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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

For the poor folks in the tene-
ment!" she said softly.
What say" asked Mr.. Bunker.
"Nothin.! Nothin', Pa. said Mrs.
self. I reckon we'd better be goin'
down to dinner"
1t was after dinner. when MI.
Trebbs was leaving the dining room.
arm and looked him full in the face
with her faded blue eyes.
Gould you talk to me minute in
the parlor?" she asked pleadingly.
Mr.. Trebbs inwardly cursed the mad
impulse that had once made him tell
sionary.
I'm rather busy" he said. tive got
an engagegment-"
IT won't be takin' much of your
time" Mrs. Bunker said. Il just want
to ask word or two"
tered the parlor. Mrs. Bunker looked
back and saw that her husband was
still talking with Mrs. WINNER.
set down." she said. II been think
in about that ice mine of yourn."
"But-but-" stammered Mr.. Trebbs.
You needn't be frightened all of a
sudden" said Mrs. Bunker gently. IT
amt goin' to ask you to give it to me,
Mr.. Trebbs. don't know how well off
you are for worldly goods. and
-
Some has more than others has. And
some has more forwardness in askin'
others to give than / have. dare say
there is plenty of ladies wouldn't
mind askin' you right out to give the
whole ice mine to the poor, but I amt
ever had the cheek to ask things like
that. I amt much of an asker, Mr.
Trebbs. always used to tell Mis- Cos
sick, out home: I'll make a cake and
cook three pies, and be glad to do SO,
m
money. l can't do it, No, sir, I amt
no hand to beg"
"Ah-ah-" said Mr.. Trebbs.
And I'm glad to say" continued
Mrs. Bunker. that me and Jabez is
always ready to do our part when it
We amt SO poor but what we can"
She smoothed the silk skirt of her
gown with modest pride.
Not but what I'd want you to do
for it Is more blessed to give than to
receive. You'd want to. anyway"
Trebbs.
'1.m comm to that" said Mrs. Bun
ker. You havin' been a missionary
shows you've got a good heart and
would want to do your share-for the
poor folks in them hot tenements, I
mean Maybe you'd want to knock Off
1ss1 the the price price, and maybe you couldn't
much. That's for you to say"
"But-but what is it," asked Mr..
Trebbs.
THAT ice mine of yourn over in
Jersey" said Mrs. Bunker. II been
thinkin' what blessing it would be
II Jabez and me could just buy it
and say to them poor folks in the
tenements: Here's an ice mine;
whoever wants to can come and get
all they want and there won't be
cent of charge to nobody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23

why did you think you had to go as
missionary to the Fiji Islands when
there is SO much suffering right here
in New York;
well. ma am" said Mr.. Trebbs, un-
easily, for he hated to deceive the
dear, innocent-minded old lady. II
didn't know any better then"
He disliked to talk about his imagf-
nary Fiji Island experiences with Mrs.
Bunker-she was such sweet old
soul. 1t made him feel guilty. He
arose now and prepared to move away
Bunker knit rapidly and her heart
beat as rapidly as her needles clicked.
well, there's just one thing want
to say" she said, meaningly.- IF
owned an ice-mine I'd see that there
wasn't SO much tenement suffering
for want Of ice."
Yes. Well, I've got to be going"
said Mr.. Trebbs. and he went
When Mrs. Bunker returned to her
room In the boarding house later in
the afternoon her husband was al
ready there. He was trying to be
comfortable and was in his shirt
sleeves and stocking-feet and he
Bunker did not fret because he was
wasting an afternoon. The dear old
chubby-faced soul felt that he had a
right to an afternoon off when he
pleased, for he had made a great deal
of money in his new profession. When
he had grown tired Of buying gold
bricks from bunco-men in Oroduna,
Iowa, and had-in looking around for
a clean, honest business in which to
embark-decided, with his wife's con-
sent, to become bunco- man, lie had
had no idea money could be made as
easily as he had been making 1t in
the great city of New York.
The hapk rbiar a Orodnna WA q
right in advising him to come to New
York, where the easy marks are clus-
tered at the end OF every telephone
wire and up every flight Of stairs and
thronged in the streets. The dear
old man had beamed good-naturedly
ing he was engaged in an honest and
well recognized profession, had taken
money from many New Workers as
easily as he could have picked APP
pies from the old apple tree back
home.
.Jabez," said Mrs. Bunker, as she
put aside her bonnet "ain't you made
a lot of money since we come to
New York;?
chuckled. "spiies Of it. Seems like it
comes so easy it is almost shame to
take it Yes. ma, I've made quite a
MIS- Bunker looked out of the open
window.
PA" she said. turning her head.
whats your idea of Mr.. Trebbs
Amt he sort of supplemented"
Mr.. Trebbs? Lands of mercy, yes.
ma! dare say he was a right bright
man In his day. but he is failin' fast,
I reckon. Dyou ever see him eat
prunes, ma? When a man gets SO he
really and truly enjoys eatin' board
ing house prunes-"
Mrs. Bunker looked out Of the win
dow again.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
The INCOME TAX and THE INDIVIDUAL
BY |. A. FLEMING,
Seventh Article.

for correction, SO many thousands COM
ing under the tax for the first time. The
law will aid the honest and punish the
dishonest.
rs Commissioner Roper is at the head Of
the internal revenue bureau-a man eS-
pecially fitted for the position.
Word as to Corporation Tax.
While it was not >the intention to
enter into a consideration of corpora
tion taxes in this series of articles, a
few remarks may not be out of place.
The expert of one of the largest trust
companies was requested to state the
five leading questions which he was
called upon to answer and the answers
thereto. He answered, describing Sec
tions of the law. which may be re-
ferred to by any one sufficiently in
terested:
who is subject to the excess profits
tax?
Corporations. partnerships and indi-
viduals. Sections 2o2-209.
How is the excess profits tax ap-
piled?
"Where they have invested capital:
Corporations on net income less exemp-
tion and deductions. as described in
sections 202-209: partnership and citi-
zens on net income less deductions and
exemptions. as described in sections
ital: Corporations, partnerships and citi-
zens on net income less exemptions and
deductions, as in 209.
us the income received as salary or
wages subject to the excess profits tax?
Yes"
Can a member of a partnership
charge reasonable sum as salary?
Yes"
How is the tax figured?
Where there is an invested capital
the tax is figured on scale-section
203-no tax being due until entire de-
ductions and exemptions are made.
where the capital is nominal, take
the benefits of exemptions and deduc-
tions. as allowed in 20s, and figure 8 per
cent on the balance.
I'm taking inventories Of stock cost
price must figure"
All taxes are payable at any time
after assessment, and at all events not
later than June 15. Under a new pro-
vision in the act of October 3, 1917, sub
ject to regulations to be presented by
the Secretary of the Treasury, pay
ments may be made in installments. in
advance of assessment, with discount of
3 per cent in certain cases OF payment
before June Is.
CTo Be Concluded) .-
Evening star., 1918-01-09
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN
is ASSURED OF SUPPORT
President of Masonic Masters As
sociation Pledges Aid of Lodges.
Activities of Workers.

Chairman E. D. Hathaway of tn,
committee on fraternal orders an
nounces that the president of the Mas
terS Association Of the Masonic orde,
in the District of Columbia has pledged
tho fullest support OF the lodges FOL
the duration OF the war savings cam.
paign. Chairman Hathaway recently
spoke before the Masters Association
having been invited by Grand Master
Lem Towers, jr. This meeting was te
meet the entire association and more
than thirty masters were present.
Barry Bulkley has accepted appoint
ment on the war savings committee fol
District No. 9, of which Gilbert Gros-
venor is chairman.
A quantity of new posters was re-
ceived by the committee today and ter
Mckinley High School boys are cover
ing the city in sections, placing pos
ters in every store.
A nationwide campaign is now being
worked to establish new agencies dur
ing the month of January. Every state
director has been given his quota OF
agencies to fill. and it is expected that
after these agencies have been estab-
1ished great progress will be noted in
the war savings campaign. Washing
toms quota for agencies. which must be
obtained by January 81, is 1881.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
EXHIBIT TO BE ON VIEW
DURING ALL OF JANUARY
Samples Of Corn and Products at
Public Library Stimulate Saw
ing Of Wheat and Flour.

The food administration has urged
that q special effort be made at this
time to stimulate the use of corn, that
there may be saving of wheat and
wheat -four. An exhibit with the OBJ
Ject of reaching Washington homes
with this message has been prepared
by Mrs. Sarah X. Lamb and Mrs. Marius
Campbell of the food conservation sec
tion of the Twentieth Century Club.
This exhibit has been placed in the
upper hall of the Public Library and
will be on view throughout January.
Tested recipes are to be had for the
asking, and there are on exhibition
samples of food made from these
recipes. Charts showing the relative
food value are displayed. as we'll as
pictures and products of corn-growing
and corn-canning clubs, A particu-
larly interesting display Is that of corn
grown by Boy Scouts last summer in
Potomac Park.
The National Museum has loaned
striking model of an Indian village
showing primitive methods of corn
growing, and the Department of Agrf-
culture has sent a corn exhibit. A MEM
ber of the Twentieth Century Club will
be on hand each week day afternoon
to explain it.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS
Victor's Musical Melange.

In its seven-act bill for next week
the Cosmos Theater announces two ex-
ceptional headliners. one. Mile. Leona
Guerne. a Russian operatic star who is
making her first appearance in vaude-
VILE. and the other Victor's Musical
Melange. a production equipped with
fourteen talented players and singers,
three sets of handsome scenery and a
combination orchestra and band, in a
series of musical novelties. Middleton
and Spellmyer are billed for charm
ing playlet, IAN Ocean Wooing." which
Is also scenfcally equipped and intro
duces pretty song numbers; Herbert
and Dennis, for "a whirlwind of mirth
and surprises; Frear. Baggott and
Frear, a comedy trio. in juggling di-
version: Cotter and Boulden, in a novel
pianologue, introducing clever imita-
tions. and Marshall and Welton, in
pretty terpsichorean features. The film
program will be headed by the big
matinee photoplay. "On Trial" with
Sallie Castleman as the picture star;
the amusing Sunshine comedy,
shadows Of Her Pest" and the Hearst
Pathe News.
Sundays performances. starting at 3
pm. will feature Kitty Francis and her
company of show girls in Ambition" q
revelry Of mirth and fashion.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
''Fleurette's Dream at Peronne."

B. F. Keiti1's Theater next week will
present the Duff Gordon pantomimic
and musical fashion revue. 'Fleurette's
Dream at Peronne.' The cast of princi-
pals and dancers include fourteen manne-
quins. The display represents value.
it is claimed. Of about a million dollars
worth of dress creations, jewelry and
furs. Prominent in the bill are James
and Bonnie Thornton, 'The Youngest
Of the Old Timers" with James in a
monologue Of unusual mirth: w. J.
('Ragtime') Reilly, the jolly young
jack tar from the battleship "Michi-
gan" who helped swell enlistments in
the Navy by surprisingly clever
pianologus; Eleonore Cochran, operate
and concert singer, with Eric Zardo,
pianist; Margaret Edwards, '"The Per-
feet Girf' from California; Arthur Sui
livan and company i'll "A Drawing
From Life: Everests Monkeys; the
Gallarini Sisters. the pipe organ re-
citals and the Hearst-Pathe News pic
torfal and war films.
Sunday at 3 and S:15 pm. the bill will
offer Theodore Koslon and his Imperial
Russian Ballet and Orchestra, Robert
n. Haines and company, Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent and the other acts
of the current weeks program.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Miss Washington. !"

Next Monday night the Poll Musical
Comedy Players will present the prom
Used sensation. revue of Washington.
old and new.
Rehearsals are now going on under
the direction Of Charles Sinclair, and
promise an interesting and unique pres
entation. The revue will be in two
acts: The first presenting Washington
in jest and song as our forefathers
knew it. and the second as 1t is today.
and as the next generation will find it.
Some of the best known writers of
lyrics and humorists have contributed
to the show. and all the big events .of
today will be worked in with the idio-
syncracies Of prominent men and
women.
The full strength of the Poll Musical
Players, with a symphony orchestra,
viii be employed in the presentation
OF this Washington revue.
The girl with the mask will be an
added feature. She is described as
very beautiful and q premier danseuse.
and will perform a series OF es-
thetic dances at each performance.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
MoIlie Williams Company.

Mollie Williams, long a favorite with
local burlesque patrons. comes to the
'Gayety Theater next week at the head
of her own show. with a new book
and q new organization. The enter
tainment. SO far as the lines go, is
credited to Billy K. Wells and Hal R.
Dyson. who have given the stage many
novelties. Miss Williams has supple
mented the extravaganza portion OF
her show with a dramatic sketch, writ
ten by herself, in which there are many
startling situations. Its title is "Ths
Trap An olio full of novelties af-
fords the comedians a chance for their
specialties. In the cast are Ambark
Air. Billy Gilbert. Billy Mcintyre, Ear
Shehan. May Sheridan. Florence Kelly
twenty.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Moore's Strand.

The evils of unbridled gossip are en-
phasized in "Babbling Tongues" the
film to be shown at Moore's Strand The
ater the last three days of this week,
with Grace Valentine and James Nor
rison pictured in the principal roles.
Next week at the Strand will be pre-
sented Melody Garden" a two-scene
musical act offered by six charming
lady instrumentalists. who will appear
three times daily throughout the week
Melody Garden" which comes to the
Strand direct from a tour of the prin-
cipal vaudeville theaters of New York,
will be presented at $3.50. $3.50 and 1890
pm.
From Sunday to Thursday of next
week TIE silent feature of the bill will
be George Beban's Jules of the Strong
Heart" with Beban in the role of Jules
LIE Marie. the "canuck" woodsman. Be
ginning Thursday. and continuing un-
til Sunday. the picturet program will be
featured by "The Curse of Iku." a
startling drama of thelorient, in which
Tsuru Aoki Hayakawaais the star.
Evening star., 1918-01-09

as the star. 1t will be seen at Loew's
Columbia the last half of the current
week, beginning tomorrow.
The story deals with an American
girl who visits a small English town
with the soothing effect of small
sized cyclone, wins over a crusty Eng
lish spinster aunt with whom she lives
and manages to bring not only her
own romance. but those of several
others. to a successful climax
Sunday and the first half of next
week Elsie Ferguson will be pictured
in Agnes and Egerton Castles story,
Rose Of the World"
Evening star., 1918-01-09
'"Toot-Toot." !"

'"Toot-Toot," a new musical comedy.
win be the bin at the National Theater
next week. Henry W. Savage will make
the o6ering "Toot-To Is the work
Of Edgar Allan woolf. who wrote the
book; Berton Braley. who supplied the
lyrics, and Jerome Kern, who composed
the music. It is adapted from Rupert
Hughesr farce. Excuse Me-" The scenes
show q railway terminal, with soldiers
departing for camp: a Pullman car, with
steam up. speeding east. and an open
country among the Rockies, where the
train has been held up by robbers. There
10 q distinguished cast supported by a
large chorus Of youth and beauty. The
mifth-provoking element Of the PERFORM
ance 10 the great adventure Of young
couple who have made reservations upon
the sleeper for their honeymoon trip, but
At fhD last hour have been unable to have
the marriage ceremony performed.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Moore's Garden,

On Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
of this week. at Moore's Garden The
ater the feature of the photoplay bill
will be a Aim version of The Man
Without Country" Edward Everett
Hale's famoua story Of self-expatria-
tion. with H. 2. Herbert and Florence
La Badie pictuted in the roles Of prime
interest.
On saturday only. of this week Ruth
CLIFFORD will be ecreened at the Garden
as star Of thrilling cinema drama Of
the great woods, 1.-THE Savage"
Three unusual Aim features will
share next week lat the Garden. Dor
othy Philiips Will be the star the nrst
three days Of the week in "Pay Me-" a
mslodramA Of the fwest whom the dance
hall was the centex Of social life.
On Wednesday only The winged
Mystery dramaAof the tangled lives
of twin hrcthefa wtll be screened. with
FrAnkiyn Earnum.i Claire pu Drey and
tRoeAmary ThAby - the principal roles.
DntnG 2hef4e And oontlnni1g
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Newman Travel Talk Sunday.

Newman's travel talk season at the
Belasco Theater begins Sunday even
ing. continuing Monday afternoon. with
Our National Parks as the first of
the series Of dve lectures. made clear
with color and motion pictures. The
first talk will cover the Yellowstone,
the largest and most widely celebrated
of the national parks and the Yosem-
lite, an Incompatible valley OF 1,1o0
square miles, with the Yosemite falls,
vernal falls and Bridal Veil falls.
Mount Rainier. which boasts the sec
ond largest glacier on the American
continent, win be shown in all It's
beauty, and the Grand canyon, the most
beautifully colored bit Of earth on the
Globe.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
"A Successful Calamity"

"A Successful Calamity" comedy, by
Clare Kummer. will bring William GIL
lstts. the 1lmeus actor. to the Bsaasco
Thsafer nsxt week.
The by was gtvm its premtsfs here
prior to its presentation IN New York al
mast 81 year ago. Uninterrupted sascessa
h.a Ice attended its performance
,'ssss g s sppsesS e !. ssss; 80. 80 -
Evening star., 1918-01-09

No legislation of recent years has
caused as much comment and uneer-
tainty as the excess profits tax, which
is in addition to all taxes, heretofore
mentioned.
The tax is levied against the net in
come of corporations. partnerships and
individuals in excess OF certain pre-
scribed deductions realized from trade,
business, professions and occupations,
but the amount OF the tax or the pro-
portionate share of any partnership tax,
will be deducted from the income in
assessing the income tax Tor the same
year.-Section 200.
Where little or no capital is involved
or a nominal capital, there is fiat tax
of per cent on the incomes OF cor
porations in excess of $4,000 and on in
dividuals and partnerships nat tax
on incomes in excess Of $6.0O0-tms IN
addition to other taxes herinbefore
mentioned.
The excess profits tax Of corporations
will probably be fixed at s per cent OF
invested capital, on a graded scale. The
law fixes the percentage based on pre-
war years. 1911-12 and Is at not under
Z per cent and not over per cent on
invested capital. with the chances of
8 per cent being fixed as about the
proper amount by the revenue bureau.
The term Invested capital" has not
been fully explained, and as yet law
yers disagree.
May Give Definition.
The internal revenue bureau will
probably define Invested capital In
the near future.
Where income is derived from stocks
and bonds or other investments the ex-
cess war profits tax does not affect the
individual.
The excess profits tax follows with a
fiat rate of 8 per cent on all incomes
over $4,000 Of individuals from profess
sions, occupations. trades, businesses
where no capital Is invested.
The law exempts all legitimate ex-
penditures with view of producing in
come; the law encourages partnerships
and makes the liberal exemption OF
$4,000 plus moderate salaries: the law
recognizes the relationship. of blood and
marriage ties in support extended by
unmarried to dependents; the law re-
leases all corporations organized with
out capital for charitable purposes, etc
etc, from all income tax; the law per-
mits the income tax payer to file his
own schedu1e-which if not correctly
prepared will be returned with the cor
rections needed indicated-the sooner
the schedule Is fled the better. for there
will be many filed that will be returned
Evening star., 1918-01-09

The company is the same that appeared
in Washington and New York, but Mr..
Gillette win have a new leading lady.
Louise Rutter.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Photoplay Features.
Losw's Columbia,

frances Hedgson Burnett. author ef
famous childhood classics. such NJ ''Lit-
|t1e Lae6 Eanatlexoy,'. Z. The Little
zsIuS thsnu.s ~ ssrh.
The sun., 1918-12-05
KONTA ADMITS AID
TO GERMAN CAUSE
Nep York Man Explains In
ferest in Newspapers.

WAsHrNoToS, Dec. Alexander
Konta OF New York, named by Alien
Property Custodian Palmer as an
agent in negotiations through which
the German Government sought Ia
buy newspapers in this country before
the United States entered the war
admitted to n Senate committee TO-
day that he had communicated with
Dr. Bernard Dernberg. German propa-
gandIst, on the subject OF the purchase
OF New York newspaper The COM
mittee is investigating brewers activi-
ties and German propaganda.
konta said he wrote TO DIR. Dern-
berg on the subject and that he was
inspired by desire 10 help the
Kaiser's representative to carry out
his plans to get publicity for Ger
many, to get newspaper that would
be hostile TO prohibition and to earn
commission.
Konta told OF meeting Hans Tau
scher, charged with participation In
the attempt to blow up the Welland
Canal, and of his association with
Tauscher and his wife, Nine Gadski, a
grand opera singer, both Of whom, he
said, were 400 per cent. pro- German"
The sun., 1918-12-05
RUSSIA TO PAY ALL
BUT BOLSHEVIK DEBT
Recognized Government
Takes Up Liabilities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ALI liabilities
contracted by the Russian Govern
ment, except those made by the Boil
shevik regime. are recognized by the
all Russian Government at Omsk and
will be executed by II, according to q
statement authorized by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and received to-day
In Washington. The announcement,
made after Admiral Koltchak became
dictator OF the Omsk Government, fol-
lows:
THE Government, which Is headed
by Admiral Koltchak as its supreme
chief. bearing In mind that Russia
has always sacredly fulfilled all its
liabilities toward its own subjects, as
well as to other nations to which II
was bound by treaties, has deemed
II necessary to state in its declaration
OF November 81 that Il will not fail.
as soon as Russia Is reunited, to exc
cute all liabilities of the State Treas
ury. ]. e. payments OF interests and
amortization on internal and external
State loans. payments on contracts
and salaries OF employees, pensions
and all other payments arising from
law, contract or other legal founda-
lions.
THE Government, at the same
time, declares all financial acts Of
the Soviet powers, as made by mu-
tineers, illegal and not liable to exc
cutlon."