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The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
500, 100000 Income Tax
Paid by Wall Street
District; Billion Is Due

New York. March 15-one hundred
million dollars in income taxes was
paid today alone in the Second New
York district, according to VIM II.
Edwards, internal revenue collector,
tonight.
From early morning until midnight
800 collectors and clerks were receiv-
ing and 'tabulating payments and re-
turns. while arrangements have been
made to work Sunday. During the
day approximately $1,000 people paid
their tax. 10 per cent paying the en-
tire amount due. Those paying larger
amounts elected to pay in four in
stallments, permitted under the new
law.
The Second New York district. which
includes Wall Street. will contribute
billion dollars to the nations treas
ury this year in income taxes, reve-
nue. officials predict. The other two
New York City districts, comprising
upper Manhattan and Brooklyn. will
add a quarter billion to this total.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Y.M.C.A. HON0RS
.IRELAND'S SAINT
Association Schedules Pro.
gram with Green as Pre-
xailing Color for All.

st. Patrick's day is to be fittingly
celebrated at the Y. NJ. c. A. tomor-
row evening. There will be nc
charge for admission but only those
wearing green ties win be admitted
in the male line and the females
must have some semblance of green
The wearing of orange, even in the
green, is taboo.
A musical and literary program
has been arranged, and Irish games
will also be played and no dancing
but of the Irish kind will be per-
mitted. Miss NJ. N. Adams, of the
Y. W. c. A, will be in charge of
several of the attractions. Miss Ida
Young will be the Irish fortune
teller and C. H. English. of the War
Camp Community Service, is to
stage Irish games.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
To Ladies
Who Are Stout

Fat Is fatal to health and beauty.
Reduce weight sensibly and easily; /;
improve your health and figure.
Avoid heart trouble, wrinkles, nerv-
BUSINESS, weakness, etc, besides
personal embarrassment, due to
obesity.
Look and feel younger. Walk
sprightly. Let your eyes sparkle
with new fervor. Surprise and de-
light your friends. Be a girl again. |
Go to the druggist, get a small
box of oil of korein (capsules) and
follow directions of the korein sys-
tenn Reduce 10 to 60 pounds under
guarantee Eat all you need Gn-
cluding some candy, IL desired).
while reducing.
Don't bother about going through
tiresome exercises or following
rules OF starvation diet. Why not
become slender without drastic
drugs. worry and self-deniaL Here's
your chance!-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
|95-cENT GAS
IN D. c. ORDERED
Public Utilities Commission
| Grants Increased Charge
For Six Months.

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday ordered s5-cent gas for
Washington for the next six
months. After September 20. 1913.
the rate automatically goes back to
30 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
The company last December asked
the commission for q rate of $1.1o
per 1000 cubic feet. Conditions at
that time were still abnormal and
a period of readjustment was soon
to follow, the commission pointed
out. so that the decision was held in
abeyance until yesterday.
The formal order reads:
Text Of Order.
That the rate, to be charged for
gas furnished by any pubic utility
to any private consumer in the Dis
trict for lighting, heating, power
or for any other purpose. shall not
exceed IS cents per 1000 cubic feet.
That this rate shall apply uni
formly to all private consumers in
the District of Columbia, whether
supplied with gas by the Washing
ton Gas Light Company or by tho
Georgetown Gas Light Company.
That IL any private consumer Nof
gas shall not pay monthly any gas bill
within ten days after the same shall
have been presented the gas company
may charge and collect from said
consumer 10 cents additional for each
1000 cubic feet of gas represented by
said bill as now required by law.
That this rate shall apply to all gas
furnished from March 20, 1918, to Sep
ternber 20, 1913.
That on September 30 1919, the rate
shall be restored automatically to %
cents per 1000 cubic feet, unless on or
before said date the commission shall
have ordered otherwise"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
PURELY PERSONAL

NJ R. Duckett. letter carrier, city
postoffice, is very i'll at his home.
The ONCE of the superintendent
OF mails has been augmented by
the appointment of Miss Helen Hoff-
man as stenographer and typist.
Basil Sillers, assistant superin-
tsndent OF mails. city postoffice.
made a short business trip to Bal
timore.
Miss Edith NJ. Mcintyre, city post
office, has been absent for a short
period on account of illness.
Miss Ella A Mccarthy, of the
Treasury Department. is confined to
her home in the Portner Apartments
with a severe attack of influenza.
DR.. w. Carson Ryan. president of
the Federal Employees Union No. 2.
is arranging a May festival and
dance for that organization.
Thomas E. Gilboy has been ap-
pointed a deputy in the United
States Internal Revenue Service.
Miss Esther McCann will spend a
brief vacation in Baltimore as the
guest of her cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Mueller.
Eddie Flaherty left last night for
an extended Southern trip with the
Washington baseball club.
from the War Risk Insurance Bu-
reau.
George Y. Baker. president of the
Baker Mining Company, has arrived
in Washington from. Schlossville,
Mont.
Raymond T. Hersberger is stop
| ping at the Washington:
Peter G. Kelmaditus. 1870 Penn
| sylvania avenue northwest, reports
he has Just composed a new song.
R. c. Kelland is stopping at the
Willard.
S. Leonard Bayles has left Wash
ington for a business trip to New
York.
Morris Kafka is seriously i'll at
his home. 2540 Fourteenth street
/ northwest.
| Margaret Temple Hopkins, direc-
tor of the Temple School of Music
Manassas, Va, is spending the
weekend at the home of her
brother, Samuel Hopkins, Carlisle
/ Courts Apartment.
! F. T. McNelis is spending the
weekend in Washington.
Charles Webster Hopkins is
| spending the weekend with his
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hopkins
Miss Margaret Webster is visiting
relatives in New York.
Miss Dorothy Mahan, of the War
Department, has resigned her posi-
tion to return to her home In At
lanta, Ca
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

amount nnaiiy expected ~ BE- shown
and IL represents only ose-<hsra q
the euestionnaires on bussts~r- ->>3-
ditions sent out by the department
Out of the reports. s.3as pubic
projects totailing si.24s.5<s.s.s an
shown 10 be waiting until prices can
be adjusted. These include str~~t
paving. road construction. water
works. sewers. public builsins sno
water front work.
Private projects reported totsa
2.sss. al an estimated cost Of s4ss.-
1so.lli. These include spsrtmeuf
houses. residences. business build
inss. factories, thesters. churches.
social halls and railroad work.
New York with ss2 shows IN.
greatest number Of projects OF any
State. followed by Ohio with ESQ.
Illinois. however. estimates the
largest expenditure, with s2a5,57t,-
47S. The New York report. which
is incomplete, totals sIs4.sIzSsl
Ohio reports s14o.s1s.2oe.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Income Tax Worry
Cause of Suicide

His mind unbalanced by worry over
the fling of his income tax, William
Albert Smooth, sos I street southeast,
committed suicide yesterday, by
shooting himself in the head with a
pistol. Smooth was employed at the
Potomac yards as an engineer.
According TO his wife, Smooth has
threatened to kill himself several
times. Yesterday, just before he shot
himself, 'he gave his wife a paidup
life insurance policy, telling her that
the time might come when she would
mead 81
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
The Married Husband.

Friday evening vernie Mitchell
was about to open her front door
when she saw Louise Burns on the
other side Of the street.
"Oh, Louise" she called. "commere
Wanna mex some talk wild yo.'"
Louise came over.
'Looka heah gal" began Vernie
"doncha know nah husban' is a
married man."
"Ah guess all husbands is married
men," said Louise. 'Leastways All
neber saw one dat wasn't"
"Yo' knows wot All means
snapped Vernie. "Yo' been fiirtin
wild nah man en- yo bettah damsite
let him lone else All breks yore
neck"
Then the fight started. 1t was the
grandest hair pulling match you
ever saw.
Louise gave vernie all that was
coming to her and then some.
Both were arrested just as the
husband, Tom. arrived. He refused
to put up collateral for his scrap.
ping wife.
In court she told him what she
though of him. 1t is too scandalous
to print
Louise got Off with a IS fine vernie
didn't have any money and her hus-
band didn't offer her any either.
But wait until his wife gets her
fine together and calls him to &C.
count.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Labsrers Of London
Cab Wage Convention

London. March B.-The National
Union OF Agricultural Labcrers today
called a nationwide convention to
plan action to compel acceptance OF
their demands. They want a forty
four hour week and minimum wage
Of $3.50 week with time and half
for overtime and double pay for Sun
days.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
BURGLARS USE
BRICK ON CAPTOR
Beat Down Store Employe Who
Finds Them Forcing Door.

Using a brick to overcome him. two
colored men made good their escape
from Charles P. Collins, 2S17 N street
northwest. Collins had discovered the
men in the act of forcing their way
into a store at ms North Capitol
street, where he is employed They
were using an iron bar to force a
door.
When he grappled with one of the
men the other picked up a brick and
knocked him down. One OF the men
wore a chauffeur's cap and an army
overcoat. Collins said he could iden-
tify the men.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
MERCHANTS TO ALLY
WITH LOCAL DISTRICTS
Want Closer Cooperation with
Agricultural Communities Nearby.

A movement to bring about a
closer alliance between Washing
ton and rural districts near the
city. is being organized by the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, following adoption of a
resolution for a committee on pro-
motion of agricultural alliances. at
a meeting OF the board of COVER
nors during the past week.
The personnel of the committee
will be announced later by Presi-
dent Berberich.
To aid in the extension of retail
trade. a meeting of the committee
on retail trade of the association
will be held Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
BUILDING AWAITS
DROP IN PRICES
Construction Will Begin All
Over Country When Ma
terial Is Cheaper.

An era Of unprecedented building
prosperity is waiting as soon as
prices OF materials are lowered and
stabilized Department of Labor re-
ports last Aight indicated.
Nearly $4,000. 100000 worth of
building contracts are being held up
IN the various portions of the coun-
try.
1t is practically one-third Of the
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess Of tempersturs since Jan
uaD l 1919. +so; excess Of teznperztue since
March ], 1873 +se: accumulated deficiency Of
precipitation since January !. 1919, Id; de
riency of precipitation since March /, 1919, an.
rmpersrure same date last yesr-Hishest, IS
lowest, 81
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Midnight, %; ? &. m, u; 4 a. N, q; a. m,
e. 4 N, S; 10 a m, a; IL noon. %; 2 p.
M, =; p. N, %; p m, 40; 8 p m, %;
% .. N. 40 Highest. 20; lowest, 20.
RelAtiTs humidity-s a- N, 100; 2 p N, 6;
. D. N. %; rainfall ts D. m to p nj, ao4;
hours Of sunshine. o; per cent Of possible sun
shine, O.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Anglo-Spanish Treaty Renewed.

Madrid, March 15.-The official Ga
zette has published decree renewing
the Anglo-Spanish arbitration treaty
for twenty-five years. Negotiations
for renewal of a similar treaty be-
tween France and Spain are nearing
conclusion
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J
TRHYMORE. .knAN7rdT1
lNNQ GREATEST HQTH ScCISS
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL FORECAST

District OF Columbia and Maryland: Rain
hunday and probably Monday, warmer; fresh
and strong east and south winds.
Virginia: Rain Sunday and probably Monday,
warner; fresh east to south winds
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

homegrown Spring Flowers
choice. fresh-cut specimens shown
in abundance at Gude's, 1914 P.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Their Married Life.

ledge, Yonner. NAH husban' beats
me all de time. All CANT neber fnd
out why he does it but he does it. He
chen sicced his lady fren on me-"
Nah wife is jes nacherally jeaI-
GUS" said Jim Newman, after his
wife, Sarah, told her story. "She
nags me all de time. She's always
tryin' to mex me hght her."
One day Jim found a bracelet and
wore it home. Sarah saw it.
"Whar did yo' git dat bracelet?' she
inquired. "Didya git it fun yore lady
fren?"
Nav. All didn't sit it FUN no lady
fren." answered Jim. "Ah found II
on the lot" ....-.
Sarah didn't believe him. She tore
the bracelet from his arm and threw
it away.
Shortly afterward she ran next door
and showed a neighbor her ear. Jim
bit her. she said
''Ah neber bit no woman's year.
said Jim. "All All did was to poosh
nah wife away fun me wen she nags
me-"
We'll, said the court. "you say your
wife nags all the time. Then you
must be 'pooshing' her away all the
time"
Jim said nothing. His lawyer. Tom
Jones, made a little speech in his be-
half which the court must have lis
tened to as 1t put him on his personal
bonds and let him go.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
All About q Cat.

Just because little boy tied pa
per bag to a cats hind leg. a whole
neighborhood came near getting into
a fight.
The boy didn't know who owned
the cat. He was anxious for q little
fun and had it.
Joe Simms, who said he owned the
cat. saw the animal walking down
the street. kicking one leg in the
air with the boy behind 1t laughing.
Joe grabbed the boy and whipped
him. The boy ran home and told his
father. His father told some other
people and soon crowd was on hand
ready to fight.
A lot of Joe's friends got together
and were ready to defend him.
The cops broke up the party Just
in time. All hands were ready with
bricks and clubs.
The boys father, Jim Rankin, and
Joe were arrested. They were max.
ing the most noise.
HE was tekin' de law In his own
hands wen he whipped NAH boy
said Rankin.
His boy was tekin' NAH cat in
his own hands wen he tied de papah
round hits laig." piped up Joe.
Both were fined $40 .
An Almost steal.
When Bess TilIyer. made up her
husbands bed the other morning she
found 81 bill under the pillow.
And, since she believed that what
ever was his was hers also, she took
the money and spent 1t.
When the husband. Morris, cam
home that night he looked for the
money. He asked Bessie about It
She admitted taking it, thinking II
was his.
The money belonged to a woman
named Matthews. She had given the
money to Morris to pay her insurance
with.
This woman heard about how the
money disappeared and she got a
warrant for Bess and charged hel
with larceny.
OF course if Morris had had 81 at
the time, he would have made good
the loss, but he was broke and his
credit was bad.
The court failed to see where any
thing criminal was intended by Bess
when she took the money. She want
ed to slip one over on her husband
and failed to inquire if he owned the
money.
thews woman 81, the court let her
such things in future.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
9 Good Morning, judge =
Human Interest Stories Of
Police Court Happenings.
Am GOT aoaked.

All Got Soaked.
Last Thursday night Louis Murphy
filled the bathtub with hot water, in
tending to scrub himself.
He went downstairs to get a piece
of soap. When he came back the
bathtub was full Of soiled clothing.
Whooineli filled NAH tub wild dirty
clos'?'' he demanded of Bertha Shoe
maker, who roomed in the same
house.
"Ah didn't know yo' cher TUX a
bath." explained Bertha. "Ah thought
de hot water was TO- ennybody who
wanted to use 1t. All put NAH clos in
dere to soak
Soak, me eye." exclaimed Louis.
"1f dere is emmy soakin' to be done,
Ah'se gwine do 1t en- do 1t right now"
He chased Bertha to her room ana
"soaked" her hard enough to warrant
the services of doctor.
You have no right to lose your
temper and strike a helpless woman"
the court reminded Louis.
"She amt helpless, jedge," said
Louis. "She hepped herself to NAH
hot water en- 'sinuated dat All neber
TUX bath. II stealin' a mans hot
water amt enuff to mex him sore An
got another guess comm to me-"
Louis didn't have any guess coming
to him at all. He had a Sos fine com
Ing, and he paid it.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

NJ. R. Duckett. letter carrier, city
postofice, is very i'll at his home.
The ONCE of the superintendent
OF mails has been augmented by
the appointment of Miss Helen Hoff-
man as stenographer and typist.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Basil Sillers, assistant superin-
tsndent OF mails. city postoffice.
made a short business trip to Bal
timore.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Miss Edith NJ. Mcintyre, city post
office, has been absent for a short
period on account of illness.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Miss Ella A. Mccarthy, OF the
Treasury Department. is confined to
her home in the Portner Apartments
with a severe attack of influenza.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

DR.. w. Carson Ryan, president of
the Federal Employees Union No. 2.
is arranging a May festival and
dance for that organization.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

L is practically one-third of the
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-12
POR Ell ~"NACIONAL"
Ell, BENEFICIO DE HOY.

On variado programa ha sido pre-
parade para la function de beneficio
de Ia tiplecita Teresa P. Avila, que
tendra lugar esta noche en- el Teatro
Nacional.
Sc %estrenaran las z%arzuelas en- un
acto Oar la Castana" Y La SenSi-
tiva" Dor ell cuadro Pastor, Y la bene-
ficiada cantara, ademas: una serie
de ccuplets siendo acompanada por
los otros artistas.
Teresita Avila empieza su carre-
"a artistica. y es de justicia decir
que nuclo ka avenr.jado para hoy.
Els estudiosa, tiene inclination lara
ell teatro, y 81 tiene siempre buenos
maestros lograra en- breve triunfar.
En- San Antonio, donde reside
muchos amos, desde muy pequena Y
donde inicio, puede dccirse, sus ira
bajos artisticos, e~ficannente Syudada
Y dirigida por Pastor, cuenta con
gran numero de amistades a q~uienes
desearia yer reunidas esta noche, en-
que para ella sera memorable, su-
puesto que es la primera "Serata d.
onore" de su breve vida de artista.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-12
GRAN DESFALCO DESCU-
BREN EN- NOGALES,
SONORA
(Viane de Ia Ia. pag.)

los recibos de la Aduana Y que ha 81
do depositado en- los oancos america
nos a. nombre de differences lndivi-
duos.
Ell Inspector Cardenas lego a Sa-
sabe hace cuatro dias, y sin Ia menor
dilacion puso manos a Ia obra de ms
peccion cue lie habia traido. Durante
los dos %primeros dias halo algunas
discrepancies acerca de las cuales ie
pidio explicaciones al r~ecaudador,
pero ahora, habiendo tenido noticias
de que este Sc pneparaba a salir de
eSa p%oblacion, probablemente con rum
bo a los Estalos Unldos, ordeno que
fuera arrestado Embellishments.
Esta orden fue seguida inmedia-
tamerte por otra die igual indole con-
ira SUI c%ajero, pero este va habia cru
zado la Inca diviscria Y Sc hallaba
en- canine para Tucson y no pudo
ser detenido en- territorio m%exicano,
haciendose necesaria la Intervention
del Consul Ell la forma que antes Sc
indica.
Sc dice que algunos otros emplea-
dos que probablemente Sc italian COM
plicados en- este a~sunto, han huiGo en-
differences direcciones.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-12
Fueron expulsados de Vera.
cruz IL iberos y dos
alemanes
(Viene de ia Ia. pag.)

cinco dias la expulsion del Millionaire
espahol Antonio Revuelta Y de Juan
Gonzalez. este ultimo propietario de
gran numero de cantinas en- este puer
to.
La expulsion fue dictada a fin de
que tengan tempo para arreglar sus
negocios antes de abandonar la Re-
publics, y porque ell sefor Revuelta
Sc halla enfermo.
a Ultima bora Sc supo que soda
mente once comerdiantes espanoles
V un aleman fueron los expulsados
del pals, habiendo sido emoarcados a
yer a las tres de Ia tarde a bordo
del vapor norteanericano MORO
Castle" de acuerdo con las disposlclo-
mes recinidas de Mexico.
Eel muelle numero cuatro era msu-
f%iciente para contener al numero de
personals que acudieron q presenclar
la expulsion de les eX~tranteros, ha-
biendo zarpado ell vapor cue los con-
ducira a Cuba hasta las siete de la
noche. con motive de que espero por
ordenes de las autoridades del puerto
a u todas los expulsados fueran
embarcados.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-12
Reanudo sus labores Ell
Director de La Prensa'
Regresa muy complacido de
SUI estada en- Ell Pa
so, Texas

Aver volvio a sus labores en- la Di-
reccion de LA PRENSA, ell senior D..
Ignacio E. Lozano, despues de una
ausencia de ounce dias, pasados en-
la ciudad de Ell Paso, Texas.
Ell diario LA Patria", de la ciu-
dad de Ell Paso, informa en- los 81
guientes terminus de los ultimos mo-
mentos de la permanencia del senior
Lozano en- aquella ciudad:
Hoy sale para San Antonio ell Sc
nor Ignacio E. Lozano, director de
LA PRENSA de aquella ciudad, y
nos manifesto que lleva de Ei Pa
so los mas gratos recuerdos.
Aver. ell senior Lozano volvio a ser
huesped del director de "La Patria'
habiendo ocurrido a una excursion
campestre a Las Cruces. Mesilla Vie
ia Y Mesilla Park, Nuevo Mexico.
POGO despues de las 10 de la ma
mana V a bordo de un poderoso au-
to Packard, emprendieron la excur-
sion ell huesped senior Ignacio Z. Lo-
zano, acompanado por Jose Luis We
lasco. Vicente Vergara, Jose Garcia
Condo, Manuel Rocha y Chabre y el
invitante que manejaba el auto, regre
sando a Ell Paso, entire siete y ocho
de la noche, despues de pasar algu
mas horas muy gratas aspirando a
plenos pulmones ell aire puro de los
campos, tan ~necesario para los que
habitualmente vivimos en- las ciuda-
des.
En- Las Cruces, a medic dia, tuvo
lugar la comida intima en- el Res
taudant NaGional, y despues de un
ratio de amena charla cor algunos de
los buenos amigos y paisanos de a.
quel lugar, continuance ell paseo ha-
ciendo tristes recuerdos en- Mesilla
Vieja, donde estuvimos en- ell mismo
lugar donde Sc firmo el historico ira
tado de Gasden, por Ell que Mexico
perdi6 otra RIGA faja de su territorlo.
Fuera de este breve %parentesis de
tristeza. durante la excursion reina-
ron la mayor animation Y ~cordialidad
y ha dejado al grupo de amigos que
en- ella tomaron parte, un recuerdo
imperecedero.
Hoy, como antes decimos regresa,
e! Sr. Ignacio E. LoZano, a San An
tonic. Y al desearle un viaje feliz,
lie repetimos 10 que lie deciamos aver:
oiala V pronto volvamos a encontrar-
nos pero no va en- terra cXtrana, ST.
no en- c~ualquier %rinconcito de nuestra
Patria."
Como complemento de esta infor-
macion, diremos que el senior LoZa-
no fue primeramente, huesped del
Director de LA Patria" Sr. Siivestre
Terrazas, Ell martes de Ia mar pa
sada. por la noche. en- que lie Tue O.
frecida una comida a la cual, ade-
mas de los senores Tcrrazas J Lozano
asistieron ell director de LA Republi-
ca. senior Jose Luis VelaZco, v los
redacto-es de csc periodico Y de LA
Patria. Y otras personals, en- numero
de diez.