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Paragould soliphone., 1922-02-13
BONUS TAXES
 NARROWED ID
 EIGHT SOURCES
Gasoline and Automobile May Bear Most of the Burden; Bank Checks Not to Be Taxed.
CBy The United Press)

Washington, Feb. 10.-"COngress is putting the soldier bonus tax bur den entirely upon the shoulders of the common people and shielding the wealthy" hundreds of tele- grams reaching congress today charged. The messages, from all sections of the country protect wig orously against the special taxes ten tatively agreed upon by the Repub- lican House Ways and Means Com mittee to provide funds for the bo- nus.
 The proposal of small tax to De placed on bank checks and parcel post rate increase was discarded by the committee as impracticable.
 Washington, Feb 10.-The field of possible soldiers bonus taxes yir- tually was narrowed yesterday to eight sources by the Republican members of the House ways and means committee. These sources in- cluded:
 A gasoline consumption tax of possibly one cent d gallon; a license tax on automobiles of about 9 cents per horsepower; a stamp tax on bank checks at about one cent for each check q tax on real cs- tate transfer at the rate of about five cents on each $10 involved, and increased taxes on admissions where the sum paid exceeds % cents; cigarettes, tobacco and docu- mcntary stamps.
 Representative LongWorth of Ohio acting chairman of the sub-commit- tee in the absence of Representa- tive Fordney, said there was little sentiment for any increase either in first or second class postage, but there was discussion of parcels post advance.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-02-13

Brisk walking will do as much to restore health as any form of eXor- oise
Paragould soliphone., 1922-02-13

A woman will attribute a man s loss of appetite to anything but her own cooking.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-02-13
BEACH FAV0RS LONG TERM
 SHOALS LEASE
Army Engineer Chief Is Not Against Time Clause in Ford Offer-Is a Defense Measure.

Washington, Feb. 10.--Advsabil- ity of reducing the time clause m Henry Ford's offer for the lease of the Muscle Shoals (Ala.D govern ment-owned lands from 100 to 50 years. was questioned indirectly yes terday by Maj. Gen. Lansing H.. Beach, chief of army engineers, in testimony before the House Military Committee.
 Referring to the general policy of critics for a period exceeding 50 years, General Beach said 'it is not always advisable to apply one general rule to things big and small"
 Secretary Weeks. who was heard by the committee Wednesday at it's opening session, declared repeatedly that in his opinion it would be un- wise to permit the lease of public lands or properties to private inter- ests for so long as 100 years. Gen eral Beach, however, said yesterday that it is "a question, in as big and as important matter as this, whether the 50-year rule would not work a hardship"
 It was his belief that in disposing of the properties at Muscle Shoals the paramount consideration be the effect upon the nations defense rather than the manufacture of fer tilizer. The country, he said, should not be caught again without an adequate nitrate supply.
 Cites Disadvantage.
 Disadvantages of installing power plants in Alabama and establishing market for their output were dwelt upon at length. General Beach said it would be comparative ly easy to install plant at Niagara Falls with a market close by, but it was quite another feat from standpoint of time to do so in a region like that about Muscle Shoals with only four cities within reaSon- able distance.
 Major General Williams, chief of ordnance, occupied the greater part of yesterdays sessions, explaining valuations of properties involved in the Ford offer. He estimated that the Warrior power plant and trans mission line could be salvaged for $3 100000 or more, and said under examination by committee members that figure was three-fifths of all that MT Ford had offered for the nitrate plants and other properties. These, it was estimated, have a scrap value 10 the government Of $8,S12,000, and would be worth if made partially oper atiye and the rest salvaged.
 The policy of the War Depart mcnt, General Williams explained. however, is opposed to scrappng the properties. He said later. how ever, in response to questions, that it was intended to complete the Wilson dam and maintain nitrate plant No. 2 i'll the event private de- fails.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
SIR ARTHUR REPLIES
TO MAXIM ATTACK
Noted Spiritist, In Letter, De-
fends Psychic Picture OF
Late Sir Hiram
SAYS PHOTO PROVES Il

New York. May 1O.-Championine
William Hope. spirit photographer OF
Crewe. England. and reiterating his be.
lief in the authenticity Of the picture
Of Sir Hiram Maxim. which he has
photography. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
in letter to the Tribune, has replied
to the charge made by Hudson Maxim
that the picture Of his brother Is
I''hocus- pocus.'
The photograph Of Sir Hiram is
shown by Sir Arthur as one of the most
interesting of his collection. He has
taken pains in his lecture to explain
that during his lifetime the inventor
and scientist was one of the avowed
disbelievers Of spiritualism in England.
| The face of Sir Hiram appears on a
plate with Miss Scatcherd. an English
with the psychic hood common to
most Of these Photographs. The sunken
eyes. pronounced nose and short jutting
beard are the features Of Sir Hiram as
he was in the flesh.
Each time he has shown the picture
Sir Arthur has said: ANY one who
has known Sir Hiram in his lifetime will
find no difficulty in recognizing these
strongly marked features as his
When questioned about the picture,
Hudson Maxim described it as ''hocus
pocus,' saying that his brother was the
most radical of unbelievers in spirit
ualism. and that it was highly ironic
that he of all persons should be pre-
sented on the screen in this connection.
Sir Arthur's letter is as follows:
'Sir---I have made it a rule not to
answer personalities, but am always
1,py Il ,,Nt Nt,.
Such one Is disclosed in Mr.. Hudson
Maxims interview. I may say that
am indebted to Mr.. Hudson Maxim for
his thought compelling book on poetry.
Mr.. Ma1im's error lies in the fact that
he has been repelled by some aspects of
spiritualsm without knowing the sub
ject sufficiently TO be aware that they
are equally repellant to all well-in-
formed spiritualists.
"He will. for example, find all these
fake personalities ridiculed by us. In
my New Revelation page 124, he will
read: The Millions who cannot scan,
and Shakespeares who cannot think
and Shelleys who cannot rhyme. and
all the other absurd impersonations
which make our cause ridiculous
Gould Mr.. Maxim pat it stronger
than that? But this objection does no.:
make US blind and deaf to what we
actually see and hear. In the case of
his brother. the fact that he was 4
strong materialist was stated in my
lecturc-and, indeed, was the point Of
the story. since he had said openly
that If he were wrong he would own up
in some way. I see that Mr.. Maxim
does not even attempt to explain how
so fine face of his brother appeared
on the plate Of little carpenter at
Crewe under the watchful eyes Of 50
good an observer as Miss Scatcherd
''Of course, the term 'hocus- -pocus'
has been applied to every advance OF
human knowledge am old enough TO
remember it as applied to Darwinism-
and it is not really helpful. We want
n definite alternative explanation. bat
none has ever been Forthcoming save
fraud, which is absurd when one takes
the photos oneself.
yours sincerely.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Questions answered
CreoIes and Racial Strains

To the Editor Of the Hrer.r1 Public Ledoe-:
SIr-Wil YOU kindly answer the follow.
Ink Guest,ors through your paper In the
Peoples Forum:
First. OF what nationality or nat!onalit,es
Is the Spanish Creole's origin?
Second. or what racc are the dark or olive
tinted classes OF Central and South America
and the southern rart OF Italy?
Third. What causes this difference In COM
pl"x.on?
Kindly inform me - there Is a charge 10
insert these questions.
WILLIAM lie PfACE.
Eas'on. Pa, May g. l9o"
First The name creole" is properly used
in the Southern United States and in Latin
America 20 designate pure .blOodcd descend.
ants ~ the original French. Spenish and
PortuGU So, By somo English writer's n
has heen incorrectly supposed 10 mean a
mestGo or muatto but it cannot be prop
crly applied TO any person of mixed race non
Latin sto-k or European birth. Neither can
II be used in speaking OF the Canadian
French
Second The racial extraction Of the dark
or olive tinted classes cf South and Central
America" Is Latin, with admxture In some
cages 0, the American Indian and Negro,
In southern Italy II Is Latin.
Third. Difference In complexion Is caused
ot course. by racial strain.
Th"re 10 no charge for answering uues.
tons addressed to he Peoples Forum,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10

When the sun is on the n,eriuiah "
noon. New York City Hall, the lnterva
of time between 1t and the merialai
of the State House. Philadeiphia, Is
minutes. 3G.S seconds. or mnutes
36.S seconds Of or to noon IN ihllaael
phia. Thus the old saying. ;ongitu9I
west Greenwich time best, lohsituo'
east Greenwich time least
Sou give in your answer . degrees
difference Of longitude between New
York and Philadelphia. and say thG
time equivalent is equal TO onc-third
~ n minute or % seconds in the solar
time. Impossible. as y degrees diner
ence in longitude would he equal 10
% minutes in the equivalent OF time.
The entire breadth Of the state OF
Nov York from Montauk. J.. J.: on
tho east, to the western border OF thc
Stota on Lake Erie, lies between be-
tween tbe meridians Of - and 50 degrees
wcst longitude. equal to S degrees diff.
ference Of longitude or 81 minutes OF
time. , .,
onnnrent, or astronomical. time, Is time
rcckoned from the suns passage over
Mem time from which standard times
oro derived or accepted. Is the average,
length of the apparent soIut way "''',
is that time shown by well regulated
clocks or chronomcters. ,.
BECAUSE of the form of the carth
orbit. the apparent solar day or the
interval of time between two successive
messages Of the sun over the sam" merid ,
ian. is not of uniform. length, and
,.n rios vith the seasons of the year.
Mean time in reality is the making OF
each day an equal one OF twenty-four
hours length. .;,,o
The difference between apparent time
and mean time is the equation or um';
and can be applied to apparent to hho
mean. or to mean to find apparent.
II is sometimes plus and sometimes
minus and the amount changes daily
increasing and diminishing with the
seasons of the year. ~,
However this application will not
alter the difference In time between two
places. as the difference of time is basel
solely upon the difference 11oHTY OF l%nSi'uoe
Master Mariner.
Philadelphia. May .. 192..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Letters to the Editor
Standard and Solar Time

TO the Editor OF ths Evening PaoNo Ls9ger:
Sir-In your publication OF May o.
1.-THE Peoples Forum" under tne
heading of Questions Answered. 1 hnd
an answer to query headed, mo Dt,
ference Of Time What you have sald
regarding the difference Of time between
New York and Philadelphia as applied
to Eastern Standard, or seventy -nItn
meridian mean time is quite correct. put
your solution Of the true or solar time
is quite the opposite. ~ . .u
To begin with let us take two wen
known points, one in each OF the cities
In Philadelphia the State House or
Independence Hall is situated IN lati,
tude 80 degrees. 81 minutes north and
longitude IS degrees, minutes, % Sec
onds west.
In New York. New York City Hall Is
situated in latitude 40 degrees. AZ min.
utes, "A seconds north; longitude tf
degrees. 23 seconds west. difference OF
longitude, 1 degree Q minutes. X Sec
onds this 1 degree, Q minutes. l. sec,
onds of arc converted into time would
be 4 minutes 36.S seconds difference OF
time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
COMMON SENSE CAN SOLVE
RAIL FIGHTS, HOOPER SAYS
Labor Board Chairman Addresses
Convention Of Trainmen

Toronto. Ont. May 1O.-CBy A. p
combined common sense and justice
can solve every problem in the relations
of railroads and employees. Ben W.
Hooper. chairman of the United States
Railroad Labor Board. said here today
before members of the brotherhood Of
! Railroad Trainmen in trtennial conven.
ton.
II am increasingly impressed with
the dominant Importance of the human
element in all labor controversies" he
said AS / sit upon the Railroad
Labor Board. ] see before me men
animated by the selfish instincts of hu-
man nature. On the one hand are the
men VINO represent the owners of the
Dor of yesterday. and now typificd by
dollars, trackage and general equipment.
On the other hand is the living. pulsa,.
ing labor of today. Both are essential
to the efficient operation of railroads.
"A railroad organization can do itself
no greater wrong than to become so en-
crossed in the pursuits Of its own ends
as to forget the rights of the employer
and ignore the interests of the public"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Philadelphia, May 9, 1922.
Death tho Great ReveaIer

To the Editor Of the Evening Public LEDGER:
Sir--1iow often do we hear the re.
mark that daily life is ordinary and
humdrumY One day Is much like an
other, we hear said again and again,
and small incidents and petty details fill
a large part of the story of every day.
| People exchange the time of day and
| even call upon each other and work
together, without ever getting what the
Puritans called realizing sense" OF
the deep down things in character,
friendship and human association.
But suddenly upon occasion the crust
| OF convention Is broken, and people
stand before some great crisis. Chasms
open. and men and women are called
upon to look beneath the surface. In
,, the last few years this is just what
has happened to many. Thousands Of
| families have come into the immediate
presence of death. OF course, this
comes to each generation in its time.
but this generation has met 1t face to
face as few others have.
The great change called death has
| revealed to society many things long
concealed by life. 1t has shown thou
regarded as commonplace and ordi.
nary. taking on heroic proportions. 1t
has revealed the wondrous possibilities
of service and sacrifice in the average
life.
In the workaday world people fall
into careless and hackncyed ways Of
judging their fellow men by trivial and
conventional standards. Matters Of
wealth getting. display and attaining
career bulk large as tests of success.
But when death faces thousands. as it
has in recent years. 1t reveals that
many matters considered large are
really small. They are not the most
vital things in life, and they never
should be held so.
Death, spread out on large canvas
in recent years. has shown the uncom-
mon possibilities in common lives.
Thousands of youthful heroes stood fast
on the great day of decision. They did
not know, they could not know, of what
avail would be their supreme sacrifice.
But they could not be towards, and
they would not be traitors.
Death in recent years has done for
the average man what Il has long done
for great leaders. Consider. for cx-
ample, how it revealed the true pro-
portions of Lincoln, and quickened his
influence for good in the modern world.
Heber Newton tells how. after
memorable service in Westminster Alb
bey. he went forth feeling that Eng
lands great dead were not sleepng
there in their tombs, waiting for the
ArchangeFs trump. but that in the
living civilization they live on. immor.
tally alive" This seal Of greatness and
of ongoing influence death has given. in
recent years. to every heroic soldier
boy and to every serving citizen in any
walk of life: G. II. FERRY.
Philadelphia, May 5. 1922.
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

slang expressions derived from the coinage
OF Mexico. where q 'bit" was q piece Of
silver money valued at twelve and a hall
cents.
Second. In "Frarkenstein: or. The Mod.
ern Prometheus' Mrs. Mary woilstoncrofi
Goodwin shelley, an English author OF the
early paft Of ths eighteenth century and the
second wife Of the poet Percy Bysshe Shell
ley. tells . weird etory Of q student who
discovers the secret Of creating life artif'.
ciaiiy. He constructs 4 horrible yet pa.
thetic monster, who murders u friend and
pursues Frankenstein himself from ons land
10 another. complaining Of his loneliness and
bessing his unfortunate maker to provide a
mate for him.
Third. Buchanan's political enemies ap'
piled the epithet ''Ten-Cen Jimmie to him
because of his alleged thrifty habits In
money matters.
Fourth. Robert q. 1nsersoli died July 81.
1909.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Paw Of Conaressmen


IA ,lc Ed,,or of the Evening PubIic Lef9cr:
Sir-Not long ago ! saw statement
attributed 10 Representative, MondcI.
Of wyoming. the Republican leader or
tho House Of Representatives. to the
effect that in his opinion members OF
Congress are grossly underpaId-ttat
the annual salary of $1,000 they receive
is far below what men Of the moral
and inteIlcctual' standing of Congress-
men ought TO get for their services.
In to ,hjs time have waited valnIy
for some reaction TO this deilverance
Of the gentleman from Wyoming. Can
II be that the suggestion OF more pay
bos fallen on deaf ears at Washington;
II Is almost certain that Mr.. Mond"ll $
colleagues feel like voting AYE 10 his
rronosition Of an increase in salary
What the taxpayers think about H.;
however. is something else again. and
,his 'something else" it would seem 70
mo. is the main thing for the Congress
men 70 take into consideration TO put
the MondoIl theory into practice.
The statement by the Wyoming Rep
roscntattvr suggests speculation as 10
inst how much Congressman Is worth
to the country. Mr.. Mond'll did not
say lust what salary would be salts
factory, from strictly economic n"lht
Of view but upon previous occasions ne
has hintod that he believes Slo''o' a
wear would Just about meet the require
mcnts Of the average member.
There arc men in Congress who
no doubt. are capable Of earning much
more than $500 or $4,000 year. in
nrivatc ltfc and there are somc-a few
whose services 10 their country arc
worth much more than that IN the c"ufS"
Of year.
On the other hand. there arc mem
hcrs who. porhaps. never earned a
! much as $500 in "A single year before
they vert 20 Congress, and who never
viii do So again. once they are relc-
gated 10 tho status Of private citizens
Indeed, there are somc-wlthout haz-
ordinr "nnming names who are abb
soIutcIv unit and who would not b'
undnruaid IL they received nothing
Would It not be n happy solution tt
tho question raised by Mr.. MondcIl tc
devotion some sort of n system whereby
n CONGRESSMAN would be paid accord
ing tn his meritS--on the basis Of his
Capahility and the relative value ol hl'
actual services in office.
That would have tendency To weed
out the "lnme ducks the incompctent'
and the undesirables, raise the caliber o'
tho House membership and impart &
higher tone to the grist that is annually
ground ont by the congressional mill.
But until such a system Is devised
or. at least, until Congress does more
than il has done during the last few
wears 10 nrove that its members arr
entitled TO more pay than they arc re-
ceiving, pcrhans the least said abou
boosting salaries the better.
LOCKER on.
Atlantic City, May 8, 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Cause for Graduation

To the Editor Of the Eventno Public Ledger!
Sir--Iave you noticed in the last
few weeks, ever since the conclusion Of
that nasty Arbuckle trial out in San
Francisco. that the name Of that indi-
vidual and the whole mess which it in
evitably produced in the discussions
heard during the protracted period Of
the film actors three arraignmcnts,
have dropped into grateful oblivion?
However the views Of various sec =
tions OF the country may differ on points
connected with the affair, the definite
termination Of the case by the acquittal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
ROPE.LADDER THIEF CAUGHT
Youth Puts Into Practice Trade
Learned In Reformatory

New York, May 10.-(By 4. PD-
Patrick Lynch, eighteen years old, took
a course in rope ladder making while
he was serving his last term at Elmira
Reformatory.
He was using one as means Of on :
tering and leaving the home of Edward
Jewett early today when detectives spiod
him and captured him after a chase
over apartment house roofs. Lynch
had filled three suitcases with loot val !.
ued at $4,000. 1t is alleged, when Ed
ward Jewett, Jr., gave the alarm tha,
sent him scurrying down his rope lad
der.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10

to 8 per cent, while only four reported
decreases. Only one Of those, Fall
River. with 2 per cent, showed more
than one-half Of 1 per cent decline.
The cities reporting increases were
Savannah, 8 per cent; Mobile, 2 per
cent birmingham, Charleston. Colum-
bus, Dallas, indianapolis, Little Rock,
Manchester. New Orleans and Seattle,
1 per cent I; Buffalo, Louisville, Omaha
and Springfield, less than FIVE -tenths of
one per cent Butte. Rochester and San
Francisco reported decreases Of less than
FIVE .tenths Of one per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
BUREAU OF MINES EXPANDS
Division Of War Minerals Supply
Established

Washington. May 10.-CBy 4. PO-
The Bureau Of Mines has established n
division of war minerals supply, charged
with responsibility for matters relating
to the supply Of strategic minerals in :
vowed in war plans of the Govern
ment.
The division will also cndeavor ia
maintain q proper balance Nof trade
among the mineral Industries OF the Ma :
tion and such related duties which may
@eeial assistant to the Director Of ths
lses q Mr.. VII Aave charge u
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ROB INJURED MEMS CAR
Thieves Strip Machine After Pair
Suffer Serious Hurts

New Castle. Pa, May 1O.-,By A.
P.I--.Ioseph Shatto, editor Of the
Sharon, Pa, Telegraph, and Charles
Z. Pcrigo. reporter, are lying in a
critical condition at a local hospital as
II result of injuries sustained last night,
when an automobile In which they were
returning to Sharon after attending n
circus here, hit telephone pole just at
the city line.
Both sustained fractured skulls. The
car was practically demolished. Fol-
lowing the accident. thieves stripped
the machine Of the tires and other az.
cessOries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Four Queries and Their Answers

To n" Efitor 0f Wc Evcrfro Public Lcdocr:
S.r--Wll YOU kindly answer the follow
ing questions through tho Peoples Forum:
First. How did the expressions two
bits -four bits and six b!ts' orlgl-
nate?
Second What was the Frankenstc!n mon
ster?
Third. Why was President Buchanan called
"Ten-Cert Jimmie?
Fourth. on what date did r. G. Ingersoll
die? EDWARD II. ZISSLER.
Philadelphia. May Q. 1922.
First. Two bits" -four bits" etc, arc
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OF the defendant is most satisfactory
from general point Of view. 1t ends
scandal that threatened to be dragged
out indefinitely. to the disgust Of the
thoughtful citizens and the detriment OF
public morality. The finish Of the case,
no matter what individual judgment
may be regarding 1t, is in that view,
therefore, cause for public graduation.
MOVIE FAN.
PHILADELPHIA, NAV 9, 1922,