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Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07

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Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07
SINGLE SHOES NOW SOLD IN LONDON

one Of the many pathetic side lights on our
wnr IL reflected In advertisements published by
British shoe merchants which wildly impress.
upon ones mind the sacrifices that many ~ our
sons and their comrades are gnsniy making
owing to the large number of crippled Veterans
OF the western 'front.'. London dealers in mems
footwear now sell single shoes for 0ne-hat the
triccs of pairs. To quote an advertisement ths,
recently appeared In a faShIonahl" illustrated
magazine: wartime boots at 2Gf3 pair or
ISy2 a boot, Tn. single boots, rights or lefts are
for those men who have been unfortunate NJ
20 lose a leg"--Popuar Mechanics Msgasine
Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07

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Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07

II II The ambition - most sea c"cks % 80, On q
big ship. In wartime. crnkiug on ihs smAli-s,
vessel II an essential calling. bot the tlg vessel
with its modern equipment and cfhcicscy ogsaal.
Eatl"n rpITnls siruugly to the TYP, % yuanE man
now taking w sea cooking for lnc.c Sam
III" lars" vessels carry several osuss 500
ton frcighier has q chief crnk s-cond cros, vho
Is alsu baker. AMI a third cDok. or c,~nks msis
The chief cnng y usually the m-at cuitcr siso
and IN these times scientific meat euttiag - vel
Hs cnnkinE Is required ou the merchant ac.i and
taught tn the shipping boards floating ocnkias
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Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07

A ncu sweater In the popular les,h.
cr cnlor Is knitted like a lcns scarf.
edged all around with baud Of aner
knitting In the same toaa, When ,Ao
scarf Is sewe,i together under the
arms, the trimming band runs down
the center back aal frunt Of the sweat.
er. around the ' neck opening. the
wfdc nrmhole nnd below the srmhol.
to the elrr Of tho garment At each
side. A harrow sash matches the trim.
ming band and the sweater Is borsisre,,
Win worsted fringe around the bot
tom.
Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07
Sea Cooks Of the
New Merchant Ma
Tine Are Trained for
the Difficult Task

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iu b" IN the good odd days" that wv
read about "A hard biscuit ans a
sllcr ~ cold salt beef which Dana
mentions in Two Years Before The
Mast" u h.s usual meal after a
long. hard watch IN cape Horn. Is
no longer the diet % the American
merchant sailor
The modern sailor man IL well
f.d y.Tfh f1.rft ~ fr..n f,t.af X.s.e-
Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07
CALLING A HALT.

SENATOR Fudge relates amusing anecdote-"
"If IT'S new. all right. But I don't care to
listen to a stale story lust because II is tucked
onto a United States senator. Ctn
Journal
Marble Hill press., 1918-11-07

Furs Are initiated.
Imitation fur made Of silk or WOO,
win trim many froexs this winter.
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NURSES SEEK TO ENROLL
$4,000 IN THEIR RANKS
National Organization Endorses Bill
in Congress Giving Them Mill
tary Rank.

CLEVELAND, May 11.-"Conserva-
ton Problems" was the subject of the
final public meeting last night of the
national organization Of nurses of the
United States, in convention here. Mrs.
Julia c. Lathrop. chief of the federal
children's bureau. addressed the dele
gates on Child Welfare"
Miss Clara d. Noyes of Washington.
who was elected president of the Amer
lean Nurses Association yesterday.
said her aims for the coming year
would be to increase~the membership
from 10000 to $1,000. so every regis
tered nurse in the country will be a
member; to have each Of the hundred
thousand graduate nurses in the coun-
try enlist with the Red Cross for war
SO called luxury nurses" as compan-
ions for wealthy persons or their chill
dren.
Mrs. Helen Hoyt Greedy, New York
attorney, addressed the delegates last
night, advocating the granting of rank
to nurses by the War Department.
The delegates adopted resolutions at
yesterdays session providing for the
Endorsement of the amended bill, now
before Congress. giving nurses mill
tary rank: Endorsed the establishment
of military training school for
nurses. and pledging support of the
10000 nurses in the organization in
prosecuting the war to successful
conclusion.
Atlanta. Ga. was selected as the city
for the next convention. In 1920.
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ages creGitab1y in comparison with the
per capita of total taxes of city, county
and state in other cities. When the per
capita interest payments are subtracted
from the figures for all the cities to
ascertain the needs of the present and
future alone, Washington's tax burden
cities with which it is most appro-
priatcly compared.
For example, subtracting from the
total per capita of all city, county and
state taxes only the state expenditure
item of general government and
emitting the interest payment from
the figures for all the cities, including
Washington, Washington's compare
tive tax burden. thus measured. is
greater than that Of such cities as
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore. Gin
cinnati Newark, New Orleans. Jersey
City, Indianapolis. Providence. Denver
and st. Paul. and is only little less
than that of such cities as st. Louis,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Seattle.
The figures which have been given
show that Washington's per capita tax
burden, instead of being below the
average, is distinctly above it; that the
few among comparable cities which
exceed it in tax burden exceed it only
slightly; and that many cities which
ought to bear and are able to bear
far heavier burden fall below it. even
when standards of comparison are en-
ploycd which in effect imply the unfair
taxation OF the WashinStOnian for what
he does not get.
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WOMEN FORM CIRCLE
TO WRITE SOLDIERS
Aim Is to Spread Optimism Among
Members Of the Expedi-
tionary Force.

Believing that letters from home will
do more than anything else to keep
UP the morale of the American SOL
dfers in France. a group of Wash
ington women, headed by Miss Helena
n. OConnell, have started the
Expeditionary Force Correspondence
Circle.
There will be an open meeting of the
circle at the home of Miss OConnell,
1918 Rhode Island avenue. at $50
o'clock Tuesday evening. to which
women interested in the plan are in
vited. The only credentials for mem
bership are American patriotism and
high moral standards.
The aims of the circle will be to
taboo letters of sadness and spread
optimism among the soldiers When
ever letters are received from men
whose homes are in the states the cir
Gle will endeavor to take up the cor
respondence work.
Women interested in the new circle
pointed out that members of Congress
who visited the war zone last year de-
clared upon their return that one of
the few things the American soldiers
complained of was that they did not
get enough mail.
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m commenting upon this table before
a inint fiscal committee. I said:

In commenting upon this table before
the Joint fiscal committee, I said:
I'm total tax burdens, however meas
ured. the eleven cities find themselves
very close together. but there is con-
siderable variation in the weight OF
different elements of this burden. For
instance, Washington's burden is heaV-
i'll on realty I4.62). lightly on per
1.3S), and heavily on other
taxes" 4O2), on account of the census
inclusion under this head instead OF
under personal taxes) of the tax on the
gross earnings of public utilities and
some other corporations. Its heavy tax
on realty exceeds that of all the other
ten cities. When personally tax is
added, five cities go ahead of 1T on the
Cleveland, Milwaukee,
Newark and Observation-Disclosures Phil
adelphia. Baltimore. New Orleans, In
dianapolis and Louisville still behind
it, When receipts from all municipal
taxes are compared. Washington goes
ahead again of all the cities but Chi
cago. The relations are unchanged
when an equitable proportion of coun-
ty taxes is added. This results from
the fact that the census in respect to
all the cities but Indianapolis and
Louisville (Which have less than 300.-
900 population) had already figured the
county taxes into the city figures.
When an equitable proportion of state
taxes is added. Milwaukee and Mime
apolis go slightly ahead of Washing
ton and join Chicago. leaving the other
seven cities at a lower figure. When
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GERMANS STRIKE MEDAL
FOR POTATOES FRIEND
Commentaries Sir Francis brakes
Transplanting of Vegetable
in Old World.

A medal to Sir Francis Drake, as the
man who transplanted potatoes from the
new to the old world. has been struck in
Germany. 1t is really in comnremoration
Of the potato, and indicates the high re-
gard as food in which it is held by the
enemy, for Germany is not in the habit
of paying honor to Englishmen.
'Our enemy is eating potatoes: let us
fight back on potatoes" reads a card
prominently placed in the food exhibition
being held in the Public Library by the
bureau Of markets Of the Department of
Agriculture with purpose Of educating
the public to a greater use Of potatoes
Statistics given at the exhibit indicate
that Germany consumes sixteen quarts Of
potatoes rer person per week. In the
United States the average il two and one
third quarters.
At the exhibit are displayed many SAM
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WHAT | DO WITH THE
LEFT-OVERS

Sunday, of course, we had roast
beef, and, being a hungry family,
there wasn't much left for Monday
nights dinner. There was still some
meat, you know, but it was not ex-
actIy presentable. So chopped it
up fine, added bit of spaghetti that
! had in the house, mixed in some
stewed tomatoes, and favored the
combination with AL Sauce, which
isn't a Worcestershire, but is just
about the most delicious touch of
inspiration that any dish can enjoy.
cooked my Ieft-overs in a buttered
covered casserole, in slow oven, and
when Jim got through with that dish
he said he was going to have left
overs every night. He says it is my
way of cooking for him, and |
wouldn't have him think anything
else, but really it is AL Sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
CAMPS HEALTH IMPROVES.
Only Measles Prevailing in United
States Cantonments.

Health conditions in the Army posts
aid training camps in the United States
showed marked improvement during
the week ended May g.
Measles is increasing among the
troops as whole. due to the induction
Of large numbers of men to the camps
but pneumonia admissions showed a
decrease.
There were 1853 deaths in all CAMPS,
compared with PSI the week before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
HOWARD COONLEY GETS POST,
Relieves Charles Piez of Certain
Fleet Board Duties.

Howard Coonley Of Boston has been
appointed a vice president Of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation.
He will take over the legal, finan-
cial and other divisions so that Charles
Piez. the other vice president. may de-
vote himself entirely to matters per-
tanning directly to shipbuilding. To
accept his new post Mr.. Coonley re-
signed as member Of the war emer-
gency industrial commission of Mas
sachusetts.
The appointment of Naval Construct
or J. L. Ackerson, heretofore assistant
to Mr.. Piez, as assistant to Director
General Schwab also was announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
BILL TO AID SOLDIERS.
Reclamation of $4,000, 900 Acres of
Land Proposed.

To prepare for conditions after the
war, when those who are mustered out
OF the military service will be looking
over old and new fields for employ
ment. Representative Addison r. Smith
OF Idaho has introduced a bill for the
reclamation of $4,000, 900 acres of arid
and swamp lands.
This measure proposes to give pref
erence right of employment on con-
struction work on United States recla-
nation projects. and preference right
of entry on the public lands within
such projects, to honorably discharged
soldiers. sailors and marines.
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of the other American cities with when
it is comparable. Not one of the south
ern cities or Of the neighboring cities,
only three out of the thirteen nortnern a
fifty-seven Of the. general group OF
cities exclusive Of Washington are,
according to this measurement, so
heavily tax burdened as washington.
If State Taxes Are Considered.
washinEton's city tax burden In 30
heavy that, even when compared with
burdens Of taxpayers in other Cities
who enjoy state benefits and privileges
which are denied the capital. it shows
up creditably in the comparison. Its
subtraction of per capita interest pay
ments the comparison is limited to the
tax burden necessary for the present
and future, eliminating past graft or
waste Washingtons city tax burden
alone is heavier than the combined city.
county and state taxes of such cities as
Cleveland, Indianapolis. Atlanta. Biz
mingham, Wilmington, Wheeling. Phil
few cents of this combination burden
in such cities at Baltimore and New
Orleans.
When interest payments are elimi-
mated. Washington's tax burden (even
under the unfair standard of measure
ment employed against iD is greater
than that of any Of the group of nine
neighboring cities. Of all but one of the
twelve southern cities. and of all but
four of the thirteen northern central
cities. It's burden, thus measured, is
greater than that Of such cities as
Philadelphia. Cleveland, Baltimore. Gin
cinnati. Newark, New Orleans, Jersey
City, Indianapolis and st. Paul.
The grosScSt unfairneSs to Washing
ton in the comparison of Washington's
city taxes with the total of city, county
and state taxes in other cities is in the
inclusion of the general government"
item Of state and county taxes in the
tax burden which Washington is to
duplicate. Washington enjoys none of
the privileges or benefits of a state or
of state government of it's own. When
Washington is part of Il state and en-
joys the expenditures within it of it's
due share of the state fund which thou
sands OF state citizens outside of its
limit contribute it will be equitable to
permit full state taxation to enter into
it's comparative per capita tax figures
Wien Washington has senators. repre-
sentatives and state legislature and
government, it will be equitable for 1t
to pay for the continued enjoyment of
such luxtlries in the shape OF a state
tax for general government But 1t
is obviously and grossly inequtable for
the purpose of this comparison to in
of other cities pay as state taxes spe-
officially for valuable benefits and
precious privileges which are absolute
Nv denied the Washingtonian.
Subtracting the item of general gov
crnment" per capita state expenditures
from the total of citv. county and state
taxes Washingon's city tax alone aver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11

parison fairly measures the respective
burdens of all city taxes. Washington's
burden exceeds that Of every one OF the
neighboring group of cities and OF all IN
the south, eleven out of thirteen OF the
northern central group, and forty-slx out
of fifty-eight of the general group.
Diversified Tax-Burden Comparisons.
If equitable proportions Of county and
state taxes, representing certain items OF
county and state expenditures from which
the city man derives benefits which are
comparable with benefits enjoyed by
Washington, are added to the tax bur-
dens of other American cities, Washing
tons per capita tax burden is still above
the average in comparison with that OF
other cities. OF the> general group, OF
fifty eight cities, thirty-seven are less
heavily burdened than Washington. Not
one of the neghboring group or OF the
southern group, and only four out OF thlr-
teen of the northern central group show
as high per capitas as Washington.
To measure the tax burden necessary
to meet current expenses of the present
and those of city development OF the
immediate future, the per capita in
terest payments on Indebtedness rep
resenting expenditures Of the past on
improvements, graft, or gross extraVa-
gance may appropriately be deducted
in the case of each city. When this Is
done, Washingtons tax burden to meet
the needs of the present and future is
distinctly heavier than those OF most
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To Prevent Mob Violence.

'The first effort would undoubtedly be
to instruct the membership of the or
ganization in the adequacy, for the
suppression of disloyalty. of the new
espionage and sabotage laws. The ten
dency to mob violence may in this way
be greatly diminished and public opin-
ion organized SO as to furnish invalua-
BILE aid in support of the government in
it's effort to discover disloyalists and to
reduce them to impotence by legal
means"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
LABOR MEN BACK IN: PARIS.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 10.-After visiting towns
and lines of communicat ton behind the
front, the members of the American
labor delegation returned to Paris
Thursday night.
This completed a stay Of two days
with the American Army.
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pies Of culinary art in which the potato
is the prime factor. These were prepared
by domestic science teachers of the pub
lie schools. Receipts for preparation of
food have been collected and card indexed,
SO that they may be available to house,
wives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
Limits War Risk Insurance Fees

The Houe bill limiting fees to be paid
for collecting claims under the war
risk insurance act was passed yesterday,
by the Senate and now goes to the Presi.
dent. Passage OF the measure WAS
urgently requested by Secretary Me-
Adoo in order to protect persons filing
claims against the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11

to per capita receipts Of all municipal
taxes per capita of all county taxes is
added. Chicago leads the list, with
Washington second cor the hfty-eight
cities over 100000 in population, TWEEN
ty exceed Washington in this column
and thirty-seven are less. This, in my
personal opinion. is the most siSnift-
cant of the columns in the reference
comparisons. so far as large cities are
concerned, in which the city dominates
the containing county. The census
merges city and county taxes Tor cities
over 100000 in population.)
Our One Tax Equals Three Taxes.
'If. unfairly. all county and state
taxes are added to per capita all mu-
nfcipal taxes, six cities go ahead OF
Washington, leaving four behind 1t
Indianapolis). The lowest per capita
In this column is 1S+ and the h1ghest
IL 24+. That Of Warrington Is 2O+.
If per capita interest payments are
deducted to eliminate past and to pro-
vide for present and future needs only,
the showing is reversed and only four
Of the ten cities show larger per
capitas than Washington. If only the
general government item OF state eH-
pendftures Ii deducted from the total
of city. county and state taxes, hve Of
the ten cities fall below Warrington
in per capita burden, so close does
Washington come to exceeding in its
city burden alone the full combined
city, county and state burdens of
majority Of these cities.
In accordance with a suggestion OF
member of the joint fiscal committee. we
compared the total tax burdens Getty.
county and state) of New Orleans and
Newark. the cities next larger than Wash
ington in population. with the city tax OF
Washington. (See page 164O-1. Hearings
Before Joint Committee)
The grand total of city. state and coun-
ty taxes in the respective cities in 1913
was: New Orleans, $S.329,390; Newark.
$7.569.61S, and Washington municipal tax
alone), $6,966,232. Washington's per
capita municipal tax was a little more
than Newark's per capita of combined
city, county and state taxes, and only a
little less than that of New Orleans.
New Orleans municipal taxes alone
were more than 100000 less than those
of Washington: and those of Newark
were more than $2.SO0.000 less.
Our fifteen varied bases of comparing
municipal tax burdens were applied not
only to the typical group of eleven large
American cities. but to the group of
neighboring cities: to the group of south
ern cities: to a group of typical northern
central cities. and to the general group of
all cities in the United States more than
100 900 in population.
Washington's tax burden. measured by
the per capita receipts from all municipal
taxes including the taxes on the sale of
liquor and tobacco and those on public
utility corporations. banks and trust COM
panies, is distinctly heavier than that OF
the American cities with which Washing
ton is appropriately compared. This COM
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CURzON DEFENDS
BRITISH WAR CHIEFS
Says Empire Prefers Lloyd
George to Any Other
as Premier.
SEES GRAVE TIMES AHEAD

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 10.-Speaking at the
annual meeting Of the Primrose League
today, Earl Curzon, government leader
in the house Of lords and member OF
the British war council. defended the
British war cabinet. The present gov
eminent, he said, was predicted by
some to be doomed to a short existence.
He continued:
1--WE have been told frequently during
the last few months that our govern
ment was in weekly. If not daily. peril
of having an end put to its existence.
Against it only yesterday was directed
a lethal blow which somehow glanced
off the target.
1.-The present is not moment for
prophecy. 1t is a moment for Crap
ping with hard facts. because the mill
tary menace is greater than at any
time during the last four years. 1t
may truthfully be said that the enemy
is at our gates and the hour OF destiny
is with US at this very moment"
Earl Curzon said he was thoroughly
astonished when he read in the news
papers proposals made by responsible
persons that the right thing to do at
this emergency was to place generals
and admiraIs inside the cabinet. The
strange thing about this suggestion, he
said, was that it was made by those
who "shrieked about German militar-
ISM"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
Baltimore Filler Killed Abroad.

Edward Augustus Smith, jr., of 1905
West North avenue, Baltimore, quarter
master in the Navy aviation service. was
killed April 30 IN an aeroplane accident
in France.