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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
EQUITABLE TAXATION
 PLANNED TO FINANCE WAR

The passage of the Federal reserve act and the Federal income tax in 1913 constituted by far the two most notable steps in fiscal reform ever taken by the United States govern ment in its entire history. The enact- ment of both of these laws of such far-Peaching and tremendous import ance marked the continuation of pro- tracted efforts extending over many years to substitute modernized and efficient fiscal legislation in each in- stance for the veritable patch-wo systems of finance and revnue so long in operation, The growing public appreciation of these two great acts will, as their wise and beneflcent eff fects are more fully experienced and realized, become greater and greater with the passing years.
 The general government, until re- gently, has never devised or adopted any comprehensive, scientific system of taxation. mainly because it's reve- nue demands were not great enough to strongly focus public attention on the defects and shortcomings of the partial and lop-sided system realed on, For some years, at least, following the war, the government will doubtless find itself obliged to impose taxes for normal purposes to an amount of $4,000, 100000, or the rise.
 Equitable System Demanded.
 The necessity for a broad, sound, and equitable system of Federal taxa ton now becomes inevitable. Under former tax laws wealth escaped the chief portion of Its just and fair share. The middle and poorer classes bore the burden. The income tax had it's origin In the two-fold purpose of equalizing tax burdens and pro- viding adequate revenue. This tax Is today playing a tremendous part in the financing of the war.
 Few people yet realize the frightful position in which the government would have found itself in it's effort to provide war revenue except for the fact that the income tax movement, during previous years, had resulted in the amendment of the Constitution and the enactment of an income tax law which had been gotten well into operation when the war came on and still less do they yet realize the great service thus rendered the country ir this wise, though in a measure un- conscious, preparation for the wal that was soon to follow. Wealth, fol the first time, bears its share of taxes
 Many persons have had the errone- ous impression that tariff taxes come from an inexhaustible source of reve. nue capital of meeting the most ex- traordinary expenditures and to be tapped at will by the Federal gov ernment. The truth is that the max mum yield of tariff taxes for any S5Nen year heretofore was $333, ,00O,. 900, as far back as 1909 the framers of the Payne tariff law, in search o1 revenue under normal conditions were obliged to turn to internal taxes as a means of supplementrng the esti- mated deficient tariff tax yield. Tc this end they first incorporated { graduated inheritance tax provision and one taxing coffee. Later thest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
COCOANUT GROWING VERY
 POPULAR IN UNITED STATES

The recent announcement fromI Washington of the cancellation of the l order of June 18th, by which the im- |portation of corpa into the United States was suspended, calls attention to remarkable increase in the use of the cocoanut and Gs products in the United States in recent years. "Copra" as is well known is the trade name for the dried meat of the coooanut. A compilation by The National City Bank of New York, shows that the quantity of copra brought into the United States in the fiscal year 1918 just ended was ap- proximately ten times as much as in the year before the war. From mod est 56,000,000 lbs. in the fiscal year 1914, all of which preceded the war, the figures grew to 90,00,0o0 lbs. in h915; 110,000,000 in 1916; PAT 000,- boo in 1917 and about $50, 100000 lbs. in 1918. The tropical sections of tho whole world are being ransacked for the cocoanut, and the imports into the United States are drawn from more than 30 countries and islands repre- senting every grand division of the globe. Oceania is by far the largest contri ibutor and our own Philippine Islands supplied nearly one-half of the approximately 55O,0OO,OOO lbs. entering the United States in the fiscal wear 1918. The recent orders of the Government upon this subject again permit the importation of all copra except that classed as Shredded dessicated or prepared" whHh has formed in the past but an extremely small proportion of the copra Import ed into the United States The ouantity imported in 1918 of this class which is still excluded was but about 90, ,00O,O 900 lbs. out of grand total of SSO, 900, ,00 lbs. imported.
 Even this tremendous increase in the importation of copra tells only a part of the story of the increased demand for the product ofi the CO., coanu. The quantity of cocoanut oil Imported has also rapidly increas- ed. from "A 0O0,0O0 lbs. in 1914, to about 250, 0,000.000 lbs. in 1918, and oi this our Philippine Islands also con- trib,ted more than one-half.
 The United States apparently con- sumed in the fiscal year 1918 the pro. duo; of over 2,0OO, 1000, ,O00 cocoanuts Accepted authorities indicate tha' one pound of copra represents the meat of three averaged-sized cocoa, nuts; and as the importation of coprs for the year is about $50, ,0O6, ,OoO lbs and of oil about 25O ,OOO 900, the tota number of nuts represented by thes' if1aTN r-4, 1,A
 rnately 2,40O,OOO 900 cocoanuts, while the nur7her of nuts imported in thI natural state from foreign countries
 d our own islands during the yea amounted to about 100000, 1000, briHs
 he total of the nuts represented b, these three classes of imports up u Approximately 1-2 billions agains lbout SeO O,ooO, 900 in 1s1A The vaiu.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26

of the cocoanuts, copra and cocoanut oil imported in 1918 is about s6O, ,000,- 900 against approximately $12,O00,- 900 in 1914.
 This great increase in the use of apparently due, in some degree at least, to the decrease fin the supply of meats fats and dairy products available for the use of our own peo- pie. The number of food animals in the country in 1918 is about the same in proportion to population as in 1914 but, as we are compelled un- der the exigencies of the war to greatly increase our exports of meats and dairy products, the supply re- maining for our own people has necessarily decreased. The quantity of meat exported in the fiscal year 1918 Is approximately 2,OO0, 900, 900 lbs. including that sent on govern ment vessels, against about 0,000,- O00,0 lbs. in the year preceding the war; and the quantity of dairy pro- ducts including butter, cheese and condensed milk has increased from 22,0O0,o00 lbs. in 1914 to 90,o00, 900 lbs. in 1918. The total exports Of meats fats and dairy products in creased from a little over 1000, ,O00,- 900 lbs. in 1914, to about 5000, 0,000,- 900 in 1918. As a result of these conditions, people of the United States are greatly increasing their use of veg table oils, especially that from the cocoanut. A part of the oil thus re- tained is utilized in the manufacture of margarine and substituted for but ter, and other parts for cooking fats,
 while large quantities are also used | in the production of glycerine reQuir-
 ed for war purposes and the residue
 utilized in the manufacture of soap 1 and candles.
 Most of the copra and cocoanut oil | imported come from Panama, Hon.
 duras. and the West Indian islands;
 the average price of the cocoanuts imported being about cents each in the country of production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of July, 1918, at a regularly called meeting of the The Connecti- cut-Rhode Island Blood Wine Bottling Co.,, a Connecticut corporation, all the stockholders of said company, signed and acknowledged, before an officer authorized to take acknowledgemen of deeds an agreement that the cor porate existence of said company shall be terminated.
 Notice is hereby given to all credit ors of said company to present their claims against said company to R. c. Jones at 14SS Park avenue, Bridge port, Conn.,, not later than November 11th, 1918.
 Attest:
 R. c. JONES, Secretary. By order of the Directors of said Cor
 poration. a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
STATUS OF CONTRACT SURGEON.

A contract surgeon is not a mili- tary officer and has no military rank; he is not a part of the military estab- lishment but is merely a civilian in the employ of the United States by contract for hls personal services as a medical attendant to the troops, (Dig. Ops. J. A. G. 97) Accordingly he is not entitled to the benefits of the war risk insurance act of Octo- beF 6, 1917 GAO Stat, S9S); nor is he an officer within the meaning of Sec ton g of the seleetive draft act of May IS. 1917 GAO Stat, 76), authoriz- ing the examination of officers by boards appointed to determine their fitness for service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26

Charles Edgar, former acting chief of the lumber section, was ap- pointed director of the War Industries Board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
What You Should Pay
 For Staple Foods

 Thursday retailers this completed list
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
TIMES WANT ADS BRING RESULTS

the public from further activities by such impostors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26

President Wilson proposed the for
 nation of a $5o,o00,OoO corporation to encourage the production of rare min- erals needed for the manufacture of munitions to Senator Henderson of the Senate Mines and Mining Committee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
Office of Notary Public.

A non-commissioned officer may ac- cept and hold the office of notary public, provided that his perform ance of the functions thereof does not interfere with his military duties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-06
POLICE ASKED To AID
DRAFT REGISTRATION

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-LocaI au-
thorities in all parts of the country
have been called upon to cooperate
with the government In enforcing or
der and bringing about complete
registration of men within The new
draft ages, on the day fixed by the
president.
Provost-Marshal-G Crowder
announced that all federal marshals.
deputy marshals and investigating
agents. and all police officers of
states, counties townships, municipal
tiles and of towns win be directed to
hold themselves in readiness to rem
der whatever assistance may be ne
cessary. They are required to exam
inc the registration lists and report
the names of any persons liable to
registration who fail to appear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-06
Stanfield Draftee Given
Farewell Party Monday
(East oregonIan special.l }

} STANFTELD, Sept. 6.--The STAN
field Womans study Club held its first
meeting Thursday afternoon in the
lchurch parlors. Meeting was called 10
order by the President, Mrs. w. =.
Reeves, the first on the program was
me singing of the Star Spangled Ban
lIner. Most interesting papers were
read by Miss Albon and Mrs. f. S.
Severance.
Miss Lena Wade returned Tuesday
from two weeks visit in Seattle.
Mrs. Z, H. Buchholz of Portland.
visited her husband for several day S.
She was accompanied by Mr., Buch-
holz on her return, 1sho will spend
the week there. He will attend the
tractor show in that city.
I Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Howard OF
! tended the NJ. E. convention in Milton
last week.
] James NJ. Kyle was a Portland Wis
itor for several days.
Mrs. z. S. Notion and daughter,
Helen returned to their home in Uni-
on Sunday, after weeks stay with
Miss Connolly.
Mrs. H. b. Reese was in Pendleton
for several days this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Dunning and
MISSES Eva ana
Orpha motored to Pendleton Wednes-
day.
Mrs. W. p. Philips was shopping in
Pendleton Saturday.
| Mrs. John Beavert returned Thurs
day from a weeks stay in Milton.
| Frank Sloan and family have re-
turned to Stanfield after a years alb
scnce in Bend. Their many friends
are glad to welcome them back.
Rev. J. E. Faucet and son Robert
are rusticating in the mountains.
School commenced here Monday
with a large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atteburk gave
a farewell party Monday evening in
honor of Pete Haney who has been
called in the service of Uncle Sam.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Attebury, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Atte-
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. O'Sullivan,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haney, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hale, Miss Ada Attebury,
Miss Julia Haggman, Miss Jennie
Haggman, Ed Haney, Jim Bagan,
Grant Walker. A delightful evening
was spent and delicious refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Connor, spent a
couple of days in PendIeton the first
of the week.
f. H. Page, owner of the Page ranch
DR.. James Zan and l. Drenner of
Portland We're hunting China pheas-
ants here Sunday and Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-06
Sergt. Tweedy Arrives Over
Seas; Weston Mt. News
(East oregonlan speclaO

WESTON MOUNTAIN, or, Sept 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Goulds' little
daughter Leslie is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Jake English and
family of Pendleton visited on the
mountain Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hopkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Uroe were Walla
Walla visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Avery win
move from the sawmill to Weston
next week to send little Miss Eliza
| beth to school.
Miss Alice Dowd returned home
from a two weeks visit in Walla
Walla.
The Dowd. Schneider. May Co.
threshing machine will commence its
seasons threshing Friday on the
Dowd farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gould and son
! Alvah, motored to Pendleton Wednes-
day. Mrs Gould will visit her sister
! in-law, Mrs. Seth Hyatt, who is at
the hospital there.
Mrs. Wash Hyatt and brother,
Henry Scribner, and wife, and daugh-
ter, of Condor, who are visiting Mrs
Hyatt, and Mrs. Roy May and son,
spent Wednesday in Walla Walla
visiting another sister, Mrs. Mitchell.
This is the first news heard of
Sergt Tweedy since May / and his
people were very glad to hear of his
safe trip across.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hyatt and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. L. May went to PEN
dleton Sunday to visit Mrs. Hyatts
mother, Mrs. Seth Hyatt, who has
been quite seriously sick at the hos
pital in Pendleton. They report Mrs
Hyatt improving and expect her homo
the last of the week
w. l.. Rayburn will move his fam
lily to Weston next week to send the
children to school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cannon expect to
move to Athena this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Henderson
expect to spend the winter over on
the Sound, near Seattle.
Little Miss Evangeline Logan of
arlington, Ore, who has been visiting
her aunt. Mrs. r. E. English. through
the vacation. will return to her home
this week toenter school again there
next Monday.
Miss Mary Lansdale leaves Friday
for Cayuse station, where she teaches
this winter. .ri
Mrs. Mark Henderson received a
card from her son, Sergeant ROLAND
NJ. Tweedy bookeeper in the quar-
termaster corps, that the ship he sail
ed on had arrived safely in France.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-06
EAST OREGONIAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UMATILLA co.

Saturday to attend school ut Boiling
ham, Wn.
The w. c. Il. u. county convention
win be held at the Baptist church
Sept. 11th. The morning service win
be devoted to routine work, with
lunch for the delegates at IL. From
.2 to 4:S0 program will be rendered
to which the public is cordially in
vited.
Rev. j. w. stockton of Freewater
was here yesterday.
Mrs. w. II. Bond is seriously ill at
her home south of town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-06
Farmers Cultivating
Summer FallOw, Seeding
(East Oregonian Specially

HELIX, Sept. 6.-Farmers are cul-
tivating their summer fallow prepa-
ratory to seeding. Emil Zimmerman
has sacks of seed wheat distributed
over the field ready to begin.
School begins next Monday.
Mrs. It. J. Matlock and son Gerald.
have returned to their home in Van
couYer, Wn.
Gerald Matlock preached at the
Christian church Sunday evening, last
Mr.. Matlock is a student at Eugene.
Lieut.. James Griswold left Tuesday
for Camp Fremont, Calf.
Miss America Hutchinson leaves
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
SIDE TALKS
To Make Woman Happy

MAN wants but little here below,
He is not hard to please,
But women, bless her little heart.
Wants everything she sees"
The purport Of that familiar para
phrase of the old hymn is, of course.
that it takes great deal to make q
woman happy.
And so it does.--of some things.
And of others,-infinitesi lit
tie.
Some days ago, 1 read in a con-
tributors' column in the newspaper a
letter from a young wife. Pride and
happiness simply shone through that
letter. And yet I should not say.
from the context, that she had much
of this worlds goods.
But she had a great deal Of some
thing else
I found it in one para graph in the
letter.
T quote from memory:
What He Would Do If He Was Free.
Zone day my husband was singing
oh. Gee, I'm glad I'm free and I
asked him what he would do If he
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
FOR MONDAY NIGHT CLOSING.
Mercantile Bureau Directors Take No
Definite Action.

The directors of the mercantile bu-
reau of the Chamber of Comm cree
held a meeting at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and received a, report from
a committee appointed some time
ago to look into the advisability of
closing the business houses on Mon
day evenings at o'clock. AS a
result of the report. It is the consen-
sus that most Of the merchants favor
the proposed closing plan.
The committee did not go on rec
ord as making any recomm endaion.
The directors empowered the COM
mittee to bring in some definite rec
ommendation at the next meeting.
Should the Monday night closing plan
become operative. it is believed that
the directors will vote for the abol-
ishment of the Wednesday half holi-
day during the summer months. A
meeting of the board Of directors of
the chamber will be held at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
RG-,...,-.i
LAW SUITS BROUGHT
Constable Wrinkle Serves Papers in
Actions-Cases Settled.


Stanley K. Green, executor of the
estate OF Earl G, Bacon of New York.
mas brought suit against the New
Britain Trap Rock Quarry Co. on a
claim for S510.50 and Earl c. Bacon
Inc, OF New York has brought suit
for s35S.50. The actions were brought
by Attorney S. Russell Mink.
The suits of Constable Fred Win
kle and Miss Elizabeth Crandall
against Frank Del MAESTRO have been
settled out of. court. Consta BILE Win
kle's auto was overturned by being
struck by Del Mastro's auto at the
corner of South Main and Ellis
streets.
George Levine has brought suit
against Joseph Hirschfield and Henry
II. Field, owners of the Reed Jewelrv
Co, for rent due and possession Of
the store. which was under lease. At
torney M. II. Camp is his counsel
Seoastiano Listro has brought suit
through Attorneys klett e. Alling
against A. Tuccio and Maria damon
ii for $1,000. The plaintiff claims
the defendants agreed to sell their
store for the inventory. less 20 per
cent making a deposit of 500 to
olnd the bargain. Since then they
nave refused to make conveyance
Deputy Sheriff A. P. Marsh served
the papers, which were issued by
Judge 3. +. Gaffney
Benjamin Solomon has sued Blaiec
Sum owski, claiming $216. Constable
FRED Wlnkle served the papers.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14

were free, and he said he would hunt
me UP and marry me over again."
You could almost feel the thrill of
pride and happiness with which she
wrote that sentence.
Perhaps the man who said it didn't
care any more for his wife than hun
dreds of men who would have said
I'D go down street and pick up a
good looking chicken, or I'D go out
and get properly lit up" or some
such thing that they didn't mean at
all.
All Men Have Two Standard Jokes.
But because, instead of making one
of these silly tests Can observant wo-
man once said to me that ninety nine
out of a hundred men have just two
iests in their repertoire-one about
getting drunk, and one about chick
ens). he chose to say q, pretty and
gracious thing, he gives his wife
more pride and happiness than she
could buy with twice his weeks SAL
airy.
The trouble with many men Is that
they think it is witt1er to say the
sharp, unkind thing.
1ney are very fnucn mistaken.
That is an easy and cheap kind Of
wit. They would scorn to wear clothes
as cheap and shoddy. The wit of the
gracious. apt speech of the retort
courteous, Is far finer and more dis
tinguished,
What Do You Suppose Mrs. Choate
Thought
The late Mr.. Choate was famous
for his wit, and one of the most ia
nous of all his carefully preserved
sayings was the answer he gave when
asked who he would like to be, if he
could not be himself. Mrs. Choate's
second husband said he.
It must be much pleasanter to be
the husband Of a happy, contented
wife than the husband of a, dissatis-
fed. resentful wife.
And since the utterance Of such
little compliments costs nothing and
counts so nuch.--well why not?
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
EVENTS TONIGHT

Superior photo plays and vaude-
Vile, Lyceun theater.
High class photo drama Fox's the
ater
Moving pictures and vaudeville.
Keeney's theater.
A. G. Hammond Camp, u. S. v. W.
anniversary banquet. g. a. r. hall.
w L. Morgan lodge. K. of p, meets
in Vega hall.
Eintracht lodge, O, D. H. s.. meets
at 1877 Arch street,
Court COLUMBIA, D. of c., meets in
Electric hall.
Patriotic lecture. St, Mary's
church.
173 Main street.
Valient Hive, T.. O. T. NJ. meets at
277 Main street.
Canton Foster, P. M, meets in Jr.
@. u. A M. hall
New Britain Camp, M. w. A. meets
at "a Church street.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14

nays church this evening. A siiv,
objection will be taken up.
Through an error 1T was stated
last nights issue that ~. Andrew
church Red Cross soctety would ho
a demonstration In tins church ne
Sunday evening. The affair will 1
held in the Lithuanian hall on pas
street.
John Schussler OF Kelsey street b,
returned to New York after spou,
ing a short furloueh at hts hon
here. He is in the Naval Reserve.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
CITY ITEl.-JJ

The committee In charge OF the
dance to be given by the gas mask
workers of Landers, Frary & Clark
company May % in Booths hall, re-
ports that over 400 tickets have been
disposed of.
Condo 3. Fallen, editor in chief OF
the Catholic Encyclopaedia, will de-
liver an address on '"rho Catholic
Church and Democracy" at St
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
MARKLE MISSING.
Former Yankee Twirler's Name Cen
tanned in Latest Casualty List.

New York, May 14.--In General
Pershing's casualty list yesterday
Cliff Markle, the former Yankee
pitcher, was reported missing No
other details were given.
Markle lives in New Haven. He
started his professional career In
the Texas League, the Yankees
buying him in the fall Of 1915,
when he pitched the team to a half
dozen victories. Early In 1916 he
showed excellent form, but his work
fell off in mid season and late that
year he was sent to Toronto. The
last season he pitched for Roger
Bresnahans Toledo team in this
Am erican Association.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-14
AT CURRAN'S
ALL THIS
WEEK
$3.50 Aprons for
the American
Red Cross
Members, $l.39

snc White TdsIe Hose ....... acc
z,c Kaysers White Silk Gloves 6sc
o,c DAINTY White shoe cleaner. tec
1oc White Round shoe lares &c
osc White Wide Noire Ribbon. 21c
soc White Wide Moire Ribbon. 47c
ssc White Wide Satin Ribbon 55c
$500 White Crepe de Chine or
Jap Silk, Shirt Waists. Lbs
5x7 Silk Flags ............. 1Oc
S1.50 Bunting Flag 3x5 feet. 81 as
15c Yard National Bunting, yd... loo
NIafchers Flags on staffs. :. .12 n G