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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-31

One cheering feature of the situation is
mdnys friends seen, to hate her about as M
enemies do.-CoLun,btts Ohio State Journal.
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following tax: On the first S25. 900. 8 per
cent; on the next $4,000. per cent:
for the first 100000. per cent. and
the next 100000 s per cent. bringing
the total to t20.750. IN the bequest OF
$4,000 10 his friend no exemption Is
permitted and the tax Is assessed at
5 per cent. for the first $4,000 and 6
per cent. for the remaining $4,000,
making the total tax s2,750.
There Is no tax on gift to a church.
university or hospital. because the law
expressly exempts from taxation all
transfers to n person who Is bishop
or TO any religious, educational, char!-
table. missionary. benevolent. hospital
or infirmary corporations. These in
clude corporations organized for Bible
or tract purposes and also those for
the Enforcement Of laws relating to
children or animals. Real property
; left in trust to q municipal corporation
FOR n particular purpose is also
exempt .....
II the tax is paid within six months
from the date Of the decedent's death
a discount of per cent is allowed
If not paid within eighteen months an
additional tax of 10 per cent per an
mum Is imposed until the tax Is paid
II Is payable in forty-four counties to
the County Treasurer: in the remain
ing counties, which include Albany.
Bronx. Chautauqua, Duchess. Erie.
Kings, Monroe. Nassau, New York.
Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga ORANGE.
Queens, Rensselaer,. Richmond, Suffolk
ard WestChester. il is payable to the
State Comptroller's representative.
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Inheritance Taxes
Easy of Collection

property, as we'll as enforce his legal
rights in respect thereto; the super
vision of corporations whose stocks
and bonds he has accepted In exchange
for his cash earnings. and the enact
ment OF both civil and criminal laws
that throw about the citizen ana his
property hundreds of safeguards.
For all this protection and service
It IS argued that the State is entitled
TO receive a moderate fee, ana that is
literally what the state does when It
takes at his death a small percentage
Of the citizens estate, whether you call
1t an inheritance tax, death duty or
by any other name. The State is not
only a copartner with its citizens. but,
all things considered, is the partner
that contributes the greater service,
The Individual OF course may contrib
ute by his industry. sagacity and busi-
ness acumen, yet his part is the less
important when compared with the
benefits he derives from organized So
ciety, or, In other words, from the
State Of which he is a resident.
The transfer tax, as It is legally
termed in New York. is the result of
efforts TO meet the rapidly increasing
cost OF State government. For years
the difficulty OF reaching personal
property had been realised and when
this method was hrst proposed So
10000 out Of a $s.46l,000 budget was
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Brooklyn Tennis Star Gives Graphic
Word Picture Of Fighting Done
by New Workers

James s. O'Neale, former Columbia
athlete--has died OF his wounds. He
hld. as bis fellow officer testlf1es. rem
dered cons cUous ser. Ior ms coun-
try upon the battlefield
My company was given the Job OF
taking a town the other night, the
first company in the regiment TO have
an attacking job, and we had to do 1t
alone, with the help Of artillery and
machine gun barragc. There are lots
Of things l could tell you, but the
ones l can WILL In the first place,
am o K--came through without a
scratch, without being hit. by the
grace OF God and nothing else.
We started out some time before day
light and had to pass through a field
of Boche machine gun fire. or course,
we lost some men on the way. but not
as many as I thought IN looking back
on what we went through. Took some
prisoners bombed and killed some
Boches.
We retired before daylight. and lost
more men in the retirement than In
the attack, as we had to cross moro
machine gun fire. While we were in
the town we owned the place. but when
we got out the Boches seemed TO spring
up like rats out OF hole. The conduct
Of the men was fine, but shall have &c
start out again and make almost a new
company.
The place we went into was a hell.
hole sure, and describing 1t in bare
facts cannot begin to give you an idea
OF the actual conditions; but let me
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Freedom Of the Seas;
The British View

that iegitimately arise out of the I'M
provoked aggression of Germany and
Austria will be dealt with in the same
'pirit as the questions of territory,
1uidings, factories, churches. rail.
ways, roads, &c. II is important that
we should realize that even where
he President is most specific he make
no attempt TO cos6fthe whole ground.
The other Viewpoints, the first four
md the last, propose a machinery for
maintaining the peace made In 'ac-
Irdnnce,, with the other points. and
,uGgest the principles which. that ma
chfnery should enforce. The machin-
cry Is an association Of nations which
Is to have two objects: First. to pro-
tect the political integrity of all coun-
tries large and small; secondly, to con
serve for tho future the peace which
by their Joint action they will have
brought about.
"As guiding rules for this assocl1-
ton the President suggests in the first
clause that all international agree
ments should be public and open: in
the second that in no war not In.
dorsed by the league as a whole shall
the navigation OF the sea be closed
| in the third that as far as possible
there shall be no economic boycott be
tween nations: and In tho fourth that
| national armament shall he limited 70
what Is necessary for domestir Eett
From this we see that Mr.. W.soh-
freedom OF the seas ot to-day Is
quito n different thing from wn.. va,
| discussed when the submar'ur snm,
paign was first proposed and put inc
! practice. Before August. 1919. ths
rights OF belligerert navy "a inter.
fere with navigation We're ron ;h'y q.
follows: l. had the right 90 to,aaF.
ture and confscatc any enemy ."Ync
| ship with its cargo; co 20 sc.rcf
neutral ships and capture any enemy
property found IN them: 80 IA take
out OF any neutral ships any obi
| destined for a neutral country
whether enemy property or not, thai
were contraband of war; "a To pro
claim Il blockade cf the enemy's coas
or ports, whereafter. II the blockad,
were effective, any ship attempting
to break through could ue confiscatet
! with all good, an board.
These principles were agreed upor
oy the Hague conventions and were
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Americas Peace Problems
Exceed Those of the War

ported practically all OF our potash for
fertilizing from Germany. Now we
have already begun to supply our own
needs from our own sources, and we
shall doubtless continue this more or
less, though we must still buy rerti-
iizers abroad, particularly potash, I'M
less there are new developments.
Before the war we bought from
Germany about 100000 tons Of potash
annually. In 1917 we produced in the
United States about $4,000 tons, and in
1918 our production will be only $4,000
tons. II is worthy Of serious consider
alton that the cost Of potash produced
in America has been more than eight
times as great as the cost Of produc-
ton In Germany. Hero Is still prob
'em.
Food Regulation stilI Needed.
Our food distribution will continue
Tor a year or two at least on much the
same basis as at present. We shall
still have troops abroad and the chaotic
conditions now developing in a great
part OF Europe make It Impossible To
forecast when the army can be brought
back. 1t 10 more than likely that we
shall have to do police duty in Europe
for an indefinite period.
Until Europe can organize again It's
own food production and distribution
we shall be compelled TO follow In part
at least the methods that have been 30
successful since We entered the war
And yet, viii our farmers be content
with a continuation Of price fixing for
the benefit OF others when the perils OF
war are over?
Another question OF much difficulty
is that of shipping. which is now on
far different basis from that which
prevailed before the war. While we
have built a great merchant marine, Il
cannot be used for some time for pri-
vate purposes; but some day It will he
50 used. We shall then have to decide
whether to leave the operation in the
hands of our own Government or to
sell or lease the ships to private per-
sons.
The railroads present another seri-
Gus problem. From 1887. when the In
terstate commerce act was passed. un-
til Americas entrance into the war
railroad men. economists ard the In
terstate Commerce Commissions all
thought that the railroads ought to be
handled to q very considerable degree
as one or a few consolidated systems
Although the first Interstate Com
merce Commission and some of Its
successors strongly recommended the
policy Of pooling. popular prejudice
was so strong that this plan could not
be carried out.
1T is significant that the first act OF
Secretary .McAdoo upon assuming Of
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labor question. During the war the
aim has been maximum production re-
CARELESS OF cost. In times OF peace the
ost OF production is n controlling
factor.
When prices fall, as they will, mus
wages fall likewise? Can employers
and workmen so agree that more eff
Client work will SO lessen cost tina
wages may still rema'l high? Wage
must be paid out OF the product. Either
costs must be iessened or wages mus
fall when prices fall.
will there be strikes and strife tina
will both increase costs and cause
great loss OF wages? Only the cominI
days will tell. but business men ant
workmen should face the problem Il
time and agree upon some wise policy
or both CT them. and the public as well
will be losers"
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These letters from the trenches
are of special interest. They were
written by Capt. Charles M. Bull,
Jr.. Company G, 5o6th Infantry.
Capt. Bull is the SON of the former
president Of the Crescent Athletic
Club of Brooklyn, and had won
honors as a tennis player. The first
letter was written to his wife. to
whom he was married last January,
and the second TO his sister, Miss
Adele II. Bull.
TT is several days since l have writ
ten you, and 1t seems much
longer. Each day has seemed
ike two, and Tor sixty hours l did not
get any sleep. Thank God that 1 am
writing you to-day--it must be the
Lord above has answered your prayers
and that you still have n husband.
Jimmy o'Neale by now is in the
lospitul with a serious but not fatal
ut in his neck. and the boy is lucky
It that. The man who brought him
n was recommended for highest hon
RS by an officer for his feat OF bravery.
lease tell his wife that she has a
husband to DO proud OF and a fine SOL
Ter He had a hard Job cut out for
him. and he carried It out well as long
is he lasted.
tEprroR's NoTr--sincc Capt. Bulls
letter was written Lieut.. O'Neale--
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Il. JEREMIAH w. jerks.
research professor of govern
ment at New York University

II. JEREMIAH W. jerks,
research professor Of govern
- ment at New York University
and an International authority on eco
noric questions, expressed the view
Yesterday that Americas problem OF
denomination on a peace basis would
prove to be even more stupendous
than the task OF organization for war.
One Of the principal questions that
would press for a solution. Prof. jerks
said, was that of the distribution of
the worlds raw materials. OF which
the United States possesses q great
share.
"A question often asked by impor-
tant business men," said DR.. jerks, SIS
whether we shall have an interna =
t!onal commission or other agency for
the distribution Of these raw materials
or whether there shall be the old com
petition by the principal nations Of the
world each seeking its own ends. Thi.
latter method has led in the past to
deep International jealousies and Bit
terness, which have been among the
most potent provocations OF war.
THE conflict which now seems hap
p,ly ended has shown the subject In a
nsw light before the world. For in
stance, an International commission
has bought practically all the sugar
produced outside the Central Empires
and their dependencies and has dis
.nbuted this sugar In ways that
seemed just. Some have ventured to
predict that this plan will be followed
for many years. that It will be prac-
tically permanent. We have also allo-
Gated wheat, corn and all other grains
among the allied peoples.
Opposition From British Source.
only to-day, on the other hand.
read statement by an important Brit
ISL statesman. who holds that the at
tempt TO place in the hands of an In
tsrnational body the authority to d.
vide raw materials would be extremely
dangerous. This would mean, he
thinks, that politics and not price
would be the determining factor The
International jcalousies engendered by
such a system, he SAID. would be quite
sufficient to kill any league OF nations
which We might have hoped 20 form.
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flee as Director General Of Railroads
was to carry out what railroad and
scientific men and Interstate Com
merce Commissions for years had de-
manded but which the public had for
hidden. Shall we continue the benefits
If united action or shall we 10 back
to compulsory competition against tho
wishes OF every one who knows the
railroad business? II there Is to be
united action. shall II be under effi-
cient private ownership or with the
wasteful methods that have usually
prevailed where governments have
owned and managed railroad systems
hampered by the disadvantages OF off,
cial routine7
"Only TO a less degree. the same
problem win arise IN connection with
the telegraph and telephone systems.
Most difficult Of all. perhaps. is the
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General Notes of Society

Princeton University, will be given on
Thursday afternoon at the Plaza The
proceeds from the course will be donated
to the Bethany Day Nursery. The tick.
cts for tho lectures may be obtained
from Mrs. William z. Pearl, l72 West
Seventy-seventh street
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Davenport
Of Port Washington, L, l.. will celebrate
their hfty-ninth wedding anniversary to-
day at their home with an informal recep-
ton. Mr.. Davenport who Is So years
old Is a son OF Harry Davenport, who
came from England in 1889 and settled
in Utica. where he owned large tract
OF land known as the old Butterheld
farm, now a part OF Genesee street.
Charles A. Davenport was an active
member Of the Seymour Artillery in the
days when II was a famous organiza ton
and was a Utica volunteer fireman be-
tween 1850 and 1850. Mrs. Davenport
was Miss Mary Frances Hungerford.
Her ancestors emigrated from Holland
before the Revolution.
Or. and Mrs. william Broaddus
Prltchard have announced the engage
ment Of their daughter Miss Virginia
Pritchard. to Lieut. Henry L. Hilton
Green, U. S. n Miss Pritchard ts a
niece OF Brighten. S. Lane Falson OF
| the wildcat Division. Lieut.. Hilton
| Green, who comes from Pensacola, Fla
| was graduated from Princeton In 1912.
He is in the transport service.
Announcement has been made by Mr.
| and Mrs. Samuel Harris OF Rutherford,
y. j., Of the engagement Of their dauEh-
! ter, Miss Ruth Harris to Mortimer r.
We'll OF New York. No date has been
set for tho wedding
Mr.. and Mrs, John Becker Of this city
| have formally announced the engage.
n1ent OF their daughter, Miss Ruth lisa.
bel Becker. to Lieut., Stanley Huyler
| Ellison, U. S. A Lieut. Ellison. who
was commissioned In August, 1917, and
| 70 now overseas, IL son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Egbert B, Ellison OF this city.
Invitations have been received here
for the wedding OF Miss Edith Woodall
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Pres.
| colt Woodall OF MontclaIr. to Richard
Hynes, also OF Montclair, It will take
place on Wednesday at the WoodalI resi-.
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Epsteln az :
West Eighty-sixth street have announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Miss
| Rose Epstein, to Frank w. Hyman.
Formal announcement has been mad,
! by Mr.. and Mrs william A. Puilen o,
the engagement OF their daughter Mis-
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Continued from Second Pooe.


to appear are Mines. Harriet Behnee.
Katherine Noack Fique and Evadne Pre-
torius Turner, Wilmot Goodwin, Eivin
Bjornstad. a. C. Gutsell and Floribert
Constantneau.
Many members of the organlzati on
will assume the characters of serenaders
citizens and guards. among them being
q. Rutigliano, 4. Trolla, John Ross. J
Fink, Vincent Laudriscina, Matte
Adams, Marie Anderson, Marie Lime
burner. Agnes Litzenberger, Louise ria
got. Margaret Ryan. Sybll Van Wezel
'fie Eadie, Lena P, Kreuder, Mary
Ryan. Salome Elliott, Eugene Lahm and
Maude e, Weber.
The evening will close with dancing.
A victory concert will be given by the
Society Of Illinois Women, Mrs Thomas
Slack president, on Wednesday after.
noon at the Hotel Aston Nine. Antoin-
cite Franken IL arranging the pro-
gramme in which II Lohre. baritone :
Viola Archer. contraito, and Max Rose.
vio'inist, viii take part. An address wiz
be- made by Col, Ma'rhead Of the BrIt'sh
| army and Gladys Fairbanks will also
speak.
a bridge party was held on FRIDAY
afternoon at the Plaza Hotel by the
Beethoven Society. Nine. Aida Tagliavia
president The proceeds will be used
| for the war relief work of the society
Prizes were provided for each table and
| the arrangements were IN charge Of Mrs
NJ, Frank Dennis and Mrs. w. Otis FIRE.
denburg.
In aid of the American Fed Cross
! fund e Thanksgiving bazaar was held
| Yesterday afternoon at the home OF Mis-
! Janice Adelsberger and Miss Elos
/ Slefke, s2s West EiRhty-eighth street
| They were assisted by sone OF their
! young friends, and afterward there was
an entertainment.
Charter chapter Daughters OF the
Union, Mrs. william r. Stewart regent
held a meeting on Wednesday at the
! home OF Mrs Victor Frederickson, 25S
West Ninetieth street. A business SEES
sion preceded the meeting.
| A victory programme was given on
Monday afternoon at the meeting OF the
| Professional Woman's League at it,
new Headquarters, Ga West Forty e. nth
street Douglas Wardrop, who recently
/ returned from France, spoke on "Aer'a'
/! Victory" Augustus Hoaton read his
poem, ''victory." and Anthony Euwel
gave readings from his poem. "Wings
Of Victory" There were also voca
numbers by Miss Francesca Reddlng.
The fourth In the series Of ten lectures
on current history by Prof william
Starr Myers professor Of palitlcs Al
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r EW YoRK'S inheritance tax
law is generally recognized as
one of the most scientific any

Ol0 Va tlIc iAioSb bCIcIllluC any
State has placed upon it's statute
books. 1t is scientific, not in the sense
of ability to pluck the most feathers
with the least squawking," but rather
for the little the State has asked by
this law in return for the protection
and services rendered TO the citizen
while his properly was accomplishing.
This tax, originally described as
death duties" was first enacted in
Pennsylvania about ninety years ago,
ana since that time th!rty-nine States
have adopted the same source OF rev.
enue. Although the laws vary con.
siderabiy In respect to rates, never
theless hostility and prejudice against
this form OF tax exist, and for this
reason especially some areslments jus-
tifying its enactment may be stated.
AS q matter OF fact the average citi.
zen seldom stops TO consider what the
State does for him while his property
has been accommodating. II he did he
would realize that among the things
the state provides are military, police
and fire protection when necessary;
the supervision OF banks and trust
companies where his property may be
safely kept; the courts whore he can
obtain redress for any damage to his
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generally accepted. But the enforce
ment OF these rights has in all wars led
to disputes. and in this war the Amer
leans disputed the validity Of the or
ders in council by which certain classes
Of goods were declared contraband and
rules were made for the examination
and regulation Of traffic between neu-
trail ports. Quite carly in the war
President Wilson expressed the opinion
that all rights other than those pro-
claimed under n blockade should b.
limited. 1t is not necessary to enter
nto any argument on the merits OF
these discussions, because they do no;
arise.
Dritain's Navnl Needs.
1.-THE second of the fourteen point
does not touch any Of them at all TIL
'reedom OF the seas now proposed b
President Wilson Is something entireis
new. and it is something whish has NJ
meaning except that it follows logically
rom the proposed league, from the
limitation OF ornaments, from the
abolition of secret treaties and from
the elimination from the world Of che
spirit Of exclusive dealing.
Clauses !, ., 3, 4 and II, therefore
are really short heads for an interna
,ional millennium. They stand or fal
together II we can all agree to dele
gate the defence OF our separate politi
nj entities to new entity. com
nunity of civilized peoples, ther
c.early Q partial disarmament woult
s,c- the logical result of this agree
aent. II no war is to be recognized
kept that which the new community
a who,c cnforces against recalci'
rant members, then clearly in an un'
recognized war the community as {
vho,e will not tolerate any genera
Ispension OF sea traffic while it i:
u progress.
"It we are TO discuss point 2 at all
hen let us remember thai IL only
comes up for consideration after the
vorid is ogreed on clauses II and 1
md has sdopted clauses and ) as tn,
working rules of the human family.
One final observation on point
Arlnaments, It is suggested, should ID
"cGuced to the last point 'consisten
| with domestic safety To the British
Empire sea communications between
India, Australia, South Africa, Canada
the Mediterranean and Great Britain
are the first and the most vital OF al
domestic questions. The armamen
which Is sufficienato insure the safet!
OF these, and no less an armament, II
that to which the British navy can bt
reduced"