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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
HURRY, DI0GENES. THEY'VE
CORNERED YOUR MAN
II the Light Still Burns in Your
Lantern, You'll Find Him Down
in Vidalia, La.

II old Diogenes were abroad today.
still seeking for an absolutely honest
man. he would do well to look down in
the town of Vidalia, La.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue.. Treasury Department. recently re-
ceived letter from citizens of that
community seeking to pay an internal
revenue tax incurred in the year 1850.
At that time a tax was imposed on
all peddlers of tobacco graduated as
follows: \ peddler with a pack on his
back was taxed So: peddler with a
one-horse wagon was taxed SIS, and a
peddler with a two-horse wagon was
taxed $50. During the year 1850 this
party in question. together with his
partner. started out in the tobacco
peddling business with az one-horse
wagon and paid the adequate tax. How
ever, when winter set in and the con-
dition of the roads became bad the
peddlerS were forced to get another
horse to help pull the outfit, but neg
lected to pay the additional tax there
by incurred.
and the survivor now comes forward
and states that this matter has been
on his conscience since 1850, and that
it has been a thorn in his flesh ever
since. Further, he feels that the de-
linquency is source of trouble to his
deceased partner, and he believes that
his partner will rest easier if the tax
due is paid. Therefore. to rid himself
of the thorn in his flesh and ito ease
the rest" of his deceased partner. he in
closed $40 to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue.
Free dancing at Great Falls. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Personal Notes of Rivermen.

Capt John Meekins. master of the
wimsatt schooner May and Anna Bees
wick, who has been at his home, on the
eastern shore Of Chesapeake bay. while
the schooner was unloading at this
CITY,. has rejoined the vessel and will
take her to Potomac point to load for
Philadelphia.
Henry ]. Hallam. stenographer for
L. A. Clarke & Son, on 10th street
wharf. will return today from a va
cation of two weeks. spent in Chicago
and other points in the west.
Capt. Frank Taylor Of A. ]. Taylor
& Bro, tugboat owners, this city, il in
Portland. Me-, where the tug Advance
| fla gship of the Taylor fleet. is in serv-
Ice under charter.
Lymond Reed, son of Capt r. B.
Reed of the steamer Wakefield, has
| been appointed purser on the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake line, and assigned
to duty on the steamer Volunteer, run
ming on the 1attawoinsn creek Eopts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
SUES STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
Passenger Alleges He Was Not Pro-
tected Against Assault.

The Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company is named defend
ant in a suit to recover $4,000 dam
ages. fled in the District Supreme
Court by Herbert Dixon. for alleged
assault while a passenger on the
steamer Charles Manchester.
Through Attorneys l.. J. Mather and
r. ]. Downey the plaintiff says he was
set upon and assaulted as he was leav-
ing the boat at the local wharf and
was not afforded the protection by the
company to which he was entitled.
Employees of the company, he asserts
turned him over to the civil authori-
ties. and he was not given an oppor-
tuntty TO explain that he had not
caused the disturbance. He declares
he was Inundated before large
gathering by the manner in which he
was handled by employees of the COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
SAYS GAS BILL SCARS.
Mrs. Wilson Complains of Increase
to Public Utilities Commission.

Although, she asserts, her family has
not increased in numbers. and the guam
tity of gas used in her home apparently
remains the same as it was in former
months. Mrs. Hannah T. Wilson, 20l3
Kalorama road, has complained to the
public utilities commission that her gas
bills for the last few months have shown
increases amounting to about 80 per
oent-that is, that the bills recently have
been half as big again they used to be,
as she thinks they ought to be, and as
the apparent consumption of gas in her
the commission that repeated complaints
to the gas company had proven of no
avail
She was informed today that il she
will deposit so cents with the commits
sion one of its gas experts will test her
meter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
RECLAIMs FIFTY ACRES.
Big Dredge Groves Ready to Leave
Eastern Branch.

Dredging operations in the Eastern
branch by the Nelson 2. Groves have
been completed and the dredge is now
being made ready to be taken away.
Since the Groves arrived here. about
the middle of April, she has pumped
ashore more than 100000 cubic yards
of material from the channel in the
vicinity of the navy yard, widening and
deepening the waterway considerably.
The material pumped ashore on the
Anacostia flats has reclaimed, 1t is
said, over nifty acres of marshy. mos
quito breeding swamp and has consid-
erably improved the Eastern branch
for navigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Conference at Mt. Vernon Church

A general conference was held last
evening at the Mount Vernon Place
Church of members Of the District
branches Of the women's missionary
societies Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Mrs. M. J. H. Robinson
presided. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Henry Knowles, who
also spoke on Christian Stewardship"
and Mrs. J. ]. Printup discussed the dis
tribution of missionary literature, par
ticularly that relating to the liquor
question. Mrs. ]. T. Copeland of Balti-
more, president of the general confer
ence. delivered an address, describing
the work of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
DENIED RIGHT TO AUTO BUSES
Metropolitan Coach Company Not to
Surrender Herdics.

Justice Stafford Of the District Supreme
Court has denied the application of the
International Motor Company to require
the receiver Of the Metropolitan Coach
Company to surrender the herdic buses
operated by the company because a bal
ance Of about $4,000 had not been paid
on account of a conditional lease from the
motor company. The court directed Henry
l. Wilson, the receiver, to make public
sale of the assets Of the company and to
report the sale to the court. The receiver
is to hold the proceeds of sale subject
to the lien Of the International Motor
Company and the further orders of the
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Complains Against Standing in Cars.

NJ M. West. 1888 Summit place north
west, has added his name to the list Of
those complaining against the practice
Of street railway companies permitting
passengers to stand between the seats
on open cars. Mr.. West says that the
practice works Inconvenience and hard
ship on passengers occupying the seats
in such open cars. and says 1t is generally
unpleasant and annoying. The public
utilities commission has received large
number Of similar complaints this sum
mer. and an investigation is to be made
at once in an effort to find some way to
obviate the alleged unpleasant condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Manchester Being Painted.

The steamer Charles Manchester is re.
ceiving her summer dress Of white pain,
without interfering with the running OF
the steamer. Each morning at O'Clock
big force Of painters start and work
until 9. when they lay of to let the
steamer make her regular trips.
Advantage is being taken of the lay-ur
of the wimsatt schooner May and Anna
Beswick to give her decks and hull a
good covering of paint. The Beswick
will go to Quantico to load railroad ties
for Philadelphia. when the work is COM
pleted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Helen T. Woodson Asks Divorce.

Petition for a legal separation, with
alimony, was filed today by Helen T.
Woodson against Charles E. Woodson,
an inspector in the engineering depart
ment of the District government. They
were married April "a, 1912, and have
one child. The wife charges cruelty and
Inadequate support and says she has
received no money from her husband
since December 10. 1914 Attorneys Cor
don & Gordon represent the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
CITY ITEMS.
5 doz. Thfn-skin, Juicy Lemons,

dOz. 1hfn-sk1n. juicy Lemohs, Zoe
Il Dbl. time Flour, S1.75: Grape
Juice. quarts, 22c: pints lie: large
bots. Ginger Ale, 71ac; large bots. Mo
lasses, Zoe; large bots. Mustard. 1.c,
New Potatoes. lac: lbs. Fancy Head
Rice, 35c: 4 lbs. Evap. Peaches. 25c:
Mackerel. &c and 10c; Il lbs. White
Meal, 25c: Wonder Coffee. zoe: Penn
Mar Syrup. 10c: Glib. cans Pure Cane
Syrup. soc: Borax Soap, 25c; 3 lbs
Starch, 10c: cans Baked Beans, 25c
; cans Sweet Wrinkle Peas. 25c; large
cans Cal. Peaches, 10c: Star of the East
Flour. $3.50 bbl.; 6 lbs, 25c. 1898 NJ st
NV. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
EXCISE BOARD UNABLE
TO STOP NEAR BEER SALE
Contains Less Than 3 Per Cent Al.
cohol and Requires No
License to Vend.

Tina 1.-THE excise board possesses no
power or authority under existing laws
to stop the sale Of the beverage popularity
known as near beer" was the statement
of the board today. Protests have been
lodged with the board by the Central
Labor Union against the sale of the bev-
erage, particularly in places near bar
rooms or in former barrooms not now
operating under liquor licenses. COM
mittee from the Central Labor Union was
to have called on the excise board yester-
day. but the committee failed to appear,
and it was not known whether it would
call on the board today or not.
According to the wording Of the excise
laws of the District of Columbia. beer
may contain per cent or more alcohol.
Beverages resembling beer in taste, color.
etc, but containing less than 3 per cent
Of alcohol, are not classed as beer, and for
the sale of such beverages no liquor Ii
cenSe is required
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Injuries Barrooms.

According to the protest filed by the
Central Labor Union, many places not
licensed to sell real beer or other ''spiri-
tuous, vinous or malt liquors. have been
opened in rooms near licensed barrooms,
and it is further declared in the protest
that a number of barrooms the licenses
of which have been revoked. or which
were refused new licenses, have been kept
open and are selling the near beer" and
similar beverages said to be non alcoholic
and Notwithstanding. These places, the
Central Labor Union holds. operate to de-
prive licensed barrooms of business
The excise board has decided that UNI
til additional legislation is enacted it has
no authority to require that license shall
be taken out by near beer barrooms
and other places where such beverages are
sold. The existing definition of what con-
stitutes real beer. the board holds, ties its
hands SO far as concerns restrictions on
the sale and serving of such beverages as
than is specifically set forth in the laws
definition Of beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
WILL SEEK FOR A CLUE TO
J. W. JOHNSON'S GRAVE
Members of G.. A. r. Post at Water
loo, N. 2, to Avail Themselves
of Chance at Reunion Here.

When members of Tyler j. Snyder
Post, G. A. r., and it's auxiliary, from
Waterloo, n. Y, are in Washington for
September, they propose to seek among
the other old veterans for some clue
that may lead to the location of the
grave of James Wyman Johnson.
Johnson was severely wounded in the
battle at Plymouth. N. c.. and died in
the hospital at Raleigh May %. 1864
He was fourth sergeant in Company G.
S5th New York Volunteers. and has for
years been the hero of the section OF
New York state about Waterloo.
AS a memorial to him the Tyler J.
Snyder Post decorates regularly large
Balm of Gilead tree on the farm where
Johnson lived and where he was work
ing in the fields when he heard the
drum beats calling him to war.
Tree Selected as Memorial.
because on one of it's branches he hung
his scythe when he marched off to
war. and the tree has grown about the
scythe, until today only about six
inches of it's point is seen protruding
from the trunk.
When he was leaving home he told
his parents to leave his scythe there
until he returned. 1t is there yet, and
for many years before her death his
mother kept the spot decorated with
flowers. On her death the patriotic
societies took up the task, and flag
staff has been attached to the tree, on
which. each Memorial day, a new flag
is unfurled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

All Our Work Guaranteed. Phone To-
day and let US call for your Carpets,
Rugs to clean and store for the sum-
mer Conger's, w. 6S5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Perry Jones would advertise his Candy
every day, but he can scarcely make it
fast enough now to meet the demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Desirable Office Rooms.

The entire third floor of The Star
Bldg is available for desirable tenants.
1t will be rented as a whole or in part.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Spelshouse, 1916 eth. Main $500. Paper
hanging. window shades. picture frames
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Retiring.

Ref1rfnK.
All Z and 8 year old straight whis
key, 75c at. Tobias Bush, HOP E NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Memoranda.

Schooner Oscar is at Alexandra load
ing coal for Colonial Beach: schooner
Elizabeth Carter is reported on her
way to this city from Mattox creek
with cord wood: schooner Clara Leon
ard is reported at Philadelphia from
Nomini creek with railroad ties;
schooner Lanclott has been taken to
the Eastern branch to lay up until
freights on the river improve; schoon-
err Mary Ann Shea is in Aqua creek to
load lumber back to this city; schoon-
err Brooklyn is at Baltimore from Bret
ons bay with railroad ties; schooner J.
A. Holland is at Virginia point to
load wood or railroad ties back to this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
BAND CONCERTS.

At the Soldiers Home this
evening, at $40 O'Clock, by the
United States Soldiers Home
Band. John S. II. Zimmerman,
director.
March. The New Ebb,tt."
Zimmerman
Overture. Tampa. .HeroId
Morceau. "Andante Religioso,"
Thome
Selection. Carmen. Bizet
Fox trot. "Neadowbrook." Kraus
Filipino waltz. la Tagala.''
Safranek
Idyi. Roses and Memories"
Snyder
Finale, Follow the Crowd"
Berlin
THE Star spangled Banner"
At the Capitol this afternoon at
O'Clock, by the United States
Marine Band. William II. Santel-
mann. leader.
March. 'Mussinian." ..... Carl
Overture. Der Freischuetz.''
Won Weber
valse lente. Petite Bijouterie."
Bohm
Comet solo. Souvenir Waltz
Heed
Musician Arthur Witcomb
Paraphrase. "Loreley". .Nesvadba
Waltz. volunteer. .Santelmann
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
trtqueStb -Lie8t
Grand march, "Florentiner,"
Fucik
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

. Charlie Chaplin daily. Virginia. sos 9th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
E.E. ANDALON REPORTS
DISAPPEARANCE OF $50
Lost While He Was Returning From
Club in Maryland-Several
Robberies Noted.

Edward E. Andalon, $50 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. visited the
sixth precinct police station about
o'clock this morning and told the Of
f1cers he had lost $50. He said he was
at p club in Maryland last night, and
that while on his way home, between
and 6 o'clock this morning, his
money disappeared from his pocket.
Andalon said there were two young
women and a young man in the auto
mobile with him.
G. E. Forschler. Lynchburg. Va, re-
ported the loss of gold watch mi
tailed &c. E. F. The timepiece, he
stated, was taken from the washroom
in hotel.
George T. Harrell. 3130 14th street
northwest, reported the robbery of a
show case in front of his store last
night. Two pairs of shoes and six pairs
of silk hose were taken. He valued
the property at SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Field Glasses Stolen.

The theft of pair Of field glasses
worth $50 was reported to the police by
R. r. Bennett. He said the glasses were
taken from under a safe in his office
in the National Metropolitan Bank
building within the past few days.
cash boz in the telephone booth in
the railroad station at 7th and c streets
southwest was broken open and rob-
bed Monday night. The manager of
the company was unable to tell what
amount of money was taken
The theft of suit of clothes was re-
ported by Jesse l.. Harper. 900 New
York avenue northwest. He told the
police there was a cigarette case in a
pocket of one of the garments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
|Special Film Features

iOpeClal rum featuIeS
! Leader. 9th Bet. e and F SITS. NV. !
TODAY AND TOMORROW HARLI
anay Comedy. ]
! Olympic. 1881 You st. NV.
WOOD THE DRAMATIC MASTER
WORK OF MARIE CORELLI. William
Fox Feature. !
Circle Theater. 21o5 Pa. Ave. NV.
] TODAY-''PALS IN BLUE Special Selig
rsa5yTs H psSG CHARLIE kpg fhAS
TRAVEL PICTURES.
The Hippodrome. sos X st. NV.
WORLD FILM PRODUCTIoN. 1
I TOMORROW LIONEL BARRYMoRE. N
I; woRL6 FILM FEATuRE.
Follow the Crowd. to Penn. Gnrden., /
I; wospE Ri Av afRb 81 Est 6 NS
TO-DAY = WM. FOX PRESENTS THEpA
aH H tdE E = Fool aA there x Msf
BY WM. SHAY AND STUART HOLMES. 1
| Also JOHN BUNNY. FLORA Finch; wax L
WHEN THE PRESS SPEAKS" Aud
ToMoKRoW-'MAR o. DREAMS E,t, Sac, ,.s
duction. featuring wALLY VAN. CON
! STANCE TALMADGE. CISSY FITZGER-
I AID. from the magazine story by Frances
/ Aymer Mathews. Also. MARGARET PRUS
SING and GEORGE WRIGHT, IN A POW
G GR In,s EDISON ssos, DRAMA. THE SCAR
Warrington Theater and Park.
T0NIGHT-"The Way OF the Transgressur,
All-Star Cast; Wit. Broadway Feature.
Lyric, 18th and Irving SITS. NV.
TODAY-EDNA MAYO and BRYANT WASH
BURN. in THE GREATER COURAGE"
3-act Essanay Feature. Also HEARST
SELIG WEEKLY. NO. 81: MIRIAM MES
: BIT. in IAN APPEALING TRAGEDY
Special Edison Feature. and FIG HTING
! BLOOD Biograph Drama. ORCHESTRA.
Savoy. 18th and Columbia Road.
tTODAY-Metro Pictures presents the inter
national favorite. NARY MILES WINTER.
! IN THE 5-REEL MASTERPIECE PRO
/ DUCTION. ALWAYS IN THE WAY"
Also PATHE NEWS, NO. 50. ORCHESTRA
Regent. 18th 4 California SITS. NV.
I TODAY-Charlie Chaplin, in Tango Tango"
Also Essanay Special Feature, The Ra-
5ahs Tunfc," adapted from the stories.
'.Dominicr,'' from the Cosmopolitan Maya
zine And others
!; rONIoRRow-J. FORBES ROBERTSON and
GERTRUDE ELLIOTT. in HAMLET" 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals,

Schooner Edith VERBAL. at Alexandria
with railroad ties from a Maryland point
for shipment to West Virginia. sloop
Flora Elsie, from a Lower Potomac
point with lumber for the dealers;
United States Army steamer Capt. A
NJ. Wetherill, from Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt after army stores and
passengers; steamer Three Rivers,
from Baltimore and landings in the
mouth of the river: steamer North
land, from Norfolk and Old Point with
passengers and freight; steamer
Wakefield, from Lower Machodoc and
Nomini creek and river landings, with
passengers and merchandise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Schooner A. Booth. light, for Popes
creek, Va, to load lumber for BaIti-
more: schooner Richard Tall, from
Alexandria with merchandise for Up
per Mac.hodoc creek; sooner Sidonia
Curley, light. for point in the mouth
of the Rappahannock river after dys-
ter shells for the Alexandria crushing
plant; schooner Edward L. Martin,
light, for Chesapeake bay point to
load lumber for this city and Balti-
more; power boat Daisy. from AIexan-
dria with merchandise for Pennington,
Nd: steamer Southland, for Old Point
and Norfolk by the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company; lighter
Boo Hoo. for High Point, Va, to aid
in loading barge with railroad ties
Tugs and lows.
Tug Standard Oil Company No. IL ar
rived at Baltimore with light tank
barge from this city to load oil in
bulk tug Edith G. Winship returned
from Indian Head with coal boats for
Chesapeake and Ohio canal point
tug Herbert arrived with scows laden
with sand and gravel and left with
lighters for digging machines working
opposite Alexandria,; tug Capt. Toby
boats from Alexandria and elsewhere;
tug Piedmont passed out the capes of
the Chesapeake towing barges No. 5
and No. %, with coal from this city
for New England points; tug Bohemia
is reported on her way to this city
with coal-Iaden barges from the head
of Chesapeake bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Free dancing at Great Falls. Va
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Leader, 9th Bet. e and r SITS. NV.
TODAY AND TOMORROW 4 HARL E
CHAPLIN. in "A WOMAN" latest Ess-
anay Comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Circle Theater. 21O5 Pa. Ave. NV.
TODAY-"PAI.S IN BLUE" Special Selig
Feature. Also. CHARLIE CHAPLIN. in
LOVES PANGS' And PARAMOUNT
TRAVEL PICTURES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

Olympic. 1881 You st. NV.
TODAY-William Fox presents WORM
WOOD" THE DRAMATIC MASTER
WORK OF MARIE CORELLI. William
Fox Feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14

The Hippodr0me, sos X 81. NV.
TODAY - THE X A GA 90" 5-ACT
WORLD FILM PRODUCTION.
TOMORROW = LIONEL BARRYMORE. III
SEATS OF THE MIGHTY" 5-ACr
WORLD FILM FEATURE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
NOMINATED IN ADVANCE.

Thousands of democrats are to go
to st. Louis in June to perform a
political ceremony that is everywhere
regarded already as an accomplished
fact. BY it's unanimous Endorsement
of President Wilson for renomina-
ton, the Democratic National Com
mittee has named the head of the
ticket as certainly, if not with as
much authority, as the convention
can do, and nothing but the vice
presidency and the platform will en-
gage the attention of the party's rep
resentatives six months hence.
National conventions, however, are
never superfluous. Even when their
work is largely determined for them
III advance, they are impressive H.
Illustrations of democracy in action.
Or this occasion the body will merely
register, with becoming enthusiasm,
no doubt, the will of party that, so
far as the presidency is concerned, is
agreed Were it not for a love-feast
from time to time, our great political
organizations could not endure. 1t
is equally true that faction and fric-
ton are necessary to their health and
progress.
In the case of the Democratic par
t. the forth coming convention will
probably be the first since 1892 not
to open or close with a fght.-New
York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
CONCERNING GASOLINE.

The price of gasoline in Chicago
has increased 20 per cent in three
months. In September the price in
tank wagon lots was S7a cents per
gallon; now it is IA 72 cents, with
further rise threatened. Notice was
served that in Cincinnati the price
was about to be raised to Is cents,
and there is no reason to suppose
that this city will escape similar
boost. For a dissolved trust, the
Standard Oil seems to be doing re-
markedly we'll.
The excuse given for this rapid in
crease is that a group of oil wells in
Oklahoma has suddenly stopped flow
ing. Possibly that excuse is valid,
though one can hardly believe that
the decreased oil production caught
the oil monopoly unprepared, and
nothing has been said about the Wy
oming wells, with high gasoline con-
tent, whose increased production
should go far to offset the decline in
Oklahoma 1t is heads the oil trust
wins; tails, the consumer loses
Such record Of price boosting by
"dissolved" monopoly should put
quietus on the proposal to tax gas
oline and should encourage congress
to take drastic measures in dealing
with this new menace. A swinging
surtax on overgrown incomes and a
heavy graduated national inheritance
tax not only would bring money into
the federal treasury, but might do
almost as much to scatter bloated oil
fortunes as the Taft Wickersham
dissolution did to increase those
fortunes Journal.