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New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Federal Income Tax Questions
Ans,pered for The Tribune BY Morris f. Frey assistant
treasurer Guaranty Trust Company

Q-W. &. D.: am married. but a~dsr
deed Of separation am living. apart from
my uife. whose sole support Is tho duo'"-
smption Of $1,000 or s2.oooi j..
Last summer 1 tras compelled to 90 abroad
to arrange aonae professional ccmnections
May l include erpenses Of that trip IN my
regular professional! eapemscs and claim an
A.--Uness you have other dependents you
are entitled only to a personal exemption
With respect to travelling expenses. the
Treasury Department has ruled as follows :
Travelling expenses. as ordinarily under.
stood. include railroad fares and meals and
lodging. If the trip is undertaken for other
than business purposes, such railroad fares
lodging are living expenses. If the trip is on
business the railroad fares become business
instead of personal expenses, but the meals
and lodging continue to be living expenses
nnd are not deductible in computing net in
come.
Q.-J. G.: I received last ysar IN waoes
$50 month and board and room. DO I
pay tGr on $50. or do have to allo.u soms-
thamg for my board and room. and how
A.-The fair value Of your board and
loom constitutes taxable income to you.
Q.--A. B. c.: Am manager of an estate
and receive salary of $4,000. Nh ,cife has an
income Of $1,000 Each year I added a
Saldiy-but 1919 the business sho,ued a loss
Of about $4,000. Can this loss be deducted
from the total on ,Uhich ,ueW pay to Federal
and state tar7
A.-Yes
Q.-.F. v. M; Arc the torres on theater
and the N. Y. State relurn7
&c. II. D.: Please let me kro,v ,nyouoh
your paper il the folosVino is figured as
gross income:
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
DEATHS

AShLEY.William Frederick. husband Of
Jennie Steuart, of Albany, NJ Y, and
father of William f. jr., Robert W.. Ciar
ence S., Helen Terry, Alice M. W. H. and
Grace 5. Ashley, on February H. Serv-
ices THE FUNERAL CHURCH (Camp-
bell building), Broadway, at 66th St. on
Friday, February 20 at p. m. Albany
papers please copy.
BABB-On February Is, 1920, George w.
Babb. Funeral at 3l1 Garfield pl.. BROOK.
iyn, Wednesday, at 2 80 p. M
BAILEY--February 10, 1920. Howard =
Bailey. Funeral from Mount Kisco. N. Y.
February Is. p. m. Interment Oakwood
Cemetery. Mount Kisco. NJ Y.
BAfNE--Bertha Day Lockwood, beloved
wife OF E. Norman Bayne, suddenly of
pneumonia, at her residence West 68th
st., Monday, February l6. 1920. Funeral
private. Please omit flowers Baltimore
and Washington papers please COPY.
BELLONI-On Tuesday, February II. 1920
at New York City, Captain Leopoldo
belloni. Friends are respectfully invited
to attend funeral. on Thursday. February
~. at II a. M, at st. Patrick's Cathedral
BERGMANN-Joseph. husband Of NAVY
Funeral February IS. 1920. at 8 80 q. n,
from 1929 Teller ave. Bronx. Interment
st. Raymonds. ~
6oLMERnFebruary is. 1920, William Boil
sack, N. j.. February 1S. 8 o'clock.
BuRTON-Aususta Mary. February Is ~
Vista pl., Mount Vernon, N. Y. Funersi
Wednesday. 10 80 a. M
CAHILL-On February IA. John Ios.rh
Cahi.l husband OF Rose Cahill. Funeral
from 677 Warrington ct. ON Wednesday
~ - =. M. AnteTua0t Calvary Ceunetarx.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Movie Men Pledged to
Foster British Friendship
Lord Northcliffe's Representa-
tive Speaks to U. S. Picture
Producers at Luncheon

The motion picture industry of this
country pledged itself yesterday to do
everything to foster good relations be-
tween this country and Great Britain.
The pledge was made at q special
luncheon given at the Hotel Astor TO
W. C. faulkner, the personal repre-
sentative of Lord Northcliffe. The
luncheon was attended by many of the
leading motion picture producers.
The affair was presided over by Mel
Vile E. Stone, general manager of The
Associated Press. In his address Mr..
Faulkner stated that 80 per cent Of
the motion pictures shown in British
picture theaters were of American man.
ufacture. He said that it was no un-
common thing to see Arthur Balfour
the veteran British statesman, and
other leading members of the govern
ment in "movie" theater.
During the war, when the British
motion picture industry was complete
ly demolished by the demands of war
American pictures helped materially to
keep up the morale of our people, he
said. eve feel, however, that you have
not always done justice to yourselves
in your pictures"
The pledge to aid in promiting good
feeling between the two countries was
made on behalf of American producers
by Walter w. Irwin. Mr.. Stone read
a message from Lord Northciffe.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
CITATIONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW
York. BY the Grace OF God. Free and
Internationally Douglas Walter Camp
bell. Marcel Mallet. Ian Douglas Camp
bell. the heirs and next of kin of Aimee
Marie Suzane Therese Josephine LaFarge
Lawrence Campbell. deceased, Send Greet
ing:
WHEREAS. Frederick s. Whitwell, who
resides at 168 Marlborough Street, the
City OF Boston. Mass, has lately applied
70 the Surrogates Court of our County Of
New York, to have certain instrument
In writing, relating to both real and per-
soma! property, duly proved as the last
VIII and testament OF Aimee Marie suzanne
Therese Josephine LaFarge Lawrence
Campbell, who at the time OF her
death resident of the County of New
York. deceased;
THEREFORE,. You and each OF you are
cited to show cause before the Surrogates.
Court of our County of New York, at the
Hall OF Records. in the County of New
York, on the 18th day OF March. at half
past ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
day. why the said will and testament
should not be admitted to probate as a
will OF real and personal property
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have
caused the seal OF the Surrogates' Court
OF the said County of New York to he
hereunto affixed.
Witness. Honorable John P Cohalan
a Surrogate OF our said County of
IL. 81 ,yNew York. at said County. the
18th day of February. in the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty.
DANIEL J. DOwDNEY.
Clark ct the Suryoga ateS Court,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Had Many Bank Accounts
Mrs. kingsland Used Several
Namess SuitsA Against Institutions

Bronson Winthrop and Egerton l..
Winthrop jr., as executors of the es-
tate OF Mrs. Harriet E. Kingsland. of
Elberon, N. j., brought suits yesterday
against three savings banks to recover
moneys deposited in them by Mrs.
klngsland, who had a propensity for
opening numerous bank accounts in
the names Of othe- persons and some
times selecting names of persons who
did not exist,
The defendants and the amounts de-
manded by the executors are the Row
cry Savings Bank, sS.532; Manhattan
Savings Institution, s50s7, and the East
River Savings Institution. $S,4O6.
For twenty years Mrs. Kingsland was
known to the officials of the Fifth Ave
nue. Safe Deposit Company as Annie E.
Randolph. She kept box in the vaults,
and when she died the executors had to
prove that Mrs. Kingsland and annie
E. Randolph" were the same person.
In the box were found seventy-six
bank books. She had opened sixteen
accounts in the Metropolitan Savings
Bank and five In the East River Savings
Institution. ..~,ssN.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
March Gives Scott
Credit for Putting
Draft System Over
Award of Distinguished Ser.
vice Medal to General
Is Defended;. Favoritism
Toward Regulars Denied

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Defending
the award of Distinguished Service
medal to General Hugh L. Scott, chief
of staff, early in the war, General
March, chief of staff, told house war
investigating committee to-day that
ut was the force of Scott that carried
through the Dselective service draft"
War Department officials and army
officers "had grave doubts whether the
country would stand for the draft"
said the chief of staff, adding that
General Scott stood out conspicuously
by insisting on it.
General March, who was in France
at the time the law was under con-
sideration, said Secretary Baker had
given him the information as to Gen
eral SCOTS service regarding the draft
law. Secretary Baker believes suffi-
cient medals already have been
awarded. General March said.
"That is not the question:" Repre-
diana, replied. "We don't care
distributed to officers or civilian pets.
What we want is to include deserv-
ing class of soldiers whose herosim
has been overlooked. Should ex-
President Taft, who put down labor
troubles during the war, and Mr..
Hoover, who was busy with the food
administration, be given medals?"
NO." General March replied.
The chief of staff denied that Ma
tional Guard officers had been inten-
tionally Disseminated against in the
award of medals.
"Tha statistics prove that 80 per cent
of those receiving awards were regular
army officers" Mr.. Bland interrupted.
"That was for the various award
boards to decide" said General March.
"No private could be in position
of great responsibility sufficient to be
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal" the general continued. There
has been no tendency to discriminate
against the enlisted men or to make
an officers club affair of this Distin-
guished Service Medal award, but pri-
Yates or non commissioned officers can
never be in positions of great respon-
sibility."
The chief of staff said Secretary
Baker had final authority to award
medals in spite of disapproval by
award boards.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Woman To Be Sentenced
In Fraud Case Tomorrow
Divorcee, Accused of Obtaining
Thousands on False Claim.
Is Arraigned

Mrs. Villa M. Robinson, accused of
fleeing summer cottagers at City Is-
land and others Of thousands of dol
lars by representing that she had a
claim for sS7 900 against the E. 1. du
Pont de Nemours Company, was ar
raigned before Judge Wadhams yester-
day. A week ago she pleaded guilty to
grand larceny. Judge Wadhams post
poned sentence until tomorrow,
Mrs. Robinson, thirty-one years old
and divorcee, formerly lived at City
Island. Charges against her were made
by Samuel Prince, cashier at Keene's
Chop House, who said he gave her s75
on her promise Of repayment when her
du Pttlt claim was settled Charles II.
Potter said she got $1,000 from him on
a similar promise.
Miss Anna Short, Of City Island
complained that the defendant urged
her to mortgage her house and hand
over $4,000, which Miss Short said she
did. Numerous other complainants
also appeared in court Detectives New
man and Cooper declared that the
woman had obtained S45,OOO. Mrs.
Robinson said she was engaged to
marry a Buffalo newspaper man.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
| Plead Guilty.
By DIR. BERTHoLD A. RAFp

- Line banks in daily advertisements, urge people
10 MAKE wlll They speak of Death instead Of
to to o6ey that impulse they cite case thew speak Of
ene oay that will never come they use LANGUAGE thew
nab never G dared to use before you made Death
suo9ect Tor discussion in polite society. You stand
convicted The Court of Common Sense however
~. oiy exonerates you, but expresses its gratitude
10 YOU ~: Tor you have benefited mankind"
| pIead di1,I et1 "eIknown XXI. New York lawyer.
ds s asHiI w!ltes.the first who handled the most
oncnf i subject tn in the most delicate manner
Beauty since only describe what seat see At - The
runerai M CHURCH. Broadway at 66th Street. and what
pshed. -'' Aou"oer' mas accom-
funeral service conducted bv Mr. c.r,nheu
Ennn at the residence of the demised or at The
th Cnurch will long be remembered for its care
'0r 'ne DEAD and its comfort for the living. 40 ops
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18

I. Rent Of three rooms.
2. Board Of four people.
3. Daughters board.
Also u the folloirin0 ars dsductibls:
!. Life tnsuancs pre,niuns
2. Fire insurance, house and furniture
8. Building and loan dues and interest.
4. Tares.
s. Amount paid on second mortgage.
3. Interest second mortgage.
Z. House repairs.
A.-The rent received from your three
rooms is taxable income. also the board
money received to the extent that 1t repre-
taxable on the same basis Rs that of the
other boarders If you have emancipatcd her.
otherwise not.
Amounts paid for life insurance premiums
residence and furniture contained therein
are not allowable deductions. Building and
loan dues are not deductible. but interest on
borrowed money is deductible.
state and local taxes are deductible. un-
less they represent assessments against local
benefits of the kind tending to increase the
value of the property taxed. Interest paid
on mortgage Indebtedness is deductible. but
not principal.
Repairs on a taxpayers residence arc not
dcductible.
or. G. K: In 1911 4 bought 100 shares
of stock for Whieh paid $4,000. have
never, received an. dividend on IL. In 1919
,sas sod ssnG Gr IN isss NsgsA 1s fa tcs $685. 90 stock
have lost $1,000 besides eight years in
ans'0ers that am obliged to poy an income
5ooS oysr To- yas. s5og e} SS the sss src
1913. Is that co,rect7
A.-Yes. For the purpose Of the Federal
tax, the amount of profit or loss sustained
from the sale of stocks Is measured by the
cost. or fair market value, as of March /,
1913, II acquired prior thereto.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
$25 Ham Inspires
Fighting Instinct
In a Millionaire
MIR. Manner Balks at Paving
Bill and Tells Delicatessen
Man to Go Ahead and Sue:
Latter Does So Forthwith

"One r. ". ham-s25."
That was an item on a bill that Reu-
ben's Pure Food Shop. Inc, recently
sent to Robert H. Manner, better
known to the fre-fghters of New York
as "King Of the Bluffs"
The IT. W.. persons familiar with
delicatessen slang said yesterday,
stands for "roast Virginia" The 1926"
represents lawsuit that will be
thrashed out in the Municipal Court
in day or so.
No ham ever grown on even the
most patrician pig is worth $25, Mr..
Manner insi5ts~ and he has dared the
pure food purveyors to contradict him.
They have taken the dare.
Mr.: Manner is a junior partner in
the Nassau Street banking firm of
Hallgarten & Co. and a millionaire 1t
isn't that he can't pay for the ham.
Fired by the spirit that made Boston
swear off on tea, he just won't.
Il felt that for man in my position
to pay $25 for ham was going to
make living a little harder for the
other fellow" he explained yesterday.
Years Eve party that the Manners
gave in their home, 378 West End Ave
nue.. A day or SO before this Mrs.
Manner stopped in at Reuben's to
order viands for the affair. Among
these was the ham.
II inquired at the three most prom
inent delicatessen houses in New York
and learned that the heaviest hams are
fourteen pounds, and that the top
price for these is 81 pound" said
Mr.: Manner last night.
IL wrote Reuben, Informing him that
would pay him .$14 for the ham. en-
closing a check for the total amount
with this deduction, and telling him to
60 ahead and sue if he wanted to-"
All that the manager of Reuben's
Pure Food Shop, Inc, would say yes
terday was that the ham was "of spe-
cial quality" To this the company's
attorney, Mortimer j. Leve, added:
This ham was procured by special
request. and had Mr.. Reuben's per
sonal attention. There are always two
sides to controversy of this sort.
Ours will be revealed in court"
Mr.. Manner has had his bill photo
graphed and has sent one of the prints
to Arthur Williams Federal Food Ad-
ministrator.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Wife Bares Letter
OF Other Woman
In Asking Divorce
Unrequited Affection Should
Bow to Spontaneous Love,
Augusta Told Mrs.
Heiss, Urged to Step Aside

Unrequited conjugal affection should
give way to Spontaneous love- accord
ing to letter Mrs. Margaret M. Heiss,
Of Brooklyn. told Justice Callaghan
yesterday she received from the woman
she charges stole her husband. She
is suing John Heiss, chiropractor, for
divorce, and submitted the letter in
her application for $25 week alimony
and $500 counsel fees. The Heisses
were married in Queens June 2, 1917.
The "other woman" named in the
complaint is Mrs. Augusta Nelson, q
wealthy divorcee, Of 55 West 173d
Street. Mrs. Heiss alleges she, two
detectives, her sister and some friends
raided the house there on January 1S
last and discovered Heiss and Mrs.
Nelson in scanty attire.
Shortly after the raid, she AYERS, she
received a letter signed Augusta"
asking for a meeting to talk things
over. Justice Callaghan reserved de-
cision on the motion for alimony and
counsel fees.
Other WOman's Letter
The letter Mrs. Heiss submitted read
as follows:
"My Dear Girl: AS part of the Eter-
nal Triangle Of which you and Joan are
component parts l am writing this let
ter in a spirit of good will. l hope you
will read it through. without criticism.
Sixteen years ago, when l graduated
from college, l went abroad with my
mother, and on the journey became ac-
quainted with charming opera singer.
He was ten years older than and knew
how to fascinate the young American
schoolgirl We were married. My
mother died year later, leaving me all
her money.
"Then came letters from ladies, many
letters. l pleaded with him. but he
told me he did not love me and, we'll
and so we parted. What else was
there to do? begged him to return.
This is the greatest mistake a woman
can make, for even if he returns, both
find it uncomfortable to live under the
conditions.
Because he desired it divorced him
in 1914. Even my closest friends knew
nothing about it. | went abroad and
did what l could to alleviate the suffer
ings of the poor and returned little
over year ago.
Life Completely Changed
Nothing gave me pleasure until
met John. Life completely changed
have learned to know what real love
is. His love and mine we're neither
premeditated nor planned. 1t was spon
taneous and became more overpowering
as time went on. He married you with
out any love and from false sense Of
duty.
contented, so you would not notice
that he has no love for you. l wanted
to go West, but l stayed behind.
have not taken John and his love from
you-they we're never yours.
Eve often speak of you and wish
you could find some good true man.
Could you live happily with John,
knowing you were an unloved wife,
and that his every thought was with
another woman?
~ would really like to meet you so
that we can thoroughly understand
this case.., We can 90 to some quiet
place and have lunch. When you have
made your decision will you telephone
John and he will communicate with
me?-Augusta."
Mrs. Heiss did not make a date with
her rival.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
BIRTHS

BICkEL-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bickel, of
1872 Union ST., Brooklyn, N. T.. announce
the birth of son. Sunday, February Is. =
COHN-Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cohn (nee
Ethel Robbins, of 1877 South Ocean ave-
Freeport, l.. l., announce the birth Of
daughter Monday, February 16. :
COLDBERG-Mr. and Mrs. 8. e. Goldberg,
ZIG West I'D ST.. announce the birth OF u
daughter, Silvia Rhea. born February s. at
Hill Sanatorium.
MOOS-Born, a daughter, Gloria Jane, 70
at 255 West 98th St, on Tuesday, February
10. 1920
SPEAR-Mr. and Mrs. Leon r. announce
the birth of a daughter on Sunday, Feb
ruary 10, at Lloyd Sanitarium.
STEW ART-Mr. and Mrs George w. Stew
art 274 Linden ave-, Brooklyn. wish ito
Roslyn Noyon Stewart, born February 8
at Bushwick Hospital =
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Niece Claims $4,000
From Juilliard Estate

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Feb. 17.-De-
claring that the late Augustus D. JUL
lard and his wife promised at her mar
riage in London, September l, 1914. to
settle lump sum o $4,000 upon her
and give her an annuity of $4,000, Mrs.
Laura Cornela De Tible Machado filed
a claim to-day against the estate in the
office OF Surrogate Smith
Mrs. Machado, wi of the Guate-
malan Consul General In the United
States, is a niece of the late Mr.. Juil-
lard. She and her husband reside in
Washington, D. c.. She makes demand
or the payment Of the $57, 900 rom the
estate and $4,000 yearly from January
l of this year. The surrogate, having
no jurisdiction to pass on the claim
forwarded it to the executors of the
estate.
Mr.. Juilliard left large part Of his
wealth for a music foundation to bear
his name. Shortly after the will was
filed, September 25, another niece. Mrs
Mary Eta Fauve, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
who had been bequeathed $1O0 900. sig,
nified her intention o contestng it, but
subsequently permitted the instrument
to be probated.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Ave. Association
Favors Daylight Saving

The Fifth Avenue Association at it's
annual meeting at the Biltmore Hotel
Yesterday unanimously adopted resolu
tions approving the program Of the
Governors Reconstruction Commission.
a delegation of three, headed by Robert
Grier Cooke, to represent the associa-
tlon at the hearing of the Senate Agri-
cultural Committee at Albany TODAY
on daylight saving, was appointed The
delegation was instructed to urge re-
tention of the plan.
These directors were elected for the
term of three years: Paul B. Boden.
L: NJ: Boomer, Ezra H. Fitch, John A.
Harrlss, =. N. Hodges, John S. Hol-
brook, John A. Sleicher, John Sloane,
waiter Stabler, Louis Stewart sr.,
Frank D. WELLER and Arthur Williams.
The new board Of directors elected
these officers: John H. Towne, chair
man OF the board; Robert Grier Cooke,
president: Michael Friedsam, first vice
president; Michael Dreicer, second
viice-president. Ancell H. Ball, third
vlce-president; Harris A. Dunn, treas
urer, and Stephen F. Hart, secretary.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
LIEUTENANT L. BELLON1

Lieutenant Leopoldo Belloni thirty
three, formerly an aviator in the italian
army, died yesterday at the Ritz Carl.
ton Hotel Of pneumonia. Lieutenant
Belloni came to this country two wears
ago as representative of the Caproni
Brothers, manufacturers of airplanes
and since that time made his home at
the Ritz Carlton.
A requiem mass will be said for Lien
tenant Belloni tomorrow morning at
II o'clock in Our Lady's Chapel Of St
Patrick's Cathedral. The body will be
sent to Italy.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Duke John Albert Dead
Head of Former House of Neck.
lenhurg-SchWerin

Albert, of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, died
on Sunday at the chateau of Wiligrad,
Mecklenburg.
Until November, 1918, when the
country was proclaimed u republic, the
GrandDucal house of Mecklenburg-
Schwern was the only reigning family
in western Europe Of Slavic origin, and
claimed to be the oldest sovereign
house in the Western World. Its
Grand Duke bore the title of Prince
Of the Wends-a Lusatian Slav tribe
in Germany-and traced his line from
Prince Niklot, who regned in the
middle Of the twelfth century. The
last Grand Duke, deposed in 1918, was
Frederick Francis w. The Duke
whose death is now announced, was his
uncle.
John Albert was born in Schwerin
on December s, 1857, and won high
scholastic honors at the University Of
Rostock. In 1897-19O1, during the
minority of his nephew, the last Grand
Duke, he was Regent of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin; and in 1907 1918 he was
Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick, as
such ranking among the sovereign
princes of the German Empire. He was
general Of infantry in the Mecklen-
burg army and a general Of cavalry in
the Prussian Guards. He was twice
married, to Elizabeth, Princess Of
Sake Weimar- -Eisenach, and to Elizse
beth, Princess of Stolberg- Rossla, but
leaves no children.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
Salvador Aids Nicaragua to
Hold Peaceful Elections

SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, Feb. ia coalitionist committee
was formed in this city last night to
cooperate with similar committe in
Nicaragua for the maintenance of peace
and quiet during the coming presiden-
tial elections in Nicaragua.
posed of members Of the Liberal, Con-
servative, Progressive and Unionist
parties. All the countries of Central
America are represented in the commit
tee formed here.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-18
DANCING INSTRUCTION
SURROGATEs, NOTICES

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
Honorable John P. Cohalan. a Surrogate
of the County of New York, notice Is
hereby given to all persons having claims
against James Mclean. late Of the County
oi New York. deceased. to present the
same with vouchers thereof to the sub
scribers. at their place OF transactinK busi-
ness, No. 99 John Street. Borough of Man
haitian, City OF New York. on or before
the 23rd day Of August next.
Dated. New York. the l7th day OF Feb
ruary, 1920.
SARAH MCLEAN
NJ LINN BRUCE,
HELEN MCLEAN RAyENSCROFT.
NJ. LINN BRUCE. Attorney for Sarah
Mclean and NJ Linn Bruce Executors,
es William Street Borough OF Man
haitian. City OF New York
EDWARD r. OTHEMAN Attorney for
Helen Mclean Ravenscroft Executrix
81 Nassau Street. Borough of Mauhat-
tan, City of New York