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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-02
The Value of
Waterways
THE Mississippi Valley covers GA

SAAAS A'A~S~HR~ S~~~~y w.
per cent of our continental
area, contains 55 per cent Of
our population, and produces SO per
cent of our exports.
1t produces A per cent of our
manufactured products and 70 per
cent of our agricultural products.
1t has a majority of the Congress,
yet for fifty years has tried in vain
to get even its own representatives
to vote for an adequate development
of its wonderful waterways.
James e. Smith, vice president of
the Mississippi Valley Association,
recently pointed out that, with the
single exception of short stretch
upon the Monongahela River, there
is not today completed river prof.
ect between the Alleghanies and the
Rockies.
To improve this stretch of the
Monongahela cost the Government
$12,0O0,O00. Last year more than
24,00O,000 tons of freight were car
ried upon that improved stretch, at
saving of $24,OOOOOO over freight
by rail. The entire cost of the in
vestment was returned twofold in
one year,
Equal improvement of the Ohio,
Mississippi, Missouri rivers and
their tributaries would revolutionize
American commerce, now stagnant
in part because of the high cost of
rail transport.
The people of the Mississippi Val
ley are organizing to demand such
improvement. They are alarmed at
the condition thus described by Mr..
Smith:
"We are now entering world
war for commercial supremacy, in
which we are handicapped as is
no other competing nation. Most,
if not all, of our competitors, en-
Joy the benefit of both modern
rail and water transportation ia
cilities, while the great area of
our country in which our export
able products are produced is now
alone dependent upon railroad
transportation, which is not only
utterly inadequate for the prompt
and proper handling of its prod
ucts, but the extremely high cost
of carriage at the present time is
prohibitive, making it impossible
for our farmers, manufacturers,
and other producers to meet
the competition which confronts
them"
Leaders of the movement to force
action by the Congress realize that
their chief obstacle is private own
ership of railroads, which resehts
and resists waterway competition.
When all the people now keenly
suffering from present railroad con-
ditions perceive the same truth we
shall have a merry issue in our
politics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-02
DOdging This
Tax Is Hard


0NE strong argument for the
sales tax is the simplicity of
the thing, which makes it easy
and cheap to collect and hard to
dodge.
You all know how taxes are
evaded now. And you know, too,
that it costs the Government
which means that it costs you folks
at least $25, 100000 a year just to
run down tax dodgers and then not
catch one in ten.
Besides, if you pay taxes to any
amount, you know how almost i'm
possible it is to make out correct
return that will neither cheat the
Government nor yourself. The whole
business is 80 involved and contra
dictory and crazy that even the Gov
eminent experts cannot agree, often,
upon what you ought to pay, and
the average intelligent man throws
up his hands in despair. That's
why the tax-dodgers have it so easy.
But paying taxes under the sales
tax would be as simple as falling
off log. This is the way it would
work:
Every person or corporation in
tending to make any kind of sales
during the year would have to take
out license. That might cost
dollar a year or cost nothing. 1t
would make no difference, because
the sales license is only to put
sellers on record.
After that each person so licensed
would have to report the gross
amount of his sales during each
month, and send with the report
a check for one per cent Of the
amount. If he sold $1,000 worth of
goods during the month, he would
pay sales tax of $50 that month
and that $50 would be spread among
all of the people who bought that
$1,000 worth of clothes or food or
anything else, and would be the
ONLY tax Of any kind they would
have to pay from that part of their
months earnings.
Now, you can readily see that that
$50 tax on your grocer for one
month is not going to increase the
cost of flour, sugar, vegetables or
other food you buy enough to be
noticed. Whereas, you now pay,
under the present system of con-
cealed and passed on taxes, $500 a
month to the grocer who sells the
group you belong to $4,000 worth
of groceries-or sixteen times as
much on account of taxes as you
would pay if the sales tax was the
only tax.
The grocer doesn't get the $500
but you pay it to him, because he
has to pass it back along the
line down on which it came to him.
1t is the plain folks who need the
sales tax, and anybody who tells you
different is badly mistaken, or not
your friend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-02

DUT OH correct side OF
Id Atlantic everything is
peaceful as ashes In the
urn. True, Senate might
indulge In parliamentary
shindig with President. But
it's only dead horse.play.
Husbands don't waste quar-
rels In saloons any more.
They take 'em home TO
their wives. But country is
quiet as eel swimming in
oil.
SUBURBS and city havo
~ simmered down to blood
heat. Everything would
be. as happy as merry ali
mony chimes. IL 1t weren't
for mosketters.
MOSKEETER is reforner
Vl of insect world. He is
raised on water and loves
to pick on neighbors.
THERE are two kinds Of
l. skeeters. Those who
bite. And those who bite
twice. Bite of soprano
shooter is more deadly than
male. Skitter Ia different
from hornet cousin, who
carries it's bootleg poison in
its hip pocket.
OKEETER meets you face
~ to face and you dis
cover he has aces back to
back. sting OF female is
dangerous, but bite Of male
is no ginger snap. You can
catch mice In trap, fli,s OH
tanglefoot. but they don't
build iron bars strong
enough to prevent skeeters
from flying in between EN-.
Nor doors thick enough 10
keep him from dipping In
through kcyhole.
CCREEN doors are just
- dessert for hungry bird.
He is very affectionate,
loves to kiss Strangers. Fly
ing harpoons furnish their
own music. Sometimes
bites hand that feeds him.
But prefers neck. Mealtime
from twelve to twelve. AL
ways leaves big lump for
tip.
NEVER scratch skeeter
IN bite. That only re-
minds II that It's there.
Long Island buzZard prefers
cafeteria system OF dining,
while Jersey hawks kick
you to death.
THERE are some folks
Il whom skeeters won't bite
But YOU generally notice
that these people are same
inhabitants W no walk
\ through church bazaar with.
out buying anything and
steal milk from dmnbwait-
ere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-02

SUBURBS and city have
~ simmered down to blood
heat. Everything would
be. as happy as merry ali
mony chimes. II 1t weren't
for mosketters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-02
Mr.. B. Baer
B.ZZ.ZZNf.AIM.ZIN.

MARS are all over ex.
w cept for shooting. Eu-
rope is enjoying breathing
spell of one minute between
rounds.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
WORK DONE BY HUMAN HEART
Doubtful u Any Machine Made by
Man Can Equal Il In Amount Of
Labor Performed.

The pulse of the great Napoleon is
said to have made only so beats n
minute. Eighty Is not an unusual
number. But, suppOsing the case of
n heart that beats 20 times a minute,
expellIng ten cubic inches Of blood at
each stroke" 1t is apparent that the
little pump delivers 45 cubic inches In
one hour. over a million cubic inches
In day, or (as may easily be reck-
oned about seven thousand tons Of
vital fluid In q twelvemOnth. In fig.
uring this out. a scientist calls atten-
ton to the fact that a human heart
has four cOmpartments-twO auricles
and two veRtricles. The auricles are
merely reservoirs. The energy devel-
Oped by the pump Is furnished by the
right and left ventricles-the right
one sending impure blood TO the
lungs and the left one forcing
the pure blood into circulation.
The left ventricle alone uses In
day enough energy TO raise one
ton 90 feet. All the blood pumped by
one heart engine In one year would
suffice TO I'LL a tank 81 feet long. 81
feet wide and 81 feet high. OR, II
the tank were cylindrical and so feet
In diameter. It would have TO be IFS
feet high In order TO hold the 1.7O0.-
600 gallons pumped by a single heart
I'm the course OF a year.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
Rushing HsadIons Into Freedom.

their lives. IL only for a passing hour,
some fragment of happiness or interest
the vital spark a life.
THE women. know, will enjoy chat
ting" unused Janet, land In places
where they refuse money from me
will just DO n bit OF ceary decorating !;
install Cretonne curtains or make a
slip cover for the big chair before the
open fire or make Bp snappy little
curtain or two. know" she continued
thoughtfully as she mechanically guild
ed her car past n great herd of sheep
that struggled across the country lane,
shat can fling quite a bit of cheer
along my way and that is what love
most to do"
AS q matter Of fact. Janet scarcely
had TO offer bright cretOnnes and silks
and tassels when she was generously
equipped with sunny hair, laughing
blue eyes and a fund Of radiant
chatter.
The first night Of her holiday was
more than successful. She knocked Mt
the door of d quaint little dwelling
that lay on the very fringe OF the
world, apparently, for there seemed
not the twinkle OF a candle for miles
save In Its own windows. There was
an old couple there who took Janet
into their home as IL she had been the
granddaughter Of a dear friend. There
was hair cloth furniture and an old
piano that seemed not TO have known a
human Caress for fifty or more years,
yet Janet managed a light accompani-
ment for a song or two. Little senti-
mental love songs they were. and as
Janet turned from the piano she saw
that the frall hands of the old couple
had met and remained clasped. Janet
held the hope that she. too, might one
day know such enduring love.
In that small home she left two soft
and downy cushions, one for each OF
the big chairs before the fire or the
sunny window.
The farewells there were fraught
with sadness. One never knew what
another spring might bring.
The next was a sturdy farmhouse,
With a sturdy young couple and any
amount Of sturdy offspring. In that
home Janet left a set OF cretonne rOmp-
srs that made the youngsters look
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
E1PDDddd!ys
D6NeRin8
Fairy Tale =
THE DUCK LEADER.
"NARY GRAHAM BONNER

"Quack. quack." said Sir David
Duck. Il am the leader. And we will
all play follow the leader. II Il q
splendid game.
Everyone must follow the leader.
and ] am the leader as said before.
"a fine game. a very fine game.
quack, quack," said Sir David Duck.
Sir David Duck was In pond which
looked as though Il were Of many
colors.
The water was blue and green In
color. There were pretty water weeds
growing In IL and the sky was looking
in the water 80 that there were many
colors which were reelected from the
sky. just as q person can see herself
reflected In the water when IL In very
clear.
The ducks all began to follow Sir
David Duck, swimming along In pairs.
They did not pay any attention 70
the beautiful colors which were In the
water. and Oh, such beautiful colors
an there were.
They didn't pay any attention 70 the
lovely sky above them. nor 70 the
beauty about them.
Il am glad TO see the way you are
all following me-" said Sir David
Duck. T am glad to see u. IN
deed"
"Quack, quack. we're all coming
along" said the ducks.
"We should be so thankful to be
Free" said Sir David Duck. "In q
house some distance beyond the house
which belongs to the one who owns
us, there Is a Wild bird being kept
In a cage.
'The people caught the bird and
Gagged him. And there he sits. long
Ing TO be free. longing to be out with
his friends. II Ia different to keep
bird in cage which has been born
and brought up to cage life. like q
canary. but even then 1t is nice TO
let the bird out I'm a room ut times
when the windows are down. For q
canary would lose his way. perhaps.
II he got outside.
"But to capture a bird who had al
ways been wildl Oh dear. that seems
so sad.
"The bird Is SO mOurnful and looks
out Of his cage with sad. sad eyes.
"But I've heard our owner say that
they were going to set the bird free
Oh. how happy he will be theni !
can just imagine how he will go fly
Ing away to bis friends with q song
on his beak and a happy flutter in
his heart.
81 am glad that the farmer says
that bird Is to be set free. Oh. how
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
The Cottage Over
the Hill
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

N6@ 1871 ~ Mcclure Newspaper byndlcats-b
II was just as well, for the bulk Of
Janet's pOcketbOOk, that there was no
functionary Of road laws lurking be
hind hedges. as she stepped on the gas
OF her old bus and sped along the
country roads
Janet was rushing headlOng into
freedom, II only for three weeks,
and she desired TO shake the city tHr-
moil from her tires as swiftly Us
possible.
Any one casually CHANGING into the
rear seat of the speeding auto would
suspect the reckless driver of being a
thief and hurrying TO safety with her
booty of cretOnnes, satins, damasks and
undraped down cushions.
However. Janet was not q thief and
the bits OF lovely materials I'm the rear
seat had been bought and paid for
months before. Janet was an Interior
decorator Of most fIattering success,
but for a moment she was tired to
death OF color schemes, furniture of
varied periods and estimates. Espe-
Cially was she weary or the gasps and
groans Of clients when they read prices
~ labor, materials and decorations In
general.
So. she stepped on the gas and sped
away from 1t all for n short time. She
was grateful for the efficient help she
had left in her exquisite little studio.
Janet was embarklng on that which
she considered a real holiday. Alone
in her car with only the restful whirl
Of her faithful motor that responded tn
her lIGhtest touch, she was going Ia
seek some OF those little lost villages
that struggled away from the world In
coy abandon on hill or IN vale. In
them she hoped to find some hOspItable
soul who would take her In for a
nights rest. She was going TO be
bright and CHEEKY and chat to those
people about her world. and put into
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

CANT and differ
ent- Ch0ze shs
ioin chops and
have them cut
quite thick:f re-
move the surplus
fat and slash them
from the edge In
20 the bone, max
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
sTR,klNo CARPENTERS olvE.up

Nine Thousand In Philadelphia Aaree
20 Employer Terms.
Philadelphia.-Nine thousand car
penters. who had been on strike since
May /, accepted terms laid down by
their employers. including a material
reduction In wages. Contractors said
the carpenters action would bring to
an end the entire building trade strike,
which was called when a new and low.
er wage scale for all classes OF labor
was announced. Work ON many lona
delayed buildings win soon begin.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

thankful we should be that we never
have had to live In a small cagel
1--WE can quack our way through
life. swimming in this lovely pond.
Even though we don't bother much
TO admire the lovely colors and the
beautiful weeds we enjoy ourselves
In our own duck way.
"We don't bother to admire the sky
for II is so far away and ducks have
never thought much about the sky
anyway.
''The goldenrod flowers are coming
out along the road nearby and they
are making a great long procession Of
themselves with the help of the wild
daisies.
ayes, they're going to form a love
ly parade. all OF the goldenrod fam
lily and wild daisies which can find
room on either side of the road. They
won't 60 marching ahead but they will
stand quite still like a parade which
only needs to be given the signal or
sign from the band to start march,
Ing.
The band won't give them the sign,
and they don't mind as they simply
want to stand as they are. It is most
certainly very beautiful about here.
"But I won't bother so much about
the beauty. for am only a duck after
| all.
"Quack, quack. the most important
thing Is the way you all follow me.
two by two. I don't like the game Of
Still Pond No More Moving. for
when a creature says those words the
others must all keep quite still. ]
like the game Of Follow the Leader,
for that Is the game we're playing
now, and I'm the leader. quack.
Quack."
And all the ducks swan after Sir
David Duck. quacking as they swan
along.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

Ike animated flower bedS runrang
about the farm.
And so Il went-pain, pleas are, rest
and chaos. Janet found them all In
those little lost villages through which
her adventure led her. And then she
came TO the cottage over the hill. II
nestled against the side Of so steep a
descent that Janet caught her breath
when she saw II hanging there after
climbing the other side of the noun
tain. IL commanded a view Of the
Lebanon valley that actually intoxi-
Gated her with the sheer beauty OF IL.
Fruit blossoms In glorious array lay
scattered over the landscape and lent
their delicate fragrance TO the nos
| irils.
ASsuredly great rivet must be
employed to hold the small cottage
to its perilous position. Janet knew
that she would seek n nights rest
there II II was her last adventure on
earth. She turned her car, now al
most empty of gay colors. into the
| narrow lane that led TO the cottage.
II was Just twilight and a serene still-
ness added To the charm of the eve
ming. The last rays Of sunlight fecked
| the hillside.
| Janet knocked gently at the door,
while she stood on the wide veranda
drinking In the panoramic scene be-
fore her.
The udn who opened the door had
a view Of Janet's back before the Joy
Of glimpsing her face.
"Oh!" exclaimed Janet rather star
tied. II wanted TO know IL you have
an extra room. I should love to spend
the night here" She looked up into
Dick Rawley's eyes. 81 never saw 50
wonderful a view"
Nor did l." confessed Rawley, and
there was an enlgmatic smile along
with the words that made Janet blush
slightly.
She then told him about her holi.
day and how she had been spend.
Ing IL.
I'm sorry" he told her, "but I live
all alone here while I work on end
less movies. This Is my den"
"Ohw Janet again commented. "Ir
that case will have to be on my
way" Her voice was wistful. "Thi,
would have been the browning glory
Of my trip"
'Is there a chance that you would
share my evening meal with me II
bring II out here-sO you may EMO!
the vIew7" Rawley scarcely HOPED
this beautiful. interesting girl woul,
accept his hospitality, but to his sur
prise she smiled her joy.
And afterward." said Rawley, "i
you permit me. ! will show you tn,
way to cottage not too far from
here where dim distant relative o.
mine lives. and where ! go and stOI
when my own society. or perhaps mOrt
truthfully. my own cooking. gets thu
better of me-"
81 hate to trouble you to show me
the way to the other cottage" sh,
suggested when they had finished sup
per and the stars were beginning 4
dot the sky and time to go had ar
rived.
cit Is the most delightful break
have ever had In my day Of har,
work. will stay over there, too. ant
You can bring me back In your en-
In the morning. How's thatT"
Very fine" laughed janet.
Then as they mOtOred down the hil
Il seemed almost as II the faithful
little motor knew that there woult
almost always he some one besid,
Janet from now on. and II purred yer!
softly along the mountain trail.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish to make happy. II may
be Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
Their. It may be a Wife or il may
be q Sweetbeart--and often Them
selves.
Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-
Brac is complete. Each piece has
been carefully selected and We feel
satisfied that visit from you will
bear us out that we have as fine
selection as can be found anywhere.
Any article that you may select
will be laid aside and delivered when
wanted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
Grass Like a Mouse

Why Is grass like a mousei Because
the cat'I (cattle) eat 1t.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
Puneture.Resis.inn rire.

newly patented puncture-resisting
tire has two ring-shaped sections Of
nodded rubber sponge. one fitting
within the other. and the whole closely
filling the tire casing. The inner ring
occupies the center Of the tire. IL
Is OF variable size. and serves as q
wedge to spread out the outer ring.
The larger II Is the more It CON-
presses the air cells. and the greater
the pressure on the tire. The air
cells. existing In great number. are
claimed to give greater residence than
the single air-infiated inner tube.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

Ing a pocket to hold the stufFing. Make
any desired stufting. sprinkle the
chops with salt and pepper and 5lace
them In q buttered pan to bake Tor
20 minutes In q hot oven. Make a
gravy from the fat In the pan and
serve with the chops. A mint sauce
may be served. also. u
Caif's Liver q IN Beoues-Cnr d
pound Of ealrs liver into hahsh'
cubes. add two onions cut "a slices
dash Of paprika, and half dozen
stalks Of parsley cut One; c6A-:r and
Let stand half hour: nake the IL
from the onions. ron In andffry
In basket In deep fat.
swsetbreads q In Newburu.-Parhcn
q pair Of swetbreads half an hour
with two bay leaves. Drain, cool. -re-
move the membranes and cut I'm srI7hf1-
dice. Chop fine one cupful OF fresh
mushrooms Heat q cupful OF thick
cream In q double boiler, addne
sweetireads and mushrooms Beat
three egg yolks, add salt, paprika and
two tablespoonfuls Of lemon Juice. one
tablespoonful or worcestershire sauce
and stir into the cream. Serve hot I'm
ramekins.
Frieassee OF veai.-Cut a slice OF
veal In serving sized pieces-a cut
from the leg. Pound each piece 70
reduce the thickness, roll IN -four and
fry In salt pork fat until teown on
both sides. Remove to q casserole.
pour broth or hot water over the
meat: the broth Is made BY rinsing
out the frying pan with hot water.
Add salt and pepper and cook covered
an hour or longer. Carrots and other
vegetables may be added If desired.
Almond saIad.-Blanch and shred
one-half cupful Of almonds, add six
olives stoned and chopped, one-half
cupful Of celery, one-half cupful OF
mayonnalse or q good boiled dressing.
Serve on head lettuce.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
Classie&

"Are you an admirer Of the cias-
sicsT"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; ''ai-
though ! can't help regarding II Al
unfortunate that they are so much eas-
Ter to dance than they are to read"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04

To make good tea for you and ruh
Wen heat this earthsn pot. You e.
Then i'm IL place just one. tsso. khree
FUN teaspoons Of the fragrant tea
one each for urn and me and the4-
And when the watersbolling Be.
Turn on: then steep 20 thoroughIv
Three minutes TO set the favor free
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
IRELAND eETs BRITISH TERMS
Said to De for Dominlon Rule VITA
Restrictions.

LondOn.-Dayid Lloyd George, prime
minister OF Great Britain. handed 70
canon de Valera. president Of the
Irish Republic" q typewriter docu-
ment setting forth the definite propo.
sails of the British government. Rough.
ly speaking, the proposals amount "a
an offer OF self government such a
has been found acceptable By Canada
and South Africa
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-04
Sides OF n Pitcher.

How many sides has q pltcheri Two
Inside and out.