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New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
$4,000 Income Tax His Bit,
Because Plattsburg Rejected lin
Patriot who Didn't Have Right Kind of Heart fox an
Officer" Proves He Has Heart for Business

They also seo-re avho only stag
and earn!
lie was tall and powerfully built
young, aggressivcly prosperous. Tho
bachelor brand was upon him, from his
spring fedora down to his spats Likely
enough the same thought occurred to
more than one Of the older. hearth and
office chained men he sprinted past in
his dash south from Bowling Green
subway exit:
"Why isn't that fellow in France"
1T was question that might well
have presented itself to George w
English, the Treasury Department in
come tax expert, when the young man
stood before him a few minutes later
Certainly he looked as if he might be
handy with a bayonet. And his first
words, as he threw down sheaf OF
papers before Mr. English, were an ad
mission there were no ties of RESPONSE
bility to keep him at home
Helping Out Uncle Sam
w oiIIN u Si,NVU cNeINp-
tion,' he said. mot a soul in the world
to look out for but myself | believe
that's correct" ."
Mr. English studied the computations
with great care His not altogether
friendly lrown had disappeared when
lie began to sum up.
This shows that YOU began business
On January /. 1917, with capital of
10000" he began.
Exactly" agreed the cheerful young
man. Exactly 10000"
And YOU closed out your interest
in the business on December 81, 1917.
with clear profit OF 100000 for the
year,"
"EXactly.' beamcd the young man.
Exactly 100000 in exactly year."
And you compute that the income
and excess profits taxes make you
debtor to the United States in the sum
of $63,000?" Mr.. English wound up.
Turned Down at Plattsburg
"EXactly that, and I'm cnly sorry it
isn't more. There's n sort of system
to what Eve been doing nc explained.
You see. I've had notion right along
that there was bit for me to do. First
| tried for Plnttsburg. They told me /
didn't have the r;rht kind of heart for
an officer OF course, | could have en-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Fete Will Be Held in M,
'son Square on Night
of Change
Reception for Ma,k,
Steps Taken to Avoid co,s.
sion Here as Hour
Vanishes

With ali the pomp and c.,.
betting the ushering in of Ane,;.,
frse twenty-three-hour day New ".
VIII gather in Madison SQUARE =. .s" "'
the clock on the Metropolitan .' .a'''
skip the missing hour carly WV. s.'
morning. -''"'
The Inauguration of the s,r,;.,,
saving plan will be tie occasior s'' -
patriotic rally, continuing for ,s,.'
hours, from IL O'Clock Saturday n;,s.
The Police Band VIII be or the ;oS s4~ ::
Madison Square and variety ~ :. :"
'erta'ners will make time fly until il
takes its sixtyminute leap.
West of the square, in tho w,,s
Avenue Building, celebration oys,
the passage of the daylight sav;no Mn
Will be held at the Aldinc Club wbers
reception will be given in honor n
Marcus NJ. Marks, president Of ~,
National Daylight Saving Associatio,
Cards for Admission
At O'Clock. when the new Federal
legislation becomes effective ".
Marks Will officially advance one han,
the hands of the clock in the Metronol
itan tower, which is directly onnos;..
the Aldine Club.
Admission to the rcception o. =.
club will be by invitation. Guests.ars
invited to be on hand at 1880 Sunday
morning. Invitations are being issuod
by +. W. Estes, secretary Of the
Broadway Association; Thomas Rock
wee president of the Central Federated
Union; Leopold Plaut. chairman of IL,
Daylight Saving Associations Mn
John Francis Yawger. president Of ii,
Women's Federated Clubs; Miss Helen
Varick Boswell, president of the
Women's Forum; Miss Mary Garret,
Hay, president of the Women's CITY
Club; Arthur Lehman. treasurer Of The
New York Daylight Saving Committee
and I. Edgar Wilson, vice president o.
the New York Daylight Saving Com
mittee.
Tells of Benefits
Among the advantages of the day
light saving plan Mr.. Marks mention!
the fol'owirg:
Relief from exhaustion caused By
the last hours work on hot summer
afternoons.
Saving in the peoples gas and eec-
tric light bills, estimated in Europe at
% per cent. Total saving il. the Unit
ed States. estimated, 100000.
Saving over million tons Of coal in
manufacture of reduced quantity of gas
and electric current.
Increase IN production of ships, mu-
nitions and other war materials.
Increase in food products througi
stimulation of home gardening.
Increase in recreation.
Uniformity in time with European
countries.
The Western Union and the Magneio
Company, inc. which operate large
clocks electrically, are arranging 10
make the change with as little conff
sion as possible.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

| listed, bad heart and all maybe, but
thought would be worth more 10
Uncle Sam as private business iISn
than as private soldier. ] found .
good businc : to put my Slo,ooo m
that was all | had-and put all my sln'
and energy IN with the money j.,
II hope the government gets W
of good ou. OF the tax m payiat.
This year. doducting the s65'oOV W
Uncle Sam. l'll ha e SAT coo to opera.
with, and likely enough III nave :
better report the next time see you.
And the young man, still LOOKING -
much as ever as If he belonged soh''
whore else, went back INTO broadWs!
There were two other young me.
whose cards got them Immediately INV ny
the private Office OF Big BIZ y.
wards. internal revenue collector J"
the I'd District.
The first of these handed over u
unimpressive slip OF paper.
"Good luck so with IT, he SAID aA'
was gone. ,,;.
What this young man left behind nln Il.
was check for something more 'ass no.
$500, ,000-thc tax due from the w
corporation of which he IS preslusns'
and the biggest single payment tnas No.
been made in the metropolitan dls"'s'
Collectors Work Overtime
big Bits other friend had sil'
liar slip of paper. Only he sad: ..e
"A surprise for you, Bill. I'll pe'!'~ IN
never knew what a plutocrat ! rev
am. My lawyers tell me the cheslss
made out for the right figure. lno9s
I'd bring it in to You myself ana
howdy."
The check he surrendered rss
sented the largest individual tax 80. "a
far paid. The amount of 1t was >"
600
Collector and clerks alike were W.
ing overtime to advise the hundreas,. II
procrastinators who had stormeo
Custom House in belated rusa
comply with the law. But Big BIN;
icient though he has proved himm
at getting the money, IS Yet the Nv
tolerant Of officials. II
"l can hardly blame them. nc IN IN
as he viewed the swarm. Its haaa ,.'.,s
nature to wait until the last f'i'as,r IN
My prescn: impression is that I'm I'm
man and woman in New York ls ios.,Te rs,e
anxious to comply with the law I'M
who aren't will be dealt with later ~; si
And TO give every one the IN
break" that is the Edwards eoae, q
collectors offices will be open ,l,s.
o'clock Monday morning Wtt8~'l
night.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

ton OF dry Senator from the Forty
first. which embraces Tioga. Chemunr,
Tompkins and Schuyler. This would
insure dry victory in the Senate, Sen
ator Thompson declared.
Senator Thompson began his speech
by moving to discharge the committee
OF the whole from further considera-
ton of the Hill-McNab measure. The
char ruled the motion out of order.
I'm making that notion" said Sem
ator thompson, want to call the
at'entlon OF the Governor to the fact
tnat there are two vacancies in this
Senate, enc from the 9TH District and
one from the 4lst District, and that
the calling of special elections in
those districts is within his power and
that he should call special elections
IN those districts so that in the event
Senator should be elected in favor
OF ratihcation we might pass on it.
and 1t IS fair to assume there would
be twenty-slx votes for it,
u therefore request the Governor to
call such an election and notify the
Senate that action has been taken"
Senator Thompson then announced
ne would serve notice in writing that
ne would move to suspend the rules so
as to discharge this committee.
This motion will not prevail unlcs,
the drys can make conversions over
the week end. This they will attcmnt.
centring all their activities on the
constituents of Senators Charles W
Wicks, Of Oneida County, and Georrc
a. Argetsinger Of Rochester. Similar
work on the part Of the drys converted
Senator Emerson, who up to within
the last couple of days was one of the
wringing vets.
This would also mean the calling Of
an extra session of the Legislature
The Governor is said to be opposed
to calling an extra session because of
the expense entailcd and he will not
order special elections unless the ma
Jorlty of the Senate requests him to
do so or tie voters Of the districts in
question petition him.
The "drys" predict the Legislature
fearful of the results from the local
option elections to be held on Anril
l6, will adjourn before that date
Ihlrty-ninc cities will vote on the wet
and dry question on that day and the
belief is expressed that with but two
or three exceptions all will go drv
In THIS event. upstate legislators who
are explaining their failure to sun
port ratification on the ground that
they do not know how their constitu.
chts feel on the question would hive
the vote Of April l6 to guide them.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Horaces Mouse Helps Hylan
Learn About All-Steel Cars
Mayor Asks If "Agasote" Insulation Picked Up in B. r t.
Car Is Part of Its Steel Structure-Straus Quotes
Ancient Author and Explains

This is the story OF :;agasote" and
the mouse. "Agasotc' is not man or a
wild animal, but the name of an in
sulating material used in steel cars on
the B. r. T. and other railroads. Mayor
Hylan evidently was not conversant
with "agasote."
A few days ago "a respectable citi-
zen" brought carefully preserved
piece of the material to the City Hall
and gave it to the Mayor. with the in
formation that he had taken it from
one of 'thc supposedly all-steel cars"
used on the poor old B. R. T. Needless
to say, the Mayors interest was I'M
mediately aroused. He sat right down
and wrote letter to Chairman Straus
of the Public Service Commission,
wanting to know chow about it?'
Why Is This? Asks Mayor
81 wish you would examine it," wrote
the Mayor, "and let me know what you
have to say about these cars being
partly made of paper and pasteboa I'd
and not all steel. as the public arc led
to believe they are. The inclosure may
be new specie of Public Service steel
which am not familiar WITH
And now to come to the mouse.
Chairman Straus brought him back into
the public eye in his reply to Mayor
Hylan's letter.
ain the days of Augustus there was
poet whose fame and reputation has
come down through the ages" said Mr.
Straus. "His name was Horace, and
many of the gems from his pen are
even to-day pregnant with prophetic
wisdom. Permit me to call to your at
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
T. w. Myers Left 100000

The will of Theodore w. Myers, for
mer Controller of New York City, fled
IN the Surrogates' Court yesterday
disposes of an estate valued at more
than 100000 Mr.. Myers, who died on
March 20, was a member of the Stock
Exchange and of the banking firm Of
Arthur Upper &; Co.
Mr.. Myers left 100000 in trust for
his widow. the principal on her death
to go to Garcia Shaw Myers, of Lon
don, granddaughter, who also is to
receive a trust fund of $S3,333, left by
the testator's father, of which Mr..
Myers was trustee. At the death of
Mrs. Myers the residuary estate is to
be divided among four grandchildren
living in London. His widow is direct
cd to continue his charitable work.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

, tention one Of these gems. which has
been freely translated, as follows:
he mountains groancd in pangs of
birth.
Great expectations filled the earth,
And. 10! a ridiculous mouse was born.
"These lines would be a complete
answer to the supposed find of the re-
spectacle citizen you refer to-, as we'll
as to your statement and insinuations.
but will give you the information you
ask for. although it is not new"
Learns What "Agasote" Is
Chairman Straus then proceeded to
give his honor his first lesson in "aga
sote." He pointed out that the term
"all-stcel car" does not imply that all
the materials arc Of steel He declared
that S5 per cent of the steel cars op-
Grating on the trunk lines in the United
States are either partially or wholly
lined with heat insulation material of
the same or similar manufacture as the
Enclosed sample"
This particular material is known as
'agasote,'" said the chairman, "and is
not used as an interior lining for the
purpose of reinforcing and adding
strength to the car structure. The
+ strength of the car is obtained bv the
steel frame. wall and roof, thus consti-
tuting an all-steel car from construc-
ton standpoint, and the car is then
lined with material such as above
stated, and which renders it less per
vlous to moisture. am sure you can
find confirmation of these facts by con-
sultlng any expert upon all-steel car
construction"
There is meme too genial bond of
sympathy between the Mayor and the
Public Service Commission. The ex
pectant taxpayers are now awaiting the
Mayors classic reply to Chairman
Straus.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
10000 Zionists to March
Big Demonstration Planned
for Monday E.venino

Wore than 10000 men. Women hovs
and girls are expected to take na,t ~
the parade which is being arranged bv
the Zionist Council Of Greater Ncw
York for Monday evening. The march
eIs viii include 1900 members Of tho
Young Judea Clubs. Zionist gocietic :
~ all sections Of the city viii mar.
shal their members and march from
toe!r ncighborhoods 20 Carnegie Hail
%here a great Zionist demonstration
IS planned.
The speakers at Carnegie Hall will
include DR., stephen s. Wise. Jacob De
Haas, DR.. ). Levine. Louis Lipsky and
Aorrig RothcnburR, ali officers Of yari-
our organizations concerned in the
m oYemcnt.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
News in Brief

wary IlRGlhs, trained nurse, has BROUGHT
suit Tor Soo,ooo against the New York Nov
Haven & Hartford Railroad alleging that tba
lights failed while she was alightiny from y
car, and that She lost the use of her lcft loo
in consequence. 70
PORT CHESTER. N. 'Y-Wil]im patirsli
coming in contact with wires of the Ne,v
York. Ncw Haven e. Hartford Railroad horo
carrying $4,000 volts. was flung dead and
blazing fifty feet away where his bodv
started a brush fire.
The New York City contingent of tbo
motor corps of the National Icavuo rnr
Woman's Service has received its colors from,
the hands of General Daniel " Applcton
"ho made the presentation at the 7th Rn,,;'
mont Armory N
fohce Commissioner Enright will issue an
ORDER to the policemen of the city todnv Il; .
recunR them to seek recruits for the Police
department arr corps. Applicants ,n,,st lo
between the ages of eighteen md tu,ort', "
Special Deputy Police Commissioner Rodra",
Wanamakcr believes that it will roou;ra h,,t "
re" GAYS To recruit the air corps to its full
strength. 40 '"''
rHlI:LlPSBuRG N. j Miss Belle RUBY
OF Washington. NJ j.. who has been MAXIM
munitions in the plant of the lngcrsoll RnnI
company here since the beginning of the
war. has been appointed station oVnn, ne H.
I.chiRh Valley Railroad at Aldcnc NJ
she is the first woman agent in this virinitv
Dr. Jonathan G.. Day Commissioners ot
mhrketS. has appointed Edwin B. Merritt
ehairman Of the advisory board of the Dss
phrt'ncnt Of Markets. Wv ~
- he fnrk Hospital. Mt tooth Street nnd
ch'rnl Park Wost. where there rs n n,,mhnr
~ convaicscnR sailors, has sent out n cnll
for wheel chnrs. in order that the pntisnts
,ha lh"y air h4Ve the advantage Pf getting oat in
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Musical Couple Would Part
Singer Asks Conductor-Hus-
band Pay Her Alimony

In their professional relations all is
harmony between William Tyroler. as
sstant conductor at the Metropolitan
Opera House, and Mrs. Charlotte Ty-
roller. member of the chorus Their
marital life, however. is discordant, but
according to Mr. Tyroler, the singer
then is the conductor. The latter. on
his own statement, has been an obedicnt
husband" for eight years. Mrs Ty-
roller IS SUNG her husband for sep
aration. alleging abandonment.
Mr. Tyroler filed, in The Supreme
Court yesterday, an affidavit in opposi-
tion to his wife's application for ali
mony, in which he charges Mrs Tyrolcr
has been cruel to him. In a letter to
his wife, Mr.. Tyroler suggested they
had better part in "peaceable way
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

The wind was from the west and
the factories on the further bank of the
Hudson were all as busy as irritated
Alaska sables, as the furriers call them.
And we wondered as we gazed on the
service flags in the windows of Drive
apartments whether the residents who
had gone forth to war would ever feel
real need of gas masks.
"These folks who say this war was
made to help the rich along" says
Squire Abimelech Bogardus, of Freak
ness, n. j., "haven't been hollering in
my hearing for the chance to give as
big piece Of their wages to the gov
crnment as the income tax makes these
plutocrats hand over"
You can't tell Victory bread by it's
color. Sometimes it can't even be rec
ognized by its taste Don't change
unpatriotcally pale. 1t may be as
white as driven snow and still be Vic
tory bread. the Food Board announces.
bake baker who happens to be an
art artist can, by using various substi-
tutes for wheat flour, produce Victory
bread color symphony that will run the
whole gamut from Chinese white to a
delicate pumpernickel brown.
SO many people have jumped to the
conclusion that white bread cannot be
Victory bread that the Food Board in
spectors have been kept busy running
down unfounded complaints.
Almost any day we are expecting to
see the following come sailing along
from Washington:
WARNING1Th Patriotic Yarn AS
socation. which / notice has begun an
| advertising campaign in the New York
newspapers, has absolutely no connec-
tion with me or with my committee.
GEORGE CREEL.
Despite its apparent elimination of
"that tired feeling" we rather distrust
the after effects of Old Doctor Hinden-
burg's spring tonic.
Governor Mccall of Massachusetts has
presented two pairs of gold knitting needles
to Mrs. Katherine McGrilis of Boston, who
has made 100 soldiers sweaters in 300 DAYS
when | learn that you are seventy-seven
years DID, the Governor wrote in forward
ing his gift. 'and that this work was done
only during the spare time you could afford
from a very busy life, I am sure it is
truly wonderful"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
French Line Elects De la Toucha

IT. was announced ~ the Now York
offices of the Compagnic Generate
fan1atlantique yesterday that Castor
q" Peiie5'n de Ia Toucha had been
'iecteh president of the company. He
secceeds jules Charits Kouz, who died
recently.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

Despite its apparent elimination of
chat tired feeling" we rather distrust
the after effects of Old Doctor Hinden-
burg's spring tonic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-25
k2| DADCN'5 Ey[N|N(
k,l FAIRY TALL
Ia s. hAN AnaNRQvR
THE DUCK POND.

Around duck pond" said Daddy,
was a walk made of wood or boards.
Around this sometimes the ducks
would walk, but more often they would
just stand around the pond In a cir
Gle.
There were diving boards and little
steps by which the ducks could wob-
bic down into the water.
"As they We're standing around the
edge of the pond, most of them stand
ing on one foot, Mrs Goose and Mr..
Gander walked along through the yard,
with their heads held very high.
Good-day,' said Mrs. Green. She
had been given that name by the other
ducks because her head was covered
with very lovely dark green feathers.
Mrs. Goose and Mr.. Gander walked
on, raising their heads still higher,
and paying no attention TO anyone.
Aren't they absiIrd?" asked Mrs.
Green of the other ducks.
Absolutely absurd said Mrs. In
dian Runner. She was a duck who
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-25

The four Roosevelt boys who are
fighting humanity's cause abroad are
true to family tradition. Capt. Archie
Roosevelt is still in hospital, suffer.
ing from terrible wounds sustained in
action and Major Theodore Roosevelt
Jr., has been cited for decoration by
the commanding general under whom
he IS serving for conspicuous gallantry
IN battle. Major Roosevelt not only
went forward in the face of great dan.
ger to help a company in trying posi-
ton, but after he had been gassed ter
ubly he insisted on leading his battal
ion. The Roosevelt boys attract spe
cial attention on account of the ia
Their g fame, but there are thousands OF
other American boys from humbl,
homes who will be equally brave ano
resourceful when the test comes tc
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-25
TO ENTER THE ARMY.
Or. j. vi. Hamilton of Rutland Receives
Captain Commission.

Sdpb1lh D SOliiiIiio-iOH.
RUTLAND, June 25.-Dr. James NJ
Hamilton of Rutland has received notice
from the ad.lutant general at Washing
ton, ID. c., that he has been commits
stoned captain in the medical reserve
corps of the United States army. DR.
Hamilton forwarded his resignation as
medical examiner of the Rutland draft
board to the Office Of the adiutant gen
eral at Montpelier and wired his accept
ancc of the commission. The resigna.
ton is to take effect with the appoint
ment of his successor.
DR.. Hamilton has also resigned as sec
rotary of the Vermont committee fol
national defense, medical section, and
as business m2naeer of Vexmont Medi
cine, the official publication of the Yer
mont State Medical society.
a meeting of the Vermont committee
for national defense, medical section
will be held this week in Rutland tc
| elect secretary, also to check up the
physicians of the state, who are enter
ing the service under the moral draft
There arc already 30 applicants towards
a quota of 80.
Capt. Hamilton entered the Vermont
National Guard in 1886, organizing the
second separate company of Richford
afterwards Company M, of which he
was sergeant. He served with the First
Vermont Infantry at Chiekamauga dur
ing the Spanish American war in 1898
assistant surgeon, with the rank Of cap
tain, and afterwards IS surgeon. Will
the rank of major
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-25

Several towns are busilv at work rails
ing money for a war chest so as to meet
their war obligations promptly as they
come. Several other towns which have
war chests wish they hadn't and will
never do it again. The war chest plan
suits methodical minds but il robs. a
patriotic canvass of all spirit and en-
thusiasm and makes it purely perfume
tory. Bennington got a great deal of
good from the recent Red Cross canvass.
In the meantime Brattleboro and. other
towns with war chest, merely went to
the treasurer of the fund and he drew
has check for the amount of the town
quota. II II was as enthusiastic !. and
spirited a performance as filing out an
order for winter underclothes. The
Banner hopes that Bennington will not
indulge in the war chest mista le.-Ben-
nington Banner.
1t may be, as the Banner imagines.
that giving through the war chest meth
cd is perfunctory but by reason of it
Brattleboro has something like 5000
persons contributing regularly to war
relief, and it is safe to say that is a
bigger proportion of givers than Ben
nington or any other town without a
war chest show. furthermore, having
arranged their giving mcthodically,
these people are free to utilize their
spare time in other forms of patriotic
endeavor. In all this war chest discus
sion it is not iceable that thp criticism
comes from communities where the idea
is all theory; an overwhelming ma
iority of the towns that have actually
tried the plan favor it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-25
Prisoner in Germany Writes Home,

Arthur Tenney of St Albaas has re-
celved post card from his brother.
Lieut.. Walter N. Tenacv, reported miss
ing in action in France APRIL 20. and
who had not been heard from direct
by any OF his relatives or friends.
The card, which was dated Nav ,.
said that Lieut. Tenney had written
two cards and a letter and that in his
next he would send an address. The
card was postmarked Ludwigshafen
Lieut.. Tenney was wounded and is re-
operating far back of the German
lines.