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Evening star., 1920-01-09
Deaths Reported

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty-four
hours:
Charles Henley. 46. 3213 NJ street.
Olive Ann Purcell, 50. 1901 B street north.
east.
William Sidney Wilkes 60, 2319 North Capi.
tol street
Lillian Hamill. 8. Providence Hospital
Andrew James Chester, Is minutes, 3o6 18th
Henry Chaney. IS. 1904 D street southeast.
LYDIA Hall, 80, 1881 LeDroit court
Elizabeth Keep. 60. All 4th street southeast.
Mary Roy, IS, Blue Plains.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
POPE RECEIVES PRUSSIAN.
Solemn Ceremony Usually Accom-
panying Such Occasions Omitted.

ROME. January S tby the Associat-
Fed Press).-Diego Won Bergen. the
, new Prussian minister to the holy
See. was received in private audience
by Pope Benedict today. but not in
the solemn manner usual for the
presentation of credentials.
The credentials of the minister were
sent to the Vatican when he was ap-
pointed last June. as he could not
personally come to Rome then as
peace had not been ratified The
holy see acknowledged the receipt of
Evening star., 1920-01-09
CARDINAL GIBBONS HOLDS
RECEPTION HERE SUNDAY

Cardinal Gibbons will hold his annual
reception at st. Patrick's Church Sun
day, where he will assist in the high
mass at IL o'clock. Reception will fol-
low Immediately after mass. at 1890
O'Clock. in Carroll Hall. e94 G street
northwest.
The cardinal will receive members of
ne European diplomatic corps as he re-
,.,.ived the South American diplomats on
THANKSGIVING day.
The cardinal will confirm n large class
Of coHv rts in st. T'atricks Church Sun
day aft rnoon at 4 o'clock.
Evening star., 1920-01-09

the credentials and this was consid-
cred equivalent to the persona pres
entation of them by the minister.
The same procedure was followed
with Baron Won Ritter, who. prior to
the war represented Bavaria and
again has been accredited to the Nati-
can as his original credentials were
from the King of Bavaria. while the
new ones are from the Bavarian re-
public.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
HELP REBUILD POLAND
Have Made People Independent of
Germany, President Adamski
Makes Statement.

NEW YORK, January THE great
cooperative organizations of former
German Poland have made the Polish
farmer. merchant and workman 'nde-
pendent of Germany" and aided greatly
in the reconstruction work of that coun-
try, according to Monsignor Adamslli,
president of the Polish Cooperative So
cieties of PoSnania, Poland. Monsignor
Adamski, who is a member of the Po-
lish diet. has come to this country to
seek the cooperation of similar So
cieties here. The cooperative societies
he represents have a membership of
10000 with combined capital of ap-
proximately one billion marks.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
FRENCH SAVING MONEY.
More Bank Deposits Than With
draWals. Even in HOLIDAYS.

PARIS, January S.-Frenchmen have
not lost their ability to save money.
Figures showing Paris bank balances
for the period of December 2S to
January 3, just published. indicate
that even during the holidays sums
deposited exceeded those withdrawn
by almost exactly 100000 francs.
Records indicate the number of de-
positors was nearly four times the
number who withdrew funds.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
BRIT0N GIVES 100000
FOR U. S. HISTORY CHAIR

NEW YORK. January "a gift of
100000 from Sir George Watson,
noted British manufacturer, for the
esta blishment of a travelling profess
sorship in American history in the
various universities Of the United
Kingdom, was announced by Lord Glen
conner at a luncheon given in his honor
by the Sulgrave Institute.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
DIED..

DIED.
BECKETT. Departed this life Tuesday Janu-
airy q. 1920, 1915 pm, at his residence. 10
18th st s.e.,- Rev. L. NJ. EECkETT, husband
Of Mrs Mary Giles Beckett. brother of Mrs.
Margaret Ferguson. Wainwright Beckett and
Joseph &. beckett Funeral from Metropoli
tan A. NJ. L. Church. NJ st. between 18th
and 10th >ts. nv. Saturday. January 10. II
O'Clock. Friends and relatives invited. -
GRYMES. Wednesday. January Z. 1920. 2:45
pm. KATE GRYMES, beloved sister Of
George y. Grymes and Mrs. r. NJ. Whitney.
Body at Lees undertaking rooms. burial At
st. Pauls Church, King George county. Va.
9s
HARDIN. Members of the Bannrker Relief
Association hereby requested TO assemble
at Asbury NJ T.. Church. 1lth and sts.
Sunday. January II. 1920, 30 pm. to at
tend the funeral Of our late brother. WILL
LIAM l.. HARDIN.
AARON RUSSELL. President.
JAMES c. BURLI-S. X. {.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
AGREEMENT IN EGYPT.
Viscount Miner and Native Of
fcials to "Sink All Differences"

CAIRO. Wednesday, December 81
The newspaper Ell Whaly asserts that
a meeting of Viscount Miner. head of
the British Cancellation commission, with
Rouchdi Pasha, Ahmed Mazlona Pasha
and Yeghen Sarawat Pasha, it was de-
cided to sink all differences and to work
together "to safeguard the country's 8
rights"
Evening star., 1920-01-09
British Molders Reject Offer.

LONDON, January S.-Members of
the Iron Molders Union. who have
been on strike for wage increases
since September 20, have rejected the
compromise offer of employers by
vote of 1918 to 1851, 1T was an
nounced here today.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
Named Agent for Wood Ship Sale.

The Anderson Overseas Corporation
has been made European agent for
the sale of the governments wooden
ships according to an agreement
reached yesterday with the shipping
board There are about 800 of these
vessels of about $500 deadweight
tons each and the board expects to
realize more than s90,000,000 by the
Evening star., 1920-01-09
BRAZILIAN AERO CLUB ACTIVE
Plans School of Civil Aviation on
Popular Fund.

RIO DE JANEIRO, December u
Correspondence of the Associated
Press) THE Brazilian Aero Club in
tends to found in this city school
of civil aviation, the graduate pilots
Of which will be a natural reserve
for army and navy pilots.
Steps are now under way to raise
the S150,000, which it Is estimated it
will cost to inaugurate the school.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
Our 40 to go
Overcoats
AT
277:95

A wonderful sale! No such bargains can be found
elsewhere and surely we'll not be able duplicate them.
To continue the offer long possible we've added
few to the original assortment.
All these the soft, warm Ulsteretes with full or
half belts the majority with broad convertible collars
Most of them priced at $45 and $50, but there
are still a good number that sold at SIS and $50.
This is case of hurry if you want one.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
Direct Cable to Manila Broken.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 9.-The
single direct transpacihc cable TO Ma,
Mia is again broken. II was announce
yesterday by the CommercialPacifi fic
Cable Company here.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
Dutch to Float Big Forced Loan

THE HAGUE. January S--The sec
ond chamber of parliament today
adopted by vote of IS to 25 bill
authorizing a forced . per cent ioar
of $4,000 900 f'orins. tThe norma
value of the form is about 10 cents
Evening star., 1920-01-09
George Whitelock Dead.

BALTIMORE, Md. January @
George Whitelock, secretary of the
American Bar Association, died yes
terday. He was sixty-siX years old.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
CARD OF THANKS.

MILLER. We wish to express sincere
thanks and appreciation to the relatives and
friends for their kindness sympathy and
beautiful floral tributes at the death Of our
beloved husband and father. HENRY &.
MILLER
MRS. ALBERTA j. MILLER AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1920-01-09
More Overcoats

All Overcoats greatly reduced in price and
as named below you'll find lines that absolutely
plete in sizes and models
S45, $50 and SIS Values at S39.75
$50, S65, $40 and SIS Values at $4975
$50 and SIS Values at $67.75
Evening star., 1920-01-09
Bath Robes

Very Handsome Lounging and Bath
Robes, in wool, silk and terry.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Great Scott.

An Indianapolis woman had her first
experience with garden last year.
She spaded the plot herself and then
planted her seeds. Everything came
up fairly well in due time except the
potatoes, and they didn't come at all.
In desperation she went to friend. To
her she told of her failure TO grow po-
tatOes. 81 bought such nice. smooth
Ones" she ended her plant. land
peeled them as nice as | could
"Peeled them." calculated the
friend.
YES" agreed the amateur gardener,
'Ipgeled them as nicely as | could and
cut out all the specs just as If | were
going to cook them. did hate to put
those great white beauties in the
ground but I did and they didn't come
up, and"
"Great Scott =! CALCULATED the friend
And that was all.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Substitutes for Glass.

Materials of many kinds. more or
less transparent, are being tried in
Europe to replace window glass. which
is understandable. Cellulose films are
made practical by mounting on metal
gratings. light wire screen, or cloth.
Glue interlaced with hemp strands be-
tween two sheets of paper; albumen
and casein products; sheet gelatin. and
an artificial resin made by condensing
phenol with a formaldehyde solution,
all are imperfect but ready makeshifts.
More nearly resembling glass. but
comparatively expensive, are an oxide
of silica made by fusing 1t with acid
oxides of titanium or chromium. and
a combination of greensand mari with
magnesia. bauxlte, and an alkali, melt
ed In an electric furnace, Some of
these glass substitutes are flexible
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
EAST BUFFALO.

East Buffalo: Cattle-Market slow;
heavy and shipping grades 25c lower;
butchers steady; prime heavy steers,
S17Q1S; best shipping steers. $15O
l6; medium spring steers, S13G IA;
best native yearlings, $50 to 1000 lbs.
S15q15.50; light native yearlings.
good quality, $14.5O@15; best handy
steers, $14@15; fair to good kind, S12
013; handy steers and heifers mixed.
S12.50@13.50; western heifers, $14@
Is: state heifers, $10@11; best fat
COWS, s12@13; butchering cows, 500
10; cutters, S7@S; Gamers, s5G5.50;
fancy bulls, $11@12; butchering halls.
S9@10.50; common bulls. $7.50GS.50 O;
best feeders, 900 to 1000 lbs, Sl1W
1850; medium feeders, s10G11; stock
srs. s10Q10.50; light common, $500;
best mixers and springers, $1O00150;
mediums, $4,000.
Hogs-heavy workers.. s2l.5O; pigs
and lights, $20.75@21.
Sheep and Enthusiastically; top
lambs, $16.50916.75; yearlings, SAG
1850; wethers, $13.25@13.5O; ewes,
s12250125O.
Calves-steady, $7@16.50.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
GRAINS AND FEED.

Wheat-Cash No. 2 red. $40; No.
mixed, SECS; No. white, $26S.
Co,n-Cash No. 8, $1.e7; No. yell
lav-. s170; No. yellow, $1.67; No. 5
yellow. 81 ~; No s yellow, $1.61; No.
white, $40.
Oats-Standard, 73c; No. 3 white,
~ 1-2c; No. 4 white, II 1-2c.
Rye-Cash No. 2. S1.65.
Beans-lmmediate and prompt ship
ment, So per cwt.
Barley-Cash No. 8, $2.30@2.4O per
cwt.
Seeds-Prime red clover, S20.50;
October, s19.75; alsike, S2G; timothy,
s5.25.
Flour-Fancy spring patent, $13S5;
fancy winter patent, $13.75; second
winter patent, SCHOOLS; straight,
s12@12.25 per Dbl in jobbing lots
Hay-No. / timothy, $36.5O637;
standard timothy, s35.50q36; light
mixed, $35.50@36; No. timothy.
s34.5O035; No. timothy. s3O@S2;
No. clover, $325O@33; rye straw,
S11.50@12; wheat and oat straw,
s10.50111 per ton in carlots.
Feed-In 100-lb sacks to jobbers:
Bran, s45: standard middling, $4S;
fine middlings, $50; coarse cornmeal,
s64; cracked corn, Sos; corn and oas
chop, $50 per ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Rejects Title of "hon.n

II received compliment yesterday
for which / did not thank the giver,"
glumbled old Festus Poster. "A total
stranger wrote me a letter and adj
dressed me as the Hon
II do not know why he should have
applied that epithet to me. unless 1t
was because he did not know me.
feel safe in saying that even my enc
mics would not charge me with hav-
ing many Of the characteristics of an
Hon.
II am not fawning, Sinking blath-
erskite, too lazy to work, nor am ] a
liar and deadbeat 1t may be that
| have one attribute of an Hon.
very likely l ain a bore, but beyond
that | am not guilty."-Kansas City
Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
B0ScHEE'S SYRUP

Will quiet your cough, soothe the in
Illumination of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest. free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
TALK Of ResourcefuIness!

He was discussing Australian re-
sourcefulness, and told how an Aus
tralian and his dog were lost in the
bush. They were starving. The man
loved his dog too well to think of kill
ing him for food, not wishing to sur
viye his faithful companion.
At last he had a-brllliant idea which
would serve TO keep them both alive.
He kindled fire, cut off the dogs
tail, cooked it, ate the meat and gave
the bone to the dog.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
He Loved the Khaki.

The officer father had just been mus
tered out and when he appeared in
"civvies" his eighteen-months-ol son
failed to recognize him. In khaki had
the father first been introduced to the
edge the acquaintance in other dress.
"Papa all goner ~ he cried sadly over
and over again-and when the parent
insisted-"Nol MOI" declared the
baby, papa all goner' "At least he's
not a pacifist," was the fathers COP
soling remark.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

In the Bayer package are proper d.
rections and the dose for Headache,
Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheu-
matism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds,
Grippe, Influenzal-Colds, Neuritis and
pain generally.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned, are sold in vest
pocket boxes of u tablets, which cost
only few cents, also in bottles of "a
and bottles OF 100-also capsules.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Baycr
Manufacture of Observation-Disclosures
of Salicylicacld.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Detroit-Butter: Fresh creamery
"a 1-2@55c per Id.
Eggs-Fresh firsts, A SAC; extra
firsts in new cases, As lac; storage
packed firsts in new cases, 45 1-2c;
extras, Acc per doz.
Cheese-Michigan fats, 80 1.2c;
Michigan single daisies, gle; brick
5000 1-2c; long horns, 32c; Wiscon
sin double daisies, 81 1-2c; Wisconsin
twins, 31c; limburger, October make
81 1-2@32c; domestice Swiss, 44@55c;
American head cheese, 81 1-2@39c per
lb.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Don't buy Aspirin tablets in pill
box. Insist on getting the Bayer pack.
age with the safety "Bayer Cross" on
both package and on tablets. No other
wayl
You must say "Bayer." Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
"Bayer" means you are getting the
genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, y
proven safe by millions of people.
Beware OF counterfeitsl Only re-
Gently Brooklyn manufacturer was
sent to the penitentiary for flooding
the country with talcum powder tab
lets, which he claimed to be Aspirin.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
opcorn-Shelled, 14c per lb.
q hhnnn Mn,r S1n MOI, 1nn lhn

Popcorn-Shelled, lac per lb.
Cabbage-New, $40 per 100 lbs.
Honey-White comb, 22633c per ID
Apples--Russet, $1,000; Baldwin,
Sill per Dbl.
Dressed Hogs-Light. 24@25c;
heavy, 22023c per lb.
Calves dressed Fancy, 22623c;
choice, 20121c per lb.
Celery California, 90cGs1.40 pei
doz; Florida. s607 per crate.
Onions-Indiana, 1907 per sack,
new Texas, $464.25 per crate.
Potatoes-Carlots No. round white
S3.40 per sack Of 80 lbs.
New Potatoes--Bermuda, s17.50@
Is per Dbl and So per blu; FLORIDA,
s12.50013 per Dbl and IS per blu.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
He Knew Them.

81 told you." said the merchant, Ito
mark this box Handle with care.
What's this gibberish you've scrawled
on it?"
THAT" replied the college graduate
as the Latin for Handle with care"
"Huh How do you expect bag
gageman to understand thatT
"He won't. and therefore he won't gel
mad and smash the box."-Boston
Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Latest Markets


Best heavy steers, s14915; best
handy weight butchers, $11.50@13.50;
mixed steers and heifeTs. Sigh;
handy light butchers, S9.50@11.59;
light butchers. SSQ9; best cows, $40
al; butcher cows. S75OQa.75; cut
ters, $6.75@7; Gamers, $6N6.5O; best
heavy bulls, Sill; bologna bulls, 500
10; stock bulls, $500; feeders, SO
OBJ; mixers and springers,, $3.50
i40.
Calves.
Best grades, $15G16; common and
heavy, $10q14.
Sheep and Lambs.
Best lambs, $16@16,60: fair lambs,
s14@15.50; light TO common lambs,
s11G13.50; fair to good sheep. $11.50
OBJ; culls and common, seas.
Hogs.
Mixed grades, S2O,75@2O.S5; pigs
1880.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
He Thouoht of Father.

The twilight was wistful and sad.
Listen" she said. in tense voice.
"Hear the bowling of the wind among
the trembling trees. See how mourn
full lies the waning light on the hills.
This chilly desolation! oh! does 1t
not make you feel that in life there Is
too much Of cold, too much of bleak
nessY'
"Well, no." he answered, candldly.
Father, you see, is in the gas stove
business"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
treaty Roots ont MIIItarlsm.

Washington.-Extended study OF tho
military terms of the Peace Treaty
,convlnces Army officials here that the
point at which 1t is proposed to start
on limitation of ornaments Is the ex.
tirpation OF militsrism in Germany.
Not vestige Of the vast military
framework built up in 40 years by
Germany is to be left Measures have
been formulated TO stamp out the mill
tary spirit bred SO carefully in the
people. Under the treaty all military
propaganda is forbidden.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
OWN A GOLD NINE OF YOUR OWN.

OWN A GOLD MINE OF YOUR OWN.
Raise Silver Black Foxes; steady and per-
petual income. Canadian fox ranchers are
getting rich: quick and easy. Our foxes
guar. to produce pelts worth 1900 to $500.
duced pups: born in April, sold In Dec.
pelts brought 1920. One pair silvers bought
by us Tor 5000. brought $4,000 In pelts. Our
price on this pair alone IL $4,000 because
they are proved breeders. We will start you
on easy plans and make you Independent
inside few mos Write now for full par
ticuiars. Todd Bros. Midtown. N. b., Cam
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Could Not Resist t+is AppeaI.

mo. Mr.. Smith" she said, gently but
firmly. II can never be your wife"
Then he struggled TO his feet and
said In broken tones:
Are all my hopes to be thus dashed
10 pieces? Am l never to be known
as the husband of the beautiful Mrs
Smith,"
This was too much for the girl, and
she succumbed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Shave With cuticura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
we'll as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses-shaving,
bathing and shampooing.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

A buzz saw can teach an inquisitlve
man more In a minute than the best
instructors can teach him In life
time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
POULTRY.

Live Poultry-No. / springs, $50
SAC; stays, 2702Sc; fat hens, 80
38c; small hens and Leghorns, $50
36c; ROSTERS, 22@23c; geese, 240
csc; ducks, 3S04Oc; turkeys, 3S@4Oo
per Id.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Pacific Grove-'-with its ideal climate-fa-
nous summer and winter resort city on
charming Monterey Bay--12S miles south
OF san Francisco. Wonderful fishing: world
renowned auto drives along ragged shores
and In beautiful pine. oak and cypres
forests Free literature. Address Chamber
OF Commerce. Pacific Grove. Cal
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

The successful man is always busy,
whether he feels like 1t or not. Any
man can work when he feels like 1t.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

The same hammer that breaks
piece of iron In two can be used to
weld two pieces of iron into one.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
An Easy Promise.

"John," said the wife. tenderly,
promise me that if should be taken
away you will never marry Nancy
Tarbox."
Certainly Maria" replied the hus-
hand reassuringly. II can promise you
that. She refused me three times
when l was a much handsomer man
than I am now"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Much of mothers popularity with
her children is due to the fact that
she is willing To wait on them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

There Is nothing In which people be
tray their character more than in whaI
they find to laugh about.-Goeths.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

A town man complains of rain. a
farmer of dry weather
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

The woman who fails to say "be
cause has some other excuse.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

In the solitude OF country life are
The solid things Of life.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Few persons care for the truth a
the expense of being annoyed by 1t.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

"That fellow Beaten is sponge"
Don't libel useful article. You
couldn't get anything back from Beat
EN- by squeezing him.'-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
Vain Escape.

81 am not rich enough to give you
n large contribution to this cause"
"rhat Is poor excuse"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
EyeIids,

A sorrow cannot always live.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Study adorns all stations.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12
What is Castoria

The Beginning of Economy.
Husband--We'll have to economic
dear.
Wife-Well, let's smoke less.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

The greatest business in the world
is To help the world to do better.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

The deadly parallel is too much for
the average love letter.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-12-16
internal Revenue Statistics,
However, Show Decrease in
Taxable Incomes.
AVERAGE TAX PAID S254.O5
Personal Returns Filed During 1918
Numbered 4,425, IA, and Tax, Both
Normal and surtax, Was
S1,127,721 ,s35.

Washington, D. C.--Despite the loss
OF "A members of the country's million
a-year income class, the taxable In
come of the United States increased
in 1918 by over $2,272, 100000, as COM
pared with 1917, according to the In
come statistics issued by the bureau
of internal revenue.
Income reported for 1918 amounted
TO $15,924, 639.355, against about $751;
7OO,0O0,OOO In 1917, though 141 persons
filed returns for incomes of $1.OOO,OOO
or over in 1917 and only 81 In 1918.
Average Tax Paid s254.ss.
Personal returns filed during 1918
numbered 4,425,114 and the tax. both
normal and surtax, amounted to
$1,127, 721 1886, the average tax for each
individual being $254.s5. AS compared
with 1917 growth Of 952,234 was
shown in the number Of returns filed
The increase in the total tax was
s434, 22S,SS1.
Returns for incomes Of 100000 to