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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-14
Levies Start With Rising.

That taxation will start early. When he
toddles into the bathroom to brush his
teeth. it's "5 per cent, please on his tooth
paste. When he plops into the tub it's
per cent on his bath soap and another
per cent on his shaving stick. AS he
dresses, he will be taxed variously on any
articles of imported apparel he dons and
when his sits down to lace his shoes he
groans at the thought that leather. al
ready high, will be subject to a 10 per
cent customs duty on imported hides.
His morning coffee is taxed 10 per cent
ad valorem. customs duty and l cent
pound in addition as a consumption tax
His sugar will be taxed 10 per cent ad-
ditionaI to present rates Bear in mind
that all these rates are but Uncle Sans
portion, and nobody knows what the mid
die men will tack on for their ''rake-off -
He lights his cigarette while pro-
ceeding to his f1ivver. realizing that
there are additional taxes on the cigar
ette. according to weight. His auto
mobile. if he buys it after the law goes
into effect, has been taxed per cent
gasoline has not been taxed; the Stand
ard Oil Company didn't get hit.
Some More Imposts at Office.
Arriving at the office he finds a pile
of bills. There is 5 per cent tax on
his telephone bill, his electric light and
his electric power. Also a notice that
his income tax is to be more than
doubled and that the little legacy left
him by Uncle William will have to pay
in.
When he mails checks for these bills
his postage has increased to cents.
He takes piece of chewing gum while
he reads his mail and that has paid 5
per cent. The express package to the
boys in camp involves a tax of 10 per
cent of the carriers rate and the box
he Is sending by freight pays 3 per
cent.
He sends a telegram to his customer
In Baltimore saying he will come over
on the noon train-75 cents tax on that
When he goes he pays tax of 10 per
cent Of the price Of the railway ticket,
Newspaper "Ads'' Escape.
Phoning back to the office for some
aooltlonaI ngures. he pays a tax of S
cents on the message. He adnires his
oiilnoard advertising, but groans at the
that. and then 1t occurs to him that if
he adyertises in the newspapers he
doesn't pay any war tax.
II ne takes out an accident insurance
policy the tax is cent on the dollar of
premium, and the same on new fire in
surance. II it is new life insurance II
Is 8 cents on the 500 of policy, but
nothing for renewals. At the station
soda fountain, while waiting for his
train. he is taxed 2 cents a gallon on
his soft drinks"
Back in his office again he finds that
he is taxed on all kinds of legal instru-
ments; powers Of attorney, promissory
notes. surety bonds. etc He is taxed on
capital stock issue. stock sales, sales
on the produce exchange, conveyances
of real estate and all that kind of
thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-14
Says the People Misunderstood.

IF the people understood the truth
they would not be holding grain out in
fear. timidity and terror. What is need
ed at this hour is a provision of law
authorizing the President, on evidence
that is satisfactory to him that food is
being unnecessarily held, to seize such
food and order its distribution under
the proper branch Of the government,
with compensation to the owner and a
Just market price assured the people"
Il think, said Senator Reed, demo-
crat. of Missouri. that means ought
to be taken to, stop speculation in food
stuffs within the limits, of the powers
of Congress. But it is 4 wonder to me
today that we do not have four-doliar
wheat and forty-cent cotton and five
dollar or six-dollar potatoes, and beef
so or 80 cents pound.
There never has been in the history
of the world an agitation that paral-
lels the present one. We are practi-
the verge of starvation and that the
world without is starving. and then we
are informed that when next winter
comes the wolf of hunger VIII be howl
ing at the door of every human being
in the world.
when that information is put for
ward men are astonished that the
prices paid for foodstuffs mount. If a
plan had been conceived to make them
mount, the one adopted could not have
been improved upon by the ingenuity
of man or the devil himself.
'.The thing to teach the American
people now is that America will not be
starved. that she can't be starved. and
the consequence will be to lessen the
conditions that confront us and poster
u.s."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Baked Tomatoes

tomatoes of uniform size, l. heap Ing tablespoon bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon grated cheese, mush- rooms, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon butter. Pepper and salt.
 Cut tops from tomatoes, remove part of meat and fill with the above ingredients well mixed. Place in but tered tin and bake 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21

called T. A. organization could be de- pended upon for Mir Ward. It Is my candid opinion, therefore, that Mir Ward would not have re-entered the race had he not thought that he would at least get portion of this vote.
 NAME THE OTHERS
 'As MT. Ward has seen fit to name me as one of the 25 business men who attended his meeting at the Tutwiler, will ask him to let the public know who the other 24 were. I would like to have him name them all and par ticularly the chairman of that meet ing. think the public would be in terested in knowing just what inter- ests were represented at that meet ing.
 Before the Tutwiler meeting ad- journed each man was requested to in- vfte 10 of his friends to meet the next day at 10 o'clock at the Hillman hotel for the purpose of marching across the street to the city hall and going through the formality of carrying out MT. Wards cut and dried conscrip- tion. I did not attend that meeting and I did not invite 10 men to attend it, but I am reliably informed that MT. Wards representatives for some reason or other were late and did not show up at the city hall at the ap- pointed time.
 T am informed that Mr. Ward, be : coming uneasy, went to the telephone and called up the leader, asking him what was the matter. They finally per formed the operation of conscription and it was announced to the world that Birmingham had sent a multitude of representatives to draft man into public service and after having suc- ceeded some of them had the temerity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
SHELBY AT PRATT CITY

brought him out, and my people don know him and I don't want him !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21

declared that George Ward was the best fitted man in Birmingham for the pres idency of the city commission. Where is Shelby now?'
 When Ward first announced, I was for him, believing him to be the best of the three men then in the field. Two days prior to the date of the so-called conscription I was approached on the street by man whom 4ariie Barber stat ed was the paid political agent of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, Joe Johnson, and as MT John son, so far as my knowledge goes, has not denied the charge of Mir Barber, l take it that he is the agent of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 CONFERENCE AT TUTWILER
 "Ee asked me if l was for Ward l replied that I was. He said We are going to have 8 conference at the Tut wiler at 1 o'clock tomorrow for the pur- pose of discussing Mir. Wards re-enter- ing the race for president of the city commission Will you be there?'
 T accepted and attended.
 ''The public announcement of this meet ing I would not now make, nor would I have made had not MT. Ward men, toned me as one of the 25 business men who attended the meeting, in his Ens- ley speech, but since he has done so, l lCSl aI l1DcIAyt III bSIalA 0A lAiS Cf'AA " fense and Dr. Barrett's candidacy, to re- late the facts.
 After arrival the chairman asked me what thought of MT. Ward s
 chances for reelection. My answer
 was. that with the exception or one other man, I thought MT. Ward stood the best chance of anyone in Birmins- ham. I did not say upon that occa- sion that I thought he was the best | fitted man in Birmingham for presi- dent of the city commission. During | that conference the question came up as to whether or not MT. Ward would l get the so-ca1led T. A. vote. The ques 1 tion was answered by one of MT. Wards most prominent and active sup l porters with the statement that he l was reliably informed that the secrc 1 tary of the T. As was for MT. Ward and the inference was that because of l that fact large portion, if not the ] majority. of the voters of the so-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21

were correct in assuming that I would be for you because I had attended your preliminary meeting at the Tut wiler. at which time I was for you, because Dr. Barrett had not at that time announced. Since pr. Barrett has announced however. I am for him Later at Dr. Barrett's most urgent re
 quest l accepted the management of his campaign, organized committees and arranged for meetings which were to be held during my 10 days business trip away from the city George, in making the statement that I hadn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Q oppose him in behalf of other can
BARRETT ANNOITNCFS

within two or three days, or a short period thereafter. Dr. Barrett am nounced for president of the city com mission. As soon as he had done so l made up my mind that I would sup port him and that I would go to MT. Ward and so advise him. Before could do so he came to me and told me that he had been forced back into the campaign and was depending upon me for my support. I said George, you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21

been seen for two weeks could not understand how d ness campaign could be " forces assembled SO quickly into successful operation and man who did 1t could leav eI immediately thereafter for al trip"
 Speeches were also made City by C. D. Comstoek. J. E. r. D. McArthur.
 There will be a Barrett m North Birmingham tonigi o'clock over Walkers new di
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
CORN BREAD RECIPES
 Corn Meal Cakes

1 pint meal, 1 heaping tablespoon cooked rice. 2 eggs beaten separately, l pint milk. tablespoon flour. # powder.
 Mix meal. flour, rice and baking powder. add milk and yolks well beaten and last the stiffly beaten brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Corn Meal Mullins

? cups sour milk, 1 cup meal. 1 es bsatan Iiou soda butter, 1 scant teaspoon salt.
 Sift meal and flour, add beaten yolks. then milk and soda and last the beaten egg whites. Cook in hot muffin rings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Barrett Calls on Ward to Name a Single Progressive Measure He Has Initiated
Coontlnued from Page Five,

he ain't anything but damned suburb anite. What's he know bout runnin' city? I never saw him nor heard of him
 before. Weatherly and RyalI and The Age-Herald and the T. As and the church people and the damned suburbs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Mush Bread

meal, F teaspoon salt, l teaspoon butter, 1 egg.
 Heat milk to boiling point and then stir slowly in the meal. When done remove from fire, add butter and salt and beat we'll Then add i egg beaten well. Bake in buttered dish until A light browu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Dropped Corn Bread

cups corn meal teaspoon sugar. l teaspoon salt, cups boiling water. Sift meal, salt and sugar and pour to stand until perfectly cool. Drop spoonfuls in hot fat and fry delf- cate brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21

That George Ward expected to get the vote of the so-called T. A. s in his race for presidency of the city commission was the statement of John Shelby, pr Barretts campaign manager, at Pratt City last night.
 Here is what George Ward said in his Ensley speech" said MT Shelby:
 John Shelby was one of 25 business men who met at the Tutwiler just before 1 was approached by the delegation and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Corn Fritters

1 cup corn, egg, 1 tablespoon cream or rich milk, teaspoon but ter. 1 tablespoon flour
 Mix all together and fry in hot fat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
Escalloped Rice

cups boiled rice, 3 eggs. F cup cream or rich milk, l cup grated
 Beat eggs light and into them stir milk and one-half the cheese, then add salt. Put rice in baking dish and pour over it the liquid mixture. Over top spread remainder of grated cheese and bake until firm and brown on top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-21
CORN BREAD RECIPES
 Corn Meal Drop Cakes

1 pint meal, F teaspoon salt. 1 cup hot water, l tablespoon fat, eggs beaten separately.
 Mix meal and the hot water. stir in salt and fat and when cool add the beaten yolks. If too thick add bit more water or a little milk. Add with spoon on hot greased griddle and cook on one side until brown, puffed and full of air bubbles. Then turn and cook on other side until done through.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
ROOSEVELT AND PERSHING.

AS Laura Jean Libbey might sigh: We
know not what strange pranks fate will
play.
President Theodore Roosevelt lifted
Col John Joseph PeTshing over the heads
of many seniors and made him a brig
adler general in the regular army. That
was in 1906.
. Now President Woodrow Wilson hoists
Gen. Pershing over the head of ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, as commander Of the first
American army ever to set foot upon
European soil.
When President Roosevelt picked out
young Col Pershing-he was then 46-
there was a roar from the Bull Moose's
enemies
Z Favoritism, Just because Pershing
married Senator Warrens daughter, Of
Wyoming! The Senator is one Of the
Presidents political aids-de-camp! Also
many harsher things.
President Roosevelt only replied that
he made Pershing a general because he
was the best man for the job.
Now a Democratic President not only
lndorses Roosevelt's choice, but goes II
a whole lot betteT-honors him above
every other military man in America
Philadelphia Public Der-
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
THE TUTORS OF SATAN.
BY CALVIN DILL WILSON.

Bold Satan heard the news ana came
to view the scenes of war.
And then addressed his comrades:
Here indeed I vow is more
OF most ingenious wickedness than all
our hell contains;
l must confess we devils show but
very little brains.
We're antiquated. in a rut. in our old
place of FIRE,
And we must quick improve our ways
or speedily retire.
Beside these German folk our ancient
kingdom is q mob;
We must learn tricks from these earth
men or rivals get our Job.
We're not efficient; and our worthy
customers we'll lose,
Unless we right now waken up and
stronger methods use.
Compared with this. we orer but a
very meager berth,
And must beware lest sinners soon be
doomed to stay on earth"
So busily they took full notes of all
they heard and saw,
And swore that henceforth German
modes should be their sacred law.
And when they went below again, dark
Satan sat in state,
With councillors, and wrought to bring
hell-torments up-to-date
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Patriotism and Merchants.

Recruiting and its attendant activi-
ties has been lauded so much in the
past few months that it is difficult to
locate new phase or a unique spirit
among those who are striving to do
their "bit." The movement to stimu-
late patriotism has been so general
that there are but few individual ex-
amples that predominant.
Washington, however, has as one
shining example the efforts of the
Retail Merchants Association toward
contributing to the call of the coun-
try. Unselfshly foregoing personal
and business aggrandizement, the
merchants have turned their annual
advertising junket into a trip in
search of recruits for the Marine
Corps. Not only are these men con-
tributing their money, but their tine,
which is most valuable, to the serv-
ice of their government.
One particular factor which stands
out even amid the services of the as
sociated merchants, is the action of
Berberich's Shoe Stores in devoting
an entire page advertisement to the
cause of obtaining recruits. Newspa-
per space is valuable, but in Mr.. Ber-
berich's advertisement in The Herald
of yesterday not the slightest men
ton was made of his business, the
entire space being given over to the
needs of the country.
Nor do the merchants ask or ex-
pect concrete recognition for their
laudable efforts toward obtaining
men to defend the nation. Their
trip down the Potomac next Satur-
day is just what they have announced
it, trip to encourage recruiting in
parts of the adjacent country, not
reached by ordinary appeals.
There is but one way for the peo-
pie of this city to show their appre-
citation of the efforts of the mer-
chants. 1t is by turning out next
Saturday in the largest possible num-
bers to witness the exercises on the
Ellipse, incident to the departure of
the self-appointed recruiting agents.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
HINDENBURG'S REPLY.

Sequel to williams WaiP' publish
ed in The Herald.)
Ach! Kaiser, dear, be not afraid,
We have dem on der run;
didn't bring all Paris home
For dat would spoil der fun.
Juss tell der beeples still more lies;
We make dem dink I gain,
Und ven backwards We move vonce
more,
Won Hollweg Will exblain.
Ven never let der beeples rule
However much dey try
Und ven der Yankees come across
We lick dem, you and 1.
OF Zimmerman und diplomats
Der less We say Is veil.
Dey make Won mess init Mexico
Dat drive US most to hell.
Mein Kaiser Achl Mein Kaiser.
Dey Won't let Teddy come,
Now dat Vos fortunate for US
He'd put us on der bum
Der Zig fear ist almost up;
/ dink. und blan, und blan.
But every ding We try by Gott
Ist- nicht haan vert Won tam.
III B. q.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Our Allies and Ourselves.

Conceivably this world war is to
continue for another two years or
more. In that period American mill
tary force will have become the de-
Gliding factor. But it is idle to ex-
pect that our own military power
now or in the near future will be CO.
ordinated fully with that of France
and Great Britain.
The French and the British have
been trying to attain coordination
since the war began, and have not
succeeded in reaching it yet. On the
western front, it is conceded by mil
itary experts that the entente forces
should be under one command, pre-
ferably French, since the fighting is
on French soil; but the British have
never seen fit to yield the final con-
troll of their forces to Joffre or Nj
velle. 1t is true there is more skilful
teamwork now than there has been
at any time since the Germans threat
ened Paris; but the coordination is
still far from complete.
The initial American expeditionary
force under Pershing is going to be
under the direction of the American
General Staff. Neither Haig nor Nj
velle will have the final say as to
their disposition or their movements.
This in itself creates another difficult
problem on the western front, and
another loophole for friction, for
there is no intention on the part of
the American army authorities to
sacrifice this small force-which is
being sent over largely for its moral
and political effect-in the first
line trenches unless they know clear
ly and definitely the object to be
gained in so doing
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Our Food Stocks.

The American people have no
proper conception of the extent to
which they will be called upon to fur
nish food to France, Great Britain,
and even Russia, while the war con-
tinues.
The Russian wheat crop is far be-
low expectations. Australia is Sc
verely hampered in her shipping via
the Mediterranean by the U-boat.
Argentina, mindful of her own pros
pect of shortage, has declared a
wheat embargo. Rumania is in the
grip of the enemy. The only point
IN the compass to which the allies
can look for food supplies is the
North American continent.
The call upon our wheat resources
will be severe; there can be no ques-
ton of that. Inside of few months
there is very real possibility that the
United States will be placed upon a
"war-bread" diet. Whole wheat, bran
and rye must be used as far as pos
sible. 1t is inevitable that prices
must go beyond their present level.
We are in the grip of the war, and
when we feel it in the guise of be-
nevolent, wise, far-seeing food die
tatorship we will realize it in a way
that even the sacrifice of our blood
in the trenches of France will not
force us to realize it.
To speak colloquially, it is strictly
up to" US. The heat of the day, the
brunt of the burden, has been borne
by France and England for the first
three years of the war; if it is to con-
tinue much longer, the major share
of that burden must be assumed by
the United States. Germany is play
ing her last. card in the submarine,
and she seems to be even cocksure-
ly confident it will be successful. 1t
will be, unless we either can destroy
or nullify it. The day that France
or Britain starves for food or sup
plies, now to be gotten only from
North America, that day will see
Germany victorious.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

corn. Now that a better view prevails
respecting the food supply Of the nert
twelve months there Is also a Eymps-
thetic growth Of confidence which is
likely to be reflected in subscriptions to
the liberty loan.
Big Things On q Big Scale.
Recently Secretary McAdoo justined
his belief in the success OF the liberty
loan by his view that the United States
when the occasion arises, does big things
In big way. Since he spoke those words
there have been many illustrations OF
the truth OF his statement. One OF these
was furnished by his relief TO Russia
which will indirectly, at least. react in
favor OF the United States Another IL
lustrstiOn Of the bignesS. 90 70 speak OF,
transactions now under way comes from,
the South. by way Of Washington. Rich
ard F. Edmonds, editor OF the Msnufac-
tUrers' Board Of Baltimore. q day or two.
magnitude OF single transaction now IN
ern pine timber which the United Stated
has contracted for, chiefly for ship bui,S
ing purposes, were placed upon a fre1
train the locomotive OF that train would
be at New York city while the train
would be unbroken until the rear ~
reached to New Orleans. The Eov1
ment is to buy two billion feet OF Sou
eTn pine. entailing thereby very great
8CtivitiSs in the lumber industry in the
SeUth. and this purchase alone will rep
resent an expenditure Of one hundred
million dollars HOLLAND.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
AMrsENIENTN
See the Three Big Nstio|
Parks and Colorado on
One Vacation.
You are planning for your sum-

You are planning for your SUNNI
vacation?
You don't know where 20 goT
Well, think OF this:
Through Glacier and Tellowsto,
National Parks, out from Yellowstol
over the wonderful new Cody Roao''.
all these trips by comfortable autom,
bile, a novelty perfected only this yei
and then Rocky Mountain Este
National Park in Colorado. with
jaunt to Denver and Colorado Sprin
(Pikes Peak and the Garden OF
Gods" near by).
The Government has spent money!
" this past year in adding 20 the al a
ton Of these Fairgrounds OF the ped
There Is no trip in the world so val
and full OF interest.
The whole trip is made over the lines
a single railr rad systematic BurlNg~
Rpute-the big. prosperous. well-ma ntl
dependable railroad OF the West.
ticket over one railroSd.
Stop at the once or write. Let me
YOU how easily and cOmtortab bly, this "
derIul trip can be made. Ask for foldy
describing each Park. Full OF maps \
pictures. No charge.
VIM. Austin. General Agent, Pa sssel
Dept. C. b e. Q. r. r. Co, S36 Ches
st, Philadelphia.-AdE.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

II you want to be a real patriot
this summer, enlist as harvest hand.
It's harder work in the wheat fields
of Kansas than in the training camps
of Georgia.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

There is no let-up in the activities
of the District chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Already they have
obtained almost four times what they
originally started out to raise, and the
prospects indicate that they will go
far beyond the 100000 mark.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

Germany expresses regret" for the
sinking of the three Swedish ships.
Count Won Bernstorff ought to be
given the Stockholm post by the Ber-
lin foreign office to do this work of
regrets" properly.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

It is perhaps significant that Col.
Roosevelt was the first person to Of
hcially recognize the value of Gen.
Pershing. The selection of Pershing
by a Democratic administration but
bears out Roosevelt's choice of men.