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be spared were allowed to come back to
the woods the night before. so the
boches wouldn't see any troop move
ment. and before the show began they
sprang from every bush and tree. and
folded their legs under them on Ma
lures unrescryed seat the ground.
The committee In charge had detailed
one group to scare up" piano They
got one. no one knows where. except
they-it had a German name on it. and
K turned out tip-top American music
when the rag-tinle kid from { company
sat down 70 'syneopate-'
So everyone was happy and asked no
questions but just wished he could
waltz up TO ono Of the ladies" and say
This is our dance. isn't it," Which
would have started riot sure. II anyone
had done II. because there were only
seven girls 70 fifteen hundred boys
Anyway. there wasn't any bali room.
And Just before the program started
with Hawaiian songs by the striuged
quartet. somebody looked up and saw an
American "sausa 81" balloon directly
overhead The observer wasn't invited.
they say. but he was looking down half
the time and toward Germany the other
g
much Of the program.
Quite Program.
They had sleits. and boxing and songs.
and band music. and. "a the star feature
brought on Lady Evelyn" the Hula
Hula dancer. Everybody thought Lady
Evelyn" really was a lady. With her
mincInE steps and ballet movements.
until someone pulled off the wig and
the boys recognized the assistant cook
fla r Company.
Somebody said they couldn't stare q
doughbov show to which women could
I come and still have fl funny. But they
showed slepticai cnes. and everybody
had to laugh witch the FUN and be seri-
Gus with the "homesickv songs" which
were popular and there wasn't single
'unsanita-ye feature to the program.
As the chaplain said. after thev.d cali
ed on the Holy Joe" for talk. every
thing passed the censor. Nobody ecuss-
! cd single "cuss" word ans tho colonel
said IN the bully speech he made ~ tbs
end Of the performances he couldn't tell
them how proud he was Of them because
they'd been in the trenches a long time
and every doughboy was absolutely
clean.
A Good FINALE.
Along toward the end Of the stunts"
they heard machine gun firing and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-12

Silver fox promises TO be one of
the most popular furs for the COM
ing season. It is used for capes,
stoles and trimmings. This evening
wrap from New York designer
has luxurious collar and cuffs of
silver fox The coat itself is of
black and gold brocade. The gorge
BUSINESS of the material conceals the
fact that the lines are exceedingly
simple.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
P1oR1111 TAX ]
------1917.
r1vu1AoB or 1AUD1TxE

Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In
GLIDING State County, Town, or Village
and School District Levies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST
>; : 19l7. = ,,.!t;i
NYMoRE ADDIT1oM TO cFx1 OF
BE161DJI ~

Total Tax Rate by School Districts-Tn.
GLIDING State, County, Town or Village
and School District Levfes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
PE8aoNAL PR0PE1TY TAX Ii
:, 1917. ....
VILLAGE OF BLACxDuCx

Total Tax Rate by School Districts--In-
and School District Levies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
School District No. IS, Mills 40.
(Rates of Taxation on Money and
Credits 30 Cents per $1,000.

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST
1917.
VILLAGE OF XELLIHB1
Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In-
GLIDING State, County, Town or Village
and School District Levies.
School District No. So. Mlls IS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
School District No. 119, Mills 1913
(Rates Of Taxation on Money and
Credits 80 Cents per 5000. -.

PRoPE1FY TAX LIST
VILLAGE Or soLwAxE a.
Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In-
Guiding State, County, Town or Village
and School District Levies.
School District No. rs, Mills sos
(RafeS of Taxation on Money and
Credits 30 Cents ner 81 ON -. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
PERSONAL P1oRE1TY TAX II
1917. "EE
VILLAGE or 1ED1X

Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In-
Guiding State. County, Town or Village
and School District Levies. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
PROPERTY TAX
1917.
VILLAGE OF SP0ONER

Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In-
and School District Levies. NJ.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-05
ERSONAL PRoPERTY TAX LIST
1917.
VILLAGE OF FUNKLEY

Total Tax Rate by School Districts-In-
GLIDING State, County, own or Village
and School District Levies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Still Another Example.

Another instance was that of a man
who stated that his monthly habitua
contribution to his mother had been
$50, and he asked that an allowance
showed that the mother was a widow.
that some other children were at
home working and that all the chill
dren had put part of their pay into
the family budget. The boy had con-
tributed $50 a month to this fund pre-
vious to his entering the service, but
he had lived at home and had his
board.
In such cases the bureau CONSTITUTES
that $40 of this money is to be counted
as board, paid by The man. 1t does
not believe that the actual food con-
sumed by a man boarding at home
and the actual cost of his laundry
could be figured at less than SO a
month. Under these circumstances
the woman was held not to be entitled
to the allowance of SIS a month which
had been granted.
Another case was that of a boy
stating that his habitual monthly
s25. He allotted SIS and asked that
an allowance of so a month be made
to her. Investigation showed that his
mother was widow. who is employed
by one of the city governments, and
received S1.4OO year. The bureau
ruled in this case that she was not
dependent and Cancelled the $40 allow
ance.
One boy made an allotment to his
father and his mother. He stated
that his habitual contribution to them
had been $40 a month. This state
ment was correct. He had been pay
ing $40 a month to his father. In
vesigation showed. however. that the
father lived on a large farm which
~A freASof moctXaSe-a1.d ab<, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
T0RECOMMENDB BONUS
OF $12O TO EMPLOYEES
House Committee Defers Wage
Question for Commission-Union
Asks 1920 for Civil Workers.

A bonus of $3.50 for the civil en-
commended by the House appropria-
tions subcommittee in charge of the
legislative appropriation bill, it was
learned today. This bonus, which is
the same as that allowed for the pres
ent fiscal year, will be paid to those
employees receiving up to $4,000 a year.
This subcommittee has been study
ing the question of wage increases
for the federal employees but has
reached the conclusion to leave the
question open until a joint commits
sion has had an opportunity to go into
the whole pay question and to report
to Congress. It is likely that pro-
the appointment of such a commission,
with instructions to report as early
as possible on the question of in
creases in pay and the standardiza-
ton of salaries.
The Federal Employees Union had
recommended that the increase pay
allowed the government employees
this year be $3.50, instead of $12G The
union insisted that the high cost OF
living and the increases in wages
outside the government made it only
fair that the government employee
should receive such an increase.
The subcommittee, however, took
the position that it was better to fix
the pay and bonus of the clerks as at
present until the entire subject can
be considered.
The subcommittee is nearly through
with its work on the legislative APP
preparation bill, and it is expected
the bill will be reported to the full
committee and to the House some
time next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
CLAIMS ROBBERY MOTIVE
IN BECKWITH KILLING
States Attorney Bouic Will Make
That Charge Against Ralph
Bowling.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. December 28.-
That the motive of Ralph Bowling,
eighteen years old. in killing Mrs.
Elizabeth Beckwith. sixty-eight years
old, in her home near Colesville. Md,
was that of robbery. is the belief Of
States Attorney Bouic. who stated
today he intends to make this the
states case against Bowling.
Mr.. Bouic and The Star correspond
ent visited Bowling in the Jail here
yesterday afternoon. The prisoner
admitted he had lied in confession
made to the authorities. He said he
had found So there and took it. He
searched for more. but was unable to
find it. Mrs. Beckwith got pension
of $40 a year from the county, and
generally received it about Christmas
time. Whether or not she had re-
ceived it this year is not known.
Bowling said he did not see the PEN
sion money.
care to live" found on Mrs. Beck
with's clothing was written by Bowl
ing, he admitted to States Attorney
Bouic. He said he wrote the note for
the purpose of making it appear that
the aged woman had committed sui
eide.
Bowling also admitted to Mr.. Bouic
that the statement he made in Wash
ington that DR.. Brown of Burnt Mills
had treated him for iodine poisoning
was untrue. He had contended that
Mrs. Beckwith tried to kill him by
putting iodine in his tea. He stuck to
his story under questioning of Mr..
Bouic that he killed Mrs. Reckwith
because she had tried to kill him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
lI1IILES0RlE!s
%rBEDTIr1E
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1918. by T. W. Burxess.l
Other Eyes See Black Pussy.

Jumper the Hare and Peter Rabbit
were not the only ones who saw Black
Pussy hunting in the Green Forest.
That black coat certainly never was in
tended for hunting in world of
white. You remember that Jumper
and Peter had seen Black Pussy when
she was a long way from them, but
that Black Pussy had passed close
to Jumper without seeing him at all,
although he was right out in the Open
That was because Jumpers coat was
as white as the snow on which he sat
II Black Pussy had been wise she
would have known how useless it was
Tor her to go hunting. No one had
need to fear her because, you, see, she
was seen long before she was near
enough to. be dangerous. Deeper and
deeper into the Green Forest went
Black Pussy. Always hoping she
would find some one, and wondering
why it was she didn't
So at last she came to the most
lonesome part OF the Green Forest.
It was the place where Hooty the
for the hemlock trees were tall and
thick. Now, if people think Hooty
the Owl cannot see in the day time
they are greatly mistaken. Hooty
cap see very well indeed in the day
time, though he prefers the dusk. It
just happened that Hooty had had bad
luck hunting the night before and he
was too hungry to sleep we'll that
morning. So it was that Hooty caught
sight of something black moving on
the snow. some distance away. In
stantly Hooty's great round eyes were
fixed on it.
There's something moving over
there" he muttered. Something
moving means something alive, and
something alive means something to
eat. 1t is coming this way, so I'll sit
just where I am and wait"
So Hooty sat perfectly still and
waited. Black Pussy came sneaking
nearer and nearer. peering under the
boughs of the trees, looking. listen
ing, all the time hoping to surprise
somebody. That she herself might be
the one to be surprised never entered
her head. She didn't know that a
pair of great. round, fierce yellow
eyes were watching her. She wasn't
looking up in the treetops. Even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28

that he owned another farm for which
he was paying. and that his monthly
payments on this other farm exceed
ed 500 month. The bureau ruled
that the father was not dependent
and was not entitled to an allowance,
and that the mother was not depend
ent and not entitled to an allowance.
These are sample cases of the 10000.
The bureau is attempting to be ex-
ceedingly liberal in the interpreted
ton of the law. but the law does not
provide that all parents of soldiers
shall receive an allowance.
This misapprehension of the law has
resulted in a great deal of confusion
and misunderstanding of the action
of the bureau in cutting off these al
lowances after investigation. In any
case where the bureau has had i'm
proper information the case may be
reopened, and frequently cases are re-
opened when additional facts are
furnished the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
~ raalth department IN the lust twenty-four
''Ea-rv T. racc. -. Emergency Hospital.
III ~. Stiic~, 1 months. Wardman Courts.
:i;r'':: t'erlit;. :. i'Fosi'"rSe HOSPITAL.
=, -.au.s L. u s'..7, ~. :,S1' j"unifcr street.
.-Aea'sts>ia is;rha. -, Georgetown University
'.;ry ',:ar. -. I'll and II streets northeast.
-@t'.t,r I'll. &r.,r!.". 80, .lio street.
49, V = ii"srpn. 60, 1919 s:rr"t.
--"'rhrrss., x. Strinsham. 81. 1879 North Caro-
=" Margaret t. PHELPS, "a. 1903 Wisconsin ave-
- Eva +. Willie, 81. Washington Asylum Hos
Wi!hernia V. Barbour. 81. 451 Randolph
Joseph Rolmers. &c, Providence Hospital.
calvin F. Parsons, SO. zoos Sth street north
Rose NJ. Bcrberieh. IS. 1901 Kenyon street.
Della NJ Nichols 46, ISL Randolph place.
go William 7. Weaver. ~. @l41 Pennsylvania
Mnry 9. Hurley. 40. 40 Bates street
=, Eo>,, peccs. I5 Providence Hospital.
X, -I.ucic Fike, 81. Providence Hospital.
Peter l.. Storaker, 81. Walter Reed Hos
"a J"pr Van pcnhcrsh. cs. 1898 s1st street.
- y -r!s goldman. y. llGS oh street.
ST.. Barred. -. Coirgnaa Hospital.
t''-r-- y Ashford, II. l2li Madison
ely M@d.:r,. 81. 1924 Connecticut ave-
.lr,a Ross Willard. -. 5o2 81 street south
G->t-
,-tIorothy Austin. IS. Provideacc Hospital.
'::aioipii Ii. Welsh, -, st. Elizabeth Hos
lS;rith W Hoyle. -. oGsa street
''e Matilda Il. Henderson. -, S13 o5th street
r. Mary II. Scwali, =. 1925 street.
1Atdie f. Allen. Al, 221T l. street.
Joseph Il. Harris, 55, 76 street.
Herbert Whittier. 80. 1915 L street
Hattie White, n, Washington Asylum Hos
pttal.
;, Peter Walker. rs, 1914 L street.
= c Hannah Osborne, 81, &c l. street
Lee Carter. 53. 1919 v street.
Frank Whitney. SO. Washington Asylum Hos
tftaI.
Clarence Jenkins. IS, Freedmen's Hospital.
I.ouise Campbell, /. Freedmen's Hospital.
:, Sister {. Thompson. So. 80 Sth street
gssutheaSt.
- ,ioscrh Dean IS, 92oA 1st street southwest.
Nrrry Smith. months. Washington Asylum
Irv-.;tal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Had to Act Minus Data.

There has been a great deal of COM
plant that the government has re-
Gently cut off allowances to class b
benefciarieS. The bureau last No
vember and December. had to act on
the applications of the men and the
information contained in these appl1-
cations without any investigations. TO
have delayed payments to benehc1-
aries until the machinery for lnVestl-
CATION could be organized and set up
would have meant a delay of four
or five or even six months, in many
cases.
This would have worked ire
mendous hardship on thousands of peo-
pie who were in need, and in many
cases in dire distress. The bureau
therefore made the payments on the
information furnished by the men. In
veStigation has shown that in about
10000 cases, either one or both of the
conditions necessary to the payment
of an allowance was not present.
The pa perS OF a certain soldier stated
that he had made monthly habitual
contribution to his mother of $50, and
he asked for an allowance for her. He
had no wife or class y dependent. and
he allotted So out of his pay MONTH"
to go to his mother On the state
ment OF the man that he had contribut-
ed $40 month to his mother, and
upon his request for the government:
the government sent check
for. $50 each month.
Upon investigation the bureau
learned that this woman was not a
widow and that her husband had an
income of $500 year, which he re-
ceives as salary. The bureau imme-
diately Cancelled the allowance and
asked that the amount paid as allow
ance be returned. This amount was
promptly returned. There was no in
tention on the part of the man to
make any wrong statement. and the
woman stated that she did not know
but what this money was properly
paid her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28

take an inventory. Sunday school
teacher, has the year brought you
into closer touch with the great.
fundamental truths Of the Bible? Are
YOU better able to drive homo the
lessons you are attempting to teach?
calling? Sunday school scholar. are
YOU nearer God through your Bible
studies than you were q year ago?
Are you living and putting into &C
ton the truths you have learned?
These are good test questions. For,
means toward an end-the develop
ment and strengthening Of the Chris
tan. character of both teacher and
scholar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28


The Church Of tho Epiphany h to
celebrate the thirtieth Anniversary
tomorrow Of tho rectorship Of Rev.
DR.. Randolph H. McKim- Tho rector
will preach an anniversary sermon
in which he will call attention that
during the time he has been in
Washington he has seen seven Presi-
dents elected and there have been
seven great wars. The vestry is to
present DR.. Mckim with appropriate
resolutions.
It is planned to hold. early in the
new year, a general parish reception
in honor Of the anniversary. There
have been $500 persons baptized at
the church and chapel since DR.
McKim's rectorship. 500 names
have been added to the communion
list. although about three-quarters of
this number are no longer on its roll.
and $500 persons have been confirmed.
Makes Much Progress.
Nearly $1.5oo.ooo has been eontri-
buted for all purposes The activities
of this downtown church have never
been greater than during the past two
wears, and there has been a decided
increase in the congregations re-
Gently. It's work for the soldiers and
sailors and the war workers has been
notable.
During the period Of DR.. McKim's
rectorship the church had been
practically rebuilt and larger and
well appointed chapel has been erect
ed in south Washington, with
narish house adjoining. Another large
narish house has been erected adjoin-
ing the church and new church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
APPROVES CABLE ADDRESSES,
Navy Department Announces Re
moval Of War Restriction.

Removal of the wartime prohibi-
ton on the registration of abbrevi-
ated cable addresses was announced
today by the Navy Department.
Effective January 1. any person or
firm in the United States or its pos
sessions who does not already pos
sess q registered cable address will
be permitted to register one such adj
dress. It also. was announced that adj
dresses registered on or after Janu-
ary i. 1917. now will be recognized
in tho United States and that Great
Britain and France have eliminated
the restrictions on the use of address,
teFed,0n-era1te1 JmY1 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
TABLEAUX TELL OF NATIVITY.
Children of Wesley Sunday School
Entertain for Christmas.

A Christmas entertainment was
given by the children Of the Sunday
school of Wesley Chapel NJ. E Church.
5th and r streets. last night. Several
tableaux, depicting tho story Of the
Nativity at Bethlehem. were given
The tableaux were conducted by
Miss II. T. Fowler. The entertain
ment was in charge Of John 8. Barker.
Superintendent Of the school The
tableaux are to be repeated in the
church tomorrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Joseph R. Price Of Elberon. Va. and Daisy
D. Corley of Warrenton, Va.
Walter G. Ries and Ethel N. Smith, both Of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Karen Emmy Poulsen Of Kansas City, Mo.
James 81. Crump Of Catlett. Va. and Bessie
E. Weeks of Nokesville. Va.
Vincent P. Marsh and Maude L Z. DeWitte.
Arnold A. Kruger of Salem, Ore, and Susie
Furrier Of st. Lawrence. s. D.
Walter G. Pfster Of Mount Carmel. d., and
Ethel O'Neiu of st. Louis. Mo.
George E. Nelson of Brooks Station, Va,
and Marguerite L. Waugh Of this city.
Julian Stevenson and Georgia Cross.
Clifton r. Hodgson Of Philadelphia, Pa. Ind
Margaret A. Laufer Of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28

if she had been she probably would
not have seen those great eyes.
almost under the tree where sat
Hooty the Owl. Hooty never had seen
Black Pussy before, but that didn't
bother him in the least. She didn't
look too big for him to manage, and
he was so hungry that it really
wouldn't have mattered had Black
Pussy been almost as big again. His
yellow eyes grew twice as fierce as
they were, and on wings that made
no sound he floated out right over
Black Pussy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Births Reported.

'- following births have been reported Ia
rnsi:h d''aTtmeat in the last twenty four
-
...'.rrt ". and Hannah L. Thompson boy
F"rl-'~ u. and Dorothy +. Rea. boy.
.a ". and Mabel +. O'Brirn. boy.
.NihHrI l.. and Dorothy Madeira. boy.
George i. and Paula NJ. Jacobson, girl.
Harry and Alice NJ. Hall, girl.
I.uri> T. and Anna Hodges, boy.
Charles I. and Cecilia NJ. Hepp. boy.
Lewis +. and NeYa P. Dudley, girl.
William ]. and Alma L. Clifton, girl.
Charles and Annie z. Raer. boy.
William \. and Marion E Myers, bog.
James =. End Pearl NJ. Taylor, girl.
3ilaW"T!h and Marie Pierce, boy.
Frank and Mamie Parker. girl.
LrDest and Ethel:W. J1at. boz -AA.S>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
WAR RISK BUREAU
CUTS 10000 OFF
DEPENDENTS LIST
CONTINUED from First Page.)

time to answer these letters. the bu-
reau made every effort to eNpedlte the
checks to the writer's OF the letters.
and the sending of the checks for the
months of September and OCTOBER
where the only inquiry had been a.
to why the check was delayed, was
considered the best possible answer,
and the only one that was necessary.
Three Kinds of Payments.
There has been much confusion re-
garding allotment and allowance pay
ments.
The law creating the bureau of war
risk insurance makes provision for
three different kinds of payments to
the beneficiariC of soldiers. IneSe
are known as allotment and FAMILY
allowance, compensation and insur-
ance.
The allotment and allowance pay
ment is the provision made for the
families and dependents of men VINO
enter the military and the naval serv-
ice. They are divided into two
classes-A and B.
former wife divorced where there IS
alimory and the mans children. The
allotment of the mans pay TO this
class of benefciaries is compulsory
n WHO mas q vile liuSI dllol P1o
a month To this the government adds
SIS a month, and she is entitled, as
the wife of an enlisted man. to $50 a
month. The government pays an au-
ditional sum each month in case there
are children. the government allow
ance being SIS if there is one child,
$3.50 if there are two children, with
an additional SIS per month for each
additional child.
The class allotments are to
fathers, mothers, brothers. sisters and
grandchildren.
The government makes no payment
of allowance in these cases unless
two conditions exist. One is that the
beneiciaries are dependent upon the
enlisted man in whole or in part for
support The other is that previous
to entering the service the enlisted
man habitually contributed stated
amount monthly to their support. The
allowance of the government, added
to the allotment made by the man,
may not in any case exceed the ha-
bitual monthly contribution made by
the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Bishops Son Wins War Cross.

MAIDEN. Mass. December esd
win H. Hughes. jr., of this city, SON
of Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, has been
awarded the croix de guerre. accord
ing to word received at his home
here today. He faced severe artillery
and machine gun fire to remove wound
ed comrades from the danger zone. At
the time he was attached ta-AE French
ambuhuc4Qnfk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Ordered Here for Staff Duty.

Maj. William T. Morgan. United
States infantry, At. Camp Wadsworth.
8. c., has been ordered to this city
for duty with the morale branch OF