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The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-29


All the positions held by the Aus
trians on the lower Piave, constituting
the Capo Sile bridgehead, have now
been taken by the Italians, and the en-
tire western bank of the Piave is clear
of the enemy. Nearly 400 prisoners
were taken in the enterprise. Aside
from this fighting there has been lit
tie activity in the southern section of
the Italian theater. Seemingly the
chase of the enemy on the eastern
bank of the Piave has ended, at least
for the time being.
The Austrian losses are now esti-
mated at 250,000. OF these 1t is re-
ported that. fully 10000 were drowned
In the mountains heavy lombard
ments were in progress in various sec
tors Wednesday, and intensive aerial
operations are going on along the en-
tire front The Rome war office reas-
serts that Ill the artillery lost by the
Italians to the Austrians in the initial
stage of the fighting has been recap
tured.
On the battle front in France and
Flanders the operations continue of
minor character The British both In
Flanders and Picardy have carried out
successfully attacks agains the Ger
mans and taken further prisoners and
machine guns. Likewise, the French
northwest of Montdidier have raided
an enemy position, inflicted losses and
taken prisoners.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-29
Dr. Won kuehlmann to Reslan.

Basel, Switzerland.-A rumor has
reached here from Berlin that DR..
Richard Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign secretary, will resign his port
folio.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-29
Perversity.

.Why does Bliggins insist on tnlk-
,no9 He knows his remarks make
people angry"
ayes. But that's the part of 1t that
he seems to enjoy"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

Philadelphia district manager for Ar
mour Co.. in which ne said:
This has been very satisfactory
week because of the great quantity Of
bad conditioned beef which we have
had to sell
government food inspectors testified
a. the hearing conducted by Commits
sloner Patterson that they had exam
med lao quarters which had been
shipped to the Pelham Bay station
from the National Storage Company
plant IN Brooklyn, and that the meat
vas bad. Representatives of Armour
q Co.. from whom the beef was bought
ny wilson G. Co., testified that The
beef was moist when received by them
IN Philadelphia in February but was
not unfit to eat.
Agents of the government traced the
meat complained of from Sioux CITY
to the Philadelphia plant Of Armour &
Go. When sold to Wilson & Co. the
heef was s"nt to the freezer Of the
Natona! Cold Storage Company in
Brooklyn. The meat was finally dis
tr'butcd % the Pelham Bay Naval
Training Station, the Belgian relief
steamship and the transport through
1.-The Gotham Supply Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Incomes of$100, 900 or Over
Yield Three-fourths of ak
Labor Pays Less Than One-tenth of One Per Cent
Although Twenty-Five Returns from This Class
Were for More Than $4,000

showing about equal returns for single
men and women.
Unusually Large Labor Returns
A striking eccentricity in the report
is the return iii the skilled and un-
skilled labor class OF twenty-five IN
comes above the $4,000 mark, five Of
them being above 100000. Two hun
dred and eighty labor returns were
above $4,000.
Four commercial travellers showed
incomes Of more than 100000, as did
two loonkeepers, one professional
sportsman, eighteen hotel proprietors
and twenty-five insurance agents.
Actors, singers and musicians to the
number of GA showed total income
of 81 ,12S 900, neat average of over
$4,000 and n stimulus to the other
10000 not making returns. Five Of
these incomes were more than 81 o.,
600. In the class of authors. editors
and reporters there were sixteen in
comes of better than 100000 and two
above 100000. Twelve ministers of
the gospel showed incomes of NOR.
than $4,000.
greatest total incomes among profess
sions, although the average income
among engineers was higher.
OF the $4,000 manufacturers in the
country in 1916 one in every ten made
returns, paying a total Of Il per cent
Of the tax; Of the merchants one in
ten made returns, paying 12.5 per cent
or the tax; of the commission brokers
IN all fields, one in five. paying 8 per
snnJ e{.4~
paying 0.83 per cent lawyers and
Judges. one in five. paying 2.5 per cent;
mlnc owners and operators, one in six,
paying per cent. One farmer in
about every 400 made returns, paying
an aggregate of | per cent Of the tax;
one teacher in every 200. one clergy
man IN abou. every sevcnty-five.
New York Leads
The three states reporting the great
est total incomes were, in the order of
their returns, New York. PENNSYLVANIA
and Illinois. New York. with nearly
$4,000, 900, reported almost third
Of the total returns. This. however,
is not an accurate indication of the
actual wealth Of a state, for persons
file returns wherever they reside, re-
gardless of whore their Investments
or properties are. 1t is fairly ac-
curatc indication, however, of where
that much income is spent.
The net personal income reported in
1915 totallcd s6,300.000, COO, an increase
OF S2,400,O00,0o0 over 1913, or about 40
Per cent.
Corporate returns for 1916 showed
total net income of $500 900 900, an
increase of more than S3,0CG,G0 900
over 1915 and s5.oo0,O 900 900 over 1919.
or more than 100 per cent Of the
341 900 corporations reporting 80 per
cent showed no net earnings, which,
however, was lower percentage than
in preceding years
OF the $172,oO0,ooo corporate tax
collected rs per cent of it was drawn
from public utilities. 13 per cent from
iron and steel production and 8 PER
cent from mineral operations. The re-
laneous manufacturing industries.
banking and insurance companies, and
merchandising companies.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Police and Burglars
Ignore Daylight Saving
Orange Force Refuses to Move
Clock Because Marauders
Won't Respect Time

ORANGE. N. j., Aug. Awhile the
rest Of the country has been getting
up an hour earlier. getting through
work an hour earlier and going to bed
an hour earlier, fooling themselves
into forgetfulness of the change bv
setting the clock ahead, the Orange
Police Department has held it's stead
last course, regardless of the fact that
1t is one hour behind the rest of the
country.
The official clock of the department
marks the hour of 8 when patrolmen
who set out from their homes. an
hours ride away, at 3 o'clock, report
for duty. But it makes it long ride
home for them
Chief John Drabell declared that
burglars were working the same old
hours, and until they subscribed to the
ylightsaving movement the Orange
Police Department also would hold
aloof. If the patrolmen found it in
convenient the chief was sorry, Out
he said. in Gilbert and Sullivan tones,
"a policeman's lot is not happy one"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Woman of Mystery
Starves to Death
Amid Her Riches
Mrs. Annie Sisler, Jersey
City Recluse, Held
100000 Bonds

Police who searched the house at 252
jackson Avenue, Jersey City, found
nearly 100000 worth of bonds and
mortgages concealed there, but Mother
Hubbard's cupboard could not have
been barer of food
Those who lifted Mrs. Annie Sisler
from her bed and carried her out to
the City Hospital ambulance discov-
cred three bank books showing total
deposits of more than $4,000. A few
minutes later, Mrs. Sisler died from
the results of long starvation. She was
sixty years old and had lived the lie
of a recluse in the house for ten years.
Why the woman committed slow sui
eide, surrounded by more than enough
to keep her in luxury for the rest of
her days, is mystery to the police.
This is not the only mystery in the life
Of Anna Sisler.
Twelve years ago her husband, Dr.
John H. Sisler, closed his drug store
at the corner of Ocean and Grand Ave
r.ues, Jersey City, and told his wife
that he was going to see patient. He
never returned.
Always reticent, Mrs. Sisler drew
further and further away from her
neighbors thereafter. None knew
whether she ever saw her husband OF
received word from him again.
Two years thereafter, she moved into
the Jackson Avenue house. In the
decade that followed she seldom evel
sroke to those who had once been hel
friends. For the last few years she
had shown herself on the street but
seldom.
Accordingly. when she vanished E
week ago. neighbors thought little Of
it.. but as the days passed and no one
stirred behind the drawn shades of the
house. they grew uneasy. Yesterday
they notified the police
Patrolman Seeber, after hammerine
vainly on the door, put his shoulder
against it and broke it in The house
echoed the crash and then became
silent. Dust lay thick on the balustrade
and on the floor of the upper hall. The
woman was breathing when he entered
her room. but died before they coule
get her to the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Harvester Company
To Reunite T1uo Old
Subsidiary Concerns

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-According to a
statement given out here by Harvester
company officials it is proposed, fol-
lowing the dismissal of the appeal, i'm
mediately to rcunitc the international
Harvester Company of New Jersey and
the International Harvester Corpora
ton in new corporation to be called
the international Harvester Company.
The plan for reunion provides for an
issue of a capital stock equal to the
sum of the stocks, preferred and COM
mon, of the two present companies,
namely, $50, ,000, 900 preferred and $780,
100000 common. the same as the capi-
talization Of the international Har-
vester Company before the decision in
1913.
The preferred stocks will be ex-
changed share for share, the common
will be exchanged one and one-third
(l 1-3) shares of the new company for
each share of the international Har-
vester Company Of New Jersey and
two-thirds (2-3) of share of the new
company for each share of the Inter
national Harvester Corporation.
In statement giving the reasons
for the dismissal Of the appeal from
the decision of the Federal court,
Cyrus H. Mccormick, president Of the
International Harvester Company,
says:
War Causes Action
"The International Harvester Com
pany, under the pressure Of war cond
tions, has agreed 20 dismiss its appeal
in the government suit now pending in
the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
"The decree appealed from was en-
tered by divided court, and was
based not upon any wrongful practices
or injurious acts, but upon the com
pany's alleged but uncxcrcised power
to dominate the agricultural implement
trade. The appenl has hcen twice ar
Rued before the Supreme Court and a
third argument waR ordered more than
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Harvester Co.
Accepts Order
OfDissolution
Continued from page J

and substantial are unlawful, on the
theory that it was not the policy of the
Sherman act to wait until the evils OF
undue concentration of commercial
power have already come to pass, but
rather to strike at once at undue con-
centration of commercial power itself
"The defendants contended on the
one hand that such combinations were
not unlawful unless the government
went further and showed n each par
ticular case that the combination was
wrongfully using it's power, as, for ex-
ample, by unduly enhancing prices, by
unduly limiting the quantity or lower
ing the quality of product, ty unduly
lowering wages, ETC.; in other words
that monopolistic combinations are not
unlawful 80 long as they use their
power benevole0tly.
"Thc effect of tire present action is
to sustain the contention of the gov
ernmcnt on which the decree of the
court below was based"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

Profanity in the young and verse
that Office boys insist on leaving
in our mail box are probably our pet
averslons, and usually when we dis
cover that Poet Herbert Feldman, head
day Office boy, has been riding Pegasus
ragged, we only sigh and pass on.
Nevertheless, one touch of subway
makes the whole world kin, and appar-
entity Poet Herbert had as much
trouble getting to work to-day as We
did. Hence we wink at his language
and publish his opinion of Mr.. Shonts
Our Subway
Mr. Shonts. Mr. Shonts.
Aren't you ashamed;
To let all of this hell go on
While the public's getting manned.
''ln view Of the confusion attendant
upon the opening Of the new subways, y
queries "Biliken.' "is it not note
worthy that it is called the H system -
1t was at the time when the prema
ture report was flying broadcast that
the Allies had captured the Crown
Prince and 100000 prisoners. Every
one was spreading it, including Great
Barrington's coal man.
He had halted his team on the hill
side and was discussing strategy with
one of his neighbors
"The news is fine he asserted.
wlhey've gone and took the Crown
Prince and four million prisoners"
How many?" asked the other skepti-
cally.
well" the coal man hesitated. 81
amt quite sure. Come to think of it,
twas forty million, l guess"
On dull night we thank the powers
that be for the United States Marines
and their press department, which
announces this evening that Warren
fremont Long, of Minneapolis, was
rejected by the organization because
he did not live up to his name.
Warren passed 100 per cent physi-
cal examination until they backed him
up to the measuring post.
"The long and the short Of it," he
said ruefully afterward, "is that Mr..
Long was too short to stay long in the
marines.
Every once in so often Germany is
cheered by the sight of the Crown
Prince and his army in their famous
imitation of Casey at the bat.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

year ago. On motion of the govern
ment last January the case was CON
tinucd on account of the war. and no
further progress toward decision
could be expected until after the re-
turn of peace.
for business reasons, not affecting
the suit, the assets OF the company
were equally divided in January, 1918,
between the old company and a new
company, the International Harvester
Corporation, the latter taking over the
foreign plants and business and the
new lines, such as tractors, gas en-
slhes, wagons, cream separators, etc.
Large Holdings in Russia
The greater part of the assets of
the new corporation was invested in
1he iorelgn business, very largely in
Russia. The war has played havoc
with the assets and business in Russia
and the Central Empires. No divi-
cend whatever has been paid on the
S4OOOO,OOO of common stock of tho
corporation during the four wears Of
the war
The uncertainties arising out of the
government litigation while pending
would necessarily prevent the old com
pany from making any permanent
plans for the development Of it's busi-
NESS ana IN tnc event OF an adverse
decision it would be deprived of a
large part OF ITS present business with
out having established other fields for
its activities.
I'm view of the situation it was de-
clded to accept as final the decree of
tne lower court upon an agreement
with the government as to the further
decree to be entered in that court. This
! 1urther decree will restrict the sale
agencies of the companies after Dccem-
Der 81, 1919, and increase the nur,bc,
OF Its competitors by recurring inc
sale of three of its five lines of har-
Vestlng machines
Company Faces Loss
"lhe result will be the loss bv tho
company of a considerable part of its
long established trade in harvesting
machines. go s
1T IS perhaps needless to say that
the officers and directors of tho com
pany have decided with extreme rn-
iuctance and regret to accept the terms
OF the adverse decree of the District
Court, the legality of which is at least
doubtful, IN view of the fact that the
government failed to secure its affirm
ance by the Supreme Court after two
presentations of its case against the
company
"1f the decree had been based unon
allegeo VIOLATIONS of the law by the
company instead Of upon it's alleoe Il
power to violate the law we ,ronlJ
hardly have felt warranted in dismiss
| ing our appeal, even for the sake Of
| conserving the business situation Az
1T is, the decree of the District Court
is accepted as one of the hardshin,
growing out of war" re
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Richmond Republicans
Name Woman for Senate

Mrs. Mary Brewer was selected as
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton to the State Senate yesterday at
a meeting Of the Republican County
Committee Of Staten Island held in st.
George. She is the frat woman TO be
selected for public Office in Richmond.
Her designation was for the place filled
for the last four years by George
Cromwell.
The committee picked William II.
Michaels, Of Manhattan az the regular
Republican candidate for the nomina-
.tion 70 Congress in the district, which
includes Richmond and part Of New
York County. Stewart l.. Ritz was dcs
ignated IN the 1st Assembly District
and T.. Bernard Smith in the I'd Ono
siefeman was designated for Sheriff
and George Cromwell and Abraham
Johnson AZ state committeeman.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Coal Production
Is 100000 Tons
Behind u. S. Need

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. - In 81
nouncing that coal production H
week fell about l per cent under ts
previous week. the fuel administF
ton to-day stated that mine ouip.
must exceed 14,O00,00o tons week
during August and September TO mee
the minimum requirements Of tn
country during the winter. Coal PFC
duction for the year thus far, it
stated, is about 15,00o00O net 'oa
short of requirements.
Last weeks production Is estimaa'
at 12,S02 900 net tons. decrease COZ
pared with the week preceding Z
121 900 net tons but an increase cw
the corresponding week Of 1917 q
All 900 net tons.
The average daily production is y
timated at 2,134,000 net tons .
against 2,154,00O net tons during ~
week of July 90 and as compared VIII
1.899.OOO tons during the week Of 'uH
27, 1917. -, ,.,.
4 his WEEK -
behind the average weekly output rs'
quired during the balance OF the san, =,
mer months to make UP the dene' "
date" the fuel administration s'ass.
"The difference between the sanas
requirements and that speciiied iol :.
balan of the coal year IS occssOn's, +
by the necessity to shin practlcaAy !,
lake coal during the summer m'an'
and 50 per cent more tidewatef CIV
to New England during the sunD'
than in the winter. -,
"1n order to meet all requlrenls..s
as outlined by the fuel admins
ton it will be necessary that tne "a.
put of coal during the last OF the y,
mer months-August and Septemve
shall exceed 14,o00.00o net ION
week, $4,000 net tons. or 90 pei s :,,
in excess of the record week 10 u.-
"The average daily requifesnl...,- sls.,
have been ascertained by the tn'tl .a :,
States Fuel Administration 10
follows: Fer the summer nVas a
April to September 50, 2,loOoou.
tons; for the winter months, oc~T..
I to March 81. 100000 net tons. !.
the entire cosl year. April J. IVY 4
March 81. 1919. there must be 10
average OF 2.O35,000 net tons
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Fire Traps Fifty in
Hold of Schooner;
7 Hurt; 2 May u

Fifty men working on the s'n.'' .s
John Forsvthe in the Tietsea
Lang drydock, in FoboSss'
trapped last night and had 70
through portfolio. one by one '. =,
a fire occurred in the hold CT 'ns =
sci. Seven were badly burns''
of them so seriously they may ".' :,
cover. They are in the eon'ps''
vatc hospital
Ore of the workmen, carryl'' !.
lighted candle, allowed II !"
among some crude oil, ana sV' n,
place was mass of flames =,
we're seven men in the inlmea:.
cin,tv and forty or more wOrs'as !, ,
far away. The flames spread So ~ d
that it was not possible to g. ~
of the hold except through '"'
holes. r.,rtsss;
Street. and George Maxwell y s.1ss
Street, Hoboken. are the mos' ''
~ The others in the p hospi'Ss Ssii''
Michael kravatsky. OF lsIs ,,ri,tss'
Avenue Weehawken; Axel ,S,.,r.ls Sn.s.
sen of Hoboken; Charles IlsD' ~
Of 5o4 Ferry Street. hoooSs Js.s'
Miller. of Hoboken, and tnsf'''
Of 1917 Winfield Avenue n,ui =
The Hobohen Fire peps'...ss. ~. a,s
called ont. and had TO battle ~. h.s ~
for an hour or more before NV
finally subdued
New-York tribune., 1918-08-05

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Of the
s173,0O0,000 personal income tax col
lected for the fiscal year 1916 invest
ors and spectators in all fields shoul-
dered just one-third of the burden and
labor, .OS6 per cent of it, while the
remainder came from the multudinous
ranks of those whose incomes were
, classed as derived from "busness" and
Services" Embraced within the latter
classes is every calling, from banker
to farmer, and, in the professions,
from the practitioner Of international
law TO the chiropodist.
Ninety per cent of the total tax was
derived from incomes of more than
$4,000 and 1.66 per cent from those
Of the $4,000 class and less, although
the latter constituted more than a
third Of the total 437 900 returns. The
highest average rate of tax actually
paid upon net income subject to tax
was 1873 per cent, which fell upon the
highest income class of $5,000,000 and
over. Only ten individuals, however,
bore the burden of that rate. They
contributed $13,000,000 to the total tax.
The average rate of tax paid declined
through the income classes to a mini
mum of .2S per cent for the $4,000 to
$4,000 class.
Although incomes Of 100000 and
more constituted only 1.5 per cent of
the total humber Of returns, they paid
nearly three -fourths of the total tax.
"Property" Income Large
"Propcrty" income from stocks,
bonds, rents, royalties and all money
working sources-constitutin nearly
one-half of the net total Of $6,000,O0O,-
900 reported, even in the face of the
exemption of all dividends, amounting
to exactly a third of the total net in
come returned-bore nearly it's pro-
portionate one-half of the total tax
because of the much higher proportion
of property" income in the returns of
the higher income classes, paying the
heavier rates of tax. Incomes from
"business" and "service" footed the
remainder Of the tax bill.
AS evidence Of the Inducements to
IHIllC III Hidti iluotlS, Vic IctuIIiS VI
married men, making due deduction
for joint returns Of husband and wife,
indicated their wealth at more than
five times that of single men as shown
by their returns, the former bearing
a corresponding burden of the tax,
except for exemption in the $4,000 20
$4,000 class, amounting to about 6 per
cent of their total income reported.
Although for the country at large
the returns of single men were double
those Of single women, the six New
England states were a conspicuous ex-
ception to the rule. The total income
reported by single men in that section
exceeded by barely Is per cent the
total income of single women, bearing
testimony either to the superior indie
pendence and earning capacity Of the
New England women or a reluctance
to share inherited riches in matrim ony.
The District of Columbia and Hawaii
were also conspicuous in that respect,