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The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Folks and Things
around Washington
By LABERT ST. CLAIR

That certainly was fine report
you wrote. Mr.. Secretary he said.
wringing his boss hand. II wrote
nineteen news stories out OF 1t this
afternoon"
You don't say" the Secretary re-
sponded. well. we'll"
Merritt started on. but soon halted
In his fight when the Secretary
called after him:
"oh, by the way. Merritt. / forgot
to tell you that I have decided to
rewrite that entire report
Merritt did a leap into the air such
as the comic strip artists always
have their heroes do in the final
picture.
In days aSone pretty little Virginia
lie Seure, granddaughter of Uncle
joe Cannon, was the pet of the
House of Representatives. She spent
lot of time in Washington and was
known to most of the members of the
House and the social satellites of the
Capitol. But now that Virginia rs a
grown woman. married these two
years and the mother OF a girl bauy,
Lucretia. the honor of being the
daughter of the House" has fallen on
her child.
During the holiday period Uncle
joe went back to Danville and par
ticipated in an old sshioned home
coming at which were present his
daughters. Helen Cannon and Mrs. lie
Seure. mother of Virginia. and Yir-
ginia and her baby. Four generations
gathered in the Cannon mansion and
celebrated.
Before the baby was born, Virginia
declared that il II were boy she
would name il after her illustrious
grandfather and that he should give
it S,Ooo. Whereupon the child's pa
ternal grandparent said that il the
child were girl II should have her
name and she would present il with
N.0co. And so the child was named
after its grandmother and. just as
planned. there is $1,000 to its credit
in one Of the Danville banks.
Max Thelan, who halls from Cali
fornia. and holds the post of direc-
tor OF public service in the Rail-
road Administration, Is only about
33 years old. but he receives s.5. 600
Ter year. Furthermore, everyone
says he is worth every cent that he
receives. Californians insist that
the young fellcw will bear watch
ing in political way when the
Railroad Administration goes ont of
business.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Is the World Getting Sweeter?

Washington, with other large cities
astonishing the
establishments within the twelve prohibition
orally ascribcd the the industry.
Students OF point appetite
lan be satisfied by indulgence
demand for confectionery
The reports OF agents foreign cities
Pointing opportunities England
Consul Nugh Fl. Watson, OF Liverpool says
The demand or confectionery chocolate
normal Better being before money
being freely and the confectionery
with others being cascd luxurcs has
High freely paid The
vii not'be able for least probably
Their shipments retailers have been strictly
quantity allowed month being based trade"
Consul General w Stanley Hollis, London,
OF candy of opinion that per
Or candy increasing London and that other
avorsbc American
Is they to."
From Birmingham, Consul Wilbur r. Graccy reports
increasingly large demand confectionery
ningham Consul Robertson Honey for BRISTOL The
Manchester Nottingham and Plymouth demand
exceeds the supply
AL this despite the yet wet the HAing
Of the wartime restrictions will
dctract from the glory in which proposing
bak beginning January the demand appears
cannot be wholly attributed new reform
Ships will ply regularly between London Germany
The freedom of the o the freedom of the
All OF the candidates
the OF living and the
many cooks"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Income Tax Facts Worth Knowiinq

First ascertain the gross sales and
the other items of gross income
such as interest on bank deposits
and miscellaneous items. Then add
together the inventory at the be-
ginning OF tho year and the cost of
goods purchased for resale. From
this sum subtract the inventory at
the end of the year, and the result
is the cost of goods sold. This cost
plus necessary business expenses.
is to be deducted from the gross
sales and other income and the re-
suit is the net income of the busi-
enss. Typical deductible business
expenses are for salaries. labor, cost
of merchandise. raw materials and
supplies, rent, repairs. light. power.
delivery. selling cost. advertising
and insurance.
No special system OF accounts is
prescribed by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, but the books
should show in detail Inventories
purchase, sales, capital investments.
depreciation. and similar items re-
CURED in making UP the income-tax
return.
Accounting System Urged.
ASIDE from the necessity OF keeping
systematic accounts in order to com
ply with the governments require
ments, every progressive merchant
should adopt an approved accounting
system for the, good of his own busi-
ness" says Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue Daniel C. Roper. I'm no
other way can he further his financial
interests more effectively. 1t has been
proven time and time again that ac-
curate accounts are absolutely essen
tial to success in business. The mer-
chant who has good accounting sys.
tenn is able to eliminate waste and un-
necessary expense. and can so control
his credits as to greatly lessen his
chances of failure. The inventory.
which cannot be taken without some
foim Of accounts. is the compass of
business. Without 1t the direction in
which the business is heading either
for success or failure cannot be de-
termined."
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Events Of Today

Young women's Christian Association viii
hold vesper services at 3 O'Clock this after
noon at associa ton headquarters.
Columbia Heights Christian Church WON
en- will hear a lecture, for women only,
in the church this afternoon at O'Clock
Catholic women's Service Club Conmun-
ity Center will give reception st col Y
street northwest. at O'Clock this after
noon.
Young Mems Hebrew Assecistion viii
hear a lecture by walter w. lAEfeu on
The North Dakota PlatfOrn-the Non
Partisan League Of America" at sssocia-
tion headquarters tonight.
Dunbar General Civic Center presents an
organ recital this afternoon.
An.costia Methodist Episcopal Church viii
berin a series Of revival meetings tonight.
Miss Jennie Smith, evangelist. will speak.
, Holy Trinity Church Mission for Women
will end this afternoon.
Mount Pleasant Congregation Church VIII
have community vesPers tonight. Senator
S. ID. Spencer will speak.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
2,654 on Navy Payroll
Get $240 Bonus Benefit

Navy Department cmpioyes To the
number OF s.SJ4 arc receiving the $40
annual bonus. according 20 repor
flied yesterday with the House hy
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels. Most
OF these, it was reported, are perma-
nent employees.
The House Appropriations Commit.
tee will retain in the naval bill
sufficient sum TO continue the S-N
bonus for another year. IL was an
nounced. although some cut In tho
number Of employees mey 10 mad,
among employees receiving S-.sJe ~
less
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Marriage Licenses

Raymond r. Hooker. - Of this city. and
Selma L. kerner. 80, Of New York City.
The Rev. y. X. Covell.
George N. Delsnider. "a, and MARY L.
McFaIl, both Of this city. The Rev. J. II.
Mauk.
Harry C. williams, "a. and Ruth o.
Smith, es, both OF this city. The Rev. 7.
L. Davis.
Melvin r. Holland. - and Elizabeth W.
Kershaw. -. both Of Baltimore, Nd. The
Rev. ]. 7. Mackin.
Gottfried Fnnkhauser. jr.. IS. Of Capitol
Heights. Md, and Msrrsretha u. Troerer.
:.S. Of this city. The Rev. Richs I'd Schmidt.
Charles o. Desrmont, Al. and Jessamipe
=. Chrismau. 30. both Of White Post, Va.
The Rev. e. b. Palmer.
John c. McFsn. q. and Louise Coz. 81,
both Of this city. The Rev. J. II. Msuk.
James G. Berry. s.. and -Hsttye o. Pumph-
Iey. 50, both OF this city. The Rev. II. 9.
France.
John z. Mccoy. IS. Of New York City.
and Helen MOhIer. "a. Of this city. The
Rev. 7. Y. Davis
Gregor Macpherson. %, and Edna G. Carl.
IL. both Of this city. The Rev. II. D.
Ra ndolph.
I.,man W Coye. 20. Of Detroit. Mich, and
Ruth =. Guigon, -, of this city. The Rev.
NJ. Francis linslinE.
Bozie Bentley. -. and Mabel wiestersod,
%, both Of this city. The Rev. Aquils
Sayles.
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NO. z.

To the person whose income is de-
rived from business. the problem of
making out correct income tax re-
turn Ia greater than that presented to
the salaried man.
Business enterprises may be divided
into three classes-those engaged in
making. those engaged in producing.
and those engaged In trading. To
these may be added another class
those which do not produce. make, OF
Trade. and which may be designated
as business services, such as transpor-
tation, storage. laundry. livery, and
garage services. In such cases the
gross income would be the total
amount earned and received.
To reflect net ircome correctly and
to ascertain gross income inventories
are necessary at the beginning and
ending of each fiscal or caledar year,
according to the method of account
ing, in every business in which pro-
dudion, purchase, or sale of merchan-
disc Is an income-producing factor.
SAanual Inventories Necessary.
The inventory should include raw
material and supplies on hand that
have been acquired for sale or
use In production. together with
all finished or partly finished goods.
1t should include merchandise sold
but not billed to the customer at
the date of the inventory, and any
goods out upon consignment. un-
less such goods have been includ-
ed in the sales for the taxable
year. 1t should also include mer-
chandise purchased. although not
actually received. to which title
has passed to the purchaser.
inventories may be taken either
on the basis of cost" or cost or
market" whichever is lower. Either
method once adopted must be fol-
lowed each year. unless permission
to change is obtained from the
commissioner of Internal Revenue.
How to Complete Inventories.
In computing net income mer-
chant may. find his profits on the
following basis:
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Slain Yank's Mother Pays
$500 Fee to File Claim

Director r. q. Cholmeley-JoneS. OF
the War Risk Insurance Bureau. yes
terdsy issued a warning 10 heirs OF
soldiers not to allow themselves 20
be charged exorbitsnt sums by law
yers who may be retained 10 draw
up claim papers. The mother OF one
soldier killed In battle was charged
500. Cholmeley-Jones learned.
Section No. 13 Of the War Risk In
surance Act. limits the Zee an attorney
may charge TO s. i'm any one case for
assisting q CLAIMANT In preparation
and execution OF the papers.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By o. B. JOYFUL

Poor oil BilP Shakespeare. Famous
as he is. he couldn't even make good
in these modern times as a cuh
reporter.
Hard thing to say about OIL Bill.
But it's true.
Bills paper. il jhe were working
for one nowadays would be involved
in ninety-nine libel cases on Bilrs
first story and he would be wash
ing dishes for a living the next day
Even as it is. Bill, being dead for
10 these many years, Is still stirring
up more trouble than any dozen IL
belous reporters could hope to do.
It's all come about like this. Every
one. having become tired of argu-
ing about whether Bill wrote his
own stun or had hired press agent
named Bacon do it, they cast about
for a new angle to use in getting
his spirit goat.
And they found II easily enough
the first to fire q broadshot at the
Avon bard being the Yiddish-speak-
ing population of Newark, N. j.,
who protested when the school board
included Shakespeare's Merchant of
Venice" on the list of plays to be
read by the school kids of the town.
And oil Bill went down in the first
round.
Then started the real fireworks
Up stepped the Scottish patrons of
the schools at Newark and else-
where and said, Wen hae none O.
shakespeare and his murderous pic
lures o. Scots in Macbeth"
In Hamlet, as a matter of fact,
Bill insulted no less than three races,
members of which three Nations
want him banned.
The Danes were insulted numer-
ously in Hamlet, the Poles are fight
ing mad because Bill allowed Hamlet
to say that his father "sn1ote the
sledded Poles on the ice:" and the
British have real cause for action.
In the play 1t states that Hamlet
was sent to England because of his
madness and that it didn't matter
about him being mad there.
In King Henry Nv, "Hark to the
Dragging Spaniard." In the same
play, "Hark to the howling Of the
Irish wolves" the, terrible case Of
the Moor IN othello; the libel on
Egyptian ladies In Anthony and
Cleopatra. and so on ad infinitum.
And so the school boards of Newark
and HQpoken, etc. are between this
devil and this deep blue. sea: Shall
we ban Shakespeare altogether and
thereby raise the, wrath Of lovers
vi the classic?" or "shell we put all
ibis plays on the lists and thereby
brave a storm of protests In enough
tongues to rival the Tower of Babel
scene?" They dunno. And I'm sure
I don't. - Z
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
The Audacity of Faith and Foresight.

Atlantic Interchurch World Move
men thirty denominations of the United
Canada federated has adjourned planning to raise
during the and five
faith American
Professionalism decision OF drawn from
the clerical and ranks Any such limited
would subjected its heads examination for
ency which this plan have pledged and given for dis
the opened taught Another Indictment action
during that the American of
called does
much readily than when asked do small thing
Taking advantage OF the psychological when there
wealth hands quite be used beyond inn
mediate ordinary necessities of living and when the organized
skill echncians begging who have proved during the
be utilized the has been entrusted artu
OF publicity Donors will be asked give for vaguely
outlined pan but other hand will have mastery detailed
budget educational phanfopc social reconstruction
throughout the world wherever American Potestan
Those be Christians but who be-
hevc that the church conserving force times of revolution
be give prudential grounds The less
suspicious workers" be asked give the basis OF
grcssvc social reconstruction program.
lacking the plan will be criticised because
posed above by vgnt and optimistic minority
noies start" large trends history and the church
from the spirit OF the
Just of laiy given generously
giving of their. diminished
OF their of this billion plus fund.-
probemata mddeass support relatively
times is If Mr. Rockefeller, hand
Jones' laborcr the other
be we'll
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11

Former Representative J. Hamp-
ton Moore is proving to be = very
beIiigerent and independent mayor
OF Philadelphia. His latest scrap
has been with vested .'fnterests"
long used to ruling the city's tn
dustriai development. They are
now stsndIng In the way Of the
city's getting q much needed dry
dock. The trail leads direct TO the
city's chief financial magnate work
ing In harmony with one Of the
Oldest OF the shipbuilding firms,
and much OF the evidence Of this
compact. IL Is hinted. is coming
from officisls Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and from other
government ofhcisls who have had
their run ins" with the gang"
while endesvoring to get the. ma
tion ready for the war.
II. a. reported, Senator Shields.
Of Tennessee. 10 TO stand sponsor
for a bill which IL passed will make
the birthday Of Abrsham Lincoln a
national holiday. IL will be an omen
Of happy import, since he is Of the
party that opposed Lincoln and
comes from a region that divided
sharply on the civil war issues
Before there can be any unified
nationalism, with ITS natural cor
oliary OF legitimate internstion-
alism poiiticsl in type. there must
be some forgetting and forgiving
about the events OF the eos. Lin
coin had this spirit as no other man
Of his day. and 81 is time for all
Americans to admit IL.
John Barton Payne. chairman Of the
Shipping Board. a native Of Virginia.
is reported to have given that state
a collection OF paintings, chiefly by
French and Italian artists, which Ia
worth not less than N,0ooOoo. This
son OF the Old Dominion. while ac-
cumulsting wealth and professional
standing during his sojourn in regions
west OF the old colonial domain. has
never forgotten the home Of his an
oestors. Nor. during the stress OF
severe competition in the legal and
business world. has he ceased to be
interested In the humanities and fine
arts. Since the war opened he has
served in high governmental places.
and is scheduled for others IL rumor
is correct. But the beginning Of a
dispersion OF his collection Of art in
dicates that he prefers to be his own
executor. Virginia will now have to
meet another demand for adequate
housing OF her treasures, historical
and artistic. that cannot be treated
carelessly and with indifference.
Hon. william Lyon Mckenzie King.
leader OF the Liberal party in Can
ada. has not come to power at a
stage of the Dominion's and the
psrty's political evolution when the
post is a sinecure. Far from 1T
Emergence Of group" formations.
numerically strong and aggressive,
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Births Reported

Alhert {. and Lillian L. Thompson. girl.
Eppa {. and Margaret N. Roystou. girl.
Clarence 4. and Annette L. kcefe. boy.
Georges and Nalencine Karpon. boy.
ThomSs ID. and Bessie John. hoy.
Aaron W. and RoIsns II. Harrison, boy.
George A. and Margaret L. GrimsIey, boy.
Charles X. aud Katie Emmcus, boy.
Carl 4. and Florence Eastman. girl.
Claude W. and Dorothy Dudley, boy.
LLOYD VI. and Marjorie Abbott. hoy.
Earl W. aud Irene Watkins. boy.
VIM. and Elenora wyatt. girl.
James I. and Mary y. Washington. girl.
lanes Y. and Marie shorter. Eiri.
Fred and Christine Purdy, girl.
Charles and Addic Harrison. girl.
Alonzo v. and Mamie y. Foster. bny.
Robert and Ihvinis Rrought"u, girl.
John s. and Mary L. Rowling. bay.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
IN THE LIMELIGHT
-BY-
GEORGE PERRY MORRIS

indicate that the future Of the his
toric parties In New Scotland is &c
be troubled Ontario now has =
farmer" ministry, and radicalism If
strong In the provinces west OF On
tario.
But the Liberal leader has had e
speak. and IL is with the voice of
warning against the group" or dis.
tinct class form Of government He tf
loyal to the older, type Of Liberal
Ism. In which he IL much like Mr.
Asquith and Lord Haldsne OF thu
elder British Liberals who will NOT
compromise after the manner OF
Lloyd George.
AR. King has a Harvard degree
and for q year or two aided the
Junior Rockefeller advising him or
progressive Industrial policies for
corporations In which the family hss
large holdings His circle Of friendi
In the United States is quite large
and they are wetching his manoeu-
verings as q leader Who Is 20 salv-
age the Liberal party's assets.
James Hszen Hyde. who is 20 re
ceive the degree OF Doctor Of Law
from a French university, has fo
many years been one OF the wealthiesi
and most Gallicized of American en-.
pstristes resident in Paris. Their
was time when he had to center
his attention on conditions in ths
New York insurance world. and pay
heed to courts and public opinion
but that era has been forgotten. Dur
ing the war he has given OF himself
and his means with lavishness anc
NTr a04A
with his early interest in developins
American-French amity. the Frenct
are now giving him honors.
President Hsdley. OF Tale, havIns
announced that he will retire ia iss
discussion OF the right man TO hn his
place has begun. At the time Of hil
election in 1889 there was a stronI
movement centering on William n
Taft, which had for its object IN,
choosing OF an alumnus from with.
out the academic or New Haven towr
circles so as TO bring fresh bioot
into the In. IT, -nd ~ive IL
point Of vie T.. ssr.z FE-.-rE Ei-y,
than It had 'urtri-H.y n sIn.s
Professor Had e. bad rr-g.- rz.rfA
and town bscEir- rs n 4.a 60 n.
old dynasty. az 30 ..a
But Mr.. Taft r. ... ..--4s
OF MS religious 49,. s......-.. ~.
corporation as then made up declined
TO favor man who was heterodoK
Had he been chosen how difIeren
the nations and the Republican
psrty's history might have been.
fevor1te candidate from within th'
faculty. for President Hadley's place
is said TO be Professor Wilbur /
Cross. editor OF the Yale Review. snc
biographer Of eminent English mer
Of letters. whose scholarship com
mands high respect abroad as well a.
at Yale.
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Deaths Reported.

Emil Molkow. So years. Geo. Wash. Univ.
Hospital.
Emily y. Prince. g. 5t2 n. ,. ave. nw.
Rebecca PyIes. 80. ss Quincy plBce pe.
Edward Jclynsou, 90, SS3 No. ave. NV.
Edward Trailer. 10, Walter Reed Hospital
Helen J.. Dorsey. -. 55l i4th 81. -.
Infant Of Thomas and Bessie John. 1
hour, Providence Hospital.
Katie johnson. 80. Wash. Asylum Hospt.
Mary B. Jones. IS, 526 u It. NV.
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Folks

Tell the average man that Mr.. Alex
ander Palmer may be up in the race
for the Democratic Presidential nom-
ination and he Is likely to inquire,
who the gee -whizz is Alexander Pal
mer?" Well. here's State secret 1t
is no one else than our old friend, A.
Mitchell Palmer. Attorney General.
former Representative. etc. And now
you are one OF the few folks in the
whole United States who knows the
first name of the Attorney General
Somehow, as a young feller, Palmer
got into the habit of signing himself
"A Mitchell" and under that name
he acquired his present fame. A
close friend of Palmer's estimated re-
Gently that not more than ten persons
in the country knew that his first
ns me was Alexander
Palmer is big man physically. but
when he went to school up at Swarth-
more he never used his bulk In foot
ball or any of those heavy sports. But
when 1t came to going TO the m8tSwith
old Kid Shakespeare. Battling Tenny-
son. Groucho Carlyle. and all the
other heavy-wei ghts in the literary
ring, Palmer was, 10 use a classic
phrase, there. He took the highest
honors Of the school in matters liter
airy and. during the last term he was
In school. he was president of his
literary organization.
bill" Sproul. now the governor of
Pennsylvania and who is mentioned
occasionally in connection with the
business man for President" move
ment. was a classmate of Palmer's.
Bill was no great guns on literature
but he certainly could tear down the
helc with the ball when an end run
was called. Hence. everybody called
him bill" And they called Palmer
Mitch"
Secretary Houston is one Of those
not unusual persons to be found IN
public life who can make news but
cannot recognize it when he makes it.
Recently the Secretary wrote a very
fine report on certain activities OF his
department. When the report fell into
the hands Of Dixon Merritt. the humor-
list who gave up being funny a couple
OF years ago TO help solve the food
problem and still is on the job. he
shouted in high glee. Summoning re-
lays of stenographers, lie began die
tatiug stories by the bushel. At the
close of a perfectly terrible day, he
lad nineteen news stories on the
stenogrsphers' books. and was very
happy.
Leaving the department, he CHANGED
to meet the Secretary coming in
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Bureau to Organize Vets.

A meeting will be held this after
noon at $50 O'Clock In the rooms OF
the Federal Employees Union, Ites
New York avenue northwest. to effect
an organization of all employees In the
Bureau of Engraving. who serted ia
the army. navy or Marine Corps.
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Derartures from Normal.

Accumulated deficiency Of unpe1tur
since January 1 1880. IS.
Deficiency Of temperature since January /
1850. SIS.
Accumulated deficiency Of preciplutio,
since January 1, 1880. -O.6p.
Deficiency Of precipita tion since Januar,
!. 1890. -0.6a.
Temperature same date last yeGr-Hlsh
est, 80; lowest, IL.
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A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
Ny Jehs kendrick Bsnss.
No SHORTAGE.

Sugars short. and 30 is Coal.
BIT I've warmth stored In my soul
In such stores sr carry me
Through whatever cold may be-,
And for Sweetness I'm inclined
Unto that OF Spirit kind.
That invariably bes
In the depth OF loving eyes.
tCopyright. lscn. by rhe Mcclure Newspsp>
t- syudieaie.l
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Engrayer,' Union TO Meet.

The Bureau of Engraving branch
Of the Federal Employees Union, No.
2. will meet today at 1879 New York
avenue northwest. at $50 o'clock
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Relative humidity-S q. m, 81; ..
Is; .. m, s..
Rainfall Is p. m. TO S p. nj, o.
Hour Of sunshine. Sc.
Per cent Of possible sunshine. S.