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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07

Have you filed your income tax re-
turn? n not. this article which has
been prepared with the approval OF
United States revenue experts, tells
you how, when. and where to do it.
The first thing TO be understood is
that the income tax applies only 10
your income for the calendar year
1917. Your income for prior years and
your estimated income for 1918 are
not TO be considered
The war revenue act Of October ..
1917, provides for a normal rate Of tax
OF . per cent on net incomes OF unmar-
ried persons in excess OF 1000. and
upon incomes of married persons or
heads of families in excess OF $1,000.
If you are unmarried and your in
come for 1917 was $1,000 or more you
must get n tax blank, fill it out and
fire it with the collector of internal
revenue in the district in which you
live.
If married and your net income was
$1,000 or more you must file return
with the collector.
Returns must be in the hands OF
collectors not later than March ].
1918, The old income tax under the
act OF September S, 1916. still is in ef-
feet. so that the total OF your tax will
be the sum of these taxes added to-
gether. Under the act OF 1916 the nor
NAL rate OF tax is per cent on in
comes OF married persons in excess OF
$4,000. and on incomes Of single per-
sons in excess OF $1,000
A taxpayer is considered to be the
head OF a family and entitled to all
the exemptions allowed a married per-
son II he is actually supporting one
or more persons closely connected
with him by blood relationship, re
lationship by marriage, or by auop-
ton.
Women Must Pay.
Women as well as men must pay
an income tax. The combined income
OF a married couple in excess of s.. 900
is assessed. They may file a joint re
turn or each file a separate return il
desired II a joint return is filed
either one may claim the exemption
or 1t may be divided between them.
A widow, woman living apart from
her husband or maid is assessed on
her net income above 81, 900.
In making out your return you may
deduct the following from gross in
come:
Interest paid on mortgages and
notes and other indebtedness. except
indebtedness for the purchase of tax
securities:
Rent paid for offices or business
places;
Taxes paid. except for local i'm
provements, such as sewer and wa
ter. income taxes and excess profits
taxes:
Losses sustained in business or
trade arising from fires. storm. or
other casualty or by theft: IL not
compensated for by insurance or
otherwise. If property was purchased
prior to March l, 1913, the fair mar
ket price or value on March /. 1913,
Is the basis for figuring the loss.
Losses sustained in specuIations
and side lines not connected with
your regular business. but these de
auctions must not exceed the profits
from similar transactions.
Debts ascertained to be worthless
and charged off within the year.
Reasonable depreciation for bust
ness structures but not for your resi-
dence.
Depreciation for oil, gas wells,
mines. etc.
You must include under gross in
come the following items:
Salaries. wages, and commissions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. Wheat
Firm No. . soft red S222; No. . red
winter, S2.24 Receipts, 1894 bushels;
shipments 80. 425.
Corn-New as to grade Sl.T5g l.9O.
Receipts 4,T52: shipments, IL ,362.
Oats-Firm on spot, No. white
S1.OO9l.O1. Receipts 9Te5; shipments,
4,4Sl
Rye-Firm. No. Western export
spot, Sa.O5 bid. Receipts. 1881: ship
ments l9B03.
Hay-Firm: unchanged.
Flour-Good demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07
HENRY JURYFAILS
TO AGREE AFTER
LENGTHY SESSION

After celebrating twenty hours.
the jury in the trial OF John William
Henry, broker. charged with en-
bezzlement, reported 10 Justice Stat
ford today that ii was unable to agree
on a verdict. Expressing his regret,
Justice Stafford discharged the jury.
Henry was indicted on charge of
embezElement in connection with the
alleged conversion to his own use OF
proceeds Of stock certificates belong
ing TO Mrs. Archibald Oracle.
Henry was a member OF the defunct
banking nrm OF Lewis johnson 4 Co.
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CHICAGO MARKET.

FurniEhed the Washington Times ~ n L.
carpsnter = Co. New York. Branch offieo.
woodward bldg. Herbert Il Brown. nan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07
IS YOUR INCOME
TAX RETURN IN?
NO?--READ THIS

or compensation OF whatever KIND
for personal services.
All profits derived from business
trade or commerce.
Profits from the sale OF property
real or personal.
Rents
Interest on notes. bonds. and banE
deposits. including savings banks.
Incomes received from fiduciaries
that is amounts received from in
comes Of estates. trusts. etc. through
trustees, administrators. or executors
Dividends on stock, whether receiv-
ed as cash or stock. Only dividends
paid out OF earnings or profits accrued
since March /. 1918, are taxable.
Net partnership profits, whether d.
vided and distributed or not.
Royalties from mines. oil. and gas
wells. patents. copyrights. and fran
ChiseS
NOntaXabIe Items.
The following items are not tax
able, and need not be reported in your
return:
Gifts.
Value OF property acquired through
will or by inheritance. 1t must be
understood. however, that the income
received from such property is tax
able.
Proceeds of life insurance policies.
Returns of premiums on life endow-
ment and annuity policies.
Interest on bonds and other obi
cations of the United States Govern
ment or its possessions, and OF any
State or political subdivision OF q
State such as a city, town, county, or
village.
Interest on the Second Liberty bond
issue of September "a. 1917. to an
amount not exceeding $4,000 OF such
bonds. If you own more than that
amount the interest on the additional
bonds is exempt from the normal tax
but not from the surtaX.
Interest on securities issued under
the provisions OF the Federal farm
loan act of July Il, 1916.
Salaries OF officers and employees
OF State or political subdivision Of
a State, including school teachers.
In addition to the normal rate OF
per cent the act of 1917 Imposes an
extra levy or surtaN ranging from 1
per cent on incomes between $4,000
and $500 to so per cent on incomes
in excess of 100000. The act OF
1916 in addition to the normal tax
imposes a surtaX ranging from l per
cent on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000 to 10 per cent on incomes OF
more than 100000. The total tax
on incomes of more than $1,000. 900
therefore, is 81 per cent.
May Name Agent.
II by reason of illness or absence
from the United States you are un-
able personally to render q return,
you may appoint an agent to act for
you. Your agent must make affidavit
that he has sufficient knowledge OF
your affairs to make return for you
and be willing to assume responsible
ity for a delinquent, false or fraudu-
lent return.
The man who thinks to evade the
income tax is making a serious error.
A checking system will inform the
Government OF delinquents. Under
what is known as the information
at source" provision OF the act of
1917 employers are required to file
with the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. a true report of the wage
OF $500 or more paid to each employee
during the year 1917. The Govern
ment has other methods OF keeping
tab on delinquents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07
CURB MARKET

Two o'clock prices furnished BY ". ,.
HIbbs 4 Co., members New York Stock Ex-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-07
RECORD GOLD RESERVE,

The largest accumulation OF gold
in the history OF the Federal reserve
system-$1 ,Ts4. 307 .0OO-is now being
held, the Federal Trade Board report
ed this afternoon
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
COMMERCIAL BRIBERY.


The federal trade comm'asion mas
reported that 10 i'nd3 'commerciil
bribery 10 ho general throughout
many branches " industry ana
law les asked 10 curb this owl nnd
aid I'm the pro'oryaiion OF free ana
tair competition II VIII be surprlH'
Ing II controaa sdcceeds In eradf
eating a prartioe that has gained
such strong htld upon modern
business methods II Ia. n practice"
that has grown up with tho Increase
ot combinations, giving some The
power To crush opposition by moth
odS that were not Just Hut Ike
many other wrongs from which we
suffer, II viii be completely and et-
f'ctivcly stopped only when the pub
Tic conscience will no longer per
nit IT, rather than In obedience 10
any legislative mandate.
We have Experimental much In ro-
cent years with trying 10 make all
business honest by law, and we have
done very little good Trusts have
been dissolved. but tho same irou-
bic went on In n slightly ditferon'
form that rendered obedience to tho
letter OF the law but rave little re-
lief to It's victims We did wake the
people up at last to tho iniquity OF
the railway fashion otglving dlscrim-
nations in trade TO their patrons
but II was more public dlsa pprovnI
than law that caused reform
WronEdoors realized they were los
ing trade by unfair methods and be-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
LOYALTY CLUBS.

Some OF our neighbor cities arc
encouraging tho formation OF what
they call Loyalty Clubs" tho giHt OF
the thing being that all the employees
in a given business Join together as
Club to aid In carrying out what
ever patriotic work may bo on
band. The plan has met with great
favor and Its spread all over the
country generally Is freely predict
ed. The idea may be extended not
only to corporations and factories,
but in some cases has in a modl-
fled form taken root In schools and
churches. Everywhere that mon are
banded together by n common inter-
est is a potential nucleus for the
formation OF club.
The idea Ia fundamentally sound
1t Is to get every employe In every
business organization incorporated
into n working unit. all operating
TO the same end. and that end the
good OF tho country In this war en-
terprise. The members pledge them.
selves to talk foyaliy, to act loyally
and to give loyalty. In every cam
paign Tor Liberty loans ana for Rrd
Cross funds these clubs have proven
themselves OF great value Thos'
who have heen In close touch witt
their workings also say that the pub
lie would be nstoulshed to know how
many weak-knoed and disloyal cii
zens have been either converted oi
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
|N0bsorvations eta
IWWdr Horse gi;3s5E; iz:sE;

and all the way TO the office she
kept that low, soft voice in competi-
ton with the roar of the car wheels.
Her conversation flowed in one con-
tnuous stream, indistinct and buzzy.
The effect was as il | were being ad-
dressed through a bowl of oatmeal;
and she watched me without ceasin,
TO be certain that / was getting what
she was telling me. The result was
nervous strain consequent to the
effort to hear that landed me az my
work sapped and weary, every nerve
keyed to attention.
| watched her follow those tac-
tics with a man who had been in
Vited on n weekend party to meet
her We went to the mountains in
automobiles and he and she we're as
signed to my machine. She began
TO buzz when the engine started. and
that poor man had not one moment
OF rest or relaxation rs long as he
was in that car. His face grew sad
and weary, and l was surprised
when, on the return "trip, he slipped
in beside me on the front seat.
81 love beautiful scenery" ne cX-
planned. and one can see SO well
from the front seat And then a
little wistfully: do you mind If L
don't talk much ?"
BE as silent as the sphinx" I re-
joined. I'm not as young as / used
to be, and talting over the noise Of
a purring engine is too much for me.
This is my day TO think"
! am certain that the girl in ques-
ton is spelling her chances of friends
and lovers because Of her voice and
her manner of handling it. And
am equally certain that no one.
could convince her that she is put
ting people under a strain that drives
them from her. She is sweetly dis
posed and otherwise attractive, and
the world is full of women like her.
When you talk, dear, try to use
soft tones, distinctly spoken, and
value gour voice and your friends
ears too much TO place them in COM
petition with machinery Of iron and
steel. Study your voice and keep II
soft, distinct, flexible and sy1npa-
thetc. And il withal you convey a
sense Of potential power you will
| find yourself able TO sway those to
whom you speak as the wind sways
a reed.
Goodbye. Study Anuie's voice. It
is sweet and low, but lacking In the
elements of power. Lovingly, your
| auntie. THE WAR HORSE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24

You remember In the last story
5ist as Uncle Lucky asked the little
bird TO tell him whero Billy Bunny
vas | had 10 leave off, for there was
- more room In the story for me
= put another word2, Well, what
tle little bird said was:.--,s.
Follow tSTpath. MrI LucAy Left
] lnlfoot, TN you come TO bridge,
Gld then turn 10 your right, and
lrrtty soon, II the little bunny hasn't
loppcd away you'll find your Nst
Irphcw'
Uncle Lucky started right off. lie
didn't wait TO even dust off his old
wedding stovoplpe hat. and by and
~ he came TO the bridge. But, oh
dear me! Right In the middle OF
stood big dog. and when he saw
ie old gentleman rabbit he gave a
l1ud baJk and ran at him. And what
q, you think the dear old bunny
d.d? lie houked on his automobile
J arn. which he had in his paw, and
tis frightened the dog so DREADFUL,
at he turned around and ran away
o. fast that he would have left his
tn thousand miles behind him II
ba1r', been tied on the way dogs
IFS are. you know, And after thal
7 rcle Lucky crossed the bridge ant
-He1 90 his right, and pretty soor
J -aw Rllly Bunny under busf
! King very miserable and unhappy
J when he heard his Uncle Lucky
y 20. for the old gentleman rabbi
gave cry Of delight Ms soon as HI
Ftw him, the little rabbit looked a
itrry as he had before he was los,
Here's an apple pie for you" salt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
My Dear Niece:

My Dear Niece:
Whenever fare forth and -mingle
with my kind I come home with a
burning desire TO write book on
education as it isn't. Some day I'll
DO IL and become a benefactor Of
the race--acknowledGe as such one
hundred years after ] am dead.
My brain cells are still vibrating
with thoughts on the human voice.
10 occurred to me after | wrote you
that letter about the lecturer who
could not get his ideas over the foot
lights 20 his audience that ] would
have used my time 10 better purpose
had | directed your attention to Il
few voice faults common among
women You see l do not know what
kind Of voice you have nor how YOU
use or misuse II, but do know that
women more often misuse the voice
than any other instrument OF eX-
preston with the sole exception Of
the human body. We have vocal
teachers scattered over the country
like acorns in an oak forest They
get fat fees for teaching girls TO
sing Why aren't some of them en-
] ltI pTlNlIE enough ana oTlElldl
enough to. teach women to talk?
Nobody seems to think you need in
struction in voice-placing unless you
are going to do platform work, and
yet III lay a wager that more friends
are lost and more potential husbands
scared into retreat by bad voices
than by bad morals. You can CON
ceal bad morals; but you cannot
conceal a raucus voice any more
than you can a boil on your nose.
And one is as fully alluring as the
other.
However, I have just been suffer
! Ing from another type OF voice in
| iquity Ii Is common TO women who
have been fed up in early youth on
| the reiteration Of one sentence: "A
| low, soft voice is an excellent thing
! in woman" Obviously II is. and the
ambition to acquire one is admirable.
| Tho trouble is that so many women
acquire gentle tones at the expense
| Of enunciation. The first syllable OF
| every word comes out with reason
! able distinctness. the others are lost
somewhere in the vocal machinery
| The result on those addressed is
painful and wearing. for they are
placed under a constant strain try
ing 10 catch what Is being said
| rode down on street car with a
soft voice specialist this morning,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
g&1eErien@Hl


the dear, kind old gentleman rabbit.
taking a lovely pie out OF his pocket
"I knew you'd rather have some
thing to eat than a million carrot
cents"
And. of course. the little rabbit
would, for he was so hungry he could
have eaten brass tacks, or maybe
iron nails.
Uncle Lucky. well go back to the
Luckymobile. Your cousin, Mr.
OHare. went the other way 10 look
for you, so l suppose well have "a
dreadful time to find him But
never mind. I've found YOU" And
dear, affectionate Uncle Lucky hug
ged his small nephew, he was SO
glad to be with him once more.
Well, after they reached the auto.
mobile they honked and honked on
the horn hoping Mr.. O'Hare would
hear them. But / guess he didn't,
/ for ne never came back, although
they waited until II was almost ~
O'Clock.
Wen have to 60 home without
him" said Uncle Lucky at last. And
u guess ne was wise not to wait
any longer. for II was growing dark
and TO drive an automobile through
forest liz not an easy thing TO do
at night And Just then, all Of a
sudden. Willie Wind came blowing
through the treo tops. When he
saw the two little bunnies he said:
"Your cousin, Mr. O'Hare, has
fallen into deep hole over youder"
And Willie Wind pointed down the
Friendly Forest Trail
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
Rippling Rhymes
~. WATT AENEnN
-Four Years Ago.
ny WAIT MASON


-Four years ago the red god Mars
was resting. drowsy on his throne,
ana so We talked Of choo-chqo cars,
ana small beer gossip was ou" own.
Then triflng things important seem
ed. and twaddle was Off stock in
trade; rcformers DER the country
screamed you will recall the noise
they made. Bridge whist employed
the lazy damcS-At country clubs
Throughout tho land; and stories or
the baseball games at eventie were
I'm demand Would Jinks bc chosen
county clerk. or would he run
against defcat2 Discussing this our
jaws we'd work, for hours together
on the street Would Willard get
tho dinCc's goat? That was one
thcmo OF long ago. We're girls en-
titled to the vote, or should they
stay at home and sew? The neigh
hors used 90 come at night and talk
win ine Of many things; and we
would whoop around and fight Ger
cabhuEcs and cats and kings But
since tho war flags were unfurled
lana battle eagles raised their scgeam
II seems we're In another world. tho
old time planet was dream. The
country clubs are drear and bare
no giggles from their porches rise
the girls no longer gather there. to
see who gets the booby prize, And
men have learned to think grave
thoughts and let the beer and skit-
ties gu. to plan how they may hand
some swats by sacrifices to the foe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
MAY "a is THE BIRTHDAY
Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood was probably one
OF the best loved Of the Engllsh
poets and humorlsts, though often
classed among the "minor Enslish
poetI" But evetyone knows his
Song Of the Shirt" which brought
out forcible. though POLITICALLY. the
wasted life and early death OF the
overworked women the unfortunates
of the poorer classes. His Bridge
of Sighs" is equally effective.
These are named as his bes'
works. yet his reputation was mace
as humorist. ollie was the son OF
book seller, born in London. Hls
father died when he was young, ana
his mother moved to lslinston'
,ybero Thomas studied under a de-
Hrhtful 9old vicar. He tried 10
come clerk. but such woIn in
agreed with him-so mucn conn
deed. that he had to go 70 'no ,ov he
try to recuperate. Whlie ,',,norous
began contributing hght napers.
SIX ketches to magazines &c haloved
and after his return 70 editor o.
T,ondon. he was made
Wv ~ rositton brought him IN cor
l ,,,,b ali the brilliant men OK his
tact tac' "f, DO Quincy, Charles Lamb and
tine, y" later he started the Cornlc
o.aI IN which he caricatured the
anna any, and events Of the day--se.-
PEI psoP anne so delicately and clsVerly
W. w. The events he mado fan OF. "iI'
i've i've solely because he Hadc them
OF Importance. 80. -,
1 The last Of his life was spent or
, e,ck bed. and IL was during th'i
neriod that he wrote his two famoN!
serious poems above ~leRtloned'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
Little BenRy's Notebook
by LEE PAPE.

Me and pop was in n trolley car
coming home yestidday and ! sed
to pop, G., pop. that ladys nose must
be bleeding. Meening the lady next
to pop. on account of her holding
her haukerchiff up to her nose.
SO II must be, sed pop, well, King
Arthurs nights weren't the ony fel-
lows who knew how to 20 to the
rescue. the Pottses have bin gallant
boys In their time. And he sed 10
the lady. Is it bothering you mutch,
MADAME
Witch the lady jest turned her
he'd crround and looked at pop with
her hankerchiff still up to her nose
with60i saying enything, and pop
sed, May I advice you 10 slip cold
key down your back
Wich the lady Jest kepp on look
ing at him with her hankerchiff up
and not saying enything, and pop
sed, II you have no key, I shall be
any too happy TO lend you mine,
mines fairly cold one, | bleeve.
WiCh the lady jest termed her he'd
away agen without saying enything,
and pop sed. Poor thing. Its trub-
bling her so she cant even speek.
well. this H. the time for actions. not
werds, And he took ms door Sy
out OF his pockit and quick STUCK j.
down the back Of the ladys neck,
and the lady yelled sumthinE fearse
and jumped up and started TO tawk
fast as onythiuE in a forrin lang
wIdre and she took her hankorchiff
away and hoer her nose was all rite
with nuthing the matter with it,
ana the conductor came running in
and everybody got ixcited, and some
man sed. Shes speaking Polish |
understand Polish, she says she
was holding her hankerchiff up TO
her nose because she liked the
smell ~ the perfume on it. and this
man delibritly put sumthing down
her back.
And the conductor looked at pop,
saying, Wat do you meen, perform
ing sutch actions In my carr
. III give YOU gesses. sed pop, Ben-
ny, this is our street Wich II waseni
but we quick got off enyhow and
wawked the rest Of the way, me say
ing. She coodent tawk Inglish
that's wy she dident anser. you, pop
You're very obzervant, shut up
sod pop.
Wich I did. not even asking him
how he Expected to get his KEY
back.