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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

How comfortable ought a mobilization
camp really be. i a question that might be
raised in view of the excellent conditions
found on the camp sites furnished by
Brownsville. While no really right heart
cd American can keep from wishing every
comfort possible for the volunteers who
have offered their services to protect the
border, that SAM interest in the soldiers
welfare would wish their training camp
rough enough to put them IN position to
face severe hardships should the necessity
ax;se through . declaHtion Of var.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
America asks nothing for
herself bit WHUf she has n
right to ask for humanity
itself.
WILSON

In d decision recently handed down by
the United State supreme court the IIar-
rison ants narcotic lava law that seem
cd destined TO do more practical good than
anything before attempted IA the way OF
wiping out All degree 1T dope habit
was struck hard. The decision. written
by Justice lLolmcs. n%ulliies that part of
the law that makes the possession ot inhi
bIted drugs "A crime. II this decision Is
applied To all eases where convictions have
already been made, Il small army ~ dope
ficnds now in the jails and peuitentiaries
Of the country where they ARE undergoing
enforced cure may h. turned loose. A
more far reaching aspect of this decision.
however, i the possibility ~ the principle
laId down being extended "a include the
liquor law. The intimalion j. gwen that
II opium i legally produced within 1 State
its possession by an individual cannot he
made n crime.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
The Hunger Expert.

Prof. Anton j. Carlson is the hunger
cNpert Of the University of Chicago. lie
gives it as his scientific opinion that oc-
.rasional periods III starvation, say once
or twice 4 year IN ease of healthy adult
persons. may not only add 10 the joy of
living also - the lcngih of life. lie does
not consider voluntary starvation IA he
role act. This is cheering news for the
hungry. To enjoy living all they have
60 do Is Shreveport Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

Don QuINotc died inieState, leaving \
vast and almost unlimited fortune IN fool
ishness. With no probate court appoint
ment OF an executor 10 the estate. anybody
As absolutely free TO grab a handful or
settle upon himself a y allowance out
of the principal and accrued intcrcSi-but
this fact seems already 10 have been taken
advantage Of literally and windmill fight
ers today hack none 81 the zeal and
prowes< eff the senior officer IN Quixote.
Sancho Panaza and co. Denying an I'M
rumored ''rumor' + pretty nNrly ut the
summit IN SIMON pure quixotism.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

DEONlSfl tCAaS july .
have not rote for sum line 20 thot !
wud rite WI how am wiehyu will be glad
to heer. i have Termed a lot OF spanish
sinse i bin heer and i made a hit with
a swell CURL. wen i sees her on the street
j ses to my friend j wude like TO meet
her. q he ses that Is ee>y just step up
and say mucho mollo seenyoreeta. 1
steps up and ses what my friend toled me
and she ses "americana koeheeno." my
friend ses that ment cum up TO the house
tonight at s clock. will show VI where
she lives. WI gud luli-g gys have all the
luck. i ses j cud not help it if they fell
for me becaws was guide luking but that
she was sure a peech of a CURL and | wud
up there all rite. My friend ses wen
va 20 up and mock on the dore say damay
~sentavos wich means are the yung lacy at
home and if they say vamoos, TO 20 rite
in becawS that meens cum in and set down.
so went up and ses wat my friend toled
me ard the gy that opened the dore ses
cum in and set down and wen / started
in he hit me with "A club and hollers polise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
A British Blunder.

fhr British should have kept their
black list in the dark. Its publication
AT this time il considered as a blunder.
Americans realize Jhat there l. 10 he a
commercial war. but they do not like the
idea IF becoming involved in the conflict
while the real fighting j. in progress
across the big pond.-Temple Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

The worst heat wave that has struck
the United States ID the past fifteen Years
has been ehastizing the people of other
states for not knowing enough to move to
Texas and particularly 70 the Magic Val
ley where the temperature has been daily
ing around - aud 90 degree point ut the
highest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

My country calls me- exclaimed the
emotional patriot.
~ shouldn't have been necessary to call
II y"u have any useful service 10 perform
lou ought to have been on the iob.v-
Washington Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
Original.

what have you decided to do with your
summer yacationf"
some absolutely original. I'm going 10
stay al home and spend the time irving 70
pay up some Of the debts I accumulated
curing the wlnter."-Detroit Free Pros
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

None Of the national guard~men who
have been concentrated in the Magic Val
ley has yet complained that the climate
has induced any symptoms ~ 4 loss q
appetite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

Rumania Is now mighty close to the
swirling edge Of the bloody world. pool.
Il j. not improbable that her houN has
struck II 80. Il Is very like the elcr nth
hopr known - the history Of wis9( cre
sayfuSts-E Peso Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

When the army baseball leagues now
being organized Al Brownsville and n this
military district get down to schedule bus
mess the Magic Valley viii truly and YER
ily be a paradise for fans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

One person IN every forty-four IN the
United States owns an automobile. ac-
cording % last years statistics. In
Brownsville there i an automobile. ex-
elusive of army trucks aud amhulances,
for one IN every fifteen people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

The New York papers say hat scores
Of married women e%ontinue To 90 10 Flu.
rope 70 become nurses. 1t strikes rs
that nursing, like charity. ought to be.
gin IT home-Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
Smile A While
His Luck.

Battery Al hear We are going 10 carry
our pistols in our belts.
Battery Dust my luck. | wear sus-
penders.-Sun-Dia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

StndesS1 eiidl5loloey on the Lower
Rio Gran39 have standardized the princi-
pal that there is no such thing As q rainy
and a dry season here. Recent visitors
to Brownsville, therefore, are justifiably
inquisitiye as to the proper designation
of the season that has prevailed the past
week or 50 and viii probably be to salts
fly with any explanation that does not
cail it rainy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

Now. Will some amateur scientist not
come along and say that mobilization Of n
vast army causes au increase III raintalls
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
The Proper Thjnu.

what do Won do when your best girl ex-
presses a wishs-
"hy' ! pay the express charges. &c
course" "
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31
His Idea

professor. You DO think my techiaue i
getting bettcr9"
Yes, but n isn't quite convale.cept
yet"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-31

"0ur Country! In her intercourse with
fofeIgn nations, may she always be right,
but our coutry, right or wrong."-Stephen
0ecafur
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

vidual within the period for which
such extension is DESIRED y'under-
stand"
That's nothing" Birsky said. 'sTake
| for instance John ID. Rockefeller, and
after his boOkkeepers got through fill
ing out No. q, Total amount derived
from royalties from mines, oil wells,
patents, franchises or other legaIized
privileges Zapp, I wouldn't be sur
| prised that two dozen adding machines
was ruined on account they wasn't
built to take such heavy figures like
they run through them"
"Well, what difference does it make
how heavy them figures was?" Zapp
said. "On the other side of the page
stands No. 35, Amount allowed to
cover depletion in case of mines and
oil wells understand, and you could
take it from me, Birsky, a smart bust
ness man like Rockafellar, with all the
expert bookkeepers he's got, would
easy fill out No. 80 in such a way that
them Income Tax people couldn't
prove otherwise but what they owed
Mr.. Rockafellar $3.50, 49,. So"
You're right, Zapp," Birsky said,
"and anyhow, Zapp, all he's got to do
to pay his income tax for 1915 to 1862,
inclusive, is to put up the price of
gasolene couple of cents gallon"
HE done that already, Birsky,"
Zapp said. Sin fact, Birsky, he put
i. up so high that they appointed a
committee of Congressman to investi-
gate it; and the evidence shows that
when Mr.. Rockafellar started to fill
out No. II, Total amount derived from
salaries and wages, understand, he
discovered that under the decision Of
the United States Supreme Court he
was 1854 presidents of 1884 COM
panies which used to was the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey, y'under-
stand, and that he got 1884 salaries
amounting to $35, 624 ,38O.5O-1OO, under
stand me. He then figured out the in
come tax on it to be equivalent to an
increase of DC on a gallon gasolene in
New York, Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets and Illinois, and done so immedi-
ately. Afterwards Michigan, Ohio and |
New Jersey was added when he fig |
ured out the income tax on No. 16, To
tai amount derived from interest on |
notes, mortgages, bank deposits and |
securities, other than reported on lines
II and 90 understand, and when he
got down to No. %, Total amount de-
lived from other sources not enumerat-
I'd above understand, and the chief
showed him the figures,
Understand me, after they had loosened
lis collar, famed him and given him
melting salts, he raised his head and,
all his strength. he whis-
'ered telegram to raise gasolene ten
ents a gallon throughout the whole
United States, Great Britain and Ire
and, France, Germany and the West
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
MOSCOW MOUNTAIN

William and Clark Butler returned
have been dsposing of their land in
terests.
Mr.. and Mrs r. II. Cay entertained
their friends at a dancing party on
Monday evening" Their large house
was filled with the merry crowd, in
Guiding a number OF people from Mos
COW
Ed PETER and family have arrived
from Saskatchewan for a two months
visit with relatives.
Ralph Bateman and family are just
recovering from seige of the whoop-
ing cough.
Miss Anna Bingham of Boise and
George Bingham of Pomeroy, are
home spending the holidays with their
parents
Mrs. Edward Barnes has been very
i'll OF pneumonia but at the present
seems to be improving.
Mrs Eunice Gregg. teacher of the
Hunt school, returned to her home at
Grangeville for the holiday season
Mrs. Lucian Town entertained
about 40 friends and relatives on
Christmas day S. Harrington and
r. X. Moore and families of Moscow
and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mendenhall,
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mcguire of Pa
louise were among the visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dobson of Pine
Bluffs on the Clearwater spent the |
week end with Mrs. Lucian Town, /,
Mrs. Dobson's sister.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

zapp, which it don't make no differ.
ence it you got child or an adopted
,hild, Zapp, you get marked off hum
bred dollars anyhow. So i figure that
# would go to work and adopt from
IN orphan asylum, enough children to
offset my income, understand, could
put 'em to work selling papers, and
from the proceeds could board EN-
and have surplus to apply ON my
Federal income tax"
cts a good idee, Birsky," Iapp
agreed; ''but what show does Teller
| like you stand to carry it outY'
4Why not?r Birsky asked ~
Because you'll find that all them
multi-millionaires has already bought
options on every orphan asylum in the
United States" Zapp replied, land if
after offsetting their incomes them mil
lionaires has got any orphans left on
their hands, Birsky, you could bet your
life that the very least they would
hold them at would be $50 an orphan
net cash."
Il don't agree with you, Zapp,' Bir-
sky said. "The way incomes is taxed
nowadays people don't want to make
money no more. In fact, if these here
income taxes keep up, Zapp, it will
soon be that if you meet Teller on the
subway with one of them graveyard
looks on his face, and you say to him,
Halo, Max. You look like your best
customer would OF failed on you, he,
will say: I wish he had why, what's
the trouble? you ask him, and his eyes
fill with tears. Business is terrible
he tells you. Last year we made over
hundred thousand dollars and this
year it's worse yet. We got out our
trial balance yesterday and it looks
like we are ahead hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Considering that
this brings him under the 4 per cent
supertax and he's got ruin staring him
In the face, what can you say to such
Teller, Zapp?"
Nothing" Zapp replied, Except to
tell him when him and his family is
starving in two rooms on Forsyth
Street, on account they only got hun
dred and forty-four thousand dollars
year left to live on, Birsky, that your
wife would call round there with once
in while a little cold meat from yes
terday's dinner or some Grade B milk
for the baby"
"But joking aside" Birsky said, "the
United States was able to pay it's bills
before they had an income tax and |
everybody was satisfied, whereas now
adays they don't raise no more money
by 1t and everybody is kicking, so what |
is the use of an income tax anyway"
swell, I'll tell you, Birsky," Zapp
said, ut don't do no harm that once in
q year a business man should be on an
average only sixty cents truth on the
dollar
copyright, New York Tribuue.l
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
QUALITY PAPERS

County Bond, Exchange Bond. Ole
Hampshire. Furnished only BY
nhe Sexr.Mnror Press
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It on line % Of your income tax re
turn, and If not why not, Birsky, all
you've got to do Birsky, is to tell them
that the $6S.25 was given to you by a
curb broker to keep it for a little while
for him until he wants it again, be-
cause sooner or later, Birsky, that's
what's going to happen to your $68.25.
Nobody can do you nothing for telling
the truth, Birsky-not even the Income
Tax people"
my wife's uncle julius has got the
laugh on all Of u.s." Birsky said, with a
sigh of envy. "He imports imported
English briar root pipes from Germany,
and last year he lost in his business
six thousand dollars. He should worry
about income taxes !"
"Say!" Zapp rejoined. "You think
you are in bad. Listen for moment
what it must be to leffer like Charles
l.. Schwab or Abraham Carnegie | bet
you Mr.. Carnegie started to make up
his 1916 income tax on July 4, 1902, by
hiring two floors in the Singer Building
and force of a hundred and fifty GER
titled public accountants, and probably
right now he is giving thousand dol
lars to stomach specialist for let
ter saying that he has got bad sick
ness, so that he could get postpone
ment under No. 5, When the return is
not filed in the regular time by reason
of sickness an extension of 80 days |
may be granted, provided written APP
plication therefor is made by the indi-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
EDWARD C0NCARTY MARRIED
East Deep Creek Man Wed to Miss
Ida Bysegger Last Week

EAST DEEP CREEK, Dec 29-Miss
Ida M. Bysegger and Edward Son
carly were married in CoIfax last
week. They will make their home on
MIR. Soncarty's ranch on East Deep
Creek.
Rev. Sibert began a revival meet
ing at the Elmore school house Mon
day, December 25.
Mrs. Lee Rease and Miss Ethel
Shaw are enjoying holiday visit from
their mother, Mrs. A. Richard, and
their brother, Almon.
George Shattuck has purchased the
old Ribby farm, and is now living on
East Deep Greek.
Miss Ruth Klock is spending the
holiday at the home of her cousin, w.
A. Hull, at st. John, Wash.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
indian Islands; and that's the way it

indian Islands, and that's the way 1t
happened, Birsky.
"He's only fooling himself at that"
Birsky commented, because in 1917
when it comes time to fix up hic in
come tax return again, he's got staring
him in the face all them profits which
he would got to enter up under No.
IA, Total amount derived from bust
ness, trade, commerce or sales or deal
ings in property, whether real or per-
sonal,' understand; and when he sees
what an income tax he's got to pay on
1t, Zapp, he'll kick himself that he didn't
reduce the price of gasolene instead of
raising it. 1 tell you, Zapp, money
amt everything after all. 1t used to
be considered that a Teller with an
Income of 100000 year was lucky
man, but nowadays when hes got to
pay in addition to the regular one per
cent tax a super tax of six per cent,
he leads a dawg's life, Zapp."
''Well, he might just as well put
smiling face on it, Birsky, because he's
got more coming to MIN yet" Zapp
said Next year we would all got to
pay a State income tax as well as
Federal income tax"
'Sure, l KNOW" Birsky said, ''and 1
provided for it."
"What do you mean-you provided |
for it?" Zapp demanded.
"Why, in this here State income
tax Birsky explained, there's an ex-
emption of 500 for each child you got,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

$6S.25, and in the second place when I
tell you something in the strictest con-
fidence, Zapp, do you think you are
acting like gentleman that you throw
it up in my teeth at time like this?"
Zapp shrugged his shoulders.
''For my part, Birsky, you could Of
made $685." he said, land entered it
up as No. 80, losses actually sustained
during the year incurred in trade or
arising from fires, storms or ship
wrecks and not compensated by insur-
ance or otherwise What is 1t my bust
ness? And anyhow, Birsky, If the In
come Tax people comes to you and
says they want to look at your bank
book, and they see on September 18th
$68.25, and they ask you did you enter
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

n DuiHtll ZJlDD Tic waist
facturer said as he withdrew
from his breast pocket a long brown
| envelope containing his income tax re
| turn, that 6.31416 per cent of the peo
pie of the United States must got tC
| pay income tax, and $500 per cent OF
| the remainder says to them: you
should ought to be glad that you've got
| an income big enough to pay taxes on
| SO l might just as well let you know
right here and now, Birsky, that the
next Teller which says that to me
would find out how a man who could
be a perfect gentleman when he wants
to be could also act like loafer at
times"
"Say," Louis Birsky the real estater
protested, II got one of them income
tax returns myself for over month
now, Zapp, and 1 tried phenacetin and
l tried strong coffee, and all I've filed
out so far is my name and address,"
"Well don't you know: Were you
single or married with wife or hus-
band living with you on December 81
of the year for which this return is
rendered." said Zapp, quoting from
the blank.
Birsky nodded his head despairingly.'
mind you, Zapp, begged that wom-
an she should stay home and tend to
the house." he declared with bitter
emphasis on the word begged, ''but she
said it was the last chance she would
got to see her sister and brother-in-law
in Rochester before they moved away
to San Francisco Colt sci dank so she
left here at 8 o'clock December 80, and
didn't get home till January f."
'Well put it in anyway that she was
living with you on December 31st,"
Zapp advised. GLOW should they
know that your wife was visiting her
sister in Rochester on that day?'
Listen. zapp," Birsky said, "a real
estater is got a whole lot of enemies
brokers he done out of commissions,
tenants he dispossessed and fellers
which think he stuck 'em on certain
deals, understand, and all Of them
fellers would be only too glad to write
to the Income Tax people a synOny- |
iuOuS lelIpT IHlI all dlldS udIlie SlElleu
to it, that my wife was in Rochester |
on December 31st, and the consequence |
is to save $40 note, / am running a |
chance of getting from twenty to a
thousand dollars fine"
Then | suppose you would also put
in that STEPS which you were telling
IN you made last September in Trape
zoid Fillum Preferred" Zapp said.
BirSky turned pale.
81 told you made S75.25 in that Fill
lum stock?" he exclaimed. "When did
[ told you such thing? I'm surprised
to hear you talk that way, Zapp."
"What do you mean-surprised to
hear me talk that way?" Zapp retort-
I'd. "When got stung on that Inter
national Chocolate and Cocoa common
asst September, Birsky, didn't you call
ne all kinds of suckers for putting my
rood ninety dollars into that thing, and
lidn't you show m, a check from one
# them quacks which call themselves
.urb workers for $75.25?
IL showed you check for $75,25?" ,
Sirsky cried. "That only goes to show {
what for a friend you are, Zapp! In {
he first place, the check was for ,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

People want not onYy q paper
they want news paper. The news IL
In tho Star-Mirror.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29

Editor of Star-Mirror: Please cor
rect error in regard to Chambers di-
vorce case. The court granted the
father custody of oldest child, Del
mar l.. and the mother the custody of
the youngest, Rowena G.
MRS. LOUISA C. CHAMBERS,
Troy, Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
FORMER GOVERNOR ILL
N. B. Wiley Sick and Destitute
in California

AUBURN, Cal, Dec. 29.-N. B.
Wiley, age II, who was elected
lieutenant governor of Idaho as
a republican at Idaho first state
election, and later became gov
ernor, is sick at the county
hospital and destitute. At the
election in 1890 George L.
Shoup was elected governor.
At the first session of the state
legislature Mr.. Shoup was elect
ed United States senator, re-
signed as governor, and Mr..
Wiley succeeded to the posi-
ton.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
MYSTERY IN DEATH

EUREKA, CAL, Dec. 29.-Despite the
coroners verdict of accidental death
was found in the snow at a ranch in
Humboldt county, the mystery is not
wholly cleared. There was bullet
hole in the temple.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
PARKER GOES TO BOISE
Idaho Lieutenant-G 0vernOr-Elect to
Confer With Governor Alexander

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 29.-(Spe-
cial.)-E. L. Parker. iieutenant-gover-
nor-elect of Idaho. left here last
night for Boise where he goes to pre-
pare for the opening of the Idaho leg
isfature on January s. Mr.. Parker an
nounced that he would confer with
Governor Alexander concerning the
legislative program. Mr.. Parker, by
virtue of his position, becomes presi-
dent of the senate.
Send the Star-MfrrOr back home.
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