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The New York herald., 1922-12-17

is using forty and even more amperes.
1t takes no great mathematician to
see that the danger is steadily increas
ing. OF course at the beginning we
were clumsier than to-day, but the risk
is always there"
Unfortunately. members OF the Lari-
bosiere staff pointed out, there are in
sufficient funds in France to spend on
protective research work. and until
the United States, England and other
rich countries devote their wealth to
this service 1t must be feared that
scientists will have to pay, like NJ.
valiant and Prof. Bergonie, their
tribute to fate in blind, sacrificial de-
votion TO their fellows. In France
there is not even the satisfaction of
personal comfort, for salaries of scien-
lists are reduced to a minimum.
In NJ. Vaillants case he has
never exceeded 1000 francs a year
which is less than the humblest
scrubwoman of the French hospitals
would accept for an eight hour day.
Yet even from this salary men like NJ.
valiant are daily contributing a por
ton of their income for the purchase
OF small improvements for their APP
paratus. with no hope of ever obtain
ing refund from the official ex-
cheauers.
Yet all this sacrifice may not be
without compensation. NJ. Louis
Puech. president of the Paris Munici-
pal Council. has drawn an impressive
moral for the people OF France and the
rest of the world from the sufferings
of NJ. Valiant. At the last session of
the Council NJ. Puech declared: II
have seen. him on his bed Of pain, his
face marked by marvellous serenity.
surprised and almost confused by the
expressions OF sympathy and admira-
ton which reach him from all parts.
DIR. valiant has not sought glory. but
glory has sought him in spite Of him
self, and if ii is not within our power
to honor such devotion and sacrifices.
ii Is for us to honor ourselves because
of them. TO draw from them their les
son and to inspire our lives by their
example"
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treatment az the start and thus have
saved no end of suffering and un-
happiness. The young men themselves
know that something Is wrong, they
are perfectly willing to talk with me
about 1t. but very diflldent about men
tioning the matter to those who fail
to diagnose the case properly, even
their parents. Mental diseases do not
reveal their presence as tangibly as
physical diseases. Their nature is not
easily diagnosed. We know little at
present about the germs or the anti
dotes. Still, these diseases are real and
are more common than we think.
Psychiatrists tell US that In prac-
tically every case these diseases yield
readily to treatment IL dealt with in
their early stages, but the trouble is
they give so little evidence of their
presence that they became deep seated
before any one is alarmed or takes
any steps to check their advance.
We are establishing in our colleges
chairs Of psychiatry in the hope OF
arouslng an interest in the study OF
mental conditions and of training men
and women for positions of service in
'''~ S~hVOa6 dAAu III Tic iospildiSs Dub
so far as the mental needs OF our
students are concerned this instruc-
tion comes too tate. The study and
the treatment must start back In the
home and parents cannot afford to
shirlS the responsibility. Where par
ents are untitled for these delicate
tasks they should can in the assist
ance of those who by study and ex-
perience are qualified for the work.
Parents are inclined to forget that
the mind, like the body. needs proper
nourishment. pure atmosphere,
Wholesome exercise, relaxation and
rest.
Closely connected with this neglect
and misunderstanding is another fall
ing on tho part OF our we'll meaning
parents. In order to satisfy their own
selfish whims parents frequently in
sist that their children prepare for
certain vocations upon which they
themselves look with favor. but for
which the children are by nature en-
tirely untitled. The father has very
rcmunerative position for young en-
gineer, and so he insists that his son.
who IL Of an artistic temperament.
shall pursue the engineering course.
A fond parent makes up his mind
before his children are born that II he
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be easy on her because she really was
hard up, and she even tried few
tears to soften the stony heart OF the
publican.
The white queen who could believe
three impossible things before break
fast every morning didn't have any
thing on what is expected of the in
come tax man. He is expected to be-
lieve thirty impossible things an hour
each day.
Here not long ago." said Mr.. WINS,
played a society part-she wasn't a
dancer-who claimed to have worn out
on the stage an average of two pairs
of stockings to the performance,
stockings that she paid $40 a pair for
She also took off luxury taxes on
stockings purchased for home con-
sumption, 200 pairs during the year.
That young lady's stocking bin for
professional and personal use amounted
altogether to about $4,000 for the
year. And l was expected to believe it.
Now if there had been included some
OF these fancy ones at $500 or s400 a
pair credulity would not have been
strained quite so far. but she insisted
that she was not extravagant, that
she didn't pay more than S12 for any
Of them.
when a gentleman takes n deduc-
ton of $4,000 for travelling expenses
it rather strains the credulity of the
income tax collector even If his gross
income is az great in proportion to
those expenses as the average gross
income bears to the average travelling
expenses. One can understand how a
drummer making $4,000 a year might
have to spend $1,000 for travelling eX-
penses, but It's hard to understand
how man, even a movie actor can
spend $4,000 for travelling expenses
even though he does make $780,
gross.
"The hydra of mythology had moth
ing on some, of the families in New
York. The head of family is entitled
to a $4,000 exemption. We have fami-
lies on the East Side with ,hree, four
and five heads. You can't always catch
them because no two of them spell
their names quite the same, but we
do catch them once in a while, and
then we are expected to arbitrate be-
tween two or three children, each one
insisting that he is the head of the
family, and they refuse TO get to-
gether among themselves and elect q
head.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

ever has son he shall be a doctor.
The son is born. his education Is care
fully planned from kindergarten up
with the medical course in view. But
the son has no interest whatever in
the study of anatomy or medicine. He
hangs to It just because his father
demands it. am glad to say that
have been instrumental in breaking
up many foolish plans Of this sort and
have eventually succeeded in getting
the misguided boys started on the
right track toward q profession for
which they have some natural quail
ication.
Parents do not as a rule realize how
much we need their cooperation in the
great and important work we are try
ing TO do for their sons. Some parents
feel that their responsibilities are over
the day the boy leaves home for col
lege, and that whether we succeed in
making a man Of him is entirely up
to us. Other parents retain q lively
interest in their sons after they have
entered college. but because of igno-
rance, selfishness or poor Judgment
they very seriously interfere, with our
efforts and frequently undo some OF
the good things we may have accom-
plished. Frequently we find the son
very much more reasonable and very
much more mature in judgment than
the father.
Some years ago | was obliged to ask
a young student to withdraw from
college because Of repeated failures
In his studies. The boy raised no ques-
ton concerning the justice Of our ac-
ton and went TO his home somewhere
in the middle West. A few days later
the boys father. distinguished
clergyman. and the boy himself APP
peared In my Office. The indignant
father demanded that hts son be re-
instated at once. told the father
that both he and his son had had re-
peated warnings TO which no attention
had been paid, and that II We should
allow the son to continue in college
under these conditions. both he and
we would fail to teach the son n les
son which might be more important
in his education than his whole college
course. The boy agreed with me that
he was getting just the treatment he
deserved and needed. but the father,
whose divine mission for years had
been 10 give the highest type OF In
struction and advice TO his parishion-
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

application Of Vaillant's unconquerable
will power. followed by a long con-
valescence, it was believed that health
had been restored.
But NJ. Vaillaut's laboratory days
were over. No longer could be ma
nipulate the delicate apparatus. But
this did not prevent his visiting the
laboratory on every possible occasion,
or giving his professional advice on
serious cases upon which he was called
Into consultation. When friends sug-
gested retiring TO the Riviera with his
wife and daughter, NJ. valiant re-
fused point blank with such insistence
that his laboratory colleagues never
repeated the offer.
Only a few weeks ago new signs
had restarted it's deadly work IN his
right arm. 1t was decided TO watch
the danger for a while before ampu-
tating, and then only to cut away
portions of the arm actually affected.
Having passed the half century mark,
the surgeons did not care TO risk their
patients life by repeating the ex-
tensive amputation of his other arm,
and when he awoke after the opera
tion, to find his colleagues. family and
friends waiting in an ante-room TO
know whether he would recover, NJ
Valiant smiled bit wanly, looked at
the ten inches Of upper arm still lett,
and suggested to Or. Cuneo:
There's just enough left to fit n
nice artificial arm, isn't there. doctor?'
Nothing can prevent unforeseen
accidents such as I have had" says
VI. valiant. OF course. we are as care
full as possible. and to-day the appara-
tus is guarded by leaden shields. while
great progress is being achieved in all
the branches OF radial work from the
original X-ray to radium emanations.
But there is always the danger OF un-
consciously getting within the range
of the rays and then there seems to
be nothing left but TO wait results.
When | first started we used to work
with only three or four amperes: IL
was probably with this that ! was first
burned. To-day photographic science
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Bootlegger r e
ported $3.50, 900
but Failed to Sign
Name or NJ a k G
Payment On 1t

lars and counted them over for two
and a half hours. Now he thought he
was getting even with the State bv
tying up the cashier.
we had the same thing happen in
the New York office. A woman came
in and paid large tax with very small
bills which she had concealed over her
person in every conceivable place.
The author Of this letter probably
did not realize that it was funny:
Please send me form 20l. WIZ 1
be aloud to deduct 10so depreciation
on cows on farm machinery as there
all of that on the above mention.
VIII beloud to deduct SO interest on
same as i had not receive a return Of
any money on items mention at an the
milk from above was either feed TO
my calves or given TO my father has
one bull calf and one heifer ca. hat
is worth we will say is worth lt
present prices an one bull / gs 10
to my father Yours respectful
But the taxpayer is sometim Qe-
liberately somewhat of a hun rtisf
One Of our auditors wrote a lei r W.
a farmer inquiring how he claim ie-
preciation on a pig when he rerortcti
on an investory basis The letter uat ~
ought to have been writtei. he
amount involved was too small b9t
probably the auditor figured the IL
this taxpayer wasn't checked VI oq ia
this year he would be doing the sn
thing every year, and this is tic n
swer We got:
Regarding the pic in gu
would say that the pig was ba4e
after inventory and was fed an
Of acute indigestion because h
too greedy Before the fall inve
apropos OF the dead pig, he Us io
get into the trough lengthwis' nd
would not give his mate any c, cec
but he paid the penalty for his
One morning when my man We
the barn to feed him he lay o hs
back with his four legs eXto dir
toward heaven and his mouth yde
open, with tho death stare in hi cc
gray eyes a thought he had oeen
poisoned 7 had a veterinarian perform
an au,ope hu- the truth was that the
ig had died OF acute Indigestion.
There might be moral in this stcrs
Tor the State and Government tax de-
partments, but we sincerely trust thar
they won't be penalized as that poor
greedy pig was
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
One Sent His Shirt
as Last Possession
Girl S Luxury
Claim Was More
Than She Earned

~ NE of our standard dictionaries
1 defines Publican" as a coli
- lector of revenues, and goes
on TO say, historically. From the ma
ture Of their office and the oppressive
eXactions of many of their number,
these officials We're generally regarded
by the inhabitants with detestation
and contempt"
What was true of the publican in
biblical times seems to be equally true
in the twentieth century. Probably
the most unpopular man, ex-of1icio, in
New York to-day is j. s. Y. WINS,
Deputy Attorney General and Deputy
State Tax Commissioner. in charge OF
the State income tax bureau at
Albany. Mr.. Ivins's unpopularity eX-
lists principally among persons he has
never met, for he is at heart a genial
soul and in no wise responsible for
the enactment of the law which seems
to be the target of so much anathema
in the great indoor sport of abusing
the income tax and the collectors of it.
Mr.. WINS, in the person of the pub
iican. has his problems. The law itself
and it's Interpretation, the difficulties
OF administration, the innumerabIc de-
cisions and determinations that must
be made on questions of fact as well
as on questions of law; questions that
come up all of the time, such as the
determination of property values,
rates of depreciation, ALLEGATION of in
come to various sources, applications
of the principles of accounting-all
present their various difficulties. But
aside from these difficulties. due TO
the nature OF the law. are the diff
culties due to the nature of the tax
payers.
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
How the Taxpayer
Looks to the Collector

Not all of the hatred, ridicule. con-
tempt anl scorn arising from the in
come tax flow from the public in the
direction Of the publican. For every
thousand taxpayers who feel like ours
ing the income tax collector the col
lcctor himself feels like cursing a
thousand taxpayers. Fortunately. Mr..
lvins has a sense of humor and has
treasured up in his mind many OF the
amusing Incidents connected with his
Office to the exclusion of those which
irritate. In talking of his Job before
The New York Bar Association, Mr..
Ivins said
Around the borders OF the country
il is very possible that the abuse of
the Eighteenth Amendment is more
popular. but I think taking the coun-
try as whole the income tax and
the collectors of the income tax are
probably the recipients of more abuse
than everything else put together"
Discussing the taxpayer and his
dark ways Mr.. WINS says:
THE law permits the deduction or
the ordinary and necessary expenses
of carrying on business, but excludes
personal expenses. Trying to draw
the line between tho two gives rise TO
more dlsputation than all the rest OF
our work put together A great many
taxpayers adopt what l call the sine
qua non or condition precedent theory.
II | don't tip the stage hands gem
they'll crab my act The star says
IL don't give dinner parties to the
people in my company they won't feel
friendly toward me. and won't support
me properly The prma donna says
IF ! don't keep n throat specialist in
CONSTANT attendance on my esophagus
cannot sing so we'll The drummer
says If ! don't take the buyers To the
theatcr they won't buy my goods.
The movie queen says I'D lose prestige
and earning power IL / were TO travel
on the subway--it Is absolutely neces-
sary for me TO maintain three auto
mobiles--it would never do for me. to
go shopping in a taXicab. =
He tells the case OF one Jerseyman
who went so far as TO deduct the rent
OF his home in Montclair, on the theory
that If he did not maintain it he could
not work in New York. lie insisted
that the collector must get a court de-
cision. When Mr. Wins offered to liti-
gate with him he said no.
when / answer these people by
saying. If | don't eat / can't work.
If / don't buy clothes can't appear in
court. But I'm not allowed 10 deduct
the cost of food and clothing they
say il IS not a fair comparison.
This sine qua non theory is COM
mon TO every walk OF life but two
the bar and the cloth. I have yet TO
meet a case ofga clergyman who tried
20 deduct depreciation on an automo-
bile or the wages of a valet Though
the clergy do get mixed up on their
stock traasactions). And I have only
had called to my personal attention
two cases OF lawyers who considered
dinner parties and membership dues in
social clubs as part OF their ordinary
and necessary business expenses"
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also placed the matter with the Ad-
jutant-General with a threat OF the
whole National Guard and a firing
squad at the end of the game That
would be quite in keeping with the
bullying policy OF your Empire
State
Another taxpayer who seemed 10
sec it in a slightly different light
wrote:
What's the matter. have them
hungry politicians up in Albany run
out OF money again.
Hard Luck Tales and
Some Amusing Ones
You would never believe that I'm
modern, enlightened. civilized commu.
nifty there could be so many kinds Of
hard luck as are told us. / am not
facctious when / say that Il is really
astonishing the number OF taxpayers
who make good incomes I'm one year
and who are too broke TO pay one per
cont. tax on net taxable income when
the 18th OF April comes around i'm the
next year. The number OF taxpayers
who are just two jumps ahead of tho
sheriff or who are held UP by their eye
lashes with the bankruptcy attorneys
waiting at the back door would sur
prise you. Many IN apparently profit
able businesses showing incomes Of
ten TO twenty-five thousand dollars for
tho previous year honestly make re.
turns, show what they owe the state,
plead they arc unable and ask II we
Iaf e -, q r.
instalments. OF course, sometimes we
have accepted such payments az we
can get, but we are very reluctant 10
establish any precedent. because We
cannot afford--we haven't got the help
TO permit us TO open a set OF books
with each taxpayer 10 keep an open
running account. but sometimes when
we don't sec any possibility of collect
ing any other way we do accept pay
mcnts in iustallments. But that is
payments on additional assessments
with penalties. We don't let a man
come i'm and say. owe you hundred
dollars due on April Is and propose
TO pay that at the rate OF $40 n month
during tho rest OF the year II he
doesn't pay It in due time &c won't be
a hundred he is paying. but much
more likely two hundred. so Il is poor
business on the part Of the taxpayer
TO delay his payment in that way. hut
some OF them arc absolutely up against
1t and they cannot do anything else
we get amusing Incidents, too.
Sometimes II is hard TO classify incl
dents-as TO whether they ought 20 be
treated as annoying or amusing. There
are the taxpayers who want TO get
even with the state and think they
can do it by putting the employees OF
the Income Tax Bureau TO a lot of
trouble. OF course. the net result is
to delay what should be done for other
taxpayers. Tp in Albany last winter
an old man csncc IN during tho collec-
ton period and get in line. When he
got 20 the cashiers window he pro-
duc0d a return that called for the pay
ment OF almost a thousand dollars:
then he took off his high silk hat, I'm
which he had ono dollar bills cach
separately rolled up into a little twist,
and he started 10 smooth those out.
keeping forty people behind him in
line and If we had let him stand there
at the window he would have had God
knows how many but the cashier
made arrangements whereby an audi
tor took the old gentleman over to
table in the corner OF the room and
they sat down and smoothcd out dol
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

lE of our standard dictionaries
defines Publican" as a coli
lector of revenues, and goes
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Dr.. Valiant, Martyr to Science, Loses Arms
in Thirteen A1putations for X-Ray Burns
Prof. Bergonie, Another French Hero,
Yields an Arm and Three Fingers
Valiant, at Salary Never Above
$8OOa Year, Gave His Whole Career
for Happier and Healthier World

Special Correspondence OF TIE NEW YORK
ITDo.Iu
The Keota news., 1922-03-17
Prehistoric Ruina

The Fascinating interest OF the
ancient ruins in RhOdesia, South Atri-
ca, drew the attention OF the arch
eoiosists OF the British association
during Its recent meetings AT Cape
Town. Among these ruins the most
conspicuous is the great Zimbabwe
temple. which lies about 200 miles ill.,
land from the Indian ocean. The old.
cat OF the ruined buildings are be-
iiesed To date hack a, least To- the
days OF King Solomon. IL is thought
that they wef. constructed by Semitic
coaonists. whose chief object Was gold
mining. and who have left indications
of their worship Of BaaI and Ashta-
roth. as described III the Bible. Esr
pests believe that precious metals To
the saiu. ot sS.nnO.n1 or si.Dc.1u
must have been extracted from the
gold reefs of itiiodesia in ancient
times.
The Keota news., 1922-03-17
nsilsa osoevnees oenvs System.

washinstuu.-Thr new soldiers 10
aus bill. ss drawn by House Ecruhii
cans. wss attacked recently by sccrr'
ssry Mellon as involving "a dangerous
abuse Of government credit" Replying
TO a rcgpest for tho trcasury's com
neat on tho new bonus bill. Mr.. Mel
lou in a letter To Chairman F"rdnry
of the House Ways aud Means Com
mistcc made public by the treasury.
sharply critisins tho features of the
Proposed measure providing for loans
by hanks upon adjusted service ccrh'
fieates as indirect and forced hrr>
rowing by the government Mr. Met
Ton cpnscnticd that "it is both danger
Gus and unwise" To attempt to avoid
the cost Of the bonus for the time he
Ing. There IL no way" he said by
which the American taxpayer can
avoid the burden. and if n bonus "
To he imposed II IL far better for all
Concerned that 1t bc placed upon
estinisc basis and paid for each year
out OF current revenues. To do this
at this time will necessarily mean the
imposition Of additional taxes of the
public.'
The Keota news., 1922-03-17
ENVOY ESCAPES INJURY
MINISTER BELIEVES EXPLOSION
WAS CAUSED ~ INTERNAL
MACHINE.
lsas~s Sss%ss~s tsaa ~sss As,sa,

sofia, buisaria.-An explosion oc-
ssrrrd in tho American legation at
sofia at few nights aso. Nobody Ma.
lajus~d. but several Of iii. windows
ssre shattered aud some damage MAS
aOae TO tho building. Charles ). wii-
soel. the American minister. expressed
.se belief That tho explosion was due
TO a iso,s,b. The bomb landed iii the
garden OF tho legation. The fact that
this part of tho legation WAS without
fss.ts and that ao oec WAS thrF- at
nc sim-. seems tn Indicate that the
bwrp~tratoF had no intrntion OF Eiliin.
anYonr.
The king aud cabinet have ctr
pressed deep regrets 10 the American
sasaistef and qualification that hc Was
s.Os Injured. Bulgarian public opinion
ssfpagiy condemns tho act.
Washinssuns-Thc only official ntcsf
sage reaching tho State Department
regarding tho explosion in the Asaa~Fi'
can legation Of Sofia. WAS eablrsraili
scat by Minister Wilson soincislin.
with the Information contained in As'
soeiasrd ffvss dispatches
Tho in~esasv said tho explosion o~f
esrssa in the ehaae~r, of she legation
ut s o'clock in the evening. breaking
all tho ehanevfy windows and e"ins
seeae additional damage. but that ias
pse was iniurr.l.
Except fsr servants. IL was said. ~"
oec was in tho legation ut the tisnes
The eablcsssm added that the prcli'as'
iaasy police investigation Indicated
that the explosion wa. caused by n
bofslb.
The Keota news., 1922-03-17
ce-opssAsien.

Mrs. North had just learned that hcf
negro workwenaa. Auat bihah. had
at the asc Of .rsraty. married tos tho
fourth time.
WHY. Aunt biaah.~ shr exclaimed.
sou surely haven't married again.
~fassasa. lya~s. has Was Aunt
piaah's snaiiiasrwpiy. jos as cf~h
as dc f.aWa takes can So will 1.-The
Arsonants