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The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
WAR REVENUE BILL
FURTHER CHANGED
Elimination Of Double Tax Provis-
ion Is Practically Assured.

More changes were made yesterday
in the war revenue bill by the Senate
Finance Committee.
1t was practically agreed to elinin-
ate all chance of double taxation, by
stipulating that q subsidiary should
not be taxed when its parent organi-
cation had already paid the tax.
The income tax rates of the House
bill as originally sent to that body
were accepted. This means that the
increases inserted In the House by Mr..
Lenroot were struck out.
The committee also decided not to
accept the. House plan of taxing a
man upon his 1916 income. This was
known as the retroactive tax. but the
Senate committee evidently consider
ed 1t unfair.
An amendment was suggested
changing the present law SO that stock
dividends shall be taxed on the
amount OF the earnings SO distributed.
This conforms with the present prac.
tice Of the Treasury Department.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
Arrange for Concert.

The Ladies' Guild Of the Iowa Ave
nue. N. e. Church held a meeting last
night in the church hall, Fourteenth
and Emerson streets, during which
Anal arrangements were made for a
musical entertainment to be given
on the evening of June p. The meet
ing was we'll attended and the mem
bers exhibited great enthusiasm over
the coming event.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
FRENCH SEE WIRELESS.

Sayyille. l. l., June II. - The
French scientific mission came from
Washington today to inspect the
great wireless plant here. Mem
bers Of the mission plan to visits
all wireless stations on the At
lantic and Pacific coasts. 1t is un-
derstood Lieut.. Paternot is trying
to establish communication between
the plant here and the Eiffel Tower
station in Paris.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
Four Men Were Drowned
When u. S. Shin Foundered

-Four men of the crew Of the Amer
lean schooner Nypsum Empress were
while bound from Pensacola for
Genoa. according to State Depart.
ment advicea yesterday. The vessel
was abandoned waterlogged on May
II. Frank Olsson, Johan Myers, Rob
ert Williams and Patrick Reid were
lost. The remainder OF the crew were
picked up after II days in open boats
and brought to Gibraltar.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
ASSOCIATION ELECTION.

The annual meeting of the Parent
Teachers AssOcia ton OF Gage School,
which was held last night. was fea-
tured by the election Of officers as fol-
lows: President, L. Satterfeld; first
vice president, Mrs. NJ. E. Bond; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. Maxwell Coo
ley; secretary, Mrs. NJ. z. Davis, and
treasurer. Mrs. Phillip Addison.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
Women to Boost Liberty Loan.

A meeting to arouse enthusiasm for
the liberty loan will be held by the
Federation of Women's Clubs at the
Ebbitt this afternoon. The speakers
will include Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Crosby and John Poole, pres
ident Of the Federal National Bank,
and chairman o. the Liberty Loan
Committee. Music will be provided by
William c. Pierson. Mrs. Court F.
Wood, president OF the federation, will
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
OPPOSES WAR ON cREEcE.

Berlin. June n.-Premier Nadislavon
of Bulgaria, who has bean eonfsrrinE
with the Kaiser and FieId Narshsi
Won Hindenburg at great headouarf.
ers, has returned 10 Berlin. n An
Interview today the Bulgarian states
man said Bulgaria has no desire fo
carry the war into Greece.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
NO TAX ON ROCKEFELLER.

Efforts OF the Cleveland authorities
70 force John d. Rockefeller to pay
personal taxes in Cuyahoga County
deiled Yesterday when the Supreme
court disr~ 'ssed the appeal for want OF
Jurisdictt 81 The court sclinched the
settlement of the case by refusing q
petition for a review.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
Circle viii Entertain.

U. S. Grant Circle, No. l. Ladies Of
the G. A. R., will serve ice cream and
cake at their entertainment this even
ing in G. A. r. Hall as late as II 30
o'clock. Half the receipts will go the
Department OF the Potomac G. A. R.
fund.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
VETERAN TAR PROMOTED

william J. sanmond. chief electri.
elan Of the oovernn1enf Printine OF.
nee, has receivee q promotion 10 80.
perintenoent Of the building. Mr.. Sam.
IN the nav va one n tha yests
which assisted Capt. Hobson 10 blow
up the herrtmao IN the spHnish.
American war.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
SUPREME COURT FINISHED.

The Supreme Court has gone on its
summer vacation Yesterday it ad-
journed until October. Eight cases
were left on the calendar, besides the
antitrust cases which were set for re-
argument.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-12
FOOD PRICES DOUBLE.
Increase in Cost of Foodstufs in
ENGLAND o. Per Cent

London. June 1.-THE average in
crease in the cost of foodstutfs
throughout the United Kingdom since
the beginning OF the war is now 9S
per cent, according to the Board Of
Trade Labor Gazette.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

where ne an his family fall an easy
prey [ III April frechet.
But III amount o publicity tn first
robin gifts is enough { make form ne
trus close her American tour. He's
tn only bird that gifts his name on tn
editorial page. Long before he gifts
fairly balanced on tn bare twiGs of an
apple tree his arrival is heralded
broadcast by tn nearest newspaper
an discussed in every home.
How many times have We drawn tn
curtain in tn mornin' an looked out
upon Il bleak. snowy March landscape
an hcheld tn first robin with sad.
far-away look in his eye, an wonderin
what kind of a meteorological disturb
ance nature wuz goin' [ hand him
next.
Napoleon, Standin' on tn barren,
siary bluffs O ST. Helena, lOOkin'
gloomily out DER vast eXpanse o
Speckless sea. didn't have anything on
tn first robin.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
Rev. Wiley Tanger on the Revival
of Croquet

unmolested while those whose duty II
is t guard an protect us discuss tn
sugar schedule er lay in wait fer some
irresponsible chauffeur.
'In many door yards unds tn white
light o. tn corner arc, er tn flickerin'
glare o tn kerosene lamp, young girls
O. tender age with malletS uplifted
strike wildly ut tn wooden sphere in
Their mad effort t reach tn pa nted
peg over near tn peony bed. Some
times Their girlsh laughter kin be dis
tinctly heard clean up [ eight p. M.
in many instances tn days crOquet
averages are discussed openly at tn
dinner table, while tn scores are post
ed in tn marts o, trade. Dealers, APP
parcntly under no restraint, sell GRO
quet by tn box without question as &
age er responsibility. Their is not tn
slightest effort made t control er even
curb tn soul destroyin' game.
II am told that in some o tn higher
toned an more exclusive games tn
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

From tn pulpit o tn Apple Grove
Church, Sunday, Rev. Wiley Tanger
IL say:
"Th' determined effort t revive GRO
quet is not t be wondered at. Society,
long since tired o joy ridin', wabbly
dances, panther Glides, cabaret revelry
an other questionable amusement, now
turns her heavy eyes [ tn ole pre-
historic game o crOquet with tn hope
that its vicious an fer reachin' in
huenceS fer bad II arouse her jaded
soul an furnish few new sensa-
lions. Tn present generation demands
sOmethin' L make it pace an TIERS
ever a lOnGin' fer anything new an
DARN an dcmOraliZin' L divert III
mind from tn simpler an better things
o. life. We'd hoped with III passln'
o mumbly peg. jack stones an domi-
noes that III fever an excitement o
croquet would subside an we would
emerge on an era when conservatism
would rule our diversions. But we
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
AMONG THE SCOUTS.

A scout walks through the woods
with silent tread. No dry twigs snap
under his feet and no loose stones
turn over and throw him off his bal
ance. His eyes are keen and he sees
many things that others do not see.
He sees tracks and signs which reveal
to him the nature and habits of the
creatures that made them. He knows
how to stalk birds and animals and
study them in their natural haunts. He
sees much, but is little seen.
A scout can make himself known to
a brother scout wherever he may be
by a method which only scouts can
know. He has brothers In every city
in the land and in every country in the
world. Wherever he goes he can give
his signs and be assured Of friendly
welcome. He can talk with a brother
scout without making a sound, or he
can make known his message by imi-
tating the click of a telegraph key.
The New York State College Of For
estry at Syracuse university has Of
fered one scholarship annually to q
Boy Scout who is a resident Of the
state Of New York.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

dismay. The bell rang. They looked
ut each other hclplessly. Then the
mother said: Let him in, Jane"
Jane complied, and ushered in the
stranger.
Are YOU Mrs. Turkeen?" he asked,
addressing the elder lady.
81 am. And you are"
Mr.. Turkeen's attorney. NIr. Moore"
he interrupted. 81 came TO see"
Yes put In Bessie, I'VE know
what you came for" And she pro-
ceeded TO explain the situation in Wig
orous terms.
Yes supplemented Jane, "Bess has
worked early and late to try TO keep up
the interest on that horrid old mort
gage. She's engaged to an awful nice
chap, but they can't get married, be-
cause he isn't very rich, and BeSs
won't let him know she has to pay it,"
Jane had paid no attention to the re-
mOnStranceS of both the women, but
went on: But what does he care,
mean old miser!"
Il think perhaps you do him an in
justice" said Mr.. Moore. II don't
think he knew matters were quite so
serious with you"
We'll, why didn't he know?" blazed
up Jane. He didn't even answer
mothers letter about fathers death"
About that time" answered Mr..
Moore, 'Mr. Turkcen was going
through the most terrible experience
Of his life. He lost his wife and only
child in an accident In Cape Town.
He nearly lost his mind, and had to
be kept in saniturium for months.
Some well-meaniug person. fearing the
news Of his brothers death would
prove fatal, withheld the letter, and
being amongst strangers, It was some
time before he heard"
But when he did know" protest
ed the widow.
Yes, yes am not entirely eXCusng
Mr.. 1urkeen. Undoubtedly he has
been careless and selfish-I think he
would admit that himself-but he was
very bitter against his brother, think
with cause. You may not have known
that he was nearly Impoverished by his
Spendthrift brother, that he kept on
letting him have money TIL at last he
was obliged TO refuse him. Then
George repaid his kindness by forging
his name TO q check. Jared was so
exasperated that his only terms for
not prosecuting his brother was a
mortgage on this property for the
amount Of the check. and the threat of
prosecution if the interest was not
promptly paid"
The expression on the three women's
faces was enough to convince the law
yer they had never known.
Perhaps l should not have told
YOU" he said, but il seemed to me g
mere matter of Justice"
We'll l should think so" said the
elder girl with conviction. And I'm
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

all are looked upon as bein' unmistak-
able evidences that winter is beatin' l
haSty retreat.
While we're liable / burn more coal
after tn arrival O tn first robin than
we've burned since he took his depart
ure, he's still tn most highly regarded
forecaster o tn vernal season in tn
business.
When Il farmer sees tn first robin
he begins L wonder how many circus
passes he'll be able / pull down fer
allOwin' his barn / be plaStcrcd with
farm posters. while his sons stand
near tn corn-crih SUIlen an mOroSe
while they contemplate tn spring
plowin'.
Tn political candidate has been
fooled 50 often by III first robin that
he withholdS his activities till tn UNI
hreller member shows up an tn frost
is out q tn courthouse steps an it's
balmy enough [ lean agin' tn puSt-
office. We rarely have any sleighsn'
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
f1on1g Town
Azlztlgl psz Z
SHOWING CHARACTER IN HOME
Builder Should Express His Own Ma
ture And Not Follow Reigning
Style in Architecture.

The essential in the art Of home
building is the ability TO suit your
own taSte-to express your own ma
ture. Your taste may not at all coin
eide with that Of your ncighhOr. but
that is not important. There are as
many individual expressions of the art
that is within one as there are leaves
on tree, and there is no good reason
why the expression of the individual
should not continue in the home itself.
For peoples characters do show in
their hOmeS-in the architecture Of the
dwelling, the decorations within. the
selection Of the furniture. even in the
pictures and the way they are hung.
To persons who are not especially OBJ
servant this fact is as plain as the fact
that one can always detect the pres
enCe Of feminine fingers in the ar
rangement Of the briC-a-brac, the flow
erS or vase on the stand or the books
and magazines on the library table.
The thing is so palpahly human that
it is almost impossible not to rccog-
niZe il.
1t may never have occurred 10 you
how bound down most of us are by
conventions that someone else eStab-
lished without our knowledge or sane
ton and which may or may not repre-
sent our ideals. And still we follow
them blindly. But il is a sorry fact
that most people don't build their
houses or their homes to fit their ma
lures. Rather do they fry 10 make
their natures fit into the home which
they pay numerous other persons to
build for them.
They allow themselves to be made
slaves Of convention. style or fad, and
their home is no more like them-nO
more the expression of their lives or
natures-than an automobile is like
flat-bOttOm boat. They go to the near
est architect, who tells them what the
reigning style happens TO be at the mo-
ment, as if he were planning to fit
them all with the latest Paris fashions
in dress or headgear.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
TROOPS BIG GOOD TURN.

Troop l of Santa Fe, y. NJ. had its
first opportunity To do a community
good turn when the New Mexico State
Education association met for its an
nual convention in their city.
Hotel accommodations were limited
and many of the visiting teachers had
to be assigned to private houses. The
scouts served as guides, one riding on
the running board of each automobile
and helping the teachers with their
luggage.
No tips were taken, although many
were offered. The work of the scouts
made a great hit with the town as well
as with the visitors. The chamber Of
commerce and the wOmen's clubs are
to give the scouts banquet to show
their appreciation. The association
adopted resolutions thanking the troop
for its efficient service.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

ing way with the best of linen and
prettiest china that the house affords.
If a flower or two is placed on the
tray it adds greatly TO the invalid's
pleasure.
In case of contagious diseases II is
an excellent plan to use paper dOilies
and paper napkins that can be burned
Immediately. There are many shapes
and sizes of paper dishes also avail
able if one cares TO buy, saving the
washing and disinfecting of dishes.
When serving hot dish of any kind
it should reach the patient piping hot
and if the dish is an ice or u cold one
it should be cold.
There is nothing more distasteful
even to well person than a hot dish
served lukewarm or a frozen dish half
melted.
All gruels and cereals served to an
invalid should be long and well cooked.
Dried fruits should be soaked overnight
and cooked until soft. Prune juice,
orange juice and many lightly sweet
ened Juices are all suitable TO give to
the sick. Toast water, given when di-
gestion is weak. is very helpful In in
ducing an appetite for more nOurishing
foods. as is beef extract. Fresh butter
milk, junket kOumiss and clabbered
milk are all most valuable to give va
riety in milk diet.
Baked apples with cream, lemon or
various gelatin jellies, rice, sage and
soft cooked eggs are all good and may
be presented In a most attractive
manner.
A rosy apple cooked in its skin and
carefully skinned leaving the pink on
Its cheeks, then served with a strip
made by boiling the peeling in the
stewed juice of the fruit. Add cream
and the dish will look so pretty that
the patient will want to try ii.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
SCOUT HANDBOOK BIG SELLER.

Our country's most popular juvenile
book is not, as might be supposed,
Robinson CrusOe" or Treasure Is
land" but the Handbook for Boys"
published by the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea. Within the last two years there
have been published more than 100000
copies of this book, and it is good
guess that more copies have been sold
than have been sold of both Treasure
Island" and Robinson CrusOe' tOCeth-
er during the same period. Indeed. it is
not too much TO say that if the figures
We're available To make such Il COM
parisOn possible it would be shown
that there have been published in the
last two years more copies Of the
Handbook for Boys" than all the
standard stories for boys published
during the same period.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
4n[0(Jaa
SCOUT rs
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts Of American
SCOUTS EDUCATIONAL WORK

No organization in the country has
any stronger leadership in educational
matters thun has been secured 10y the
Boy Scouts of America. Members of
the board are we'll qualified To keep
the work of the Boy Scout movement
In full accord with the most modern
and best ideas of education. The ma
tional council has planned To refer 10
this department all matters of an edu-
cational character. The department is
now preparing:
!. To give leadership in series Of
conferences for scoutnasters and other
scout officials throughout the country
as deemed advisable from time TO time.
.. To promote and develop training
courses for leadership in scouting
throughout the country either in CON
nection with established educational in
situations or under the auspices of local
councils.
3. To arrange for the presentation
of the merits of the scout program and
its appeal for leadership before vuri
Gus student bodies and educational
and religious conventions and confer
ences.
4. To cooperate in making scout
ing" the official bulletin, helpful TO
scOutmaSters and others actively en-
gagged in scout work through definite
suggestions and general educational ar
tiCleS.
5. TO develop correspondence courses
for inspiration and instruction for
scout leaders.
6. To cultivate the interest Of school
teachers and others particularly inter-
ested in educational problems through
educational journals and conferences.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
CITY PLANNING IDEA GROWS
Phase of Community Activity once
Regarded as Visionary Has TAX
en- Hold on Popular Interest.

City planning, which may once have
been regarded as the peculiar project
of meddesOme theorists. has taken II
new hold on popular interest in the
United States. New York city sup
plies one notable example of planning
activity. An examination of the causes
underlying disastrous slumps in prop
erty values in what was formerly a
cOngested district in the lower part Of
Manhattan Island showed that the dis
trict had been permitted to grow in
haphaZard fashion without any fore
thought of the inevitable growth Of
business section farther uptown. New
York business men saw too late that
such condition could have been pre-
vented, and they asked for and OBJ
tanned q planning commission.
Interest in city planning has been
awakened in Indiana. Fort Wayne is
the first city in the state to announce
preparations for q planning exhibit
ton, although the chamber of COM
merce of Indianapolis and several 9TH
er cities have been considering local
exhibitions as the first step in a cam
paign TO get law authorizing planning
commissions. The material and scope
of these exhibitions can be adjusted to
local needs, but the purpose of all of
them is to visualize city planning as
it is proceeding in other places. and to
show to the uniformed or skeptical
citizen that it has an intensely prac-
teal value.-IndianapOl Star.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19

find that while tn game, durin' III de-
cade list endin', has confined its b!ith-
in operations [ tn sparsely settled
an lawless mountain districts, it has
been fer from down an out, an this
new squirt fer poplar favor, when it
seeks { thro its Shiny coils about our
very threats. only proves its marvellous
recuperative powers an cunning re-
sour cefulness.
"T'day (even after nightfalD tn
click O tn balls may be heard in al
most any neighbOrhOOd. With all its
ole time assurance an brutal features
tn game goes on. Early an late tn
cheerin' an jeerin' O half crazed men
an women an children echo an re-
echo across some o our best lawns
while tn authorities sleep. Under tn
very shadows o our jails an courts O
Justice tn rattle an turmoil proceeds
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
House With Spirit of Home,

Rich or poor, we are all tempted. in
varying degrees, to build bigger houses
than our personalities call for. One
who is building a new house can hard
ly do better than follow that excellent
motto of the Greeks. "NOt too much"
Is not the first principle of house build
pend for its effect, not upon size and
display. but upon it's quiet adaptation
to the spirit of those who abide In it
something the value of which no one
shall be able to measure in dollars
and cents, something that is ones own,
ones home?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
CITY to SuppIy Garden Plots.

Birmingham, Ala, is again going in
for the city beautiful contest. An an
nouncement has been made from the
city hall that If anyone wants TO plant
something on a vacant lot and has no
lot, the city will "dig one up" In 9TH
er words the municipal authorities
are keeping books and seeing that no
one man has so much property that
he cannot beautify it, for, if it is found
that he has, the city will get some
one else to beautify 1t.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
0verheated Air

nnMs VI temperature In the sur
m,~ ar diminishes the amount of
er,a. "osamed and the amount Of
49, discharged. A fall of tenn
slss.0 mas the opposite effect. In
y - me overheated air forms a
M ~ around the body. which pre-
i - =. radiation Of heat necessary
Ia W., NE body in healthy condi-
>sn..s"..n q sedentary occupation a
asIs,s. azure Of from IS to 20 should be
''aed for comfort and health.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
EQUAL TO Potato,

A number of starchy roots, tubers
and corms of vegetables. including
Jerusalem artichokes, casavas, DASH
Gems, yams, yautias and taros, in adj
dition to the well-known sweet pota-
toes. have food values and degrees Of
digestibility approximately equal to
those of the Irish or white potato and,
like the latter, merit extensive use as
q part Of mixed diets.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
Business Abhors a Vacuum.

When selecting sites Of small parks
civic cepter plazas, etc, it is we'll to re-
membe. that business abhors and will
hardly tolerate a vacuum. Therefore
do not Try to thrust open spaces upon
centers where business Is at high pres
sure or they may prove q check rather
than an incentive to development.
Therefore proper provision would die
tate sites somewhat retired or to one
side.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
sarcastic Jehu

n man was going on n holiday
IA ~ susy London station the cab
ssso, . assisted his fare to carry his
ssrss,aa anpers and packages to the
ma tvn PLATFORM, for which he re-
N i.,s 'pence over and above the
~ lad s.. aaui the "twopenny tip
Nc 4. seonced himself in a cor.
III IN sSsnfortably filled compart.
ani... hat in hand, approached
sst Mn DO Holding out the coppers,
= : !. sind of you. Mr.. Carnegie,
'"en are very crate