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turns feeding her"

AS Mrs. Durkee hurried out, eager
to help In any way possible, Lillian
turned to me grimly.
THAT will keep her out of the way
while we have our seance with the
nod or shake your head when 1 give
you the cue"
1t seemed hours, although in reality
it was only a moment or two before
Grace Draper parted the improvised
sail curtains and stood before us, 1
think she knew something of what we
wished, for her face held the grayish
whiteness that had been there when
she heard Dicky's impatient words
concerning her. But her head was
held high, her eyes We're unflinching
as she faced us.
Miss Draper" Lillian began, her
voice low and controlled, but deadly
in its ice grimness. I'VE won't detain
you but a moment, for we are going
to get right down to brass tacks.
II know exactly what happened out
there in the surf little while ago.
was watching from the shore, and
saw enough to make me suspicious
and what I have learned from Mrs.
Graham has confirmed my suspi-
cions." She glanced toward me.
You felt a hand clutch your foot
and hen drag you down, did you not,
Madge%
I nodded weakly, conscious only OF
the terrible burning eyes of Miss ORA
per fixed upon me.
Its a lie," Miss Draper began,
fiercely. but Lillian held up her hand
in gesture that appeared to cow the
girl.
Don't trouble either to deny or af-
firm it," she said icily. There is but
one thing / wish to hear from your
lips; it is the answer TO this question:
VIII you take the offer Mr.. Undere-
wood made you, to get you that the
atrical enga cement, and, having done
this, will you keep out of Dick Gra-
hams way for every day of your life
hereafter? I don't mind telling YOU
that if you do this / shall keep my
mouth closed about this thing; if you
do not. | shall call the rest of the
party here now and tell them what
know"
mfr Graham will not believe YOU
the girl said through stiff lips. Her
attitude was like the final turning OF
an animal at bay.
Don't fool yourself, Lillian retort-
ed caustically. 'T am Mr.. Grahams
oldest friend. He would believe me
almost more quickly than he
would his wife. for he might think
that his wife was prejudiced against
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correct return. Expenses, liabilities,
and deficits paid or incurred in 1919
or prior years for which no deductions
were claimed in the return for those
years can not be included in the 1920
return. Losses by theft or embezzle-
ment sustained in one year and dis
covered in another are deductible only
for the year of their occurrence. If a
taxpayer discovers a loss sustained in
a prior year, he may render an
return for that year and file
a claim for refund of the excess tax
paid by reason of his failure to deduct
such loss in his original return.
Claim for deductions for personal,
family, or living expenses" which are
expressly disallowed by the revenue
act, are not infrequently found in the
returns Such expenses include rent
paid for home, wages of servants,
cost of food and clothing for the fam
lily, education of children, cost of up
keep of automobile used for pleasure
or convenience. and all items connect
ed with the maintenance, we'll being,
and pleasure of the taxpayer and his
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"HoNEST GRAFT"

The Railway Age declares in an edi-
torial in it's current issue that the
Spokesman of the labor brotherhoods
have made recent charges of whole
sale mismanagemen against the rail-
ways for the purpose of diverting
public attention from many millions
of dollars of honest graft" which
railway employees are getting directly
from the railway companies and in
directly from the public, and also to
promote the Plumb plan. 1t says that
this honest graft" arises from the
fact that thousands of employees I'M
der the national agreements made
with the railway brotherhoods by the
railroad administration receive pay
for work which is not done. or two or
three or four times as much pay as
the number OF hours worked will just
'ify.
THE American public may not
know it,, the Railway Age says, "but
il is deeply concerned in the hear ings
regarding national agreements be-
tween railways and their employees
which began before the railroad labor
board in Chicago on January 10. These
hearings involve many millions of dol
lars annually that the railways are
paying directly and the public indi-
rectly to railway employees who do
not earn it. Therefore. the public
should not fail to take note of the
difference between the ways in which
the Representatives of the labor unions
and the representatives of the rail-
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Income Tax
Facts You
Should KnOU

In computing net income, a deduc-
ton for business expenses or a dis
bursement or charge must have GER
tain qualities in order to be allowed.
1t must relate to a trade, business,
profession, or vocation carried on
by the taxpayer in which he has in
vested timer and money for the pur-
pose of a livelihood or profit. A single
transaction or series Of isolated
transactions do not ordinarily consti-
tute trade or business. A business is
being carried on by its owner, even
though all it's activities may be con-
Quoted by employees.
A tax payer may carry on more than
one business or trade If he devotes
sufficient time and attention to each
enterprise, and may claim as deduc-
tions the business expenses of each.
Mere investment of capital, however.
is not sufficient to allow such claim.
For example, a manufacturer buying
stock in a mine or oil well who de-
sires to visit the scene of operation
may not claim as a deduction the cost
of his journey.
The deduction must be a business
expense" and not an investment Of
capital" Amounts expended for the
erection of new buildings, installation
of machinery. and the purchase of
tools or implements of permanent
value do not constitute business eX-
penses, being merely a change in the
form of capital and not reduction
of wealth. Expenditure for property
which is used up in the course of the
year may be deducted as q business
expense.
The law provides for the deduction
as a business expense of "a reasonable
allowance for salaries or other COM
penSation for personal services &C
tually rendered" Such claims are
subject to careful scrutiny by the bu-
reau of internal revenue. and to be al
lowed must conform strictly to the
wording of the statute. The test of
deductibility is whether the amounts
paid are reasonable and whether they
are. in fact, purely for personal sery-
ices. Reasonable compensation is held
by the bureau TO mean only such
amounts as would ordinarily be paid
for like services by like enterprises in
like circumstances.
Claims for deductions for salary
payments are allowed only when the
compensation is for services actually
rendered" and for no other consider
alton. For example, should stockhold-
ers of a corporation draw salaries in
amounts which bear a close relation
ship to their stock holdings, and if
such payments are found to be in ex-
cess of a reasonable allowance for
services rendered. the excess would be
regarded as a distribution of profits
under the guise of salaries.
Each years returns. both as 10 gross
income and deductions therefrom
should be complete in itself. and tax
payers are expected and required to
make every reasonable effort TO ascer-
tatr the sssss nsssesaxS "a make a
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Press Comment
Young Girls and Tag Days.

young GIRLS ana ! az Lays.
The Jacksonville Times Union con-
tinues it's fight against the practice of
using good looking young girls as an
attraction at drives and it is happy
that the Jacksonville Mothers clubs
have gone on record against the use
of growing girls in such way"
In this vigorous fashion the Times
Union expressed its opinion of tag
days" a few years ago and it reprints
the article now:
The money! that is obtained from
loafer in front of saloon who gives
up for the satisfaction of talking i'm
pertinently to young girl who would
not otherwise have even looked toward
him-and may be having her handle
him by pinning tags to his coat will
never repay for the bloom that is
thus brushed front the rose petal. The
modesty and innocence of youth is
worth more than all the work that
any organization can accomplish
1t has not been noted that any such
dire things happened in sWest Palm
Beach, but it may be useful to organi-
cations that contemplate recourse to
the combination plan of girls and tags
or buttons to know that the plan is
under criticism such as this.-Palm
Beach Post.
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Adventures of
The Tuins
Ry Olive Roberts Bartor

NANCY and Nick gave Ishtu the Els
kimo all their magical charms to
keep for them. Ishtu put them into
his little carved box, even the Magic
Green Shoes, and slid the little box
under some bear skins in a corner.
Now they are SAFE" he said. mo
one can get them. You never can tell
what traveller may come this way and
walk off with your precious belong
ings."
That's right" nodded Nick. BE
cause there is a wicked wizard who
is trying to keep us from getting to
the South Pole. He is a friend of
Snitcher Snatch who stole all the toys
made for little boys and girls birth
days and he doesn't wish us to get
them back. We think it was this wiz
ard who turned the Arctic Circle into
an ice wall so we couldn't get past
But we got through because we had
the golden key"
whats his name?" asked Ishtu..
Hes called the Bobadil Jinn," an
swered Nick.
Ishtu started. so you know about
hint" he exclaimed. who told you ?"
Santa Claus answered Nick. And
this wicked wizard can take any form
at all"
But we'll always know him because
he smells like hyacinths." put in
Nancy, $50 we are not afraid
Ishtu buttoned up his coat higher
around his neck and pulled his hood
over his eyes.
We'll" said he, here's some nice
hot soup for you both. If you eat
this and rest a little, you'n be able to
continue your journey all the better"
AS he finished speaking he waved his
hand three times over the pot and
said some queer words.
What's that for?" asked Nick Curl
ously.
That's the way I always season my
soup" answered Ishtu. Won't you
come and eat?"
copyright, 1921, NJ. e. A.
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A SONG OF THE TIMES
Nv Frank 1. Stanton.

DO times amt lax dey used ter be,
But still we Twin on,
An still wen keep alvin
TIL the best err times is gone
Till we sees de mountains rockin'.
An Gabrul blow his horn,
An we answer ter de roll call in de
mawnin'l
De times Amt LAX dey used ter be,
But still, along de way.
We gathers up wild all de thorns
De roses er de May;
An de heart is always singing
or a happy holiday
Wen we answer ter de roll call in de
mawnin'l
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you.
Il am not a patient woman, Miss
Draper. Don't try me too far. Take
this offer or take the consequences"
/ do not think that ever in my life I
shall cease to remember the tense mo-
ments when Grace Draper and Lillian
Underwood faced each other in our
improvised bathing tent, waiting for
the girls answer to Lillians ultima
tum.
During our desert island" picnic,
Grace Draper, Dicky's beautiful model,
whose infatuation for him had made
my summer most miserable, had over
heard an impatient remark. of Dicky's
concerning her. which evidently had
driven her to desperation.
Later she and / had gone far out
into the surf together, where she had
performed many spectacular feats, re-
peatedly swimming around under wa
ter.
During one of these disappearance
of hers l had felt savage clutch at
my foot, dragging me down iFto the
waves, and had nearly drowned in
consequence.
Neither Lillian, who had watched
us from shore, nor l had any doubt
that the girl had intended to cause
my death That, whether from remorso
or fright, she had saved me afterward
did not matter to Lillian. She seized
upon the opportunity forever to sepa-
rate the girl from Dicky.
Summoning her TO the improvised
tent where lay weak from my exper-
fence, she had bluntly given the girl
her choice of accepting Harry Under
woods offer of theatrical engage
ment and forever leaving Dicky's life,
or having Lillian summon the other
members of the party and tell them OF
what she had learned.
The girl stood with bent head for
long minute as Lillian flared out her
ultimatum: take this offer or take
take the consequences" then she lifted
it and looked steadily into Mrs. Tn
derwoods eyes.
Remember. l admit nothing" she
said defiantly. but, of course, / ac-
cept your Offer There is nothing else
for me to do In the face OF the very
ingenious story which you two have
concocted between YOU"
She turned and walked steadily out
of the tent.
Her words, the blaze in her eyes.
the very motion Of her body, was
magnificiently insolent.
shes a wonder," Lillian admitted.
drawing a deep breath. as the girl
vanished. 81 didn't think she had
bravado enough to bluff it out like
that"
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Results are what men want these
days, and results imply work.


O.
The race Is not to the swift says
the old epigram and Forbes Magazine
answers that neither is 1t to the lazy.
Ferguson. Of Texas, received two
votes in his own county for the pres
idency on the American Party ticket.
Either his wife voted for him or he
should be Investigated for repeating.
%
That shooting in Dublin the other
night was accidental all right, be-
cause no one ever heard of either an
Englishman or "A Sim Feiner hitting
even one target. let alone seven.
Good idea, that of McBride's to sort
the immigrants while they are emf
grants and have them go 70 the place
where they are needed.
Ford Is gaining in the recount at
Washington. says dispatch which
reminds us that the election was a
fllvver.
Women in Alabama must pay poll
taxes the same as men If they are to
vote. They expected to do so.
%
Greece announces a new loan by
America but Washington doesn't know
about It. Better page Mr.. Xanderlip
OF Russian fame. maybe he has bought
the fishing rights in the Aegean sea.
%
The government has a large num-
Der Of Liberty Bonds which have been
unclaimed by soldiers and sailors. In
formation can be obtained from re-
cruiting officers.
Tenderfoot: Say. First Glass Scout.
how Is your garden coming?
First Glass Scout: Well, my peach
trees are all dead, but one OF my
fence posts IS budMng.-January
Boys Life.
Arrest all frogs the edict goes, I'M
Ill this tumult stops. The evidence
most plainly shows that they are full
of hops.
Close up the churches right away.
The issue stands out clear. For at the
funerals. so they say, they pass
around the bier.--The American Leg
ion Weekly
on Secret Service. BY w. n. Taft,
which the Harpers VIII publish on
January 18th, is a collection of real
detective stories accounts of the ex-
ploits or United states secret service
operatives in hunting down counter
felters, smugglers, spies, and many
other brands of criminals. In these
stories truth is once more proved to
be stranger than fiction, and 1t loses
nothing in the telling. Bill Quinn, ex-
secret service man, is the narrator,
and the name masks-and suggests
the actual source of Mr.. Tafts infor-
nation.
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Work for the Chamber

Our chamber of commerce is suffer-
ing from too much prosperity-pros-
perity of the organization in number
of members, etc. prosperity of the
community which diverted attention
from the need of public work. Sweet
are the uses of adversely" One of
these is that we must encourage CO.
operation and enterprise. For five
years now factories have been busy,
merchants have been prosperous.
houses have been rented, and we have
not felt the need of organization work
for the city as we did before and as
we may now.
The chamber of commerce is well
organized and is today on the job. The
members need to take more interest
in the work that is ahead of it. We
ought TO conceptrat~ SAsi-'-.
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False Reports

dfSe imports
We have been informed by a num-
Der of tourists from the north that the
report has gained widespread circula-
ton to the effect that different COM
munities in this section of Florida are
in the clutches Of epidemic, and are
so overrun with immigrants that the
situation is critical That people are
living from hand to mouth, and the
report goes so far as to say that the
suffering and restitution of the most
favored sections bread lines have been
established to relieve, to a certain de-
gree, the situation. The fact is there is
not one word of truth in such reports,
nor any ground for such statements
being circulated. Florida is enjoying
her most prosperous season, and no.
where is there any sign of want or
distress. The people who come to
Florida are, as a rule, thrifty. well
to do class, and the report circulated
throughout the north is absurd and
without any foundation for truth
whatever. AS for epidemics, they don't
thrive here in this land of health Civ
ing, energizing air and sunshine
Somebody must have had a terrible
crouch on him when he started such
unfounded reports.-Eustus Lake Re-
gion.
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Revelations
of Wife
COR Take the Consequences
av ADELE GARRISON.

After / had drunk the steaming cof-
fee with Mrs. Durkee looking on in
smiling approval, Lillian made an
other request of the CHEEKY little wo-
man.
Would you mind asking Miss Dra-
per to come here moment" she said
quietly. Mrs. Graham wants TO
thank her, and then do hunt up that
husband of mine and tell him TO rig
up some sort of couch for Mrs. Ora
ham, so she can lie down while we
have our dinner. We can all take
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15
SURE OF ONE THING.

"what you reckon you gwine ter git
Ger Christmas ?"
de Lawd knows. / mos ingineral-
" gifts de rheumatism bout dat time
err de year!
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FAITH IN HUMANITY.

"Br'er Thomas has got more faith
than any man in de country"
How you known
Lost his umbrella, and advertised
for It'll"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

or the 10000 camels in the British
service during the world war 2s.Si were
klliad In action.
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program. With frequent meetings the
public would be kept informed of
progress. The chamber ought to be
the central clearinghouse for such
matters. Rotary, Kiwanis, the Civil
tans and other organizations have
their essential functions but they
have to some extent weakened the
chamber. That latter ought to be the
principal avenue of approach in the
movement for great things.
The chamber might well take up
questions like annexation. the letting
of the contract for the auditorium, the
passage of an enabling act for the
levee, tax reform, city identification,
our school system, a hotel for Look
out mountain, better street car
service, public utility rates, conven-
tions, good roads. new industries and
other matters.
II meetings were frequently held
many questions might get publicity
even if the attendance were not large.
At an evenings meeting much more
time could be found to public ques-
tions than is at the disposal of the
weekly luncheon clubs.
The chamber of commerce has done
its great work in the past and 1t can
be depended on to do similar service
in the future.
The main service the chamber OF
commerce can perform for the com
munity today is to inspire confidence
1t should not be difficult to do this.
The News never felt more certainty of
the city's magnificent future. Hence
our recent expenditure on a new build
ing and plant.-Chattanoo News.
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Fill words whose wooden pin. the initial,
OF famous American wadng bird with long
animal furnace used for drying
nay both the first and last of the reading
assasr 70 yefezda, po6ER-R fns PL4NT-ANT pin.
f4fD - KEY = D=POPLAR CAP pins C4N rms LIVE Dir,
IA = dnL-PiNE NAN OH. PLs sla. cAAJ 9!as SoF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Ferguson. Of Texas, received two
votes In his own county for the pres
idency on the American Party ticket.
Either his wife voted for him or he
should be Investigated for repeating.
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National Editors

National Editors
Just at this time we want to impart
the information to the council and
the board of trade that early in March
the National Editorial Association
composed of the foremost editors of
the nation, will hold its annual meet
ing in this state and will. aside from
attending to its business, make tour
of the state sightseeing. These edi-
tors and their families will compose
party of possibility five hundred
people, all writers and boosters by
profession. These editors have been
invited to visit the Scenic Highlands
and according to their itinerary they,
will be here. What we want to do is
to get them to stop at Frostproof and
look our town and country over. They
are not going to do so if we do not
show some signs that we want them,
we have got to make an effort to get
them to. If We give these editors a
well-gotten up, original send off, we
will have accomplished more than we
can accomplish with thousands of dol
lars spent on publicity, for these men
are dispensers of publicity Of the
highest mark. Think what it would
mean to have the name and good
points of F'rostproof spread from San
Francisco to Maine and put in such a
manner that millions people would
read about it. That's publicity of the
first water, folks, and money cannot
buy it. 1t will. however, take a little
money to get these editors to stop
here, not that we will have to pay
them, but We will have to give them
an entertainment that will cost money.
The town could well afford to spend
$500 in entertaining these men. That
would be the best spent money the
town ever parted with and would show
more returns. Think it over, gentle
men, and see if we are not right. The
women of the town will do their share
toward entertaining them. Let's do
the rest-Highland News.
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The race is not to the swift, says
the old epigram and Forbes Magazine
answers that neither Is II TO the lazy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Good idea, that of McBride's to sort
the immigrants while they are emf
grants and have them go TO the place
where they are needed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

That shooting in Dublin the other
night was accidental, all right, be-
cause no one ever Heard of either an
Englishman or Sim Feiner hitting
even one target. let alone seven.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Ford Is gaining in the recount at
Washington. says a dispatch which
reminds us that the election was a
flivver.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Tenderfoot Say. First Glass Scout
how Is your garden coming?
First Glass Scout: Well, my peach
trees are all dead, but one Of my
fence posts IS budMng.-January
Boys Life.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Women in Alabama must pay poll
taxes the same as men If they are to
vote. They expected to do so.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

Greece announces new loan by
America but Washington doesn't know
about It, Better page MIR. Nanderlip
OF Russian fame. maybe he has bought
the fishing rights in the Aegean sea.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-15

The government has a large num-
Der Of Liberty Bonds which have been
unclaimed by soldiers and sailors. In
formation can be obtained from re-
cruitinR officers