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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
SAY GERMAN FOOD RATION
IS TOO SMALL FOR VIGOR

Washington. d. c.. Oct. 1S-Recent-
ly obtained figures on the German
weekly food ration were made public
hy the food administration today with
the observation that il is far below
the amount required to maintain
bodily health and vig0r. and is likely
TO have serious and permanent re-
suits.
Computed in terms or American
housekeeping the weekly ration
amounts approximately 90 four and O
half pounds Of bread. half q peck OF
potatoes. cupful Of Deaus. peas or
oatmeal a half pound OF meat. 10
cubes of sugar, six individual patties
OF butter and an equal amount Of
other fats The caloric value Of these
foods in the aggregate is less than
half the amount estimated bv the food
administration as sufficient for a per
SON in a sedentary occupation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
Little Interuiews

about $50. and the enrolment is in
creasing every night. We have six
teachers now. and everyone is enthu-
siasJic over The school in fact. two
Of them are working without pay and
the others are accepting q salary
much lower than that paid for similar
work elsewhere"
There are between TWO and three
times the number OF tourists travel
ing this fail over the Old Trails high
way than there are over the Border
land route said J. u Littock- 4
have just made the trip from santa Fe
TO FL Paso and when in the New Mex
leo capital I found the hotels crowded.
on well IS all rOOminE houses, by
eastern tourists who are en- route
home from the Pacific coast There
are. in my opinion. fully IS machines
passing daily through santa Fe. while
I don't think there are half this num-
Der passing through Fl Paso, which
is on the principal winter route. From
II PasO ] intend travelling eastward
through Texas. but I am oulE one out
OF every three or four tourists that is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

uvQucuous would be allowed and what
Isl more important. % would seem
Co Indicate that income from cor poEs--c
stocks Of companies themselves sub
jeCL 20 q like tax would be deducted
II this be true. then our Illustrated
friend having an exemption OF S4Ouy
assuming he is marriedl would not
have any excess tax 70 pay because
his net income would not exceed
Where there IS an invested capital
in the trade or business, the excess
profits tax is based upon the amount
Of net income FOR the taxable year
IN excess Of a deduction composed
law, and partly Of a sum equal 10
the same percentage OF the invested
capital for the taxable year as the
average annual net income for the
pre-war period Ggl1, 1912 and 1879
was TO the invested capital for the
pre-war period, but not less than
per cent nor more than per cent or
the invested capital for the taxable
year; that is TO say. II business
concern had an average annual IN
come for the pre-war period Of = s o.
per cent the same percentage -siI
be allowed on its invested capital Tor
the taxable year plus the SPECIFIC sum-
as @ deduction
How Taxes Are Paid.
The above paragraph explains only
how the deduction is arrived at, after
this deduction is made from the IN
come for the taxable year. then tbs
taxes are collected as follows;
Twenty per cent Of the net income
IN excess Of the deduction, and not
in excess Of fifteen per cent OF the in
vested capital for the taxable year
twenty-five per cent Of the net IN
come in excess Of fifteen per cent
and not I'm excess OF twenty per cent
OF the capital
Thirty-1ive per cent OF the net in
come in excess Of twenty per cent and
not in excess OF twenty-five per cent
Of the capital
These taxes. are also graduated up
ward until there is paid sixty per
cent OF the net income in excess OF
thirty-three per cent Of the cap
itaL
Takes Part OF Your Big Earnings
IL viii be seen that these taxes are
designed 10 do exactly what the name
indicates; that is, 70 take . large
proportion Of excess profits.
OF the income between the deduc-
ton and fifteen per cent, taxes OF %
per cent are taken.
From fifteen per cent to twenty. per
cent, taxes Of % per cent are taken.
and SO on upward
Provision is made in the law for
the payment OF the taxes IN lnsla--
ments under regulations 10 be pro-
Vided By the secretary OF the treasury
As stated these laws are intricate
and hard TO Construe and only by their
meaning OF all parts OF them be ar
rived ar- therefore, no attempt has
been made above 10 do more than give
a general idea Of how the taxes VIII
be arrived at as applicable 10 in
dividuals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

rather slender. understood. morbid
man brOOds and walks by himself
he is blond, with a full brown beard.
and pale. Sometimes in the lonely
Siberian nights he cries. cries from
his heart as his brain welcomes
strange personalities 10 torture and
rack him.
L. Almost n Wreck.
Alexis former heir apparent. is the
last Of the ROmanoffs There is every
sign that he suffers the mental an
suish OF Nicholas Physically he is
almost q wreck He has taken poison
in small and large doses inuumerable
times He has been injured and hurt
several times. Rasputin. the diabolic
monk, had an uncanuy sway over the
child. When Rasputin was buried at
midnight after his murder, the boy
seemed TO undergo a strange mental
metamOrphosis"
As the Coccacb mumbles to himself
on his lonely rides in the southern
foEs, Little brother. we must pity
the little white fathe-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

derstands, when the shade again en-
acts the murder OF his son with an
iron bar; and the sun turns despair
ingly for aid TO Nicholas, in the flesh
who sickens and faints.
ROmanoffs Physically Weak.
The living ROmanOf1s are weak and
slight in health Nicholas has fits OF
crying and morbid reveries disturb all
At NIcholas's coronation. at Moscow.
in 1884, he stood on a platform for
his inaugural address. His encourage
did not tell him thar 1000 Of his sub
Jects lay qulTerlng and manned and
dead beneath that platform. They had
been trampled to death Later, when
Nicholas was informed OF his inauspi-
clous coronation he screamed and
cried.
Each day he thinks OF it-and
brOOus over IT, He pitifullv wonders
why the blood Of his line viii not stay
with the wOrms-why Il IS restless
and w2nders abroad in the darkness
Nicholas has never relished his 80
silcn as car Of all the Russians.
There simply was no convenient way
TO abcicate and his weak Will held on
10 the name OF car, while a coterie
or mystic priests and scOundrels
welded the power Of the throne.
Glad 10 Quit.
When the revolution o. the restless
masses forced him TO abdicare. he was
almost glad 70 co so. He was al great
headquarters when the demands OF
the camille were communicated 10 him.
He attempted TO transfer the throne
TO his brother. but the grand duke
Michael had no inclination towards
the uns1vory rulership of the melan-
choly blood that surges through mys-
FERROUS Russia. The Romanoff dynasty
which had ruled for 300 years came to
an end. At midnight OF March Is,
1917, Nicholas signed his abdicatio
lie delivered = farewell address TO the
army They srOIidly waited for its
termination and then pierced the air
with the hymn Of imperial freedom.
La Marseillaise
At a lonely monastery IN Siberia a /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

~ he great fear Of the unknown
flows cold in the veins Of the
- ROmanoffs, and Nicholas. OF the
existing blood, is cursed with a great
and consuming fear; a morbid, hell
bound fear Of the blood Of his auces-
tral line, members Of which, he claims.
visit him when the moon is new.
The mental state Of the former car
must, IN mercy. be considered along
with the thought OF the horrible line
OF murders which preceded him Il is
unthlnkable that a man should escape
the evil effect Of such bloody ances-
Lral memories
Alexander the H., murdered on
March 81. 1881. has been seen by
Nicholas. one night as he prepared TO
retire the lights went out, the moon
seemed 10 go red and Alexander
walked on the window ledge. The
plastered blood cleaned from his
throat and mouth The car. in an
ecstacy OF fear. tainted, and the story
OF the phantom swept over the Winter
palace
Paul ]. Went Insane.
Car Paul T., done 10 death in 1907.
went insane Nicholas has seen Paul
alone in his chamber, fighting a band
OF wraithsB like himself The ghosts
have come and showed to Nicholas on
a fairy stage the conspiratOrs wind
ing purple sash around the demon
lac cars neck and twisting IL.
Peter III. q drunken boor, has lived
again IN the chamber OF Nicholas In
the dead OF night Peter comes 10
Nicholas 10 drink again the cup Of
poison and struggle again from the
running moose that coaxed from him
his life.
And so. wading through page after
page OF horror, we 20 back to the
days OF Ivan the Terrible the supreme
assassin Words can hardly describe
the cruelties Of this monster. but
Nicholas understanding Ivan brings
the stencil OF rOtting blood TO his
chsmbers-and Nicholas, indeed. nm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
BUTTER AND LARD CAN
BE SHIPPED TO MEXICO

Washington. D. O., oct 1S.-Prohi-
bitiOn Of export Of butter and lard
cotton seed oil and other fats viii be
relaxed slightly in the case OF the
W est Indies. Mexico and Central ana
South American countries.
I'm certain cases for these countries
in which large numbers Of people
have been dependent on the Ameri-
can market for their butter and other
fats. said a war trade board state
ment today. export licenses viii be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
Little IntzueDs
Mexican Governors Will Aid He INV ay to Capital
MOtOrigt Says Advertising Will Draw 7 ourists

HTI he organization 20 build an
automobile road from Juarez
= TO Mexico City is very rap
idly developing" said Lie. r. Sol
dana. secretary Of the chamber OF
commerce OF Juarez "Communica-
lions have been received by the
chamber OF commerce at .Juarez.
from the governor OF Durango.
the governor Of Zacatecas, the gov
eruor OF AEuascalientes and the gov
ernor OF JaIisco. signifying their will
linEuess TO cooperate IN the work.
and giving assurances that the auto
mobile road traversins their states
viii be built and that work viii be-
gin on them AT an early date. Tne
chamber OF commerce Of chihuahua
and all other cities trayersed by this
road have been heard from. and they
are very enthusiastic over the prop
osItiOu and give assurances that they
VIII cooperate in seeing that the road
is built
ION October &. the chamber Of COM
merce at Torre0u held an enthusiastic
public meeting, which was attended
bT all the prominent business men
OF the city The matter was thor
ouEn-- discussed and resolutions
and comm ttee appointed TO help
push the work on this highway 10 a
rapid completion.
The secretary OF public works and
the secretary OF commerce and in
dustrr for the republic Of Mexico. at
Mexico City, have received the prop
usltluA 1ay0rably. and have given as
surances that the republic OF Mex
leo viii help in every way possible
and that the road from Mexico 10
Juarez viii be the first automobile
highway built across the republic OF
Mexico
There are stcreEeeDe-s and pack
eIs in I'll Iaso who do not seem 10
know that 10 is a violation Of the or
lluauce 20 leave boxes and the like
outside their places with paper and
discarded stuff in them in such a way
that it blows about the streets said
Henry ~ walker. ~ yesterday morn
ing, for instance, Fl PasO street, be
tween san Francisco and the ). p.
tracks, was swept, and by noon the
same day was covered with paper and
excelsior blowing around in every di
rectiou-tle result of somebody's
careIessuess. That meant that the
better part Of an afternoons work
OF Two street cleaners would be re-
Qui-ed 90 do over again what had
been done q few hours before
zone OF the teachers in primary
school has just asked me to have the
school b7a-d pay her salary or the
nine months plan, instead OF 10
months, i'm order that she might be
able 90 buy a Liberty bond said Supt
L. j. TiEhe. Il believe II the commit
tee selling Liberty loan bonds would
make q special effort iu the public
schools a number OF teachers would
buy bonds. The school officials are
ready 20 help in this as much as pos
siDle-"
The night school Is proving q Won
derful success" said Prof A. H
Hushey- Our average attendance is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
Uncle Walls Denatmed Poem.
Beggars and Wheels

SEE million autos s before my dwelling daily; engines hum
honkhoTns loot the wheels spinning jays
VINO thus 90 whizzng past they
~erVltha oogas mel! For there Boggs
sna he baker who's standing off from day day. the patient undertaken
AND there goes Skagg him stick
get PTune on TICK t here and Ypsan Swgg;
roVd from friend and neghbor;
cut out usfu labor see the long the iee
and wonder watch them flow poo1hOuse they'll
takes gooy hoardi its always
afford to aung
badly busted that he can't junk and creditors
Copyright WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

selecting this route Why Because
the southern route has not been ad-
vertssd as has the northern high
ways
California is sending its quota 10
the co-o-s,' said F. l. PeunyWaitt, OF
Los Angeles Thousands of native
sons enlisted in the army and navy
from California before the selective
draft started and since that time
thousands have gone 10 the training
camps that were chosen in the DRAFT
The majority OF the CalifOruians, Or
eEoDans and WaashinELoniaus have
Joined the navy I'm preference to the
signed 90 ships on both the Atlantic
ana Pacific fleets"
"Acuities in the east all center
The people realize there that we are
fighting for our own existence. and
having watched the way more closely
than We have In the past four years
they are more ready and willing 90
Ike their part. The cry for men 20
gone 60 the front is urEenL Girls
are now acting as bell hops in hotels.
are expecting to be put on the street
cars as conductors and motor women
one city In New York STATE IS sending
out little notices trying 90 draw eN-
pert mechanics 10 the city By promis-
Ing high pay and low cost Of living"
o The boys work is well under way
III tle y VI. G. s. said CnlE T..
Brown. The banquet for the
teWces.' who are the BOYS from DO
90 70 years OF age viii De given sat
urday night The little chans have
their own committee 90 do the work
and they are surely getting along
we'll The following week. the youths
from j. TO 10 years old viii have q
banquet, and the next Saturday the
employed boys. Clubs Will probably
De formed at the bauquets. There are
Tar more employed boys working
during school hours than ever before.
and one lad Of 16 gets salary OF s25
q week IL is little wonder Thar the
boys dislike giving ND their work.
and yet il is "a pity that they do not
realize how much more ir7nortan-
the schooling would Dee TO taem IN
the long run.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

=
remembering that the capture Of Pskof would mean disaster
to the Russian army in the Riga sector This presents
very interesting study well worth the time Of anyone who
has map and will devote a few minutes to 1t.
Strange sounds, this German blow good for Rus
sa It IS soaring the country for the moment at least out
OF anarchy Russian newspapers which reflect the public
sentiment, calling for the abolition Of political discus
sions and the rayng the defence Of the faherand The
people give every evidence Of being ready to recognize civil
and military authority The land forces 0esel island have
been fighting with the old gaanry Of Russian troops be-
fore their minds turned tOpsy tuTvy by freedom
which they did not understand They have fought losing
fight far but they have been fighting which IS the main
thing If Russia VIII fight, Germany make great
headway IN the country If Russia viii stand up to the
mark her troops smother German aggresveness by
sheer force Of numbers Even the capture Of Perograd
would not be too great disaster If 1t caused Russia
rally IN full strength Moscow, the real capital of Russia
and the great body Of the Russian empire would remain
The threat Of capturing PetrOgrad is having salutary
effect on Russia It's capture would be disaster for Ger
many for Germany spare enough troops the
front to hold Petrograd the seapOrts and all the
tory which would have to be held against the assaults of
an awakened Russia.
this winter IS uncertain. Probably the Germans think
can be done The Russians of another opinion They
believe the cold weather viii render Russian opposition
superabe to the Germans If beginning the
case would be very different If Germany can gain more
than footing in Eshonia Lvonia at this season of the
year, viii be military surprise. Always 1t should be
borne in mind that the Germany gains the harder It
viii be to hold and the greater viii be the Russian reaction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
KRUPPs PROSECUTE G.
FOR THEFT OF FINE STEEL

Amsterdam. Holland. Oct 1s-The
krupp firm is prosecuting g. persons,
many OF them its employees, for large
thefts Of high speed steel. according
20 the Frankfurter ZeitunE. A special
court has been instituted az Essen 20
conduct the trial which promises i'm
portant developments.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

Yenustiano CarTanza and Cyclone" Davis were among
the first Of the camoufleurs and viii know what
they really look Ike until they from behind the
brush.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

Why increase the price of dining tables? Why not.
instead, make them Of lighter and less expensive wood?
There isn't much for the average family put dining
table any more, anyhow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

When restaurants undertake to charge five cents extra
for cream for the coffee, they should be prepared to
prove its really cream.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

Gabrielle DAnnunzO becomes forcefu poet every time
he drops bomb.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18

Some fellers' idea o. winnin' the war
is drinl1in' three OF four cocktails be-
fore a meatless lunch. More dogs than
widows have died o. grief.
CopzrlEht NatloraI Newspaper servies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
BY DUNK Bolts

r-HE old miser Of Musket Ridge
was over at Tickville the other
= day and listened to the street
preacher until 1t was time to take up
collection.
The mail carrier swapped horses with
Clab Hancock the other day and viii
make his trips on foot until he can
trade again.
Dock Hooks says some men have
such a harsh expression it dulls the
BARRIERS razor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
Kings Without
Countries
The Gar Nicholas. Of Russia.

BY C. KAY SPENCER.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-18
1.-THE WORLDS MENACE., BY COLEMAN

n. Inte-natlonal Views service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
CLEARED
 OF CHARGES, FILE
 SUIT FOR DAMAGES

W. E. Campbell and J. Van Ryan have filed suit in the circuit court claiming damages to the amount of s50,O00 each against Mrs. r. J. Garfield, alleged that the defendant "maliciously caused their arrest on q charge Of dealing in fu- lures. The complaint alleges that on De cember ?, 1916, the defendant. Mrs. Bar field. caused warrant to be issued by Judge II. B. Abernethy of the municipal court charging the plaintiffs with un- lawfully dealing in futures. and alleged that she had lost money by transactions handled by Messrs. Campbell & Ryan.
 Following the issuance of the warrants the authorities raided the brokerage of fees of the plaintiffs in the Woodward building and seized the fixtures of the office. Walker Percy attorney for Messrs. Campbell & Ryan, filed demurrer to the complaint made by Mrs. Garfield which were held by Judge Abernethy to be well taken, and he dismissed the charges against the defendants. holding the dealings with the complainant were entirely lawful
 The cases will be set in the regular order in the circuit court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
UNCLE SAM RELENTLESS IN
 HIS PURSUIT OF EVILDOER
Postoce Inspector Cssna Finally Lands Chelsea Postmaster After Chase of 10000 Miles Extending Through Seven
 Months-Forgery Was the Charge

T chased Weldon all over the west" said Mir. Cissna yesterday. "and I had a hard time finding him. l pursued him through Colorado. Arizona. Nebras- ka. California. and, in fact, every west ern state except two.
 T almost went into Mexico, seeking him. I spent a month on the border following a tip that the man was with the Alabama boys at camp there. But he wasn't there. And l can't blame him for that. because that's my idea of a good place to keep away from. However, the people on the border do not talk war nearly as much as we do here and seem entirely indifferent to the subject"
 MT. Cissna brought back with him one of the diamond rings alleged to have been bought by Weldon with some of the money received from the forged postoffice orders.
 Weldon was indicted by the last fed eral grand jury. which met last Sep tember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
Resolutions

Whereas, 1t appears to the satisfac- tion of this board from the petition filed by the King Land and Improvement ] company that it is the owner of all the lands abutting the hereinbelow de- scribed portion of an alley and street,
 and that it desires to vacate said DOT tion of said alley and said street; And whereas, it further appears that convenient means of ingress and egress to and from the property are afforded to all persons owning property in the tract of land embraced in the map. plat and survey thereof.
 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the board of commissioners of the city of Birmingham, that the assent of this board be and the same is hereby given and granted to the vacation of the fol- lowing described portions of said alley and said street, to-wit:
 That portion of an alley 20 feet wide, between blocks "A" and 81 and Percy, or Forty-fourth street, and Randolph, or Forty fifth street. and that portion of Randolph or Forty-f1fth street, ex- tending from the right of way of the Southern railawy, 23s feet to the alley above described according to the orig inal map of the Brooklyn Land com pany and Peyton G. Kings addition to Avondale, in section 29, township 17. range west. This vacation, however, shall be subject to an easement through said alley of the city for it's line of sanitary sewer pipe with the right to enter upon the same for the necessary repairs or renewal of said pipe line, and also upon the condition that the city shall have and use for the purpose of widening First avenue 20 feet off of the north end and adjacent to said First avenue the following described lots, to-wit: Lots i, 2. 3. 4. 5, 6 and q, in block S1, provided the city or coun- ty shall widen said First avenue, which lrights are the subject of contract be- tween the parties.
 Said assent for the vacation of said portion of said alley and street to take effect upon the recording in the office of the judge of probate of said county of a duly executed declaration of the vacation of said portions of said alley and street by the owner of the land abutting thereon, and upon delivery of the contract between the city of Bir- mingham, King Land and Improvement company and Williams & Coris Lumber company. corporation above referred to.
 Approved January 10, 1917 GEORGE B. WARD President Board of Commissioners. A true copy.
 c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, January II, 1917.