The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 27, 1916, Page 6

ENDS ALONG FIGHT Federal Supreme Court Hands | Down Decision Declaring Sterne - WAS IN LITIGATION 50 YEARS Has Been in Courts at Various Times Ever Since Civil War—Knocked Out Once. Washington, Jan. 25.—The federal income tax law was declared constitu- tional in the supreme court yesterday. Chief Justice White announced the decision in the case of Frank R. Brush- aber, stockholder of the Union Pacific railroad, who sought to enjoin the com- pany from paying the tax on the ground that it was unconstitutional. The decision was unanimous. Justice McReynolds, because of his connec- tion with the case as attorney Gen- eral, took no part in the decision. avone of the other income tax cases was disposed of formally. Most of Justice White’s opinion was directed toward overruling the conten- tion that the income tax amendment tax provided a hitherto unknown pow- er of taxation. Going far into the history of income tax legislation the chief justice concluded the argument was without merit. Advancing to other points, the chief justice held that the tax was not un- constitutional because it was retroac- tive. The argument that the law was unconstitutional because labor, agri- cultural organizations and such were exempt, the chief justice held, was answered by decisions under the cor- poration tax law. He said the point was only another illustration of an erroneous assump- tion that the tax was imposed under a new power conferred upon the govern- ment by the Sixteenth Amendment, whereas it was a power recognized to exist from the beginning of the gov- ernment and thus decisions defining the taxing power previously rendered were applicable to it. In Court Nearly Fifty Years. Five separate suits to test the consti- tutionality of the new income tax were brought in the federal courts through- out the country soon after the law be- came effective-and all found their way to the supreme court ofthe United States soon after. k , For nearly fifty years the fight for and against a federal income tax has been somewhere in the courts, The income tax imposed in the Civil War and the years immediately following was not attacked with the seriousness of later cases. It was not until the Cleveland administration placed an income tax.in the Wilson Tariff Act that the fight became’active. iCOMPULSION BILL PASSE ititary Service Bill Through House of Commons—Now Goes to the Lords for Action. ‘London, Jan. 25.—The military serv- {ce bill passed the third reading in the |: phouse of commons tonight by a vote of 383 to 36. ~ The bill immediately was sent to the house of lords and given the first Treading. The second reading will be taken in the house of lords on Wednes- ‘day, and parliament probably pro- rogued Friday. Although tonight’s debate showed that many Labor members are still suspicious, there is no doubt that gen- eral opposition to the measure has di- duction, and that the feeling over the country is strongly with the govern- ment. The bill passed without serious mod- iftcation. The government accepted an amendment that capital punish- ment should not be inflicted for re- fusal to obey a call to the colors. ‘The principal discussion turned upon —_since_its_intro-|- r Cloudburst North of Sulphur Causes Heavy Dam.age by Swollen Streams —Oil Field Hard Hit. Oklahoma City,. Jan. 22.-—Reports received in Oklahoma City Friday night indicate that damage done by. the storin which swept over the state Thursday night and early this mort ing was greatest in Murray county and in the oil fields, Five persons are known to ‘have | been drowned in Murray county dur- {Ing Thursday night. The dead. are James Shenner, a reclure bachelor, who lived in Sulphur; Mrs. Edward Cleveland and three children, who jlived on a farm south of Sulphur. Shenner’s body was recovered today, three miles below.his home. The body of Mrs. Cleveland was recovered from the Washita river. Platt National Park, at the edge of Sulphur, was inundated and the water spread over a large part of the town. The electric light plant was inundated and water was three feet deep in the Frisco and Santa Fe railroad depots. Several hundred persons were rescued jtrom roofs of houses. The flood was caused by a cloudburst north of Sul- phur. " . About twenty oil tanks, with ca- pacities ranging from 250 to 1,600 bar- tels, situated in various parts of the Healdton field, were destroyed by tire last night. The damage will ap- proximate $15,000. The Ardworth company lost two tanks, the Glen- wood company five, the Roxana com- pany two, the Maloney company one and Gunsberg & Foreman five. New buildings of the Wirt Mercantile com- pany were wrecked by wind. A telegram from McAlester tonight said that all train service from: the north and west was suspended be- cause of high water. During the heavy rain last night ‘a Frisco passenger train left the track between Schulter and Okmulgee, the engine, tender, baggage car, chair car and smoking car tipping over. A wrecking train went out from Sapul- pa. It is believed that no-one was seriously injured. MEXICO FILES A COMPLAINT Carranza Officers at Juarez Demand that United States Soldier Be Punished for Shooting. T El Paso, Tex., Jan. 25.—Gen. Gabriel Gabira, commandant of the Carranza garrison at Juarez, presented to the military authorities here today a re- quest that a United States soldier named Harrison be punished for hav- Ing fired on and wounded a Mexican civilian Saturday afternoon. At the same time representations to Z, L. Cobb, United States customs collector here, were made that American cattle thieves were stealing cattle from Mex- ican owners south of the border, A demand was made that the thieves be apprehended and punished. The Mexican authorities in their rep- |, resentations referred. to the prompt punishment they meted out to. the Duran brothers, Mexican cattle thieves who were put to death yesterday for the murder of Bert Akers, an Ameri- can. Mexican officials at Juarez said they hoped prompt action would be taken by the American authorities, saying there was apparent in Juarez a pro- nounced feeling resulting from the shooting of the two Mexicans for the killing of one American and the shoot- ing of the civilian, Alejandro Soto, by the United States soldier last Satur- day. WANT OLD AGE PENSION LAW ho was probably th farmer in the woMld,> ‘at Mo., last year, more ‘corn. grown than ‘the: total ‘WwW! {mates of numbers and live stock on farme.and. i i compiled with 1,095,000'a year-ago ai 084,000 five years ago, Value p ‘head, $90, compared with $88 a year ago and, $109 five years ago. raised in the nine states ‘of MULES—329,000, | = ‘compare Oregon, Washington, . Ai Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, e vada and Rhode Islanrid, says the Kansas City Post.'* When the harvest was over I¢ fall the Missouri farmer e away $120,000,000 to ,his cre the ‘‘corn column,’’ $350,000 was being spent. by Kan- sell his corn for someone else to it to double hig.bank account. by fattening‘hogs. was 209,450,000 bushels, enough corn to feed eleven bushels to ev- ery hog in the United States, and enough to feed one bushel to ev- ery domestic animal including cat- tle, horses, mules, sheep and swine | 882,000 five years ago. Value per ‘ head, $710, compared with $8.10 Three of Missouri’s best corn}, year ago and $8.60 five years on farms in the entire Union, producing counties grow more corn than nineteen states. in the Union, ineluding he whole of New England. Missouri grows three times as much corn as all of South America, three-fifths as much at all of Europe and one-half as much as the whole world outside of the United States. P The value of the crop exceeds an averdge of $1,000,000 for each of the 114 counties in the state. The Missouri corn crop would buy the coal output of Illinois and West Virginia for one year, and these two states are of the biggest producers of bituminous coal in the United States. The Winter Wheat Crop of 1916. Present indications are that the winter wheat crop of 1916 will not be nearly so large as that of 1915, says Wallace’s Farmer. The gov- ernment crop -report, issued the first of the year, indicates a re- duction of 11 per cent. in acreage. The entire corn belt, with the ex- ception of southern Minnesota. and southern Wisconsin, is sow- ing much less winter wheat this year than a year ago. The government report also in- dicates that winter wheat went in- to the winter in somewhat poorer condition than a year ago. The condition of winter wheat in Kan- sas and Nebraska is somewhat better than last.year, but, taking the country as a whole, the condi- tion is .6 of a per cent worse. If there is much winter killing, or an unusual spring drouth, or heavy rains at time of harvest, or untimely weather of any sort, we would expect a shortage in the winter wheaterop. United Mine Workers Pian to Make a Vigorous Campaign—Will Draw Up Bill. Indianapolis, Ind.,' Jan. 24.—The United Mine Workers in convention Saturday went on record for a more rigorous campaign for the enactment of-a system of old age pensions. The safeguards against employing the Measure for industrial compulsion, Many of the members expressing sus- = regarding the attitude of David George, thinister of munitions, ip this connection, especially as Mr. Lioyé-George had not participated in Phe eebates on the bill. : SIX KILLED BY SNOWSLIDE * \ Meattle, Wash., Jan. $4 —Four bodies ae -|aubmission to congress of @ uniform executive board of the international organization was instructed after a long debate to determine the best method of having such legislation en- acted and to draw up a federal bill for measure for presentation to the legis- lature of the various states. tion authorising the appointment of a commission of . feasibility of establishing « home for the aged and infirm members of th¢| r= 300 Armed Japs Reported -—— Ogmped-in Mexfean Hills. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 21—The Los Angeles Times publishes this dispatch from Calexico: ‘*The re- port that 300 armed Japanese sol- diers art encamped in the Sierra del Pinal Mountains, 20 miles south of Jacumba and the Ameri- Gan border, has caused much un- easiness among Carranza officials of Lower California.’ ‘‘Information-about the pres- ence of the soldiera, who are wear- ceived by immig: was brought here by: Carranza resentatives sas City elevators in rushing to}: enlarge the capacity of grain ele-{ compared with 1,414,000 a year vators some 6,000,000 bushels. But ago and 1,671,000 five years ago. the Missouri farmer is too wise to) Value per head, $38.90, compared with $37.90 a year ago and $24.60 |make money on. He uses most of | five years ago. Ny afe, The hostile machines escaped aeroplane. and proceeded to carve her up. | She was taken to the General Hos- pital where she is in a dangerous condition from a wound throat. work and taken to the Walnut street police station.’ He attempt- ed ‘to swallow carbolic acid’ but was prevented by the police. Oakes has for some time been}! employed as porter on the Jo) branch of the Missouri Pacific. ng the sopulnen: Tepenet ATWY cree uniforms, according to a report re- | terested tion officials, | A. head, $5440, . years ago. OTHER CATTLE—1,560,000, SHEEP—1,420,000, with 329,000 a year ago, and 336,- '000 five years ago. > Value per head $99, compared with $98 a ‘Tyear ago and $123 five years ago. MILCH COWS—837,000, com- | pared with 797,000 a.year ago and 856,000 five years ago. Value per Racial NS compared with And along about that same time} $54.50 a year ago and $39.50 five e compared with 1,490,000 a year ago and 1,- Missouri’s total crop last year 847,000 five years ago. ” Value per head, $5.80, compared with $5:00 a year ago and $4.34 five ; When your money is in our bank itis safe from fire, burglars and your own desire to spend it. : The way to have money in the bank is to “‘put” it there, let it “stay” there and always add to it. Just say: “I am going to haye more money” years ago. SWINE—4,500,000, compared|f and bank it. This is the on with 4,250,000 a year ago.and 4,-|1 ahead. - : F e sure way to mer ago. German Aeroplanes Raid English London, Jan. 23.—Hostile aero- planes made two raids on the east coast of Kent today. ‘The first raid made early this morning was conducted by one aeroplane, which dropped nine bombs. One person was. killed, six injured and considerable prop- erty damage was caused by the ex- plosion and the following fires. The seeond attack was made in the afternoon. by two aeroplanes. his caused no casualties or dam- pursued by. English aeroplanes. The county of Kent forms the southeasternmost portion of Eng- land to the south of the Thames. It includes part of the City of London but the wording of the of- ficial statement indicates that the aeroplane did not reach the city. The point nearest London on the eastern coast: of Kent is some 50 miles from the center of the city. A point of interest in the offi- cial account of the raid is the statement that it was made by an Heretofore Germany has rélied principally on Zepnelins for aerial attacks on England. ‘Former Butler Negro in Trouble. Friday morning Arthur Oakes, formerly a leading light in colored circles in this city but now resid- ing in Kansas City, met his wife, from whom he was separated, at 12th and Main-street in that city in her After cutting his wife Oaks ran but‘ was captured by men going to oplin ‘Motios of Final Settlement. | Notice is hereb to. iped otters tacos ted = ® # Missouri State Bank | “THE OLD RELIABLE.” ‘ Low Rates on. _ Farm: Loans — We are in a position to make farm ~ loans at a low rate of interest on either 5, 7 or 10 years time, with . privilege of making partial payments on interest paying dates. All pay- ments of principal and interest pay- able at our office. We. make ab- stracts. to all real estate in Bates county at reasonable rates. The Walton Trust Co. | BUTLER, MISSOURI