thlllp-a Iieparlmunt ator. Twenty-Iourtb ad..O.TU-.etAdvr.tla ment. THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1921. Lincoln Farmers to Compete With! Dairies Lincoln, July 31. (Special.) Thirty Lancaster county farmers at a meeting here agreed to form a dairy association that will compete with Lincoln dairies on the streets of the city. Dissatisfaction over treatment by creameries' in handling their milk and continual grumbling of Lincoln milk consumers over the price of milk were reasons advanced for the proposed competition. Another meet ing will' be held soon when officers will be elected and plans of organ ization and handling milk will be made. It was estimated that $25,000 must be raised before successful competi tion with Lincoln dairies would be insured. Brundage Replies To Statement of Governor Small Attorney General Says There Is But One Question for Illinois Executice to Answer. .Chicago,. July 31. Replying to a statement issued by Governor Small in which he defended his conduct while state treasurer, Attorney Gen eral Brundage declared that ."the sole question Mr. Small has to answer to the people is did he place $10,000, 000 of the people's money in a fictitious bank for the profit of him self or associates?" Mr. Brundage's statement said: "Governor Small says that his records have been open for four years" and; had there been irregulari ties; I could have easily determined them. " "The governor fails to say he took with him, when he vacated the office, all records pertaining to the interest on the public moneys and the depositing of public funds. If he will return those public records which belong1 to the state, our audi tor will very quickly determine the amount of the withheld interest, in addition to the $10,000,000 manipula tion. Wants Early Trial. "The state's attorney.of Sangamon county and myself realize the im portance of the charges and in order that no injustice may be done to the governor, .the 'state's attorney is anxious to give him a trial at the earliest possible moment. "The people of this state are en titled to know immediately whether the governor is guilty. It is use less to protest innocence and pro ceed by obstructive methods. A jury of 12 men will be the final arbiters. The prosecution will aid in promptly getting the issue before them." Returns to Home. Kankakee, 111., July 30. Governor Small returned to his' home here to night after two days' inspection of the roads of three counties. He will resume hisT road tour ' Monday.1. He does not expect to return to Spring field before 'Wednesday or Thurs day. ' (,:--y :- ."' ; Duncan. Brothers Hired For Stunt Flights at Crete Cretei Neb., July. 31. (Special.) The Commercial club contracted with the Duncan brothers, who will per form acrobatic stunts and parachute leaping at the aviation meet to be held in Crete August 18, 19 and 20. It was also- decided by the Com mercial club members to extend the nroeram in the evening to many other interesting amusements, among which will be a large out-door dance. Bandits Hold Up Inland . Store and Loot Cash Box Cambridge," Neb., July 31. (Spe cial. Two hichwavmen entered the store at Orafino, an inland town ! about 18 miles from here, held tip Mrs. Johnson, wife of the proprie tor, and looted the cash register, Mr. Johnson was. away from home at the time. A. band of gypsies is being held here as suspects pending iden tification. Humble Onion Wears 18-Karat Gold Ring Lost Four Years Ago Yankton, S. D., July 31. (Spe cial.) To find a gold ring, lost for several years, around an onion, was the experience' of Miss- Margaret Kalbusch of this city. She gathered a bunch of onions grown in her gar den, and took some of them to her neighbor, Mrs. Morehouse. While, they were conversing,. Mrs. Morehouse noticed something un usual about one of the onions and investigation disclosed that it was wearing an 18-carat gold ring. Miss Kalbusch 'identified the. ring as belonging to her aunt, Mrs. Roth meyer, who had lost it three or four years ago. Do you know why it's toasted? To seal in the delicious Burley flavor. It's toasted. LUCKY .CIGARETTE, Foreign Liquor Pours Into U. S., ; Rum Prices Drop U. S. Agents Powerless to Stop Influx as Fine Brands of Overseas Manufacture Pass Gateways. Washington, July 31. Hootch hunting is becoming gradually less difficult. Hunters for fine whisky, wines and other liquors also are be coming more discriminating. Plentiful liquor supplies in the large centers are said by prohibition officers to be due to an unprece dented inflow of rare brands of in toxicants from abroad. Imported liquors of Scotch, Irish, English and French manufacture are pouring into the United States through the poorly-guarded gate ways on the coasts and borders. Dry-law chiefs, cutting down their already small staffs of agents, be cause of depleted funds alotted for the remainder of the fiscal year by congress, merely gasp and -confess they are powerless to stop the im portations. Easier to Obtain. Bootleg centers, finding it easier to obtain the foreign liquors and in much greater quantities than the old familiar brands of American ' make, I'HOTOI'T.AYS. THE A' WHWI!Jl,MJIW.!.lli;WMHJJ.'.l ' Now Playing, . fa : d cadi c r in the milo-a-mlnute .drama . fTheSi The Silver Car" -- - - 3 Days More Omaha's.' Favorite - u 1 IS "Puppetsjrt Fate" Thursday " Alice Lake". Now and AH Week "The Witchihg Hour" .Featuring : . ELLIOT DEXTER And a Powerful Supporting Cast Engagement Extraordinary L. H. Howes Famous "Rid eon a Runaway Train" Also CLYDE . "THE COOK in SAILOR" RIALTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA .... PLAYERS Harry Brader Director, JULIUS K. JOHNSON Premier Organist . RIALTO NEWS KINOGRAMS Now and All Week The Woman God Changed Witn SEEN A OWEN E. K. LINCOLN BASE BALL TODAV OMAHA VS. TULSA Game called at 3:30 P. M. Box teati on aale at Barkalow Bros. EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias ' We Appreciate Your Patronage. . IvTlivici'trtiln: prices for their wares. . . . 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