Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • Page 28

Sunday morning THE DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER February 21, im LOS ANGELES MAN 1 DIED ON TRAIN NEAR FAIRFAX, IA. Muscatine Roads Vote Project Assured WILL START A NATIONAL DAILY NEWSPAPER NEW SCHEME TO DEFRAUD WITH GERMAN DONDS subject to Income tax by the federal government. Some officials ot the treasury department believe tho new decision will also apply to salaries of members of congress. A lest may be made to determine this phase of the question. President Cooliilge, under the new ruling will only have to pay income taxes on funds received by him from Investments or sources other than his presidential salary.

NAME OFFICERS OF CORN SHOW FOR NEXT YEAR Cedar Ilapids. Feb. 20. G. E.

Anson, 3435 Third avenue, Los enroute trom this city to as louno 1001. 1 1 Northwestern train nenr: Fe.irfux last night. Death believed to have' been duo to acute dilation of til heart. LEGION ADOPTS THE IOWA IDEA COUNTY SCHOOLS HONOR MEMORY OF WASHINGTON Muscatine, Feb. 20.

ft is expected that observance of the anniversary of Washington's birthday, will bo made in every school thru out the county. In many of the schools, formal programs will be County Superintendent 13. Bradley has suggested that where program has not been outlined, appropriate songs be sung, and biographies of Lincoln and Washington he read, together with anecdotes in the lives of the two lead CAR IS BURNED IN GARAGE FIRE tlI (o The omoii Feb. 20 An Essex touring ear belonging to 31 11. Lihby, 312 East Tenth street, was (considerably burned and damaged here when the garage in which it was kept started fire at 7 o'clock tonight.

A stream of water, and It of chemicals were reiiuirod the flames. stiil GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE, GROUNDS WERE DESERTION Muscatine, Feb. 20. Frances M. Peterson, who charged his wife Lucille, with desertion, was given a divorce today by Judge D.

V. LIGHT COMPANY TO APPEAL THE JUDGEjSRULING Temporary Injunction Se cured Against The White Phillips Co. Rules to Govern 1927 Exhibits Outlined at Meeting of Directors. Show society will succeed themselves for the coming year, it was voted at a meeting of the directors Saturday afternoon. The officers are Earl Van Camp, president; Sattherwaitc.

vice president: Henry Halin. secretary; and C. E. Fox. treasurer.

Members discussed the advisability of uniting with tho county poultry society in next year's show. but no derinite action was taken, i It was the consensus of opinion that no steps be taken until a deti nile proposition is made by the i poultry organization. The officers elected will, with the following members, constitute i the board ot directors: Joe Beiber, C. Peterson. George Steen, William Ivewsbaum and C.

W. Ilen drix. At the next year's corn show. there will be but one class of corn I in each division, and there will be I Des Moines, Fob. 24..

One of Iowa's greatest contributions to the success ot the American Legion has been in the' original ideas, of community service work started in this state but now adopted in nearly every stale, James F. Barton, iia tional adjutant declared in an ad a dress before Iowa department post 4 commnnders and adjutants, here tonight. The "Iowa Idea." Adjutant Barton said, had1 spread thruout tho wholo Legion. One year ago the speaker was chosen national adjutant. "In the years that are to come." Mr.

Barton asserted, "the egioh's major and most significant contribution to the welfare ot the entire nation will he the sum total of the posts in work to advance their local efTorts and activities of its 10,000 "This definite program ot community work is the outgrowth ot the 'Iowa presented to the Legion at the San Francisco national convention in 1023 and there adopt ed as a part of the national pro gram. In Jlay, 1024, a community service bureau Was set lip at national, headquarters and from it counsel and advice have been given in over 2,000 projects of community better worcniess Deing uirerea tor oaie ror a Trifle. Washington, Feb. 20. A gigantic new scheme thru which Americans lu every section of the country have been solicited to invest in alleged worthless German bonds as uncovered here today.

Rivaling in proportions the orgy of speculation in German marks, tho scheme has drawn a. protest from the German government and investigation by two United States government departments here in Washington, it became known. An alleged "ring." with headquarters in New York was found to have been selling the old bonds Issued by the German government during the wild reflation period. These Issues totalled about 400, 000,000.000 marks, with a nominal value ot S100.000,000,000. Their actual value is about thai of so much waste paper, officials here declare.

Tho German government had already taken action equivalent to cancellation. New York headquarters ot the alleged is reported to be doing a land office business in them. Additional offices are known to have been established in St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas and other cities. Circulars offering the repudiated by the finance division of the de I PHi tment ot commerce trom anxi otis and prospective buyers, They offer a block of bonds witli a nominal value of S53S.00O for SIO.

An extra halt' million is thrown in Tor those who buy a $50 lot. The I dealers are careful to point out thai it is a gamble rather than an "Put a little bet on Germany," the circulars exhort. "Take a flyer! Put up S10 and win a fortune: Buy Gorman bonds now while a small sum may easily return huge profits!" Fearing that, this may impair Gcrmany's credit in this country, the German govermneut has already warned German banks to stop dealing in tho bonds or the Toreed loan of 1022." which totalled 60,000,000.000 marks and understood to bo a part ot the issue now being sold in this country. The department of commerce announced that a preliminary investigation of the issues being sold bore "are practically valueless," it Is 0 nri 1 inning its probe. The post office department has began an investigation to de dertaken against the floaters on I the ground of using the scheme to defraud.

Ill nined. as well as the body nf the Oman's father, who died previous to determine it poison was ad inistered to them. STORM CLOUDS AGAIN APPEAR IN TAX BILL Washington, Fob. 20. Storm clouds appeared today on the course of the compromise lax reduction bill agreed to by house aud senate conferes.

but prompt ratification ot the measure by both branches early iiext week was believed certain tonight by leaders. A revolt against the bill in tho house broke today with announcement by Representative Newton, llepublican. Minnesota, that he would move to have the compromise tax reduction bill sent back to conference with instructions that the proposal for a retroactive cut in the inheritance tax be eliminated. The inheritance tax also con the of 1 ti'SV the bill in the senate when members who voted for its repeal are ready to fight the conference agreement restoring the tax to the meas Heviscd estimates of reductions in the bill as finally dratted by the conference showed today that it would provide for an actual sav pnvi S3S7.S11.000 instead of as first figures. The more than $0,000,000, increase was attributed to modifications made In flic corporation.

The retroactive reduction in the inheritance tax whereby the increased rates made in the 1 5)24 act would be substituted with the lower rates in elTeel in the 1921 net was voted by the seuate. This vote however, was coupled with the vote for repeal of the Inheritance tax and the proposal was not. voted upon separately. It will mean a refund of about $13,000,000 iu taxes this year and will result altogether it is estimated in a loss of SS5.000.000 in taxes already assessed on ctimates made subject to the tax in the period since the 192 1 act went into efTect on Jan. 2 of that year.

SUSPECT WOMAN POISONED CHILD New Orleans, Feb. 20. Mrs. Kennotte fl'ussey, 2:.:. was placed in jail today charged with administering poison while police were investigating the case of her 5 year old daughter, Verdia.

who was in a hospital in a critical condition. Police said the woman's husband. Lawrence Btisscy. 2S a city fireman, and two ot their children had died in the last year and that their bodies would be exhumed and ex no distinction between the yellow, white and calico com. neither will 1 there be any single ear class.

10 1 Muscatine la Feb '0 The ear class or 30 enr class in Llghl t.onlpanv will an all colors would participate equally. and the prizes offered for small 'al trom Uie ''ulluS Judge D. grain and grasses follow the state V. Jackson in the district court Fri show rules. Any exhibitor will be day which sustained legality of the permitted to show but one ent ry special election ot Dec.

2S at which ot each kind in each class. a boudissue ofSIOO.000 was author it was voted to extend an invi izeil for turther improvement of tation to Ray Jtcdfern to act as the inmicipal light plant. The priv judge again at the coming show. ate corporation had sought to have the electric declared illegal and has secured a temporary injunc tion against the Whiie Phillin com ot the Legion have some project ot civic nature under way. In addition, lie said, about 2,000 posts are fostering projects of a character, in part for the post and in part for the public.

The work ot the Legion reaches out beyond the United Slates, in i smaller volume, but with the samA aspirations, tho same ideals ami devotion: it goes forward with surprising results in "the islands of tho sea and the lands beyond tho ocean; In Ihe territories and possessions of the United States and iu foreign lands." ELECTION ON ROAD PROJECT IS ASSURED Sufficient Number of Signatures Are Presented to County Auditor. suinc; bond? for lliu paring or Vhiteway No. 7 highway across the north end of the counly from Johnson 10 Sco'tl counties, and far Xo. 20 l'runi Muscatine to Scott county (the iliver road), was assured this afternoon when petitions containing more than 1.1.00 signatures were filed with County Auditor C. H.

I'iichfortli: As Monday is Washington's birthday, lie board of supervisors will not convene until Tuesday. At that time, the names on the petitions will be canvassed and a date for a hearitiK on the matter will lie set. The earliest date possible for the election is March 10. The election cannot he set earlier than April 1. Mr.

Pilchforth announced. The good roads organization which met last Monday at the court house, issued petitions, culling for a program that includes the paving of the two highways and the graveling of all other roads in the FUNERAL OF MRS. FITZGERALD WILL BE HELD MONDAY Muscatine, Feb. 20. The funeral of Mrs.

Cordelia 'Pearl Fitz who die.l Friday at the University hospita. in Iowa City, will he held afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the. Wittich funeral home, with burial in Greenwood cemetery. The body will remain over Sunday at the home. 200 Phillips Mrs.

Fitzgerald had been in failing health for five yars, and seriously ill since November. She was born in Muscatine. Feb. IS. 1SS7, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah KUa 1'iizgerald.

She lived until It'Oa when she married Tony Runnel, from whom she was teter divorced. Three years ago, Je re city She LUTHER LEAGUE PRESENTS MISSION PAGEANT SUNDAY Muscatine, Feb. 20. The Luther League of the Crace English Lutheran church will present .1 pageant. "When West Sleets East." at.

the church Sunday. The pageani and service are 10 be given in the interest of Andra college which will bo built by the demoni nation in the Telega area in India, where a grant of land has been recently given by the British govern nfrering will be vard the oduca i V. vf Tor ion a The character in the pageant will be taken by the following: Lloyd Grimm. Dorothy Grimm. Velma Grimm.

Angers bach, Kent rice. ISoldl. Phyllis Prion. Hazel McLain. Florence Height, Hazel Jirei.

Frederick Lange. li vin Bnldt, John Burger, iniantit, josepn Host en. By INFANT SON OF J. HOLT BURIED AT REYNOLDS, ILL. services for the infant son of and Mrs.

Jesse Holt, wwo held I o'clock 1I1 is afternoon from tl. Fairbanks mortuary, in charge 1 the P.ev. A. Henizinger of tl was made, in the cenieterv at lie nolds. 111.

COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING FEB. 27 David Lawrence President of New Enterprise at National Capital. Washington. Feb. 20 The start, on March 4 of a new national daily newspaper, to be known as The United States Daily, was announced tonight by David Lawrence, president of the Consolidated Press Association.

The new publication will be issued daily, excepting Sundays anil government holidays, in regular newspaper size, and will concern itsei: with only a complete presentation of facts covering the day by day activities ot the legislative, judicial and executive branches of the United States government. It will have no editorial page or interpretive articles and dispatches and consequently will be absolutely nonpartisan, but will present textual! complete all important government documents, records of hearings before Congress and the executive departments ami exact transcripts of all other hearings of general or special public interest. Associated ith Mr. Lawrence in the founding. of the United States Daily Publishing Corporation, which is the corporate name of the new enterprise, are forty eight prominent men and women from the different states ot tho union.

Mr. Lawrence is. however, the largest individual stockholder and owns the controlling interest in the corporation, which has an authorized capital of $1,000,000. The new newspaper will have a staff ot more than reporters, whose activities will be directed by illf. Lawrence.

These reporters will cover the various departments, bureaus and activities ot the federal government, and their writings will pertain only to statements of tact. There will be no supposition, presumption, forecasts or surmises at any time in The Uuited States Daily. In order to best serve the financial, business, education and social interests constantly in contact with the federal government. The United Dull: ortiiug i its em its page hid ttmh coin Ili.M 111. lions each item of news.

The new newspaper will in no sense compete with the local Wash papers, but will be dis a national basis. Mr. ribnled Lawrence will continue to write his daily dispatch for the newspapers generally, but will not write for The United States Daily, altho he sviii ho ill'osoiclil of Iho oo pon and editor of the paper. With hfm in the management ot tho enterprise are Jay Jerome Williams, formerly of the Bell Syndicate, who will be publisher; John E. nice, general manager; Victor Whitlock, directors of advertising: and James L.

Bray, treasurer: Homer J. Dodge maiumm editor and urew Pearson, foreign editor. Mr. Rico was formerly general manager of the Washington Herald. Whitlock now is director ot advertising for The Nation's Business.

Mr. Dodge has been Head of the Federal Trade Information Service and Mr. Pear son has specialized in writing na tional and international dispatches for the Lulled Publishers Commercial News Service. The names of the founders of the United States Daily Publishing Cor poration include noted men and women and shortly after th le announced paper is pall PRESIDENT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX That Which Coolidge Has Paid Will Be Refunded; Also Wilson, Harding. By A.

KENNEDY. VoVyrisiii! "S''" Washington. Feb. 20. President Coolidge has been saved S20.000 on his personal income tax as the result of an interesting ruling made in his favor by the bureau of internal revenue of the treasury department, it became known today.

The ruling not only permits the refund to the president of all income taxes paid on his S75.000 a year salary as chief executive but establishes the presidential salary as tax exempt, in ihe future. The president, it is understood, already has received a rerund of about ST.OO0 for taxes paid by him on his salary for the first half year he was in office. The ruling also has saved him an additional 513,000 based on the rate of tax he would have had to pay for the year 102 1, it is understood in its ruling the bureau held ih.it congress has fixed the salary ot tho president at a year and that he therefore is entitled 10 receive full inipa by ln The same question up during the administrations of President's Wilson and Harding. In both cases Hie treasury ruled the executive salary was taxable. President Wilson and President Harding both former presidents may apply for rebates.

The ruling of the treasury followed a court decision a year ago in which it was decided that the salaries of federal judges are nol ANNASCHOLTEN, PIONEER, DIES AT MUSCATINE Born in Holland and Had Resided in Vicinity for Nearly 70 Years. SoftUI The Drmoerill Muscatine. Feb. 20. After an illness of six weeks, Mrs.

Anna W. Scholton. 70. passed away at o'clock this morning at her home. 101S Cedar stTeet.

Funeral services will be held at .1 o'clock afternoon from the First Baptist church, in charge of the Rev. E. Dawkins. Burial will be In Creen wood cemetery. Mrs.

Scholten was born in "Win terswyk. Holland, July 23, 1S4C. and came to this country when two years ot age. She spent the remainder of her lite in this vicinity. She was married July 2G.

1S07 at Muscatine to Dirk Scholten, who died 2 years ago. Mrs. Scholten was the oldest member ot the First Baptist churcji of this city. She. leaves six children.

Mrs George Butz and G. W. Scholten of Mrs. J. .1.

Felger and Itollie Scholten of Davenport. Mrs. Nannie L. Olds of 'Moberly, Mo and Mrs. P.

Ncyens of Chicago. Fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. MAN CARRYING HOOCH SUPPLY IS BOUND OVER Charles Gray Apprehended With Bundle Under Arm Bond Is $500. IprtM tip Tm tanrn Muscatine. Ia Feb.

20. A suspicions looking bundle carried bv Charles Gray, 21 years old. employe of a local button factory, caused the possessor of the, package to be hailed before Justice of the Peace J. C. Coster late this afternoon on a charge of bootlegging.

Gray waived preliminary hearing in Justice Coster's court and was bound over to the grand jury under a bond of $500, which he was unable to furnish and he is now lodged io the county jail. Deputy Marshal Carl Schreiber and Officer Fred Jarvis, returning in the police patrol from South I Muscatine observed Gray git oiling I leisurely toward the business i)is triet of the city along the elevated I sidewalk near the Kock Island lines freight yards carrying a bundle. I Thev stouneil and nuesiionod him aa to the contents of the package, lie admitted that, the package contained hooch, and he was taken to police headquarters. When searched at police bead quarters, his pockets were found to contain six pint, bottles of hooch. Ho refused to divulge the source of the liquor, and at a hearing before Justice Coster, waived preliminary aih cl or HAYES ATTENDING I NATIONAL SCHOOL I MEETING IN EAST i dcast he radio.

John T. Tig, United States cm 01: nog I ion. will be all SEEKS A DIVORCE I CUSTODY OF SON! ini nl. I Hoy me: Muscatine. May I I.

1 araled early Ibis plaintiff is asking the sop. I Tho; of $10 .1 week, Randall Is attorn dates show IP' flih so! ssiik for iowi ship group exhibits. The prize is to bo won by the township having the largest total number ot points won by the separate exhibitors One entry hi each class will be I'a. ui no MUSKIE GIRLS TEAM LOSES TO COLUMBUS, 19 15 Muscatine. Feb.

20. With victory almost in Iheir grasp, the Muscatine high school girls basketball team lost to the Columbus Junction girls here Friday night after leading 14 to 10. at the end of the third period. The final score resulted 10 to In. The early part of the game was close, with both teams meeting hard luck in attempts to cage the ball.

Many shots rolled off the hoop. The local defense weakened in the t'mal period, when Junction girls rolled three counters and three free throws. Miriam Diericks, who usually leads hor team in scoring, secured but five gift shots out of Kl. Personal fouls by To borg, forward, of Muscatine, and Votroubeck and Rodruck, Columbus Junction guards, were ejected from the. game during the last half.

The summary: TEAM OF HORSES DROWNED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO FOUND Muscatine, Feb. 20. A learn of horses, belonging to Henry Jnrck ot this city, which broke thru the ice on the river several weeks ago and were drowned, was found 20 miles down the river at Port Louisa. this afternoon on the river bank by B. Wheeler, owner nf a genei nl sloi there.

The I r. POLICE HOLDING A SUSPECTED LIQUOR LAW OFFENDER HERE Muscatine, Feb. 20 Police 1 here are holding Raymond 1 IK: ()k street, as a suspected main lainer of a liquor nuisance. Ilisj arrest was caused by means of search warrant, after Officer Henry Marx had been stationed near hisj house, and had witnessed two men leaving with bottles, presumably' containing liquor. Upon entering, the officers found a granite keltic, which stnelled of hooch, nnd several empty bottles.

FIRSTlfAF'TTsTTO HOLD MISSION DAY! Muscatine. Feb. 20. Dr. J.

Curtis of lies Moines, well I known Baptist, church official audi Floyd! iro no al V. M. Inn or next year's! 5. inclusive. It decided (hat a I I i 1 i nanv ot Davennort inc from sale of tho bonds to other purchasers.

This injunction stands and will propably rerun in until after the review, of the ruling of Judge Jack sou and the hearing of the temporary injunction on an application to make it permanent. FARM BUREAU MEETING HELD IN MAQUOKETA Many Important Questions Are to Be Taken Up for Discussion Maunoketa. Feb. 20 One of two district meetings or the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to bo held this spring is being held in Maqno Iketa today, and many important subjects axe up for discussion. Selection of Maquoketa as the 'site of one ot the meetings is due to the efforts of L.

G. Chrysler of Wal cott, who recently was named a member of the' executive committee of the federation. In addition to Chrysler, who will have charge of the meeting. J. 1 coupe, assistant secretary of tho federation, and Mrs.

H. Woodward. head ot the women's work division in the second district, will appeai ns speakers on the program, Jackson county expects to send a (largo delegation to the conference. PLAN AIR TRIP TO THE CONGO Belgians to Take Flight to That Region About the Middle of March. Brussels.

Feb. 20. A Belgian airplane flight, from Brussels to the Congo is assured by the government's decision today to' grant a credit of about $13,000 to finance the enterprise. It is expected that Lieutenants and Vorltaegen will start about March 15 in a Bregttet military plane similar to that used by Pellet ier Dnisy in his fiight. from Paris to Tokyo.

They will fly from Brussels to Cairo anil from there follow the course of the Xile to tho Valley of the River Uele. in Northern Belgian Congo and thence to Karnholin. near Stanleyville, and Lisnla. on the Middle Congo. It is expected that the route will bo established regularly for the transportation of valuable NEGRO CONVICT DIES OF WOUNDS I Salem.

Feb. 20. Albert Cm ley. negro, convict shot thru the abdomen in the dining room riot, at the suite penitentiary Tuesday. I died In lite prison hospital today.

Ic was one of nine convicts vounded. DENIES REPORT ARE DYING FROM BOTULISM POISON Los Angeles. Feb. 20. Health Commissioner George Parrish today denied a statement attributed to him la'st night to the effect that five deaths had occurred in the Russian Armenian qungter ot Los Angeles from botulism poising.

He explained, however, that inspectors, while investigating sanitary conditions there had found thousands of cans of tood which were described as bloated and these lad ilis: for Colds Pain Headache Neuritis Toothache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism. luscatine. Feb. 20. A meet i Superintendent of Schools C.

K. of county school teach, is who' Friday evening for! rending diagnostic testing and i Washington. I. to attend the i. din I teac hitig.

will be hold nn convention ot school; ttrdny afternoon. I Vb ''7 in the so porin np oms. which opened! of count ii ini nil on i yesterday and closes Thursday. Ilradlev. Professional credit i pmKrara, in, ng c.trnl if ten points Ta 1 ptisrimaiw l.

ihrt tomb of Un iiicso m. is 1 mo ntnvn SoliHer, has bben fin mux i '(for Sunday. President Coolidge 'otmihr 1 will delived an address SAY. "BAYER ASPIRIN" Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets, you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians over 25 years. DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART mged for teachers who tg rural school manage he first, meeting of flu's iy Judge l.

V. Jackson in iio 1. court, following the filing ivor. proceeding. Ch.

iykn charged her hus lnetit. and seeks attorney fees the sum of $150 and S5(l ns money. Nicholas, Tipton Tipton I are attorneys for V.rs. Chayka. Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proven directions.

Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 2'4 and 1 00 Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.