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study of economics and its suggestions,
many of which were scoffed at at first
| by the orthodox political economists,
are always interesting. Many of them
have been adopted and adapted and
now form part of the country's eco
nomic system.
SOCIETY'S REPORT
| The society has just issued a report
entitled: How to Pay for the War: Be-
| ing Ideas Offered to the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer BY the Fabian Research
! Department" The book is a compila-
! ton of the work of several members
| of the society and is edited by Sidney
| Webb, whose standing as an economist
| is as high as that of any man in Eng
land. The ideas" are frankly put for
ward for what they are worth, and are
only sketched out in broad outlines.
1t is doubtful If the most enthusiastic
Fabian believes that they are all capa-
BILE of accomplishment under present
conditions, but they point the way to
much that may be accomplished and
contain the germ of many things that
no doubt will be adopted.
At the very outset the writer's declare
that the real pinch will come in Eng
land after the war, when the task Of
footing the bill has to be faced. AT
present the country Is enjoying an
artificial war prosperity. 1t is making
goods for destruction, not consumption,
and wages are high and work plentiful.
There is no unemployment, and If food
is dear the working people have the
money to pay for It, The problem Is to
maintain this prosperity in the face
of taxation that under the old condi-
lions would be crushing and Gripping
to industry, and in addition to foot
ing the bill for the war that has ended.
to pay the heavy insurance premium
against future wars that will be de-
manded in the shape of a big army, a
supreme navy and an efficient air serv-
ice. At the very beginning the Fabians
set their face against the fancy taxes
so dear to the heart of the amateur po-
litical economist. Taxes on cats, on
double barreled names. on high sound
ing names for houses, on titles and
peerages, and all the thousand and one
other notions, which many good people
have submitted to the chancellor OF
the exchequer with assurances that they
would produce millions, re sternly
frowned on for the simple reason that
they would do nothing Of the sort. and
comparatively small sums that they
would produce would hardly be worth
the cost and trouble Of collection. The
cold shoulder is also turned to the
proposed protective tariff as revenue
raiser for the reason that what it would
raise would be a mere drop In the ocean
of Indebtedness and expenditure. The
further objection to many of these pro-
posals is that they constitute tax
on industry, and In the view OF the
Fabian research department the true
way to pay for the war is to make the
nation more productive, and. therefore,
able to pay it's debts. In other words,
the nation is in the position OF the
man who finds himself suddenly faced
by added responsibilities. The only way
to meet them is to work harder and
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low--too high. for the man with the
little income and too low tor the man
with the big income. Whatever the
objections to the tax, however. 1t is
and must remain the chief revenue
producer of the British fiscal system.
How 1t has been stfffened up for war
purposes Is shown by the fact that
the yield increased from $231.00O.000 in
1913 to $s75.o00.0 900 this year. The Fa-
bians propose to boost 1t still for-a
Their BY making the rich man lay.
more and the poor man pay less. They
reckon that they could get about $1,-
100000 900 year quite pairlessly out
Of 1t by a scientific system of gradua-
ton, allowing also all sorts Of abate-
ments for family incomes, for children
and for other responsibilities borne
by the man OF small income. The tax
would be graduated from nine cents
on the IS OF income for the man with
$655 year to - in the IS for the man
with $50O,6O0 a year. Thus the $tS5
man would actually pay about $14 and
would have $40 left to live on while
the 100000 man would pay $4,000 and
have $4,000 left to live Oh. It Is
pointed out that this is only ain extern
sion OF the principle already adopted.
The $500, 900 man now pays over q
third OF his income in taxes. Sugges-
tions are made for economy in collec-
ton. the stoppage OF tax lodging and
various other details OF administra ton,
while sthe existing anomalies Of the
law such as the penalisation OF mar
riage. by refusing to allow the In
come OF man ait.s wife to be create
as one, and endowment OF bachelor
hood, by, imposing the same tax on a
married man with family as on sin:
gle man with no responsibility. The
SFabians have plans all cut and dried
for dealing with all these anomalies.
REFORM OF POSTOFFICE
The reform OF the postoffice is also
dealt with. but most Of the reforms
proposed are already In operation In
other countries. Among them IL the
extension Of the parcels post service.
q cash on delivery parcels post service
a small debt collecting agency, the ex-
tension Of the savings bank system,
and half a dozen other points, none
Of them especially novel.
It may seem that some Of these pro-
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INCOME TAX REEORl
Summer Spoiled Skin II
Removed by A Absorption

As undue Apnu1er exposure 6sually
leaves an undesirable surface Fl tan.
too, the sensible thing to do Is to re-
move such surface. There's nothing
better for this than ordinary Enstcol-
lied wax, which actually absQrks an
compile xion. The thin layer
tiy. gradually. so there's nodinconven-
fence, no detention indoors. 4ptead the
wax lightly over the entire faceEat bed
with warm water II you viii Ket one
ounce OF mercolized wax at tho drug
store, use 1t for a week or 80. you may
expect marked Improvement daily.
When the underlying skin y wholly IN
Of spotless purity and beautiful white
ness. as
Don't let these summixr Wrinkles
worry you; worry breeds more wrink-
les. Danish them by bathing the face
In a. solution. Of powdered saxolite.
o.. dissolved in " pit. witch hazel Used
daily for. while. this will be found
wonderfully effective
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Satin Bed Spreads

posals are wild and impracticable, but
they are all in the general direction In
which England is going. Since the war
began England has learned II good
many lessons in the value Of cCllec-
tive management. and has lost TO a
great extent her fear of socialism.
Even the railway stockholders are de-
lighted with the state OF mana e-
ment Of the railways and wouic like
to see 1t continued. They would glad
~ exchange their shares for govern
ment stock. the return on which j.
guaranteed The same applies to the
coal mines. the stock. OF which is very
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cf life assurance in England. as in
America, is that it is purely mutual
ard that all the assets of The COM
panies belong to the = policyholdefs.
These assets amount to 760,000.O00,
which 1t Is calmly proposed should be
taken over by the state, which would
then proceedrto realize them gradually
meantime guaranteeing the, payment
Of policies by Its own credit and MAX
ing them a. first charge against tho
exchequer. Existing spolicies would
be converted on an actuarial basis ami
a fresh start made with the old organi-
zation remodelled and adapted to a
system. 1t will be seen that
If this scheme could be carried out
the appropriation OF the existing In
surance companies would go l. long
way towards paying for the war.
INCOME TAX REFORM
/ The reform Of the income tax is also
one Of the pet Fabian schemes and
here the suggestions are more In line
with ordinary practice. The Fabians
start out with the proposition that
the income tax is too high and too
& St
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widely held. The men who have bee
in the army have had q lesson in thI
economy and etficiency sof state trans
port service on u large scale, and n
en-, The Fabian proposals state III
logical extreme In. every case. and /
is not England's way to go to the log
ical extreme. She likes to examiYl
1T. however. and then adapt it to wha
she thinks are her needs at the mo-
ment. The proposals will not b
adopted In their entirety. but they ar
exceedingly significant signs OF TIL
times, and will have a great influencl
or the after war national finance.
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Petrograd, July S.-(Correspondence of
the Associated Press.)-The remarkable
ride by a squadron of Cossacks who
succeeded in effecting a junction between
the Russian troops in the neighborhood
of Kermanshah and the British on the
Tfgris, as previously been mentioned in
these dispatches, was made at the rate
of "a miles a day, for seven and a half
days, over $50 miles of extremely noun
famous region which made the achieve
ment an exceptional one.
The squadron-or sotnia-consisted of
five officers. Ito men and 125 horses. and
left Mahidasht, 20 miles southwest of Ker-
manshah. on the evening of May and
arrived at Ali Charbi. on the Tigris, on
the 18th, there having been, in addition
to the actual riding time, a two and a
half days halt.
The track was frequently difficult even
for pack-transport, and a number Of
rugged passes-some of them more thai
5000 feet high-had to be negotiated en-
envy forces were likely to be met with
at any moment. and the entire country
traversed was infested with warlike
tribes. whose attitude at best was de-
cidedly doubtful. Nevertheless no actual
oppoSllioh was encountered, tnougn stray
shots at long range did occur. and on
one occasion the sotnia entered a VIII
lage just half an hour after superior
hostile force had left 1t. This force is
said to have numbered about $50 mounted
tribesmen, accompanied by German Of
ficers.
Three days rations were carried TO
start with, and, when these were con-
sumed, the troops lived entirely on the
country, purchasing barley, -four, rice and
sheep from the villagers. No sickness
occurred among the men, but two horses
fell over precipices and five others died
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Story Of Wonderful Ride
By Famous CoSSdcRS Told

of exhaustion, or of thirst during the
last % miles of desert between the toot-
hills and the River Tigris
Throughout the whole enterprise mo
biity played a role of paramount I'M
portance, and the high degree of TINS
quality displayed by the Cossack on TINS,
as on other occasions, may be ascribed
to a variety of causes He Is hardy
man who has spent his life roaming about
the steppe on horseback. This has taught
him to rough It, to look after himseii
and to become an expert forager he
ha bitually eats little and is accustomed
to long marches on short commons
On his person he has his rife, HIS sabre,
his water bottle, his haversack ana ~
rounds of ammunition. His greatcoat,
waterproof sheet and horse blanket are
carried rolled behind the saddle, while
the food for his mount is contained in
pair of wallets that will take is pounds
of grain. The remainder of his outfit con-
sists of 240 rounds of ammunition, four
horseshoes, one days bread, three days
groceries, one pound of bully beef a
shirt, a pair of drawers, a curry comb
and a BRUSH all Of which go into two.
saddlebags attached behind the stirrup
feathers.
He rides with straight leg on mar
row saddle, much lighter than ordinary.
On arrival at Ali Charbi the Co.'S
sacks were warmly welcomed by the
British troops and made as comfortable
as the exigencies of war permitted. and
1t is noteworthy that though they reached
camp after nightfall. the Cossacks dis
ported themselves with song and dance
till l a. M. before seeking their rest.
After a couple of days respite from
their long journey, the commander of
the squadron and two of his officers
were invited to Basrah to meet Sir Percy
Lake, commanding the army of Mesopo-
tania. During their stay at Basrah the
officers were decorated with the British
military cross by order Of King George
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in Silks, Sat;1as and Serqes

A ferD Pre-shrunk
"Wooltex'' Unite zDash
skirts to be cleared out
at greatly reduced
prices. g: : /: +: =:
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A fen of our best and
freshest Net and Wolfe
Summer Dresses al
remarkably Lowered
prices. { { 8 : j;
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MOST DARING PLAN

The proposal for taking over these
insurance companies Is the most dar-
ing suggestion Of the lot. The theory
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-29


u'r past and Dlck'' there IS to know.
W YOU were no so blinded by your own
''f,n'~'' 'nu would know A. too.
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N"''c va, mar win anger She put
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REVELATIONS
RWlFE
Why Madge's Defense Of Her Guests
Won Mother Graham at Last.
NV MeIo NorrIson

why madgeS beicnsc OF Her Guests
Won Mother Graham at Last.
NVJlILN | faced my mothcr-in law
w across The dIuugroom table uf
our home in Marvin and COM
n.andc1 her to Stup the insults she wd,
fulng At Lillian Underwood. ! felt as
q had been cmancipatcd from a doni.
nation that had been mos, irbsomc to
me.
| Do not think that had realized
myself how much had secretly feared
my mother IN law and her domluccring
ways until her insulting word, to lii
Nian Underwood so lugcrcd me- that |
could control myself no longer.
Ny mother-iu.liy made ono last at
tempt 10 carry her point
Richard shc said Ignoring NC.
YOU promised nc this woman should
never enter your house or ASSOCIATE
with your wife
J saw Lillian cast orc rcproachiul
glance ~ D,ckv saw Harry Undct-
woods face flush with indignant con
tempt My heart achcd for Dicky as
saw u mortified flush spread over
his face.
He opened his lips TO answer N,
mother, hut | prevented his speaking b.
taking the floor myself
Mother Grahaln," said. slowly and
with deadly calnncsS. "wc will have
this ont right here and now. In tho
first place LET me tell YOU that YOU
wrcStcd that promise from Dicky when
YOU were SO III that the physician had
warned Ms any eN,itcmcns7or denial of
lout wishes might cause Your death.
II was distinctly a promise made I'm.
der durcSs, aud Dicky never meant to
carry il out"
Across the faces Of my husband and
the UrderwoodS flashed look of sml-
ing relief, hut my mother in-l laws face
was still black
you poor deudcd child" she said.
you are making a fearful mistake 4;
you do not know
y know everything ! said stcrnly.
u know there is not a nobler woman,
,rucr friend in the world than Lii
lian Underwood, whom YOU have chosen
to Insult tonight know everything of
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Take ms bag up 10 my room The man
set Il ON the porch"
A Scene" Evadcd.
! could have laughed aloud ~ her
swift transition from the tragic 10 the
commonplace had - not been for diS.
mayed thought that suddenly struck
me
Harry Underwood had been occupy
ing my mother NJ Law, room while she
was gone knew that II there va,
one thing more than another calculated
TO revive her anger i, would be the
sight ol lr, clothes and smoking thing.
in her room The same thought cyl.
IDENTITY struck Lillian and Harry also.
Lillian. however. was equal 10 the
emergency With a quick gesture To
me unseen by my mother in-law, N
dctain the elder woman for a few mo
mcn's IN the dining room. she SUM
moncd Harry To- her side with a signal
from her eve, which he evidently un.
dcrStood, and they both slipped out oi
the room
"Do have something TO cat and a cup
Of hot tea before YOU go upstairs" !
SAID as dciercntially as knew how
while Dicky, who had also caught LII
hans signalling, seconded my invita-.
ton
YES, mother. ca' something first, you
must be famShcd -
To my great relief she consented to
,il down TO the table. She was evi.
den,ly hungry. and she did such Justice
Ia katicS delicious meal that when We
finally escorted her UPSTAIRS TO hct
room there was no trace whatever in
Il OF Harry Cndcrwood'S occupancy
Dicky and | hoyorcd near the door
like two frightened children We were
not quite sure as to lust the method nv
which tho elder woman would retreat
from the position she had taken con
ccrn,ng the Undcrwoods.
Don, stand there looking as ii YOU
had been stealing Jam" my mo,her-in
law said. tartl,. as she turned around
from the mirror 81 don't need an,
thing more. I'm tired and want to go
20 sleep. 60 YOU do not need to keen
your friends waiting any longer"
We wasted no time in availing our
selves Of the permission, As she closed
the door behind us Dicky caugh, me
in his arms
What little spi,iire" he said, ad-
miringly. Il didn't know it was in
YOU"
His voice grew deeper as he pressed
me closer TO him.
I'm finding out lots OF things about
my wife nowadays" he said, lovingly
and kissed me
Copyright, 1870
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Sour m,lk ard one egg used IN mni-
fins
Fried Molasecs Blend syrup asl
butter 900 pan over fire
Tomato Toast Brown mali amoun,
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o 10 10
addition worth
o
readers cordially
of the
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W AND HOME MAKERS PA(
PAGE OF VITAL INTEREST TO WOMEN WHO KEEP UP HOME

of the first in
menu is
is entitled l. of articles ticd ont page
S for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-29
AUTO LICENSE
|. RECORD BROKEN
THUS FAR THIS YEAR l5,T7l TAGS
ISSUED FOR WEST VIRGINIA
MOTOR DRIVEN CARS.
believed 10000 Mark VIII 30 Renched,
Giving $500, 900 Revenue for State
for 1916.

The number OF nutomohi!" licenses
issued this year TO auto owners yes
tcrday passed the record number III
last yrar---l .17l--and l3% additional ti-
rlications for licenses were received
this morning. according I" the announce
rncut from the state auditors niflr'
e is predicted that the number wlll 2"
considerable over the 10000 mark lhis
year.
The automobile license fund has be-
como one OF the most important IN III"
division Of state income as II prob
ably will reach 100000 this year. M
effort was made ut the last scssIHo I'll
the legislature. and probably Will be
repeated at teh next session. 10 have all
the income from the automobile licenses
used for the construction OF ornament
roads.
The increase in auto licenses has been
about four thousand annually Tor IN"
last three years. The big improvement
in roads in IN" state in the last rev
wears is believed In hr responsible for
the large annual increase in the num-
her Of automobiles put into service
Only q few years AK" an auionohliH
cuu Id not he run any great distance over
the country roads. Now there are pas,
sable automobile trails IN almost All
directions. and som" Of III" roads have
been put in excellent condition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-29
DRIVES MACHINES
/. To HUNTINGTON
FOUR wElTE TRUCKS FAKE LONG
RUN OVER BAD ROADS WITH
OUT STOPPAGE.
Each Only Consumed Twenty Gallons OF
Gasoline in Distance Of Nearly
800 Miles.

Four white" trucks belonging TO the
Strochmann BAKING company OF this
city made L record run his week. The
thrCc-Quurtcr ton machines were driven
from This CitySn Huntington. Il distance
OF 2S9 miles. without the least sign OF
wear or hr"nkaEs Of any kind. Each
Truck consumed only twenty gallons or
gasoline, or an average uf Ii: miles tn
the gallon. Not ono of III" sixteen tires
rccc ivcd Il cut. despite tho fact that Il
part of tho roads were in pretty had
shape. The trip was made over tho
National pike tO Cambridge. o.. thence
to GAINESVILLE. Jacls"nIuwn. Lancaster.
Ccntcrsyiile, Chi,iCoihc. Port smouth md
IrnntUn. O.. and across tho river AT Ash
land. Ky. through Calirt: Shurg, then in
la Huntinetun. The first day ont the
trucks made "a miles. The trucks were
Ia charge nf James Moore. who made "A
careful examination "@ the machines I'm
med tcly upon arrival at Huntington
and found them in excellent shape.
The trucks were driven 10 Huntington
10 he used for delivery purposes al the
nov bakery recently opened by the
Strnch'Hann company. n branch to the
one here.
There are quite Il number Of White
trucks used in tho Wheeling district
md they ar" second 10 none In the coun-
try. J. J. O'kcc;c. Fifteenth and Nc
CnlloCh streets. hns been the distrihu-
tor for The White machines for the past
several years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-29
new AUTO IS out
, Jordan Motor Car Company Of Cleve-
land, o.. Has Put Out Machine OF
Class, But Cheap.

I, has arrived. Congratulations are
in order. ~.
Much in tho same manner that a dis
tins,,ished leader of the social and NJ
erary world might make his or her ar
: pearance in the cultured circles OF nus
country. now aristocratic automobiiu.
full Of dignity and splendid qualities.
has been added TO that ever growing
list of different makes OF American
cars It is the product Of tho JORDAN
Motor Car company. OF Cleveland. a.;
and for real class. style. power ana
speed it Immediately assumes posi-
ton high in the ranks OF the bcs, types
of motor pleasure vehicles.
Those who knew Edward ). Jordan
best, realize that lie meant seriously
lust what rs said few weeks ago
when he announced tina; nc would soon
put on the market Il medium priced car
which would answer the requirements OF
faStidious buyers. VIII" heretofore have
been satisfied only with the most costly
makes Of automobiles. For that rea-
son extraordinary interest was MANI
tested in the plans of ehc Jordan Motor
Car company AMI much speculation was
aroused as To what unusual type nt car
would be Forthcoming. Now that It -
here. Jordan Is receiving congratuia-
tions on every side and the car is the
most talked about new product IN inc
automobile trade.