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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
INCOME TAX FACTS
 YOU SHOULD KNOW No

John Doe has owed me $500 for two years. I have given up hope of pay nent. Am I allowed to deduct that amount in making out my income tax return for 1919?"
 The answer of the Bureau of Intern al Revenue to questions such as these is Yes, if you have exhausted every reasonable Sneans for collection, and have charged off the debt in 1919 as worthless"
 To be allowed as a deduction debt must be charged off within the taxable year in which it's worthless ness is discovered. The return must show evidence of the manner in which worthlessuess was discovered. State ment should be made that the debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy, or has disappeared leaving no property, or that the ordinary methods of col lection have been exhausted As stated by income tax regulations, i where all the surrounding circum- statces indicate that a debt is worth less and uncollectble, and that legal action to enforce payment would in all probability not result in the satis- i faction of execution on a judgment, 1 a showing of these facts will be suf- ! ficient evidence of the worthlessness of | the debt for the purposes of dedue- i tion."
 1 Payment of an ordinary debt not 1 charged off as worthless is not income l to the creditor, since it is mere change i in form of capital. Whenever. how 1 ever, a debt deducted as. worthless in I some previous year is in a later year recovered Or partially recovered, the amount received is taxable income to | the creditor for the year in which re- ceived.
 Leans to Relatives.
 A frequent claim for deduction is made for loans to relatives and friends Before a debt can be deducted its l character as true debt must be proved Questions such as this reacf | collectors: If I advanced a sum tC assist a needy friend or relative, hay.
 ing at the time little or no reason tc
 expect that it would be returned. may
 I claim a deduction to cover such ad- Vance?" The answer is ''No." Sucl
 an advance is regarded as a gift, anC
 is not held to be a bona fide debt A valid debt which is proved to b,
 worthless is not always a proper de
 duction. Treasury regulations provid-
 that worthless debt arising from un
 paid wages t2laries, rentals, and sini lar items of income will not be allowed
 as a deduction unless the income sucl items represent has been included il the creditos return for the year il
 winch the deduction is sought, or in
 previous year.
 When Debt is Worthless. i Where the creditor. continues to ex tend credit to the debtor, debt ma,
 not be claimed as worthless. A dep may not be charged off and deducte
 in part, but must be wholly and en 5 tirely worthless before any part ma. 7 be deucted, though it may be clearl worth less than the face amount.
 debt is forgiven it can be elaine as a deduction, because it is then re g garded as a gift, which is not 8
 allowable deduction.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
pEALIHe WITH JITHEYs.

In Springfield as well as in other cities the future of the iitneys has been under discussion. Some Mass aehusetts cities have decided to ex- einde that means of transportation in order to be assured of trolley service, but while Springfield appears to be committed to the retention of the electriez and the ending of unjust competition it's special committee deen't favor the exclusion of the jit- neYs but the surrounding of them with certain restrictions that the benefit of the service of both methods ef tr1nsportation may be obtained.
 According to the recommendations Fsutss for the jitneys would be estab- fished en streets not served by the tRosleys, the cars would have to pro- vide accommodations fer at least 2t and each bus would be required tc cpeFats for at least IS hours a day There Is one section where no TbuE vouid be allowed. There would be a license fee of Sio0 to be paid to the city and an additional insurance oi $500 for each passenger would have to De carried.
 II is unite evident from the com. knittee report, based upon inyestiga- lions. that the easy means of doing SuaRezs and the eating into the pat Runage of the trolley lines should b. Es0e away with. It is likewise indi- katsd ehat the sannittaa Saais tha'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
OTHER VIEW POINTS

A movement was started in Spring field to boom the Connecticut valley. That is a commendable enterprise. We. suggest that an excellent place to be- gin is with the Connecticut river, or sewer, restoring it to something like it's original purity. Howevers our in- terest is chiefly in the Pequabuck val ley, which the Press has been con- sistently booming for almost half g century.-Bristol Press.
 The national executive committee of the American Legion is asking for bonus for ex-service men of $50 a month for each month served, arrived at this figure by dividing S400. the average gain in savings by men not in the army, by eight, the average number of months served by men on active duty. Using these figures to get at the total cost of such payment, we have eight times $50, or s400 as the average bonus to be paid. There were 3,7G3, ,273 men in service. This would make the total of the bonus $l,- 4S1, 1908, 200. Is it advisable that the nation be taxed to raise nearly bfl- lion and half dollars for able bodied men ?-Waterbury Republican.
 As the population of Connecticut in creases and the natural resources of the commonwealth are grabbed up, it behoove's the wise city to get its share. New Britain must have water, and 1t must get it from the hills. So there is a report presented which plans for great development and also to accom- modate city with a population of 15e 000 which New Britain modestly expects will happen in 30 years. It is not necessary to expend the money all | at once, but the work must be laid out. l the watershed secured and the plans 1 dawn for the reservoirs, pipe lines, | etc. Meriden has some problems that must be considered in the immediate 1 future and the more thoroughly we 1 consider them the better we will be l off when we have to act. We might
 well take leaf out of New Britain's l book-Meriden Journal.
 And so there was, after all, secret 1 treaty about the German ships, as Sen ator Brandegee intirnated, although il
 was not entirely of the nature he sug- gested when he secured the passage of a senate resolution calling upon the executive to furnish information in re-
 gard to any agreement, if not incom' patfble with public interest. Thi
 agreement which Senator Brandeget
 unearthed, and which would have beer
 hidden until in the judgment of on,
 man it was good for us to know of it
 but for the action of the senator iron
 Connecticut, does not provide for tn,
 sale of the vessels, or for their dispo
 sition in any way. What 1t does pro
 vide for is that if the value of thes
 ships is in excess of the value of tn
 ships lost by the United State
 through the submarine campaign
 then the excess is to be transmitte' to the reparations committee to b
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING FEB. 21, fs2o
 10, 52S
ARMx aEoReAnIzAr1oN.

It has required some time to get the army reorganization bill into shape whereby it can be presented for action but 1t seems to have been arrived at such a stage. with those who have been advocating a Hoder- ste sized army winning their point. There has not been and there is not now any disposition manifested to disregard the nations protection. There is no inclination to encourage other hand an insistenee that we should not have big and unneces- Fary military machine such as would hot be required but which would be the means of piling up a big ex- pense.
 From the size of the army that will be recommended in the bill which it has been decided to report. it is plain that due consideration has been given Co the advice given by Generals Wood and Pershing as to what there ought to be in the way of standing army to meet the coUntry's require ments, protect it against invasion and serve it's peace time requirements. Such advice ran contrary to the size of an army urged by Secretary Baker and Chief of Staff March, but the ac- tion Of the committee indicates that ft impressed congressional minds much the same as it did the country as being rational and practical.
 'f' That the committee has decided to report as 1t will, does not mean that the bill will not be open to attack. There is every reason to believe that It will get much debate upon a num- Der of features before it is passed, but from the action of the committed Tn referring the matter of military training to a subcommittee to inves- tigate the economic effects and the cost of the idea it seems probable that no action on that matter will be taken at this session. And inas- much as the plan was not to have s1ch training start until 1922 il doesn't appear that any harm has been done by sucn reference.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
PRESIDENT HApLEY OF VALE.

Even if it didn't come with a sur prise. since his views on the matter have been previously expressed, the fact that President Hadley of Yale is to complete his services, as the head of the university will be mat ter of keen regret. because of the highly commendable manner in which he has directed the institutions af- fairs. The graduates and the under graduates of Yale will feel that the decision is untimely. even as will the friends of the university who have watched it's activities under his guid- ance.
 Dr. Hadley's ideas coincide with those of many others in unloading large responsibilities before physical conditions make it necessary but he places the age a number of years younger than others have and cer- tainly that is not necessitated in his case, even if he should likewise take the same view that President Schur- man of Cornell does when he advo- cates the head of an institution should not be held too long by one in- dividual but should be changed sui ficiently often to keep it upon a high and progressive basis.
 President Hadiey has been direct ing the affairs of Yale through most critical period. There have been un- usually strenuous years and fortunate indeed is any university in having such wise counselor and leader when such problems and conditions as have had to be faced were being met. Though his usefulness is far from being at an end, and he might still serve Yale for many years to come there can nevertheless be no question but he has thoroughly inn planted his influence there in the pc riod that he has served and given an administration which will continue tc stand out in the history of that two century old inst tuition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Sunday Morning Talk.
What Is True Happiness?

The worldly idea of happiness is typlhed in the parable of the rich man whose one desire was to be richer so that he n ght say to his soul, '1Soul, thou hast much goods IaId up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry
 Now that m-ght not be such a very bad way to do if there was no future life, and no capacity for any h gher enjoyment in this life. Those who follow that plan. either try to put the thought of death away from them CT boldly declare tomorrow we die, meaning that death ends all and that there is no sense in making provision for a hereafter, or else they persuade themselves that they are about as good as could be expected of them and the future life will take care of itself.
 Most people, however, do believe in a future life, whether they want to do so or not, and those who are worldly merely try to put the thought Of death away from them. What happens when such people come face to face with the consciousness that death is at hand? They find them selves in the position of the rich man of the parable. They have plenty worldly wealth, but have no longer any use for it, and they are mot rich toward God" They have nothing to look forward to with hope. They have reached the end of their re- sources, for not bit of their wealth .ean they take with them beyond the grave, and they have not laid up any l r.ches ol the kind that are imper tsbable. Their case is most piteous For the very fact that they have i taken so much pleasure in gratify- 1 ing their own desires makes the loss i of everything that can give satisfac- l tion SD much harder to bear. Common sense should teach us tc seek our happiness in those pleas ures which not only cannot fail, but W.l grow more and greater all oul i lives and w4n continue after death
 in more perfect form in more per
 feet life.
 It is very unsatisfying sort O. i pleasure at best that we can find il
 things that must necessarily come tc an end. For the thought of the enc will continually obtrude itself. Nc
 human being can altogether forge the vanishing nature of all the pleas ures of this life and a future that i. | q blank or worse takes all the bes
 out of what night otherwise bt pleasure,
 1 True happiness is that which know l itself immortal. And the only kint
 that does that, is that which does no
 depend upon the things of this life
 but possesses "all things" that ar,
 really worth while, "all things" tha
 can be possessed always. X
 The happiness that is based on lov
 for God and for our fellows canno
 die because God is love and God can
 not die.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
COULD VETO BE ovERRlpDeNY

There can be no question whatever but what the course that is pursued by the president in regard to the railroad bill is perfectly proper. That the department of justice should give consideration to such an important measure in order 10 eliminate any hidden defects shows precaution that Is comRendabIe, and it is to be un- derstood that those who have sought To get the president to veto the bill have a right to make the request. {. The president has ten days from the time he received the bill to decide what he will do zitll it before it could become a law without his signature but 1t seems probaE.Ie that his decis- ion one way or tEe other will be reached before the first of March when the roads go back and the law should be effective.
 In view of the tffoTts to secure a veto consideration has naturally turn cd to the possibilities of it's being overridden. On the vote as taken in the senate the support of the bill was sufficient to override a veto. Such however, was not the case in the house, and whether the necessary votes could be secured is a problem 4 two-thfrds vote of each body is re- 1uired to override a veto. In the house the vote was 250 in favor tc .Ise opposed, meaning that it lacked being tUo-thirds by r votes, or tha nine would have to change in ordel to assure the required number o votes
 2 There are times when those who Favor a bin will not insist upon over fiaing a veto. It depends much upo1 Ehe ground for the veto and tha gould undoubtedly play it's part 1T any action that would be called fo Following the veto of the railroad bill When, however. unjust demands hav resulted in increasing the vote in be half of the measure. and when ad tninistrztion efforts have not been di ercted toward the defeat of the bil tz congress it will be surprising i fhe president withholds his appro- Eal
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

some degree of regularity in service. definite provisions in behalf of safety and proper safeguard for the patron in case of accident need to be pro- vided. What the urged regulations would mean is indicated by the fact that there is but one bus in that city at present that would meet the pas senger requirements.
 Springfield has not as yet adopted the recommendations They certain ly do not make the jitney outlook any too promising but it is evident that there is recognized the need of giv- ing service during all the time it is supposed to be given if it is going to be furnished, and encouragement isn't giving to the taking of business from already established transporta- ton lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Stories That Recall Others.
A Too Generous Rite.

Johnny had an aple which he was getting ready to eat. Another boy spied it and eyed him with envy, and it bothered Johnny.
 Not being able to stand it any longer, Johnny held out the apple and said: Have bite?"
 Eagerly the other youngster took the apple and bit. When Johnny got his apple back again he looked at it in wonder. Then he turned to the other boy busily munching and cried: Here! Give me that bite, and you can have the apple"
 Didn't Know He Sang.
 An employe of music store tells this interesting incident:
 nne day lady came into the store
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

to buy some music and after I had played several pieces for her. I told her I would play one of Caruso S. Alter I had played the piece. she said Crusoe, Crusoe, why I have heard a great deal about him and Friday, but [ never knew that he sang.'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
RaY Rum state.

Seven more Massachusetts towns have switched from. no-license to h- eense. If this keeps up much longer we shall have to refer to the ancient commonwealth as the Bay Rum State. Providence Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

Inasmuch as liquor can be used in cooking, it is indeed strange that mince pie eating contests haven't been started before this to determine how many it will require to intod- cate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
A ReouIar Scream.

Among the funniest men that ever lived must also be counted w. J. Bry- an, kindly volunteering to pick a pres idential nominee for the republicans India napolis Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Keeps Animals Stirred up.

MT. Hoover would be worth while to have around and mention occasion ally if it were only for the fun of sec ing Senator Reed paving the air. Ohio State Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

Smoke signals are suggested by a Bryn Mawr professor in order to communicate with Mars. But after all Pittsburgh has done. it's hard to arouse much enthusiasm in such a move.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Gone. But Not Foruotten.

We can see this early in the game that it will be some time before men will quit talking about Ticker, think ing about Ticker and looking for ticker Houston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Regular JoxkiIIer.

"OId Doc Wiley rises up to an nounce that whiskey is poison in in- fluenza cases, but this does not make it unanimous-Omaha Bee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

lre told that those who travel in ruts are 'badls 4....4.. capped, but those who get out of ruts today are invariably stalled.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

used for the benefit of other nations. Senator Brandegee rendered distinct public service in bringing this secret agreement before the people.-Middle-
 town Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Has Proved Something.

Federal operation of railroads cost U. s. $70o, 00o, 900. And, of course, U. s. means us. But what it has demon strated is worth it.-rNew York Tele- gram
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
shauId Ed contaaious

President Gompers says he works IS hours day, and he is 70 years old. Why can't some of his dusty followers get the habit ?-Cinc;nnati Enquirer.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

When any governor determines to wear three or five year old over coat in protest against the high prices he is certain to find himself trav- cling in a crowd.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
Eriaemie of Dry Throats.

They figure that se,0oO Americans will go to Cuba this winter on account of the climate. meaning the moisture and everything. Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

How contrary it is to present day conditions for a West Virginia man to return after 54 years absence? But even greater is the fact that he found his wife waiting.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

America is looked to to feed hun gry Eufope and yet Holland is send ing shipload after shipload of food stuffs to America.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

There are those of course who are determined to fight prohibition even though they know they are violating the law
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

The man on the corner says: It ought not to be necessary for warn iags 10 he issued against overeating these days.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

When it is declared there is an overproduction of bricks around New York it shows what prices are doing to construction work.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

When shortage in school teachers is spoken of it should be understood to refer to pay ard not stature.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

A Georgia farmer claims to have produced green cotton. More busi- ness for the green goods men.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

With more cigarettes than cigars consumed. 1t shows what war popu- larity and the price will do.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

A progressive man is one who has the ability to stand still while others are going backward
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-20
MS MUST MAKE COED HIS CHARGES
Ideal Girl Must
Be 4 bic to Eat
Her O7en Cooking

BY Associated Press:
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. a.
The ideal' girl must not necessary
~ rank honesty or religion among
her chief virtues. Neither must she
possess as many Of them as the
Ideal young man.
This was CLEANED by Rev. DR..
Samuel Fritsch Of the Hough ave
nue. Congrega tional church. who
asked several hundred church
goers to summarize the virtues OF
the ideal young man and woman.
4 week ago the symposium named
"A list of 179 virtues for young men,
with honesty and religion leading.
A symposium on the ideal" young
woman disclosed only sixty virtues
and with honesty and religion far
from the top Of the list The list
is led by "genuineness. virtue. femi-
ninity. graciousness, good morals and
no cosm metics."
housekeeping" was emp h a
sized as "a virtue while ranking
high in the category was one calling
for dresses to begin three inches
below the neck and end only at
the shoe tops"
Ability TO eat her own cooking
also ranked high.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-20
PROBE STATEMENT
MADE AT SENATE
COMMITTEE MEET
Pe1-Shing Cries
Before Audience
of $500 People
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 1.-Two
million American soldiers may know
John J. Pershing as a stern general.
but $500 people OF Portland re-
member him as a man Of tenderness
and emotion.
Before introduced to the $500
here last night, Mayor George
Baker presented TO the American
army commander little six year-old
Jean Abercrombie. who came for
ward with an armful or roses for
the general.
Her father. sir. Captain Charles
n. Abercrombie. fell on the second
day in the Argonne forest" the
mayor told the general.
Taking the roses, Pershing saw
something in the winsome. up
turned farce of the little Miss. whose
father never returned from France,
that touched his heart He sat
down slowly and then drew the
girl to his breast. while the tears
coursed down his cheeks and the
audience Numbered its cheers.
Pershing spoke TO three meetings
during his stay OF ten hours in
Portland Sunday. Americanism and
the deportation of undesirable
aliens" was the keynote of his ad-
dress.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-20
INFLUENZA SPREADING
RAPIDLY IN CHICAGO
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
CHICAGO. Jan. 19-Chicago's 5
health department was swamped
with appeals for nurses Monday 10
combat the spread of influenza and
pneumonia, of which more than
1900 cases have been reported in
the last as hours, with so deaths
Health department officials declar-
&c the city needed az least 10000
nurses TO handle the situation prop
erly.
Six hundred nurses. operating
from eight dispensaries Monday be
gan a survey of the city 10 aid in
relief measures and plans were made
to augment this force Monday.
Since o'clock Monday morning.
500 new cases of influenza were re-
ported 10 the board of health. with
10 deaths. New pneumonia cases
numbered 100. with 16 deaths.