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The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-30

"Pollyanna," a comedy in four acts by Catherine Chisholm Cushing, based on the novel of the same name by Eleanor Porter was produced by klaw X Erlanger and George C. Tyler at the Hudson theatre, New York, on Sept IS.
 Hazel Dawn has been engaged by Charles Dillingham; and F. Ziegfeld, Jr for leading part in their pro- duction of The Century Girl" which will open at the Century early next The Debutante" at the Knicker- booker theatre two seasons ago, Miss Dawn has been playing in motion pictures.
 Francis Carlyle, an actor, who had appeared in many famous plays. died in Hartford, Conn.,. Sept. Is, at the llOIlt Ol SlSltl IlC ~ao Dol II III England forty-eight years ago. and began his stage career at the age of IS.
 Oliver Morosco who for several years has been planning to acquire a New York theatre, has completed negotiations whereby he has leased one of the playhouses now being built in Forty-fifth street by the Shuberts. The new theatre will be known as about Jan. with musical play. Canary Cottage" now In it's tenth week at the Cort theatre in San Francisco.
 Julia Arthur, who returned to the stage last season after long ab- sence to play the stellar role in The Eternal Magdalene," has formed a company flor the production and presentation of plays and other stage attractions" The firm. which has been capitalized at $l5.000. will be known as the Julia Arthur Company. Its directors are Julia Arthur Cheney. William A. Hoy and Charles c. Bo- chert, of 56 Wall street, New York.
 Richard Mansfield. Jr.. made his debut as a professional actor at New London, Conn, under the direction of "Old Heidelberg" playing the part of Prince Karl, which his father made a theatre for the first time three years ago, never saw his father act and did not expect to choose stage career Hereditary instinct prevailed, however. He gave very creditable performance, it is said.
 IN MOVIE" LAND.
 Neal of the Navy" is the name of the splendid new serial to start at Thorne's tomorrow night.
 Marshal Neilan Is directing Blanche Sweet in The Tides of Barnegat."
 Around the World in Eighty l Days" visualization of Jules Verne's l story, was released last month by l the Herald Film corporation. The | plcturization will be In six parts.
 "The Scarlet Runner" by c. N. | and A. M Williamson, a new serial which promises to have a great vogue, has two points of novelty. Each epi, | sode. there will be twelve. will tell |
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-30

foot on the door sill The small, dog ha. a bark that increases in proportion to hjs lack of slze The othr. k IIuch impress ed Il per son reaches out to pat him the big ger on- h afraid to let il be don, He seems to be afraid that the pat will b. followed by kick. He come, almost closc enough to be touched and then sncaks away.
 The smaller dog runs right up to d person. barking and wagging his tail al the same time. Moreover. il is a bark that sounds like it has q bite behind it. A man is troubled like the lrishman. He doesn't know which end to believe
 The little fellow has feet like snow shoes and an aristocratic disposition Once, when The Tattler met him for the first time, he stood in the door way and parked. It was like one oi those big guns they use on the war front Every time he parked the explosion blew him off both front feet The Tattler slid in with as little disturbance as possible.
 ONE WAY Not long ago a man TO GET from the lower river THE LICE. was telling of an in
 genious method some of the Indians have for getting rid oi lice Ordinarily the man io per son of truth and veracity. but the story was told to a cheechako.
 When this t,ibe of Indians find the lice too thick for comfort they take off their clothing and burn 1t if Il IS of little value. Then each Indioh takes d hollow straw in his moutl, and Nades out into the river. He wade slowly out ulul ju.st the W hiso of grnss. is above the water. He breuthes through the straw
 The lice. in the meantime, in or. der tC escape the water, have crawl ed upward as the warrior entered the water When they are all on the straw the Indian ducks under water and away goes the grass with
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-30
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

Mary's at the cooking school For summer education.
 She follows every little rule With careful concentration. She baked pie the other day: No pie was ever thinner. We cut it with pair of shears We borrowed from a timer. Mary's good at baking cake With frosting spread all over. And when she has chance to bake. Why then she is in clover. She baked cake the other day; No cake could ever match 1t. We didn't use a knife at all, But broke it with a hatchet W. H. James in St. Louis Post dispatch.
 She fills her fireless cooker With seven kinds of grub: Turns on the suds and puts her duds Into the scrubless tub She starts the dustless sweeper On gear keyed down to low And then she up and beats 1t And goes to a picture show.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-30
TWO CAN PLAY AT THE GAM E.

In the big game hunting world they are put in the same class as the wild boars of Germany and the tigers of Bengal Therefore. since in certain times of the year they go hunting men. it takes no small amount of nerve and good sized gun to face them. They even come to the out skirts of the towns, and do not hesi- tate to attack men.
 Recently there were two ladies of the island who made up their minds that they would like. above all things, to shoot a bear. Naturally, some one of the other sex had to suffer. This time, since the ladies were unmarried and strangers in the district. the best hunter in the region was the goat. He was afraid to take them out to hunt the lesser variety. let one of the big fellows should butt in on the excursion. But they would not permit him to rest until at last he consented to take them out
 The night before the trip he took a bear skin and filled it with hay. Then he lugged the dummy back ways on the trail. In the morning the hunters started out. The man
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-28

property ownership and business
management.
From the records of appraisals of
estates in a number of states and
from the researches of statisticians
we know that more than two-thirds
of the property of the nation is
owned by persons with incomes Of
more than $4,000, who should be in
come tax payers. 1t is probable that
the proportion should be more near
ly three-fOuTths, but it is absolutely
certain, as was shown by the report
of the commission on industrial re-
latiOns, that less than per cent Of
the adult population owns two
thirds of all the wealth Of the United
States.
On the basis therefore that two
thirds of the income from property
goes to persons who should pay in
come tax, we have $2O,O66, 100000
from this source.
The income tax law permits the
deduction of an allowance for the
depreciation of property and for
taxes. Depreciation is, of course,
chargeable only upon property sub
ject to wear and tear. The depre-
ciable property owned by persons
who should be subject to the income
tax amounts to about S66,OOO,OOO,-
600. At the rate of s. per cent the
depreciation charge is $3,3OO,OOO,-
900.
The taxes to be deducted are only
those which are paid by persons with
incomes over $4,000. 1t should be
noted also that only three-fourths of
the receipts of national, state and
local governments are derived from
taxes. In the case of the federal gov
eminent the only direct tax is the
income tax. The other federal taxes
Ccustom, excise and stamp taxes)
are taxes upon consumption and are
distributed over the whole popuIa-
finn At tbn outside income taYDaU-.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-28

sessed-
The national income of the U. S.
in 1914 was approximately forty-six
billion dollars. In a later article /
will show you in detail how this fig
ure is arrived at and why there can
be no question that it is well within
the facts.
The incomes of persons who
should pay an income tax are derived
from one of three sources: ~ Sal
aries over $4,000; (2) Fees for pro-
fessional services amounting to more
than $4,000; (3) Income derived
from the ownership of property or
the conduct of business amounting
to more than $4,000 per year. AL
though in the text 1 am stating the
exemption at $4,000, in the CalCula-
tons due allowance has been made
for the fact that the exemption for
married men is $4,000.
The total amount of wages and
salaries paid in the U. S. in 1914 we
know with reasonable exactness to
have been in round figures $15,0OO,-
100000. Of this total at least $780,
100000 was paid to men who re-
ceived salaries over $4,000
The total number of persons
whose incomes are derived primarily
from fees is shown by the census of
occupations to be approximately
100000. While there is no exact
data upon which to base an estimate
of their total incomes, the available
information indicates very certainly
that their incomes average at least
$1,000 and amount in the aggregate
to more than $9OO,OOOOOO Of this
we may safely estimate that $780,
100000 is received by persons with
incomes exceeding $4,000 per year.
The income derived from the own
ership of property and the conduct
of business amounts to $3O,1O0,00O,-
900. This figure is arrived at by de-
ductiOp from the total national in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
CITY HAD MONEY LEFT
Closed the Year in a satisfactory FL
nanciaI Condition.

The annual report of the city treas
urer now being compiled will show,
when completed, that the city of To-
peka paid out 1861, 065.05 during 1915
and that a balance of $215,775.S1 was
on hand at the close of the year, De-
cember 31st. This is $50, 0O3.36 more
than was on hand December 81, 1914.
grand total of $991,06S.41 was re-
ceiVed during 1915.
From 1914 balance of $22, 1858
was carried over which, added to the
years receipts, swelled the general
fund of the city to $270,975.51. The
report will show that during the year
warrants paid from this fund
amounted to $134,S74.S6. The police
department received SAB, 599.10 and
the fire department drew out S64,-
744.30, leaving a balance on December
81, 1915. of $27,657.25.
Forty-two blocks of paving was the
largest undertaking of the year and
carried a fund of Sis 1927.
The largest sewer project of the
year was the one on the east side,
now under construction on which
42,945.53 has been spent so far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
CALLED OUT SIX TIMES
Fire Department Had a Busy After
noon and Evening.

The fire department experienced a
busy time after o'clock Friday as six
calls were received between that time
and 11:40 p. m. AT 2:27 a mop fire
at 1926 Quincy street called the de-
partment to the scene. There was no
loss. At $3.50 hot ashes burned the
roof slightly at 101S Washburn. A
still alarm at $40 caused a run to be
made by truck No. . to 205 East
Eighth avenue. No loss. Again at
$50 the same department responded
to a still alarm from S21 Kansas ave-
nue. Water running into the base
ment caused the electric wires to start
small blaze. Loss nominal
Another still alarm caused truck No.
2 to respond at HOS to a call from
Eighth and Jackson where electric
wires were crossed. No loss was re-
ported from this call. Hose Company
No. at 11:40 responded to a still
alarm from Fifth and Clay where an
other electric wire was causing trou-
BILE. No loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
NEARLY $4,000 PLANTS
Srring Campaign in Beautifying the
Parks About to Begin.

Twenty-Five thousand, four hundred
and twenty-seven plants are to be
placed in the various parks of the
city, according to figures issued from
Commissioner Porters department,
this spring.
The Gage park greenhouse is be-
ing used as a developing station for
all young buds and the attendants
there are hard at work pushing the
various plants forward in order that
they may be well developed before
they are sent to the different parks
for planting.
Nincas, pelargoniums, coleus, Ian
tana, VerbenaS, ageratumS, SalViaS,
cannas. begonias and geraniums are
some of the different varieties which
will serve to beautify the grounds this
spring and summer.
1t is the aim of the commissioner
to make all parks as beautiful as pos
sible just as early as is practicable in
order that the people may receive as
much benefit from them as possible.
of course" said the commissioner
this morning, 4 must keep my eye
on the weather conditions, for 1 do
thousands of young plants set out and
have them killed, but just as soon as
it is safe to do we will have them
in the ground"
The East Side park, which was re-
graded last winter, will receive a coat
ing of blue grass early next week. 1t
is planned to plant Is acres to grass
in order that it may be in condition
early this spring.
A display flower bed 4OX75 feet is
another feature which Commissioner
Porter is planning for the East Side
park. This bed will be filed with sew
eral varieties of flowers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
OAKLAND NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State Journal office

The Ladies' Aid of the Oakland
Christian church held their regular
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
church. Those who wre present: Mrs.
w. R. Jessop, Mrs. J. T. Reaugh, Mrs.
o. M. Keats, Mrs. c. NJ. Reaugh, Mrs.
]. H. Heller, Mrs. George Anderson.
Mrs. E. S. Wallace and Miss Mabel
Keats.
The Oakland w. C. T. U. will hold
their next regular meeting Tuesday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs c. M
Reaugh of Winfield avenue.
Mr.. Borst of Poplar street returned
home today, after spending the past
two weeks with relatives in Salina.
An every member canvass of the
Oakland M. E. church will be held
tee will meet at the church at 2
o'clock
Mrs. Frank Jordan will be hostess
to the members of the Priscilla club
next Friday afternoon at her home,
7OS Topeka avenue.
Mrs. j. c. Lingo entertained the
members of the Ladies' Aid of the
Oakland Presbyterian church at her
home in Oakland avenue, Thursday
afternoon. Those present were: Mrs.
]. w. Thompson, Mrs. James Kelley,
Mrs. Will Hawkins, Mrs. George Car
ruthers, Mrs. William Cooper, Mrs
Elizabeth Lee and Miss Louise Shelf.
The next meeting will be held in two
weeks at the home of Mrs. William
Cooper of Winfield avenue.
Mrs. C. S. Talmer of Topeka is visit
ing her son, Mr.. Frank Talmer, of
Oakland avenue.
Mrs. w. G. Greer of 292 Michigan
avenue will be hostess next Wednes-
day afternoon to the members of the
Sunflower Art club.
The Rev. G. G. Horn of Chanute is
spending few days here this week on
business. The Rev. Mr.. Horn will
speak at the morning service tomor-
row at the Oakland Christian church.
Mr. Joseph Florence of 140 Kellam
avenue is recovering slowly from
severe attack of pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
CITY OF live BOOSTERS
Secretary of Golden Belt Road Asso-
citation Compliments Topeka.

Topeka is a city full of real live
boosters and the sentiment here is al
most unanimously in favor of better
roads in Kansas" This is the state
ment of Milton G. Butterfield, of Abb
Iene, acting secretary of the Golden
Belt Road association Mr.. Butter
field was in Topeka Friday and part
of today for the purpose of feeling out
the sentiment of the city toward the
organization. He will return in about
ten days to start active work in the
membership campaign.
Mr.. Butterfield went to Lawrence
today to take up the work of the or
ganization. From there he goes to
Linwood and Bonner Springs and on
to Kansas City. He will go back to
Perry from Kansas City and will then
come on to Topeka.
The goal of the campaign is 1000
members at 81 a year, the money OBJ
tanned to be used for publicity. The
active organization was started two
weeks ago and 800 members have
been enrolled since that time. Abb
lene, Chapman, Salina, Junction City,
Manhattan, Wamego, st. Marys and
Rossville, are the towns already hav-
ing organizations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
MOOSERS TO Topeka
Progressives Will Hold State Conven-
ton Here Next Month.

Emporia, Kan, March 25.-The
state convention of the Progressive
party will be held in Topeka. This
was the decision of the state central
committee of the Progressive party
which met at the Commercial club
rooms here All district conventions
of the party also will be held at To-
peka The conventions were set for
April %.
Delegates from ninety counties were
present or sent proxies to the meeting
of the committee Victor Murdoch
gave a short address in which he said
he was not in favor of any compro-
mise in the national convention at Chi
cago which would eradicate any syi-
liable of the Progressive platform of
1912. Kansas is allowed eleven dele
gates from the districts and two at
large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
EAST SIDE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office

Mr.. Arthur Chase of Lawrence
street left yesterday morning on a
business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. D. T. Thompson was hostess to
the members of the Vesta club Fri
day afternoon at her home in Free
man avenue Those who enjoyed the
afternoon were: Mrs. l. L. Morriss.
Mrs A F. Wolff, Mrs. Riley Gross.
Mrs. Roy Wood. Mrs. H. I. Derby. Mrs
Fl. H. Collins. Mrs. w. l.. Cummings,
Mrs. c. D. Webb, Mrs. T. f. Allen,
Mrs. Charles Cox. Mrs. Fred Bechtel,
Mrs. F. L. Jones and Mrs. w. L. Jury
The next meeting will be held in two
weeks with Mrs. w. L. Jury at her
home, PIT TWiss avenue.
The annual meeting of the congre-
CATION of the Third Presbyterian
church will be held next Thursday
evening at the church. All members
are urged to be present
Mrs. Jesse Pratt of East Fourth
street was in Grover. Kan, one day
this week, visiting friends.
Mrs. Anna Hewitt, who has been
staying with the S. Cremer family of
Grattan street this winter, is moving
on Monroe street
Mrs. Ted King of Highland Park
spent the day Wednesday with the r..
w. StockwelI family of East Fourth
street
The Westminster Guild of the Third
Presbyterian church will hold their
regular meeting next Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Mckee of
1913 Chandler street.
Mrs. A. Malmstrom of 231 Branner
street was hostess Thursday afternoon
to the members of the Economical
Sewing club.
Mrs. Frank Hess entertained
Wednesday afternoon for the mem
bers of the Golden Rod Card club, at
her home 1925 jefferson street Mrs
he
ors. Those who played were: Mrs
Frank Morriss, Mrs. Walter Schein
Mrs. Roy Barnes, Mrs. Henry Huber
Mrs. Claud Daugherty and Mrs. Jessie
Williams. The guests of the afternoon
were: Mrs. Bert McHenry, Mrs. C. E.
meeting of the club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Morriss in Reno
avenue.
Mr. +. o. Raymond returned to his
home in Centralia yesterday morning
after having visited with the Sam Cum
ningham family for the past week.
Mr. c. A. Bradley of 7O1 Lime
street. who has been ill with an attack
of pneumonia, is reported better.
The Ladies' Aid of the Seward Ave
nue. Methodist church held an all day
quilting Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. w. H. Cox, 466 Reno
avenue. Those who were present
were: Mrs. Belle Johnson, Mrs. Roy
Klein Mrs. Gilbert Schwerdtfeger,
Mrs. Howard Beach, Mrs. T. Bell, the
Rev. and Mrs. Hughes. Mrs. Harley
Harper. Mrs. Dan Warner, Mrs Birm-
inghan, Mrs. Pierson, Mrs. Ella Page,
Mrs. ]. Sayler, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Evans
Mrs Thos. Blair and Miss Mona Bell
Mr. James Carruthers. who was
operated on at the Stormont hospital
for appendicitis, has been moved tc
1908 East Eighth street. Mr.. Car
ruthers is reported much better.
Miss Mary Cunningham is expected
home next week for a short visit with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cum
bingham Miss Cunningham is a stu
dent at the State normal in Emporia.
Mrs. L. Moses has purchased the
Shaw property at 1908 East Eighth
street and will take possession the lat
ter part of next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25

Mamma="Santa Clause only comes to
good boys" Johnny-'Huhi II he did,
he wouldn't have to hurry much to get
around. Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State journal office

Next Monday and Tuesday the di-
vision storekeepers of the Santa Fe
system, will meet at Topeka with the
chief storekeeper to talk over company
business.
Mr.. H. I. Derby of the tool depart
ment has returned from Chicago
where he has been for past few days
on company business.
Mr.. Gus johnson, who was hurt a
couple of weeks ago in the coach paint
shop department, is still confined to
his home but expects to return 20
work soon.
Mr.. B. F. Howard. division store
keeper at Chanute was in Topeka yes
terday on company business.
Mr.. John Mach of the coach paint
shop department, who is now visiting
in Boston. Mass, and other points of
interest in the east, is expected home
about May 1.
Mr.. 1. Gullin, chief to the store
keeper at Cleburne, Tex, stopped in
Topeka a short time yesterday
Mr.. William NOewenthall, a con-
verted Jew, will speak at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the r. R. Y. NJ.
c. A, telling the story of his life.
Mr.. Roy Wolfe of Emmett street,
who was operated on at the company
hospital for appendicitis, is reported
improving.
Miss Thelma Huston had charge of
the program at the Railroad Y. M.
c. A. Friday night. An interesting
program was given, and a large num-
Der were in attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
Concert at walnut Grove.

Probably the largest musical en-
tertainment ever given at the Walnut
Grove Methodist church will be pre-
scented Tuesday evening by the broth
erhood. The affair will be mostly
handled by talent from South Topeka
but several artists from other organ
izations will appear. Following is the
program:
Two Selections
Chambers Orchestra.
Miss Irene Lulu Munson.
Reading. e. The Mother-The Stern Reality
Mrs. S. Grace johnson Witt.
Violin Solo ........ Berceuse from Joclyn
Mr.. Paul Mckee.
Duet .... Creole Swing Song-Lugi Denza
Mrs. Rose Thorpe, Miss Madaline Hopes.
Reading ....-...... The Debating Society
Dr. c. L. Williams.
Bass Solo .....-.....-. Davy Jones' Locker
Mr.. Clarence Wilson.
Instrumental Trio OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
-...-- The Northern Light-A- J. Weidt
o. Zarker. clarinet; K. Naylor, piano !;
Miss Grace Upton, mandolin.
Reading ............M Mt. Pisgah's Postum
Miss Olive Owens.
Mezzo- Soprano Solo. April Rain-Speaks
Miss Jennie Stoves
brotherhood Quartette Selected
L. q. Thorpe, W. z. Haverfield, W. H.
Riley, X. NayIor.
Chambers Orchestra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
Notes and Personals.

w. M. Howard and daughter Ger
trude Elliott returned yesterday to
their home, 1903 Van Buren, street,
after a visit to relatives in Ottawa,
Kansas.
Miss Ruth Sykes of 421 Jackson
street. who underwent an operation
at local hospital Friday, is reported
doing very nicely.
A E. Hamilton of 1917 Quincy
street left today for a visit to Denver,
Colo.
Dick Mize returned today to his
work at Sheetz's grocery after few
days illness.
Miss Edan and Ethel Mcclure left
their grandfather, T. M. Mcclure, to
their home in North Topeka
A M. Petro, druggist.-Adv.
George Allen returned to the city
Friday after a nine months visit to
Cuba.
Regardless of the bad weather last
night a good sized crowd attended
the first presentation of Those Good
Old Times which was given at the
Central Avenue Christian church by a
cast of thirty people who sing in the
choir of that church. The playlet was
credit to any amateur production
and well accepted by those present.
Preparations are under way to give
the playlet at some of the nearby
oranges.
J. H. Kincaid returned Friday from
Hunter, Mo-, after a short business
trip.
The secretary of the F. A U. No. 1
will be at BARS book store, $50 Kan
SaS avenue. the first three afternoons
each weekday.