Tax dodgers prompt amendment for tighter income curb
Secretary McAdoo warns many evade federal income tax and urges amendment to require returns from all with net income above 3000 and gross income over 3000, enabling assessments by collectors and stronger enforcement while simplifying law administration. He cites 1913 10 month data and calls for end of payment penalties after fiscal year end.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
Scoups
Ina
Internal Revenue
NATIONS FINANCES SHOWN BY SECRETARY OF TREASURY
Secretary McAdoo outlines federal income tax evasions and proposed reforms. He urges returns from those with gross income of 3000 dollars and penalties for nonpayment. Emergency war tax may continue post 1945 at presidential discretion with war end projections and various estimated receipts and expenditures.
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Secretary OF Treasury
McAdoo
Put Him Out on Own Re sources Says Secretary Lane
Secretary Lane in an annual interior report to the President urges development of resources and cites records in various bureaus under his charge. He discusses the fear in the West of the Washington bureaucracy and argues for more self reliance and economy.
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Lane
Department of the Interior
West
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Lané
Interior Department
General Land Office
Joseph LU
Rainsdeil
Aesternus
Ingoan
Talteelas
Ransdeil Geelarei
Taft Urges Treaty Power to Curb War and Violence
Former President Taft argues Congress must empower the national government to prevent states from violating treaties and enabling violence. He says treaties can deter war more than boosts to armed forces and favors strengthening officers, coast defenses, and reserve navy needs while rejecting peacetime conscription. He also proposes a broader plan to protect aliens and restructure public utilities oversight.
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Somerville
Masa
Dec
Congress
United States
William Howard Taft
Heptorean Club
Congresa
Taft
Tatt
West Point
National Guard
Lane Seeks End to Indian Ward Policy in Interior Report
Secretary Franklin D. Lane outlines a shift from an almshouse approach to granting Indians independence within a Western development agenda. He cites land and pension savings, Alaska opening, and new resource measures as proof of federal progress and warns against bureaucratic obstruction.
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Franklin D. Lane
Interior Department
Lane
Alaska
Favors Newlands Plan For River and Harbor Policy
President approves many features of Senator Newlands proposed river and harbor coordination scheme. Newlands to push bill this session for a commission to supervise expenditure of 950 million dollars yearly for ten years. Cabinet members weighing details. president backs cabinet led commission and reform of current appropriations process.
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Newlands
Siddons Named Again for Supreme Court Seat
President nominates Commissioner Frederick J. Siddons again to the Supreme Court of the District as Senate delays action. The judiciary committee will take the usual path. if confirmed promptly, Siddons would not be able to leave the Commissioners’ office immediately. Commissioner Newman travels south for prison-system inspections, delaying vacancy relief. No White House action on Siddons’ succession until confirmation.
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Supreme Court of the District
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Siddons
Newman
South
Newanan
Supreme Court
Siidens
White House
Sullivan Investigation Suggested to Be Conducted by State Department
Secretary Garrison urged the President to have the inquiry into United States Minister James M. Sullivan of Santo Do Trago handled by the State Department alone. He argued that Vick’s charges relate to Dominican affairs outside the War Department’s remit, while the President proposed joint action by both departments. Sullivan is under the State Department, and Vick was a former Dominican customs collector under the War Department.
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Garrison
United States
James M. Sullivan
Santo Do Trago
State Department
Mr. Sullivan
Walker W. Vick
Dominican Customs
War Department
State of War Departments
Sullivan
W. W. Vick
Republic
Funston Goes Grade Higher Nominations move in Senate for Funston and others
Promoted and nominated figures include General Frederick Funston to major general and Colonel Henry A. Greene to brigadier general. Other picks list Frederick AL Siddons as associate justice for the District of Columbia, Thomas B. Stuart to Hawaii’s First Circuit Court, and U S attorneys Lenn and Fain along with Ewing Bland for marshal posts in Missouri, Oklahoma and New York.
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Army
Navy
Senate
Frederick Funston
Henry A. Greene
Supreme Court of the Tistrict of Columbia
Frederick AL. Siddons
District of Columbia
Circuit Court of the First Circuit
Territory of Hawaii
Thomas B. Stuart
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
John Co. Lenn
Rochester
New York
John A. Fain
Lawton
Oklahoma
Ewing
Bland
Kansas City
Missouri
Senate approves query on foot and mouth disease
The Senate yesterday passed Senator Pomerene's resolution directing committee to investigate the extent causes and measures for quarantine of the foot and mouth disease. A special appropriation of 2,500,000 dollars to fight the epidemic was proposed in a bill reported favorably by the agricultural committee for Senate action.
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Senate
Pomerene
Agricultural Committee
Mexico City Dispatch Reports Carranza Measures and Military Moves
State Department summary recounts convening of the permanent commission on December and a January 1 meeting with Zapata delegates. Reports note Carranza decrees seizing telegraphic, telephonic, and railroad lines in constitutionalist areas. Units under Arrieta recapture Durango, sealing control of the state. Chihuahua is invested as Villistas retreat toward Sonora.
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Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Permanent Commission Muet
Zapats
Dominguez Valdes Lang
Treasury
Col
Alberto Fuentes
Cordoba
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Castanos
Arrieta
Durango
Villa
Villista
Contreras
Cases Grandes and Jimines
Chihuahua
Hermosillo
Muebla
Artillery Trains Depart El Paso for Naco
Three batteries of the Sixth field artillery delayed 24 hours at Fort Bliss due to rail shortages. They will carry twelve cannons and large quantities of ammunition and equipment, with nearly 500 officers and men aboard. Gen Tasker H Bliss leads the Southern department and passes through on the way to Waca.
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Hi Vaso
Tex
Sixth Field Artillery
Fort Bliss
Naco
Ariz
Washington
Sixth Artillery
Il Paso
Tasker H. Bliss
Waca
Immigration Bill Held Up In Senate Filibuster Threat
The immigration bill with the literacy test, vetoed by Taft, gained Senate floor time but was delayed after Senator Reed demanded three roll calls and announced a planned filibuster. Senators O Gorman Martine joined the delay. Lodge and Hoke Smith backed South Carolina's Smith as the measure pressed toward a possible final vote.
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Tulare
O'Gorman
Martine
Reed
Lodge
Hoke Smith
Smith
South Carolina
Shipping Bill in the Senate Aims at Government Shipping Company
The administration introduced a Senate bill identical to the Alexander measure in the House to create a government shipping company. It was sent to the commerce committee as President Bush lobbies for broad business support and the New York Chamber of Commerce investigates the proposal. The piece cites costs, land surveys, mineral data, pension savings, and reclamation output as context for reform.
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Senate
Stone
House
Commerce Committee
Irving Bush
New York Chamber of Commerce
Trade boom prompts 24 hour shoe factories and regional growth
New York reports cheerful trade across the nation as Western correspondents note faster recovery in the cotton states and Oregon and the Northwest. Massachusetts shoe makers run continuous shifts. India trade interest grows. Converse Rubber Shoe Co. reports record domestic orders and improved collections in 1914 compared with 1913.
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Washington Post
New York
Mississippi
Wdaconsen
Hood
Massachusetts
H. &. Fisher
Conklir Pen Manufacturing Company
Toledo
Ohio
M. M. Converse
Converse Rubber Shoe Co
Malden
Mass
New England
$1,900,000 Uniforms Ordered for Kenyon Company
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports Kenyon Company of Brooklyn has secured a contract to manufacture 1.9 million dollars worth of uniforms. The firm recently leased 23,906 square feet in a Bush Terminal building and is expanding Pacific Street plants with a large workforce preparing new workrooms.
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Washington Post
New York
Europe
Co. Kenyon Company
Brooklyn
Bush Terminal
Pacific Street
Swedish Railways Seek American Coal Supplies
Stockholm dispatch says Swedish state railways invited tenders from America for 130000 tons of coal to be delivered January to March 1945 the first time American coal has been allowed to compete for Swedish state requirements.
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Washington Post
New York
London
Stockholm
America
Somerville Sues Telephone Co for 10000 Damages
J. Robert Somerville a dealer in engineering supplies at 1419 G Street NW filed in the District Supreme Court alleging the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co ended service under a rawire contract. He claims damages of 10000 and loss of telephone use for two periods. Represented by Atterne W. Philips Nelson Wilson and Imin J. Ve.
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J. Robert Somerville
G Street
District Supreme Court
Sampans
Sommerville
Atterne W. Philips
Nelson Wilson
Imin J. Ve
Court Crier Luxon Buried Today
Luxon a longtime court crier for Criminal Court and District Supreme Court, dies at 72 from a stroke at 306 Fourth Street SE. Funeral set for tomorrow at St Mark's Church with Rev Rainsford Stetson officiating. interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. He served since 1868 and leaves a wife and two children, Willa Francis Luxeon and Mrs. Hugh A. Brown.
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Criminal Court
District Supreme Court
St Mark's Church
Rainsford Stetson
Rock Creek
Luxeon
Fourth Street
Willa Francis Luxeon
Hugh A. Brown
Aid to Belgian Sufferers Inspires War Work Meeting
At a large gathering Mrs Taft and other officials heard a naval humanitarian appeal. The Red Cross and Belgian relief leaders described multi‑region efforts, including funds to Europe, China, and war zones. Miss Boardman and Mr Lansing highlighted education, TB control, hospital units, and long range relief plans amid ongoing global crises.
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Wiliam WH. Taft
Europe
Mabel T. Boardman
Robert W. de Forest
New York
Col. Wiliant L. Sibertield
Red Cross Commission
China
Jane A. Delano
Red Cross Nursing Services
Williams K. Draper
Tha Tred Cross
Bush Terminals
Mra
William Urogier
The
Pattern Department
Christian Lantz
Salem Fire
Red Cross
P. P. Jacobs
Ahis Boardman
Saat
Miss Boardman
Agen
Cal
W Ois Siben
Engineer Corps
Joe A
Mc Lansing
Lansing
Mexico
Kenin
Turkey
Favors Sea Safety Plan Reported to Senate
The international convention for safety at sea crafted by the London conference and urged by the United States after the Titanic disaster was favorably reported to the Senate yesterday by the foreign relations committee. The President noted in his Tuesday message that the ratification time limit ends this year, and the Senate is expected to act within days.
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United States
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Denial of Pork Greeting by Premier at Inland Waterways Talk
Officials including Secretary of State and Senators debated river and harbor policy at a convention. They praised the Panama Canal and inland waterway expansion, arguing it would boost commerce, lower transport costs, and link New York State ports to the Great Lakes system, with many cities preparing modern terminals and rail connections.
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Lamon
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Great
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Canal
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St.Lawrence River
Union Trust Declares Regular Dividend By Board
The board of directors of the Union Trust Company declares a dividend of 1 to 2 percent per share for the regular period. Shareholders of record on January 11 will receive the dividend, with stock transfers registered from January 1 to January 31.
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