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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

complete detachment from The scene one
Of the older women, she Of the keen scent
for moderate eating places, was talkinr
with stagehand from Louisiana and ex-
pressing her opinion OF Southern hotels. TO
MS great discomfort. The men were eroan-
ing over the difficulties of "squeezinr =
'augh out of them" and for once in their
NVes felt themselves to be q by~product.
found the singer who had made a cir
cu't Of the camps She was quite at homo
IN her tiny dressing room. There was a
strip OF cretonne on the shelf and bat
tered photograph was in frame. Thus
90 &c set W our lares and penates. I
borrowed her powder puff as an evidence
OF mutual understanding.
Yes; thirty-six weeks I've sung in The
camps, and, while l wouldn't think Of ask
ing this war to go on forever just to please
me- | wouldn't ask for finer audiences
You liked it from the frst.s
Singing to the men-yes. II vaso% ~
comfortable at the beginning as IL is now.
And the shows I travelled with weren't So
good"
"Why not"
he manager OF a show works on n ner-
centage basis now 1t kind Of urges a pro
Queer on. II his shows good he'll have
good houses and make money. If it's poo,
nothin doing. You can't hand out lemon.
to these boys"
The door opened and pretty faded WON
al with baby IN her arms came in thas she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Quitting a Tax on
L. Luxury Consumption

Germany has d plethora Of rivers with
a rapid descent from the mountains to the
plains. They have hardly begun making
use of the opportunity of generating cleo
tricity, although Bavaria uses already cleo
tricity instead of coal to operate some Of
her railways, and intends TO electrify all
her railways after the war. These cleo
trical plants might be seized and others
established" and operated by the Allies
After q few years tens of millions Of
marks could be cleared every year. A net
profit will be obtained from the outset
= tag of 20 marks on every ton Of potash
OF which 13,306,8l2 tons we're mined in
1918, will produce another 2s,60OOo0 marks,
an amount that can be increased by ten
million marks by operating the state owned
mines.
Gcrmany's beer production, excluding that
Of Alsace-Lorraine, was in 1918 67,4O3, 900
hectolitres, or 47,075 barrels. The revenue
from beer amounted to 128,900,00O marks.
II the tax vas advanced TO SIS barrel, the
American tax rate, the revenue would grow
BY tS0,000,000 marks. BY applying the
American taX rate TO the German consump-
, ton OF liqror the tax would amount 10
G0o,Oo0,o00 marks instead Of, as in 1914,
l93995,000; the increase would be 406OOO.-
600 marks. Domestic vine, OF which Ger
many consumed l20o.733 hectoltrcs, or a.
Ol2460 gallons, in 1918, and which paid no
tax al all, can easily net 100 900 900 marks
Among the domestic wines are many very
expensive ones. selling at 90 to 50 marks
per bottle, containing o.l5 litre. The i'm.
port duty on Wine might 5a doubled and
another $4,000 600 marks raised
Sin hundred and fifty-one thousand metric
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their own before tho performance began
Those who wanted to sing did So but there
Was no feeling of compulsion about it as
at free entertainments, where the tired
boys arc earnestly bcsought by the lady
sololst to join in the chorus, and limp I'M
happily along with her Indeed, the men
had an air of proprietorship throughout
the evening they were not receiving boun-
y they were paying 80 cents or a quarter
for this show. They would not catcall r.
the performance was not pleasing, for thtce
were the NJ. =. about, but they would "walk
out OF it, which is blessed privilege 70
American
1t spoke we'll for the quality of tho per.
Torrance that they did not walk out al
though several we're walked out At the
end of each turn private insinuated him
self between the drop curtain and the pro
scenium to read out the names Of certain
mon who were in demand at that vague
awc-inspiring word, Headquarters. I was
impressed by this and whispered TO fattis}
private who happened to sit by me, or
more truthfully, whom I picked ont TO sit
by, as he seemed expansive in nature as
we'll as in flesh. think said it was vorv
novel, or something equally inanc to a sol
der.
otis nothin'," he deprecated. az seen
whole companies called up ard / never seen
EN- again"
Happenings like that must put dam.
per on the evening: I continued. feeling
very prim.
THAT show put its own damper on itself"
Poor"
"Nope. All men"
ooh, yo1 like big girl acts remarked
trying TO become technical in nv exDre.-
sion.
i was too futile question 10 answer.
the performance was speaking for itself. 4
faAr comedian was endured, pretty girl
encouraged. The boys slumped down when
TIE men were on The stage, Strengthened
shoulders when the girls sang and danced
To one they gave reception and I looked
at the fat boy.
She's played all the camps-lots Of the
fellers seen her before. We move round. e"
Must be quite an experience 7 cont;n-
ued amely.
ITS nothin''
still felt that the young lady of many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

"NHAT Germany WAS responsible for
the present war has been cstsb
II lishcd beyond any doubt; that she
ought TO pay the costs OF the ter
rable carnival of death and destruction is
a matter OF course. the new Kaiser and
kingless crs Ebert notwithstanding. There
arises the question: ITO what extent will
she be able to pay The answer is: ITO
tie full extent, provided the victors arc
resolved to treat the Germans as the Huns
have treated the countries opposing them
and had planned TO treat the Allies in case
OF victory Of the kaiser The whole Ger
man nation must be taken t. account, be.
cause through its spokesman from Olden-
burg to Scheidenlann and Ebert it approved
not only the war Of conquest and the greed
and brutality manifested during the armed
conflict, Su. also the war ains OF tna
Iunkers.
The war costs Of America and sne Allies,
excluding Russia, amount already to 125
billion dollars and may reach $40 billion
dollars before peace IS concluded To tina.
sum n ost be added thc expenses for the
reconstruction Of devastated territory.
lie refunded by Germany and the rest by
ke- allies. according to tie wealth Of tue
members Of the late quadrupie alliance.
While hsr total national wealth before the
~ar was estimated al IS billion dollars, &C.
srsuy will have 60 pay about l0G Billion
dollars provided toc Allies insist, they
oognt 70 DO, on full rcparatioN.
The task seems impossible VI accom- plisn-
ueDt, at tho first glance. The thing, never
tIseless, can be doue on the same plan OF
which man with few hundred dollars
j. cash buys house for several thousand
dollars, AID acquires By anu BY clcay ti.le
BIZ paying every moHtu some doi.ars inoI-
than he would pay fer seni
At Z per cent interest the 100 billion do
isrs Germany ought 10 Pay bear an annual
interest OF = billion dollars II Billion
dollars were paid annually the principal
would Do paid after 1913 years.
Would it be possible to exact an annual
payment OF billion dollars from Germany
America and the Allies arc not concerned
ct all with the payment of interest on the
Netherlands war debts and pre-war debts
That problem remains entirely for the Ger
mans to solve. These debts may even be
repudiatcd-
1t is sensible precautionary measure TO
forbid Germany to maintain an army O.
navy, the budgets OF which amounted in
1854 to 1909, l3l.543 and A54,924. ~
marks respectively. AS the Fatherland wilt
be stripped of its expensive colonies. it win
save 25,e46l06 marks annually, and it may
stop to pay intercs. on its prc-war debt
aud thereby cut down its budget by 200
3o0,lA0 marks. That will make a total say
ing Of l97o.892,9S marks q year That
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

MILITARY THEATRE REGULATIONS
The GOVERNMENT has laid down def
mite rules relative to all companies play
ing in the LIBERTY THEATRES.
All members of the companies arc under
strict military regulations, the same az
any officer or private in the service of
tho government, and any breach Of these
regulations may result in the Immediate
punishment OF the offender by the mill
tary authorities, az we'll as the closing of
the theatre or immediate cancellation Of
all bookings.
Briefly, The rules and regulations arc
follows:
FIRST Smoking, either on the stage or
in the dressing room, is strictly pro-
hibited
SECOND-Tho carrying of liquor or
alcoholic beverages into the camps is
strictly prohibited,
TIllRD-No officer or enlisted man
may be received by any member Of the
company in his or her dressing room
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

tickets, tie property man their trunk
checks
Terror fills the hearts Of ell OF them if
they must carry these passports to travel.
The ticket is nervously changed from one
pocket Of safety to another until it becomes
hopelessly confused with two red elevated
bits Of pasteboard, one Of damaged green
for the subway, and money order receipt.
The trunk check is lost entirely, if indeed
the member Of the troupe remember to
check his baggage ut all
Not so with their travelling companions
going down to Camp Upton-thc troops.
Zach soldier carries his hit of white paper
in pocket al its own. lie may have en-
tered the army wi:b chaotic condition Of
mind shared by the other more tcmpera-
mental passengers, but with tie rigcrs OF
discipline has come an orderlincss which
the actor recognizes as a quality he could
we'll possess I lay stress upon this, for
then and there amid the turmoil Of
great railway terminus the tranquility Of
the troops tinges the troupers who are
merely players" and something Of the
spirit Of the army enters their souls.
The gate is slid back. The manager ar
OF the company are brave in their fnery
There was some talk of uniforms for all
OF those who furnish camp entertainment
in America, as they equipped for overseas
work, but one fancies that the boys are
fed up with uniforms. The perky hat
catches their cyc--the too long feather
pleascs.
don't know how the others were feeling,
but as wc approached the long, low shacks
as the camp was beginning 10 tremble-
tremble with the awe which attached Itself
10 me as garment when put foot TO the
soil Of France In 1919, and which chung TO
rue until the ships engines throbhed into
life and took ruc away again.
Soldiers were falling from the train
scmo still on leave dumping along as ndi-
viduals, others at sharp command resolv-
irg themselves into ranks, while thousand
o: so others about TO entrain packed them
selves into the cars as wc were leaving
Men, men and mcn--torcesul, young, cYea-
tive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
The Germans Understand the Word Indemnity; Make
Them Say 1t and Pay ItThe Means They Have
i'm Railroads, Ships and Mines

railroads was in 1913 2.68 times that of
The Eastern American railways. But the
average revenue per passenger mile was
only 0.91c in Germany. against 1.1S2c
in this country. If the German passenger
rates, which in the meantime have been
faxed, arc raised to tho level OF the Ameri-
can ple-War rates, tho net revenue Will be
increased by about 725 100000 marks The
passenger traffic yielded in 1912 975, 500 900
marks. The receipts would not increaeo in
The same proportion as tho rates (ncar.y
&c per cent?, but it may safely be assumed
that they would grow nearly ~ per cent.
For such measure would reduce chiefly
the number Of cXcursionists who usually
travel on excursion trains with special
rates. The special rates are so low as to
make tho running Of these excursion trairs
a money losing proposition. Those who
have to irave! on business or other i'm
portant .nattc.s will use the railroads Jus.
the same.
The re ceipts from freight in 1918 were
25,SO3' 100000 marks. Place 4 tax OF 20
per ccnt On freight payments and you will
get a new revenue Of 2o8, coo 600 marks
The strectcar lines and the Klcnbahnan
Will, il properly faxed easily net another
zoo, 100000 marks Cno AND 3 half bilioa
marks N toll on shipping on rivers and
canals can be raised. l7oy the canal and
river traffic was in 1919 more than 10000
100000 Ailometre tons. And toll o. 5
pfennig (4.25 pfenng equal one cent? per
kilometrc and metric ton (2,200 pounds)
would net the above mentioned amount.
The receipts Of all the German post, tce-
graph and telephone offices exceeded tie
expenditures in 1913 by 1l5,14S,940 mark,
a sum which would 20 to the Allies. BY in
crcasing the rates by so per cent another
i73,00O,0C0 marks can be raised. What was
said about the employees Of the railways
IS equally true of those Of tho postoffce.
Fire the inefficient NIilitaeranwaertcr and
employ competent persons, and you can
reduce the number of employees from 248,-
600 to little over 100000, excluding letter
carriers, if at the same time the bureau
cratic system is reformed. If one mails a
registered letter the entry into the account
book Of the Dostofiice is not carbon copy
Of the original receipt. The same words arc
written twice BY the official at tho office
window; and it is the same throughout the
postofticc. Through the suggested reforms
An annual saving Of 32l 100000 marks can
be brought about.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

act were Fastening through novel stage
door Not that stage doors can easily
change their character, but there was no
grouchy old Ccrbcrus on guard in tho euise
o. inc stage doorkeeper. No one could
possibly address this stalwart Young sol
dleF as "Pop'-no callow youth would dare
oiier him coin to smuggle in note No
youth Of any kind could SO much a. oct
near the door "Gwan away from here" vas
the challenge. He was savage young man
to the stage door Johnnies, but, unlike tbe
grim guardian of the city theatre. he va.
gracious to the players. He did not resent
.ne'r eNlStenee-an existence upon which
Inc stage doorkeeper's living depends
The players enter the Liberty .bes,ra.
without the suggestion that thew are ste.,.
ing their living. ''eA'-
fhey were ewing the innovation that
n'gh' OF throwing songs upon the screen,
mat they might make little mns;. -,
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time that they live in the camps that sta~
ing on their heads IS a normal position tc.
by 10 they We're washed up snd-to par
phrase Mr.. Hitchcock they uero ii
washed up and nowhere to GO
The black nav OF night had svaIlowea
up the greater part CT the audience, bl-
rev remained 70 stand st respectful d.
lance from the vigorous stage doorkeeper e.
watch tho actresses cross the b;s Of roa-
and enter the Players House. think !,
the ,. W. {. a. err become distracto1
over ITS guests II must be from the nome.
when the actresses ought to 20 30 sleep to
the moment when they Do. There IS 81,
luncheon for them, 10 accompany the
evening talk over who evt all the Laughs
and Who didn't Bus it Is barely 1890
when the repast IS finished and midnigh.
ya'vns far ahead of them. went ID before
the rest, telling myself that long rest l.,
this regulated quiet would do ne good-xro
not for a moment believing it. There were
no bug!e taps Of 11--no soothing sound bu'
the tap, tap OF French heels as the r4rls
distributed themselves for the night Bolts
and bars SHOT below. a few uinutss lster
came the sluf-sluE Of boudolr slipper az
they made for each other roon,a
II Was cards on one side OF ue-~Tes
yonr play; have played Indicative {,
certain languishins Interest. But On tss
other side there was mystery IN tne ar.
VIII i. always talk"
If Uncle James comes It will
Uncle James! sat up in bed
Are you here, Uncle James - "A wkIs-
PERI He says he Is"
Uncle James, can you tell rte where VI
lie IS tonight 81
\ long silence and then 1T does spsll
times Frances
Uncle James, is he we'll"
Look as plain a. day: Hes well Say
Madeline, I'm relieved
1t was the ouija board Ard v.uss
silently endure It's revelations urtn thai
hour arrived when All irregular pIofcn.er
regularly goes to he'd
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either before, during o. after the PERFORM
anco. No one not directly concerned in the
production ls permitted either or the
stage or in tho dressing rooms
FOURTH No female member cf the
company may be entertained within tho
limits Of the camp by either officers or
piivates unless special permission is OBJ
tanned under and within the limits Of
such rules as may be established by the
commanding officer OF the camp or can
Torment.
It shall be the duty of the manager of
the theatre TO see that the above rules
are strictly enforced and that a copy
thereof be attached to the callboard of
the Liberty Theatre in which the com
pany is appearing.
WAR DEPARTMENT COMMISSION on
TRAINING CAMP ACTIVITIES
MILITARY ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE
At the inn is q friendly written warning:
Taps. IL O'clock which is not entirely
needed. Lacking an officer in command. the
players at the Liberty Theatre are not A.
deeply impressed as are soldiers with Tia
absolute necessity of following army rcga-
lations But the imagination of the s4ro;,.
ers IS so great that am sure card handed
to them personally bearing the orders Of
the day from the commanding general would
set them to outdoing each other in military
scquicscence TO discipline.
The toothbrushes are unpacked, the pho
tograph frames on the dressers and we
turn out into the streets. The average ac-
tors knowledge of town he plays is lin, :
tied TO the shop windows between his thea
ire and his hotel. But here is village
Of which he never tires exploring.
The same sensation came over ma vyhan
l first walked tarough great new mining
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Them

might keep him quiet during his father
turn. Father was playing a tramp at ii
moment, tapping around in comic scenes
while 4 gro7Tn-up daughter vas riding ring.
around BIN Oh bicycle The door vas b.
partly closed, SO that my eyes could err
brace tho whole family, ana 7 wished n,
boys on The other side Of ths footlight
could have bad glimpse OF rhis group alec
No doubt they thought the tramp made 10.
70 the young lady ir Short sufy skirt C..
the bike Just d soon as they reached +
wings But tneg would haee found ths
home folks arc everywhere in America. c.
behind the curtain Of asbestos
The curtain went down Al $50, With erri
girl in the Big Az standing on her head
aboul' think tho would foel during
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

camps might have found it an experenc,
and rose to seek her out
'" ant to sit nearer the band" suggested
my companion
I'm going back"
de looked panied. $50 soon?" 1t Wa.
pam mat he was not of the stage. Pm
gong behind the scenes" explained.
| feared he would say It was nothin' nut
ne eyed me with a new interest transfer
ring ~ but ianguidly to the activities Of
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verified to the fund from which tho Allies
are to be reimbursed.
In 1919 there we're operated within the
German Empire $4,000 Kilometres Of rail
roads, nearly all owned by the various COM
ponent states. The capital per mile Of line
amounted 70 494,942 marks. and yielded
net income Of 6.29 per cent, excluding an
annual la; Of SAL marks. While the Allies
operate the railways they don't pay any
tax to Germany or ono of the German
states, and save moro than $4,000 900 MARKS
While 20i traffic units were handled per
employee in 1912 in the United States, the
number OF units in Germany was only ST.
because She railways in Germany were man
aged with the greatest consideration for
military interests. The low and middle vail
way employees are with relatively few e,.
ceptions, rlilitael anwaertor CORNER nom
commissioned officers. WHO served twelve,
instead Of the compulsory two or three,
years with the army or nav in order to
obtain a state positionl. Thv positions arc
filled Wit. Tue mlitao4anN,ae,tcc in order
to GeS the necessary nU;lbcr Of noM-com-
missSoned Officers, Who, at the age OF
thirtytwo, leave ,he army or the navy
tney lack. ot course, the necessary qualtica
tions. By discnaYsns unqualified employees
and reducing the number by 900 the ex-
pcMses could be cut down by more than
siXtyfour million marks. Another 20 ,000,-
600 marks could be saved by doing away
With the "oiifeicntai TARIFF" favoring Ger
tain industrial nagnates and the Junkers
The German government consistently IA
vorcd the trusts known as kartcle in their
efforts to capture foreign markets by CIV
ing them especially low transport alton rates
over Cerman-owncd railroads to foreign
points to enable them to forward their prod
ucts there at lees expense than their compel
itore. The same favor was granted to the
Prussian agraran Juni:ers, who thereby
were able to export their grain and import
poorer quality of Russian grain, for which
the German consumers had to pay the same
prices they would have had to pay for the
higher grade OF domestic goods.
The net revenue OF the German railways
amounted, nevertheless, to 1,066,A70000
marks in 1913. A better result is easily
obtairab.c.
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the War Depart
nnent Commission
on Training Camp
Activities, W ere
gathering W it h
their eyes, as
u S U a vaguely
searching for the
manager. a pcos
pie W u o spend
their lives in tray
Cling, they ar
the most depend
cNt of creatures.
It is the manager
who handles their
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By Louise Closer Hale
ST

r<TNuE actors are come hithcr, my
% lord.'
"1Iithcr7 for the moment was
the gate Of the Pennsylvania
Station, which led to the Long Island train
for Camp Upton. The players, who were to
appear at the Liberty Theatre conducted by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

.HAT Germany WAS responsible Sor
the present war has been estab-
u lshcd beyond any doubt; that she
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M ethods Of
AVA Revenue Production

The passenger density of the German
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-10-17
SENATE CURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. Is.

A proposition to amend section l
Of article of the constitution of the
state of Kansas relative to the right
of suffrage.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of the state of Kansas, two-thirds of
the members elected to each house
thereof concurring therein:
Section /. The following PROPOSE
ton to amend the constitution of
the state of Kansas is hereby sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
state for their approval or rejection
That section 1 of article of the con-
stitution of the state of Kansas be
amended to read as follows:
Section /. Every citizen of the
United States of the age of twenty
one years and upwards shall
have resided in Kansas six months
next preceding any election, and in
the township or ward in which ne or
she offers to vote, at least thirty days
next preceding such election-shall
be deemed a qualified elector.
Section 2. That this proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of
the state at the general election in
the year 1918 for their approval or
rejection. The amendment hereby
proposed shall be designated on the
ballot by the following title: "The
suffrage amendment to the constitu-
tion," and shall be voted for or
against as provided by law under such
title.
Section 8. That this resolution
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication IN the stat
ute book.
Passed by the Senate February %,
1917.
Passed by the House March 8,
1919.
Approved March IL, 1917.
l hereby certify that the forego-
ing is true and correct copy OF the
original Senate Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. IL, now on file IN my Office.
(Seal) J. T. BoTKIN,
1918. Secretary of State.