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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
TAX ON LUXURIES
Congress Plans Terms of New
Revenue Bill.
Clothing Is Placed on the
/ Luxury List.

Washington, Aug. 10.-A luxury tax
schedule was adopted, an official tax
advisory board for the treasury Gre
ated. the tax on corporation capital
stock doubled to produce an additions
al $50, 900, 900. and a provision accept
ed making liberty bonds security for
all government contracts by the house
ways and means committee Friday in
framing the $4,000, 100000 revenue
bill. The committee adjourned late
Friday until Monday when it will enter
OH the final stages of it's task.
Luxury Taxes.
The luxury proposal. accepted by
a subcommittee comprising Repre-
seftatives Hull, Tennessee; Helver-
ing, Kansas, and Moore, Pennsyl-
vania, in a supplemental and final re-
port. 1t levies 10 per cent tax on all
jawelry, to be paid by the manufac-
turer, producer or importer. Cover
ing approximately 1900 items of jew
e!ry, it supplants the present tax of
Per cent on the manufacturer, pro-
Queer or importer. The 10 per cent
tax is also to be levied on such arti-
cles as art objects. pianos and pipe
organs. furs, cash registers, typewrit-
ers, photographs and tapestries.
Tax on Clothing.
In view of the wide public demand
for tax on the price paid for certain
other articles, not deemed luxuries by
reason of their nature above a certain
price, the subcommittee proposed and
the full committee accepted a limited
number of other groups of such arti-
cles with suggested basic prices paid
for them by the consumer, above
which a 20 per cent tax is to be as
sessed against the seller to the con-
sumner or user or to a person not for
resale" This second group and the
amount WI xxyiI he
taxed follows:
Mems and young mems suits or
overcoats. $50; mems land women's
hats, bonnets and hoods, s25; won-
and misses suits, cloaks and coats,
sold at over $50; boots, shoes, pumps
ana slippers for men, women and
children, $40; mems and boys hats
50; mems and boys caps. 81; picture
frames. SO; fans. 81; mems waist
| coats. sold distinct from suits, SIS: silk
understanding and hosiery, pure and
mixed, $10;- mems and boys neckwear,
81; trunks, SO; valises, travelling bags
suitcases and hat boxes. s25; ladies'
hand bags, $3.50; carpets and rugs
riber, So per square yard: umbrellas
parasols and sunshades, 81; mems
shirts, So; house or smoking jackets
and bath robes. So
A Tax Advisory Board.
chairman kitchfn summarized the
committees work as to the tax advis.
ory board as follows:
The committee created a tax ad.
visory board, similar to one now act.
ing at the treasury. We provide for
i've members and the board will con.
tinue during the war and for one yea,
a1terWard. The president is to ap-
point all the members. with the ad.
vice of the senate. Their salaries are
! to be $4,000 year each. Their func.
ton will be to review and consider al
matters Submitted to them by the in
ternal revenue commissioner as to in.
depreciation and administration of the
| Internal revenue tax laws"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
CARSWELL AT FRONT
Topekan Tells OF Experiences in Radio
Company in France.

Lieut.. w. C. Carswell, who is now in
france, with radio company which
ne organized in Topeka, and which
Is made up entirely of Topeka men,
has written hom.. telling briefly of
some of the experiences he is having.
His letter, in part, is as follows:
Il was sent up to the front line
about week ago to install radio
equipment and it was sure some lob.
our company is in fine town back
from the lines but we must 20 up to
take care of this radio
Have seen lots of things I would
IKE TO write you about, but can't. I
nave seen some good airpIane battles.
also witnessed one German plane
brought down, it was a thrill onlv ex-
periences by being here
The division (deleted) is sure Civ
ing Fritz what he has coming, and
every one is on tip toes and hopes 10
end the war this fall. Fritz sure
thinks the Yanks are some scrappers
and when we, / mean the (deleted \
division reaches its stride, he had bet
ter hunt his hole. I would not have
missed this war for the world and
when it is all over We will have lots tc
look back on that will be gratifying -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
A Limit ON CARS
Companies Must Stop Making
Passenger Autos.
Entire Plants Must Be Turned
to War Work.

Washington, Aug. 10-Manufactur-
ers of passenger motor cars are ad-
vised by the war industries board to
convert theiE plants to 100 per cent
war work as rapidly as possible and
to place them on that basis not later
than January 1, 1919, in letter adj
dressed to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. In no other
way, the letter stated, could they be
assured of the continuance of their
industry or the preservation of their
organizations.
The letter was in response to a pro-
posal made yesterday by Hugh ChaI-
mers on the part of the manufactur-
ers voluntarily to curtail the passen-
ger car industry so per cent. The
war industries board declared that the
present situation regarding steel and
other materials needed for war work
gave little assurance of material re-
quired for the manufacture of passen-
ger motor cars even after providing
for war requirements.
Materials Held Up.
Pending receipt by the board of
sworn inventories of materials on
hand, requested last July Is, no ma
terials will be permitted passenger car
manufacturers, the letter states.
Althou the communication states
further action will be taken when the
inventories are returned, little promise
is held out by members of the war in
dustries board to the motor car indus
try unless its entire manufacturing
capacity is devoted toward war work.
On the contrary. it was stated by one
member, ALLEGATION of steel to the in
dustry has been stopped, and those
who were far-sighted enough to obtain
stocks of steel prior to the restrictions
on deliver, will in all probability have
their supply taken by the government
to be turned over to war industries
short of 1t.
Many OF the manufacturers who
have SO far returned sworn inventories
it was stared, have on hand sufficient
steel and other material to operate al
100 capacity from four to six months
When the inventories are all in a
leveling will occur, placing all manu-
facturers of passenger cars on the
same Iasis. This basis, it was said
would be he amount of steel the gov
eminent may be able to supply after
war requirements are met.
To Commander Steel.
The steel requirements of the gov
eminent and the allies for the last six
months of this year have now reached
twenty-five and a half million tons
which wa taken to mean that the
leveling process will likely be COM
Wandering of steel stocks which the
'far-sigiIted" passenger motor car
manufa cturers obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
BRING WAR HOME
Uncle Sam Will Exhibit 1t at
Big Topeka Free Fair.
Army-Nayy Display To Be Fin.
est in the Country.
MOUNTAIN CANNON SHOWN
Machine Guns, Rifles and Real
Trench PeriscOpes.
Public May See Exhibit in the
New War Building.

The United States government is
bringing the war home to the people
At the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka
September to IA, the United Stat. !;
war and navy departments will have a
wonderful display of war materials
and relics depicting the service in
these active fighting branches OF the
government. The exhibit is sent to
the Kansa;; Free Fair by the govern
ment, and is to be housed in a special
building erected by the association for
this purpose alone. The display can
not fail to please Americans more
closely in touch with their BOYS who
are making more uneasy the heads
that wear the crowns. There are
Browning machine guns for infantry
use and Lewis machine guns of the
aircraft type; mountain cannon that
can be pulled to Alpine heights:
figures clothed in regulation uniforms.
including an avfator's flying toys;
rifles of the latest model used "over
there" anf- wooden blocks showing
penetration of the old and new bull
lets; complete equipment of the be-
loved "doTshboy'' and a trench peri
scope thru which he watches for
fr1skiness IN TIE part of the ''Fritzies";
gas masks that he dons when the Hun
spreads his favorite poison; the trench
helmet that protects him ami the
hand grenades he hurls; the shovel
with which he digs a trench and the
pump that takes out the water
linen there are models of the vari-
Gus kinds of tents used by the army,
national and regimental colors in silk,
storm and post flags, portable field
wireless outfit, heliograph instru-
ments, lanterns for night signaling,
day and night rockets and signal flags.
How to Tell an Officer.
And if any American hast learned
yet to distinguish !. sergeant major
from brigadier geenral, he can do
SO from boards which carry the in
sigma of officers and the chevrons of
enlisted men, with the wound and
service chevrons authorized for off,
GERS and men serving in France.
The navy display shows more of the
tools that are making this world an
unsafe place for international bur-
glars. and also some rifles captured
from German e soldiers. The navy
shows depth charge of the kind
whose bubbles often mean the end for
some submarine pirate; a naval mine
and anchor, and q big tUrpedo with
it's truck. Projectiles of various sizes
are accompanied by bombs that air
planes drop. The clothing display in
cludes some worn in winter weather
by the boys aboa-l our submarines.
Trumpets, drums, rifles, swords
flags and pennants are some or the
other things shown. But it is expected
that nowhere will the crowds be thick
er than around the models of modern
battleships, dreadnougats. cruisers, de-
stroyers and other vessels that will be
shown at all the fairs and expositions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
TEACH FLYERS WITH FILMS
Moving Pictures Used to Show Proper
Handling of Equipment.

(Correspondence of the Associated Presso
An American Aviation Training
Camp in England, July 20.-The NOV
ing picture is being widely used in the
training of American pilots in this
country, The young flying officers
who are sent to the Armament School
here to acquaint themselves with the
use of airplane guns and gungears find
their three-weeks' course a most in
teresting one, owing partly to the
large share which the moving picture
machine plays in the instruction.
The pupil is not required to sit out
a lengthy lecture read aloud from the
notes of an instructor. Instead, the
various branches of gunnery training,
such as the stripping and assembling
of guns, and the various points to be
observed before, during and after
flight. are demonstrated by films, &C
companied by concise explanations by
competent officers.
Run Film Several Times.
Frequently a film is run over the
screen several times at different
| speeds SO that the pupil gets a very
| intimate idea of the process being IL
| Illustrated. 'Monotony and completely
| find no place in this method of train
| ing.
The firms standar1.ze the correct
llethods, and their Institutional value
is far-rea ching. The film work is not
! confined to gunnery alone, but is con-
| tinued in the other technical courses
| such as aerial tactics and bomb drop.
| ping According to British instruc-
| tors, the use Of the film has shortened
and improved the course of training
in these departments very materially
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
AT the Orphcum.

Douglas Fairbanks's new photoplay.
Say Young Fellow" is described as
being perhaps the most novel in which
he has ever appeared. In this photo
play, which will be shown at the Or
,pheum the first tn ee days of the
week. Fairbanks portrays the role OF
a wide-awake, optimistic reporter en-
ployed in a small city. who wins dis
tinction by interviewing a millionaire
who not only has never been inter-
viewed but who announced that ne
never would submit to reportorial in
QUESTION.
How the Young Fellow" as Fair
banks is styled, reaches the millionaire
and gets the story is worth the telling
on the film. This special success gets
Fairbanks another assignment of even
more Importance which develops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
CHILE BUILDS SHIPS
Two Big Plants Are Being Erected
VIII start Ships In September.

Washington, Aug. 1o.-Two large
ship-building plants are being erected
in Southern Chile. They will be ready
for operation in September and the
building of wooden vessels will begin
Immediately. The first vessel. of B.
900 tons, will be launched in March.
1919. according to the schedule, and
another vessel of the same size will
leave the ways shortly afterward.
The new shipyards are being con-
structed at Lianao. The wood to be
used in shipbuilding is native tim
ber-ChiIean oak, spruce and other
woods. The machinery for the new
vessels will be bought in the United
States if it lis possible to get it from
this country; otherwise the builders
6 will get it from Antofagasta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
MAKE SMALLER TRUNKS
Manufacturers Told to Restrict Size of
Baggage During War.

Washington. Aug. 1o.-To save
space in baggage cars for the army,
the conservation division of the war
industries board has advised manu-
facturers that trunks should not ex-
coed forty inches in height or length,
and that travelling bags and suitcases
should be restricted to sizes from four
teen to twenty eight inches. with all
partitions. sections, false bottoms, etc,
eliminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
He JUST ACQUIRED 'EM
Youthful Bicycle .'owner' Unable to
Explain Possession of Wheels.

John Place. 16 years old, was ar
rested Thursday night on charge of
stealing bicycle from the Shawnee
Cycle works on East Seventh street.
An investigation by the police reveal
ed that Place could not properly ex-
plain how he came into possession of
some other wheels" a1tho he has told
several different stories relative to the
matter. Accol ling to the police. he
had been paroled from the reform
school. The investigation is being
continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
AT THE
THEATERS
At the Novelty.

Speaking of serial photo-plays. "a
Fight for Millions" now running at
the Novelty. the second episode to be
shown Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, is one of the best pictures this
house has ever shown. The suramer
vaudeville holds right up to the top
notch and the big, pleasing features
continue to come at every change of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

thrills in profusion and the villain
goes into lotion.
There is a girl in the case. of course.
and that part is taken by Marjorie
Daw, who has often played the leading
role opposite Fairbanks.
Beside the Fairbanks picture. the
official government War Review Pic
lures will be shown as will the Pathe
News of worlds events.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

program. The first half of the week
finds Paul Fruger & Co. in q mys-
ferrous novelty entitled Almost Too
Late" followed by Miss Cora Hail.
a very charming and pretty singing
Coincidence, then Kennery. Sheridan
d Day, in an original comedy song
skit entitled THE Honeymooners."
The last spot is well taken UP by the
"DePace Opera Co." of six people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
.UNION-HATINC w. u.
OFFICIALS CONTINUE
OLD REGIME POLICY

Central Labor Council "wednesday
decided to wire Secretary OF Labor
Wilson daily until the case Of the 10.
cal locked out telegraphera IN I'D
lustcd. The men claim they are
merely being given the Opportunity
OF unemployment. but lose their pre-
vious status with respect To yearly
holidays and pcnpion benefits
Charles y. Rice. acting president
OF tho Tolegraphers' union. Issued
tho following statement;
Defy Government
president Wilson. after inveati'
eating tho case thoroly. requested
the telegraph company 10 reinatate
these iocked-out employees In con
formlty with the principles cnuneiat'
ed in his proclamation OF April =.
This the company refused To do, de
flying the administration. President
Wilson requested OF. and secured
from, congress authority To seize the
telegraph lines.
"The old regime OF the telegraph
company. however. atill dominates To
such an extent that they are able TO
interfere with the government pro
gram. and have muulated PontmaS-
ter General Burleson's orders for re
instatoment To substitute state
ment OF eligibility for unemployment
Old Regime Policy
Reinstatement means TO restore
To tho position taken from. which
carries with It restoration OF all
rights OF seniority OF service. sick
benefits. vacations. etc. Rc-empioy'
ment on the other hand would mean
the status Of n new employe, with
consequent assignment To any duty
and salary rating decided upon by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
FREDERICK & NELSON
DEPARTMENT STORE
WILL OPEN TUESDAY

The new building OF Frederick a
Nelson. at Fifth ave. and Pine st.
Will open next Tuesday. The old
store. at Second and Madison. VIII hc
closed Friday and saturday. prepare
tory TO removal of stock.
The new department store quar-.
tiers, said 10 be the most complete
and modern west OF Chicago. include
such upto-the.-ninute conveniences
as employees cafeteria. hospital. rest
room and smoking room. auditorium
and locker room. and a patrons tea
room. with accommodation for 400.
besides three private dining rooms
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29

local officials. loss ~ all rights 10 VA.
cations. alex benefits. etc.
Postmaster General Burlcson tel
egraphed to Mayor Hanson and 9th.
erH that reinstatement would be
made shortly. In the meantime. ow'
ing To tho tactics of the officials OF
the telegraph company. who are evi'
IDENTIFY sun dominating the situation
thru the nlowncas OF the government
IN actually taking charge. the de.
piorable spectacle obtains In Seattle
OF 200 war workers locked out OF en-
ploymont in a field crying loudly for
their services"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
PORT BOARDS BUDGET
OF $4,000 APPROVED

At It's regular Wednesday meeting.
the Seattle port commission filed
strenuous protest with tho United
States shipping board and war indus.
tries board against the commander
Ing OF scattlc's yearly crcosotc out.
put for certain san Francisco ship
yard.
Tn. budget levy OF $4,000 for
the ensuing year was officially ap
proved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
BATTLE NAMED
POSTMASTER

Edgar Battle, postmaster of Scat
tie. was Thursday nominated by
President Wilson aa HIS own success
or. Battle has been postmaster OF
Seattle since september 10. 1915. His
appointment expired one year ago
and the present action OF President
Wilson In taken as delayed reap
pointment OF Rattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
BOLTON TO EXPLAIN
HIS QUARANTINE VOTE

why Voted Against the Appro.
prlation for the Continuance Of the
Quarantine for informed Women"
will be the subject OF an address
20 be given by Councilman r. H.,
Bolton at an open meeting In the
quarters Of DIR. r. J. Brown. ies Co
lumbGa at. Friday at y. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
Conway Named to
Succeed Fishburn

Tho resignation Of Assistant Unit.
ed States District Attorney George H.
fishburn. OF Tacoma. was accepted
Thursday by District Attorney Rob.
ert c. Saunders. and the appointment,
of Fred H. Conway. of Aberdeen. an.
nounccd.
conway's appointment was made
Thursday. at Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-29
hoy CnORrs DELAYED

Tn. whitney Boys chorus viii not
sing at tho Arena Saturday evening.
There will b~ roller skating. as usual.
The chorus win arrive in time for a
performance Tuesday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-08
SALTS IF BACKACHY
AND K|DNEYS.H
Stop eating meat for a while if
your Bladder is troubling
you

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been eat.
ing too much meat, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid
which overworks the kidneys in their
effort to filter it from the blood and
they become sort Of paralyzed and
loggy. When your kidneys get slug
gish and clog you must relieve them,
like you relieve your bowels; remov-
ing all the body's urinous waste, else
you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wea-
ther is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment, channels often get sore, wa
ter scalds and you are obliged to seek
relief two or three times during the
night.
Either consult good, reliable ply
sician at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids In the urine so 1t no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t Is inexpensive, can
not injure and makes a delightful, ef-
fervescent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-08
SAGE TEA BEAUT|F|ES
AND DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Gray! It Darkens
So Naturally that No
body can Tell.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night II you'll get 50-cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com.
pound" at any drug store. Millions Of
bottles of this old famous Sage Tea
Recipe, improved by the addition OF
other ingredients, are sold annually,
says a well-known druggist here, be-
cause 1t darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that no one can tell it has
been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray
or becoming faded have surprise
awaiting them, because after one or
two applications the gray hair van
ishes and your locks become luxuriant-
ly dark and beautiful.
This Is the age of youth. Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, so get busy with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight
and you'll be delighted with your dark,
handsome hair and your youthful ap-
pearance within few days.
This preparation is toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti-
cation or prevention Of dlsease.-Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-08

what would otherwise be lost. Poul-
try viii prove valuable In eating OBJ
noXIous bugs, grasshoppers, worms and
insect pests, that would otherwise de-
stroy food that Is valuable. 10 the
dweller in village, town or city, Il
well-kept flock of n dozen or % good
laying hens viii prove profitable. They
can be kept from the lawn, garden,
kitchen and table olfal, all of which
makes the choicest kind of poultry
feed with but II small addition of grain.
Increase Food Production.
During this next year every effort
should be made to raise and consume
every pound of poultry flesh possible.
1t Is one of the easiest and quickest
ways of helping to increase food pro.
ductlon, and that is what every red
blooded American must do to help his
country during the period of the war.
Every pound of meat produced will
help put bullet ut the kaiser. Do
your bit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-08

and thoroughly dry with towel. Take
the stick Of caustic and wrap some pa
per around the end that is to be held
in the hand. Now moisten the other
end and rub on each clipped spot al
ternately, two or three times, allowing
time for 1t to dry between each appli-
cation. Don't get the stick too wet
and rub only where the horn is to ap-
pear, because If 1t gets on the sur
rounding skin 1t will eat the flesh
away and cause pain. After the treat
ment protect the calves from rain, as
water on the head will cause the
caustic to run on the surrounding
skin.