The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 257, Ed. 1 Monday, December 17, 1923 Page: 2 of 12
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THE HOUSTON POST: MONDAY MORNING DECEMBER 17 1923
MAYAN CALENDAR
SHOWS NEW WORLD
CULTURE 613 B. C.
Cont'd from Tf. 11
transferred eaoily into Origan Jaiej
ud vie rersa
'"The most dramatic proof is the
digcoTery that a series of mouunuts
at Copan dra with an amint mn-
Itresa of astroamr in 50." A. 1'. tris
report says. "I: appears that in
A. D.. two monr.mruts were st up on
hilts on eithrr -ode of tbe valley of
Copan. the we-iern ono !i"u::j
clearly on the W line. Thee nmi ::i-
meate are betwe u fvur an.l fivr ;i. .!.
apart and a person standine Mori- ihe
astern one. or at smr rot it the
city on tiip lire i-t : r.i: f!:- t
monument. w-iM . 't
directly behind t: e . t- '
Rieot two tin. i'- n th -m--o .' ts;
year itaml. April !' an I ept.-:nPT
2 in the avraf- iref onai: I "
first of these r""irl":1- '" b
finning of th fanrftV jar -i
him time to burn the rruso and plant
his first crop bef.-re the r'".J ss-''U
befan and the -rued one marte. the
aecond l'ianTice no cn-p r d get
a food start :":: t:. !" ra us.
'"Now both of ;: ee da'e are re-
corded at Oor:in ..n van mi nnu ii-
aneota acd tr.j sii"ar prominently
at other noea. They are i-onnected
with caJcuiauor-s ai:nf ii.rvtlj to
the days of the ej'i:aoie and sol-
a tire a. The atxon.njK-l congress at
Copan celebrated a cvruiLon aivept-
anf of rer:a:n far.re . f the rsl-
endar and a i-oift in the haw line
raicn involved a concept of relativ-
ity too complicated for ea-T eipla-
elation "The M avail rear wan r( 3Vi dars
aad uliiie tie Maran did not interpo-
late leap year dav they kDew jiit
how many to ailow for th accumu-
lating differenre for ar.y sien nim-
her of rear TV' formal new vrar
had orijirai'.v at the Min er
solstice just Y2 ilayo a.'ier tho record
ed date.
ept
-her 10. .J. P I'
when the calendar was inairirared
By 4S0. A P.. t'ii new yeir day had
advanced n -hj va- i;r.f: -r r'idd
with April ! ai d e fir.d th f:ft
dearly stated
"OLher dates s'rorrlr err.phaixed m
Vlayan records are Mar h 2 and
Sepemher 23. he ooir' of the e.p:-.
roles and Peccn-her 2- ard June J"J.
the point of the .istioe. Thefarcnii
tablet at rt;:;e carrv the i-ai'-i
lation backward f-om pttrlr
430. A. P.. the day of The ai:'uT)cal
equinox to .vlT". li C . in m effort to
gral year at the epo.-h of the Mayan
reached April instead of Aprl ;i.
bat careful fifunra; hn that the
Mayan were ooT'e.-r wh'ie otir pros
ent calendar i a dav out in ars-oi'
TOM) years. Then t" mane the co
incideri'-e Mtuni'takable -be Mavm add-
ed adv to --le Arnl 9
and reached PcTher ?2. C. 1 r B
C. which n exactly the day of the
winter solstice.
STATE TO LAUNCH
ATTACK TODAY ON
FOX 'INSANE' PLEA
t 'nnt d from Tt. 1 i
Simmor aid Kvan faciions of the
Xu Klux Klai. the fast life Fox is
"harfd with hav-jix 11 during his
reaidence in Atlanta resulting; in
burn obtaining an affidavit against him
caarfinf iLcit rlatiocs with a woman-
Say Exposure Threatened.
Tbe pmwution ta oontendire tha'
the threatened erp.inure of the affi-
davit was the be.-t of the nwi"
prvmptu.r F"i to kill rotvi-r: that a
man havir.f dehions ran not t 'he
5am e time have a motive o rrake
An to kill and that Kot wa :n i-
ating his mer.taJ and nervous conh-
tiona. The defense has entered plea of
canity. It ha? admitted in this pa
to the jury tiat Vox walked into i'o-
buni'a ofSce and sho-t the k!an at-
torney down "without provocation."
exeopting that he was under a speli
of a delusion and that "the roice of
God toid bun to kill." It ai-o ha
t-awe- that fox's insanity is be-
r yB j : v u.d that he has been a pa-raiitiu-
for several vears.
Pr. Sw.ni -iud he basi-d his testi-
mony on an eiaminatioQ g-yen Fox on
December 2. and declared as the re-
ault of nhioh ' ti is my opinion that
he ia mental. y -uead." In da fy-
ing bis condi r-. the expert tesunefl
that he ua differing frorr. a paranoid
condition has.-d on v.-riiaj. audit-iry
ballucinatioi e hrH voices he
imagine. he a being wafbed atid
imagiuM that there existed an or-
ganizes! ;-'"t - et r d of him. Dr.
8 int lei-!arfd-
Tells of Fox'a Delusiea.
The etpet- testified liiat K"X toid
him tha" .; wis "tjre o.t .f wd
whii h t"'d btrr to k !I Mi. "h.irn
or else Mr r.irsir-. would K.i! hrm."
He fur-he' e i that this tcpe of ju-
anity i "i ' 'Vie most dat.gerrua
Men have he : r.now-1 to siay thr.r
e.itire tamiU- ne ad-id. fnijj Lear-
ing a voice ir loeir dejustons
It ha i.eer. brourht it rhat
ourn w .is ; r-t -1 A'.y a stranger to Fox
Court offl.-ia todav declare! that
iu their ;inior fiefpnse cinmsel hiiv
fixed its case
require -he
find him s i.i i
degree i;
or find i
tion "t i -
suuh n war as t o j
'o eithr fre Fox
murder in the fi'-t
: vc; ri on ;: -pn'en'1
-r h reeorrirr.era-
:..o.i cit-aiis itfe i;n-
pnsot.mei.-
Fox. in the . ent of a guilty ver-
dict officials fi.r-: er poinipd out. oar.
not be -:ter:or..j in insane asylum
despite tbe fat that the defense is
maintaining that at the time of tbe
slaying he was rr.ecrai'.y unbaancec
and unahie to di -.ungTii sii between
right and wrotg
Case Framed to Aid Fox.
A plea of guilty tbev said entered
by Fox to the inn.ctaaent charging him
arirh murder of I'obsirti would have
ended the case rxc"pt for sueh court
formality as to render the death pen-
tenee legal. Had he entered a special
in sonny plea the cai.e would nave
been halted until a special impaneled
jury rendw-ed a verdj'-
In the event the jury found tie de-
fondant msaji". it was brought out.
the court o ild have ordered him
held in an insane asylum until such
tune as bis condition became normal.
Khould the jury have returned a ver-
dict finding him sttne the trial under
ae murder charge would have pro-
ceeded The (state was not at first burdened
with proving that Fox I not insane
but merely proving the criminal act
following introduction of evidence to
show that the defendant is insane the
Htata now must attempt to prove him
same it was oulined.
Black swede sJinDera are extreme v
; popular at present. A pair seen re-
'really bad the added attraction of
o issini
MELLON SUBMITS
HIS TAX REDUCTION
SCHEME TO HOUSE
ironf'ii from Vf 1 1
Jt'V.000. thcc 1 per cent additional
for the reit .4'i of net income up
to siii.OtiO. ar.d ihon 1 per cent addi-
tional for each SilOM of net income
up to a total of Jo p r cent at JlfX.-
isl a.' I 'O t
4. Capital assets are defined as
property held by the taipayer for
profit r uivesunent for more than
two .-ars 1 pon the sale of capital
ts i' e tai on The rain from the
mie is UiB.'ed to 12 1 '2 per cent of
the nin. and the amount by which1
the i.n i re !u.-ed on account of such
i is 1-mited to i; 1-2 per cent of:
he kss.
Non-Business Lossas.
.". Tb taxpayer is permitted to'
tsa- as n r)et1;cf 10:1 from his grosa
mror - n determinuig li s taxable in-
iorne interest on indebtedness and
losses ot a con buMnsa character'
orlv n toe ex'ent that tbe um or
these two rem exceeds bia wholly
tax evempt interest.
V In oommunitT property State
where the husband and wife hare a
joint mtore-t in certain property of
either acquire! after marriage the
income from this property ia taxed to
tbe spouse having control of the prop-
erty. The principal contained In tbe
lfim revenue act that liquidating
dividends constitute a sale of the
stock instead of a distribution of
oarr.incs has been restored. This put
liquidating dividends within the capital
gain sec"" of the act and recog-ni7'-
. .'ffect of uch dividends.
Corporation Provisions.
S. Tbe section with reference to
the reorganisation of corporations haa
been rewritten to eliminate existing
unoertaiours jn the present act and
to include other usual forma of cor-
porate reorganisation in aid of busi
es sjoh as the splitting of one cor-
po-a-ion in'o two .r more corpora-
tions. fh I'rovis.ons have been inserted
' - prevent -lie i- f this reorgantza-
lion section to escape proper taxation
k . . - . .I. i. . . i . i
t;or or depletion or bv irereasipg tbe
basis of ga n or loss from the sale of
assjvf! transferred .n connection with
a reorganization or bv distributing as
capital gain "Mi e-e m effect divid-
erds out of earnings.
l'V The de-iuci.:i for discovery de-
pVt.oi i- l.r.r'ed 'o Vi per cent of the
re' income from the property de-
pleted Regard ins Trusts.
11. In the case of a trust where
tbe trustee has the discretion to dis-
tribute or r.-t. the income is taxed to
be beneficiary if distributed and to
the frus'ee if n o distributed.
12 Where the grarit-'r of a tnis
reserve the richt to change the trust
in favor of himself the income of I
the trust is taxed to the grantor. i
13. The penalty ti n I - r section 220
which seeks to penaliie corporate'
forms used to avoid imposition of sur-
taxes on the atxickholdera ia now
based on all the income of the cor-
poration which would be tiled in the
hands of an individual.
14. The application of th present
law requiring an income for a frac
tional part "f a vear to be placed on
an annua! basis is restricted to cases
where a return is made for part of a
year as the result f the voluntary
act of the taxpayer in inaiujg a
change in his taxable year.
Board of Appeal.
M A board of tax appeals is I recently with The Plant Juice Man
created to hear all appeals from the Bf th?"C"urt House Pharmacy. Con-
assestmect of addttionaP tnoime awl gre gvenue and Pannin street
estate taxes which will sit locally in I -Kor four vcars my health had
the various circuits tnroughotit the j been verT poor. My stomach and
couniry. The cases of both the gov- kidneys were disordered and 1 had
err-nent and the taxpayer are pre-
sented before the board which acts
impartially and the practice there is
siuiilar to that before the Interstate
commerce commission. Cpon a de-
cision m favor of the eovprnment. the
additional tax can be assessed by the
'ommisior.er of internal revenue and
the taxpayer is left to his remedy in
the courts for a re. overy of the tax.
If the decision is in favor of the tax-
paver the commissioner may not as-
sess the tux. but is left to his remedy
in the rourts in a suit to collect the
additional tax. In a hearing in the
courts the findings of the board shall
be taken ss prims fane evidence of
the facts contained therein.
fi. The administrative sections of
the act hae been rewritten with a
r ew to clarifying their provisions
making the stafn'es of limitations
consistent reljevir; the necessity for
' -otest on the payment of taxes and
lightening the penalties for minor fail-
ures to eomnly w-fh the act.
17. The tax on telegrams tele-
phones leased wires and radio is re-
pealed. is. The tax on admissions is re-
pealed. SALMON PLANTING.
The Pacific salmon's 4ore of home
mav be used to naturalize this val-
usb.e fi.od fish in distant foreign wat-
ers. Tr Meyer (iurewitg of the bu-
reau of science of Palestine has hopeg
of transplanting balmon from our Pa-
e.fic coast to the Mediterranean sea.
Salmon come back to spawn in the
stream m which they were hatched.
By transplanting the eggs however
this homing instinct mav be used to
es-ahlish the fish far from home.
C 5 PROGRESS I
lKfc
MAGNOLIA BAZAR
WILL STAGE KLAN
FESTIVAL TONIGHT
Members From Several
Nearby Towns Slated
To Parade
A torchlight procession of klans-
tnen from Houston Beaumont. Rich
mond Rosenberg Gooae. I reek and
other nearby towns will move almi?
Harrishurg
boulevard shortly alter
dark tonight as part of uhe cere-
monies incidental to "klan night ' at
the Magnolia Park firemen's fair and
batar. officials of the fair declared
Sunday.
The parade will end at the en-
trance to the carnival. Seventy-
third street and Avenue K
"A special train of klar.sir.cn is
expected from Beaumont." Mayor
Fred Baldinger of Magnolia Park de-
clared. "In addition we have prom-
ises that members of tbe organiza-
tion will come from mans- nearby
town'."
The show grounds will be thrown
open to Klansmen at 7 p. m At the
conclusion of the parade tbe klansmen
will enter the main tent in a body.
Special entertainment features
hare been provided for them it was
announced Sunday. Among these
will be a vaudeville and musical show
featuring Miss Iyunlle Watson and
Miss Mary Ransom. The latter a
toe dancer has performed nightly at(
the carnival. Miss Watson has won
applause on frequent occasions by
n-T &7.t aancing anu song numnera. 1
nother feature on the program j
for tonight will be a wrestling match i
hjween Joe Ferguson of Illinois and
any one who cares to tackle him.
l erguson takes on all comera and J
has thus far managed to keep bia
shoulders from the mat.
The carnival and bazar will remain i
open through next Saturday night
It was to have closed last Saturday
hut officials decided to prolong it
for anotner weefc. Its purpose i to
raise funds for the Magnolia Park
firemen's t'brisunas tree fund.
STOP THAT ITCHING.
I'ee Blue Ptar Remedy for Kcxema.
Itch. Tetter or Cracked Hands. Ring
Worms. Chapped Face. Poison Osk.j
Sunburna. Clo Pores or Sores on j
Children. It relieves all forms of I
Sore Feet. For sale by Public Drug
Co Adv. 1
HIS SUFFERING 1
OF FOUR YEARS
THING OF PAST
Stomach Trouble; Pains All j
Over Body ; Plant Juice
Gives Relief.
" In my opinion your Plant .laire
'medicine does een more than is
1 claimed for n. I know it certainly
j helped me and I'm surely glad to rec-
ommend it to tbe public" declared
Mr. Joe I.eago. who lives on Rural
pains all over my body. The 8toru- i
ach trouble was ouch that the food
I ate would cause bad burning spells
in my stomach. I wis troubled badly
with headaches; had puns in my legs
waa weak and nervous and all run
down and could not sleep right. Be-'
sides this I bad sunt kind of a roar-
ir.g in r.iy head which got so bad at
times that I could hardly hear. j
"Of course I tried many different '
medicines but without any relief and
then I hear.d about your Piant Juice
and started taking it and it haa done 1
mo so much good lhat I do not think
it can b beaten. Since I have taken
tbe Flant Juice those awful pains in
my head and legs are gone; my
stomach is improved so that I can
eat anything without distress after-1
ward and do not liave those burning;
spells in my stomach any more and
my kidneys and bowels are in fine
condition. In addition I have been '
relieved of that roaring in my head
and am not restless or nervous as I
was before and can sleep fine all ;
night long. i
"In short as I said before ynur '
Plant Juice medicine does even more
than is claimed for it and I gladly
recommend it to all sufferers."
Many people say Plant Juice seema
to act like magic upon the system in
general. This natural medicine is
made from nature juices and already '
it has given surprising relief In ser-'
era) thousand cases in Houston and !
vicinity.
The Plant Juice Man is at the
Court House Phsrmscy. Congress
and Fannin. Houston where he is
daily meeting the local public and in-
troducing ad explaining tne merits
of this remedy. Free samples given.
Plant Juice i sold also in Houston
at the Travis Street Pharmacy. .VM!
Travis street. Adv.
South Texas
COTTON ERRATIC
CLOSING PRICES
SHOW DECLINES
(Contd from Pf. 1.)
same weight from tbe 1821 growth
and ll.23l.3S3. the fire-year average
production (1917-1921) in equivalent
500-pound bales.
Texas Crop Over Faur Million.
Of the total for the t'nited States.
I Texas ia allowed 4.21)0.000 bales of
I 0 pounds in tha latest estimate
comparing with its final finnings of
1 1P-J in bales of tbe same weight of
S L'JUSU and the average of 3.00J.S60
between 1H1 7-1921.
The official fi;
figures were so near
the lO.OOO.OOO-ba
ale mark as to cause
' confuaion of sentiment in the futurea
markets speculative interests at New
' York evidently being inclined to sell
on the figures while Houtbern inter-
ests were reported heavy buyers at
New Orleans tbe two markets trading
at most unusual differences following
publication of tbe report.
What seemed largely a professional
drive at New York merely because
the first figure of the estimate was
Centraeters' general purees karrew. Tha boat weoe1 frame harrew an
the market. Doubly etranotfeenea' at all points of wear. Perfeotly bsl-
aneea. A ear Just unlaadea. tend ua your ardor or write today for
catalog and prteee.
PEDEN IRON
mju jurroetTO.
NOT TOO LATE!
9llmey
i
iJQIN
-In 50 Weeks
$1 dulprys $50
$2 dub pays -$100
$5 dub pay $250
$10 dub pays $500
Come M get a Pass Book and Join
One Happy Christmas Is Worth 50 Weeks
of Easy Saving
In addition to the above amounts we pay
4
on each completed club.
GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY
Main Street and Franklin Avenue
Christmas Club Headquarters
Christmas Post Cards P P
at PILLOT'SOforOC
Since W6 this bank has been identified with the success
and progress of many of Houston's business concerns in
dustries and individuals. The many years of its existence
have developed the utmost in specialized banking service.
Busines concerns and individuals are invited to avail them-
selves of this service to confer with our officers when
consultation relative to financial business is desired.
Capital $1000000.00
Surplus $1000000.00
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Commercial National Bank
10 rather than appeared to check
the return of bullish confidence with
the result that subsequent favorable
statistics failed to bring In the cus-
tomary "outside" buying and much
of th week-end trading seemed to be
of a professional character.
In the spot department the usual
seasonal quietness has been noted and
It la quit possible that activity ia the
contract markets will simmer down
with an occasional trimming of sails
for over the holidays. Since New
York is going to close only Christ-
man day. while the New Orleans ex-
change will remain closed from this
coming Saturday until the following
Wednesday morning traders hardly
will be likely to sssume fresh com-
mitments on any important scale.
Raitf la Prices.
The price range in cotton last week
follows:
Houston Spot.
Close
This Last
High Iow week week
Middling. 34 bo 32.30 oo.H)
Now Orleans Future.
Itecember K.VJO 32.4S 33. OS
January.. 3S.H2 .T'.40 33 If.
March. 3.YS0 32. HI 33 30
May 35.7S 32.60 33.22
Now York Futures.
December 3H.10 S3 20 S3.M
January.. 3.1.40 32 45 33.1H
March... 33 77 32.90 33 M
May 36.00 33.00 33.75
33.ri0
344
33.S0
34.20
84.38
AKRON
& STEEL CO.
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PATENTS
Patent Obtained and Trademark
and Copyrights Registered
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Ph. Proaton 4700 Houaton Texae
Office 421-21-30 Banker Mortgage
Building
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