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The Washington times., 1922-02-13
Z WOMEN CLAIM
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IDENTICAL BABY
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engaged Miss Kate johnson, of the
Century building. to fight for the
girls custody.
In the meantimes authorities have
taken the child and no award will be
made until Judge Sellers gives de-
cision in the case.
The story begins In the early sum-
mer. Mrs. Mattio comes to Amer
lea and then to Washington. A few
days later a baby is born. But Mrs.
Mattio is unable to care for the
child. So. on the advice Of friends,
she advertises for some family to
care for the baby.
Mrs. Peck Assumes Alias.
Under the name Of Mrs. Mary
Smith, Mrs. Peck offers to care for
the child. An arrangement is made
and Mrs. Peck takes the girl to her
home in Tuxedo. This was late In
August.
The story would have probably
ended here had not Miss Agnes
Ferriter, Red Cross worker In
Prince Georges county, stepped In.
Miss Ferriter received word that
Mrs. Peck was Ill in bed and de-
cided to pay a visit.
Entering the house She found
Mrs. Peck, and was told a baby had
just been born.
How old Is the child?" asked
Miss Ferritt.
-Four days." was the answer.
Mrs. Peck was out of bed and
Miss Ferritt suggested she had bet
ter return.
"Oh, no, In our family the women
are always out of bed within Few
days" is said to have been the
reply.
But Miss Ferritt did not like con
ditions in the house. She investi'
gated and found Mrs, Peck had re-
Gently adopted a child. Through the
Maryland authorities Miss Ferritt
obtained the child's custody. Judge
Fillmore Beall, in a Maryland court
later ordered the child sent to the
custody of the children's guardians.
BY this time Mrs. Mattio had stepped
in the case.
Mrs. Peck followed the child to
Washington and sought its custody
from the board. But officials OF the
board, including Miss Sara Butcher
in charge Of investigating work, de
cided this was a case for the juvenile
Judge and the case was referred.
Attorney johnson for Mrs. Peck in
dicated today that a fight to the
finish would be waged.
MRS. Peck has told me that the
child she adopted has been sent down
South" Miss Johnson said today.
She said she did not know the
name of the woman who took the
child away, nor did she know the
name of the physician who attended
Mrs. Peck when the alleged child was
born.
Mrs. Peck is we'll known in Wash
ington, Alexandria, and in nearby
Maryland. 1t Is understood she was
in a similar case some ten or twelve
years ago. In this instance. 1t Is
said, she had a baby in her custody
which she claimed was born to hei
sister, who had recently died. Mrs
Peck, IL is understood, lost this case
Mrs. Peck has been married severa
times. She was once known as Mrs
Eta Shields Reid and also Is saic
to have had a husband by the name
of Steele. Her present husband Is ar
army man stationed near Norfolk
He Is on his way to Washington Il
aid his wife.
Three men who saw the baby be
fore Mrs. Peck received II will bt
called to testify in court next week
They are DR.. Charles Allen, 941 New
York avenue northwest; Alfonso
Dariano, 176 Fifth street northwest
and James Corby, TIC Fifth street
northwest.
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|MONCUREFEARS
HONEST QUIZ, IS
CRAFTS CLAIM
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as Mary l.. Baggett and hundreds
of others, to make false deposition
In subornation, and members OF
the ring now face penitentiary inn
prisonment for their acts. Is the
law to blame for this?
mo paper in the world would
make serioSs accusations such as
these against anybody unless they
had the proof to substantiate the
charges. and not a one Of them has
ever been denied by members OF
the ring.
1.-The records are on file TO show 1t
in Moncure's court. Fake deposit
tons are available for you to see.
fake. addresses are used in the legal
notification Of the absent defendant,
victimized by members of this afro
cious ring, and made to pay for the
fraud practiced against them.
THE legal fraternity in this State
now has its opportunity to purge its
ranks Of these divorce beetles, bar
nacles on the ship of matrimony.
"Scrape them Off" DIR. Crafts
cried, las you would any loathsome
thing that is a menace to decency
and good morals. They have sinned
against the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of God
declaration to preserve the sanctity
of the home and against the laws OF
your commonwealth in their lust for
the almighty dollar.
Drive Them Out, He Urges.
Their shame is not your shame,
unless you people Of Virginia con
done their offense. Let them deny
these indelible facts as shown by the
court records, or drive them from
the State" cried DR.. Craft.
Following the address of DR.
Crafts, resolutions were adopted ask
ing for a legislative investigation and
directing that suitable action be
taken to prevent a continuation OF
conditions as they now exist in Vir'
ginia.
Members Of the State legislature
will be urged today by DR.. Crafts
to take active cognizance Of the
disgraceful conditions in their State
brought to light through the expose
of the Alexandria divorce ring in
The Washington Times.
Efforts to prevent Legislative
investigation are being made by
friends of Judge Moncure, DR.. Crafts
charges.
"If Moncure is not afraid Of the
light. and has nothing to conceal,
he would do the better part him.
self, to demand a legislative in.
vestigation of his judicial conduct.
Moncure Afraid, Says Crafts.
HE dare not. though" DR.. Crafts
declared for to do so would be to
take the present investigation out
of the hands of his personal friends,
who will apply the white wash. and
put the investigation in the hands
of men. above reproach. who would
not so readily consent to any form
of white washing.
There is a vast difference be-
tween a committee to do the in
vestigating composed Of your friends.
with a chairman at it's head, who is
your own personal counsel and obi
gated to you politically, and an
impartial committee who would
have available at their command
sufficient means to do what really
should be done-criminal prosecu.
ton Of everybody concerned" DIR.
Crafts declared.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13

How shall the Government get the
money from the American people7
BY taxes. of course. But what taxes?
The first suggestion is that the
money be secured by increasing the
corporation income tax, by bringing
back the excess profit tax. by rails
ing the income taxes to a new high
level. What does that mean? For
one thing IL means that the soldier
bonus would not be paid by the
whole country. which owes 1t. but
chiefly by New York. Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
California. That il the way the taxes
in question work.
The people Of these States already
nay two.thirds Of the Federal taxes.
II the present suggestion for the
bonus should be adopted they would
be paying two-thirds OF the money
given to the soldiers.
A Queer Proposition.
That surely would be a queer H.
nancial and political proposition -
to have six States out of torty-eight
assume the bulk of the obligation
TO the men who went out in defense
of the whole nation. To a large ex-
tent II would mean that the great
majority of the States were paying
a debt of honor with other peoples
money.
But that would not be the worst
of il. The industries and incomes in
these six States are already taxed
to the limit. The war is over
long over. Can't the gentlemen In
and out Of Congress come down 10
earth again? Let anybody read the
reports of the great enterprises on
which II is proposed to unload new
burdens before they cease staggering
under the old ones.
Last week the newspapers pub
lished the deficit Of Morris Co,
Chicago meat packers-$ll ,0OO,Oo0
for 1921. Previously they published
the deficit of Armour Co.-more
than $50, 900 900. The Steel Cor
poration's report for last year
showed a succession Of deficits after
the first quarter. Watered stock!
No such thing, for the corporation
common stock at par represents
only about half the value OF the
| property behind 1t. What then?
Bad business, hard times, small de-
mand, little production ,unemploy-
ment, and the severe general con-
ditions that spread out over all the
| workers and producers of the M
ton when industry slows down and
ceases to disburse the wages that
mean buying power for all.
Financial Folly.
There is no use in going through
J the list of troubles that afflict the
American people as poignantly In
the States mentioned as the Ameri-
can people are afflicted anywhere.
Nor is it in order here to explain
for the tenth or twelfth time how
the paralysis OF their industries
checks prosperity in all the forty
eight States of the Union. No man
who has observed the financial
course Of events since the war il
ignorant Of the way depression Of
industry works evil to everybody.
What financial folly, then, to try
to unload a new burden wholly on
that part of business which already
is bearing the largest tax burdens
! in the world. Germany, defeated
Germany, desperate Germany. is not
imposing the taxes on incomes, for
instance, that the United States i'm
poses, yet she recognizes the fact
| that to 60 further would be to levy
on or confiscate capital, and so she
calls her proposal to collect more
tribute levy on capital"
Dispatches from Washington said
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OH, YOU TITAN!
HOPE HAMPTON
IS AFTER YOU
All Red-headed Girls in WASH
ington Invited to Times
Office Tomorrow.

Tomorrow's the day. The Wash
ington Times is the place. A recep-
ton and free distribution of tickets
to Star Dust" by Hope Hampton
to red-haired Washington women
and girls will be the event.
All registered strawberry blondes
will be introduced to Miss Hampton.
who is appearing personally at the
Metropolitan Theater, and receive a
free ticket and an autographed pho:
tograph from her.
The names Of all the entrants will
be placed in a box and fifty drawn
out. These fifty will be the guests
of Miss Hampton and The Wash
ington Times at a dinner at the VIII
lard Hotel Wednesday evening, fol-
lowing which they will be enter
tanned at a box party at the Metro
politan.
Time Is p. M.
Strawberry blondes should remem-
Der that they are expected at The
Washington Times office at 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to par
ticipate in the drawing of the names
and to receive gifts from Miss
Hampton. No sorrel top will be ad-
mitted to the party unless she is
registered. The way for them to
register Is to send their names and
address to the Red-Headed Editor
of The Washington Times so as to
reach him before noon tomorrow.
Scores and scores of titians, au-
burns. hennaettes and bricktops are
already registered for this "Sorrel-
Top" Party" The more the mer-
rier. The Washington Times and
Miss Hampson will be disappointed
IL every solitary red-haired woman
and girl in the National Capital is
not present tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. 1t promises to be a warm
party. Miss Pearl Burns writes in
that she will be there.
Here's what Miss Ida Belt, 1928
Eleventh street northeast, says:
Here's another red head sending
in her name. My hair is what you
call RED. I will be there Tuesday
to help brighten the place to save
electricity"
Miss Frances Burton, SO Sixteenth
street southeast, says:
Il have titan hair that nature
gave me and not beauty parlor stuff"
Fifty Guests.
MISS MARY Walsh, 1851 new YORK
avepue northwest, wrote:
"1nasmuch as the fates decreed
that l should have red hair, I am
writing you with the hope that I
may be one of the favored fifty to
be entertained at Hope Hampton's
"Sorrel Top Party" knowing that
Miss Hampton belonged to the ii.
tian-haired class, have always had
a desire to see her personally and
now the possibility of doing SO seems
too good to be true; nevertheless
here's hoping that 1 may be one of
the lucky ones"
Miss Hampton appeared in person
at the Metropolitan yesterday and
last night and made a big hit. She
is a striking beauty and registers
even better in person than on the
screen where she is recognized as a
brilliant star. In Star Dust" she
is at her best. At each performance
yesterday she extended a warm and
hearty invitation to all the red
headed patrons to come to The Wash.
ington Times office tomorrow at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
CANADA TO SELL SURPLUS
BUFFALO; PARK TO SMALL

WAINWRIGHT, Alta, Feb. 1Ss-
With the buffalo in the Government
park at Wainwright numbering
moremore than 5000 and with
more than 5000 and with prospects
Of the herd, now the largest in the
world, eventually outgrowing the 100,-
OOO-acre park. the Canadian govern
ment Is eseeking ways to commercial
lie the surplus animals.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
JEWS PLAN TO BUILD
100000 SEMINARY

NEW YORK, Feb. ia $1,000
900 synagogue house or seminary, to
be used primarily for the training Of
Jewish college and university gradu-
ates for the reformed Jewish minis
try, is to be erected in West Sixty
eighth street, off Central Park, Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise announced yester-
day.
DIR. Wise said that he would go
abroad for the purpose of employing
noted Jewish theologians for the fac
ulty of the seminary. of which DR..
Emil Hirsch, of Chicago, will be hon.
orary president.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
SALE OF STOCK
IN AUDITORIUM
NEAR 100000
Committee Expects Large Sum
to Be Pledged at Meet
ing Tonight.

With the sale of stocks and bonds
in the new Washington Auditorium
almost at the $500, 900 mark, mem
bers of the building committee will
meet at the Willard Hotel tonight
to listen to reports on progress made
since the organization meeting a
week ago, 1t was announced by Col.
Robert N. Harper, chairman, today.
Col. Robert N. Harper said that
he expected the total to be well over
the $300,000 mark after the meet
ing tonight.
AS evidencing the soundness Of
the project from an Investment
standpoint, II became known last
night that a prominent New York
financial firm has approached the
officers of the auditorium commit
tee with an offer to underwrite the
local campaign on small commits
sion basis, but the offer was de-
clined. Officers Of the committee
say that the only expenses in con-
nection with the campaign for the
sale Of stocks and bonds will be
those for postage and printing.
Representatives of commercial or
CARNATIONS from all parts of the
country attending the National As
ISOLATION OF Retail Secretaries in
New York were greatly surprised to
learn that Washington is in the
midst of a campaign for the erection
Of a convention hall, according to
Charles J. Columbus, who represent
ed the local Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association at the New
York meeting. Most of the secre-
taries from other cities, Mr.. Column
bus said. were under the impression
that Washington already possessed
an adequate convention hall because
of the National Capitals unusual
natural advantages as a convention
city.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13

Even "a cross. feverish, bilious, or
constipated child loves the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" A
teaspoonful never fails to cleanse
the liver and bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the sour
bile and undigested food out of the
bowels and you have a well, playful
child again.
Millions of mothers keep Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" handy. They
know a teaspoonful today saves a
sick child tomorrow. Ask your
druggist for genuine California
Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say California or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Adver-
ttsement.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13

showing separately each class of
property. its cost or value at the
date Of purchase (fair market price
or value as of March /, 1913, If
acquired prior to that date), esti-
mated life, depreciation charged off
for the taxable year, and total de-
probation charged off for all taxable
years.
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Income-TaX Facts.

Deductions for depreciation form
an important item in the return of
many taxpayers, and are the subject
Of frequent inquiries. The word
depreciation" Is not used in the
revenue act of 1921. which provides
"a reasonable allowance for the ex-
haustion, wear and tear of property
used in trade or business, including
reasonable allowance for obsoles
cence."
In claiming depreciation the follow
ing fundamental principles must be
observed. Only such depreciation as
results from exhaustion. wear and
tear of property resulting from its
use in trade, business, profession, or
vocation is allowed, Depreciation in
the value Of home or property such
as an automobile used for pleasure
or convenience not be claimed.
Depreciation due to changes in the
social or business condition OF a
neighborhood, or changes of street
grade, or fluctuations Of market val
ues cannot be claimed.
Depreciation in the value Of land.
whether improved or unimproved,
due to erosion, exhaustion, or any
other cause cannot be claimed.
When in the course of years the
owner of property has claimed its
full cost of depreciation, no further
claim will be allowed.
The value to be cared for by de-
probation is the cost OF the prop
erty. However, in the case Of prop
erty acquired prior to March l, 1913,
the deduction shall be computed
upon the basis Of its fair market
price or value as of March 1, 1918.
Depreciation may be claimed on
all business property which includes
not only buildings, but machinery of
a permanent character, automobiles,
farm tractors, mine and mill equip
ment. office furniture. and books.
How Computed.
To compute the amount of depre-
citation which may be claimed, a tax
payer should determine the probable
life of the property, then divide by
the number of years it will be disable
in the business in which employed.
The result thus obtained will repre-
sent the amount which may be
claimed as a deduction. For exam
pie a frame building the probable
lifetime of which is twenty-five
years cost $4,000. Divide $1,000 by
25 and claim 5000 each year as a
deduction.
While each taxpayer may de-
termine the probable lifetime of his
property without regard to tho FOL.
lowing figures, II has been estimated
that the average disable lifetime of a
frame building is twenty-five years:
brick building thirty-five years: a
stone or concrete building so to 100
years. The estimated life Of ordinary
machinery, that of automobiles used
for business Of farm purposes and
farm tractors, four to five years.
II taxpayer claims the full
amount of depreciation, he can not
claim as a deduction the cost of re-
pairs to the property during the
same year. Repairs" in this con-
nection means repairs and replace.
ments of a kind tending to make
good the depreciation, such as a new
flooring or a new roof. II the tax
payer wishes to claim deduction on
account of repairs, their cost must
be deducted from the full amount
of depreciation, and the balance may
be claimed as depreciation.
Deductions for depreciation must
be made as a separate item % the
return, and must be explained by
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
NEW HAVEN r. r. ASKS
U. S. FOR $50, 324, 900

The New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad today asked the
Interstate Commerce Commission
for a Government loan of $751;
324, 900 for a period of ten years.
The railroad stated in it's applica-
ton that the money was to be used
as follows: $26,25S,000 to pay its
European loan" $2,066,000 to meet
equipment trust and other mate
rails, $3.000,000 for additions and
betterments.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
York Haven Lady Obtained
Relief at Once Through
The Merits of Tonall


mens r.
No a
had I
frantic par
Of
much a I
ng and a different respect"
Is at
Store a L Is. w.
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some soldiers were represented as
saying they did not wish the money
for the bonus to be raised by the
sales tax.
BY the sales tax the rich consumer
would be levied on for much. the
well-to-do for less. the persons of
small means for the least; each ac.
cording to his means and ability TO
pay. That seems to be not only a
principle of honest politics. but 1t
long has been recognized as the first
principle of far and business like
taxation.
It 10 difficult to understand why
this principle should not be applied
in providing for the sold er bonus,
rather than the wartime practice of
seizing money wherever accumu.
lated, regardless Of consequences in
the economic life Of the people.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
Tenn. Central Asks Loan.

The Tennessee Central Railway
Company today asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for a Gov
eminent loan Of s2,250,00o for a
period Of ten years. Its application
stated that S1,250,000 of the pro-
posed loan is to be used in additions
and betterments and s1,000,000 to
meet certain short-term obligations.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Sales Tax Best Method
of Paying Off Bonus
Rich Consumer Would Pay More Than the
Person of Small Means, Each According
to His Ability to Pay.
By GEORGE w. HINMAN.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-The payment of the soldier bonus
has been accepted as matter of duty, honor and pot
cal necessity But this payment will require about
billion dollars from the Treasury in the first two years
and two three billions afterward it is also financial
matter of the first magnitude a.. -.
The Washington times., 1922-02-13
INCOME TAX
IN NUTSHELL

WHO? Single persons who had
net income Of $1,000 or more,
or gross income Of $500 or
more. Married couples who had
net income Of $1,000 or more, or
gross income Of 5000 or more.
WHEN? March Is. 1922, Is final
date for filing returns and max
ing first payments.
WHERE? Collector Of internal
revenue for the district In which
the person lives, or has his prin-
cipal place Of business.
HOW? Four per cent normal tax
on taxable income up to $4,000
i'm excess Of exemption. Eight
per cent normal tax on balance
Of taxable income. Surtax from
per cent to IS per cent on net
incomes over $1,000 for the year
1921.
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Births, deaths
Phone Main $3.50 Until
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BIRTHS.


pyRNE-Patrick B. and Eileen M. BOY
WHiNIRNEY-Thoma J. and Ada j.
HRIMETT-Thomas ]. and Martha NJ
KiEsE-wilIiam f. and Anna ". boy.
htNHAM-Richard and Harriet, boy.
ROYD-Gilbert b. and Eta, boy
MkDDOx-wNnfield S. and SADIE; girl
MURPHY-Richard A. and ii. LOUISE
wHiTE-wiiiiam p. and Susie H.. boy.
ABBoTE-Tony and Josephine. girl
'hMBRoGi-Biasio p. and Antonetta,
BRHY-chester NJ. and Emily. boy.
HOFFMAN-Frsnk E. and Margaret E.
ckFFREY-George A. and Clara L., boy.
FRENCH-James NJ. and June, girl
GRANT-Bernard o. c. and Dorothy NJ,
Northumberland T. and Eloise H..
DE LEoN-victor and Kola, boy.
EYWoRTH-Wiiiiam q. and Cora E..
Meofu1N-Robert B. and Gertrude l..
GooD-George e. and Gladys E.. girl.
sTRIBL1NG-william H. and Leslie NJ.
gTRSHaawillism E: and Florence, girl;
PETESSoN-charle' A and Louise A.
wALTON-wiliiam r. and Florence L.,
girl
MiNER-Thomas Mace. and Edna NJ.
BEALL-Frank NJ and Marguerite H.,
Notwithstanding E. and Annie B., girl.
JONES-Thaddeus NJ. and Selma A., boy.
HILL-T. Allison and Mary, girl.
WOODWARD-Johna and Daisy, girl.
YOUNG-Edward W. and Jennie NJ, girl
REED-George and Essie. girl.
HIGHT-Samuel and Jennie. girl.
PROCTOR-william and Blanche, boy.
wEBB-william and Sadie, boy.
DEATHS.
wILLERS-Emms, AZ yrs, st. Eliz.
Hosp.
sAMsoN-Georse c., 10 yrs. 242s Pa.
JoHNsoN-Jenny w, So yrs, 1s47 Oak
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Clifton st. NV.
PIERCE-Ella e.. II yrs, 40 9Th ST. sw.
PHILLIPS-Lena, rs yrs, IL 9th ct. Sc.
wELCH-Charles F., 70 yrs, 1016 q st. Sc.
McCAWLEY-Lucy, rs yrs, 400 q ST. sw.
HARBIN-MiriamiS s., IS yrs, 1855 f 1T. Sc.
MATTERN-Peter' 70 yrs. 80 Bryant
cRossEN-wiuiam r., 10 days 1903
Irving st. ne.
FoREsT-Reason T.. rs yrs, lis Ala.
ave. se.
Ross-Jsmes D., 81 yrs. as U 1t. NV.
TAYLOR-Ida, - yrs, Freedmen's Hosp.
THOMAS-Lucy f., So yrs, 422 Sheridan
ave. Sc.
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IINITTNTnHTTHIIIlNMIlNIlIIluIIINIIl
Your Appreciation
Our ReUord

THAT sameness of
taste-you meet it so
many places you 60.
Ready-mixed pancake
-four, patented foods,
processed ingredients,
canned con centrates
and short cut prepare
tions have no place
here. Enjoy a perma-
nent change. We avoid
"factory-made" foods.
It's our business to
prepare food for you.
We employ a large
force to do it. Your
appreciation is our re-
ward.