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Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Ee.r to Retoueh M.ster'. Work.

"After the war Of 1870" writes
correspondent of the Manchester
(England) Guardian, "Rodin was a
competitor among the sculptors who
desired to create the monument cele-
brating Frances defense. Naturally,
his proposed design was rejected. To-
day, however, the dead Rodin Is rec
ognized as the greatest master Of the
century. and the old design has been
discovered. It Is suggested that 1t
might well be called 'verdun.' The
trouble is that his model Is not three
feet in height. and although by the
Colas process one can faithfully en-
large small piece of statuary, the
idea Of doing SO without RodIn to d.
rect the operation and to add the nee
essary retouches before the work Is
finally cast does not commend itself
to the majority Of artists. Who will
make these necessary corrections? 1t
is q grave responsibility to meddle
with the unfinished creation Of a man
like Rodin. Some natural feeling has
been aroused, and although It ~
pity to neglect a design which 80 per
fectly expresses the spirit Of the he
role defense. there would seem to be
grave artistic and sentimental objec-
lions to the course proposed"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Paris Fer.s May q. Ra..d.

The question Of the demolition Of
the ring Of antiquated fortincations
that surround Paris will be brought
before the municipal council. This
Ia not as result Of the armistice or
because Of the league Of nations. which
Is expected to put an end to wars for
ever. or because Of the fact that with
modern artillery the fortincations
would be useless. Louis Dausset. an
alderman, sponsor for the project. ar
gues that the benefits to be derived are
= closer. easier contact with the
Paris suburbs, elimination Of the ne
cessity Of entering or leaving Paris
through various gates and the free
Ing Of valuable land for building pur-
poses.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
HAVE SEEN MUCH BLoopsHEp
plains Of Palestine Trampisd BY Many
81 the Mbuhtlest Armies Known
70 History.

Definite historical records regarding
events in Palestine may be said to be-
gin with the first detailed account Of
the battle In the plains Of Armageddon.
when the army Of Pharaoh Thothmes
III. advancing up the plain Of Sharon.
crossed the Carmel range by the same
route as that taken by General Allen
by's cavalry In September. A. d. 1918.
end defeated the Syrian federation
under the king Of Cadesh before the
fortress. Of Megiddo in the year 1879
b. G. This historic plain has seen the
march Of the armies of the Hittites.
the Egyptians, the Jews under Debo-
rah and Barak. the Philistines on
their way to the defeat Of Saul on
Mount Gilboa. Then came like a wolf
Sennacherib the Assyrian. and after
him Nebuchadrezzar Of Babylon. The
Persian Cambyses swept through Pal
estine in the sixth century B. c., en-
route for his work Of destruction In
Egypt. After the fall Of Babylon Pal
estine saw the armies of Alexander
the Great and Pompey. vespaslan.
Titus and Hadrian all fought in Pales-
tine. In A. D. 614 the Sassanian EN-
peror Chosroes. stretching forth from
his capital at Ctesiphon. destroyed Je-
rusalem; once again the city was re-
built, and within a generation was
opened to the Arab and Moslem con-
Queror. Caliph Omar. In the twelfth
century the crusaders took Palestine.
which then became the scene Of the
romantic struggle between Richard
Occur de Lion and Saladln. Fifty
years later the Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II. known in the middle
ages as ''the Wonder Of the World"
crowned himself king Of Jerusalem in
the church Of the Holy Sepulcher. In
1915 the armies Of the Ottoman Turks
under Selim the Grim marched down
from Aleppo and seized the country
on their way to the conquest of
Egypt. Nearly three hundred years
later Napoleon, marched from Egypt
through the same pass of Megiddof to
the fortress Of Acre; and now the
forces Of General Allenby have added
one more link to this great historical
chain wherein have been engaged
practically all the greatest names in
human history.-From 'The Holy
Land Of Many Nations" by Maj. Orms-
by Gore in Asia Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
British Transform Me.epo..mI..

Scarcely has the smoke Of battle
cleared from Aesopotamia before we
hear Of new irrigation projects by the
British. One has just been finished
70 miles northeast Of Bagdad and will
make fertile 100000 acres. The Brit.
ish have improved the stream formed
by the confluence Of the Tigris and
Euphrates. so that ocean steamers
can now 20 much farther up from the
Persian gulf than formerly. and
great new port II being developed.
Palestine Is being now policed BY
thousands Of Jewish soldiers turned
over by the British army. We are al
ready roughly familiar with the Brit
ish work In building roads there,
stringing telephones and providing. a
water supply. According to the Zion
ist administrative commission educa-
tional activities are beginning anc
financial measures are being under.
taken for agricultural and Industrial
development Peace and order are
coming back in even the worst raw.
nged lands. One camp near Bagdao
holds $1,000 Armenian and Syrian ref
ugees. housed under model sanitary
conditions. All these activities will
some day make . story Of absorbing
Interest.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13

tors and their Deputies, also BY banks.
BY following the instructions on the
forms correct return can be prepared
at home. II q person needs advice or
aid. the Deputy Collectors In the field
will furnish this without charge.
The new Revenue law places the In
come Tax duty on citizens and resi-
dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau
Is sending its men to work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-
turns in. With active cooperation,
every tax due March Is will be paid
and every return required by law will
be In the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person IL allowed q personal
exemption Of $1,000. II he Is support
ing in his household relatives who are
dependent upon him, he may claim the
status Of the head Of a family who has
the same exemption as II married.
A married person, who lives with
wife or husband, Is allowed a personal
exemption Of $1,000. The head of a
family Is entitled to claim a similar
personal exemption.
An additional exemption Of 500 In
allowed for each person under eighteen
or incapable Of self support, who was
dependent upon and received his chief
support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
are entitled to but one personal ex-
emption Of $1,000 II they make sep
arate returns, the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided,
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Hew FIna.r Replaeed 1humb.

A wonder Of modern surgery was
seen by the king and queen In the
course Of their visit of inspection to
the Reading war hospital No. 1. Pri-
vate Beesley, who was a pianist before
he became soldier, had the thumb of
his right hand shot away in action.
The surgeons, foreseeing that this
would be grave handicap to him
again in civil life, undertook to trans
plant the third finger of his left hand
on the place where his thumb had been.
The operation was quite successful.
and Private Beesley told the king that
he expected to be able to play again
as well as ever.-London Mail.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
How Britain saved The Babies.

Great Britain has adopted drastic
measures to provide milk for her ba-
bies. according to ]. G. Welliver In the
National Geographic Magazine.
"f the adult patron Of public eat
ing house." he says. "buys and drinks
a glass Of milk a. a beverage. he Is
liable to q fne Of $25. and the pro-
prietor subjects himself to a like pen.
atty"
The result has been that "the Death
rnte among Infants under Ave years
old has been about one-half the rate in
prewar times. For the nrst time in the
modern history Of Britain there hns
been milk enough for all the babies,
and good milk"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
SAW HuMoR OF THE SITUATION
Commanding ofiesr.. Dreaded ~ .
Martinez. Proved Hs Was Net Alto
osther . "eear."

There Is q certain major-generaI IN
the A. q. r. who 10 great stickler for
discipline and military forms. Most
generals are that, but this one Is q reg
nlar martinez. The soldier who fails
to salute and to ''snap It out" when
the general Is around II in for an ex.
tended spell Of that intensive form of
culinary labor known as Kitchen po-
!ice," or for something worse.
Ope afternoon the general was driv.
Ing along when his car met soldier
On foot. The enlisted man stared hard
at the vehicle and its august passen-
ger. but made no move 70 extend the
required courtesy.
The general was indignant. He or
dered his driver to stop and hailed the
plodding private In his best military
voice.
'What do you mean by failing to
salute met" he roared.
~ beg your pardon. sir. but I didn't
know you were a general" apologixed
The soldier, standing at attention.
"You didn't know was general.
sh7 Well. didn't you see those two
stars on my carr Don't you know
what two stars meant"
"Yes, sir, / know what they mean.
They mean that you have two sons in
the army" said the "buck."
The general told this story himself
that evening at the staff mess and
now his aids and the. other stan Off.
GERS know that he isn't such a "bear"
as they had thought him.-Exchange.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13

With the due date for Income Taxes
only few weeks away, the collection
Of this far-reaching tax on 1918 in
comes has started on with q bang
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements Of
income must reach Internal Revenue
ofices on or before March IS, and there
are severe penalties for delinquency.
Residents Of Colorado and Wyoming
are required, to make their returns
and pay their taxes to Mark A. Skin
ner, Collector of Internal Revenue,
Denver, Colo, or to any Of his deputy
collectors who are now doing free ad-
visory work on Income Tax.
"Pay your Income Tax by March
+ 49," Is the slogan Of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau, which has sent every
available oSlcer into the field to help
the public to understand the require
ments and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
It is estimated that many thousands
Of single and married persons in this
section Of the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do SO this year.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March Is by persons
who come under the following classifl-
cations:
Any unmarried person whose 1918
net income was $1,000 or over. Wild
ows and widowers, Divorces and mar
ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for the
purposes Of the Income Tax classed
as unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income was
$1,000 or over. TIE income of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings Of minor
children, II any.
Revenue Bureau Offers Aid.
Each person in the United States
who is in either of these classIfications
must get busy at once II penalties are
to be avoided He should secure
blank Form 1O40 A for reporting net
income up to $1,000, or Form 1O4O If
his net income exceeded that amount.
Forms are being distributed by Collec-
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
In the Garden sfTdsn.

There II an old Sumerian legend
which places Eden at ouara. oblinous
OF the fact that the Persian gulf must
have extended far above It The army
(writes MAI. Gen. Sir George Mac
Munn) read the story and adopted Il;
Temptation square and Adams lane
are ofaclal spots among the palm
groves Of the Arab town. To one Of
the bulldog breed. marching In with .
pack and hundred rounds Of ammuni-
tion. with the temperature at 112, ano
the wet bulb over 90. an officer con-
dded the fact that this was the Gar.
den Of Eden. "Well. sir" said the
product Of undenomina tional teaching.
"all ! can say 10 that NO wonder the
'wslvs apostles dsserted"s
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Wrist alsttsr.

In these days Of wrist watches there
seems to be call for the simple wrist
h!otter recently invented by Harland
W. Cardwell Of Texarkana. Tex. This
device consists merely Of . curved
blotter back. bIotter and-a wrist strap.
so that the blotter may be worn on the
right hand Of the user. Thus the blot
ter 10 instantly available for use. and
the pen does not have to be laid down.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
peubly Commemorative.

The most cherished possession Of o
certain Frenchman is a beautiful
model In gold Of . field gun such =.
was used 10 the Franco German wpr
It's history ID curious. After that con-
iiict the present owners father bosght
for q song immense quantities Of dis.
eartied war material. including many
field guns. and the. trsnsactions
we're 20 profitable that he was able
~ retire with q large fortune
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
FueI rhat Hungary Needs.

Through the utilization Of natural
gas in Hungary and Siebenburgen. dis.
covered shortly before the war. Il 10
hoped that certain Hungarian towns
and industrial districts may be en-.
tirely independent Of coal. The total
natural gas found In Slebenburgen
only 10 estimated at about 216. .000. .O0O,-
600 cubic meters Il cubic nsstes
eQualing ass cubic feet).
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Only Small ransaressIen.

Jane had a new tricycle.. but had
been told not to leave the front walk.
Instead of minding hef mother she
rode around the block. On her return
her mother scolded her and asked WY
she did not obey. Jane thought Of NO
good excuse. 80 said: <"Well. I didn't
dnk you would care II J just went be'
hind the block"
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
FIVE CITIES WANT
NATIONAL REGATTA

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Philadelphia.
Worcester. Duluth. Springfield. and
Boston are making bids for the an
nual national regatta OF 1919, accord
ing to James Pilkington. president OF
the National Association Of Amateur
Oarsmen, who has sent out queries
to all members of the executive com
mittee for advice upon the outlook
for the season on the water.
II have heard from most OF the
rowing associations throughout the
country" says President Pilkington,
and the various sectional regattas
are sure to be held. 1 believe there
will be more rowing and more legat-
tas than we have ever held in the
past"
Edward Hanlan Ten Eyck, the only
American oarsmen to win the dia-
mond sculls at the English Henley,
will coach the Duluth crews. 1t is
believed that Duluth will make q
great bid for the championships.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
BELIEVES HEYDLER
SHOULD LEAD GAME

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-"I see no
reason why baseball should not retain
it's place as the foremost national
game" said John X. Tener, former
president OF the National League, to-
day. s...
II believe baseball win continue as
in past years, before the outbreak of
the war. when it enjoyed its greatest
popularity and prosperity" he added.
II. for one, am a lover Of the game.
1 intend to follow it and enjoy 1t as a
fan"
Asked for his opinion regarding the
proposed change in the makeup of
the National Baseball Commission.
the ex-National League head reserved
comment.
"I have no opinion to express along
the line OF reconstructing the COM
mission" he said, "but IL organized
baseball should decide in favor of a
one-man commission, I will say that I
position than John Heydler"
Mr.. Tener added that there are, in
his opinion. four or FIVE men with
years of experience in baseball who
would be able to NIL the requirements
Of q one-man commissioner capably
and without the slightest partiality.
In speaking Of the relation OF the
war to the players, Tener expressed
praise for the players who went for
ward when the nation entered the
conflict, and said that IL was his be-
lief that the players are as loyal as
any body Of men.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
TWO CONTESTS FOR
LOCAL FLOOR TEAMS

George Washington and George
town are due to clash twice ON the
noor In baseketball this season. the
1rst game being booked for Ryan
Gymnasium on January 25 and the
second at the "Y'' Gym on February 8.
These two old rivals usually pack the
house when they meet and this year
promise to see all the old-time spirit
shown when the teams take the floor.
Manager Lewis H. Daley has ar
ranged the following incomplete
schedule for the Hilltop I'VE:
January-1e, Johns Hopkins Med
zeal: IL. Randolph Macon: -, Navy,
1t Annapolis; 25. George Washington;
-. Gallaudet: 81. New York U.
February-5. Gallaudet,' at Kendall
Green: q washington and Lee (pend-
fng); 8. George Washington, at Y. N.
C. A; Is. Camp Humphreys, (pending) /:
Is. Brooklyn Poly; 20, Brooklyn Poly,
at New York: %, New York Univer-
sity, at New York.
Games with West virginia and Le-
high were cancelled by those colleges,
but. the Hilltoppers hope to see at
least one of them at Ryan Gym before
the season ends, as well as Mt st.
4ary's and League Island Navy Yard
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
HUMPHREYSQU|NT
TO MEET MARINES

A quadruple tie now existing for
first place in the Service Basketball
League viii be broken tonight when
the Camp Humphreys and ouantico
Marines teams got action at Mt
Vernon Hall
Camp Humphreys has played one
game which failed to Set in the rec
ords. Should the Marines win they
will Jump in ahead of Fort Myer.
Navy Yard. and the Naval Operations.
The Humphreys five is expected TO
be considerably strengthened over its
last contest here. The Marines will
probably be represented by the Sixth
Company, heavy artillery. which won
handily over Fort Myer recently.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
RULE VIOLATION
MAY START ROWS

Frequent violations OF the eligibii-
ity rules governing high school com
petition are expected 70 bring forth
considerable controversy at q melting
of the high school faculty athletic al
yisers At the next meeting.
Eastern High School has played Pat
oConnor. a former Central High
School student, who will not be eligi-
BILE TO represent Eastern. according
to the rules. until February Ia
John Goetz,. Business guard, has
represented his school In the title
games, and has played with the Naval
Operations team in the District serv-
ice League in two contests I'm violation
of the rule made last June At faculty
advisers meeting.
Both Technical and Western teams
kept basketball going during the
Thanksgiving Day holidays. while
Central. Business. and Eastern laid
off, according TO the rules made last
year.
A hot session Is expected at the
next advisers gathering, at which
time II is said many views viii be
exchanged.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
DISTRICT LEAGUERS
ARRANGE SCHEDULE

District intercollegiate Basketball
Leaguers begin their third season to-
morrow night when Catholic Univer-
sity and George Washington and
Maryland State and Gallaudet take
the floor at the Y. NJ. c. A.
At a meeting of the circuit at the
"Y" last night with Prof. c. Edward
Beckett in the chair, the collegians
arranged their schedule and the de-
tails of the battles.
There will be twelve games in
stead OF eighteen as originally plan.
ned. The games start just one
month later than last year. Accord
ing to the various coaches and man
ayers the fives will be even stronse,
terescng campaign.
The list OF dates follows:
January 1S-Catholic University VS.
George Washington; Gallaudet VS.
Maryland State.
January 25-Maryland State vs.
Catholic University.
February 1-Gallaudet VS.. Catholic
University. George Washington VS.
Maryland State.
February 15-Maryland State vs.
Gallaudet.
February 22-George Washington
VS.. Catholic University.
March 1-Gallaudet VS.. Georg.
Washington. Catholic University VS.
Maryland State.
March s-Catholic University VS.
Gallaudet. George Washington VS.
Maryland State.
March 15-George Washington VS.
Gallaudet.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
JACK BENTLEY IS CITED
FOR BRAVERY IN FRANCE

Lieut.. Jack Bentley, Of Sandy
Spring, Nd, former member of the
Washington American League Club.
has been cited twice for bravery in
France, according to advices reaching
his friends here. Jack trained at
Camp Meade, graduated from the
officers training school and was
given a commission in a combat di-
vision drilled at Camp Lee. Bentley
is on the reserve list of the Boston
Red Sox and, II he gets back in time,
will receive a trial either at first base
or the outfield.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
P0UGHKEEPSIE WILL SEE
NO ROWING RACE IN '19

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Prospects
for, the revival of the famous Pough-
keepsie regatta on the Hudson this
year were shattered here today by the
announcement that the race wiz not
be held. Charles Halstead Mapes,
chairman OF the board Of stewards OF
the intercollegiate Rowing Associa-
tion, announced that a revival of the
regatta this year is impossible, owing
TO unsettled conditions brought about
by the war.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
FRESHMEN BATTLES ON
TAP IN SCHOOL GYMS

Central freshmen will entertain
the Business High freshmen in the
Central gymnasium today while the
Eastern and Western freshmen are
playing their scheduled game in the
Western gym.
The Tech team is idle. Western and
Tech are tied for the leadership to-
day. Busines has lost two games and
Eastern and Central one each. The
games will be played until mid
February.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
MACK SIGNS loNakcRE.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Io.--Robert
Longacre, crack pitcher Of the Ursinus
College team in 1917, win get trial
with Connie Mack next spring. He Is
a six-footer with some experience in
the Texas and Western Leagues. Last
summer he starred for the Camp
Greenleaf team.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
SPEARS WILL COACH.

HANOVER, N H, Jan. 10-C. W.
(-Cupid7) Spears has signed to coach
Dartmouth's varsity football eleven
for 1919. In 1915 he played guard on
the eleven. and was chosen by Walter
Camp for all-American honors-
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
ALEXANDRIA ARRIVES.

The Alexandria High School Bas-
ketball team, which has been defeat
ID by Western and Central, will lIy
it's luck against the Business team
in the Business gym today.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
MAKES NEW SWIM MARK.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1o.-Perry McGilu-
vray, of Great Lakes. lowered the
worlds record of I:OS 2-5 for the
100-yard backstrol1e by covering the
distance in 1 :O7 As in the Illinois A,
c pool last night, during the twelfth
annual interscholastic swimming
meet.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
EXPECTS STIFF GAME.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Jan. 10.-Navy Is
expecting a stiff game on the floor
here tomorrow when Lehigh Uni
versity plays. But two tough op-
ponents have been played by the Navy
this season.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

Bill Coughlan; former Washing
ton player, was purchased by AL i
bany from the Detroit club.
Coughlan was a third baseman.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10

A. T. Fessenden was chosen
track captain at Eastern High
School.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10

Cobb, Crawford, and Donovan,
three star Detroit players, turned
in their signed contracts.