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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10

VIZ ASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 5.-While
w some other world is supposed to be
trying to send us wireless messages,
some of our professors and scientists plan
communication from our end. One astrono-
mer is going up in balloon to observe the
planets more closely, and study ways Of let
ting other worlds know that the earth is in
habited.
Another professor has invented a multiple
charge rocket which will explode at various
points in it's flight, thus providing additional
motive power at each explosion. With this
rocket he believes that he can test the char
acter of the air two hundred miles above the
earth; while similar rocket, button giant
scale, to weigh say 1900 pounds, would, if
properly directed, reach the moon.
Some wireless experts believe that we shall
soon be able to exchange wireless messages
with such OF the planets as may be populated.
Five minutes was once set by an electrical
authority as a reasonable length Of time for a
radio impulse to flash between the earth and
Mars. Compare this five minutes with the
amount of time it would taken an airplane to
reach our nearest neighboring planets. A
plane travelling steadily at 200 miles an hour
could go almost 5000 in twenty-four hours,
and could cover million miles in 200 days.
Venus is at it's nearest approach twenty-five
million miles from us, and Mars is thirty-tive
million. This gives some idea of the distance
of space, and also Of the speed of a wireless
that, it is estimated, could cross the void in
five minutes
Whether some other world has mastered
radio to a greater extent than the geniuses
of the earth is the merest guess work. But
this is not the first time that mysterious
signals have been received by wireless opera
tors. SignOr MarcOni reported understandable
disturbances year ago, and some years be-
fore that another electrical expert had a
similar experience.
That these wireless disturbances might pos
sibly come from the planet Venus is the opln-
ion expressed by DR.. Charles G. Abbot, OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
1--WE have not yet proved the existence of
life on Venus" says DR.. Abbott, "but Condi-
lions there are more favorable for life than
on any of the other worlds except our own"
MARS" he maintains, "is absolutely in
capable of supporting life, and therefore
could not be the outside party trying to signal
the earth"
Students Of radio have attempted to explain
the queer sounds coming from some great
distance as messages from another planet.
AS Mars has repeatedly been peopled by
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10

when he said; "Those who have had the
longest experience of political affairs, and
especially of treaties, know best how often
it happens that difficulties which seem most
formidable in anticipation and on paper
never arise in practice" So it was, history
reminds us, with the adoption and working
out of our own country's Constitution. So
will it be, we have good reason to expect,
with the Covenant of the League of Ma
tons. The sensible and the right proceed
ure is to give the plan a trial, thinking more
of it's purposes than of it's words. For if it
is just and workable in spirit, no teXtual
terms can do it's members harm; and if it
be unjust or unavoidable in spirit, all the
solemn oaths of all languages can noA @nId
it togetha
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
INCOME TAX FACTS
YOU SHOULD KNOW
NO 10.

NO 10.
Tax returns are examined by the Bureau
Of Internal Revenue as soon as practicable
after they are filed. If the amount found
due proves to be greater or less than shown
in the return, the installments will be. re
computed. If it is shown that the amount
paid is in excess, such excess will be credited
against the subsequent installments, whereas
if the difference is in favor of the Gov
eminent, the balance is to be paid upon no.
tice and demand by the collector.
When return is made in good faith
and an understatement Of the amount is not
due to any fault Of the taxpayer no penalty
accrues. If the understatement is due to
negligence but without intent to defraud.
there is added per cent of the total amount
OF the deficiency, plus interest at the rate
or l per cent month from the time the
tax was due. II the understatement is false
with intent to evade the tax, the penalty is
fine of not more than $4,000, or one
years imprisonment, or both, together with
the cost or prosecution, with an added as
sessment of SO per cent of the amount Of
deficiency.
HEAVY PENALTIES PROVIDED
For failing to make a return on time the
penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000
and an additional assessment Of % per cent
of the amount due "Willful refusal" to make
return and pay the tax on time is punish
able by fine of not more than $4,000.
er with the cost of prosecution. If a COL
Iector OF internal revenue suspects that an
amount OF income is understated in a re-
turn, he may, on his own initiative take I'D
the matter with the taxpayer and, on be-
coming convinced that the amount was nm
derstated, may increase the tax subject tn
the right Of the taxpayer to appeal to tho
commissioner of Internal Revenue. The
commissioner, without the intervention If
coHectors, may exercise original Jurisdiction
IN cases of understatement
The Bureau Of Internal Revenue has at
its command innumerable avenues of infor.
nation for checking up delinquents. Under
the "mtormation at the source" provision
Of the act reports Of payments to others of
$I,OOO or more during the year 1919 must
De made by all individuals, trustees guar
dlans, and other fiduciaries, and by partner
ships and corporations
separate return of each employee whose
salary for 1919 was $1,000 or more is re-
CURED Of employers.
The bill provides that whenever necessary
the names and addresses of the recipient of
the income shall be furnished by the per.
son, corporation, or partnership paying, it.
Inc returns must show, whenever possible
VIII ether the recipient is single married
or the head Of family
Regardless of the amount, information re-
turns may be required in the case Of pay
ment of interest upon bonds and mortgages,
deeds of trust, or other obligations Of a cor
pOration.
INFORMATION RETURNS
Returns of information must be filed
with the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
at Washington. Collectors Of internal rev.
enue are not authorized to receive such re-
turns. Forms on which the returns must be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10

made may be obtained, however, from the
offices of collectors.
approximately 100000 returns of infor-
nation were received by the bureau for the
year 1918. In addition the bureau received
4SOO,OOO ownerhsip certificates revealing
the payment Of bond interest dividends, and
foreign items Of income. Information re-
turns, this year, at last will be placed in
the hands of deputy collectors of internal
revenue for use in rounding up delinquents.
Revenue agents will visit every county in
the United States to assist taxpayers in max
ing out their income tax forms for 1919. The
date of their arrival and the location of their
offices will be announced through the press,
or may be obtained on inquiry at offices Of
collectors Of internal revenue, postoffffices,
or banks. The services of these experts is
offered without cost to the taxpayer. Failure
to take advantage Of Them however, does
not relieve the taxpayer from his obligations
under the law. In the payment Of an income
tax, the taxpayer is required to seek the gov
eminent, not the government the taxpayer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
THE JOURNALS. LETTER BOX

Editor Semi-Weekly Journal: Allow me
a little space to write a few words Of appre-
citation to the good old Atlanta Journal and
its distinguished writer's. We have for
many years been a subscriber to your val
liable paper. We have been greatly benefit
ed by the many good articles written by
your contributors, and also the editorial
topics. The Journal is our favorite paner
and Will remain on its mailing list long as
we live and can get it. Now we enjoy read
ing the good letters Of Mrs. w. H. Felton's
so much we want to congratulate her on
hef noble articles, and hope for her many
more years in her glorious work In con-
cluslon will say, that we wish every one a
joyful and abundance Of success dur
ing 1920 A NM MEAD
Lawrenceville, Ga, R. F. D. 5, January
Is, 1920.
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
AMERICA?
By DR.. Frank Crane

By DR.. Frank Crane
Too much competition and not enough CO.
operation.
Too much party and not enough patriot
ism.
Too much labor union and not enough
labor
Too much hate and not enough under
standing.
Too much oil stock and not enough
war stamps.
Too many silk shirts and not enough
savings bankbOoks.
Too many promoters and not enough
school teachers.
Too much fight and not enough teamplay.
Too much fear of Bolshevik bugaboos and
not enough confidence in the people.
More government aid to hogs than to
mothers and babies.
Too much ism and cult and movement
and not enough horse sense.
Too much national vanity and cockiness
and not enough national conscience.
Too much cursing of politicians and not
enough interest in politics.
Too much bunk about capital and labor
and not enough effort to get together.
Too much class and not enough democ-
racy.
Too much money and credit and not
enough production.
Too much ultimatum and not enough COM
promise.
Too much pessimism and not enough
courage.
Too many critics and not enough appre-
ciators.
Copyright, 1920, by Frank Crane)
returned warrior was relating his expert
enceS to number of OLE friends in the village
inn. After exhaISting his supply of tales, he
was asked:
Odd you use any high explosives over
there?"
"Wel, l amt sure about that But when
our battalion was up the line once shell
struck our dugout, lifting everything into the
air and when the SanGbags came down they
were all covered with snow"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
German Opinions of the Treaty and the
LEAGUE

The BERLIN POST declares that "the
whole peace treaty is tainted with the policy
of revenge" and that "the League Of Ma
tions is only an instrument Of torture to
guarantee what the allied robber policy has
won.' An article entitled cat the Grave
of the League Of Nations appears in the
CHEMNITZ ALLGEREINE ZEITUNG, de-
claring that "the League is dead-the only
thing that stands is the vac victis,' and
force. not Justice, rules the modern world"
The LEIPSIG TAG predicts that "the present
peace of violence will in the course of time
create such sympathy for Germany as will
help in obtaining a more moderate peace.
Responsibility for the "scandalous treaty" is
placed by the REICHSBOTE upon the present
Socialist government, with which the over
whelming part Of the German nation has alb
solutely nothing in common" The REICHS-
BOTE ridicules the idea that the so-called
war criminals should surrender themselves
voluntarily to the Allies.
American Army DeSerters in Paris
Deserters from the U. S. army in France
still make Paris rendezvous and carry on
their nefarious thievery and criminal life to
the disgust of the French and the embar-
rassment Of their own country. There are said
to be no less than one thousand men Of the
A. E. r. who quit their posts of duty and
since that time led freebooters' existence
The patience of Paris is about exhausted
Endeavoring to live through dishonest means,
these deserters have taken to all manner ,of
stealing to earn livelihood. Though court
martial has been handed out to many who
have been arrested, by far the greater ma
jority has escaped punishment.
1t is difficult to understand what motive
young man would have in yielding to mad
impulse to give up his military duties and
lead the life Of a brigand in foreign land.
We wonder sometimes what kind of soldiers
these same young men made when they wore
the khaki and fought with the other loyal
troops from the U. S. A Very little sympa-
thy will go out to them in their recklessness.
They have broken a military law and should
be d-SPRINGFIELD CO., DAILY
NEWS (Dem.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10

where he believes it is more eXpWWYent to at
tempt to set up peaceful relations with the
so-called capitalistic' governments than to
seek to undermine them by terrorist methods.
If he has determined on this course, it marks
him as less of a fool than he has been credit
ed with being" The BIRMINGHAM AGE
HERALD (Dem.) thinks Martens talked
like man who had nothing to conceal, and
his evident straightforWardness is given adj
ditional weight by some facts we have re-
Gently learned about Soviet Russia" We are
reminded, too, by the NEWARK EVENING
NEWS (Ind.), that "Sovietism is not merely
a political system, but is pretty nearly Nc,
1igion among its adherents." and that, more
over:
"The Russian is naturally Communist
and only understands that and monarchy.
Outside OF the imperial and great private es-
tates, Russian land has been handled largely
through the local communes. Russia is an
agricultural country, and these communes
about all the political education in self
government the Russian has. He does not
know what you mean by a republic in our
sense. He does not know what you mean by
individual opportunity, because he never had
any. In addition, through the association
Of the other powers with Russians who he
thinks are reactionaries, he believes that the
democratic system means the end of what
he thinks to be his political and industrial
freedom. And in addition, we have just sent
over another shipload of missionaries to tell
him what rotten place a democracy is, in
their opinion
Whatever comes out Of Russia will for
the time being be communistic in nature"
the NEWS continues, land the one way Of
disproving it's economic soundness is to put
it in competition with the industry of other
countries whose industrial systems have been
evolved by experience" The JOHNSTOWN
DEMOCRAT (Dem.) complains that while
Britain and France and Italy may trade with
Russia if they please and "have been doing
so for some time, Britain particularly" yet
American manufacturers are told they must
sit on the fence and watch their rivals across
the sea gobble up whatever Russia has to
Offer"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
E|IEsAIsTN TlK &
sy WILLIAM !!.,!. i BRADY RAJ, ND.

and width at least equal to the
width OF the broadcast part OF the
stockinged forefoot when the
weight of the body is supported
with the heel of the floor.
A more advanced and serious
stage of the trouble is character,
lied by more or less constant dis
ability This is seen chiefly in mid
die aged persons whose weight has
increased to an excessive figure and
whose feet have been misused by
vicious shoes and unused for prop
er exercise through many years.
Here the transverse arch is often
really broken down, so that instead
OF a longitudinal crease in the sole
there is g. bullying there and often
one or several painful calluses due
to abnormal pressure. The treat
ment is more difficult. Grea- harm.
sometimes irreparabie harm is done
in such cases by the half-baAed
"foot specialist" so-called. exploit
ed by second rate shoe store for
their gulliblef patrons. If the feet
are of any value to the individual
in an economic sense he or she
should think we'll enough Of them
to consult a competent physician
for such cases, and he is a physf-
clan who hides. hiS light under a
bushel, merely admitting. if you
search him out. that he limits his
practice to "orthopedic surgery"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL {, 1920.
grsn Tho Argus Of Naseh "a, 1920
q ~lhs Argus henceforth will b cenductea - an
Zf1p<hAsnt ncwspapes. unbase9 ~ partisan ties,
aad ready to state Its honest convictions In
&3 Jatesest Of the foMmOn uctfsre~s
Japanese in Siberia.

A few months ago a lot OF men who were
and are in politics were trying to make capital
out of the fact that American soldiers were in
Siberia Brings our boys home What bust
mess have they got over there anyhow was
q demand that covld be made in few words
and struck popular chord, inasmuch as the
answer, though perfectly logical and satisfy
ing to the common sense, was too long story
to be readily made either orally or in the news
Papers The complaint fit nicely i'll the head
lines but the reply didn't; hence the latter
sneyer could catch up with the former. The
kickers of course foresaw this before they
started kicking.
The state department couldn't say that we
we're in Siberia partly to keep an eye on Japan,
which seems to have been the fact. The kick
ers, however, had their way and the last Amer
lean soldiers left Vladivostok April /.
iWhen it was announced that evacuation
WIS to take place the Japanese government
FASTENED to intimate that it intended to follow
the American example. = 1t even made moves
in that direction. The day the Yanks left.
however. it was given out that the Japanese
forces would not Immediately vacate. Within
q week the Japs attacked Vladivostok and CAP
tnred the city after pitched battle. They
are now in full control OF the eastern gateway
to- Siberia, perhaps to stay.
1t isn't so hard now to understand what the
United States was doing in Siberia or to see
that the kickers we're taking the short-sishted
view and appealing to national selfishness. In
time the country will discover that much o:
the opposition the present national admins
tration is encountering is OF tbs same
character.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
Courageous Leadership.

= Labor leaders who trying to induce
members OF unions to live UP to terms Of work
Ing contracts made by their organizations are
showing more common sense and higher de-
gree of courage, and patriotism than lot Of
public men now running around the country
asking people to vote for them. The former
realize that there must be greater production
Or there will be an even greater scarcity of
necessaries Of life. They know that calling
strikes ind!scrmnately without good reasca
assrayates dissatisfaction all around More
than that, it brings the cause of unionisn into
dlsrepute and weakens their own position.
The unauthorized strike Of switchmen in
chicago undoubtedly has been precipitated by
agitators OF the worst type. II it wins it will
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07

establish precedent which viii threaten the
very existence Of every labor organisation.
That would Be calamity for the workers
themselves and real disaster for the entire
Industrial system Collective bargaining. adj
yxnfages Of which are coming to be SO gener-
ally recognized. will cease when it is apparent
that either side to the contract no longer is
hacked by the good faith Of those represented.
Then it will be every man for himself and
workers need only consult those now living
who we're in active employment generation
ago to learn what that will mean.
Industrial conditions in this country cannot
60 on indefinitely in the present course. This
thing Of continually rocking the boat must
cease. Those who refuse to quit must be
thrown overheard and everybody else must
settle down to rowing strong, steady stroke.
il We are to get anywhere before the storm
People nnst realize that the situation is mot
normal and that Sinking and accusing one an
other win not alter fundamental conditions.
Here is rich country which, besides using
all its current resources, mortgaged its future
for quarter, perhaps half century, and spent
the proceeds in less than three years. 1t is
perfectly obvious to anyone willing to think
seriously for a moment that the prosperity SO
created cannot last that the prevailing stand
ard Of values is false one and that the extra
ordinary imitation will automatically cease in
accordance with economic law as the nation
stops spending and starts saving tospay off its
debts.
If man who had worked hard and saved
for the better part of his life to accumulate
competence were to turn to and blow in all
| his wealth and all he could borrow in few
months he would be in much the same case
! as the United States is at the present moment
/! During the spending process the Individual
| ideas of values and responsibilities would ur-
dergo change and he probably would take
| it pretty hard when he got to the end Of his
| string and realized the necessity OF returning
/, 10 his old habits of thrift and economy if he
| wished to keep out OF the poo-house.
! We are passing through a period of inevi,
| table reaction. There is just one way out
/ We have got to settle back 10 our old frugal
! industrious ways and be honest with ourselves
and with others. Those who employ labor
i must treat il fairly and pay it living wages
! Those employed must give value received
| instead Of trying to do the least for the mos
money Those who belong to labor union:
must abide by the will of the majority and live
up to the contracts made by their regularly
accredited officers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
The Painful Forefeet.

Women formerly. had monop-
oily on so-called Mortor's affection
Of the forefoot, thanks to her freak
ish high heels and the pinching of
the forefoot by her narrow pointed
shoes. But Of late years things
mi.,eing around in the coarse or
unladylike sex have disputed wom-
ans monopoly Of pretty shoes and
of this painful forefoot affection, by
wearing the daintiest toothpick
conceits which are to be distin-
guished from girls stuff only by an
expert. The man-style shoes pre-
scribed for those in military SER
vice prevent and cure this and
many other fool foot ailments, but
are not dainty and pretty enough
for Percy and Cyril.
The first stage or type of painful
forefoot occurs chiefly in young
women whose high heels transfer
too much Of the body weight to the
| forward part Of the foot and whose
unnaturally narrow and extremely
| pointed Shoes give insufficient
room for the spread ofthe foot un-
der that weight. Pressure upon the
forefont by the improper shoe
therefore depresses the transverse
arch made up of the small bones OF
the forefoot, and probably squeezes
. nerve between the heads of these
small metatarsal bones. The char
acteristic complaint of the victim
is a sudden lancinating pain of a
burning character felt toward the
outer side of the forefool and so Sc
we're that she is compelled to re-
move her shoe and rub the foot for
relief. This happens again and
again, as long as the misguided vic
/ tim persists in wearing the freak
shoes II may be overcome by the
adoption of sane shoes. The lasts
or makes of shoes recommended by
the Y. W. c. A. council for women
are good, and not in the slightest
degree unbecoming to a young
woman. The important essentials
of the shoe required are ~
straight inside sole line or slightly
infiaring soles: (2l reasena bly,
broad low heel; very flexible shank
to give the foot muscles q chance
to get proper exercise in walking
go reasonably broad rounded soles