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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
WAR TAX FIGURES
LACK 81, $50, 900, 900
Tentative Revenue Revision Leaves a
Big Gap in Plan to Raise
$4,000, 900, 900.

WASHINGTON, July Soft the
best expectations of the treasury de-
partment and the WAYS and means com
mittee are realized from the tax rates
which have been written tentatively in
TO the new bill the measure still will be
Tar short OF the $S,O00,000, 900 in yearly
revenue sought through taxation.
The rates of individual income. taxes,
income supertaxes, corporate income
taxes and excess profits taxes which
have been tentatively agreed upon win
raise at most $4,000, 100000. The WAYS
and means committee expects these
amounts to be raised from the taxes
named under the new rates tentatively
adopted:
Individual income tax. 81 500, 00O. 900
Corporate income tax. 900. 900 900
Excess profits taxes. -. 100000 600
Total ................ $4,500,000, 900
The treasury department desired orig
inalfy to raise $4,000, 000, 900 through
such taxes, but the ways and means
committee is certain after delvina
thoroughly into the question that the
figures above represent the greatest
amount which can be raised. Its mem
bers believe they have gone as high in
their rates as is safe.
The treasury department sent a
schedule. of SO called 'sluxuries = to the
committee, with suggested rates of tax
alton on them designed to raise $1,000
100000. The majority of these taxes,
the committee believes, win not raise
revenue but stifle business, and has
adopted instead policy of doubling all
of the remaining taxes in the last reye-
nue. BILL
This plan includes many suggestions
of the treasury department, but the
rates of taxation will not be as high
as those suggested by the treasury de
partment. The suggestion of the de-
partment included doubling the rates of
taxation on beer and liquor of all sorts,
including wines, and this suggestion the
committee will embody in its apparent
! determination to double the taxes of the
| last revenue law.
If the committee doubles all tax rates
in the last revenue law with the excep-
tion of the income and excess profits
taxes, which have already been worked
out, revenue amounting roughly to
9I ,oou,uoU,uOO Is expected. IL there is
any variation from this figure it will be
to lower it,
After realizing 81 ,s50,000,o00 from
these miscellaneous taxes coupled with
the "a 800, 100000 raised through income
and excess profits taxes, instead of hav-
ing $4,000, 100000 in revenue, the bill
will raise only 6,350,000,0 900 This
means that $1,650,00 200 must still be
raised in some manner if the administra-
tion sticks to the belief that $4,000, 0o0,,
| 900 must be provided.
Some suggestions have been made to
meet this deficit. A gross sales tax
on practically every article sold in the
country has been suggested. Unfortu-
nately the committee knows of no way
to obtain quickly an accurate estimate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
General Conference Opens August

The general conference of Christian
Workers will open Friday evening of
this week w. X. Moody will preside
at the platform meetings. Charles NJ
Alexander and his aecompanist and
soloists also will be here to have charge
of the singing. The following speak
ers are assured: Rev. J. Stewart Hol-
den, Rev. Harris Kirk, Rev. J. Ross
Stevenson, Rev. John Gardner, Rev. w.
Douglas Mackenzie, Rev. Alexander
MaeColl, Rev. James l. Vance, Melvin
Trotter, .Prin. T. r.. O'Meara of Wy
cliffe college and Mrs. Henry w. Pea
body
This conference is much shorter this
year closing, Aug IL. 1t will be fol-
lowed by the national convention of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew. This
is a brotherhood of men having for its
purpose the spread of Christ's kingdom
among men. Its members pledge them
selves to two rules-daily microscopy
prayer for men and at least one ear
nest effort each week to lead some man
nearer to Christ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
WESTMINSTER.

S. c. Rideout has been confined to
his home the past week on account OF
illness.
Mrs. C. NJ Hamilton of West Brat
tleboro is with her daughter, Mrs. G.
NJ Rideout
Mrs Laura jenkins of South Lon
donderry was a guest of Mrs. L. A.
Pierce Saturday.
Rev and Mrs. f. w. Wild expect to
leave July 81 for Williamstown, Mass,
where they will spend their vacation.
The shortage of male help in this
town has proven beyond question the
ability of women to fill their places
as farm laborers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Metcalf of Hins-
dale, n H., spent Sunday with Mr.
Metcalf' s mother, it being the 18th
anniversary of her birth.
Miss Lillian Ward is with her aunt
at their farm Cor two weeks vaca-
ton before entering the government
service as a Red Cross nurse.
The extreme heat of the past weel
has become almost unbearable, making
| it in some eases dangerous for man Of
beast to be exposed to the rays of tht
not sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fem bega1
housekeeping the past week. Their frs
guest is Miss Ruth Buxton of Spring
field, Mass, former schoolmate Of
Mrs. Fem.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be work on surgical dress
ings at the Red Cross rooms Thursday
afternoon The work will be making
pads and tampons. A large attendance
is especially desired, as the work has
been DELAYED so long from lack of mate
rial that it must be finished at once.
Chester Searles, travelling salesman
who lives on Pearl street, in G. NJ.
Wheeler's house, has damaged auto
mobile az a result of attempting to run
the car down the Hill from Prospect
street past the Canal street school build
ing yesterday afternoon. The brakes
did not hold well and when the turn was
made at the foot of the hill one OF the
wheels was crippled.
A strip of new cement sidewalk,
which has been needed badly on the
south side of Western avenue, is now
in '1e process of being laid. Work
was begun Yesterday at the northeast
corner of H. F. Wellman s lot and
will extend east to a point near the
west end of the street railroad switch
near the water house. The walk be-
tween these two points has been below
| the level of the. gutter and street rail
road tracks and whenever there has
been rainfall of any amount water
from the gutter has flowed across the
walk and made deep gullies in the
bank near the homes of William H. Per-
ry and attorney A. Y. d. Piper, which
has necessitated filing. The new walk
! viii be several inches higher than the
| old tar walk.
The second demonstration at the com
munity canning kitchen in the Hooker
house will be given tomorrow after
noon at clock by Miss Lucy G
Swift, who is III charge of the kitchen
for the Patriotic league. The force il
busy at the rooms today canning string
beans, peas and beets, and there is {
good booking for tomorrow. Those IN
charge have found it necessary TO turn
Iaway orders for canning which were
received too late to be filed. Person.
having work which they wish done ar
l.reminded that orders should be sent
I well in advance SO that sufficient plans
can be made for help to do the prepare
tory work. Orders given several day
or week IN advance viii be givel
preference over those telephoned to til,
rooms on the day they wish the worl
done. The club has received q suppl,
of jar filters, such as are being uses
by them, and will dispose of them a
a nominal price
L
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

Mrs. Rice and daughter are at their
home in East Northfeld for week.
Miss Helen Caldwell is spending a
few days at Lake Sunapee, n H.
A. NJ. Solandt has returned home
from the Brattleboro Memorial hospi-
tai.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30
HALIFAX.

Miss Matte Wheeler was home from
Greenfield, Sunday.
Mrs. Willis Weatherhead Of Guilford
il visiting her mother, Mrs. Chloe Gro
sier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

Miss Dorothy Williams of Jackson
vile visited her aunt, Mrs. NJ A. Fair
banks, recently.
Mrs. sehaller, and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Ward and friends from New York
are at the deer park.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

Again we shall hear those words: "stra-
tegic retreat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-30

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lHHlalAIlIM AIl NNh NAA Hill
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
CITY COURT CASES.

Tn the city court yesterday the case of Charles krikorian against John Geragosan was ordered stricken from the docket
 Ten days were allowed to file an answer in the case of John Buslewicz represented by Judge Gaffney. against Alexander Bentz, represented by klett < Al1ing.
 The case of Morris Lotkin against the New York, New Haven &5 Hart ford Railroad company went over for one week, I<lett & filling for the plaintiff and J. J. Berry for the de- fendant
 The case of A. P. Marsh against M. l.. Wilson was struck from the docket
 A week in which to file an answer was allowed in the case of Louis Win kle against Mike Piosczik, Attorney Rachlin for the plaintiff and Attorney M. H. Camp for the defendant
 The case of Reynolds against small was taken off the list for rc-assign- ment.
 The suit of Frank Maietta against
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

ihere is more Catsrrh in this section If the country than all other diseases put together. and for years 1t was sup posed to be incurable. Doctors pre- scribed local remedies. and by constant ly failing to cure with local treatment. pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is 2 local disease. greatly influenced by cor stitutional conditions and therefore r. quires constitutional treatment. Hall. Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a constj tutiona1 remedy, is taken internal and acts thru the Blood on the Muco1l: Surfaces of the System. One Hundrec, Dollars reward Is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio
 Sold 1,y Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipat ti0n
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
CITY ITEMS

Buy your seed potatoes and fertilz- lat Stanley Svea Grain and Coal Go. advt. Albert A. Paterson of this city has listed in the signal corps of the kular army at the recruiting sta
 h in Hartford and was ordered to ft slocum,
 Window screens in stock. Get our lees. The Rogers Sash and Door Co. kdvt.
 H. P. Battey has been appointed &den supervisor for the manufac- Fer garden in Hartford county. Mr &tey, until recently, had a dairy Hln here. His office will be at the Nrtford County League quarters in 1Etford.
 Beginning Monday, May 3, all shoe ! hes in Union Mems shops will be Hcents.
 R C. Mcintyre will install the off, 1s of St. Mary's Holy Name society
 borrow night. Eugene and Ada Kieffer have #asferred property on Elm street to 4rry and Bella Greenstein.. &'hree enlisted ordnance men were &cu1ated at the health departm ent &nratory this morning.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

factory both to dealer and consum- CT. If, however, such settlement can not be made by the local authorities in cases where there is an attempt to unrea soma bly, increase prices, there will probably he an inquiry and, in the first instance, an effort to arbi- trate settlement.
 Should this fail, the Food Admin is prepared in the interest of reasnablc prices to use all it's DOW CTS. including that of license, in any given locality and to place ice hand Iers in that locality under the re- straint of the food law
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

Slaney, Marion Sheldon, Eliza beth Wells.
 Osgood Hill School--E,liza beth Leu pold, principal: Mary M. Shugrue, Margaret Renehan, Elizabeth O'Leary.
 Stanley School-Charlotte Hitch cock principal: Gladys Stevens, Es- telle Molander, Bertha Sheldon.
 Open Air School-Catherine Camp bell, principals; Esther Hannon, Geor- gia Hipelius.
 Old Burritt School-Elizabe beth Clark principal Sarah Ringrose, Agnes Fox, Florence Wells.
 Specials--E1la A. Fallon: George B. Mathews, music; Joseph Wiseltier, art; to fill, physical training, elementary fwoman): Mary G. Costello, sewing; visiting teacher, Mary A. Campbell.
 Substltutes-Jane F.. Barnes, Eliza beth R. Woodwork, Ellen M Moore
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
No PROFITEERlNG
 IN ICE ALLOWABLE
Scoville to Take Prompt Action
 Against Price lnnatin6

Hartford. May 11.-1mpelled by the military necessity for conserving ann mona, very essential for explosive making and used in the manufacture of artificial ice and further actuated by the desire to protect housewives and other small users of ice from any unfair practices or attempted prof. teering by ice dealers the United States Food Administration has talk en Up the problem of conserving ice and preventing it's waste.
 The Food Administration also pro- poses to prevent any undue increase in the price of ice this summer, it's particular interest being that ice IS necessary to save food and to prevent the waste of certain perishables. A telegram just received by Robert Sco vile, Food Administrator, reads as follows:
 The law department of the Food Administration has ruled that the manufa cture and distribution of ice comes under the food control act. The food administration is concerned that there should be no prOfiteering in ice and especially that the cost or ice to those elements of the community which are least able to protect them
 
 Ia year unless absolute proof can be given by the ice companies as to the necessity. Any increase in the price over that ruling last sea son to the household consumer will, therefore, justify investigation as to whether it constitutes pro1iteering.
 "All ice dealers should be required to file with you any proposed schedule of increased prices before these in creases are put into effect and no in crease to household consumers shall be made until after investigation.
 ''Attention is called to that section of the food control act in which pro vision is made with regard to unfair practices, and in case of proposed increase in price the food administra- tion will investigate the tendency to make unreasonably lower prices to commercial users than tca domestic consumers considering at all times the cost of distribution and an unrea- sonablc difference would be an unfair practice.
 The ice problem is essentially local problem and there is, no desire to intervene, where local dealers do not increase prices, or where they come to an agreement with munich pal authorities which will be satis-
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

Iroad Operatives and Mechanical Experts Needed by Draft Board.

[he local draft boards have re- led advices from the war depart
 kt asking for certain railroad oper- fea and mechanical experts to be pntarily inducted into the service 5 volutary induction closes on May Iad if Class I cannot furnish t]le
 the right is given to accept men
 |n Glass 2-D, and Class SIX and
 Inc state is asked to furnish 1o Toad brakemen, firemen and con-
 kors, to report to the engineers ;,t hp Dix, and five engineers and
 fner1 for the same camp. Also, 30
 fsmiths. gun operatives. instrument kers and repair men are wanted the ordnance department at Camp &cock, Augusta, Ga
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

Harold Selander will be the pianist. The program follows:
 "Skona Mai" by Arpi sextette; Aria From Tennyson's, The Morning Wind, Lullaby" "Se Sarau Rose, by Elsa C. Lindell; ''Kvalien," by Arpi sextette; "Aftonstamning, "Mitt Hjerte og min Lyre," Jag Ar Ung," ''Svensl1 Folkvisa," by Elsa c. Lin- dell: "Faltvakten," by Arpi sextette; Selection by Elsa C. LindeH; Star Spangled Banner" by all present z.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
NEW AMBTLANCE READY.

he rebuilt hospital ambulance, fnted on an auto chassis, was de- ted at the ambulance building evening and will be put in ser in few days. It will be used the conveyance Of patients to the bital The police will maintain it furnish he driver making a ge of $2 a call Many people ob- Id to using the police patrol to go he hospital and the additional
 pnens removes the objection.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
o COIN THROUGH MAILS.

recent order issued by the pos Authorities In Washington pro
 Is the sending of coin through the to any foreign counties. Post |ef Delaney has been notified of @rder which is now in effect.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
RED CROSS CONCERT.
V Norden Lodge Will Give Musicale at
 Bungalow This Evening.

Norden lodge, l. o. G. T., will hold their second annual May concert at the bungalow on Saturday evening at o'clock and the proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
Private Toomey Only 17 But Loves Action.

Tn the battle of Seicheprey New Britain boys gave a fine account of themselves and among the number was Private Edward Toomey, son of
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

D. Sommese was specially assigned for May 20, Klett & filling for the plaintiff and A. W. Upson for the de- fendant
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06
SCHOOLS TO CONTEST AT
MAYS LANDING TODAY.

A lively contest is staged in spell
ing and rapid calculation at Mays Lam
ding for today, Saturday, April 9th.
Pupils from the rural sections of the
County, as well as from Pleasantville,
Hammonton, Egg Harbor City, Vent
nor, Mays Landing and Minotola are
well-drilled for this interesting and
exciting contest. The contest takes
place at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
At the same time there is held an ex-
hibition of work in sewing and baking.
Nearly all the schools of the County
have formed Junior Red Cross Auxil-
iaries. An exhibition of this kind of
work will also be made. At 1.3O in
the afternoon prizes will be awarded
and a splendid program rendered.
This will be a big day not only for
Mays Landing, but for the whole
County.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06
AGED COUNTY WOMAN
DIES FROM HEART ATTACK.

Acting County Physician I. E. Leon
ard investigated the sudden and some
what mysterious death of Mrs. Marion
Phillips, an aged woman, residing
with her daughter, Mrs. Annie E. Baes-
ecke, at Pennington.
Mrs. Baesecke went to Atlantic City
on Saturday with a supply of eggs to
dispose of. She returned to her home
on the midnight train. After she had
entered the house what was her hor-
ror to discover her mother lying dead
on the floor of the second story. DR..
Leonard performed a post mortem eX-
animation and ascertained that the wo-
mans death had been due to a heart
attack. What Mrs. Phillips had sup
posed were attacks of indigestion, the
physician said, were attacks of the
heart.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06

SCHOOL BOARD DECIDES
ON TWO PRINCIPALSHIPS.
Names of r. n. Budd For No. / School
ard C.. w. lngersoIl For No. 2
School.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education of Pl~easantville
was held on Tuesday evening with
Messrs. Stiles, Thompson, Bradley and
Penhallow present.
The Secretary was instructed to take
up with the State Department for adj
vice and instruction the matter of Mr..
Tilton leaving his employment before
the expiration of the term of his con-
tract.
Miss Jordan presented a letter in
which she asked for a greater increase
in salary than has been offered her,
but the Board decided in view of the
limited funds and the necessity of ap-
p%ortioning increases among all the
teachers as fairly as possible that they
could not grant the request.
1t was decided to pay the carfare of
pupils to Mays Landing who are to
participate in the county contests there
this Saturday.
Upon motion of Mr.. Penhallow, it
was voted to offer to Mr.. Francis H.
Budd the pr%incipalship of the Wood
land avenue school for the school year
1888 at a salary of $1400, Mr..
Thompson voting no"
Upon motion of Mr.. Penhallow, it
was voted to offer to Mr.. Charles W.
Ingersoll the principalship of the
Smiths Landing school on a condition
al contract for the school year 1888,
at a salary of $1,000, Mr.. Thompson
again voting in the negative.
Roland Lake, %janitor at the High
School building, and E. P. Wilson, jan
itor at the Smiths Landing building,
were granted increases in salary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06

Missing since Monday morning,
when he went to Somers Point to try
an engine which he had just installed
in his sailboat, James c. Vickers, real
estate broker of ~Pleasantville, is be-
lieved to have drowned. In his boat,
anchored off the edge of the channel,
were found a fully loaded revolver,
which has been identified by his wife
as the weapon usually carried by the
young broker when on automobile
trips, an unopened can of meat and
some crackers. His car was still in
front of the Bayview House, where he
had left it on Monday preparatory to
boarding the sailboat.
Vickers is % years of age, and be-
side his wife, who is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gas
kill, he has a son just a year old. He
drove to Somers Point in his automo-
bile and sailed away. Between 5 and
6 in the evening, he rowed back to the
landing in "a s%neakboX, which he used
as a tender to his sailing craft, and
went to the Bayview Hotel, where he
purchased five sandwiches and a glass
of sarsaparilla, eating three of the
sandwiches and drinking the sarsapa-
ril1a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06
WANTED-BY THE WAR DEPT.

Citizens of Pleasantville and vicinity
NAV render valuable service to the
War Department, through the Ameri-
can Protective League, which has I'M
dertaken to procure for the Depart
ment for immediate use for Intelligent
purposes, photographs, drawings, de-
scriptions of bridges, towns and loca-
tions now occupied by the German
forces in France, Belgium and LuXem-
bourg, and likewise in that portion of
Germany lying West of the line run
ming North and South through Ham
burg. Any illustrated matter pertain
ing to the above sections is solicited,
citizens are invited to make a diligent
search for such material, and to deliv-
er same to P. o. Box 402, Pleasant
vile, where same will be received and
promptly forwarded to Washington. 1t
will not be practical to return the ma
terial TO the contributors. 1t will be a
patriotic gift to the Government.
Should any of the above material be
located, postal card mailed to P. O.
Box 400, will be answered by a repre-
sentative calling for same at any home
in this vicinity. Please make an ear
nest search promptly as this informa-
ton is urgently needed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06
INTERMEDIATE c. E. SOCIAL.

The intermediate c. E. held an
April Fool Social in the chapel of the
Presbyterian Church. under the lead
ership of Miss McAllister. Many
games, popular in gymnastics, were
played throughout the evening.
Just before the refreshments were
served, a comic reading was given by
Mildred Burns.
Those who were present and enjoy
ed the evenings fun were: Miss Bates,
Miss McAllister, Geneva Lake, Mildred
Lake, Leona Lake, Blanche Lake, Mar
guerite Lake, Mary Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, Jessie Brown, Marion Somers,
May Risley, Mr.. D. w. Macmillan and
boys, Willis Clark, Somers Steelman,
Wesley Ford and Lemuel Lake.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-06
Y. p. 3. BUSINESS MEETING.

The monthly business meeting of
the Young Peoples Branch of the w.
c. T. U. occurred at the home of Miss
Marjorie Wagner on Tuesday evening.
The opening song was Victory
Bells" sung in unison, followed by
everyone repeating the twenty-third
Psalm.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The Treas
urer's report showed a very good
standing financially. After roll call,
Walton Click moved that Theo. Sim
kins' name be retained upon the roll
for the duration of the War, as he is
in the service of Uncle Sam. Leslie
Golf vas accepted as a new member.
Several Committees were elected for
the next social, which is to be held at
the home of Mildred Burns in Oak
hurst, on Tuesday. April 80.
One of the activities of the organi-
cation is that there is a division of the
members into two sides and each of
the two sides are trying to get the
greater number of temperance clip
pings. The Captains chosen are Wal
ton Click and Nellie Collins. Miss
Collins side won this time. These
clippings are read at each business
meeting.
There were IS present at this
months Meeting