Evening sentinel, 1887-1926, 1919-01-21

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D BY imystiﬁcs. but the result is perfectly

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A"‘RlCH" PRESIDENT.
With considerable surprise the pub-
ic hears‘that Theodore Roosevelt was
probably} the richest president since
George Washington. He was certainly
[not veryi ri‘cii’tiudgod by presentday
Standards. He left an estate of about
$560,600: VThere are many thousands
of Americans worth more than that.
The fact is that nearly all our presi-
dents have been poor. The ﬁnancial
diiilcullie'o oiiMci§inley are well re-
membered. Taft was never ranked
“better télanlumioderately woll-to-do.
~M’ilson iisin thesame class. 1100;“-
; velt migilt have been no better off
than any.‘ of these. despite the carn-
. W ings from his writings, if it had not
been-for his inheritance. He has done

plain and simplc._ So if all the pre-

liminarics of the peace conferencc‘are'
not published daily for our longing
I‘yes. ii is. no cause for worry. Rathci
we Should praise Allah that We are

spz-i'cd much boredom. and remember

that after all the miracle is the thing.
‘and that it will be accomplished, not.
i in deﬁance. of or in opposition to the.

wishca ot' the plain people, but to their

‘ satisfaction.
So lot us wait our miracle with can-

‘iidcnct- and paliencc. And it' overy~'
‘bodv docs so. why that will be a
, .
miracle. too.

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THE FIFTH WORLD POW-ER.

The establishment of a Big l“l\'i' in
stead of a lit: ll‘our at the peace con-
t‘I-rchc with Japan as the ﬁlth mem-

ﬁber of the major league. is Somewhat

More Frontiihe Trenche 8. So

ran sown mnwnmammnmn

Those Lassie: Are‘Servi ng Doughnuts m New York

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i
I unexpected.

it had been generally assumed that
Britain. France. America and Italy
I would decide the main problems of the
lconference. according to their own
iideas, with Japan entitled to full con-
isideration but not to an equal voice.
lThe four powers evidently intended
'nuch a policy. Possibly Japan object-
ed and demanded equal recognition.
:Poosibly the four allies voluntarily.
_ _ within the period named in the law.
changed their mmds. At any attain“ other is. to pay the tax. if any
Japan is to have five members in the is due.

"Neither of
conference. the. same as the others. be met without

being forgotten.

booming.
back} from France.

INCOME TAX
DRIVE IS ON

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these obligations can
a careful review or

_ , . year. That in the big job right now,
of the 1i" great powers Whose. will ”land that is why i say the income tax
to determine the future fate of the drive is already under way. Every-
where the pencil is busy. The old
world. year is done; all its fruits are gleam
it goes without saying that there isied; nndegvery paragon who fared well.

‘ ~ ‘ ‘ -. , or earn u 300 competence. must
probably good masons. for this move. analyze his own case in cold figures.
it will hardly be argued even by ' "When the new bill is enacted into
' .. . . .. , ‘ Ifornu-i distributed throughout the dis-
.lapan helscli that She ha.» canned the formam distributed throughout the dia-
distinction by playing a part in the trict, and everybody will be informed

little more than pass on the property
. . _ .
received :from his father. l’resxdents
are 591de Bible to have much from

leave thd eteéutivc ofﬁce because\ of
"the liberal expenditure tin-y have bc~
come accustomed to.

”7 It i'S natural and right to take much
‘ ' satisfaction -. in the modest, circum-
stances of'lolll' presidents. lt prover)

dcmocracy. It demon-

American
strates, better than
‘could, the opportunity
"every American boy to rise to any ptr
sition he is ﬁtted for. lint it does not
inecessarily follow that. having chosvn
SilO'Zld

a u y

existing for

“poor men for presidents. we
~06ndemn them to contimu-Il povt-l‘ty.

7 Poverty" may be respectable: but as
“Grover ‘Cievelantl found. it is diilicult
and embarrasSing when one has held
so great an ofﬁce and is l-xpct'lctl to
maintain a position oi comparative
idignity and etlsr’.‘ 0pc of these timcs
'the'nation will rise up and insist that
-0lljl' presidents be given a liberal poin—

br premiers are in other countries

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THE MIRACLE.

“Doll‘s llousiu"

~Norah, in lbsen's
_ ‘ discovered that “it, is hard waiting; for
”the miracle." That is exactly the
' Slate in which the world ﬁnd< itself
Itoday.
P Waiting for the miracle is hard. it
tries men’s souls, and it tries 111?!!!
all the more because 'so many prac-
tical work-a-day problems cannot be
30de until the miracle is accom
':-1ished. But it is to be remembered
ft». after all the miracle for

k which we are waiting—the adjustment

I. it is

hereafter it can roll around fromsea-
mic Season without having all its
iplendid progress checked by war.

‘0' accomplish a miracle is of
necessity slow work. It means taking
very-day, common thing that;
fybody iS'familiar with and making

dofanvéntirely new and unfamiliar

Zpﬁijacleﬂornny one who tries to do an
7' iiiar thing with the old tools is

Inﬁnity;

their saldries, and doubtlesa ﬁnd it all‘
athe harder to get along after they!

I considered.

l no position to determine the future of

other fact?

~ 151011 on retirement, as most presnlcnts;

g.— It takes courage to make 2.;

3 under suspicion as to his crami

Nye all; it'tokes patience to wait.
«the; miracle.-. The liner. the ‘thing

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_ .. . iof the-date when the sworn return
war equal to that. of Biltmn. Americ.a.|mllst be filed. It is my plan to send
France or Italy. But there are other my men out to central locations, and
. . . » ,to have them travel through the dis-
important conmderations. :trict. aiding taxpayers in the prepara-
Doubtless it is Japan‘s potcntiality tion of the returns and in deciding
‘doubtful points.

I “We will go right to the people
She has a unique and with the incomeﬁtax and with the
. 'co-operation whie the public can give
u" Orient- TO‘ Ihe government men. the returns will
she is in be filed by everybody who comes un-
der the law‘s’ provisions the right
taxes will be paid. and the district
will have done its full patriotic duty
toward the government‘s report.

rather than her performance that is

powerful place in
gether with Great Britain,

the great Asiatic continent. with its

teeming millions. Thus for what she
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the prcpa ra-

is capable .oi‘ doing for the i’uurthcrv’
that con~

is no need of delaying'

tam-o of civilization and the establish- [Ion Of ﬁgures. Anythmg

. gross does now will not affect the.
(men! of world peace. Japan is wel— amount of a person's earnings for

1918. Let us avoid the belated throw-
in}: together of figures that may hit
iil‘ulllt-l‘s of Humanity. or miss. Guesses cannot be accepted
i .,~__.___.___ ’as the basis of taxation. It is clearly
i PRIVACY IN HOSPITAL WARDS. ‘tlu- duty_ of every person to compile
correct ligures and ascertain whether
his incnmf‘ for 1918 Was sumcieni to
make a sworn return.
"The year 1918 was a banner year
! tln- mmlcrn improvt-ments which could in Sillitl‘iw and “32051. and ”10 high
. _ ‘ . ‘ , . ' war prim-:4 brought unusual profits
by expat-led. and has Ill addition an m the “V“.“m. small tradesmtm and
to the I'arincr. The. opinion in \‘l'ash-
ingtnn is that a million citizons- and
residents \\'l“ make this year their
first ncomc tax returns.

“.\ll signs indicate that the income
tax this year will roach nearly ovary
;\v0rkin: man and woman. and ncarly
every merchant. shop keeper and
i'zu‘mvr. Not all will have to pay the
tax. but ncarly all will bv obliged to
make a sworn statement of the year's
income.

"I am therefore advising every “n.
married person who earned $1.000 or
ovcr’ during the year 1918, and every
married person. who together with
wife or husband. earned $2,000
sharpen his pencil and figure out how
he stands. ‘

"lie must, ascertain accurately his
gross income from all sources.
a tiny room Thercs his salary or wages. including
overtime pay and any bonus received
as additional compensation. A mar-
soul ried person having children under 18

‘who are working should include the
7 .earnings of such children.
it is a suggestion worthy of imita-‘ "If he sold any property at a profit.
, ‘ . , . . , the gain must be computed and in-
:tion wherever llOSDlidlS are built. One cluded in grain; income. If he rented
of the reasons some people do not take any property to other persons, the t0-
tal rents received in the. year must

!(‘0[ll(‘tl into lull ft-llmvship ot‘ the Big

‘ A new hospital rccently complctcd

in an castern city has of course all

itmcxpcttlcti but most lll‘ﬁll‘ilblf‘ am: as
jwcll. There arc lllt' usual private

'I'mmis when- any one can hl' comfort-

Eable. but it is in the wards that the
i

griat, improvement has been made.

1
Thc patient who cannot afford a.

private room is not called upon to bear

‘KlllS physical misery in the horrible

‘ publicity of a ward bed. with perhaps

:a flimsy screen to separate him from
%HlP dying neighbor on his right and
:m:- delirious one on his left. The
lproblcm has been solved by the con-
‘Struction of many small cubicle en-l

1'l()Slll‘Pl-'~.Pa('h in fact

3 which. if lacking space, at leasi affords

the, privacy which the. sick

I
covers.

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' everyone dreads the prying. eyes of the i D b
_ , . . ‘ paid on rented property, the necsf‘ transact ons within the year. 9 ts
"m‘mm" people' and “hunk” from the sary minor repairs, fire insurance. due ‘0 the taxpayer actually 380“"

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multiplicity of suffering which is the any interest he may have paid on
mortgage, and a reasonable allowance
for annual wear and tear of the rent‘
Nothing will do more Io ed property. The balance is included
in gross income for the year.

"Interest on bank deposits. wheth~

inevitable state in the average hospi-
tal ward.
popularize the hospital idea with the

or
I} . . , , . .balances. must be included in .all cal—
m?” privacy and commit. ;culations of income. Bond interest
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received during the year must also
(Before cashing in your W. S. 5., re- be included, except interest on mu-
you are taking away nicipal. county or state bonds. In-
temst on United States bonds need
not be included .b then
Alent‘it. which it-needs more today than holder who-purchmdy mﬁﬁwmmn:
.ever. Also the business involved in Holders of large amounts ﬁmerty

cashing them takes the time of men bonds, however, should 88k their

bunkers to write 150 my once” for {he
already overworked. Call yourself an rule‘s. .
. , . __ . ppl in to .131. on ch m.
g‘ﬁwmer" when you cash your y g In

, ﬁﬂends on stock shores urein~
command mt 1104301!“ in“

poor than some such provisions for

:member that
from the government the money iyou

Salvation ‘Army girls who served these "homey" remin

Colonel Mclntyre

"Meanwhile, let me say again. titcro.

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to

the _~

Doughnuts are still being served to the doughboys along the _R.hlne, but. the homemming doughboys are not
This DhOtOETaph. taken in a new but Just opened in ”New York City. shows the first three
dent to our men It the “front when the guns were Still
They are Miss Alice McAllixter. Lieutenant Violet McAllister and Adjutant Helen Pu‘rvcancc. just
of the Salvation Army is standing behind them.

ier the inventory at the bqlnning of
iIhe year and purchases or goods for
ircsale. From this latter sum subtract
. the inventory of goods acid. This cost.
ipius necessary expenses incurred sole-
.‘ly through conduct of the hotness, in
‘lto be' deducted from the gross sales,
land the result is the net comings or
{the business.

{7 "A professional mun arrives at his
professional income by Whining
the total of fees for mica and de-

and is thus formally admitted 8's on‘e,income and expenditure for the tau: ducting therefrom 3119me connect—‘

ed directly and solely with his prac-
,tice.
:_ "A farm must figure up all income
.derived ﬁ'omthemle promo!
products during the year, whether
such produce was raised on the form
lor purchased and resold. He is 9.!-
lowed to deduct from this total his
eXpenses of the year connected with
the planting. cultivation, harvesting
and marketing of the crop, or the
care, feeding and marketing of live
Stock. He is not allowed to deduct
the amount expended in 1918 in pur-
chasing stock for resale; but when
such stock is sold its cost is to be
deducted from tale price in ascertain
ing the gain to be included in his re—
~turn of, income. The cost price or
stock bbught prior to 1917 cannot be
deducted as in the conduct cited. it
such cost was i “A ‘in the deduc-
tion made in the years 0! purchase.
“The farmer is not required to in-
cludo in his income tax computation
the. value of farm produce consumed
,by himself and family. But in cases
'wherc- he exchanges produce for
‘merchandisc, emu-ﬂea; etc, the
‘tnurket value of the articles received
'in exchange must be included.
“All other items of income

service. business or trade, through use
oi" property or money. should Iw added
into the gains for 1918.
:va cnlfw shrdl

“Everybody wants to know what in-
come is exempt from tax. Very few
plums that fall to the avcraz:n man
may be legally disregarded in figuring

up his 1918 lllC‘tﬂlli". (lifts and be-
quests can be eliminated; also prov
coeds of life insurancrh received by

the beneﬁciary at an insured person.

A person who carhcd in an endowment ,
policy nced report as income only that '
of ‘
lllt‘ premiums hI- paid in all years on“

:portion which exceeds the total

that policy. Annuities are not taxa-

ble. unless the person received in Lhcf
year payments which represent. when
added to all prior payments on the an. :

nuily, an amount gliil‘alP-l‘ than the or-
iginal cost of tho annuity. Dividends
on unexpired life insurance policies
are. not taxable income. Alimony
not income to the recipient nor is it

an allowable deduction on the part. oi“

gthe person who pays.

“From the total of all items of
come. there are
llowable by law.
lpcrsonal indebtedness
ipaid during the year
except federal income
profits taxs. inlwritanco
i assessments
:such as sidewalks. selver,
ms
iallowable.
Hire, storms. Shipw
ualty,

All interest paid on
and all taxes
are deductible,

also losses
rock or other cas-
or from theft, in cases where
such losses are not; compensated for
by insurance or otherwise. Losses
_incurrcd outside of a persons regu-

of the aﬁairs of this .old world so that'advantage 0f hOSDital care is that be ascertained, and from that figure lar business are allowable to the ex-
a deduction may be taken for taxes tent. 0‘ gains reported from similar;

tained to be worthless during the
year are deductible. ’

“Dcpredation on property used in
a profession, in business. or in form-
;ing is another item that may be
claimed as a deduction. ,The store-

withdrawn or added to his bank keeper may claim delimitation on his,
and on his delivery horses;

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ﬂintnres,
'and wagons. but not .mhilmck
held for sale. ' The phtessional man
may claim similar deduction on his
' instruments;

his personal ”Hence, the on

uris’ ‘
ing during the yvar through personal;

in-2
certain deductions al-"

and excesav
taxes and'
for local improvements“
etc. Loss-N
incurred in businesS or trade urog
arising from’

and, in the, cone of a
physician, who maintains 49. dream or
auto for making his rooﬁn'on'pnﬁente,
mountable depreciation may be claim-

of that date is used, instead of ﬁre
cost, in figuring depreciation.
"Contributions of gifts actually
nude in 1918 Io organizations oper-
ating exclusively for religious, chili-i

table, scientific-or education purponenh ‘~

and tooocletles .tor the prevention of?
cruelty to children or animals, may be
deducted, to an amount not exceeding

fifteen per cent. of the net income

computed within the benefit of this."
deduction.

"Alter the total of all income
mud, and the deductions allowable
by law have been computed as an
intact. the amount of income in .ex-
case of such deductions
‘incomc,.which forms the basis of the
l "i want to emphasize the co-opera-
tive feature of the collection of the in-
come to: this year. The policy of the
internal revenue bureau is to aid tax-
payers to meet the requirements of
the law.

the manner of his "saving, but
altering every helpful governmental.
function that will assist people to do
their duty."

”mum.

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.a~
XS .

‘5 the mt‘

We ”‘9 going right to they
people, not to swing clubs or to mulctta
“l .

’Bosion

s}; Wad-Sm.

Beautiful Garments in Se

Sale at Dresses

Satin. Georgette and ‘RiCI-‘l Velvets

Store

«i;

l‘Q‘e. Taffeta. Velveteen.

m kirk

vb.

1“..;-.nvrpriccs $1

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= '.W ,, I”. :3.

SATIN AND

At About an: of What They
. DON’T MISS my

wr-w'

AFTER AN OPERATION.

Ohio'Man Tells

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t
—-—.

HOW to Gain Strerﬂth-

East Liverpool. Ohio—“After an
operation. 1 was Weak, rundown. and
Slow to recuperate—l was advised to
take Vinol. and the results were mn-
(Li‘l'flll. l have a good appetite and
'slecp fine. i am alwavs glad to tell
anyone, what Vinol has done tbr nw."
—~Joseph \l'ciSer.

There is no smart about \'inol.——lt
owes its success in such cases to beef
and cod liver pcptorws. iron and man-

. zancse pcptunates and

phates. the oldest and most famous
body building and strength ereatinL’
Ionics. Frank H. Baxter. Drugeist and
llruccists everywhere.

MORE TROOPS REACH New YORK.

NE\\’ YORK. Jan. ‘.’l.«l)ringinar
home .‘l.ll«i ofﬁcers and men of the Am-
erican Expeditionary l-‘orce..thc tranS—
port Gem-c.) Vi'ashington arrived here
. today" from France. The troops includ<
ed the headquarters personnel of the
83d Division and of the 165th Brigade
of infantry of the 83d; the 308th Sup—
ply Train of the 83d. and Detachment's.
of other units. These men are moatly
‘ from Ohio and “'estern Pennsylvania.

The transport Dekalb arrived with
821 troops. Those include the 113th
Sanitary Train of the 38th Division
and the Headquarters Company of the
Artillery Detachment of the Second
Army. together with casuals from va-
rious branches of the service.

The wounded and ill on the Dekalb
numbered 406. while bn the George
Vt'ashington there were only - seven-
teen. ‘
t On the Italian Steamship Guisepp!
1 Verdi, in from Genoa, were 498 ofﬁcers
and men of the American Naval Avia—
; lion Service. §

30R. cvnus T. BRA

‘ DY -.
ZDr. (‘yrus Townsend Brady, well-
1known all over the world as a writer
and lecturer, will speak in St. Math-
ew's church, Wilton, on Sunday after-
12110011, February 9th. 'at 3 o'clock. .

lspenkers on the lecture platform

day. and that he has consented toxin

ed. The farmer may claim deprecia- his services tor a léctnreln St. Math-

tion on his farm building's,“anlde from 3 a“, is mole pm on,“ Elem“, .1
his: ‘ ‘ - ,

farm machinery, shin warm Ind. .
ﬁnal work new ' (g . acumen m We.
Diem“? ' a , . t i may ‘ ’ . _ " .,.

glycero—phoﬁ- -

COMING TO Wi LTON'

. nult being that no total
Dr. Brady-who has often spokeninf
{this city is one of the mot-pop“:

What 25c

' At BECKMANN’S ‘

2 pugs. Beardsley 's Shredded God Fish ........ .. ....... 25c
: 3pkgs.M.T.FineDetsertfor ................. 25c
l 2 pigs. Shmddod Wheat Biscuits ................. ﬂ: 25c
i 3 pkgs. Shaker Salt for ......... . ..................... 253

3 lbs. Yellow Corn Meal . . - .................. . ........ 25::
t 2 pkgs. None Such Mince Meat ....................... 25c
i 2 lbs. Fancy Whole Grain Rice ............... - ..... . . 25c
; 2 cans Golden Pumpkin for . . . . ................. . ' 25c
3’ 2pkgs.Jiﬁ"yJellfor ...... ...................... 25c
t Lea and Peﬁin's Worcestershire Sauce ..... - ................ 25.4.

Try our Teas and Coffees.

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83 and 85 Washington St.

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.“NO FOOD ADMINISTRATION RE-
! STRICTIONS 0N POULTRY
I SALES”
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in response. to numerous inquirict:
concerning the operation of the rule,
{which prohibited the sale of laving
Ihens or pullets during the spring: of
‘1918, Federal Food Administrator Riv .
:bcrt Scoville announces that this rule
:wili. not be operative during the can
ilayrng season of 1919. Thisrrule waa'
dealgned to prevent. the excessive
Slaughter or poultry at a time when
ﬂocks were being dangerously reduc-
ed on account of the high cost. of feed
and labor [and at a ﬁrm when the'
country needed all the eggs that could
possxbly be produced. In addition the

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» measure was a protection for the poul-

try industry which
threatened by the g
breeding stock. -
The situation was particularly hard

on the specialized poultry farmers

many of whom, it they were not alto: l
gather forced out, out their flocks in 1
half. These specialised “forms, how-.
ever. produced only about 5 per cent:
of the egg; oTt‘lle country. 0n the1
general utility farms, which produce:
95 per cent. of the eggs and where the i
cost of poultry deed and labor are‘

was seriously“
cent reduction of

immamtim mull items. the produc- ,

tion‘Wns greatly increased, the net re-i
egg producﬁ

Increased
over the year be-‘i

ﬂan .01 'the count w
about 15 per await:y “
tore. .
Thus the prohibition accomplished!
all the gum it was designed to
meet, and although there was colloid» ’
cable mt in some quarters upon .
git: ﬁrst W the benefitsl
have become.” any-rout that there;

‘mmm imam recently that I

, itjbel‘put' m<ijlluctmnm,.npri

TAFFETA SILK DRESSES

M $8.95

“70131. SERGE DRESSES
Formcr prices $14.00 and $16.50

A”$10.95

VELVETEEN DRESSES
' Former pricc $36.00

A'l‘ $12.95

WM]. FRENCH SEMI? WES
Former priccs $19.50 and $24.00

”SIBANDSIB

GEORGETTE 13mm
Former prices $18.00 and $23.50

A $4.95

Special Offerings in
WOMEN’S AND MISSESP DRESS SKIRTS
, Wool SergeiSlIiu-tc
Formcr prices $7.50, $8.98. $10.00

$5.98. $6.90., $7.93
HUNDREDS OF HIGH-GRADE COATS '

8E GREAT mom

. A. r. BECKMANN & C0. inc.

2.30 to $161M)

Should' Sell for mu y. -

will Buy-