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LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAyTnoVEMBER 22,T925
Washington. Nov. 21.—ICastem I^.: Unsettled and warmer Sunday; Mon day fnlr and much colder.
Th*   Only   Sunday   NewsMper Coverlnc   the   Wyoming  Valley
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
l%v£ii^^^ EARNINGS SHOWN IN TAX CHARGES; DR Y CZARORDERS HALT ON HOLDUPS BY AGENTS
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m MAILS
Offers To Take Over Two Important Routes That Are Soon To Be Open I
HIS OWN PLANES
Boy Mutilated; Loses One Hand
His left hand amputated et tho wTlst aad his r1«ht hand badly inansled. Ixiuis Ca.spelcan, .seven years old. of Ridgewood. I'l.uas Tow-nship. w-Bs In a serious condi¬ tion laat nlRht at Mercy Hospital due to thc explosion of a dyiiiuiiite e«ip. In addition to his maimed oondltlon the youngster Is .suffer¬ ing from shock. His condition Is doubtful. Caspelean is believed to liave found a miner's dynamite cap nt home. He carried It into a field where he proce«<led to pound It *1th a stone. The explosion tore away all the flngers on his left haml. aurireons at the hospital found It neeessary to amput.-vto nt the wrl.»t. The boy's right h.-ind "•n.1 so terribly lacerated that tho thumb had to be t.iken off.
PROOF OF VIOLATIONS FIRST MOVE IN RAIDS
Charge Considered Low At A Little Less Than Seven Cents For Each Ounce
Washington. Nov. Jl—Prohibition iiBcnt.-i were again cautioned tonight by Asslft.int Si-cret-iry of the Treas¬ ury Andrews not to stop and search automobiles, wagon.s. bo,-ita .and other vehicle."! for liquor unless dry amenta have reasonable grounds for believing the vehicle Is used for violation of ! Ihe dry law.
"There Is no law for hailing and searching vehicles generally without satisfactory evidence that they are enn J lng litiuor" Andrews snld. "Whether a search Is proper and jus- lir..il)!e. must be left to the prudent jiidgment and honest intentions of the offlcers. Agents should leave no vehi¬ cle unsearche.l where they huve satls- f.ictory reasons for believing Illegal liquor is being tran.sportcd."
Dry agents were told by Andrews not to use force In searching rchiele.i. except for self defense. The oflleers- under the new regulations must an¬ nounce themselves, show their ludges and never use "harsh or Insulting lan- (,'uage."
The Rouse Appropriation Committee tonight completed work on the Treius¬ ury and I'ost Odlce Department bills Involving the .Nndrews rc-orgtinlzntion plan of prohibition enforcement and the postal rate dispute.
The   supply   bill   a-s   written   by   the committee follows recommendiitlons of A.s.s|stant   Secretarj-   of   tre   Treasury i Andrews. Ar^- czar, to inerea.se the np- i proprlatlons for co.^\stal defense ugolnst rum   smugglers  without  a  change In | (reneral    appropriations    and    the    In   | creased   s'lbirles   for   postal   employes authorized by the last Congress.
Tlie bill will be reported to the House Dcecmtier 7. the tlay t'ongress convenes, and under an an-angeinent . reached by leaders of both hou.tes will he given preference over any other legislation. '
Thc mciunire Is expected to arou.se wet leaders for ri flgbt against prohi bition appropriations iuid antoRonlsts of the Andrews re-orgnjil7atlon plan who helieved they are robbed of their patronage fur prohibition appointments hy the new scheme.
ONE OTHER BIDDER
WashtaiKtoa,  Nor. tl.—^Henry PWd
tnade a bid tonight for Ifae busineaa of I'arrylng thc malls by air. 'liirL.u(;ii 'he Kord Motor Company hu »ubmltte>l ,1 bid to the I'ost Offlc« Department to contract for tho proposed Detrolt-to I'hlcago and Dctrolt-to-Clereland air mail routes for the low rmta ot 6.75 c«nti an ounce. H« waa the only bVd- Jfr ou these routea.
The V'edoral Aircraft Company. ."^'SKark. N. J., made the only bid on lhe othir route advertlaed. fi-om Chl- caga to New Orleans via St. IxniUs. Memphis   and      Jackson.   Mlsa.
Social Service Exchange In
Wiil<es-Barre  Has   Direct
' Method Of Getting Results
AVOID DUPLICATIONS
NEW MAN MAY GET FEDERAL PLUM HERE
David W. Phillips may resign within [ tended   resit,-nntion   was  rumored  sev
Mother's  Use Of Moonshine Makes Raider Of Little Son
.•\s.suminK tlu- rolo of a lii'ohibitioii cnforcenionl n.crcnt, a Iw.v fourtoeu .vears old. lod a stiuad o( State police yes¬ terda.v afteriKKMi in a raid at Luzenie. It wtus lietause his motlier was squanderinfi Iter savings on moonshine at tlie expense of her children that the .vouth pointed out the source of part of the illicit hooze tlloodin-!: I.uzerne count.v. As a result tiie .nuthorities uncovered a liusre still and a larpe quantity of moonshine liquor. Tlie raid was made on the home of Mrs. .Mary Dutch, middle aRed, on ('.rove street, Luzerne. When the raiders under command of Coi-poral P'nwh arrived at the house they found tlu- doors and windows Itx-ked nifain.'^t them. They Raineii entiaiict^ to find Mrs. Hutch attempting to de.siroy some of tlie damaR'iniT evidence. A search of the premises revt-aled a 'i-Vjrallon still, 10 nallons of home-made liqni>r and '2011 Rallons of mash iu the prtKess of frrmentinjr. State ixilice in announcing the raici last niglit explained the evicTence ajrainst Mrs. Dutch was secured by a fourteen year old boy livinp in Kingston. Uis mother in recent weeks had l)eeii frequintinK the place. Meainvhile, her family suflered from privation. Several days apo the boy set out to put an end to (he misery. He discovered the .source of hia mother's litiuor supply. Gaining entrance to the place he made a purchase of liquor and immt>diately notified the Stale police. The raid followed. Mrs. Dutch was taken before Justice of the I'eace Hess at Wyidfiinj?. She was held under $L000 bail for court. Oorpe Samuels qualified as bondsman and the woman went home to await thc grand juo''s action.
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74 PERSONS SHOW MILLION DOLLARS AS YEAR'S INCOME
Three Admit Receipt Of Five Million Dollars During Past Year While Four Had Four Million A "ANine¬ teen Exceed The Mark Of Two Million Dollars
VAST SUM PAID IN TAXES
The Sodal Bervlea Exchange hns held two ot ita division meetings for formulating Christmas plans. Twenty- seven representatives of agencies were present altogether. The second meet- The ' lng was ctjmpoaed of those who wish
N'ttsark company said It would use leren Curtis U-4 airplanes snd would "¦any th,) malK for 75 per cent, of 'he air mill rovenucn.
Opening of the.se routea, which •will I'robably come next spring. If theae blda ai-e accepted by I'ostma-ster Gen¬ eral New, will mnko a tot.il of eleven intercity lines In operation, as eight already have been advertised and bid for PiTvlously. All eleven lines will lie "feeders" to the government-owned .Vew York to San Francisco route and 'he system will connect many of the larS'st cities of the country. Other important routes are under conalder- ntlon and may be' contracted for soon.
I'oid and bis aon, Kd.sel. generiU manager of tho Ford Company, said hi^y personally would gtiarantee seirv- cc. They proposed to uso the ab steel ¦nonopliines mnde In Ihclr Detroit I'lant. Threo will he used on each of ¦heir routes. The Kord flying fleld at liearborn. Mlchlfnin, would he used at he Detroit air mall terminal.  If.	
POISONED BY LIQUOR
BUT WILL RECOVER
tn give to the needy, and followed up the plans made at the flrst meeting by thc agencies knowing deflnitely the needs of families.
K. D. Magruder. aa dirertor of the Social Service Exchange, presented te the givers the vurlous choices avail- abla to them In making their gifts. He listed thera aa follows:
(I) Giving w-lthout considering plans which others might have.
(S) Submitting the names of fam¬ ilies Intended to be recipients, to the Social Service Exchange, this agency to utilize Its facilities as a clearing house, thereby enabling the giver to leam ahead of time whether other donora would be duplicating hls work.
(3)    Sending   gifts   to   the    Social
the next month as Collector of Inter¬ nal Revenue for thc Middle District of Pennaylvanla, according to a rumor he,ird yestenlay in Rcranton where thc
, collector's office Is located.    .V Wilkca-
j Harre man will be appointed to the position   by   I^esldciit   Coolidge.   the
I same source of Information  declared.
1 Tlie change Is expected to take place liefore January I.
I     No   verification   ot  the   report   was
: possible,  due   to  the  absence   of   Mr.
, rhillips  from   bome.    He  waa  In   at-
cral months ago. At that time federal authorities declareil no change In thi collectorshlp In thc local di.slrict was fuitlcipated.
Tlie appointment of a Wilkes-Barre man as tho new collector  would  not necessarily tran.s{er tbe district head qtiarters to this city. It wns said.   The headquarters were originally located iit LiSneaster and were moved to North eaatem   I'ennsylvania   upon   the   ap pointment   of   lered   C   KlrVejidall   n.s collector.     Mr.   Kirkendall   held   ofllee during   the   two   terms   of   President
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tend.ince at thc I.flf,iyctte-L«hlgh j Woodrow 'W'll.son. Mr. rhillips took game at Bethlehem yesterday. It wns 1 over the ofllce when Wairen Harding pointed   out,   however,   that    hla   In- I became President.
Girl Dying From Bullet Wound; Shot Fired By Little Brother
Idleness At Mines And Lack Producers Of Plays And Op
Of Good Beer Are All Of Tiie Credit
Given!
A RAPID DECREASE
ponents Of Dry Laws Are Made Special Targets
WARNS POLITICIANS
with a bullet ivound In her heaxl. aeo Bock. 14 years old. of Conyng¬ ham borough hns only a .snudl chance to live as a result ot her brother's poor aim wtth a flobert rifle. Sur¬ geons Avill attempt an operation today Sen-Ice Exchange for I"'°P*''j';,''__ _"" | if the girl shows enough strength to
with.stand the shock. Since tho time ot the mishap yesterday moming tbe victim has been In a »eml-con.sclous .state.
The   girl   and  her  brother,   Joseph Bock,   12  years  old.  were  together
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'""•i-il   hospital   attaches   reported | ¦1 late hour l:usl night that Samuel ; "olt^man, twenty-four, of 132 '•'""''"'w.rrn.der stated that the two theories
/'¦reet.   who   consumed   a   Quantity  «', ^'''*™''" , " !^     • ¦     *.-«.h t„
"ilsonous    liquor    some   time   Friday   shouid be teste<i, I'iiKht, will recover.    Dr.  .Albert Kauf-
tlon by them through co-operating re- | lief agencies f.imlllar with needs.
(4)    Learning    needs    flr.st.     then satisfying tfiem either by gt\-lng per- ^ sonaUy or by giving through tho Ex- | change.
In discussing these methods. Mr Magruder referred to the popular opinion that philanthropic work, when performed In an Intelligent, systematic manner. Is "cold." un.sympathetlc and of little, if any, v.iliie to the recipient. Some Reasons
To determine whether the warm- i ^.^^ ^^ jj,^ ^^^^,^ „( election that the hearted, spont.ineous method "'^^'"^ j . j^^s of thc city decided I .should be is  of  more beneflt  to the  neely   Mr.   vomers
Oie yard of their home when the boy secured a rifle. He set up a target and began shooting nt It. The sport had continued only a few minutes until onc of the shots went wide. The girl fell to the ground mortally wound¬ ed. She had been struck by a bullet that cleaved Its way Into her head directly between tho eye.s.
An Investigation of the tragedy was made but authorltlee delayed artion against the brother until the outcome of the girl's wound is drtermlne<l.
Althouirh the miners have been idle for twelve weeks and hnve had plenty of time on their h.mdH to enjoy them¬ selves their conduct ha-s been exceed¬ ingly good BS proved by .st.i*tlstlc-s|''»""-'-h """""'"-'S •Kat taken   from   the     pollee     dockets     of i still rampant In the Ilnlted Htnles.
Wa.shlngton.  Nov. Jl-The lioard of
tempemnce,    prohiliition    and    public
monils    of    the    Methodist    Kplscopal
'lliinnism"  is
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SCRANTON MAYORALTY j        STILL UNDER DEBATE
1     "I am Just as confldent today as I
Iian er the hospital stnff was cnlled !''> 'li'^ Holtzman home shortly before piKt    n, lock    yesterday    moming   by
iiirmli. r„ of ,j,p fnmily -Ktio wcrc .st.ir- I ""'1 when thc young '"i"' staggered ''"'» the  restaurant conducted by his
f.tlher. next door, and collapsed. He h^as iai,,p removed to the hospital for ''¦•wtment.
WoFpit:ii   Bttciid.intn   report  the  pa I' "It oonMimcd a quantity of a
He then referred to a st^ory -elated by onc of thc repre¬ sentatives at the flrst meeting. The worker stated thnt in another city so many dolls had been given by those despising all "red tape" ¦•'V^t<""»'J^f ,hc boys in this particular neighbor¬ hood played >^ U with them on    hnM-
mas Lftem.-i- ^""'""^ "¦•' "j^^l^*^ Clarke Peck, Mr. Magruder declared, ••i^notlonlsllkestcamilthasamost
incredible potency. But, It muat not ' ;,urned -on': It must bo turned
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apparently  thero  was  no danger
r  V, , lonly be '"''"''   to account.'
I'f serious resulta.
the next mayor of Scranton." declared Chief M. J. McHugh yesterday aa his counsel drew up plana for their fln.il appeal to I.aekawtuina court In the mayoralty contest in Scranton. "There Is ot course, no trutli to a report that we were giving up." he declared.
Judjres Kuller. Maxey and Newcomb will decide the result of the campalpn between McHugh und E. B. Jermyn. r.epubllc.in. tomorrow. At that time the court will hand down nn opinion determining thc status of disputed wards where alleged crooVcdncsis was practiced.
ICHILEAN DELEGATION DISTURBS PEACE MOVE
la a community as large a Wilkes Ban,  and  Its '""S>'^'^"f„*'°.^;;^f^h'   ELEVATOR JAMMED:
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"FLIGHT OF TIME" WINS BIG LEXINGTON RACE
Lexington, Ky., Nov. !1.—Flight of Time, Walter J. S.ilmon'a home bred son of Hourless and Impetus, deft .ated ten other two yeir olds in thc Breed¬ ers Futurity hers today, making a new record for thc futurity course. Thc previous recoid waa 1.09 1-5 while Jockey Johnny Malben sent Flight of Time over thc eourse In  I.fiS4-ri.
Bubbling over was four lengths be¬ hind Flight ot Time and Helen's Biibe was third, coming In live lengths lie¬ hind Bubbling Over. Flight of Time took the lead at the beginning of the race and maintained it throughout.
The large.st crowd of rpectatois that ever appeared at thc  Ivexlngton  race
track   witnessed   the weather waa Ideal.
Futurity.
The
¦"^rtPA. Chile. Nov. 21.—'What some II'Ci-Rons viewed as a crisis occurred ¦loday when the Chilean delegation absented Itself from a meeting of the i^ucna-Arica rlcb<^scltlary comml.s- :n°n over which the L'nlted St.ites ^'¦'¦¦.<\,     John     Pershing,     presides.
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'"««alhfaction with some ot the plaas ;"'• the fortlicomlng plcbescltc to Tmlne the nationality of Tacna- '^fica was undec^^toml to be the rea- '"1 for the (.'hllean move.
'¦'i'^ Chilcnns were said to feci that "llie of the Itnms on the agenda »ub- iiltcd by Pershing conflicted with the /'ilean con.stitutlon. These ltem.s rc- J't'-d to guar-intles for tho plcbesclte "'I covere<I, It is underst/iod, pnrtic- ¦'="''y the question of riglit "' f"; f^ncc and exit Into tbe province and r Ight or removed ofllcials to remain
" '^as indicated that thc Chileans ''Ul'l absent themselves from further '"'Incs until the elections law draft
Iiri'srntcd.
beneflt. Even the professional agen- ^: with traine.1 investigators cannot rely entirely upon their own otoen- It onl One visit to a family is not hkTto«veal more than surface con-
dufons     Many l-P'e "vX"^^^ v-'^^ of nny  orportunity    to    defr-iud  inc L,    Helping this class Is surely generous    "^   '"« Magruder,  but
imporuint,  .ad    Mr. K     ^^^^^  ^^
Christmas  gifts  are  n ^^^^^^^
•"''"' our ^f "for 'lose who will '^''""'•"';e:rbe';leflt from them.
not   only   lilu.strated Social  Service   Kx-
receive Mr.   Magruder value  of  the
'I' „ to benefactors ignorant of the ,^„ „p,„, '"".Tot^amlMl but .-liowed lis value 1 j^,,,^. ,,, ""^1 .Ise whero wiuits are known He ,„,„„„, , m ca-ses war        ^^^p,,, ^f
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""'¦ '""'Lns ami that If all these ¦"""' •'"ho,"'; ^vc acconling to the ^*T"' mu u consultation before- „ee<ls «'"""^^, i,av would flnd the hand. Christmas  Day ^^.^„pp,y.
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^\"\^   salil.   tbe   principle .rS,d'rn.battaml..H™ct
jeoallnufd on Pa«c 1--Scc. 1)
1 Moving her.self ma-stcr of an ex¬ citable situation, an elevator girl em- ploved nt a larse local store, enter¬ tained a group of children and grown¬ ups Friday nfternoon by reading Christmas stories from a book when the elevator which she w.xs operating became fastened between the .second ¦ind third floons of the building. Timely foresight averted what might havc developed uito a panic.
It is reported a dozen adults and children were on the elevator at the time They were coming down from r floor when the elevator sud- mc to u stop. Daffled for a he operator later signalled u ieik who In turn secured ii mechanic. During the Interim, children on the elevator liecame disturl>ed and asked questions why they were delaye<l. At 1 point when .sevenil of thc young¬ .sters were about to create a scene, the voung giri reached to one side of the elevator for a small book, then seated herself In the midst of tbe children and read Christmas .stories until necessary  repairs were made.
AMZI MYERS VICTIM
OF MONTH-OLD INJURY
Injured while at work for the Le¬ high Valley railroad. Amzl Myers of 20 New Bennett street died ye.sterday afternoon In Wllkes-Barre Genernl Hospital. He was struck by, a train at Coxton >ards October :;i. When taken to the hospital, il wns not lie¬ lleved he ha<l been fatally burt but comi.'lcatloas developed within thc next few days. Hts death occurred at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Myers w.-i.s well known In the nortii end of the city, having lived ther.' the greater part  of Ills life.    He ; it,orltic.^-
practically every community    in    the anthracite  conl   flelds.    In  almost   ev ery   municipality   statistics  show  that there hits lum a very great falling off In   the   numtier of arrests  for trivlul offenses  since  the  suspension  liecame effective  on   September   I. i      In   Wllkes-Barre   there   has   been   n j maikisl deeren.se In the number of nr rests for drunkenness, dlsoidirly con¬ duct,   mallcliius   mischief    and     other trivial   offenses   since   the   miners   put down   their tools nnd  left the under- gr.iund Workings not to retum until a new agreement  Is .signed.
As a rule tralBc violations have been responHible for tbe greatest numlier of arrests monthly In this city for the pa-st several years but even thc num¬ lier of nrrests on this charge has dwindled since the suspension.
According to the local police docket
'I7.'i  arrests  of all  sorts    of    charges
were made in the eily during DctolvT.
Thts Is -1 falling off from the  month
I of  September  when   r.Oi  urresl.s  were
I made.     In   August,   the  monlli   befoie
Ithe suspension, "i:i! arrests were made
while   In  July  678  tirrest.s were  made
iln the city.    Wilb three weeks ot this
1 month over, only =3:' arrests had been
I made up until midnigbl.    It Is liellev-
I ed  that ut the end of the month  the
Itntul   will  be consldenibly  lower   than
jthat  ot Oclober.  when     the    smallest
'number ot arrests tor the  year were
miule.
Similar decrea.ses In the number of anx'st.'i nre reported by other police departments since the susp<^nsioii lie¬ came effective. In Plymouth liorough 1 twenty-seven arrests fnr trivial of- 1 fenses were made In September. In (Ktolx>r tbe number of such arrests chopped to fourteen while so far this •month only three arresUs for trivial ofTennes have been made by the I'ly¬ nioutli police.
police HUthorities attribute the fall¬ ing off In the number of arrests to the fait that tho.se that havc money ate holdlnB on to It. The activity ot pro bibitloii agents nnd the sbultlng off of "good beer" Is nlso credited by au- with Iinving an influence for
I new broadsbie tonight, the lioard as- snlls a dozen ot Its avowed enemies and discloses n few new ones.
Special niention Is made of n. L. "Mencken, noted teonoelnHtie writer. Kugene fi'Nell nnd certnln Enrl Cnr- iiill and Slnibei-t shows. In denounr- inir "lluniil.sm." tbe iKiard says: "lliinnism, ugly and noisy. Is mgInK In till- land again today. Men of foul minis nnd foul UiiiguiiK". IrU'^ bar barlans who do not hesitate to nttaik Kiirred things, even to Ixtoul the churches of their mothers, are lending a motley linide of neurotics nnd inls- nts in nn ns.sniilt upon the ambient ti-n- ditlons and  customs  of America.
"Men like Mencken can assail thc Mitbodlst Church, the Iliiptist Church, tbe Presbyterian Clnirch nnd other Evangelical denomliiatlmis In plii u.ses ebariieterl-/." d not only by ttuiiidlly. Imt by indec'ency nml papers may lie fnund whlcli will print the mutters, p.ipers which come Inlo tbe homes nf people of evory  religion."
The board commented that llientrleul produiem seem to be nt Inst getting an Inkling of thi- fact tlmt a decent show Is 11 much better flnnnclnl proposition than a bad one.
"For a time they seemed to think thnt tbey had to ofter the nnkedneys which chamcterlzed certain Shubert or Cnrroll shows, or revolting Lang¬ uage, characteristic of the O'Neill Iilays,  In order to make money."
Tbe board has high praise for the Wtir Department's uction In prohibit¬ ing nlr circuses by its aviators on Sunday. Tbe bonnl warned Imth political parties to nvold nny taint of
"wetness."
"No prohibition Is enforceable ex¬ cept n dra.stic prohibition Inw. Any proposition to mo<llfy th'^ Volstend Act will wreck the party which tipproves It."
!comuelllng tbe inhabitants to stay on I their good liehavinr.
was a former resident of Pittston. Be¬ side his wife, who was Martha Albert of  I'lalns,   Mr.   Myers   is  survived  by i ............. ¦;V,.-vTHnvFI)
one   son.   Charies.     The   funeral   will ^'"^**'*"'''   ''     im      Vvcliange
take place Tuesday aftcmoon at 3\ London. Nov. 21. 1 If "^'^'^''''"f o'clock from the home. Services will THegraph's Bagdad correspondent re¬ lic in charge of  Bev.   L.  K. Wlllman, , ported tonight that
pa-stor of the First Methodist  Epi.sco-
pal   Church.       Members     of     Slocum
c'ounci:. Jr. O. U.  A.  M..  will attend, i yak.     Three
Interment will take place la  Pittslon
cemetery.
000 Druse trllies- men have completely overnin Jebcl Nebak nnd are advancing towanl P.l- Christian Lebanon vil¬ lages occupied by thn Dni.-ni were de¬ stroyed by French artillery Bre.
\\'a.sliington, Nov. 21—There were 7-J incomes of $1,000,000 or nioro in the United States in 19'.i). tiio siime nunilier as in 10*23. Tht'.v were di.sti'il)Uted as follows: Threo incomes of $."),n(10,00() and (wer; throe incomes of $l,Oi)(),(M)0 to $5,000,000; four incomes of threo to four million; fifteen incomes of two to three million; fort.v-nine incomes of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
American income taxpayera—individuals and not corpora¬ tions, paid a toUil of $fi89,13^1.18r. in taxes in lO'il on $24, 840,- 137,304 of income, Uavid 11. r.lair. Internal Revenue Commis- sitmor, i-eportod tonight in a preliminary compilation of 1924 foderal tax statistics.
The total tax collections were $25,482,680 in excess of col¬ lections for the preceding year, despite the tax cut, an increase of 3.7 per cent. Taxpayers filing returns, however, fell off 399,840. to a t«tal of 7,724,481, a decrease of 5.48 per cent.
LVi        Avcrajre net income of the taxpayer was $3,428.55; the LOi»>vcraKe amount of tax $94.42 and thc average tax rate 2.75 per cent.
There was no lncrea.*5o of incomes in excess of $1,000,000 diirinsr tho year, the numhor remaining at 74. Incomes between $200,000 and $1,000,000. liowover, increa.sed from 4,208 to 5,620. Incomes hetwoen $.">,000 and "$50,000 increased from 609,263 to 669,074. a gain of 59,811—a feature of the roport.
Of the total tax«yl national income of nearly $25,000.- 000,000, $13,766,136,563. or more than half, was earned in salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses or "directors fees."
Business, trade, commerce, farming and profits from sale of property and securities, accotintcKl for $7,974,366,592. Revenues from property aggregated $7,474,260,513 divided as follows:
Uonts nnd rovalties $1,804,658,881, interest on bonds, etc. $2,462,420,321 and dividends, $;{,207,18l,377.
The grand total of income roport od was $29,214,763,668, hut this sum waa retluced by general deductions allowed by law of $3,663,111,077, and deductablc cojitributions to charity of $528,441,698.
The total returns were divided—4,090,034 taxable and 3,208,447 non-taxable. Tax exempt securities held by indi¬ viilual taxpayers wore reported as $3,654,798,026 in thc aggre¬ gate.   Partially exempt securities totalled $5,218,559,394.
The 25 percent deduction allowed in 1924 reduction amounted to $27,538,273. Loss deductions from incomes siiowod a marked doorcase in the 1924 returns, only $15,759,- 893 being deducted as compared with $34,2e6,149 in 1923.
Tax Simplification
Authorization was given by the House Ways and Means committee today for appointment of a special commission to study thc simplification of taxea.
A motion by Ropre.seiilative Treadway. Republican, of Massachusetts, waa aiUipted for writing in thc new tax bill a provision calling for appointment of five Representatives, five Senators and five experts to be selected by President Coolidge to work out the simplified scheme.
The decisions resulted from recommendations made by Prof. Adams, tax expert of Yale University, who complained to tho committee that the present tax system is too compli¬ cated for businessmen and other taxpayers to gain full bene¬ fits under he law.
Adams suggested that a simplified system of taxation shoulil be adopted so that every taxpayer would know, with¬ out consultation with a lawyer, exactly what deductions and allowances should be granted him.
The committee will study the workings of the preaent ta-x bir. until January 1, 1927, and at that time will make its report.
DEBT OF ROUMANIA
SOON TO BE SETTLED
Washington. Nov. :i. An agree¬ ment for settling P.numnnia's $16.- 500.00 wnr ilebt to the l'nlted States is expected to be reaihed early next week. Negotiatlinns Iietween the debt commlsslnn.s of the Cnited States nnd Roumania have renrhed a stage when a settlement Is Imminent, experts .said. .M a Joint meeting of tbe two commissions today noumania present-
CAUGHT INTHE ACT;
AUTO THEFT AVERTED
Anthony KozUiuskl, aged 17, of 119 Kenl lane, •vaa arrested l.xst night whllo It Is suld he was altemptlug to steal an automobile on /North Iliver street. He was caught In the act by Harold Krace of Kingston, owner of the automobile, und was taken by Mr. l-'rare to Patrolman Fleslcr on Putilic Siiuaro who arrested the young man and took him to police licad- quartcis.
The young mon had several keys on
ed a proposal tor fiiiidlng, but it was, a ring ani told tho police that he Imd turned down by the Ainb.rlcan enin-ibeen sent by two other young men mlsblon, which made a counter offer. [ north ou lUver btreet from Northnmp¬
lon street to lirhie back the flrst Bulck automobile be could get uwuy with. He said thc olher two young men whom he <lld not know g-avc him the key:, and said they would be wait¬ ing for bim.
When KozlauskI was brought to po¬ lice station Frederick Stafford of West- j min.ster .street was In the detective I bureau reporting thc theft of a new tire from thc rear of bis automobllo w hich was parked on We.st' North¬ ampton streel near Uiver street. Working on the theory thut the com'- panioiiM of tho young man who was arrested bad stolen thc tire the detec¬ tlvea made a search of that vicinity but were unable to flnd any trao* a( thc yuuuK men.
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