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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
INCOME TAXES FOR
RETAIL MERCHANTS
GOVERNMENT SENDS INSTRUC-
TIONS ON HOW TO FIGURE TAX
AND WHO MUST PAY

WASHINGTON.-In for re-
| tail merchants on the filing of tax
returns and the calculations of taz
due, issued today by the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau, emphasize the import
ance of accurate book accounts, par
ticularly for small businesses, as the
| first requisite in making reports. Per-
| iodical inventories also were advoca-
ted strongly.
The bureau suggested this formula
for determining the net income of a
retail merchant:
add the cost of merchandise bought
for sale during the year, to the inven-
tories taken at the beginning of the
year. From this sum deduct the in
ventories taken at the end of the
year. The balance is the cost of the
goods sold. This cost, plus business,
or overhead" expenses, when deduct
ed from the gross receipts, gives the
correct net income Of the business.
The inventory" the Revenue Bureau
statement added sis fully as import
ant as the cash account in determin-
ing the gain or loss in a retail bus
mess
"In making their inventories at the
end of each taxable year, retailers may
list the values by either of two meth
DDS: (I the cost of the goods, or (2)
the cost or market price, whichever is
lower. The freight, express, carriage
and storage costs may be added to the
cost of each lot of goods.
Besides the, net cost of goods sold,
the retailer is allowed to deduct from
his gross sales for the year the nee
essary expenses Incidental to the
business. No personal, family or 1iv-
ing expenses of any kind may be in
cluded in such deductions. The ord
mary retailer might have as expense,
clerk hire, rent of business property,
interest on his business indebtedness,
and taxes on his business and bust
ness property. Also, there may be
repairs, bad debts charged
off the books during the year; other
expenses, such as insurance, light, |
heat, telephone, feed for delivery
horses, repairs and upkeep of delivery
supplies and upkeep for motor
trucks, etc.
under the item wear and tear a |
retailer may claim reasonable depreci- |
alton on property used in the business. /
On fixtures the allowance is usually
i've per cent or 10 per cent of the
cost price; on horses and wagons, 10
per cent; on motor trucks, 20 per
eoof
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the County of Latah, Ida
no, to be held at Deary and Mos
COW on March %, 1919, to fill the po-
sition of rural carrier at Avon, Ken
drick and Troy, and vacancies that
may later occur on rural routes from
other post offices in the above-men-
toned county. The examination will
be open only to male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory of
a postoffice in the county and who
meet the other requirements set forth
in Form No. 1877. This form and ap-
plication blanks may be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission at Washington, D. c. Applica-
lions should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
FLU" SERUM USELESS
Physicians Are Still Hunting for
a Preventive.
v. S. Laboratory Director Says No
Cure for Battling Disease
10 Known.

New York-Considering that the in
surance companies Of the United
States lost about $13O,0OO,OOO during
the three months last year when the
influenza epidemic was at It's height,
1t was but natural that when the Asso-
citation Of Life Insurance Medical Di-
rectors met in annual convention in
Newark the physicians and public
health authorities should concern
themselves almost exclusively to the
search for some preventive measure
which would preclude another outbreak
Of the plague.
And yet, although it was shown that
about 100000 people in the world
persisted from it, 100000 Of whom were
Americans, all the medical experts ad-
mitted that the disease was completely
battling. Said DR.. G. w. Mccoy, d.
rector of the hygienic laboratory Of the
public health service in Washington
There is no serum that I know Of
which is of the slightest value in pre-
venting influenza, nor Is there a serum
that Is Of any use whatever in the
treatment of the disease" He made
this statement after carefully expert
menting with serums and vaccines in
all parts of the country where the dis
ease had broken out, and particularly
In Pelham Bay and the army camps
where the mortality was great.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
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1t frequently happens that consum
|ers having water meters are at a loss
to understand why one months bill
should be in excess of previous
months, always claiming their con-
sumption of water has been less, and
giving various reasons, but seldom
do they consider what effect leaking
fixtures means. The man who has
a closet which leaks little once in
while does not realize that the small
leak which seems so insignificant to
him will discharge many times the
amount of water actually used, such
are many cases. We ask the reason
able citizen to consider the character
and quality of the service we render
and then divide the annual cost to him
by 1885, The low cost per day may be
a surprise to him. We are striving
to increase the efficiency curve-to
make the water service of the city of
Moscow as near perfect as we can.
We welcome suggestions for improve
ments.
Waterworks, like every other bust
ness, in order to be kept up to the
proper standard requires vigilance
A thorough interest in work, which
is very laborious and trying in many
of the situations we find ourselves in,
but | hold that as public servants
employed and paid by the city that
we are held responsible for the sup
ply of water for domestic us and fire
protection. The whole board tend
ency of modern public service is to
extent that service just as far as posi-
BILE with advantage to the consumer
and by all means to the fire depart
ment One of the most important func-
tons performed by the department is
to furnish fire protection to property.
This can never be accomplished in a
hydrants are used other than what
they were intended-fire only. The
fire hydrant is preplexing problem
to handle in the small city. The pub
lie, generally speaking, having no
knowledge of the mechanism of the
working parts of fire hydrant, and
can see no reason why they should
not be used for common purposes,
yet in case of fire if there should be
anything go wrong how very natural
it is to censure the department Hyd-
rants should never be opened unnec-
in cold weather, and never
by others than those responsible for
their condition. We have been very
fortunate in not having any large
fires in the past year, due largely to |
the prompt responses to call and the
efficient service rendered by our fire |
department..
WILLIAM J. COSTIGAN,
Supt. of Water Dept
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
CANADA GAVE 5000 AvIAT0RS
1920 Men Of British Royal Air Service
Were Recruited in the
Dominion. 8

London.-Canada sent 5000 aviation
officers overseas to join the royal air
service during the war, according to
statement made at Mendon by Sir
Edward w. Kemp, Canadian minister
II Overseas service.
OF these, he said, 4,28O were directly
recruited in Canada and the most OF
the rest were transferred from the
Canadian service to the royal air serv-
Ice after their arrival in Europe.
Sir Edwards statement was made
n the course of an address in which he
accepted, in the name of Canada, Is
lirplanes which had been presented
to the dominion by Canadian and Brit
,sh residents of London
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
News from Khaki Bows

| Mrs. G. C. Baker is in receipt of the
following letter from her brother,
Ernest Poe, who is with the Army of
Occupation in Germany He is we'll
known in Moscow:
| Nudeweis, Germany, Feb. 2, 1919
Dear Sis: Well, here it is the first
Sunday in February and 1 am still in
Germany, all dressed up and no place
| to go so I'll just answer your letters,
one of which have received since I've
been here. We haven't been getting
much mail lately the reasons for
which I do not know but hope it's be-
cause we are scheduled to move be-
fore many moons which may be a
very probable reason. l do want to
get some pictures of this place before
I leave, and especially of certain
typical scenes that are so common in
this part Of the country but to us are
amusing because of their antiquity.
Such things as oxen teams, dog teams,
barn-maids, religious swines, the
houses and barns and the like are very
interesting to have and if we have
some good weather we plan to take
several while here. The kitchens are
peculiarly equipped affair. they all
have sink which consists of a con-
crete slab slanting toward a hole in
the wall and they just pour water
out on this slab and it in turn runs
out the hole down the side of the
house and then on cobblestOne drain
ditch around the house to the street.
Another contrivance they have is a
great big old black kettle in the cor
ner of the kitchen with short pipe
and big open f1ue. They use it for
cooking out the pealings of spuds and
everything else that would commonly
be called waste. I saw one old lady
manipulate a big skillet with ham
die on it about three feet long. She
turned a big wheat cake with it and
was very proud of her skill. Another
peculiar thing j noticed here yester-
day which bears out their character
istics perfectly. The school children
lined up to march in the building at
noon, the boys on one side, girls on
the other, and all the boy march in
first, then the girls follow, and so it is
the women must wait on the men and
so they teach them early. This is
surely an exciting place, we have
singing teakettle for music this after
noon.
We've been having some winter
weather here now for over week and
It's pretty cold too. When I go on
,wo-hour guard I wear heavy under
wear and sweater, heavy socks, over
shoes, two little coats and two pairs OF
cloves so you see it isn't warm at all.
You have certainly had some cold
weather there this winter according
@ what you wrote. I expect to be
home by May, if all goes well.
Love to all,
ERNEST
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN SATURDAY
RUSHING WORK In CLOSING DAYS
OF SESSION-100 BILhS SIGN
ED LAST WEEK

BOISE. = Speeding of legislation
featured the past week during which
more than 100 bills were sent to the
governor. The outlook is that the
session will end Saturday night, or
two days over the pay limit.
The most interesting event of the
past few days was the presentation
of the report on conditions in the Of
flee of former Adjutant General
Moody, which has been under in
vestigation for three weeks by a spe-
cial committee. The report advised
further inquiry into the use of funds
by both Moody and former Governor
Alexander, with the suggestion that if
the attorney general and the Ada
county prosecuting attorney find cause
for action they institute criminal pro-
ceilings against them. Other members
of the former state administration may
become involved because, as members
of the examining board, they allowed
the illegal claims and winked at the
alleged Irregularities in the use of
funds.
1t is believed the senate will pass
the house bill providing bonds to build
wings to the capital building to re-
move a state disgrace in the shape of
two buildings now used for state Of
fees which should be condemned, in
the opinion of public men. The house
bill calls for 100000 bond issue,
but the senate may cut it to 100000
to provide for one wing during the
next two years.
Educational circles will be largely
affected by two bills passed during
the week. A higher standard for teach
ers and complete unification of edu-t
cational laws are aimed at in a sem
ate bill and a board of education for
each county is provided by a house
measure.
One of the sharpest debates of the
session occurred in the house, Thurs |
day when the general county division |
enabling act. which was killed, was
under discussion. Speaker Kiger
,ook the floor to characterize county |
iivision fights in the legislature as a
iisgrace. The contention that the
Measure was aimed to provide divis-
on in Kootenai and Twin Falls coun-
les aided materially in defeating it.
Agricultural interests received their
share of remedial legislation during
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
Allies Rifle Strength
Greatest When Needed

Observation-Disclosures show
ing the rifle strength Of the al
lied and enemy force on the
western front during the last
eight months of the war were re-
ceived by the war department.
They show that up to July / the
allies were outnumbered from
100000 to 100000, but that they
reached their peak on Septem-
Der 1, when they had 1882, 900
opposed to the Germans 1885,
900.
Rifle strength Is the number
Of men In the trenches ready
to 20 over the top with the bay
onet." The rifle strength of an
American division Of $1,000 COM
bat troops is 1920. This shows
that the actual armies on the
western front totaled more than
twice as many as the rifle
strength figures.
During the hard fighting from
September l, the Germans
losses were appalling, the fig
ures showing a drop in their
strength from 1888, 900 to $685.
600 on November 1. During the
same period the strength Of
the allied forces dropped only
from 1852, 900 to ], 485, 600.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
Preacher Woke Them Up.

Fremont, Neb.-Noting the fnatten-
ion Of his congregation, Fremont
pastor stopped his sermon to order
the church windows thrown open So
khat fresh air would rouse the Sleep
erB. Then he finished his sermon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
The Farners'Sto

"The individual retailer may take a
salary for his services, but if he does
so, he must consider such salary as
part of his income"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05
Latah County Records.

March IN. L.-Frank Cermak,
Princeton, and Nora Mendenhall,
Princeton.
C. Mn. 1. Nuremberg to J. I.
Case Threshing Machine Co., $500,
due 10-1-17; 23 int. in 70 A. on N1-2
SE1-4 1885 w.
w. D.-Moscow Packing and Cold
Storage Co. to n Williamson, $4,000;
Lots 10 IL IL Is ID Is 1873 Mrs. A. A.
Lieuallen's Add. Moscow; Lot 81
Cox's Add Moscow, except N AZ feet.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs Leonard Williamson
left today for their home in Portland
after a visit with home folks in Mos
cow Mr.. Williamson is with the Pow
er's Regulator company of Portland,
in whose employ he has been for the
mast eight years
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
ARID SL|PPERN
TELLS Of DOINCS
At CAMP LEWIS

Arid Slippern. well known young
Nenanaite, may have got his dis
charge from the army by this time.
No definite news of this has been
received so far
With many others stationed at
Camp Dodge, he was sent to Camp
Lewis to be discharged, and travel
ing on the Oriental Limited, arrived
at Camp Lewis recently. Here they
were attached to Co. AZ, 166th De-
pot Brigade, prior to being dis
charged.
At the Red Cross canteen stations
enroute to the coast, they were given
apples and smokes, he says Their
train arrived in Seattle at p. M,
and the men were all given time
TO look around until midnight. Those
of the boys who had relations We're
given permission to stay until s
a. m, and Arid managed to find
an aunt, and so was enabled to
qualify.
The strike came on when the boys
were there and they were informed
at camp by the commanding officer
that discharges would be held up
until the strike was settled. Shortly
after the strike went into effect, he
says that the 1st Infantry and the
18th Infantry, with the machine gun
battalion, left Camp Lewis for
Seattle to be on hand in case any
serious trouble arose, and TO guard
public property. The boys were told
TO figure on a delay of at least
two weeks ere they could get their
discharges. -..
/ At Camp Dodge, he says, the men
awaiting discharge are not given
any work TO do or drills, but it IS
different at Camp Lewis, where the
boys have to put in their regular
number of drills, apparently much to
their disgust.
/ Arid will make tracks for San
! Francisco, where his mother and
sister are at present, just as soon
as he gets discharged.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
HELEN HU1MACHER
AND Ed WINES
ARE MARRIED NOW

In a letter received on the last
mail by Miss Alta Russell, cashier
of the electric power service, the
news is contained of the marriage
of Miss Helen Hutmacher to Ed
McInnes, both of whom are well
known Nenanaites
Mrs. McInnes was formerly stem
ographer in the chief accountants
office of the A. E. c. and resigned
her position to go Outside with her
parents last fall
Her husband was formerly skipper
of the Commissions power barge
Midnight Sun, and resigned his
position along about the middle of
last summer. intending to offer his
services to his country. He ex-
pected to join the regiment in which
Frank Rotch is an officer. but it
"So!d appeal liIdl he was Unable 10
get into the army for some reason
or other, and SO accepted a good
position that was offered him in
Seattle.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. McInnes were
popular members of the social set
in Nenana and their many friends
will be glad to hear of the inter
esting event.
The wedding. which was very
quiet affair, took place at the
Cathedral. the near relatives of the
bride and groom only being pres
ent. Immediately after the ceremony
the newlyweds left for Everett,
where the honeymoon was spent.
On their, return to Seattle they
went into residence in four-room
bungalow, and are now planning
on trip to Chicago
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
HOWELL SAW MILL
NOW ON WAY TO
STANDARD CREEK

The Howell sawmill located IN
the Tanana river, about twelve miles
below Nenana and which was pur-
chased recently by C. N. Banks, the
Big Cinema logger, is now on its way
to the Banks millsite, on Standard
creek
The moving of the machinery and
fixtures from the old Howell mill
to Standard creek is being done
under contract by George Palmer,
the well known Nenana freighter.
A start was made last Friday
morning, when four two-horse teams
with a sled apiece went down TO the
mill and loaded up all the machinery
and some of the fixtures, leaving
only the boiler and some of the
heavy pieces behind, returning to
Nenana with the loads on Saturday
night. On Sunday morning, teams
were sent to fetch the boiler and
heavy freight; this was safely ac-
compiished, the teams returning on
Monday evening.
a little Encouragement of the
freight was then made and the out
fit started for the destination yes
terday, and from the latest reports.
was making good time on the road.
The outfit was at the Joyce Lake
roadhouse last night and expected
to reach its destination this evening.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19

LCNDON.-Particulars and condj-
tons pertaining to the Edward and
Anne Seguin Scholarship" have been
announced by the Royal Academy Of
Music in the statement that the first
competition under the scholarship
will be held in London April p next.
Competitors must be sopranos who
were born in the United States.
The winner will receive two years
musical education at the Academy
with a possible extension of that
period in cases of exceptional talent.
The scholarship was founded BY
Marie Child Seguin, who resided for
years in New York, but who died
in Denmark in 1903. Under her
will sum of money was left for
the scholarship which is designed
to perpetuate the memory of her
father and mother who were students
in the academy in its very earliest
years. H.. .~... - Ii
Her father, Edward Seguin, fire.
quently took leading part in the
performances at the Academy, as did
Anne Child, whom he married. They
became opera signers and were seen
for number of years at Drury
Lane and Covent Garden, but in
1888 they went to America where
they organized the Seguin Opera
company. In the course of their
professional careers they accumu-
lated large fortune which was in
herited by their daughter
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
CLOTHING RUSHED
TO NEEDY RUSSIA

VLADIVOSTOCK. - Twenty five
freight cars carrying $4,000 worth
of clothing to meet the most press
ing needs of the Russian civilian
population in Western Siberia has
been sent from Vladivostock under
the joint direction of the American
Red Cross and the Russian Railway
Service Corps.
These supplies are intended for
refugees in districts where the Rel
Cross is operating distributing agen-
cies; but there is included a special
lot of clothing and clothing mate
ria!s for Russian employees of the
Trans-Siberian railway These men
have stuck to their posts under the
most disheartening circumstances and
their devotion has elected a special
recommendation for assistance from
John T. Stevens, head of the Railway
Service Corps.
The train carried seven cars of
underwear, four of blankets, five of
clothing material, one car of sweat
ers. gloves and socks, one car of
children's clothing, a car of flan-
nelette, one of miscellaneous articles
and several of drug and hospital
supplies and provisions.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
DANCING ACADEMY TO
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT

Mrs. Belle Campbell wishes to an
nounce that the dancing academy
viii hold a session at the Union
Hall on Thursday night, Immediately
after the picture show.
As the date chosen for the next
meet will not conflict with the
Bridge club, it is expected that many
ladies will grace the hall with their
presence on Thursday night and
contribute towards the enjoyment
of the evening.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
Tommy Scott, bridge inspector

IUHllHy ScotU, DfIuSe inspector
for the A. E. c., is in town on
business. He expects to go over to
Engineer Hawley Sterling's camp.
on the Nenana-F Fairbanks right of
way for duty during the coming
summer.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19

Herb Miller, locomotive engineer
OF the A E. c., who had been on
an extended furlough, returned %
Nenana last night He will prob
ably resume duties soon.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
DICK WARD MAY
COME BACK HOME

On the last mail F. D. Browne.
engineer in charge, received a letter
from R. B. Ward, formerly assistant
engineer in the employ of the
A. E. c.
Dick says that he Is now engaged
in reconnaissance work in Southern
Colorado for the United States Re-
clamation Service, and indicates that
if the work he is now engaged in
is not 10 his liking, he may come
North and take service with the
a. E. C. again.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19
STAGE MOVEMENTS

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Harry Karstens' auto left this
morning for Fairbanks with Oscar
Sander and Lena Casella as pass
engers for Fairbanks, Tommy Carr
and Axel Larson for the Joyce Lake
roadhouse
The Burgess auto left Fairbanks
this morning with a shipment of
second class mail which arrived in
Fairbanks last night on the Brewer
stage. This was a shipment of de-
layed mail.
Billy Butler left Fairbanks this
morning with his dog stage and Ben
Thompson as passenger for Nenana.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE At
TUE NsHxxso NrrsNr
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-19

Oscar Sander. who operates the
dragline excavator during the work
ing season, left for Fairbanks this
morning on short visit. He will
be back in few days.