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Evening star., 1918-06-02

low of about twelve years of age,
fancifully dressed in tights and tunic.
BY his side was his stepmother. look
ing pale and anxious. But. although
both Signor Martinelli and the Bra
lillian coffee planter came to the edge
observable that they Immediately
" ithdrew and allowed the rest Of the
party to proceed without them.
Dearest, I have Just heard from
Tom that you and the doctor are ex-
perimenting with Nero" said the
chevalier's wife, as she came up with
><he others and Joined him. 'Oh. do
be careful. do! Much as like the
animal. doctor. I shall never feel
safe until my husbands ports with it
or gives up that ghaatly trick"
my dearest. my dearest. how abb
surdly you talk" interrupted her hus-
band. You know well that without
that my act would be commonplace.
that no manager would want either
1t or me. And how. pray. should we
live IL that were to happen?
There would always be my salary:
we could make that do"
LAS II / would consent to live upon
your earnings and add nothing my
never. 1t is not as though that fool
ish dream OF long ago had come true
and I might hope one day to retire.
l am Of the circus and of 1t l shall
always remain"
II wish you might not: / wish the
dream might come true. even yet"
she made reply. why shouldn't It?
Wilder ones have come true for other
people; why should they not for
your
Before her husband could make any
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
POTOMAC Ships BUCK
ICE JAMS in RIVER
Northland and Southland Set Oul
for Terminals.

In an effort to resume traffic opera
tions between Washington and Nor
folk. Va, the steamship Northland.
OF the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, left her pier at
10 o'clock yesterday morning to
plough her way through the ice to
the Virginia city. The Southland, of
the same line, started for this city
from Norfolk yesterday afternoon.
Late last night neither vessel had
been heard from. although no appre-
hension was felt by officials of the
company, as progress necessarily will
be slow by reason of the ice Jam.
destination is not looked for before
late this forenoon,
A heavy mist prevails at Norfolk
and on the lower Chesapeake Bay.
which prevented the Southland from
departing on schedule time. She was
due to leave there at yesterday
morning.
Considerable alarm Is felt over the
fate of the Aqueduct Bridge at
Georgetown in case the warm wealth
er of yesterday should continue a few
days, as the old structure is in a bad
way and liable to go out in case of
any marked rise Of the river caused
by a sudden thaw.
Moreover, a great deal of damage
is likely to ensue from the heavy
flood that would follow a breaking up
of the ice. which now is about fifteen
inches thick all over the river. The
only channel now available is the one
cleared by the fireboat.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
PROFIT
RULES TO BE
ISSUED SOON
Secretary McAdoo Ap-
proves Plan to Raise
More War Revenue.

The excess profits regulations have
been finally approved by Secretary
McAdoo, and are expected to be out
shortly, the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue announced yesterday.
The provisions of most general in
terest deal with invested capital OF
corporations and partnerships. The
outstanding features of this section
were announced yesterday. Some OF
these are:
Where capital cannot be satisfac-
torily determined. the necessary de-
ductions can be determined by refer
ence to the deduction in the case OF
representative concerns in the same
trade or business
g Per Cent Rule.
Section SO9. providing an per cent
rate for taxpayers having cnly a nom-
inal invested capital, Is held to apply
primarily to professions, trades and
businesses engaged principally in rem
dering personal services, and in which
employment OF capital is not neces-
sary. In such cases. mere size of
capital, etc, is not a determining fac
tor il the use of capital is necessitated
by irregularity in receiving fees, or
is used as a fund to advance salaries,
etc
In general. nominal capital is defined
as a small or negligible capital whose
use is incidental. 1t does not include
business which, because of peculiar
conditions, earns a dlsproportlonately
high profit; or a business customarily
and necessarily requiring capital for
operation, or similar cases.
All OF the activities OF a corporation
or partnership are held to constitute
a single business. Where a corpora
tion operates a business having no in
vested capital. and a separate busi-
ness having capital. the entire income
will be classed with that of the prin-
cipal business and subject to the tax
on that business.
Where an individual engages in a
trade or business having invested
capital. and has also an income tax
able at the s per cent rate, income Of
each class must be Jumped, and the
aggregate of each class taxed sepa-
rately at the rates applicable in each
case. The exemption of $500 is al
lowed as to each class.
An important provision Is that cor
porations must describe, In their re-
turns, all relations with other affili-
ated corporations. In some cases a
consolidated return may be required,
and the tax assessed on such a basis.
The law provides that in cases OF
corporations all its income is held as
derived from trade or business, while
in the case of the individual. only that
income derived from trade or busi-
ness is subject to the tax
There are many other provisions
of general interest to individuals.
either engaged in business or as
members of partnerships.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
EVERYBODY Asking
HOW WORLD IS GOING
Rev. John Compton Ball Discusses
Spiritual Welfare.

THE question In which God and
angels. Christ and the devil. preach
ers and people. are Interested" was
the theme last night OF Rev. John
Compton Bail. pastor of the Metro
politan Baptist Church. Sixth and A
streets northeast He took for his
text Psalm 1924, NO man cared for
my soul.
THE greatest question in Heaven,
on earth and in hell Is not how the
world is going. or how much money
man is making" said Rev. Ball.
but what he is doing with his soul
To say that nobody cares reveals a
lack Of knowledge. For instance. God
cares. Every mans life is the con-
Germ OF God.
Second, the devil cares. The deyil
, Is active and proves he cares when
the field of the heart he sows with
I tears. We have wheatless days in
our country now. The devil would
give US a wheatless life and a
heavenless eternity.
The people care. A mothers pray
ers follow a man. The existence OF
the Tabernacle and the coming OF
Mr.. Sunday proves that the people
/ care what becomes Of US.
Angels care. Christ says there's
JOY in the presence OF angels when
4 man comes back home.
Jesus cares. His coming to this
world and His living and dying proves
it. The great question is, do we
care?
The decision as to our souls well
fare we must make. Every man
settles for himself the question as TO
whether his soul shall 60 to heaven
or hell"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
gets GOATS GOAT;
SURE!IT'S FROM CORK
Spanish Fabricater Tells All About
His Wool Substitute.

Cork is nice stun for life preserv-
erA But how about using pillows and
blankets and mattresses made out
OF it? Sounds rather impracticable
doesn't It? Such bed fixings might
come in beautifully on a boat which
has just been strafed by a sub. But
they don't impress as being conducive
TO slumber.
Nevertheless a business firm in
Spain. mot a castle in SPAIN. ac-
cording to a recent commerce rerort.
is introducing a process of utilizing
cork in the making of a patent wool"
which IT is claimed may with advan-
tage be substituted for natural wool
in the manufacture of mattresses. pill
lows, quilts, etc. This material is
described as cleaner and lighter. than
wool. The same firm is also utiliz-
ing cork as a textile material. The
cork is employed in the form Of very
fine pellicles, OF which fourteen go to
make up the thickness OF a millimeter
C0O3937 OF an inch). II is first treated
with chemicals to remove any resinous
substances and to render il flexible
and less likely to break. The cork
is then sewn between two cotton
sheets and pressed several times.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
.GROANS OF WOMAN
DISCLOSE FATALITY
Neighbor Hears Noise and Finds
Mrs. Ferman Dying.

Badly bruised and with blood
flowing from her mouth, Mrs. Annie
Ferrman, IS years. 1921 Four-snd-
a-half street southwest. was dis
covered near death by Harry Mas
sobitz, a neighbor. early yesterday
morning. MassobitZ was attracted
to Mrs. Ferrman's fiat, where she
has lived alone. by continuous
groaning.
Patrolman Constable. Fourth po-
lice precinct. notified the Emergency
Hospital DR.. Hines pronounced the
woman dead when he arrival.
District Coroner hewitt after a N
Autopsy at the morgue said n
woufd Ss-pe a certificate OF des
from heart Disease. He said
woman probably fc.ured hers
falling.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
new WAR Song GIVES
WARMING TO KAISER
Spirited Composition Dedicated to
Soldiers from Pennsylvania.

One of the latest contributions to
the nations war song supply is
when Uncle Sans Brave Boys Ar
rive in Germany" the words and
music being by Beryl H. BedeIl
Gundy. of DUquesne, Pa. The song
Is dedicated to the soldier boys OF
Allegheny County. Pa.
The verses give the Kaiser hail
Columbia, and the chorus runs like
this to lively march tune:
But when Uncle Sans brave bows
arrive in Germany,
:. They will spank that Kaiser good,
Acfore they let him be.
They will turn our guns upon him
-twith a big Boom! Boom!
And they'll make a noise to him
just like his Doom. Doom, Doom
Never more will any nation drag
Old Glory in the dust,
For our Khaki bOys can fight. Won
know. when honor says they
must.
Even now around the campfire
sounds that old familiar lay, of
. Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching.
The dear. brave boys Of our old
U. S. A"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
CONCRETE SHIP
PLAN LIMITED,
SAYS BUILDER
James o. Heyworth Says
Only Four Contracts
= Have Been Awarded.

The beginning Of q concrete ship
program. announced by the United
States Emergency Fleet Corporation,
has been followed by so many ru-
mors OF immediate large contracts
that official reiteration was made last
night that only four concrete hulls are
to be built under the first four con-
tracts
James o. Heyworth, chief OF the
fleets new concrete ship construction
department, last night explained that
II any Of these first four types of con-
struction prove satisfactory the pro-
gram will be extended. 1t is the policy
of the feet to award, II desired, con-
tracts for five or six additional ships
to the contractor who evolves a sue
cessful type Of construction
He says the program and progress
thus far has been kept from publicity
because the feet corporation chose to
make its own investigations and soli-
citations Of designs from reputable
engineers. rather than invite a deluge
OF problematical ideas. Processes. ac-
companied by proper plans and speci-
fications, however, are guaranteed de-
cisive action within ten days.
A Standardization of steel and con-
crete shipbuilding is very near a real
ity. Mr.. Heyworth says the new de-
partment has every expectation Of be-
ing able to perfect plans and specifica-
tions for a contract hull for bids by
March ].
Research into the possibilities Of
concrete for ships has been made by
the United States Bureau Of Re-
search since last April, mainly at the
tnstigation Of secretary OF Commerce
Redfeld, who has been an advocate
of concrete ships ever since the war
was declared on Germany.
1t has been found by experiments
made during the last ten years or
more at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, that concrete
used for wharfage becomes harder by
immersion, and ten years OF water
only added TO its durability.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

Beans-The commissary sergeant.
Bean-Shooter-A commissary officer.
Belly-Ache-To complain.
Black-Strap-Liquid coffee.
Blind-Sentsnced by court martial 10
forfeiture Of pay without confinement.
Bob-Tail-A dishonorable discharge
or a discharge without honor; to the
.'bob-tailed"-to be dishonorably dis
eharged or to be given a discharge
without honor.
Bone-To study; a mistake.
Bone, Bootlick ONTO cultivate the
favor of.
Bootlick-To fatter.
Bow-Legs-Cavalryma
Buck-Private-A term sometimes
used in referring to a private.
Bucking for Orderly-Giving clothing
and accoutrements extra cleaning so
as to compete for orderly.
Bunkie-A soldier who shares the
shelter OF a comrade.
Bust-To reduce a nOn-commissioned
officer to the grade OF private.
Butcher-The company barber.
Canned Horse-Canned beef.
Chief-Name by which the chief mu-
sician Of the band is usually called by
the enlisted men.
Cft-A civilian.
C1ts-Civilian clothes.
C. O--COmmanding officer.
Coffee COoler-One who seeks a
soft detail
Cold Feet-Fear. lack of courage.
Craw-To admonish-
Doughboy-Infantryma
DufI-Any sweet edible.
FLEA number on the lineal list
FOgy-Ten per cent increase of Off
GERS pay for each five years, service.
Found-To be deficient or wanting in
anything especially an exam.
French observation-disclosures alb
sence.
Gold Brick-An Uuattractive girl.
Gold Fish-SalmOn.
Goat-Junior officer in post, regiment,
etc.
Goaty-AwkfCrd, ignorant.
Guard House Lawyer-A soldier with
a smattering knowledge of regula-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

I tions and military law; quite loqua-
ciOus and liberal with advice and coun-
sci to men in the guardhouse or other
trouble.
Hardtack-Hard bread, biscuits.
Hike-To March, to hike.
Hive-To discover. to catch.
Hobo-The provost sergeant
Holy Joe-The chaplain.
HOp-A dance.
l. C.-Is condemned by an inspector.
Jaw-Bone-Credit Ito get things on
jaw bone" to buy things on credit.
Jump-To admonish.
K. O.-Commanding officer.
Major-Name by which the sergeant
major is usually called by the enlisted
men.
Mule Skinner-A teamster.
o. D.-Officer OF the day, olive drab.
Old Issul-An old soldier.
Old File-An old soldier.
On Official Terms-Not to be on
speaking terms except officially.
/ On the Carpet-Called before the
commanding officer for admonition.
Passing the Buck-Passing RESPONSE
bility on to some one else.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Something Just as Good
Does Not Satisfy Germany
When Teuton Gets Thin

There's little real anything be bought in Germany today It's
the land of the ersatz-the substitute.
These substitutes injurious health and
by filling stomach build
So the fat German longer the typical German Victor
Morgan noted editor OF the Cleveland Press who has returned
from Europe
Morgan by The Washington Herald and other
to report what Germany today His
interesting and informative articles appearing exclusively
ngton The Herald. This is his fifth:
By VICTOR MORGAN,
o and
(CopyriR
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Fat German Is Passing /;
Hot Bath? Gone
Says Victor Morgan :

Says Victor Morgan:
There may be fat persons in
Germany. but none OF them ever
crosses the line into Switzerland.
I saw large numbers of Germans
in Switzerland, and they were
wraithlike persons"
The reason for this, Morgan
shows. Is the use OF the ersatz-
the substitution almost every
food. These substitutes fail TO
build up the body.
No substitute has been found,
HI Eevcr, for the hot bath. Nor
81 / adds: And the hot bath as a
da ny incident has all but passed
out OF existence" In Germany.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

double chin. made so familiar by the
cartoonists of all nations.
There may be fat persons in Ger
many, but none of them ever crosses
the line into Switzerland. I saw large
numbers OF Germans in Switzerland.
and they were wraith-like persons-at
least they were on arrival.
William Donegal. formerly United
States consul at Mecklenburg. Ger
many. now in Berne, Switzerland. re-
ceived a letter from some German
friends while 1 was in Berne in De-
cember. One paragraph in the letter
read:
Il have lost sixty pounds in weight
and my wife has lost forty pounds"
This man and his wife belong to the
well-to-do class in Germany, and
hence would not be confined to a diet
of black bread and potatoes. as mil
lions of Germans are. Their case Is
typical of conditions among people OF
their class in Germany.
Conditions are not conducive to over
eating, even If one has the money.
Real foods. outside OF bread and
potatoes. may be purchased today. but
tomorrow only the ersatZ may be had
And the ersatz is doubly distastefuI
the day after one has had the genuine
article.
The United States government main
tains a press bureau in Switzerland
whose duty it is TO analyze and classi-
fy the contents of all the leading Ger
man newspapers, which can be pur-
chased i'm most Swiss cities.
The advertisements of these news
papers are even more significant than
the reading matter, revealing as they
do. the needs of the German people.
Soon after America clamped down
the embargo on neutrals adjacent to
Germany the advertisements in the
German papers for substitutes greatly
increased in number. indicating that
the food scarcity in the neutrals was
also having its effect in Germany.
OF course. there is still smuggling
over the neutral frontiers into Ger
many. but the quantity of smuggled
goods has been greatly reduced by the
embargo.
Ham - n Pound.
For instance, smuggled ham, which
could be bought for 81 a pound before
the embargo was declared, cannot be
purchased for less than 81 a pound
now, and there is very little at that
price.
Nowhere is the effect of the embargo
more clearly seen than in the sale OF
butter. Some OF the neutrals sold
their own butter product to Germany
and imported what they needed for
themselves from the United States.
After the embargo went into effect the
German government was compelled to
cut the weekly allowance of butter
from ninety grams to seventy grams.
Seventy grams is equal to about two
and one-haif ounces.
OF course, because the government
allows it. it does not mean that you
can get It 1t means that IL you find
it on sale anywhere you are entitled
to that quantity.
More Tomorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Southern Republics Bid
For u. S. Electrical Goods

Ecuador and Peru offer excellent
markets for American electrical goods.
according to a report yesterday OF
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, of the Department of Com
merce. Before the war, this trade was
divided between Germany and the
United States, the advantage being
with the American manufacturer.
Now the opportunities are great for
"a me riCans.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
FIRE RAZES SCHOOL.

Port Jervis. N. Y, Feb. 3.-The
Port Jervis High School has been
DESTROYED by fire. with loss OF $751;
600. Firemen were unable to save
anything except on the first floor,
and were handicapped by frozen hy-
drants and poor water supply. The
school was Of brick and built in
1883. The Dutch Reformed Church
was saved. but several cottages
nearby were damaged.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
LAUDS ANGLO-SAXONS
AS CRUSADERS RACE
Clarence B. Miller Tells of Observa.
tions on Western Front.

Every crusade against autocracy
and the powers of evil, from the days
Of Richard the Lion Hearted and
Charles Martel down to the present
conflict. has been led by the Anglo
Saxon race" was the statement OF
Representative Clarence B. Miller be-
fore a meeting of the Epworth League
OF boundary NJ. E. Church last even
ing.
Mr.. Miller was in Europe with the
Congressional party last summer, and
personally visited many of the notable
battlefelds of the war, and spent
some time among the soldiers along
the Western front. He graphically
described the horrors OF German de-
vastation and destruction to crush
France and Belgium, which only have
intensified the determination of these
countries to fight on to victory.
Since Joffre executed his flank move
ment at the Marne and forced the
Huns to turn their faces from Paris
toward Berlin, they have been con-
tinually retreating in the direction
Of the German capital. he said.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

DR.. Charles W. Eliot says the gov-
ernment has harassed corporations for
5 years, but that events of the past
eight months have shown that greater
security Of democratic government lies
in them. as hundreds of men trained
in great concerns have offered their
services at Washington without COM
pensation and without these services
the government would have been un-
able to meet the emergencies of war.
Let the people rule!
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
ARMY SLANG

The following vocabulary of army slang has been compiled by The
Wadswoh Gas Attack and Rio Gande Rather of the words
already familiar civilians but there others which will rep
resent ACQUISITIONS This is the list:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

American tools suitable for US in
connection with automobile repair
work. railways and mining are in de-
mand in Padang, Sumatra.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

divers abilities controversy has ragged
among the members of the Washington
press gallery almost from the day he took
the oath of office, has now settled COM
fortably and snugly into his job. and no
fear of Congressional investigation or
other unpleasant experience troubles him
by day or by night. lfor he has things in
his own bailiwick going smoothly-,almost
as smooth as those vivid side-burns which
he still wears in defiance of modernity and
war economy .....r.
Secretary Redfeld is from Brooklyn, is
a business man by way of keeping the wolf
from, the door and politician and holder
of office by process of natural selection.
He has many eccentricities, but the chief
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

from wool, cotton and silk are n
in Argentina.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

Only One "BROMO QUININE.-
To get the genuine. call for fun name. LANA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE Book for signature q
4. ". GROVE Cures Cold in One Day. Sc
Ar
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
The Cabinet In War Times.
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

The time has gone by when the resignation rumor pu
sued William Cox Redhed picturesque Secretary of Com
like in night Redfeld about
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

point in his favor that he is immensely proud of his depart
ment and his cowokers therein and that he has done
deal of useful work in educating the public what his branch
of the government is doing
Sometimes he has been accused of ndscreons and
essness, for example when he Chicago after
the Easand disaster and shocked the people there by
legged burst of ppancy. But the Secretary has that
fppant way of his pretty we'll in hand
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-09
N5<S.~r


Mrs. Belle Hale, wife of Sher.
rod Hale, Jr., passed away Sat.
urday morning at her home in
this city.
The funeral was conducted a,
Deer Creek cemetery. and Rev.
j. B. Trotter officiating.
The deceased was about &c
years Of age and is survived by
her husband and two small chill.
dren. She was the only daugh.
ter of Thos. j. Wright, Of Tolu,
who survives. Her mother and
five brothers also survive her,
they being J. T.; J. W.; G. T..
P. B.; and Lee Wright, all OF
this county.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-09
Every Woman In France and Eng
land Sharing Wars Burden,

1t is impossible to shift the
burden Of war so that it will fall
only OF the shoulders OF a few.
The people OF this country must
realize this fact.
In Europe, the life of every
man, woman and child has been
affected. Every man able to carry
a gun is fighting, only very young
boys and men too old to bear the
hardships of battle, are left be-
hind. Try to imagine what it would
mean for such a condition to exist
in America
Every woman in France. no
matter what she was or did be-
fore the war, is now engaged in
some line of work. Babies are left
in day nurseries so that their
mothers may devote their time to
government work.
In England, women working in
munition factories for ten or
twelve hours a day have refused
even to take Sundays as a holiday,
They state that their personal
comfort must not be considered
while their men are fighting for
their country.
The Food Administration asks
the women of America to conserve
food, to especially save wheat, so
that the men, women and child.
rem of England and France may
be fed.
If we give them all Of our wheat
are WE OR THEY making the
greater sacrifice?