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The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Declares PULL"
Not Congress, Is
Real Boss Here
Former Government Printing
Office EmpIoye Raps
System in Capital.

Political pull, rather than Con-
gress, rules in Washington, accord
ing to W. T. Dollar, who several
months ago resigned his job with
the Government Printing Office.
Dollar is now down in the COM
posing room of the San Antonio
Express.
In this months issue of the In
ternational Stereotypers' and Elec-
trotypers' Union Journal, Dollar,
among other things, has this to
say about Washington:
'I noted Willie Shrieve's article
from Washington local, No. 10, and
saw my name among those who
resigned from the Government
Printing Office.
Cant say that I think very
much of Washington. 1t is the
center Of the red tape industry.
where political pull rather than
Congress rules, where the Voteless
citizens organize into associations
80 their voices may be heard by
President Harding. 1t is a place
where hundreds of thousands of
ambitious and promising young
people have gone full of hope for
future and lived and died right
where they started"
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Old Records Show Lincoln
Paid POstOffice Shortage

Old records Of the Postoffice De-
partment reveal the interesting fact
that Abraham Lincoln was appointed
postmaster at New Salem, ILL.,, on
May z, 1888, to succeed Isaac Chris
sARn. His bond was fixed at $500,
which was required from a post
master OF fourth-class office. The
office was discontinued on May 30.
1885.
At that time the Postoffice De.
partment had no inspectors to check
up the receipts and expenses.
Several years after the New Salem
office had been discontinued such
an agent dropped in upon Lincoln.
then a struggling lawyer, and re.
quested a settlement of the balance
due to the Government, amounting
to SIT.
Lincoln, 1t is related, responded by
rising from his chair, crossing his
office to an old trunk, from which
he took a cotton bag tied with
string. Untying it, he produced the
exact amount demanded by the
postoffice agent, indicating that he
had held the sum intact and un.
touched ever since his retirement as
postmaster.
II never use any mans money but
ny own" tradition says he told the
nostoffice agent.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
INCOME TAX TALKS

The following is the twenty first
Of q series Of articles on the
preparation of income tax returns
for the year 1922, written by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue)
XXI.
Within certain limitations interest
and taxes paid during the taxable
year may be deducted from gross
income. Such items include interest
upon personal loan and taxes on
a dwelling, as well as interest on
business debts and taxes upon bust
ness property. The Federal income
tax, however, may not be deducted,
nor may there be included any spe-
cial assessments for local benefits
tending to improve the value of
property, such as paving or drain
age assessments since they are, in
fact, the cost of a permanent i'm
provement.
Obligations Of the United States
issued prior to September 2, 1917,
are wholly exempt from the Federal
income tax. Hence interest, paid or
accrued on Indebtedness incurred,
or continued to purchase or carry
such obligations, is not an allow
able deduction from the gross in
come.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

Personal Indebtedness includes
not only money borrowed to defray
personal expenses-clothing, food,
etc.-but also money. borrowed for
the purchase of real estate. II a
person owes money secured by a
lien or mortgage on his home, the
amount of interest paid on such In
debtedness may be deducted. More.
over, interest paid by the taxpayer
on a mortgage upon real estate OF
which he is the legal or equitable
owner, even though the taxpayer
is not directly liable upon the bond
or note secured by such mortgage,
may be deducted as interest on his
Indebtedness.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

George Mandebaun, Arthur Markowtz Lee 3. Martin,
William q. Meiman, willard Ottman, George =. Myers
Walter Nelson Isadore pinsky, William S. Richie Samuel
Rogers Rubnsten, Israel Schwartz Rubin Seldin
Howard L. Smith, Abram e. Sommer, Arnold A. Spegler
Lewis L. steinberg Francis Suac Xaveius suraC Bustaye
Tepfer Lewis Unger, Paul vanNat Jonathan Wood and
Oscar Tropp.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
General Pratt's Estate
All Left to Daughter

Sedgwick Pratt, brigadier general,
U. 8. A., who died March Is. 1920,
in his mill, dated May s, 1913, filed
for probate today, devises his whole
estate to his daughter, Martha r..
DonneIlan. and her children, John s..
and Katherine Keith Donnellan, to
be divided in equal shares among
them.
The testator says he In mot un.
mindful of his son, Major John Sedg-
wick Pratt, u. 8. A., and designedly
omitted him from the will because he
is amply provided for"
The daughter Is named as execu-
trix.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Foreign War Veterans
Plan for Entertainer

Distinctive services in memory OF
the destruction Of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor in 1895
will be held in the future by
Equa1ity-walter Reed Post. v. r.
W.. 40 result Of action taken
Thursday night.
I The following men were admitted
to membership: @. II. Draper, j,
v. Beck. III. w. Gardner. and Arden
e. Bing. Announcement was made
Of an entertainment to be held in
the Red Cross building, Walter
Reed Hospital, February Is al
2:45 D. m.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Scarlet Fever Epidemic
Closes jersey Hospital

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mountain-
side Hospital at Glen Ridge, N. j.,
closed yesterday because of an cpl
demic of scarlet fever which In
vaded the hospital itself, where
nine cases developed. Patients
were transferred to the county hos
pital at Soho.
Mountainside Hospital will be
closed for two weeks and will be
fumigated thoroughly before 1t is
reopened. All the schools in Glen
Ridge have been closed for several
days because of the scarlet fever,
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Joint Lodge Meeting
for Knights of Pythias

The grand chancellor and the
grand keeper of records and seals
of West Virginia will visit Rath-
bone Superior and Syracusian
lodges, knights of Pythias. at a
Joint meeting on Friday.
The grand lodge officers will be
present to welcome them. All
knights are extended n welcome.
| Brother Swartz and his commit.
tee will report on the date of the
big get.together dinner.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

Members OF the class shown in the photograph are
David g. Arenson, Michael Aris Juan n Azua Samuel
Becker Ross r. Beker Samuel Binder, Joseph J. Bono
Andrew K Bowie, James Boyd Irving Brotman, Joseph
l. Campus, Valentino Caso Sylvester Cherniak Albert
Chesanow, Henry Colvin Wilbur L. Corey, Abner M.
Oornwel, William Corriero Ralph W. Cramer, William 9.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

Edith Shepard and is the daughter
OF Mrs. Elliott r. Shepard.
Mrs. Ernesto g. FAbbri, who has
been granted a divorce In Paris, is
q granddaughter of the late VIII
liam Fl. Vanderbilt and a great
granddaughter Of Commodore Van
tierbilt. She was married to Mr..
Fabbri in 1896. He is the adopted
SON of an uncle, Egisto Fabbri.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Aged Man Is Burned
TO Death in His Bed

CRESTLINE, Ohio. Feb. IL
Charles Greter, seventy-five, was
burned to death when the apartment
building in which he lived caught fire
early today while he was asleep.
Firemen saved the building and
found his charred body near his bed.
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Broken Gas Connection
Kills Family of Three

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-William Lem
beIxe, sixty-four years of age, wealthy
farmer. living in Dalton, near here,
his wife, and fifteen.year-old daugh.
ter, Agnes, were found. asphyx1ated
in their home today from gas escap-
ing from a broken connection.
A coroner's inquiry was begun at
nnan
The Washington times., 1923-02-18
Kin of Vanderbilts
Is Divorced I'm Paris

| PARIS. Feb. 1.-THE Paris
courts have granted q divorce TO
Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbri Of New
York on the ground OF desertion.
Mrs. Fabbri was formerly Miss
The Washington times., 1923-02-18

Cushsrd Lewis L. Dantzig James r. Davidson Phillip
Detx Benjamin Dinerman, Howard v Dollard, Joseph
Anthony Erlain Atha W. Evans, Peter =. Fauc James
Ferrara, Milton Friedman Frank Gantz Lewis J. 0eber
Hyman Harberg David LYMAN Joseph J. Larlin julius T.
Littnan Samuel Luber James H. McNeiI Leon Malock,
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27

Gladys Manning was guest of
young folks surprise in honor
of her 10th birthday, on Friday
night at her home in the O'Brien
Apartments, ice cream, cake
and candy enlivened the occasion
after games and exchange of con-
gratulations and greetings by her
little juvenile friends.
Ed. Allen hasa light lecture on
turkeys and chickens in another
column under a big turkey COB
blers' picture. Look it up and
then look him up at Chas Shontz' S
Quick Lunch.
A change of adv. for Wicken-
burg Drug this week is sugges-
tive of sweetest smiles.
A friend has sent us a poem
about The One-Man Hog-Tied
Town that is a real peewammer,
but too late for this issue.
If you have anything to buy or
sell, tell it in Liners" at 10c a
line 1st insertion and &c each
subsequent insertion.
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Matte J. Riggs, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, John Riggs, Administrator of
the Estate of Matte j. Riggs. de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against the SAID de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this no.
tice, to the said Administrator at Wick
enDurg, Arizona, the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust
ness of said estate, in said County of
Maricopa.
JOHN RIGGS,
Administrator of Matte J. Riggs.
deceased.
Dated at Phoenix this 26th day of
October, 1923.
lst pub. Oct. 9th. last pub. Nov. II.
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27

to take care of a record crowd
in Parker during the Northern
Yuma County Fair, Nov. 2 and 3.
Ed. S. Osborne, Sr., managing
director for the Rio Vista Min
ing Co., ana his wife were up
from camp Thursday. The COM
pany has started a rotary drill on
a deep well water supply.
G, K. Foster is sporting a new
baby Overland car these days,
having bought the same thru the
local agent. Bernard Roberts.
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27
PARKER NEWS.
Best Place In the State For
Cotton Culture Colorado
VeritabIg Nile Of America.

Mrs. Jack Ewing and son Jack,
Jr. arrived home Sunday from
Phoenix. Little Jack said he
stood the trip all right but mama
got a little tired.
Herman Zehring. wife, and
son John were welcome visitors
in Parker Tuesday. Herman is
the junior partner in Yellow
Front Garage at Bouse.
Herman Roeder and his assist
ant, Otto Korn, came over from
their hatchery on the California
side. Herman is equipped so his
incubators will hatch 100, 600, 900
of these desert fish at a Matching.
Herman learned enough about
the fish business while at the
State Hatchery in Springervi.le
to go in business on his own ac-
count. His assistant is also eX-
perienced in the business.
Ross l. Winn snd wife of Yuma
were in Parker Monday. Ross
and associates have their eyes on
location of land in the Parker
valley which they expect to plant
to cotton the coming spring.
1t is a fact that Parker valley
is producing more cotton to the
acre than any other cotton pro-
ducing area in the state. C. B.
Anderson, of Blythe, came to the
valley on January 18th, 1923 and
with the assistance of one man
and his son for five months for
the year, has cleared, leveled,
ditched. fenced ploWed. and irri-
gated by May 1st, besides level
ing 25 acres for his neighbor.
June 1st he had so acres plant
ed for himself. besides the rs for
his neighbor, Mr.. Matthews, and
an additional II acres planted to
corn. The IS acres in cotton are
yielding one and a half bales Of
cotton to the acre.
w. ]. Belford, another new ar
rival, in the same time, prepared,
planted and irrigated 50 acres.
besides some corn, which is pro
ducing about the same. All this
/ he did with his own labor and
help of a son during vacation.
Parker valley cotton is selling at
20 and half to 80 cents a pound.
Can you beat it?
julius Zbarra shipped a car of
steers to the Herman Neipp Mar
ket at Blythe, Calf. Tuesday.
Sam Day wears a great smile
these days, caused by a baby boy
that arrived on the 18th from
Palms, Calf, Mother and boy
reported fine; Sam recovering ra-
ther slowly,
! Preparations are being made
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27
Election OF Officers Friday

The festivities, good will, cof-
fee and cake at the local Parent
Teachers reception Friday night,
was too ENJOYABLE to carry out
a prearranged program, SO there
will be another meeting for cleo
ton Of officers on Friday evening,
November I'd.
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27

jim Kellis and wife are back
from Lohs Angelais. Jim believes
in safety first and is not a speed
demon, but traffic cops in the an
gelic metropolis, keep an autoist
on the hurryup to clear the mar
row streets, that drivers almost
have to climb the Iamp-posts to
get out of the way, by heck
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27
BEST ENERGY IS
POWER LINE KIND
Agricultural Engineer Says This
Sort Gives Farms Volume of
Power Needed.
is FLEXIBLE SERVICE, TOO

Steadily the trend of electrical de-
velopment in the United States is
reaching out to embrace the in
electrified rural sections and the great
farming areas, according to G. A
Atherton, chairman of the power lines
committee of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. Mr.. Atherton,
who is in the engineering department
of the General Electric Company's Ma
tional Lamp Works, Is positive that
the various difficulties now "etardlng
the extension of electric transmission
lines into farming districts by cleo
trio light and power companies will he
successfully met.
American FARMS" he said, follow
ing the recent annual convention OF
the National Electric Light Associa
ton, "are now using three hundred
thousand isolated electric light and
power plants. Such plants viii proba
bly, always be used in the more re-
mote districts. But it is only natural
that what the farmer really wants is
the convenient, flexible and less limit
ed service from the big city power
houses.
Farming Big Industry
1.-THE electrical interests themselves
want to know how far electricity can
be economically carried into the rural
districts. Farming is the biggest and
most important industry in every
country. Not only does it employ
more people, but it uses more power
than any other. 1t is combarable il
size with general manufacturing of
ali commodities.
Undoubtedly the chief factors IN
creating the present strong demand
for electricity on the farm are the
growing realization Of the labor saw
ing which may be effected for the far
mer's wife and a newly awakened
pride in having the most up-to-date
living conditions. Yet the part Of
electricity in the industry of agricul-
ture is by no means small, only there
must be adequate farm machinery for
electrical application.
Electrified farm machinery must
be quite different from the heavy
farm machinery of the past, intended
for use a few hours each year, and
then allowed to stand without atten
tion until the next season. It must be
made small, efficient, probably operat-
ing at a higher speed, and must be au
tomato.
Division of the Energy.
ct must be arranged so that each
morning the raw material may be led
in, switch turned and without more
attention the finished material piled
or stored automatically. An entire
process with such a machine might
consume several weeks, demanding a
quarter horsepower to do what for.
merly took four or five men and six
ty horsepower steam engine two days
to do.
But sixty horsepower, two days a
year, is very impractical and unproft-
able on an electrical line, whereas
eight weeks Of a quarter horsepower
is quite practical and may be made a
profitable part of the producing equip
ment of the farm"
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27

For Sale-Two burner oil stove suit
able for light housekeeping or camp
ing Price 81 So Apply to Mrs. West
opposite Mrs Ford residence.
Arizona state miner., 1923-10-27

Wanted = Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed hosiery
for men, women, and children Elm
mate darning Salary $75 week full
time. 81 so an hour spare time. Beau
tiful Spring line.
International Stocking Mills,
Norristown, Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
COAL RATE PROTEST
BY POWER COMPANY
Claims Southern's Charge
GOrgas Is Excessive

Complaint of the Birmingham
Traffic association, for account OF
the Alabama Power, company, at
lacking as unreasonable and discrim-
inatory the rate on coal from mines
on the Drifton branch of the South
ern railway to the plant of the Cor
gas Steam company, was heard in
Birmingham Monday before EXami-
ner j. Ii. Alldredge of the Alabama
public service commission. The ses-
sion was held at the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The traffic association and the
power company We're represented by
O. l.. Bum, general manager, and L.
IL. Jones, secretary of the traffic as
ISOLATION, and j.. c. Taylor. traffic
manager of the Alabama Power com
pany; the Southern railway being
represented BY fl. l.. Walker, COM
merce attorney. Washington, -, G.;
w. h. Jones. commerce agent, Wash
ington ID. c.; G. II. WILCOX. assistant
freight traffic manager, and W. $.
Watts. train master, Birmingham
Numerous exhibits were introduced
by the complainants to show that the
rates on coal now being paid by the
power company are unreas onably
high when compared with other coal
rates. as well as when compared with
rates on other commodities. The
Southern railway was equally con-
tentious that the present rate is Il
reasonable one and endeavored to
prove its reasonablenesss by compari-
son OF the rates on coal in G.. f. \.
territory. as well as rates between
points in the southeast. The case
was taken under Amusement and a
decision will be rendered later. The
complainant requested the establish
ment of a Slipper car charge instead
of rate Sof 10 cents per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
REDUCES CONFUSION
OF TAX COLLECTING
Officials Pleased With Cooperation
Given By Public

There Is much less confusion in
the payment of taxes thus far than
we had anticipated" said j. w. Ham
ilton. chief clerk ~ Tax Collector j.
f. Hawkins office. Monday. I'VE
think the instructions sent out a
week or two ago have been largely
responsible for this result. We have
been able to handle approximately
so per cent more people in the same
length of time than before they be-
gan observing these instructions"
Post card notices were sent out in
November to all persons who had not
paid their taxes to facilitate collec-
lions. These Instructions were for
their guidance before actually going
to the court house. They were also
intended to make IT certain that no
mistakes would be made that would
result in failure to e,ve a man credit
for the total amount paid. There is
always danger, Mr.. Hawkins said, of
creditine one man with another
mans tax money.
Much loss of time has been avoided
by having checks for taxes made out
before entering the tax collectors Of
flee. In the past long lines have
been frequently held up while per-
son stopped to write out check
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Also Urges S275,0O0,0
Reduction In Government
Expenses In Budget Mes
sage

WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press Coolidge
specifically recommended to Congress
today a reduction of more than $780,
100000 In the national tax bill and
at the same time presented views in
opposition to a soldier bonus.
The executive, in a message trans
hitting the annual budget, said
frankly that amy program of new
expenditure on a large scale would
make tax reduction impossible for
years to come" He added that tax
reduction would certainly tend to
align the whole people in support of
economical administration of govern
ment," which he declared is becom-
ing every day more and more neces-
sary,"
II recommend a revision of tax
laws" Mr. Coolidge said, along lines
which will effect a reduction of in
come taxes by taxing earned income
more lightly than income from bust
ness or from investments: by reduc-
ing the percentages of the normal
tax, and by reducing the surtax rates,
with commencement of their applica-
ton at $4,000 instead of $4,000.
also recommend repeal of the tax on
kilograms, telephones and leased
wires, and of the tax on admissions
and revision of the miscellaneous
taxes winch are SOURCE Oh lnCOH
venience to taxpayers, and difficult
to collect. on the other hand amend
ments which would cause some in
crease of revenue should also be
made to existing income tax laws
relative to deductions of capital
losses; deductions from gross in
come for interest paid and nom
business losses sustained where in
come from tax exempt securities is
involved and the manner of taxing
community incomes. These changes
would reduce taxes by more than
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
DENNY WAN rs
NEW CRUISERS
FOR THE NAVY
S30,000,000 Appropriation
To Carry Out Naval Modern
ization Program Is Recon-
mended BY Secretary
FAVORS IMPROVEMENT OF
NAVY AVIATION DEFENSES
Plans Must Be Carried Out If
United States Is To Main
tain Place Under Treaty,
He Asserts

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-(By AS
sociated Press.)-A $50, 900, 900 appro-
priation to carry out the much-con
cation, authorization for the build
ing of eight 10,OO0-ton cruisers,
three cruiser-type submarines, and
six gunboats; expenditure of S7,676,-
600 on naval bases; and a five-year
constructive naval aviation program,
were recommended today by Secretary
DENLY in his annual report.
The modernization plans held in
allegiance during the past year must
be carried out. the secretary said, if
the United States is to maintain its
proper place under the arms treaty,
while in cruiser strength this coun-
try has fallen so far behind Great
Britain that it cannot hope for years
to come to attain the equality it is
entitled to under the 5-5-3 naval
ratio.
The s30,o00,OOo sought for mod
ernization work would include the
reappropriation of $6,500,0O0 for
the purpose of increasing the eleva-
ton of turret guns of 10 of the
treaty battleships of the navy" whic h
was not used during the past year
because, Mr. DENLY said, quite I'M
Intentionally the impression given
Congress was that the disparity in
ranges was overwhelmingly in favor
of the British"
I'm the opinion of the department"
the secretary declared, the eleva-
tion of the guns will not in any way
oontravene the spirit or letter of the
treaty"
Mr.. DENLY appended to his report
special report signed by Capt. f.
II. Schofield of the navy general
hoard analyzing in detail the objec-
ttonse which lad been raised to the
elevation, with ethe coanlu-
sion that these were wholly unsup-
ported by any fair Interpretation of
the treaty. Captain Schofield listed
five steps" as necessary in the phys
ical alteration OF a turret to per-
NIT the higher elevation, namely:
O O O
Changes Outlined.
Increasing size of gun opening;
frightening the gun screw which
raises and lowers the breech; chang
ing position of ammunition HOSTS /:
increasing strength of counter-recoil
system. cutting away plates under
breech.
In none OF these steps, it was de-
clared was their involved any AL
teration in the general type of
mounting which constituted the
sole proh biton in the treaty affect
ing the program.
The public is very generally I'M
der the impression" Captain Scho-
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