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The Washington times., 1919-02-01

then slip it to the infant. What's
the idea, Briee?
Went over to see our industrious
postmaster the other day for the sole
purpose Of getting one special letter
aboard one special train, and be told
me that he vas getting many an
sWers to his recent request that
business men shCuld write him and
criticise the service or make sug-
gestions.
Ny own pet suggestion Is that
there should be more places 10 buy
stamps and Mr.. Chance seemed 10
agree with me Cat least I believe be
does).
There may be another good-sized
branch pOstohice near Eighteenth
street anr Columbia road soon. I
take It, and that will be a boon %
all the big section centsring around
that crossing.
While l was there FREDERICK
SILLERS, the assistant superintend-
ent OF mails, showed me a little
about the workings Of the big shop.
1t takes brains to be a mail clerk,
tell you, and Congress should never
fail to recognize that it takes money
To buy brains.
There is an honest conductor on
the ". r. & E. Co. His number Is
SOC, and he came down from Mount
Pleasant the other morning on car
No. 439. When the car reached the
top Of the Connecticut avenue hill he
had los fares rung up on the regis
ter, and by the time we were down
town he had 20 more, which Is, I
think, about all that type Of car
could be expected to carry, even in
this city. EDWIN ". COOPER.
2516 CliRbourne place ". W.
The first time 1 was out on the
Rhode Island avenue line l waited
from midnight till 1880 at Twelfth
and Rhode Island avenue for a car
to stop and bring me into town.
Plenty Of cars passed, but none
stopped.
Did you ever notice the nice little
junk heap alongside the what-is-it
at Fourteenth and New York ave-
nue.? Everything from old license
plates to w. R. & E. tenders.
From Dick PrObert to Bill Price.
Is Place de la Bourse, Jan. 9.
Dear Bill:
/ have received a clipping from
Heard and Seen which tells me that
your big heart is still in the right
place. / know the appeal you made
for the Christmas dinner for the
horses Of Washington under the aus
piceS of the Animal Rescue League
must have been Of tremendous help
in making that annual affair a
greater success than ever and it does
a man far from home a great deal
Of good to know that somebody is
carrying on the good work.
IN the devastated regions Of
France and in the poverty-stricken
sections Of Italy / never have seen
one single horse or dog in the dis
graceful stage of neglect and
emaciation that one sees them in
Washington. The poorest French
man feeds his dog as he feeds his
family and nowhere in Italy did I
see the lOwliest little jackass look
ing as if he had no home.
Surely the Animal Rescue League
may feel that it has chosen the spot
where it is most needed when it car
ries forward the work in Washing
ton. Sincerely yours,
DICK PROBERT.
". W. SPAID, who is Farmer Bull.
HIBBS' deus ex machina, says the
first movie was the Star TheatsF,
The Washington times., 1919-02-01


many for I0ar Indemnity" says q
head line, and the Rezt step tCiII be
to give the Kaiser q vote of thanks,
I suppose.
HARRY NEWMAN, ex-sailor, now
back home was on the Minnesota
when German torpedo went through
the armOr plate, leaving a trihing
aperture q by AZ feet; big enough
for trains to traverse.
- Harry was sleeping at the time,
but finally managed to get awake
and exclaim:
Gee whiz, Have / gotta get up
and get into all that cold water"
The ship made port, though, with
out Harry having to take a bath.
MAX Won SCHLEGEL, the pub
Usher Of the Martinsburg, ". Va,
Journal, who was one of the three
star speakers at the Advertisers
Club dinner Thursday evening, told
me that STEWART SLADE HAYES,
who Is a Washington lad (father en-
ployed in the G. P. o.. understand) 4,
has come back from abroad aide to
Admiral Sims and wearing a French
war decoration. Hayes was a crack
erjack shortstOp in his baseball days.
As to the Width Of That Alley.
Permit me to disagree with BRO
CULXERWELL'S answer to ladder"
problem and submit an answer Of
33% feet width Of alley. Also to
request of Bro. Culverwell an analy-
sis of his solution.
BRO. BILL MACK.
l444 " st. y. W.
The Washington times., 1919-02-01
Objects To Fare Boxes.

I notice in one Of the morning pa
pers that the Washington Railway
and Electric Company is getting
ready to afflict the already suffer-
ING public with fare boxes. Let me
enter a vigorous protest, and 1t Is
manifestly certain that thousands OF
others will sympathize with me IN
this stand. Why subject the public
fo this inconvenience when the prob
ien can be solved in moment oy
furnishing printed tickets at tive for
d cents. This would prove a tre-
nnendous convenience, and at the
same time remove a temptation from
conductors afflicted with klepto-
mania. W. j. "OOh'A1'
see by the papers that BRICE
0,AGETT has been made assistant
10 the Director of Railroads and want
fo take this opportunity to give him
= counIe of Jobs. One is to strike off
the Washington time table
ali mention of trains that don't take
passengers from here to BALTIC.
know two of them at least. One is
fhe 1906 a. m. from this burg and
the other is the $50 from Wash
ingtOn.
And another little task / would
set him to is to arrange so that
child can get the proper kind of food
in a dining car. Frinstance, a mother
who brought a three-year-Old boy
from Los Angeles to Washington
tells me that she couldn't buy milk
for the child. but had to order milk
with ba-. di1,-,--. ---~' -. lis I'D
The Washington times., 1919-02-01

". W. SPAID, who is Farmer BULL
HIBBS' deus ex machina, says the
first movie was the Star Theatsr,
Tenth and y streets northwest
The Washington times., 1919-02-01
The Strange Case of the Bakery
Children
Children

The Testimony Regarding It Should Awaken the Public
Conscience to the Duty We Owe the Unfortunate
The Washington times., 1919-02-01
HEARD AND SEEN

Allies determine not to ask Ger
many for I0dr Indemnity" says q
head line, and the merit step tVil be
to give the Kaiser q vote of thanks,
I suppose.
The Washington times., 1919-02-01

Ny own pet suggestion is that
there should be more places to buy
stamps, and Mr.. Chance seemed 10
agree with me Cat least I believe be
does).
The Washington times., 1919-02-01

There may be another good-sized
branch pOstohice near Eighteenth
street anr Columbia road soon, I
take It, and that will be a boon %
all the big section centsring around
that crossing.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19

swer. Some Of those received are.
"A cow chews a cud; she does not
want to swallow the cud, so she gets
up hind feet first"
Its an example of heredity and
evolution. The first cow arose hind.
most first and cows have been getting
up that way ever since"
"A COW cannot bend its forelegs. a
horse can"
THE horse being intelligent, wants
to see where it's at"
"A cows hind legs are stronger
than her fore legs"
"A COW is greedy and wants to keen
on eating, even when she is getting up
All animals with split hoofs get IN
hind end first, all animals with undi.
Vided hoofs get up front end first i"
FARMERS say this answer is faultv
The hog gets up front end first. or II
there is anything to eat in sight hoth
ends at once.)
"A horse is used to having a bit mt
IN his mouth, so he gets up head fret
to receive the bit"
NO one smacks COW on the head
to make her get up. She wants to ,et
you know she's getting up"
"A horse arises head first so as to
get 10 his manger quicker. A cow
Keeps her head down when she
browses."
The advertisers ask for answers
more scientific. The prize has not
been awarded.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19
GOVERNMENT TAX ON
FOR HIRE CARS NOW TO
BE COLLECTED

Jacksonville, March Especial
with the income tax drive over, Col.
iector OF Internal Revenue James M.
Cathcart announces that the collec.
tion OF taxes from those who operate
for hire" automobiles will begin at
once.
This tax will be collected under the
provision of section 1901, of the reve.
nue. bill enacted by the 65th Congress.
A tax of $40 has been placed on each
automobile used for passenger hire
having seating capacity of more than
two and not more than seven pas.
sengers. while $40 will be collected
ON each car having seating capacity
OF more than seven passengers.
That portion of section 1901 Of the
act levying this tax reads as follows:
Persons carrying on the business
OF operating or renting passenger
automobiles for hire shall pay $40 for
each automobile having seating ca.
pacity of more than two, and not
more than seven, and $40 for each
such automobile having seating eapa.
city of more than seven"
Those liable for this tax are urged
to see the deputy collector in the field
or the Collector Of Internal Revenue
at Jacksonville, Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19

= headquarters the income tax man
9 radiated into the surrounding sec
|. tions.
!. At an early hour this morning Col
!. lector Cathcart would not hazard an
: opinion as to the number who might
> be delinquent in having failed to filel
return and pay at least one-fourth OF
the tax required by midnight OF
March 18th, stating this could not be
ascertained until later, inasmuch as
returns mailed in-postmark on en-
velope showing mailing date of 18th
will be considered as having been
made out and filed within the proper
time limit
Campaign of Education
Il have done my best" he said, TO
conduct an intensive and persistent
campaign of education on the require
ments of the revenue law as to the
income tax. | have been ably as
sisted in this work by the press Of
Florida. (which | have found gladly
giving newspaper space. | desire to
publicly my debt to the
men of the state for their
Without the publicity
hus accorded, we could not have at
aimed the success achieved.
Laborious Campaign
THE deputies in office and field
ave labored long and zealously in
lis campaign working each day be-
md the prescribed number of hours
quired Of them, and by this means
; have had opportunity to come in
intact with many people who might
We been enabled to keep them out
what might have been the delin-
ent class.
Many of the public accountants
0 have been of invaluable assist
e in this work as we'll as have the
prietors and managers of the mo-
4 picture theaters of the state,
lkers and postmasters. To these
all others who have helped in any
y with the success of the drive,
of the revenue force in Florida,
'nowledge our Indebtedness.
Force Continues in Field
The Collector announced that the
d headquarters established for the
pose of aiding those taxpayers
o have filed tentative returns on
her Forms 1040-T or 1031-T, will
continued. They will also aid any
inquents who for any reason failed
file their returns on time.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19

Palm Beach County: The agent has
arranged with the First Nationa,
Bank OF Palm Beach for loans to the
club boys for the purpose of purchas.
ing pure bred pigs. This will an.
able some of the boys to take up the
work who would otherwise not be
able 20 do 90.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19

wlnsted. Conn, March i7.-zo
ologists and all who love animals win
be interested IN an important ques,
tions asked this week In an advertise
men:
Why does a horse. when It arlses,
get on It's front feet hrst. and q COW
set on its hind feet arstf"
A prize is offered Tor the best an.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19
$1,75O,OOO Is Total
Amount of Internal
Revenue Collections

Jacksonville, March Is.-special-
With Collector of Internal Reyenu,
James M. Cathcart expressing him
self as highly pleased with the ef
forts Of his associate deputies in Of
nee and field and vouchsafing his ap
probation with the cheerful response
OF the taxpayers In Florida, prompt.
ly at the stroke of 10 o'clock satur.
day night, in the intensive income tax
drive conducted by the Collector in
Florida since February 20 ended
When the operators OF battery Of
adding machines concluded their la
bors the result showed q shattering
OF all collection records in the his
tory Of the revenue service in this
state.
Amounts Estimated
The total amount paid and received
in the Office up to midnight March Is
was s1,75O,OOO.
II is estimated that so per cent of
the individuals paid the entire tax,
and the estimated total on income tax
from Florida, when all tax is in will ;
be over S7,OO0,OOO.
The work on income tax in Florida .
represents a somewhat different as. II
pect from that In many Of the other :,
sixty-four collection districts in the
United States, for the reason that
the season for the making and filing
OF returns takes place in the winter I'D
and at time when the Florida Of III
nee and field force is called upon not ~
alone to extend aid and information re'
to the resident taxpayer, but also to we
lend every possible assistance to the coi
thousands of winter visitors here ha'
each year. Proper assistance given Oh
these visitors enables them to make que
out their returns in the state and 9
remain in Florida throughout the alst
season. anc
Forces Increased pro
Collector Cathcart has kept this tior
oint in mind. Not only have depu- ban
les been sent all over the state. but and
ley have gone forth instructed to way
OF every possible assistance to we,
very inquirer for aid or information, ack
orces were increased at headouar.
rs Office in Jacksonville, as we'll 7
at the stamp Offices in Tampa and fel,
ey West, and division headquar. pur
rs on income tax information were VIII,
tablished at such points as Pensa- eitl
la, Key West Tampa, Tallahassee, be
Daytona, Miami and st, del
etersburg, and from these division to
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19

Washington County: Farmers gen.
orally becoming more interested in
permanent hog pastures. Bermuda
and iespedezsa are popular grasses
for this purpose,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-19
DO YOU KNOW WHY A COW
RISES HIND END FIRST

Or Why = Horse Gets Up Head On
There's q Prize Offered for Reason
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
WOMAN Will HELP TO
DEFEND ATLANTA WOMAN

Atlanta. Jan 15.-That Mrs. G
c. February the handsome yaung wife
who was the cause (innocently. she
claims) of the shooting Of Carlisle
Christie by William H. Albright sew
eral days ago, has been studying sew
eral years to become a private de
tectiTc. and that her tutor. Mrs. Hat
ie barnett an experienced female
sleuth, will participate in Albright's
trial as a defender CT Mrs. February's
good name, are the latest develop
ments in the interesting case
Mrs. Barnett disclosed her hand in
newspaper interviews yesterday after
noon. declaring that she knew Mrs
February had discouraged advances
by Christie, and that she knew the re-
!ations between Mrs. February and
Albright were entirely of friendly
nature, the young man being a fried
of Mrs. February's husband and his
mother being a friend of the family
The husband in the case. Gay C.
February, was for many years cecre-
larry TO. the .chief-of the Atlanta De-
tcctive Bureau, and through this cen
nection his wife became interested
III the subject of criminology, termi-
mating in her studies under the tute-
lagc Of MS. Barnett.
The state is preparing to make a
vigorous attack on Albright's claim
that he killed Christy in self defense,
while Albright's family and friends
are backing him with strong support
having engaged Reuben r. Arnold to
defend him.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
ATLANTA SCTGOI TFhC"r0G
ASKING INCREASED SALARIES

Atlanta Jan 15.-Atlanta school
teachers nave laWcchd movement
to enis, the aid of the federal gov
cinmcnt in behalf Of increased sal
aries. Recently they PASSED a ros2-
luciom in thier association asking for
an increase OF 50 per cent. This they
viii hot be able to secure form the
board OF education because chat nndy
is unable TO pay it, The city's fnan-
"es do not permit. Now the teachers
propose that the United States lie
.partment of Commerce and Labor
snake u survey OF the cost OF living
in Atlanta. This survey the teach
els propose to use in connection with
an appeal to the federal authorities
Of Il somewhat similar nature to ap-
peals that have been made by union
labor bodies. Thc teachers insis, mp.
on minimum salary scale Of 500
per month, claiming that the cost Of
living makes necessary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
CAPT, FNGI ISH JFAVFS
ATLANTA BANK PRESIDENCY

Atlanta, Jan. ia number of i'm
portant changes in the personnel Of
Atlanta bank officials were made yes
to-day afternoon on the occasion of
the annual meeting Of the directors.
Principal among these was the re
signation of Captain James w. Eng
tional Bank which was founded by
him and his associates thirty years
ago, and which has grown under his
leadership to be one Of the strongest
financial institutions in the south,
with aggregate resources of moro than
$22 100000, and with deposits on
December 31st. 1918, of more than
$18,0O000O, which was an increase of
moe than $2,250,oO0 over deposits a
year previous.
Cay ain English has been a con
sDicuous figure in the business ard
civic life Of Atlanta since the Civil
War. Locating here when the city
was practically in ashes from Sher-
mars raid, he has seen the city
grow to modern metropolis with a
maze of skyscrapers and a place of
pre- eminence in the business and f.
nance of the entire southeast. He is
81 years of age and is still hale and
hearty, being at his desk every day
and taking an active part in the direc-
ton of the banks affairs. His resig-
nation came as a complete surprise
to the directors, who were loath to ac-
cept it. At his request and upon his !
nomination they unanimously elected |
John X. Ottley to succeed him as pres
idnet. Charles |. Ryan was made first |
vice president and James D. Robin /
son was made a vice president to sue
coed Mr.. Ryan.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
MASSACRE OF CAR
and FAMILY PROVEN

Ialis.--rincc Lyon, the former
4tG@a.aa prcm,o.', form wh.Ia Eu3eign
.IiHist2s PichCn obtained inform ton
CT the massacre of the imperial Rus
: an family as related il the chamber
IF deputies last week, Informs the
Journal that he learned the details
.Ir"l & judge VINO made IL ii!ycstisa-
ten of tn deaths. The prince quotes
the juugc as saying:
q Lett nothing t chance, and al
though some points are n3t yet clear
ID up | consider that the chances are
IS out of every 100 that TIC imperial
family w9s mastered"
Prince Lvott says the judge wcpt as
he told him that they had found on
the walls of the room where the rami-
ly had been confined marks Gf thirty
five revolver BULLETS and many cuts
which had been made by bayonets.
Blood was drying everywhere on the
wooden floor. Tho judge was search
ing for the bodies, which had not vet
been found when Prince Lvoff left
Ekaterinburg several weeks ago
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

RumOr has repeatedly announced
Jhe engagement CT Princess Patricia
Of Connaught, daughter OF the former
governor general Of Canada and Cou-
sin OF King Georgo. Now The Court
Circular announces that the king
has gladly consented to the betrothai
Of Princess Patricia Of Connaught to
Commander Alexander Ramsey, heir
to the Earl OF Dalhousis." Comman-
Ter Ramsey, who served with the
British forces in the Dardanelles, was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Order.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

apparently lireloss body was found on
The beach and brought to Janncr. a
nearby village IIeedless Of assurance
that his task was hopeless, village
character known only as "Filipino
Joe" succeeded in restoring the young
woman to consciousness. Physicians
here said Miss Armstroff would re-
cover
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
SHIPBUIL DER RECEIVES
S2z0 EVERY WORK DAY

Boston.-Ralph Adams Cram, mem
Der of the Boston Planning Board.
told the members Of the housing as
sociation that he had found at the
Fore River yard Of the Bethlehem
Ship Building Coronation a die cutter
who received 1924 for one days pay.
For a period OF four months this
man averaged 1920 every working day
according to Mr. Cram, who explained
that the die cutter was given 2 new
machine to work with which made
it possible for him to increase his
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

Telegraph codes are used more ex-
tensively in China than in any other
nation because Chinese sounds can
not be perfectly represented by Ro-
man letters, upon which telegraph
alphahets are based.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

To prevent stone buildings absorb
ing dampness from the ground a Eu-
ropean practice is to cut slots in
their walls and insert asphalt coat
ed lead plates.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

Paper dust exploded with fatal re
suits when workmen carried lighted
lanterns into room filled with ii in
paper tube factory in France.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

According to government figures
the number Of hens in Holland has de.
creased from 100000 to 3,OOOOOO in
two years
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
ANNiST0N COTT0N BROKER
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Admission, Ala, Jan 14.-Theodore
d. Maybche, leading cotton broker
died here this orning OF penumonia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
SO cts. (5Tivy:es) $1.OO

output greatly, while the piece work
basis upon which he Was paid remain
ed unchanged.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

Spain is to have one of the finest
dry docks in Europe, capable of adj,
hitting vessels up to 10000 tons.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-15

A whistle that can be strapped to
a wrist watch is the invention of
California policeman
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-03-28
Mrs. La venie Swift
Passed Away.

Mrs Laysnia White. Cafltpt
s3iit tiiss! ut The home VI Mr.. and
Mrs. L. " ssayden. Saturday. March
u. u complications incident TO old
age .he h-ing ~ years. nianihs
and 5 jsss old Her remains werr
.aia 10 res. 10 the WHY cemetery
Wednesday after funeral services
by Rev Harvey W, seay oi the N.
Il chufeh.
EIisS Lavsnia White was born
August 10, 1885 Was married 10
1856 TO Daniel Carlton. with whom
.h. lived happily ten years OF more,
uniil be- los. bis lite hy ansxplosion
and siaaing III ths boat = tfavlgl
White" 10 s,te Mississippi Rive,
between Vieksturg aud New
Orleans. Three chiitifen were born
70 this union. tm0 u whom died In
tnfsncy~-siae other, Mrs. Dannis
Rldingr. nos survives her and with
whom she made her hons ior ID
years She vas married in Nov
enh.r 1871 TO b. w. swlit. and 10
,his union we're born three children.
two OF whom are nov living. Samuel
Y, Of sha wnes. Okla. aud W.
Mariou swift Of Little Rock Arb.
She was Of the Primitive Bsp,is.
Faith, a woman VI highest Christian
character, aud beloved by all who
knew her Tor the sweetness aud
rgrnness ~, TIER disposition 'she
was devoted to hsr people and
loved TO visit them. and loved her
chlldrru moss shsn words can ex.
urrss. She wa. absolutely q. peace
with all,
iIsr son, Marvin, ot Little Rock,
Mrs Jennie Hopkins OF Dickson
aud Nf. Cbarlls swif; ni Csntreytle
and Mrs. Dannie Rlnines Of Dick
son attended the buria! here Wed.
ussday Humphrey County Demo
csat,