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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

some other time tell them they are not
making a donation to the government, pue
investing in the best security in the worio.
backed by a treasury that no other nauon
can boast
81 show them how their money In
vested in war savings and thrift
stamps is loaned to the government,
and consequently reduces their taxes
by that much / show them that they
are loaning the money to themselves as
we'll as their government, for we are all
partners of Uncle Sam. And last, but
not least, I drive home this point: Our
boys are fighting at the front to crush
Prussian militarism and mako the
world safe for democracy, and il we
would do our share we must let our
dollars fight at home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
SPAIN TO GET COTTON
War Board Grants Shipment of -Four
Cargoes Following Pact.

Export licenses for the shipment of four
cargoes Of cotton to Spain were granted
by the War Trade Board in pursuance of
the recent commercial agreement concluded
between the American and Spanish gov
ernments.
the board, will provide the cation neces-
sary to fulfill the normal reuuiremer1ts Of
the Spanish mills and should relieve any
fears that have existed in Spain as to the
possibility Of a cotton shortage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
boy SCOUTS IN D. c.
AFTER ACE MEDAL
War Savings and Thrift
Stamps Sales to Be Recog-
nized by Government.

Every Boy Scout IN the District Of Co
lurnbia is out for ono OF the Acc" medals
which the government has planned to
award to certain young patriots in con-
nection with their war savings and thrift
stamp work
The government has intrlsted a nation
wide task to the Boy Scouts OF America in
the war savings work. These youngsters
won their spurs in the liberty loan cam
paigns and the government has again
given them an opportunity to show that
its confidence is not misplaced. Special
rewards have been offered to the SUCCESS
full scouts In this year-long campaign
It Is planned that az soon as the
scout has taken orders for war sav-
ings or thrift stamps from twenty
five individuals he will receive an
taken orders for total Of $3.50 In
stamps from twenty-five or more in
dividuals he will receive the lace"
medal. the idea Of which is an adap-
tation of the plan Of the French gov
eminent in awarding honors to its avi-
ators.
An lace" in France is an airman who
has brought down FIVE enemy aero
planes within the French lines. An
ACE" scout will be one whose red war
savings post cards will show that he
has met the government requirements
The scouts sense Of pride will not be
fully gratified by the ace medal
alone. For each additional 800 of
stamp orders, after receiving the medal.
he will receive q bronze palm to be
fastened to the ribbon of his medal.
For instance, II q scout should wear an
ACE medal with three bronze palms
attached to the ribbon it would indi-
cate that he has taken orders amount
ing to $3.50.
every state or territory who receives
the greatest number of these bronze
war savings palms will receive a per-
sonal letter OF thanks from the Presi-
dent of the United States.
EVERY Scout to Save Soldier"
Under the national watchword.
Every Scout to Save a Soldier" the
Boy Scouts of Washington have been
terest of the war savings campaign
Their part is plain. They collect no
money; only taking orders for stamps.
getting signatures on the red post
and mailing them without postage to
the post office.
Postmaster Chance said yesterday
that thousands of thrift stamps have
been sold through this means. These
cards have been of great assistance to
engaged in the war savings stamp
contest being conducted under the
auspices of The Star.
II. H. Grogan. chief of the Boy
that large number of the local scouts
will soon be wearing the ace medals.
He bases his prediction upon splendid
showing they already have made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
CROWD AT "HILARITY FAIR"
Henry Berman, a Soldier, Among
Entertainers at Y. N. q. A.

More than 200 couples enjoyed a
"hilarity fair and nut circus" at the
Young Mems Hebrew Association last
night. Henry Berman. a soldier whose
home Is In Brookland. was one of the
most popular entertainers.
Among those contributing to the pro-
gram were Adlee Mann, Joseph Nor
wood. Sam Chair. II. Werner. and /.
Glushack. Dancing also was feature
president Of the association and II. L.
Goodwin was master OF ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
SHIPPED TO EASTERN PORT.
Fleet Of 50 Liberty Trucks Designed
for Use in France.

A fleet of 50 Liberty trucks, the first
output OF the quantity production
which has been ordered to supply the
Army with moter-vehic1es. left Lima,
Ohio. Friday for an. eastern port, where
they will be loaded for France.
The record OF the trucks overland
will be watched carefully. as they are
the handmade sample trucks. which
stood gruelling tests. are wanted. AS
sembling factories now have on hand
sufficient parts for 500 of the trucks.
which have 3-ton rating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Gen. Perkins Loses Command.

CAMP SHERMAN. Chillicothe, Ohio.
March 23.-Br:g. Gen. Frederick Per-
kins, acting commander of Camp Sher-
man in the absence of Maj. Gen. E. F.
Glenn, has been removed from duty and
assigned to Governors Island for, duty
with the Eastern Department of the
Army. 1t became known today. The
order was issued last night. Brig. Gen.
W. A. Holbrook, commanding 166th In
fantry Brigade, today assumed conn
mand Of the division. No reason was
given for the change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
PLAY TO AID CHILDREN.
For the Love of Little Katie" to Be
Given ut Y. W. C. A.

~For the Love Of Little Katie" ia the
title Of a playiet to be presented at the
gymnasium Of the =. w. c A. ON the
evening of April s. for the beneA -
the fatherless children Of France. by
the Lanham comedians OF Lanham.
Md -,
laura white, Mrs. Walter White. Mrs.
a p. winston. Mrs. willard Goss. Miss
Elizabeth Cook. Robert Cook. Edgar
Brown and willard Goss. 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
DESCRIPTIVE LECTURE.
Edmund Heller Portrays Life and
Habits of Tibetans and Chinese.

A descriptive lecture of the life and
habits of the Tibetans and the Chinese
was given by Edmund Heller. who
has travelled extensively in the east,
at meeting Of the Biological Society
of Washington last night at the Cos
mos Club. ..-- .-- ,,...z-.-
Mr.. Heller's lecture was illustrated
with lantern slides of typical char
acters in China and Tibet. Notwith-
manned by English crews, pirates are
still to be found on the Yangtse river,
near Canton, the speaker said, and
stealing everything of value; = =
'Oae. Of the tricks used by these
pirates at night said Mr.. Heller, ais
to lash a pair Of junks together with
chains. and when q boat strikes the
chains the 1unlxs are brought Together,
enabling the river pirates to swarm
on board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

grain, and thus not be wholly depend.
ent upon a speculative cotton market.
But II the south this year grows cot
ton to the neglect of foodstufrs. she
she will put a heavy burden on the
nation, and even handicap it's ultimate
victory in the war, department officials
state.
In addition to a letter to all bankers
and business men. DR.. Knapp has just
letter which urges them to back IN
the patriotic campaign for a more gem
eral planting of human and cattle
FOODS this year. In a letter to bankers
DR.. Knapp states:
ITO TAIL to produce our own food means
the north and west to feed the south
"hen these stores are needed for 9TH
er purposes. but means a burden upon
transportation which no patriotic cit
lzens or the south should for a mo-
ment tolerate"
Patriotism Not the Only Lever.
But patriotic appeal will not be the
oAy lever used to influence the south
ern farmer. Figures have been pre-
pared which will bring home to every
farmer OF the south the fact that ..if
the south does not produce it's own
reed and food. and has to exchange
cotton Tor the feed and food, it will
De poorer rather than richer"
A table Just compiled shows that at
the 12-cent price prevalent before 1914
a bale OF cotton would buy four tons
OF hay. then SIS. as compared with
three and three-quarter tons TO-DAY at
$40; and that on the basis of prices
both for cotton and other commodities
mentioned a bale of cotton would buy
eighty bushels Of corn in 1914. and only
seventy-five now: 5000 pounds of cnr1
meal then and 2,143 pounds now: 800
pounds of salt pork then and ASS now.
400 pounds of bacon then and ass now:
while the purchasing price in the case
of eggs potatoes and oats wonId he
increased at prevailing prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
o. s. PATROL MAKES CAPTURE
Men Crawl Nearly a Mile and
Pounce Upon Listening Post.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March "a patrol of four
Americans early this morning crawled
nearly a mile. approached German lis
tening post from the rear and jumped
on the German there. throttline him
before he had a chance to make an
outcry.
They returned to their line as quietly
as they went, bringing their prisonSr
with them. He was put through an ex-
animation by the intelligence officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
RICHTER HOLDS HIS
STAMP SALE LEAD
Postman Van voorhis Stays in
Second Place in Contest
Under Star Auspices.
CHANGE IN THIRD POSITION
LEADERS IN CONTEST.

The names of the letter carriers
who have sold more than 500
worth of war savings and thrift
stamps in the $500 selling con-
test, being conducted under the
auspices of The Star. in the order
in which they stood at 4:S0
o'clock yesterday afternoon. fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Robert Bacon Krogstad. son Of DR..
and Mrs. Henry Krogstad of this city,
has been commissioned a first lieuten-
ant in the aviation section Of the
Signal Corps in the American expedi-
tionary force
Lieut.. Krogstad enlisted last June,
and after few months training was
sent with a number Of other student
aviators to Foggia, Italy. where they
have since been.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
WILL URGE FARMERS OF SOUTH
TO PRODUCE FOODS AND FEEDS
Department of Agriculture Officials Plan
Campaign to Induce Cotton Growers
to Supply Their, Own Needs. =

Recognizing the temptation that faces
the southern farmer to turn all avail
able acreage to cotton, in view of pres
ent topnotch prices. Department of
Agriculture officials plan a vigorous
counter campaign to urge upon south
ern growers the raising of enough
foods and feeds to meet their own
needs this summer.
AS outlined in The Star yesterday,
grave apprehension is felt that the
long campaign to make the south eco
nomically independent and thus relieve
den entailed. in supplying her food
needs, in addition to the demands of
the twenty camps and cantonments in
the cotton belt. may fail through the
cotton quotations of 30 cents or more.
as compared with the European
war price Of IL cents.
The effect of the cotton-price rise
simply will be to make US redouble our
efforts" said Clarence Ousley. assistant
secretary of agriculture. last night,
south this year will. at least. produce
as much food and feed as it did last
year."
Results of Increased Acreage.
Last years increased acreage, by rea-
son of the departments campaign.
which is not new. though 1t has become
more urgent under the stress of war
conditions. in corn alone was 10 per
cent in the cotton-growing states, and
the increase was IL per cent in hay, 81
per cent in potatoes. rs per cent in
sweet potatoes, - per cent in peanuts
and rose to 17s per cent in velvet beans.
The object of this effort, in normal
times. according to DR.. Bradford Knapp,
chief of the departments extension Of
f1ce for the south. not only was to make
init the farmer to raise enough other
produce to enable him to hold his cot
ton. as the western farmer does his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Investing in Best Security.

First let me say this: The man who
can't sell war savings and thrift stamps
could not sell gold eagles at 10 per cent
stamps as though my customers had al-
ready announced their intention to buy,
and then make them say now and not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Dark Horse in Contest.

]. r. Gibson. who is looked upon as
a dark horse in the contest, is develop
ing into a regular four-minute-man
talker. He has read everything ever
written upon the subject Of war saw
ings by Secretary McAdoo. and Director
Callahan and Postmaster Chance. and
it is beginning to tell on him. He
talks war savings all the time. The
postman who has the next desk to him
contends that he talks them to himself.
and to any gathering he meets in the
Office or on the streets and he vouIdn't
be surprised If he talked them in his
sleep.
AT any rate Gibson is a real war saw
ings enthusiast He has a boy In the
Navy, and before he left for the war
zone the son asked what he should do
with his $500 he had saved up. 1t is
easy to guess what Daddy Gibson told
him. ct guess that little incident is
what made me such an ardent war saw
ings advocator." Gibson proudly said
yesterday.
You must first believe in these stamps
yourself before you>can sell them" Gibson
continued. Selling is a business and must
be handled in a businesslike way. :"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-08
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Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-08

faces were worn, sometimes anemic, How could they be otherwise. after the years of constant suffering and continued horrors they had endured, with no hope of release before them but victory for the allies, or perchance the good fortune to be enrolled in one of these little bands of repatries.
 Now and again some one would rush out from the sidewalk to greet a relative or friend, recognized after years of absence. But though such instances were rare. they served to buoy up the hopes of the rest that perhaps farther along they too would be as fortunate.
 Two short rests were made that the seemingly countless children might be able to keep up. Brave little tots they were. holding close to their mothers. if they had them, or if not to those who had befriended them on the way. for many were or phans. or had had their parents taken away by the Germans to work Per haps, hundreds of miles from their homes.
 Inside the great rooms of the Ca sinO, long lines of tables set for sup per filled almost the entire space. AS the repatries filed in, women showed them to their seats, while others dis tributed small French flags to young and old alike-the flag that once more they might wave freely
 Bowls of soup, slices of good bread, hot well-cooked meat and glasses of red wine still further cheered the hearts of the stranger, so that when the orchestra in it's gallery began to play well-known and cherished French airs-airs that had not been heard be- fore in all these long years-tears streamed down the cheeks of many, and of on-lookers as well, while hands and voices proclaimed their keen de light.
 No men did we see between IA and SO unless they were palpably i'll or crippled. and comparatively few women who had not long since passed their prime. Mothers had been sep arated from sons and daughters drag ged off by the Roche to work in fac tories and mines, even on fortifica- tions to be used against their own kin
 The feast was nearing It's end when the sub-prefect mounted the ros- trum and began to speak. Instantly there was silence. He dwelt upon Frances love for her people. her sor- row for their sufferings.
 His words had hardly ceased when
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in the mine, (d) and the total net earnings from development ore that have been set aside as depletion re serves.
 From this statement there shall be determined the actual depletion re serves chargeable against past de velopment returns set aside as capi tai returned and the depletion reserve account shall be reduced to the proper amount, by a transfer of the differ. ence to the surplus account as earn, ings, and upon this amount of earn. ings there shall be levied the proper income taxes according to the years in which the earHfngs accrued.
 In support of the above resolution arguments are offered as follows:
 MINING DIFFERS FROM OTHER
 BUSINESS.
 While the investment in mine prop- erty and mine development is the same in principle as the investment in merchandise by a merchant and in materials by a manufacturer, never theless there is no assurance in the case of mines that the amount of the investment in mine property and de- velopment will be returned either in whole or in part; for, if there is not developed sufficient quantity and grade of ore to give a return above the cost of extraction, the total mine investment is lost.
 In the case of a merchant who in vests in stock of goods, the imme- diate purpose is to sell the goods or merchandise in which he has invested and from each sale of merchandise to deduct the original cost, thus knowing immediately whether or not each unit of his investment is being disposed of at profit or at a loss.
 However, in the case of mines. there can be no sale of the original invest ment until there has been developed sufficient commercial ore to equal the amount of the original investment, which is the amount paid for the purchase, development and equipment of the property Any net returns above operating cost from the sale of development ore in the meantime, Is simply a reduction of the amount cA NAt NCNCAOplutul ulhtoliutul uttGS- sary to prove the value of the initial investment in the purchase of mining claims.
 When the net value of the develop ment ore that has been shipped and that is in place equals the property investment, then the total net invest ment in the ore and each ton of ore, or each pound or ounce of metal, can be determined and this cost Of each unit can be deducted as q depletion deduction from the amount of the sale of each unit produced, the same as the merchant deducts the cost of each unit from the amount received from the sale of each unit of his stock.
 From this period on the mine is in nearly the same position as the mer- chant and, of course, can be taxed
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-08

returned to the company or indi- vidual?
 It is very apparent that the treasury department should make a distinc- tion between the producing mine that will return the original investment with interest and the development mine that obtains a net return from development ores shipped intermit- tently, or more or less continuously during a taxable year but which has not sufficient ore in sight to guaran- tee the return of the original invest ment, or a reasonable belief in its return.
 The fact that the government has seen fit to make an appropriation of $50 900 600 to be used to assist the development and production of the rare metals is conclusive evidence that there is no desire to hamper or discourage the development of the cOmmoner metals of copper. lead, gold and silver, etc, which are so essential to the winning of the war and which are being more rapidly exhausted un- der the stimulation of present high prices and the high pressure of top production of the last several years than at any time heretofore, and whose development has been curtailed by high wages, high prices of ma terials and shortage of labor.
 CONCLUSION.
 We believe that the treasury depart ment will find upon analysing its in come tax returns that the facts sup port the statements, that the loss of the income tax receipts to the gov ernment from taxing development mines would be small and that the injustice of taxing the net returns of the prospect and development mines would prove a great loss to those unable to stand such a loss, and would be the means of discourag- ing the already tagging industry of prospecting.
 We hope that we have herein pre- scented the facts as to the distinction between development mines and proven mines clearly, and that the attached statement of procedure is plain, so as to enable you to see the need for making a distinction be- tween the income or returns from de- velOpment mines and the income from proven mines and to exempt the re- turns Of development mines from in come tax, as shown by the attached statement, until the total development returns or earnings, plus the met" value of the ore in sight. equals the investment in mining claims, mine development, mine equipment and a reasonable rate of interest thereon.
 The net value of the ore in sight to be determined by the treasury de- pertinent, using, say the average price of metals for the past ten years and the average recovery values and costs obtained during the period of develop ment operations and depreciation of equipment charge necessary to close out the cost of equipment by the time its usefulness were ended, etc