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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

pleasing to the troop commander for
 the past four or five weeks. The hot weather knocked off the attendance during June and July. But the latter part of July found a remarkable in- crease in the number of men attend ing, Interest has revived, and 1t Is very encouraging to both the men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

them to forget just how weary they are. The American soldier Is like a dream-they always go by contra ries- When the trooper is loudest Tn his protests that he can't walk an other step. or his chow is uneatabie. or the water Is too hot, or too cold; when his conversation Is Just one complaint after another, put it down that he Is in fine fettle, and you won't go far wrong. But beware of the silent soldier. Ask him how his feet arc holding up on the march. If he replies that they are alright, don't believe him. If he eats his rations In silence. examine him closely. When his troubles are greatest his Complaints are kept under cover. He has an idea that if he complains, and examination proves that his com. plaint is well grounded, he will be accused of not having a sufficient amount of grit. And that is one thing that will cause a scrap more quickly than anything else. The ats titude Is typical. And when you come to think 1t over. 'tis darn good attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
By E. M n

ny Es M. ".
 Headquarters troop did some fast work In the recent mobilization. orders to mobilize reached troop headouarters about S:s0, on the aft ernoor of July 25, and by o'clock that night the mounted quota of the troop had reported for duty, had been issued arms and bedding, and were ready for . fight or a frolic.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
Choctaw Talk FoiIed German Wire
Tappers

Grounded circuits, cut-ins on wires,
and plates buried close to the Allied
trenches enabled the Boche to do a
great deal of harmful listening-in on
the French, British and American
telephone communications.
| The Allied commands were aware
of this serious situation, and every
imaginable prec aution was taken to
stop this dangerous leakage. Ger
man expedients had been so success
full, however, that the Boche became
over-confident. Once, when an army
telephone operator in his dug-out ex-
change was trying to get the COM
mander of the 1st Division for Cen
eral Traub, he calsed over the wire
in the usual code that Petite Dink
wanted to talk with Grizzley Bear.
This was too much for the patience
of the Boche who was listening in.
He butted in without any pretence
whatsoever.
why don't you say General Traub
wants to talk to General Bullard?
Anyway, Bullard has gone down the
line to a conference"
This little taunt certainly made
Fritzie feel better, but it led to his
downfall. There were $50 American
Indians in the 142nd Infantry. Eight
of these, all of the same tribe, were
detailed under Chief George Bacon
rind to transmit orders over the tel
ephone in that part of the front line.
The first transmissions under this
new regime were made in pure Choc-
taw. Then Fritzie gave it up for a
bad lob
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
Some Aspects of the
Farmers Problems
By BERNARD NJ BARUcH
CReprinted Atlantic Monthly
(Reprinted from Atlantic Monthly
By BERNARD M. BARUCH

as n whole, they are endeavoring to
fulfill as they see them the obligations
that go with their power. Preoccupied
with the grave problems and heavy
tasks of their own immediate affairs,
they have not turned their thoughtful
personal attention or their construc-
tive abilities to the deficiencies of agri-
cultural business organization. Agri-
culture, 1t may be said, suffers from
their. preoccupaticn and neglect rather
than from any. purposeful exploitation
by them. They ought now to begin to
respond to the farmers difficulties,
which they must realize are their own.
On the other hand. my contacts with
the farmers have filled me with respect
for them-for their sanity, their pa
tience. their. balance. Within the last
year, and particularly at a meeting
called by the Kansas State Board Of
Agriculture and at another called by
the Committee of Seventeen,SI have
met many Of the leaders Of the new
farm movement, and testify In all
sincerity that they are endeavoring to
deal with their problems, not as pro-
moters of narrow class interest, not
as exploiters Of the hapless consumer,
not as mcrciless monopolists, but as
honest ment bent on the improvement
Of the common veal.
We can and must meet such men
and such cause half way Their
| business Is our business-the nations
business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02

$50 you've Refused Ward, Have Tou7'
his face grew dark and troubled again
as he said:
Il hardly know what to dol Tie
girl is the first consideration, of
course, and she needs you. feel that
she is not only safe. but happy, when
you are here. I've unfortunately
reached place where I've got to feel
free. You've heard us all talk of this
new asbestos merger-my dear girl,
that will keep me going like slave
for months. perhaps years! l won't
know when 1 am to be home. or what
I shall have to cancel. suppose
can't convince you how badly we need
you. My mother-well, she has always
taken life that way; she can't change
now. 1 shall have Ida Tabor as fix
ture here. L suppose, Nina running
wild, Ward never home! You-you
give me exactly what 1 want here
Good dinners, fires, hospitality, good
report from Nina and Ward; can
bring men home, can" He unused,
with smile touching his fine, tired
face. "In short, wish there was some
fortunate young man somewhere to
make you Mrs. Smith or Jones. Miss
Field, and let you come back to the
Carriers Immediately againr
Harriet laughed. sighed sharply i'm
mediately upon the laugh.
Unfortunately. there isn't such a
man," she said. And she added, "Even
a widow, sometimes, is vulnerable"
Richard smiled, but some sudden
thought made the smile but an absent
one, and he sat quite obviously plunged
In meditation for long minute.
Here's another suggestion, Miss
Field.' he said suddenly, looking up.
II don't know how this will strike
you; 1t has occurred to me before.
Gardiner limited tor I thought he
did, and the more I think of 1t the
more possible 1t seems. You are a
business woman and I am a business
man. You know exactly what / am,
exactly what occurred In my married
life, after twenty-five years. That
that sort of thing is over, of course.
But there is that way of settling 1t, If
you care to consider it"
He. paused, with n questioning look
of encouragement, embarrassment and
affec.ionate interest," Harriet had
grown pale and had fixed her eyes
upon his as If under n spell.
"You mean" Her voice failed
her.
~ mean marriage. l mean that you
and I shall quietly get married in a
few weeks. when I am Free" he an
swered. II have Just indicated to you
what ii would mean 10 me. I hope"
he added. watching her closely, as she
sat stunned and silent, 81 hope that II
would also have its advantages to you.
Your position then would be unques-
tionnble. my moiber--Nina-the world,
wonld have nothing TO say. Your in
tiuencc on Ward is the one thing that
may save The hoy. or Nina we've
already spoken NV mothcr-I know
ber,--would Immediately become the
champion of her sons wife. There
wou'.l ne n three days buzzlng-that
woulll end it.''
The swift uprushing of joy in Har-
rlct's heart WAS accompanied with the
frs, uynries of renunciation. was per-
hap~ all the more poignnntly sweet
because of them. she bad not come
TO this hour without knowing what he
meant 10 her this quiet mnn with the
splendid mouth and the keen gray
ev"s ard >, trcril'cd now with nn
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02

us ALI" 1t was random shot, but
to his surprise she flushed brightly.
Ward knows that there is no
chance Of that" she said. quickly,
dearly as love him!"
Richards eyes swidened with .whim-
sicsI. amusement again.
$50 you've refused Ward. have
your
Long ago." she answered simply.
The man laughed but a moment later
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
Roped In

Young Lady (on first visit to West
ern ranch): For what purpose do
you use that coil of line on your sad
dle?"
Cowpuncher: '"That line, you call
it, lady, we use for catching cattle
and horses"
Young Lady: "Oh, indeed. Now
may I ask, what do you use for bait?"
Ii you FAVOR government ownership
" the railroads write M. c. Chandler
412 Colorado Building. Washington,
D. C.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
(To be continued)
No, Nor Us, Too

No, Nor Us, Too
Girls Wanted to sew on nightshirts.
Advertisement.
Well never allow anyone to sew
ours on.-Boston Transcript
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02

- Love HIM with All MY SOUL"
to look out at the softly falling snow
with brimming eyes. II love him with
all my soul !"
A moment later she knocked ut the
library door. opened 1t In answer to
his call and went in. closing 1t be-
hind her.
(To be continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02
Where Your
Taxes Go
How Uncle Sam Spends
Your Money in Conduct.
ing Your Business
BY EDWARD G. LOWRY

Author "Washington Closs-Ups." Banks and
Financial Systems." etc. Contributor Political
and Economic Articles to Leading Periodicals.
and Writer Of Recognized Authority on the
National Covsrnment's business Methods.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-02-02

co0yrisht. Western Nevspapsr Union
Evening star., 1922-01-15
REVIEW OF CONDITIONS
IN THE COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE cot
ton market was quiet today and bust
ness seemed largely confined to even
.ng-up OF commitments for over th'
week end. A more optimistic view
Of European political conditions was
renected in an early advance. but
after selling at 1904, March easef
on to 1870 under scattering liquida
ton. 1t closed at that level wit
the general market closing steady me-
1 point lower to points higher.
Week end reviews of the domest.
cotton goods situation showed no i'm
provement and. after initial buyin
orders had been supplied. the markei
became very quit. with prices easins
Cf from the best undrar realizing o
scattered sou hern selling. Accord
ing to the census report. domest'.
consumption last month amounted I"
51l SOC bales, against 295,292 laHI
year. but this showing was Offset I"
some extent by the increase in mi
bales on December 81, compared with
l,251.122 last year.
NEW ORLEANS. January 14.-Al
though mill figures were consider Il
3ullish, the cotton market today fell
only moderate buying at any tim@
md there were periods when the de-
nard was well supplied. Around tn"
opening prices were TO IL points ur
fter which there was p sag to level
3 points under to 2 points over tn
lose of yesterday. March first risins
10 1899 and then falling back I.
1851. In the late trading July mad
some display Of strength rising II
points over. yes'eraay's close to 1850
out other months: did not follow. Last
prices were net nchang! d to ) points
up. with March at 1852 and July at
1853
Evening star., 1922-01-15
SENATOR 70 ASK STATUS
OF EUROPEAN FINANCES
HcC Cormick to Introduce Resolu don
Demanding Facts From State
Department.


Information is to be sought from
the State Department as to the finan-
cial affairs Of European governments.
par articularly with regard to expendt-
lures for land armament. by Senator
Mccormick OF Illinois, who announced
he would Introduce resolution In
the Senate next week for this pur-
pose. :
At the same time, Mr. Mccormick
issued a statement in which he crfti-
cized those governments. especially
France. for their retention of so many
men with the colofs. He declared,
with reference to their economic situ-
alton. that it was impossible to help
them or any of them until they
abate their rivalries." ..f
The. resolution. will ask for the
segrega tion OF the ordinary and the
extraordinary expenditures tof those
governments lin order that the
American people may have authorf-
tative Information regarding the ex-
the powers. 1t Will provide a:so for q
statement of the annual interest due
the United States from the several
governments on wartime, loans.
What profit can there be-" Senator
Mccormick said in his statement. in
sending an American representative
to the Genoa conference only to mani
fest our inability to extend financial
help to a group Of states whose po-
litical differences and financial def
icits conspire together to prevent our
helping them? -
Evening star., 1922-01-15
TRADE PROMOTION TRIAL
WITH MOVIE PICTURES
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce to At
tampt It,

Trade promotion by means of mo-
tion pictures is to be given trial
in the near future by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce.
Arrangements have been made with
the bureau OF fnihes to obtain the
services Of Its motion picture expert
for the purposes o. producing pic
lures showing activities of American
industries. Truly representative
American Industrial Aims. 1t Is be-
lieved. will provide q most effective
weapon in trade promotion in con-
vincing the people Of foreign lands
Of the manufacturing ability a..d fad
cfiities of this country.
Cooperation of American industries
will be required to make the venture
successful, As 1t will be necessary for
the various manufacturers to pay the
entire cost OF production. Under Ii e
bureaus plans. after the film has been
completed and received the approval
cf the director. it will be circulated
throughout the United States and in
foreign countries.
The hope Is expressed by the Com
merce Department that many Ameri-
can industries will avail themselves Of
this opportunity to Cooperate with
tie gov ernn.e. It In an attempt to put
before the world American manufac-
turing methods and products in this
manner.
Evening star., 1922-01-15

they sent me to New FORK to look
after :heir business. / am paid the
game zalary that I had In Porto Rico
plus an allowance for expenses.
Through medical treatments and an
operation spent this year about
$500. Am 1 entitled to claim this
exr ct amount paid to the nurses and
doctors. also to the hospital. They
all must include In their own returns
the amounts received from me. and
my idea that am entitled to exemp-
tion of this amount is based on the
ernment will be paid twice.
A. Every person who receives
money for services rendered within
the United States must treat such
earnings A. taxable income. Even II
you were a nonresident during part
OF the year 1921. provided you were
resident on December 81, 1921. you
must file q return with respect to ali
Of your earnings for that year..
] regret to be compelled to advise
you that you cannot deduct the OK
pense incurred by you for medical
trsa mont. While your argument Is
quite logical. l should like tosremind
You of a recent dictum contained in h
court decision which held that a tax
law need not necessarily be logical or
/ consistent.
Q. u2)-With reference to your
article ] on federal income and excess
profits taxes and item thereof. I
would be glad II you would kindly
lsgive me your opinion on the follow
ing point:
YCu say that a partnership trans
fcrring it's property to corporation
, where n the members OF the partner
ship retained an interest Of so per
cent or over. any profit realized by
appreciation on the exchange would
not be taxable income to the partners.
In the event Of partnership having
assets worth 100000 which they
transferred to corporation under the
Of car'tal stock, and Of the assets
i thus transferred there was real prop
ETY. valued by the partnership at
$c5.00G. but included on the books of
the corporation at $50 900; what would
happen in the event Of the corpora
tien selling this particular piece of
property for $4,000. or $4,000 book
profit to the corpora ton? What Is
the taxable profit on this transaction:
the tax?
A. You correctly interpret the state
ment which appeared in my first ar
ticle OF this series. The statement in
question was based upon section 202
(cr a. Of the law. / do not wish at
this time to make a specific reply to
that portion Of your query which
deals with the profit to. the corpora
tfon when 1t disposas of real estate
! to which you refer. venture the
prophecy that when the commission
er's regulations are released, you will
find that the loophole which you have
In mind has been effectively closed.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
: BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, January II (SpectaD.
The egg market has had tendency
to nuctuate all the week. with values
ruling lower and the market closing
at 30 cents q, dozen as to price for
strictly fresh nearby stock. a drop Of
5 cents since last Saturday. While re-
ceipts have been fairly liberal, the re-
cent storm will no doubt cause a fall
ing of and a better market is antici-
pated next week. In fact, receipts to-
day were lighter and values are easily
maintained. buyers taking hold more
freely at the lower prices prevailing.
The market for live turkeys rules
firmer under a falling off in receipts.
able arrivals meet prompt sales at 50
10 S. a pound for choice hens and
Eobble;s, 45 for old toms and 81 and
IS for poor and crooked breasts. The
demand Is more or less constant for
young chic'osns, with preference
shown for small winter chickens
weighing around two pounds apiece,
which bring 80 to 80 q pound: large
young chickens viii sell at %. while
staggy and thin fowls and White Leg
hoins are slow sales at 20 to 25 The
market for old hens rules easy. with
tied demand. q. IS TO 3d. Small and
White Leghorns have to be sold at
sharp discount
Receipts Of ducks light and market
firm on tat ducks at Is to 30: small
and poor. neglected at 22a23. Heavy
but small geese are hard to move at
20 to %. =
The prevailing cold weather has
caused more demand Nor dressed
poultry. with receipts on all lines
being lighter. Demand good for choice
to fancy stock and the market rules
steady to firm at the following quota
tions: Turkeys. So to 56 a pound
fair to good. 4s to so: old toms. Is;
poorly dressed and thin, 3S; choice
young chickens, 20 to 80: old and
mixed, Is to 2s: old roosters. 16 to IS;
ducks. Is to 80; geese. 20 to 80: capons.
z pounds and over. in good demand
Receipts Of new white potatoes are
ample. but under a fair demand the
market holds firm at Its to BIS per
100 pounds for Maryland and virgiaia
McCormicks. and 2.25 to 2.40 for other
varieties; No; 2 stock. all sections,
slow sale at LOO to LIS, while No. 50
are not wanted. .,s 90.
Receipts Of sweets and yams rum
ming fair. but market rules frmer In
tone, with the demand good for choice
stock at 3.26 to 450 per barrel for
the former. 500 to 400 for the latter
and 200 to 2.26 for No. 2s. Bushel
hampers bring LOO to $50; No. 2. so
to Is.
With increased receipts of early
Florida vegetables the demand for
native and nearby garden truck has
fallen of and values have shown q
corresponding decrease. prices today
ranging As follows: Beets. IS to IS
a bushel; brocola, rs a bushel; car
rots. IS ts 100 q bushel; Norfolk
kale, 1.10@ to Las q barrel; oyster
plants. Z and s q bunch: parsnips. rs
and 80 q busheE savoy cabbage, Is
and 80 q bushel: spinach. 1.50 to 1.75
bushel and 500 to 400 a. barrel:
turnips, SO and 90. per 4-S basket.
Onions continue in good demand and
$50 per 100 pounds and 500 to 400
for No, 2s.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
INSURANCE MAN CHARGED
WITH THEFT OF BONDS
Robert A. Hixon, Former Bank
Rookkeeper of Cairo, Ill,
Arrested.

Robert A. Hixon. twenty three years
old, former bookkeeper in the Cairo
National Bank of Cairo, ILL.,. was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Walsh and Sweeney and F. A. Brink
man, representative of the William ].
Burns Detective Agency. He is
charged with having stolen three
liberty bonds for $500 each from the
bank early in August.
It is claimed by the Burns agent
that he obtained a signed confession
from the young man before his ar
rest, Hixon promising to make good
the amount of the bonds. He declar-
ed he had spent the money he OBJ
tanned for the bonds, $1,4l7, chiefly
for living expenses and fur coat for
his wife.
The bonds were taken August 6, it
is stated, but IL was not until last
week that their disappearance was
discovered. Then 1t was that the
Burns operative took up the invesu-
CATION and trailed Hixon to New
York, where he worked for an in
surance company, later coming to the
local branch Of the firm.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE ac-
tual condition of the clearing house.
banks and trust companies for the
week shows that they hold $16.15S.30r
Is decrease of $49.5S5.S70 from last
week.
The statement follows:
Actual condit.on-LOens. discounts.
etc. s44s2.7s5.ooo; increase. s17.-
Cash in own vaults members Fed
crease. ss.sl1.0 600.
Reserve In federal reserve of MEM
per banks. $52o,s4sIao; decrease.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks
and trust companies. $S.403.o00; de-
crease. $7oS.000.
Reserve In depositaries. state banks
and trust companies. IS $50, ,ooo; in
crease, $4,000.
Net demand deposits. s3.s4c, 400. 900:
increase. S14,355. 900 United, States
deposits deducted $76.34s.000.
Time deposits. $240.3o6. 900: increase.
$7S1. 900. =.
Circulation. ,sss,a51, 900; increase.
Aggregate reserve. s5s7.7l7. 900.
Excess reserve, $f6,l5S.300: de-
crease, $40.5S5,ST0.
Summary of state banks and trust
included in, clearing house statement.
Loans. discounts, etc, $643 S64 100:
decrease, s3,0S5, 500.
Gold. $4.S72,500: increase, $l4 500.
Currency and bank notes. $1s.165.-
40p; decrease. $2S5,100.
Deposits with federal reserve bank
of New York. $55 $4,000; decrease.
$3,0S2.100.
Total deposits. sS79, 1853 900; de-
crease, 10,3S0, 500. -
Total deposits, eliminating amounts
due from reserve depositaries, and
other banks and trust companies in
New York and United States deposits
S632. .s45, 900; decrease. 4.OSl. 300.
Banks. cash in vault. $27,753.SG0.
Trust companies, cash in vault
$51 1,042,100.
Evening star., 1922-01-15
ARTICLE VII.

Items to Of gross income were
discussed yesterday. The concluding
four items will now be presented.
They are:
Item Interest received on obliga-
tions other than those of the United
States. its territories. states. or, any
political subdivision thereof, consti-
tutes a part of gross income. For the
status of interest from United States
obligations, see item Is in my article
OF next Friday.
Item s-Dividends received on the
stocks of domestic corporations and
on certain foreign corporations are
part of the recipients gross income.
sale of property. including stocks and
bonds, constitute a part of the SELF
erS gross Income.
Item 10-Income derived from any
source whatever must be included in
gross income. Section 213 (a). which
defines gross income. ends with the
catch -all' provision to the effect that
gains. or profits and income derived
from any source whatever" constitute
a part of gross income. Under this
provision it has been held that the
net amount won at wagers or at cards
or in gambling constitutes-a part OF
the taxpayers gross income. 1t has
also been held that the fees mot
gifts) received by u minister and the
!, tips received by a waiter constitute
gross income.
AS we said earlier in this series.
not all receipts are considered as
part of gros, income. Certain exempt
items will be discussed tomorrow.
g. Questions and Answers.
@. DOL understand, that the rem
t3l value of rooms now occupied by
a clergyman and furnished by his
church are tax exempt under the new
law. Is this true? There was some
confusion under the old law. 50 that
clergymen did not know whether they
should put in their income the rental
value Of the manse or rooms in which
they lived. II live in the church house
of q Presbyterian church.
A. You are correct in believing that
you should not treat as additional in
come the rental value of the rooms
furnished you by the church and &C.
cupied by you. There was no con-
fusion under the old law: the rental
value under the old law was treated
as part of the clergyman's income
this has been happily changed under
the new law and constitutes one of
the changes for which you should be
thi nkfuL
@. u1)-I will highly appreciate
your snawers to the following:
Sail 1 include in my earnings on
my income tax return for 1921 a
salary which a firm from Porto Rico
has paid me every month to act as
their agent in New York? / was an
iemploye of this firm in Porto Rico and