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The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
Income Tax Facts
Worth Knowing
NO. 6.

The man or woman whose income
is from salary or wages has several
things to consider in making out his
or her income tax return. The full
amount received for personal services
must be returned as gross income.
Direct expenses incurred in earning
his compensation. however. are allow
able deductions For example, a trav-
cling man selling on commission may
deduct his railroad fare and amounts
paid for hire of vehicles in calling on
his customers as a business expense"
but not his hotel board. which is a
personal or living expense.
Salaries must be reported as income
for the year in which they are re-
ceived. regardless of when they are
earned. Thus, a man who is paid on
the 9Th of the month and received his
salary for the month of December,
1913, on January 5. 1913, will include
the amount in his return for 1919.
His salary for December. 1919, which
is not received until January 5, 1870,
need not be included in his 1913 in
come, although il was entirely earned
during that year.
Bonuses Must BE Reported.
A salary or commission credited to
an account and subject to withdrawal
must be included as income. Bonuses
or any form of profit sharing must be
included. since they are additional
compe nsation for services. a Christ
mas gift, or other present from an
employer. is not taxable.
Compensation for personal serv-
ices may be paid for partly in cash
and partly in board and lodging. In
this event. a fair value must be
placed upon the room and meals,
and the amount reported as income
by the employe.
Salaries of officers and employees
of a State, county. or municipal
government are exempt from taxa
tion. The exemption does not ex-
tend to Federal employees and en-
ployes of the government of the
District OF Columbia
Compensation for personal serv-
ices paid to directors and trustees
of a corporation or society which
itself is exempt from taxation is
taxable income to the recipients
Witnesses in law suits are not en-
ployes of a State. and the fees re-
ceived by such witnesses are sub
ject to taxation.
Tips Are Taxable.
Tips to porters, walters, etc. are
not regarded as a gift but as compen-
sation for services rendered, and must
be included in the returns of persons
by whom received
Money paid under a marriage settle
ment is a gift and not taxable. Neither
alimony nor allowance based on a sep
arstion is taxable income. though IL
such funds are invested the income
derived from such sources must be
reported for taxation.
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Deaths Reported.

ThOmtOu O Brcoks. q yesn, ne Nethe-
lands. Apt 6D.
Virginia Kirtg, 81. lm Emerson - nv.
Matlda J. Rcthwen q, 1sls Mills ave. ne.
Joseph R Drinksrd. N esl q nv.
Andrew Owens. ~ llo6 eth 81 ne.
Florence c. Brooke. rs The Portner. sp- M
Thomas Horzn, s.. Bmerg. HopI
Estes Paine, =. Walter Reed Hosp-
NiDcent Dalsnd, days. 100 A e. =.
Infant of Chsrles @ n, and BrA l. Rn~are,
2 hrs-. Columbia HospS
Lucy Price. % Wash. Asylm. Bospt.
Sarah stitt. II. HneE Hospt
Poline Craig, u. Ips 10Th 81 nv.
hAry N. Ingram, n, IT0 U o. nv.
Charles h. Wheeler. 1, iD Qucknbcss q
ns
Henrictta Besdsley. 8. Frccdnens Hc<pl
1uther BlackveI, 8, Wash AClm- Ho-pt
Charles whitlr. q, Wash Aglm- Ho~pS
Dsniel Fovlr, fe Freedmen's Hospt.
Lemnel N. Beckctt. 6. . eth ~ ~
Fannie Middleton Co. 81 q e. nv
oseeols NJ Chick, 8. ~ 0rcshsm pl NJ.
Sarah NJ. HsFr. 80 Lane pl ne
hArcenus DaesA ~ m Nav pl ~.
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Lowell, Article X Author,
Would Drop If From Pact

Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts.
put in the Senate record yesterday
the letter from President Lowell, OF
Harvard University. in which the
latter announced his change of front
In regard to Article x Of the league
of nations covenant.
Although DR.. Lowell personally
wrote the article in the program Of
the League. to Enforce Peace which
called for the use of economic and
military Force against a signatory
power which went to war, he now
takes the position that Article x is
''mischievous.s
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NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York. Jan. S-Washingtonisn 5
registered at hotels here are:
A. Lisner Palais Royal: Mrs. NJ.
K. Dawson. 3ewerly and silverwsre.
20 Fifth Avenue. Breslin; @. Louis
(woodwsrd a Lothrop), travelling
goods. toys. sporting goods. muT
and pictures. "a Fourth Avenue
e 1. Shenton. Park Avenue; Z.
Marlborough: b. c. Hsrtig, We
ward; II. J. Heimsn. Breslin: A
Taylor. F.andera
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Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By o. B. JOYFUL

Way back before Columbus discov-
cred America, even before Arizona be-
came the second alphabetically State
in the Union, a young hopeful, who
was never known to remain where
he was put, was bitten by the wan
derlust microbe and emlgrated.
Like many another young man.
since, this youngster conceived the no.
ton that home>>was no place to stay.
Possibly fables of a gay white way
somewhere had their share in wrench
ing him loose from the home nest and
paternal watchfulness. Anyway. he
went.
But he ran up against some pretty
hard and rough bumps. The going
was not as smooth as it had looked.
And he came back. all ragged. and
hungry, and fed up on the outside
world. His papa saw him coming.
and instead of beating it for the old
strap, hustled out to the barnyard and
killed the famous fatted calf.
Believe us. that was some swell feed
for a half-starved prodigal son! And
bis father was tickled pink to have
the boy come back home, rags and
hunger and all. That's just like q
father, isn't 1t?
Mrs. S. NJ. Stockman, of Auburn,
Me-, has removed the sting from a
million bees.
Gathering bee stings has been
her business for a quarter of a CEN
tury, and her annual crop of stings
is $4,000. The tiny stings are sold
to manufacturing druggists who
extract the formic acid which each
sting contains.
There is little danger of being
stung," says Mrs. Stockman. eff one
handles the bees carefully"
And a man down in Missouri,
who raises rattlesnakes for a liv-
ing. insists there's no danger in
handling a rattler-"if you know
how to do it."
That's just what Columbus said
of the egg trick-"easy IL you
know how"
One of our highly priced reaa-
ers sends this touching, heart
straining bit of literature
'..She laid the still, white form
beside those that had gone before.
No sigh came to her lips. No tears
|sprang into her eyes. No moan
broke the stiffness of the silent air.
Suddenly. as IL casting to the winds
all restraint, as IL utterly unable
to hold back another minute the
cry, she screamed aloud. and long.
The hearer stopped a moment. lis
tening. then hurried forward,
breathlessly, seemingly intent upon
giving aid. extending sympathy.
But no.
The little white leghorn hen
has laid another egg" she murmur-
ed. Fastening to the nest, for eggs
are quite valuable these days"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
IN THE LIMELIGHT
GEORGE PERRY MORRIS

Paderewski is being reminded by
writer's In the American musical
journals that II his reaction from
in Poland. and the effort
he has made with imperfect results
to create a united nation, 10 one
that leads Dim TO take up with, art
again. he has an open door to the
American heart and may soon re-
create q personal fortune. Henry
T. Finck. the veteran musical critic
Of New York, says that the Polish
composer and player never intended
his desertfon to be permanent; and
he also predicts that when Pade-
rewski does reappear his art will
have been emotionalized by the ex-
periences Of the past i've years SO
as 70 make him an even more noble
interpreter of the spirit OF life.
especially its tragic aspects. II GER
tainly has had that effect on Kreis-
Ter.
steadily but surely European
musicians Of eminence. who are not
of Teutonic stock, and who have en-
riched themselves by American pa
tronage during the war period-and
before-are decNing in many cases
to become citizens of the country.
Nine. Galli-CUrci is the latest. and
in her application she gives Chicago
as her home. not New York. Which
Is loyal on her part Chicago ap-
preciated her before New York did.
Her date OF birth. forced by a cruel
law to confession of the detail. was
1889. The thirty years have been
kind to her.
The late Maude Powell. as she said
OF herself. did 'poineer work for the
American woman violinist. going on
with the work begun by Camilla
Urso." She came out OF the Middle
West. and racially represented that
fusion OF stocks that is so char.
scteristicaIly American. For Eng
lish, Welsh, German and Hungarian
ancestors blended their tempera-
rnents in hers. She was a prodigy,
and recognized as such. and after
instruction in Chicago. arrived in Eu-
rope at the age of 13. When only
Is she played in London and the
English provincial cities, and two
years later made her debut in Ber.
lin. Her first appearance in thii
country was in New York City In
1855. Theodore Thomas fastening e
recognize her talent. Since that
time she has been before the Euro
pean and American publics with few
intervals Of rest and temporary re-
tirement A kinswoman of Maj
Powell, long a resident and one OF
the stars" OF the local scientific
world, his niece, Maude. meant much
to citizens of the Capital Of ar
earlier day, when there were fewer
visiting foreign artists. Those who
knew her tell OF her virile WON
anhood. lack OF fear in touring in
remote lands-South Africa for in
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stance-snd her fine personifcatios
OF the American artist ideal.

stance-snd her ine personincstios
OF the American artist IDEAL.
The biography OF George Won Len
gerke Meyer, by NJ. A. De wolfe
Howe. just from the press. will In
terest persons in the city who knew
him when he was Postmaster Gen
eral and Secretary Of the Navy. ~
also viii be scrutinized with some
care 70 see what he did and did not !
90 while Ambassador TO Italy and
TO Russia. The book is based large.
" on a diary. and includes consid-
cradle correspondence. That Mr..
howe edits II Is a sign that II must
oe discreet: and yet let us hops
that IL contains some moderate in
olscretions. II not blazing ones
Tor the world much longs 70 know
just how far our Diplomats sense
the real situation IN Europe and
prepared the State Department foI
me coming storm. Ambassador Mey.
er mad access to the Czar, the Kali
ser and the men at the top.
These are days OF declinstions Of
honors as well as a wild scramble fof
them Mr.. Herbert Putnam's attitude
Is quite understandable and who'll,
admirable His titular position A.
Llorarian OF Congress naturally pui
MIN In charge Of the national en-
oeavor to furnish the army ana nav,
with books and periodicals durinI
tne war: but the laboring oars ver,
pulled by other men. 80 he saws
Admiral Sims action is a matte, ~
record. and has had fits effect Buf
why did NJ Karlfeldt secretary OF
the Swedish Academy. who Is a poet
decline the Nobel prize for literstur,
which he had been invited to accept
Are poets in Sweden so rich thai
they can spurn handsome grstuities
or did he, being a pacifst possibly,
base his attitude on the source O
the Nobel fund?
John H sherburne. OF Boston
whose rank in the A. E. p. befor,
oemobilization was brigadier gen,
eral, is making charges against IN.
higher oficials OF the army wbicE
cannot be met by any disparsre.
ment OF his character or his rant
as citizen OF the commonweaItt
OF Massachusetts,. Specifically ~
attack has to do with responsible.
ity for useless loss Of life on IN,
morning OF November II, the dsy
Of the armistice, due to orders from
the stan headquarters which mos
division commanders felt il neces.
sary to obey. though revolving al
the notion OF compelling operation,
that were withheld by the French
and the British. More geperall,
considered. his testimony reflect
the bitterest sort of feeling agaIns'
the general staff and the wes'
Point army officials existing evers.
where throughout New Englsne
among the officers and privates Of
the regiments made up Of the Ma.
uonal Guard, and that would make
Presidential candidate of a mill.
tary type, drawn from the regular
army group, a last hope. lost hope
candidate no matter what party
nominated him.
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Illness Of Senator'S s Wife
Causes Postponement

The Senate Committe on Commerce
at meeting yesterday decided to
postpone proposed hearings on legis-
lation determining an American
merchant marine policy until Sem
ator Wesley L. Jones'. who Is at the
bedside Of his sick wife, returns.
No committee meetings are sched-
uled on the, Senate stde today.
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Departures from Normal

Accumulated deficiency Of tempszture EDx
January l. IsD, -6
lso. %
Accumulated dehcency o p-ecutsnou sncs
January l. I'D. -oS.
Dehc.ency Of rrecpitatioa sine. Janusr
lSD. -05.
renprrsture sane date las ye.r-HiSheS,. y
lowest, =
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The New Generation.

Thy-eigh years Theodore pic
influential and unprecedented
repcabc by taking the oath assembman
York legislature His father before him had
and of personal obligation to the State.
Now Theodore junior down in Albany,
oath and his civic the lawmakng
having proved during the that he has
endurance in strife with and The historical
the future and wonders spcuates
political will end, and when
The heritage of the
letters from the father the clearly indicate
and the lad trained by the former President
meaning of history and be ambitious
But in the last analysis the record of the
intrinsic merit, fathers fame the affection
the of his father
Comparisons will be inevitable may Then again.
they may be enhcarening well
Womcns skirts will be shorter says modiste But they'll
them longer-with prices.
After January 10 the best cellars probably will be
popular than the best sellers.
How different election than d.v
off and no candidate for President in sight.
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"The Very Tissue of the Mind"

Congress- variety OF of information is
today
departments OF
experienced agents In the
lion for work under conditions ntrnsicay
dviduaty In other is due underpayment
destructive o morale and adverse efficient
it dictated by legitimate procure
income and fixed which expected from
the government even under the favorable conditions
The tragedy of this situation comes lust at time
when the nation and its
they losing both for
of the nations this quite apart from
the ultimate of the sharing
sharing in the league of nations
Hope for rational the the hour in the
way OF checking this exodus would be wide
spread knowledge among the people the the
civilian expert with scientific training winning
the recent If Representatives that the
would stand for economies the for whatdoed
by the sandardmigh the increase
salaries and who time and
their professional and technical training would
done much more swiftly and surely
Our problem is unlike Great Btain defined bv Mr.
Baour recent address British leaders He
dpored the fact that it tissue of the
British mind that her hope for the an alliance he
tween the traders scientists techncans He did
eighteenth and early nineteenth empirical
tou and of "muddng process that ,bs
FIRST terrible of the escape from
the hands of nation with theory had made
impossible assuming that Great really "wled n I.A
Our national policy has been quite h,,
we have much to learn before be our
mind has part of its tissue the ideal trained
paid, fairly staused civil and military service.
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Ratify the Treaty.

The peace should be ratified without further delay
Months of debate leave the in situation where the
abroad daily being sacrificed
contribute thought the merits
treaty jokeyng personal ami
moe have been carried point where healthy people be-
coming nauseated.
the advocates of the adoption of the without
those who insist reservations together
sonabe grounds Conced the vandake often
approved by a parliamentary body.
Apparently the Senate will raify the by
the President Therefore the modified to be acceptable
tords of the should be and the Pres
dent Quite possibly Senator will be entirely satisfied with the
notifications But ideal solution possible
dictates the best possible
When acted then will the Presidents time
for final decision.
For either side of the controversy throw into the
campaign decision unnkab Such
would further chaotic conditions here and elsewhere throughout the
woa world which starving revolutions brewing.
anarchy Such would also result sveg
domestic issues of vital importance that
ceasingly for solution.
Now S for decisive action Ratfy the treaty.
Even those who believe Mr. Bryan politically dead admit
he's a lively corpse
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
By John kendrick Bangs.
THE NECKLACE.

The finest necklace you can wear
Is made Of Beads OF fibre rare
Strung on a thread OF Service true
For those who stand In need OF you,
Each shining Bead
The token of some kindly deed.
lCopSnsht. isD. By TIA Mcclure NevpapG
eyndicstsl
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The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
Dlstric n Columbia and Maryl.p6 - r-dr
fair. cunslde2by colder; tonoru~ f.ir .,i,.sI,
SHrmeT; modeIzte northwest winds b-unIn,
variable.
Ntrginia-rcday fair nncA colde4 t,norS~G
isr. shEhty waInsr: fresh west and northues
winds beconing variable
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Temperature Report.

Relative humiditys an. o; pn, q,
5 nm. 81
Rainfall Is pm. 10 8 PM &c
Hour Of sunshine O
Ter ctnt ot possible sanShine O
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
Inst of Boys In Hue.

The former army uniform OF blue
has faded into khaki. The last Amer
ican soldiers to wear the time-honor-
ed color in active service were those
who participated in the war with
Spain. This matter was recalled when
announcement was made recently
that retired officers OF the regular
army had petitioned the War De-
partment to be allowed to wear the
old uniform of true blue"
TN our very first war, the Revolu-
ton, there-was a dash of yellow in
the suits worn-the buff that went
with the blue" Maj. Z. c. HAINES
said to me at the Capitol Now IL Is
ali yellow. or of a yellowish hue. But
blue will always remain the Yankee
color, and after the science of war
has progressed to the point where
the fighting men will be invisible to
the enemy because OF scientific de-
velopment. we may get back again to
the hue Of heaven"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
warner's Gospel of Smiles.

"SSpNt ~ c-AN
The late b. II. WARNER. who for
many years was an extensive real
estate dealer in Washington, besides
being a leader in movements for civic
betterment and the dispensation Of
good cheer. once said to me:
"a happy disposition is good medi-
cine for both the body and the soul.
Did you ever try the gospel Of smiles?
A smile is a sunbeam Of the soul. II
lights up the eye and transfigures the
countenance. A frown is easier. but 1t
gives no light Open the soul windows
and let in the light, and keep those
windows open; then let out the light
in smiles. A smile can disperse gloom
and silver-line a cloud 1t costs nothing
but counts for much. Tears and
smiles lie near together. Dry your
tears and scatter your smiles"
Mr.. Warner took an active and inn
portant part in bringing about the
erection of the Lincoln statue in front
of the old city hail." now known as
the court house. He was an ardent
admirer OF the great and good man
and if he were alive 1 am sure he
would offer vigorous opposition to the
proposed removal of the statue from
this city.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10

Latest reports that the Kaiser will go trial That
to be the only place where everybody him to CO.
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Ieorg Bernard Shaw declines picture
rights OF his plays because he would than
amount in taxes he accepted money The high cost of writ
ing evidently is with 80
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Everybody has opinion the league nations and
everybody have the quesionexcept the Dct
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Round the Town E''R E,$AyAhHzHt. E,AySHHzt SAHH

There's a smile where'er we journey.
There's a laugh We all may hear,
II we will only bark and listen
To the Gospel of Good Cheer.
B. H. W.
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Womcn's skirts wilt be shorter says the modste
wear them longer-with present prices
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10

John Wanamaker believes every woman should have
beaux Most of the girls would be satisfied with one qoo.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10

After January 10 the best cellars probably will be e,
popular than the best sellers
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Meteorological Phenomenon.
Veterans of All Conflicts.

E II. ODEN LAKE writes to me from
Columbus, Ohio, where ne is en-
gagged in War Risk service that
he has launched a new semi-mili-
tary organization to be composed OF
men who honorably served with the
colors In all wars. Lake was for
merly national commander of the
Army and Navy Union. to which all
men or women who ever served cred
italy in the army. navy or Marine
Corps are eligible to membership.
He says he has formed a branch
Of the new association at Columbus,
and will undertake to establish an
other in Washington. Inclosed in
his letter was this membership
clause of the constitutions:
"A virile organization of the wars
of the United States, or any other
campaigns or wars to which may be
admitted members of the military or
naval establishments, both past and
present; or any members of the allied
forces who participated in the late
war should they become residents
and naturalized citizens of the United
States"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
An Epidemic of "Drives.-

We are living in an era of drives" ="
There are drives for members of va
rious organizations; drives for money;
drives for buildings and almost every
thing else under the sun. At the
House Office building Charley Simonds
observed several women going from
Office to Office soliciting money.
Wonder what new drive they are
pushing along?" his friend asked.
Don't know" Charley replied.
Reckon they must be raising a fund
to buy medicated gum drops for FROST
bitten Bolsheviks. Pretty much every
thing else has been covered"
One of the latest local drives is
announced my good friend, John
B. Colpoys, editor of the Trades
Unionist. He says the members Of
the BARRIERS Union have decided to
wage a membership drive and hope
to have every man working at the
trade a member of their local before
the closing of 1920. This Is a legiti-
mate drive. and I hope President
Frank Fabrizio and his associate
members may reach their goal before
the noisy greeting of 1921.
RaIph Given Waxed Eloquent.
was in the police court when the
members of the old jury had finished
their term of three months and were
biding the court officials goodbye.
Ralph Given. the able and efficient
Assistant United States District At
torney. grew really eloquent in tell
ing the jurors how efficiently and
faithfully they had performed their
duty to the court. the District and
the general government.
'In all my experience" he said, Il
never officially associated with men,
bers OF a jury that were as conscien-
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tious and careful You looked care
fully into every case and rendered
equitable verdicts. l sincerely hope it
will fall to your lot to return to this
duty again. I cannot and will not
say goodbye. My friends. au revoir."
Meteorological Phenomenon.
4 winter rainbow is as rare as a
snowstor1n in June. But according to
several Of my acquaintance who re-
side in West Washington, including
E. c, r. Humphries and George NJ.
hackintosh, a well-defined and bril-
liantly colored rainbow arched the
northwestern heavens about 7:30
o'clock last Wednesday morning. The
rays of the rising sun shone through
the ice crystals of which the upper
clouds are largely composed, produc-
ing a most brilliant effect. To scien-
lists the winter rainbow is just a sky
picture and phenomenon. To those
who believe in omens and signs II is
said to portend the approach of
storms Of the blizzard variety.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10

How different with France The election less than tel
off and candidate for President in sight
The Washington herald., 1920-01-10

Even those who believe Mr. Bryan is politically dead
es lively corpse