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Revenue Tax Dodging.
Evidence Of Defects in the Present
Law and the Remedy.

To THE New York HERALD: Former
Apache Indian raids were not adver-
tised in advance to enable prospective
victims to flee or to prepare for defence,
so where is the wisdom in Revenue
Commissioner Blair's announcement that
a special force of 1000 Of his warriors
is to take the warpath to round up tax
dodgers among vendors of soft drinks.
luxury items. amusement admission
tickets and the like?
The fact that such raid is necessary
to increase the amount of tax collected
is evidence of the inefficiency of our
huge bewildering tax system.
Only in tobacco taxes does the Gov
ernment collect approximately all taxes
due. 1t is done through a rigid system
Of bonding and licensing those engaged
in the industry, through an intricate
series of stamps attached to packages
sold and through compulsory keeping
of special account books in specified
ways.
1t might be possible for the Govern
ment to devise similar measures to gov
ern some other lines of business and
thereby to obtain correspondingly satis-
factory results, but it would be impos-
sible to do this to any great extent
and in truth it should not be done at
all, because of the autocratic. arbitrary
restrictions involved.
The average taxpayer is willing to
pay his tax. but wants to pay 1t with
the minimum of trouble. The simpler
the tax and the more effective the rules
to prevent fraud and evasion. the better
it pleases him. He does not want to
'Sc the good boy paying his tax, while
the Government has over 1000 men
chasing tax dodgers.
1t seems wiser to frame other and
better tax laws than to tinker with the
present statutes.
ADoLPH OpPENHEIMER.
NEW YORK. July O.
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ALAN SEEGER'S BROTHER
TRAVELS GYPSY STYLE
By Automobile and Trailer to
Maine.

Charles Seeger. a MUSICIAN and brother
of Alan Seeger, the American poet. who
was killed in the war. passed through
the city yesterday with his wife and
three small sons EN- route to Maine. trav-
elling gypsy fashion by automobile.
The Seegers started from Pinehurst,
N. c., and stopped at Washington, Ball
timore, Philadelphia and Atlantic City,
where they gave recitals Mrs. Seeger
is violinist. Charles, John and Peter
Seeger are s. 6 and 2 years old. respsc-
lively. Charles and John are learning
to play the violin.
The Seeger automobile tows a trailer
which contains every convenience for
camping. They have found the wander
ing minstrel life so much to theIr liking
that they intend to make 1t their mode
of living in future Mr.. Seeger said.
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in feeding blood stock was not prac-
tised there to the same extent as
across the Channel.
While 1t is true that the French
jumping horses have maintained
their superiority, the English having
no representatives capable OF con-
tending over hurdles or through the
field with Forearm or Heros ILL.,,
this may be explained by the fact
that animals of higher class are
devoted to this character of racing
on the Continent than in Great
Britain. The rewards in hurdle rae
Ing and steeplechasing are so large
in France that it is profitable to put
to jumping horses that cost from
SEQ, 900 to 100000. The Grand Steeple-
chase Of Paris, In which GEORGES PAR
FREMENT, the noted French cross
country rider, took Heros III. over
the wrong course recently, thereby
earning suspension for the balance
of the year, was worth 100000 francs,
or in times of normal exchange
$4,000 in our money.
The records of the Prix du Presi-
dent de la Republique, won Sunday a
week ago at st. Cloud by the English
bred horse Pomme de Terre, show
victories in every instance by French
bred animals, though many English
cracks have tried for it, just as they
have for the Grand Prix.
With return to normal condi.
tions, the French horses, all of which
have the blood of the English thor.
oughbred in their veins, just as ours
have, may be expected to hold their
own in the events which are open to
the world. 1t takes some time to
overcome the effects of malnutritior,
but with the pastures and paddocks
OF France once more smiling with
plenty the horse Of Gaul will win
new honors on the testing grounds
of Longchamps, Deauville, st. Cloud
and Maisons Laffitte.
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That 80 Per Cent. Clause.
In Some Cases the Insured Is Made
to Share the Risk.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The so
per cent. clause has inspired more mis-
representation than any other clause IN
any contract of which have knowledge
When the average person takes out
policy Of insurance he calculates, no
doubt, that he will in all cases be paid
the full amount of his policy II the loss
equals such amount. The so per cent
clause does not so provide, however.
If the owner has total insurance ag-
gregating so per cent. OF the value or
his building he will then be paid in full
for his loss. But If he Is insured for
less amount the company will not be
liable for a greater part of his loss than
the proportion his total insurance bears
to 80 per cent. of the value of his build
ing. Every insurance agent has In
structions to attach these clauses TO the
policies issued by them. Why? Because
in case of loss 1t cuts down the liability
of the company to an amount less than
the amount OF the insurance stated in
the policy.
One of your correspondents says that
when an assured has an 80 per cent.
clause in his policy he guarantees to
carry insurance up to so per cent. OF the
actual value Of his property" This
statement very nearly reaches the limit.
Where among the various conditions OF
the standard policy Is there such a pro-
vision? Or, where is there any decision
of the courts that there is such guar
antee either expressed or implied. There
is no such guarantee in words or IN
effect.
If the so per cent. clause does not re-
duce the liability OF the company In
case of a partial loss just ask the agent
the next time you insure to leave such
clause off the policy and see what hap
pens. You will then begin to make
progress and get somewhere You Will
be told that in such case you will be re-
quired to pay larger premium for the
increased liability of the company.
J. WHITAKER JONES.
NEW ROCHELLE, July g.
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II have been wondering" said SEN
ator KENYoN, debating the proposed
recess, the last few days of heat why
the Capitol was located in Washing
ton anyway" No summer session ever
reaches the sizzling days OF July that
the same question is not gasped by
stified members of Congress. Yet the
answer is easy: This country was
once SO simple as TO suppose that Con-
gress could and would do all its leg
islative chores in winter sessions. when
the weather in the Potomac Valley
is agreeable. Alas, the Congressional
Records dull wordy wastes were not
foreseen.
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Useless Investigations.

When Senator MYERS of Montana
said that the sole result of a Senate
committee investigation of conditions
in the Williamson, West Virginia,
coal field would be to give renewed
publicity to facts already notorious
he was a shade too conservative. He
omitted certain very obvious collat-
eral results, such as the squandering
of thousands upon thousands of dol
lars and the waste of weeks IL not
months OF time. And for what?
In the debate which followed SEN
ator JoHNsoN's resolution ordering
the investigation Senator SHIELDS of
Tennessee made some pertinent OBJ
servaXons. He was a member of a
similar committee which six years
ago Investigated troubles in the Paint
and Cabin Creeks, West Virginia,
mining regions. Senator SWANSON of
Virginia, chairman of that commit
tee, divided up the work and had
different members prepare separate
reports, all ultimately combined in
one document Of imposing tonnage.
II was published at Government ex.
pense, of course.
And that was the end OF it?"
asked Senator MYERS.
"Oh, no." replied Senator SHIELDS.
that was not the end OF It. 1t cost
the Government considerable money
TO print the report, and then the re-
port lay in the document room for
good while until It was taken out and
burned or sold for junk or something
of that kind. / never heard of any
body who had ever read It,"
And now it is proposed that an
other Senate committee shall mess
around in another West Virginia min.
Ing disturbance with the same final
result as In the case of Paint Creek.
There would be another loading up of
the public document lumber chamber
with another mass of junk to be sold
or burned as waste paper. And for
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alone of cash but of materials. realty.
good will and any number of other
assets the value of which can be de.
termined only by railway experts.
Another provision in the bill sets
up an amalgamation tribunal and
directs that four of the twenty-one
directors in each railway group must
be shippers or persons having sub,
stantial interests in the areas served.
Originally labor union representa-.
tives also were included on the di.
rectorates, but this was stricken out
and as substitute the Central and
National Wage Boards will be re.
tanned to adjust labor matters.
This dual control by the Ministry
of Transport and the rates tribunal.
with the additional prospect of In
tervention by the commercial direc-
torA the amalgamation board and
the wage boards, may or may not
prove satisfactory in England. 1t
does not seem to promise even as
high degree of efficiency as we have
here under the control of the Inter
state Commerce Commission tangled
up with the United States Railroad
Labor Board.
But the fact is both the railway
managers and shareholders in Great
Britain realize there is no royal road
back to pre-war railway efficiency
and financial stability. They are
only moderately sanguine In their
hopes for immediate betterment, no
matter how revolutionary the transi-
.tion scheme.
Back claims under the Government
guarantee total s3oo,O0O,00O. The
money could be used Immediately for
improvements, but II will be paid in
two equal instalments at the end of
1921 and 1922.
The chief result to be expected as
an immediate benefit under the rail-
ways bill, in the opinion of the chair
man of the North Eastern Railway, Is
economies of possibly $20,000,000 6
year resulting from amalgamations
and the elimination of unnecessary
competition. Sir ERIC GEDDEs believes
as much as $125,OOO, 900 may be saved.
But even the larger amount is only
a bare 10 per cent. on total expendi-
lures, and If it were realized it would
not eliminate deficits and provide tho
standard return.
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Oil men in Manitoba have been di-
verted from their original purpose by
reports Of rich gold strikes 200 miles
northeast of The Pas, and are seek
ing the ore bearing bodies in an old
fashioned rush of prospectors. No
matter what mans calling is, gold
throws him off his balance; sheep
herders. farmers, merchants. teachers
will drop their work at the call of
the yellow metal. The chances for
quick fortune in an oil field are at
least as good as those in gold camp,
but men would rather have the gold
than the oil.
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French Horses and War Rations.

With the English carrying of the
principal fiat races OF the French
turf, breeders and fanciers in France
are in much the same frame OF mind
that American turfmen would be in
Il Canadian horses captured the Bel
mont Stakes, the Saratoga Cup. the
Suburban or the Brooklyn Handicap
or any other prominent event.
There is reason for the superior.
ity of English horses over those OF
France at this time. 1t is an out
come Of the war, when the race
horses in France we're on shortened
rations. There was curtailment of
rations in England also, but economy
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Yourself.

Don't think your charity viii live
BY Just donating pelf to it
a check Is not enough TO give,
You have to add yourself to Il.
And likewise como TO understand
There is no hidden art 10 II
'Tis not enough to give your hand
Unless you add your heart TO t.
Would you succeed In any plan7
Your strength--you have to spend OF
It:
Your rope won't help drowning man
Unless you hold your end OF IT,
McLANpBuRcH WILSON.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Cloudy. with
local showers to-day and probably to-
morrow no change in temperature;
moderate east winds.
For New Jersey-Cloudy to-day and to-
morrow. with possibly local showers: ~
variable winds.
For Northern New England-cloudy. with
local showers to-day ana probably to-nior-
VOW; no change in temperature; moderate
sasterly winds.
For Southern New England--Cloudy. with
local showers to-day and probably to-mor<
vow; no change In temperature; moderate
For western New York-cloudy to-day. to-
morrow fair; no change In temperaturet
gentle variable winds.
WASHINGTON. July 1o.-Clouds and local
showers and thundershowers in the middle
Atlantic and New England States. the upper
OHIO Valley and lower lake region have
peen attended by an appreciable moderation
IN temperature In these regions. The weather
also has become cooler over the Rocky
Mountain region and the Dakotas. and abb
normally warm weather is now confined to
me upper mississippi and lower Missouri
and lower Ohio valleys. Normal tempera-
ture prevails IN the Southern States and
generally west OF the Rocky Mountains. In
adoition TO the local showers and thunder
showers reported from the middle Atlantic
and New England States local rains also
oklahoma and the north Rocky Mountain
region. Heavy local rains fell in parts OF
Virginia, South Carolina. Georgia. Missis-
sippi, louisiana and eastern Texas.
In the middle Atlantic and New England
States the weather will be generally cloudy
Tomorrow and Tuesday with a probability
change in temperature. In the south At
lantic and east Gulf States and Tennessee
there will be local thundershowers to-mor-
row and tuesday, with normal temperature,
In the Ohio Valley and the region of the
great lakes the weather will be fair to-
morrow and Tuesday, with slightly lower
ia Ia 1ra raUfn
ObserYa tons at IInIted Statas Mna thar
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Americans Have Part inLondon Gayety
Many Entertained on Closing Days of the Season Be-
fore Starting for Paris and Continent

land before touring Switzerland and
Italy.
Gen. and Mrs. Vanderbilt were among
the guests Tuesday at luncheon given
by the French Ambassador and Countess
de Saint Aulaine.
Among the Americans going TO Paris
this week are Frank Persons OF New
York, Major Blake, John Munro Woolse-
ley, the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Galley.
Mr.. and Mrs. -ames Watson Webb. Mrs.
Thomas MacNamara and Mrs. p f.
Wood OF New York Mr.. Leonard Rep
logic. who will join Mrs. Replogle in the
French capital; Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
D. Hines, Mrs. Henry A. Griffin and
daughter, Miss Mary Strange Griffin,
and Mr.. Archibald B. Roosevelt.
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encouragement Asked for Authors.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: AS to the
needs Of American literature I believe
that more encouragement en- the part of
the press for American authors would
produce higher, finer results than one
finds to-day. The lack of~it is what is
causing the dearth OF new writer's. and
sending the publishers to Europe, look
ing for books of literary merit. They
are afraid to bring out books of Ameri-
can origin, more especially written by
new authors. for they know :,,!e literary
press will turn UP its nose at the home
product. w. T. S.
NEW YORK, July 9.
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nese to give our ships much business
as they have their own ships to fill.
How can we ever expect to function
efficiently In foreign trade unless we pro-
vide workable machinery in Washing
ION? AS I have shown, other Govern
ments work efficiently and take action
to improve their position while we mere
ly talk. J. B. POWELL,
Secretary American Chamber of Com
merce of China. Shanghai.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 8.
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TO ENTERTAIN FOR
AMBASSADOR HERRiCk
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmely w.
Herrick Take House in Paris.
Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW York HERAi D.
New York Herald Bureau,

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEW YORK HERAi z.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. July 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmely W. Herricls
have rented a villa here for the sum-
mer where they will entertain extern
sively 70 the new Ameican Ambassa-
dor. Mr.. Myron T. Herrick.
Mrs. William Lowe Rice and Miss
Virginia Ten Eyck Rice have left the
Hotel Lotti on a tour of the French
watering resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch and
the Misses Anita and Polly Blaine Dam
rosch instead of passing the summer at
Lake Como VIII go on an automobile
tour of South France. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. David Names.
Princess Anastasia of Greece, who was
Mrs. William B. Leeds. has recovered
sufficiently after an operation here to
take a daily drive In the Bots de Bou-
logne. She has engaged apartments at
AK les Bains for August.
. Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Armour have
arrived at the Plaza Athene from Lon
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Snyder of New York
are at the Hotel Regina, en- route to Gen.
trail Europe.
Prof A. H. Rogers Of the Commerce
Department of Cornell has left Paris for
a tour Of Austria.
Nine. Gladys Axman. formerly Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, New York.
has arrived at the Grand Hotel. with
her mother. Mrs August We'll, after an
automobile tour of North African deserts.
Mr.. w. F. Bradshaw, president of the
Mechanics Trust Savings Bank in Padu-
cab, KY, will leave Paris this week for
a month in Germany and the Balkans.
Mrs. Salle Spicer, a writer of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, is touring Italy and Switzer-
land.
The marriage of Mile. Lucienne Aron
to Mr.. Edward We'll of New York will
take place on July 20. Mr.. We'll is stop
ping with his mother at the home of his
sister, Nine Ulmo, in Rue de Sevres.
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Pastor Has Large Fiock-of Jobs.
From the Kansas city Star. >

FFOr INC NuH5uS tIfD bfuF,
J. II. wilke of Emporia is the CoScite's
choice for the towns busiest man. Mr..
wilkle is pastor of the Bethany Consrega-
tionai Church. manager OF the city market,
director OF the city employment bureau.
superintendent OF the welfare Association,
executive secretary OF the Red Cross. pastor
OF the Upper Dry Creek Church. assistant
Instructor OF Psychology In the State Nor
nal and member OF the police force.
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Topeka and Kansas City, both In
Kansas, have been held responsible
in the State Supreme Court in money
damages for assaults made on indi-
viduals in their streets. The court
holds that it is the duty of a city
to preserve order. and IL 1t fails so to
do it must pay for its negligence. An
immediate and notable Improvement in
Kansas police forces may be looked
for as the result of these decisions.
The New York herald., 1921-07-11
GUATEMALA ISSUES COINS.

GUATEMALA CITY. July 1O.--seventv
million nickel coins have been mt into
circulation by the Government for tho
purpose of alleviating the shorfaae os
currency occasioned by the withdrawal
of gold coin from circulation. The gold
will be used in stablizlng foreign ex-
change.
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Hint fnr Gardeners.

From the Boston Transcript.
correspondent asks US what we do about
eutworms. Our method n 10 carry them
70 a vacant lot and turn them around three
times. thus getting them so confused that
they cannot. find their way backs
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The Associated Press r. exciustveiv entitiao
to the use for republication of all news des-
patches credited 10 II or not ofherwisa
credited n Lhis paper. and also the local
news published herCim
An rights OF republication Of special desc
patches herein are also reserved.
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More Than n colncidence.

From the Sc. Mary's (va.) Beacon.
walter and Edwin Beitzeii OF Abel ceie-
hrated their birthdays last Sunday. both
falling on the same days.
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The United States Is the Larger.

To THE New YORK HERALD: What is
the area Of the United States exclusive
OF Alaska and outlying possessions and
the area of Australia? I am told that
Australia is the larger Of the two.
B. M.
NEW YORK July 9.
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NEW YORK, July 9.

The areas are: United States, $685.
7S9 square miles: Australia, 2,974,5S1
square miles.
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Highest Temperature, %, at y
Lowest temperature, ~, at 7:3
Average temperature, rs.
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Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, bv THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
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LOCAL. wrAruEn nEconp.

The temperature in this city yesterday, q
recorded by the official Thermometer.
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of your sorroWs. But hencdorth resi-
safely assured that you have found
"a new friend to help you, and lost an
old foe to hurt you. A new friend is
Better than an old foe"
Then the seemingly simple maiden
pretended to look conlforted, and the
two rode on happily together.
4 But what the lady had told about
herself was quite untrue. Her name
was not "Fidessa" at all, but "Dues-
SAL, which means False Religion. Il
Una had still been with the Knight,
he would never have been led astray;
but when he parted from her he had
nothing but his own feelings to guide
him. He still meaEt to do right, but
he was deceived oy his false compan-
ion, who brought him into much
trouble and danger.
Ito be continued next Saturday
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| told his servant to carry away, thu
shield Of Faithless in token Civic,
tsozs
When the lady saw her companion
fall, she fled lin terror; but the Red
Cross knight hurried after her, land
babe her Stay. telling her that!!ssishe
had nothing now to fear. His 1rave
and gentle heart was full of pity to
see her in so great distress, and he
asked her to tell him who she was,
and who was the man that had been
with her.. 49,
Melting into tears, she then told
him the following sad story:-lShe
said that she was the daughter of an
emperor. and had been engaged to
marry wise and good prince. Before
the wedding day, however, the prince
fell into the hands of his foes, aud
was cruelty slain She went out to
look for his body, and in the course
of; her wandering, met the Saracen
knight, who took her captive. "Sans
Foy" was one Of three BAD brothers.
The names of the others were "Sans
Loy," which means Lawless, and
"Sans JOY" which Joyless. She
further said that her own name was
"Fidessa," or True Religion, and she
besought the Knight to have compass
sion on her. because she was so friend
css and unhappy.
"Fair lady," said the knight, "a
heart of flint would grieve to hear
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MAIL THEY Es
STEAL 100000

st. Louis, Feb. 5.-Willis II.
Thornhil!, mail messenger, report
ed to the police last night that be-
was held up # ST. Charles, 20 miles
west of here, by five men, who kid
mapped him and stole registered
pouch, sail TO contain approximately
100000, WHICH was to nave been put
aboard ! train for shipment to st.
Louis.
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