Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 2, 1920, Page 4

CIRCBI;ATIOE . WEEK ENDING FEB. 28th, 1920 Butiés in the department of interior] And éontrary to the usual course he|" flelivered a valedictory on retiring inif’ ¥hich he reviewed the department’s pointedly With €onditions that prevail in Wash- hgton. kehievements and dealt It has been evident throughout h ‘ BeveR years of service in the presi t'% cabinet that he. Has' been 13 & : #truetive programmes and i #t'ated his Insistence GpoR . i tonduét bf government busiiess.” rattment should rendef: He H L h-' been an enthusiastic gdyocate of re- uh- of ‘the Mdevélopment of natural :Sourdes, the utilization tsed lands and the e T L ¥aete and how decpiy ;18 in wome of the th i ®mmended is well %ay in which he re fhendations upon leat! But as the result of indicated by office. of the study b ‘has made of governmont afairs dur- yong and forward-looking member Yheredt, a head of the department of . tcriof who was nol only an excel- i administrator bu: orie svho. had broad conception of the service the has| o, vafced many ideas, pr'esem:d con- ¢ demon ‘efficient hings he has rec the /8, bis reconi- Ibills"will be found entirely satisf: Y ?rdmb a bil{‘ | far . n.bova ‘takin régal flande, of | “thér g8t (hrough; &cémfi ’tfle‘?r‘flfect or set,a. new.record and returni:and despite their- close shaves: amd -&fe d8- 1¢f d extraordinary, tade fbr c}:mhln' but apparently except for thé"estab- lishing a hew record and holding the hohor bf havingrgoné higher than any other th is Jithevto e gained by the _altit mgnu for: however; thick the atmdsphere may actualy .prove to be thefg:is little prospect. that:it-will is is a any” flggfl‘ifiva\d e réady possessed. ; Major,. Schroeder, ., haj again pgvagd hlmue}fi to lanq datifigoaviation® leadersiiand: would- be- urrfortirhaté for tHé #9ratibn servivedtd loge §o- vahiahle d fl%n i a fruftiess queést when he tan ‘Be of such great . hefp™ in- ' directif¥ training pducation’ of.. mhgr . Hik accom lshrr\efib,amuses qumssum I 1 hs he ; EY. e IBg Bis term in Wasington Mr. Line|ently” ‘?flfi.l f[“bde‘fll &1d Aot econfine himseil cnlireiy to tfie. ?z%” i départment as is evilent when he télls the president that the govern- fhent service Is paraiyzod Political caucus, Svil #érvice biifeaus and has + He nkewi detail, thzt Washington is a rombinativn of drawing ‘room “ and too (8w of the Fight kind of statesmen. Dol would )‘& eertiin ta-Have ¥rdmter Gifg réfers to the unwylling- | culatiott Mm sla,p fitus of the large body of public ser-|ds d twori é ¥ants to take responsibility. Secre-|coin’ WHIiEH thry Lane writes as he feels. He|. Ever thé cgl@x T providés plenty of food for thought | piece fs f3Vifed aver's two a.nfia,}malf #nd his swan song is worthy of more than passing attention. B sasc oy sodi COMMISSIONER ROPER. R Fesignation of Daniel C: Jebmmndissionér of intetfial revente {@he to the fact that the burden {#htorcing the prohibition law ‘Bten placed tpon His department. Mr. Roper has qualified as ®kpert ang even when Pbsed to have his . buredu With the maintenance & strong effort was made to fhat extra task. Mr. Roper bave realiged at the time, and ebrtalily has had better redson toper ardless of whatever excuse may oftéfed by him, it cantiot help be- IM mt that the real reason for the 4s of has a tax it was pro- saddled of prohibition avold must he cent plece by former Postmaster Gern- eral Johi Wanamaker|2 who' Beheves that H,wilk-be more ;mmflar nd more CORYERIERL. . o L6y s gl s - eirenla- Unh negm ‘mary years ago. Today it is- verwseldomyseen: ixoept - when .dis; played chy ctheose -whopgatiered: thsm in - dfter . the coihme. stoppéd; bt there i8”gedq féason totWelitve that s two cent piece, not tog large.and bulky,”Weiitd . b€’ &Ycopned And_prove a convep{e tions, .where.- smalL.anwuan ATy voived. s . Sénator \!c‘.‘&m o already -dwtréduced a"will' for the; reigsue of is Saa: g piece Tliof \)f Thep- 84 o The_ only: #ince, that the work of - enforcing she dntle: e profilbition law will be no cinch. BLghe.be-.of There Ay be the fedesal law and tlis federal courts to be feared but When liqiof law violations were go- g on all the time when license pre- ¥alled and when state and loeal au- 1o be contused with an- - (t Freuld be100 “large. xth fue care-in b ‘designing of 'the y stieh ubgectffivrs trmhl tHere”a¥e plénty vt s iBGrities were obligated to see that|iOF 3 two eent plece and cortaidly ‘“ laws were respected, it can be none_ of lhe c‘jfint ‘S g_re'\i men , of preciatea that the job of locating| ¢ Past: nohyalseady. simiariy. rec- places where liquor is being 80! #84 getting the evidence Hquirs a men. large and cxpensive Mr. Roper appre ated thi W#hen he appealed to the citizens of the country to is going to force ofnized, is tare enlibled 0 sueh rec- i ith 4hy medel- 1d is aid the federal au- thorities in uphold'ng the law. It EDITORIAL NOTES... 146 been recognized by other repre-| Ty as it wm Mdreh wiil névet e #éntatives of the department who|a c 1 Hdve pointed to the inadcguate force agents furnished to see that pro- Nibition is not violated. Although the law should #¢ upheld, it is not going $abcinating or easy job. and to The and punished if prohibition g 10 bé successfully iéhen barrooms and aré 16 be expected. t8n gets any mot: complicated. RAILROAD RATES. Along with the return of the rall- rouds to the owners the announce- shént {8 made that there will be an incréass ifi the rates.. Acording to tBe provisions of the bill there can e t pleasing to the rank and be nb change in the rates for six| rhere is no of the Turks|pie it the e old tlme democrats and menths afd for that same period| noving But o just because|they do mot hesitate fo denounce the fhere éan be 1o’ change in' the scale|ne rest 6f 4 s saying harsh|appointment. It will probably be of wages. In the meantime provision|ypinze abott some fime Jefora the matter of con- | win N made for bandling béth the ifirr:a!tlunmls takev; up, in the sendte, rete 4nd the wage problems, t! or - and - in e meantime Mr. Colby re- throagh i it e fore| Mericatis are Wilfing oft Americans) 115 " " (eaniime A N met h the interstate commerce v 8 We, diite: as if théy realiz ere was only.not aseunte the office uhtll the senate lo“be e dl.ttle 'lll_r-vl'xgh about another ¥i in Which suchlsays the word. In a recéss appoint- the béards named for thgs very| .. ughter "wm bé tolerated. ment 4 man may heein his term im- parpose. The six month i > Ao bt L éo. iately. on appointment, 4nd hold 3¢ vow fo get fully in touch with tne "T‘e e “«H‘s"’"”"“‘ in B o rmation by the ns hi n:e ¢Bance t8 g0 on|gemate must follgw Betora the tarm be. That an lnerease in rates couwid be :ha primary ticket in that state. Hoo- :; lgn M y.,;: the Comm‘(tpe of 2 er is gasmaski such moves. | forel ms must- report on the dyected, h:luba::mm:;:dh:p 4 song Wfig— : ens(,.beforp it reaches the full sonate, folderal Mmlninnuon befoce 1he| With the retdrn pfithe railroads we ::;l‘ S;%t Jeimmilies vfmmot:rt‘.a;:e' ux“ and wife. Occasionally thése ques- were returned inasmuch_as,ihe|live in’ hope of improved service, but disised o ngwmrs ave. on ['tionid indicate that thers 1h' fn’ iHS eonditlons demanded it, but it should|t60 much w“m b: expected till they tirely dngfo tréaty debate, | Mind of the taxpayer the impression ! be refnembered that -the - incréased|aré giyéffia c *to Helfgstride. | So brldrdculh‘ ith: ebhsia- }?at income received. by the hushand ratés will sim, mean, when the: @ o erahle delay,; 3 turned over to the wife may be fe- cbme, that .,,,D',',.fl, are Folig t6 %| 'The faah off the corner says: Con-|DFobably bele Before {le sés- |garded as 4 gift and therefore is fiot (. e 28 ey return and that: fhe| tentment is a great thing but when| 5IOf. ends; which 1€ How-fxed: terita- | taxable; Such,. however; Is_not the fair A5 Hvelg for about':June 1. case. 1If thé combined income of hus- payiént of thp rates will. offset: the too much of it is displyed it may % Mrs. John. Filson: of New Hav~n | band and wifo for the year 1919 equals mestifig of the deficit that has. been|&ive the imfiFe at ‘Lhercl 1ack | o ite ot the ‘cotiBressinan from. that o4 Or exceeded $3,000, a return must PBed p under government operation., of ambition. "% district, 15 & -Smith Colleze gradia o | be fléd on or hefore Marel 5. o, Per the past two years Wwhen thé rail- . and greatly interestedsin the-effort to|The combined net income of. road Fates were insufficient to meet| Seénatér Brandegee qulte Ti; raise, the fou llion. fund. This | 4nd ‘wife in excess of $2,000 “ tax- expendles, the government has met| when he aiuckg gpi weel ifle fl‘ ive a ‘hac party”_for ’”’Dle The law, provides. also. that. that the Bill &nd_it has obtained its ior- | Lhe” Feld e fund, ot which e Ircotne: of minor deperident child- it B ats w?“ be_exhi R- TEl " ms nelt ded in‘the rehun ol o« taxation. From the tiftié unt ent o Lhe Adxuflc g p ‘this Mrs: Tilson is aid- | the’ Esrgn’i . et the in the rates become eer fifi)e lfl‘: & Varey, wite of the| For ex: , "4 Husband's, B;fdt g h“ of m 1% 48 -yét hfildd{ l;uafla hcfifllcal will give | ¢ome ,o,-"“k’ig A L 81,200, L » WL u: bi mobn- .llnen and bootleggers must he lo- arriéd out. “blind" pigs” They must bé put out of business or the law is vio- lated. Such work is not going to be easy and to all it would not be de- #EaB18 ahd it is not surprising that oner Roper wants to with- draw from his office before the situa- The Dufch zllu, to. tflg @ mer as! if he had Mom}sed.to x‘bmembér them In his with ut “Even . 1#7%Chignél Bryin Has’ beén read on | able-to falk himself back. .. is - When'=tie.. senat¢ “agmess to: speed the vote on the tfedty l’tvall “fird- the which ~remuva¥=‘ sarvice: G'M Bol”'is £ i1 - ) to_r ovérioaltéd dres. W lhafl oha; et | elieve _somé of the' L the.demoeratic party, 7 he's chunt?y thdroughly i actofa mth its 1 waitmg T be m-mgated,v rosarflleas of ¥e.a|“He is neither oné thing nor t'oth Aitieal” affiliations. # ‘Washington, March 1. Tbe question. ot who is lt!?tyut;r:&x:j! When pres flm e uppermost the > mi G my e patt o b3 xmb“§ ’m b!han i hm iu & n s a Vi Mun as ol he constitution bills are u ¢ ‘%“ Lum&z%: o Pfi untry. m being w fi a %mgr oratival pérlormihg ems ons ‘of his high ‘office, Probably nbné.of the pendirg ‘ac. tory, but the committee is very much 3 !n ed est to_ haye " the. matter come resent congdress, and may of its own, after exhaus- tive study of the constitution and the opinions formally. expressed.by great Infiryem of the t.. The' genuemen presenting the bills-make i Were ‘not” striking at .President, Wil 'son, but it'is of course recognized that: his long absence abroad, the motthis' illness. with its complete clusion and the mystery which still surreunds his mnes! ang: {he Lansing|; ihcident, Brhh% the matter to - the foreground. ome of the hills, fix a time to become effective. beyond the term'of Mr. He measures in- ‘troduced are by gers of Massachu- tts, Fess of Ohio. M %;Ar;hur of, Ore- ‘&5h-nd Madden bf 1llifiois. All agree t there is great.need of.an interpre- tation of ‘the inability clavse of -the constitution on. which, as Mr. Rogers ‘expressed it “the vefv existenee.of the] pnation may sometime" rest The' treaty 8ot some pre(w hard Araps from.both sides of the senate chambér when it was up for diséus- lon Saturday. Senator Brandegee de an hour’'s speech, entifély im- promptu, which was bubbling over if, scathing- sarcasm and “interpretation” . which - brought shouts of laughter from the senators and_ made the: zaleries.hard to- hold in check under the “no laugh—no 4p- plaiise” rule. He ridd’ed the argu- ments put forth by Senator Hitcl | cock, and his reference to the corres: pendence fecently made publie be- “ tween the president and the alited rul- {ers. as showing a “little difference: of J ! pinion” was folfowed by a keen alal- |- | ¥sis of the situation and- the posi- tion the United States woilld now find itself in, had.it entered the league of nations on the' terms. demahdsd - of the senate by the president. Referring to - the president and. his threat to withdraw from. the ledgué even hefore he entered it, Mr. Brahdegee .said: “If hecin’t have his ogwn, way about: 4} 8pot of red ink on the man of Fnrope.- 1fnd at thé very. first.. arence - .o opinion” was followed by a keen anal- hang for all of him, a'though he has told ‘us the heart of the world ‘will be broken if we don’t jump. right. in.” Senator Shields, defnocrat, interfupt- V. questions. which degee . attitude; ‘Senator Thomas, democrat. remarked to* Mr, Brandegee,. during his speech; that if the Adriatic. tangle is to.. be taken as an’ illustration of the oper- ation of ‘the league, “harmony will. hé obtained at the éxpenses of Ametican > Apparently the Sentiment tifying the treaty is growing -{'stronger each day, unless the Lodge reéservations are adopted, and even with that precaution, the sentiment is decidedly lukéwarm in many men who at first Were in its favor. A résolution | to declare thé war ‘wWith "Germany ,at an ¢nd looms clear on the horizon, just as’ previously predicted in this corresponidence. Wide apart as are the four ineasures already présgnted; théy have but one aim—the = pro-nt and authoritative - settlement of How nresidenfial inability to - aét” shall be detérminéd and the country safe- -.guarded in the future. In case of deat] removal from: office’ or résighation of | ihe president thé fact is sélf evidént— but how .the. question of inability -to ace shall be detértfiined is apnarently left for the f6th congress to decide. Congressman Tilson struck ‘a hinh niote, -in the ~mihds of the interstate eommerce committee; when he zat] ed the fncts regarding the ranid in the price of cotton yarn, which has resulted ‘in ah-eqdal trisé in the price of cottoh hoslery and Utderweaf. The committee gave a special hearing to Mr. Tilson a day or two ago, dn the bill he has introduced asking that the federal trade commission be instriict- ed-to make danh official investigation.of the profiteerin e 1 “which “he has reason . The facts gathered by Mf: Tilsoh were so startling that the committee immediately made a fa- vorable report on ‘his fequest, and fnoreover thanked him for bringing the matter before”them in sich vom- i Dlete form. Corigfeéssman Sims, dem- ocrat. and former chairman of - the committee, remarked that Mr. Tilson “had rendered a great Servicé fo the ¢ountry in making and réporting his personal investigation Mr. Til- §on found that in' sbme instances the price of cotton yarns‘has risen. more than one hundréd pér cént. in ix months—and. that -the outhern cot- ton yarn mills are reaping. a- harvest of high divideids almost beyond he- lief. ~ Mr. Tilson stated ‘unless t] I prohteering could. be stopped the @ost of hosiery and underweAr wonld be tremendously ificigised by winter, ag- cording to statements of experts in the trade, Conaress is calling for ecanomy, and it ig fhe Slozafh of thie party in pow er..but on_the heels of that war-er comes a demand for soldier bhonus | which. if the ‘repvblicans aré to live up to- their promise to reduce federal appropriations is a_puzzla. _ “Don’t ask me,” said a member of the ways ahd means committes to whom the question was put today. The nomination of Bainbridae .Cal- by a secretary of state caused o political commoation here second_ only o thé aisvhissal of Secrefary Lans i 8" the Way-one’ crat anerily ex- préssed his opinion of Mr. Célhy’s. po- t First a_republican; ‘secoiid a bull moose and last a_dem- ‘his fair lady’s glove this season, thin likes to. talk, “what is_going to hap t0°3 gloveq héroine ‘i, logins o ‘the hero or the hex’u is 'stealing oné to Keep:. next his héart . or it is getting flihg ihto somébody’s face. - And - all these things are highly-necessary if| the romance is‘to run true to form. “But I'd like to see any one'try those stunts today with a girFs glove. "WHhy, all the best families are keeping gloves in the safe along-with the bonds and tamiily jewels. 1In the of mafi' family | a pair of gloves'is an.event, a crlulb‘ a fr tear of What Miay happen to the | treasures. Of course, for ‘the last féw asn’t been the fashion to wear gloves to-dances and dinners, but now that they cost a fortune they sim- ply mtist be had. rget Pinkie Dar- row's” reCent’ rage. It seems she had 'gone downtown to meet'a man for hlncheon and, naturally, she had doll- ‘ed up, her outfit including one pair of ‘new, white kid gloves, the kind that] "I‘;evér shal! I for wrinklé up- your wrist and. look: lux-1{ urious. In. some manner Pinkie lost one of those giloves and she fairly beat ,the air_with her despairing fists when she told- me about : the catastrophe. She said if she had felt that the midn was worth losing a pair of gloves for ;she wouldn’t be so mad, but he wasn't at all—he was just a casual man, the .kind you go to luncheon with or ask to your card parties, but waste no more time:on. . Why, her whole winter cléth- ing schedule was . upset through the loss of ‘those gloves and she said if-she bought a: new pair she couldn’t afford shoes ‘and she wanted to know wheth- er it would ‘be better to go shoeless.or gloveless. - Kither way it meant tak- ing-a cab and of course she.counldn’t afford. cabs if she had-to pay for foot= wear or handwear. ~Altogether Pinkie | fvds: in a- terrible state. s “And any maa who tried snitching. ing to make a happy hit, would no ~“I don't know,” said the girl Who ctl reminding al Trouldn't be a it 6! comfo: ‘the thing dround, especial ould havé to réalize that the girl, ini- stead of blushing and sighing at the names and demanding to know why he hadn't' more sense t to break s pair of eight-dellar gloves. “When I was devouring popular love stories the girls &t dances invariably went trailing over the grass on the _terraceé .ifi. the mobnlight; their little satin . slippers’ gleami prettily. I'd like to bé present i when any dense youhg man invited a girl to go end of hi Mlyhe WHhen 6né's éven- ing slippers could be batight for $5, Reckless Ruth would go dancing off ‘the veranda to strell with Ardent Ar- thur—but nowadays it simply can’t be done. ‘Those slippérs are removed tén- derly from a bed of tissue and cotton and somebody. sits up to receivé thém when the wearer gets home and tucks them away to their careful repose. ™ “d like to know, when a girl has to Ty $0_over her apparel, how shé ever is going to get her mind centered the young man at her ng. I haven't heard of ‘a_young couplé being married this er that a peétfect chorus has not arisen from the older fotks fo the ef- feet that they wished to heaven they knew how that poor benighted young man expected to pay for the mere food he and his faid young bride would de- vour, io say nothing of paying house rent:. Who wants to have wretchedly sensible, practical petsons destroying .love’s young dréam after this fashion? When you dreé in lové food it not a necessity of lifé, merély an anndying detall. easily dispended with. A roof ht bé convenient; still both of them would just as sooh stroll along with one anothér through thé Wwondertul world or something to that effect. It's a marvel to me that in . spite of 4ll these drawbacks the world stilt goes right en.” “It's got the habit,” sadid the patient listenér.—~Bxchange: E3 ed by colored lantern will be served and M to help swell the fun by the _sale. NEW BOOKS slides. Til of her chiss Glamour. By W. B. Maxwell. Cloth 305 pages. Published by The| Bobbs-Merrill - Company, Indian- apolis. *Glamour is one of those books deah ing with' a very human problem which is bound to arouse mo:end of discus- glon 48 to whether the hero handlet his problem in the most advantagedus mantier for his own good. The notet English novelist is also the author of Devil's Garden, and that Bdok Greated much the same interest severdl years ago. . “Glamour tells the stor¥ of a fan in middle_life,” happily married, with ev | ery ‘good thing tHat life -cah offer K own, who suddenly’ comes -under the spell ‘of a girl he had' 1 in lis youth and who is for him always the *unattainable delizht.” = The glamour of things unattainable Which may es- tablish a high vision for a:man or may ,lqre.hhim to his doom formis the therhe e _novel. ‘It _ig"a high™ powered " melodrama which borders on trage in spots but tl man’s genuine love for his wife and her insight 0.the heart of her husband serve to that in spite b his eternal quest after an elusive love, The story grips the interest and fur- nishes plenty of food for opinions. The Golden Poppy. frend. Cloth, 313 Bages. Published by J. W. Wailace & Co., Chlcago Price. $1.75. The author'of Embers has continuéd the same crisp and concise style in his ‘mew hovel, The Golden ‘Poppy.” The same attractive descriptive work is maintained. and is _portrayal of French Canadian types; life and char- acter is brilliant. The donfinant feature of The Golden Pohnt i selfish’ soul, the unerring analysis of the zraddal elimination of loye for a worthless obfect in a woman’s heart; the enrse of blind ambition and the splendor.of . the light that spells motherhood, in- a woman’s eyes—and all that it nplifts-and illdminates in a woman's soul. Ar. Defrend has let us look into the working of ambition in the mind of a selfish young man: and into the effect of starved love upon the affectiomate nature of a. daughter of Quebec. It possesses. an eht into: the subtle By Teffréy De- ins side "of human natvre that very. fetv Canadian authors have mastered at Tt is a story that must have its counterpart many a time in real life. Armenia and the Kevork Astan. the French by Armenians, By Translated - from Pierre, Crabites. mate, the orizin of the Armenians, the formation: of Arménian Foyalte, early reliziotis idea& afid ‘ciistoms. the con- ‘version to Christianity. the dawn ot Arthenian literature, Arfmenii under the domination of the Bvzanfine em- pite, the Armenitns during the six= teenth. - seventeenth and elshteenth centuries; and finallv -Armenia 1h, the nineteenth and. twentieth ecanturie: these are some of the toples dis cussed. The author avo'ds the mistake of going ‘too much into detail. He has written a concise history Ywhich. gives facts which the averazé weil informea person desires khow about ~ the country, and, its peonle. and it is par- ticularly timely with the Armenian situation to the front as it is, INCOME-TAX FACTS. You SHOULB KNOW No™4. Numéréus. inghiries are recelved by Gollectors of intefnal tevenue concern- ! ing tHe Income Tax in its réMtipa to the ‘combiried net income. husband the skilful haring 6f-a man’s | Tloth, 1?% nages: Publishéd - by’ The MacMillan’ Company; New York. - Price $1.25. Tollowins dn irtrbductory cHapter ot the Afménian question; this bopk sufvévs Armenian history from the earliest Hmes down to the present dav. The. geogravhical situatiot, the cli- from: such Wwork a riet of $500. Two fminor' sons, dependent upon their | pareénts, each receiveéd $500 48 meSsen- | zers. - \The total family income was '$2,700. from Which mniay be dedtcted the pefsenal exemption” bf 32,000 plus $200° for each dependent soh, leaving a tdxa income of $300, ofi which; at the normal rate of 4 per cent, the tax-is $12. Surtax Rates ‘Wihiere {lie combined income of hus- ! bard. and" wite is $5,000 or less the wite's return may be included in that' of heér huSband. «Where the combin- ed income exceeds 35,000, separite re tuftis are required for the purpose of . computing the surtax, which applies only to. IMcOmES in excess of ' that| amount. g The following will serye as an ilius- | tration of the combined takx on hus-; - husbanid for 1919 was $7,000 and thal band ‘and wife, The net income of of his' wife $2,000. From the hus. band's ificorné may beé deducted the pérsondl exemption of $2,000. On the first $4,000, at the normal rate of 4 per cént; the tax is $160, On the re- | maining $1,000 at the Hormal rate of 8 per cént, the tax is $80 making the total normal tdx of the hiisband $240, ; b ‘addition he pays a surtax of 1 per| cent on the amouft of his net income ; | between $5,000"and $6,000, armounting ; and 2 per cent on the amount net income beétweefi $6,000 and’ 7,000, amounting to $20; making a' total normal .and stirtax of $270. The wife can-claim no personal exemption, and' her -entire income of $2,000 is, texed at the rate of 4 per cent;, be-| ing .less than $4,000. The combined income of husband and wife on an aggregate income of $9,000 is $350. Head of a Farily The exemiption of $2,000 allowéd the head of a family also is the subject of frequent inquiry. An single pef- son is the head of a family if he is the sole support of the relatives liv- ing'in tht same house with hif, and if he exercises -control ov&r hotsehold affairs. “In“the absence of continuocus! { residence together the circumfistances of the separation may determine the amount of the exemption. Whether ot 1ot he is the head of & family, a; single person, if his_ net income for 1919 was $1,000 or more, must file a return. -For example, a widower has a son 9 years old whom he is sup- porting in a school because his income of $1,000 a yea rdoes not permit him i to maintain a home. Since he is.fiot married, he must file a return, but as the head of a family -he is to an exemption of $2,000, with additional exemption of $200 because of the -dependent -child, Dependents Mere support of a dcpendent who continuously and without necessity re- sides eisewhere than in the home of the taxpayer, however, does not con- fer the $2,000, though it may be made the basis of a claim of $200 for a dg- pendent. For each person (other than husband of wife) dependent up him for support the taXpayer is allowed &n exemption of $200, provideéd such | person fs ufider 18 yedrs of age or in- capable of self-sirpport. This exemption does riot depénd iipon’ family relationship nor Whether the taxpayer and dependent are mehi- bérs of thé sathé household. THus a taxpayér, #niharried and llvmg in the city,” who supports' a mother in- | capable of gelf- support and who m | choice lives-ih the old homestead in the country; is entitled 10 an exémip- tion of $1,200. The separatibh iz not one of necessity. If, ' hdwever, the mdther should livé undet the same; rpot with the son, he Would bé en- | titled to the $2,000 éxemption allowed | thé head of a family. Experts Offer Services © Cateful study of thé fofms fiow in the - hands of collectors and dep£ collectors of intérnal revenue fo téjbution among the taxpayers iil aia greatly in the filing of a correct re- tarn.. $If, however, the fafipaye mieets with. unusual dificulties he may call upon .the. buréaw's experts, who jare visl(in% every cotinty in t! 6 Usit- |ea states io assist ta: ing out the 'forms: | thede” expérts is offéred chout cokt, but failure of “the taxpayer to ee them ‘does not relieve him fFom obligation to file “ fils réturn, :&!flm panied by at least one-fourth of thé amcu’nt 6f tax due, on or beforé March 15,. 1! 20 _Stories fim Recall etivm. Had One Promised. "“Reécently - Rébert was icln Hig father ook him. to 8eé a do or. The | doptor was-giving him & thoh’fin eil amination to détérniine his . the examination he gaig:- “flgb. ‘ert; I am-going . to: ses. Whethér -you huea liver. Have you a liver, .mhn Th& boy replled “Not yet, 1 tor_dinnet.” : sdid the &sctor; Our Colored Wash Goods Barometer Indicates That Spring Is Almost Here It’s hard to believe isn’t it? ‘But in the woods the sap has begun to stir, and a tinge of green is precéptible in many a sheltered nook. Our Wash Goods Department is re- ceiving, daily, Spring novelties which will gladden the eye atid the heart of every woman who believes that enough winiter is a great plenty. COME IN AND SEE. THEM. AMERICAN VOILES, 29¢ A YARD No profitéering here. It's the véry lowest price that we can 4 these handsorme Voiles for. They are 28 inches. wide and we h.va thém in a fine assortment of néw designs and colorings—stripes, plaids, checks and all-over désighs ) 29¢ “Marichester” Voiles $1.15 a Yard These- are of the better grade of +Voiles -and will hold their own in any company. Fine in texture — dainty in color and design — with a gteat variety of pleasing patterns —we can offer a most attractive as- sortment fer your choice. “Marilyn” Solid Color. Voile 69c a Yard A crisp, fully mercerized Voile, &f splendid texture ané wnish, in_all the best colorings of the déason, and in black. We are confident that you will not find better value or a prettier Voile anywhere. It is 40 inches wide. “Roberta” Novelty Voiles 49¢c a Yard Beautiful, 38-inch Voile, in the most recent designs and colorings. Dainty in weave, in design.and in color, a very wide range of choice is of- fered. Buy early and secure just what you. want. “Maxine” Chiffon Voile 79¢ a Yard The designs and colorings are rath- er unusual—they are distinctively exclusive. Practically all of them dre in three and four-color effects upon a darker ground work..Widths run from 38 to 40 inches. COMPLETE STOCKS OF PERCALES, DRESS GING- | HAMS, LAD AND LASSIE CLOTH, RIPPLETTE, ETC. ARE NOW DISPLAYED UPfiN OUR COUNTERS “How is that, Robert?” ! “Well,” said Robert, “motheér is cooking ah old hen for dinner and she has promised me the liver if I'd be good.” Making Gompers Unpopular. President Gotfipers says he works. 13 nouts § day. AL ast beoplé will begin to understand his uhpopuldrity with of followers.—Charlestol News a.nkCourled HELP FOR Mmm A mother whose strengfll is over-wrought or who is thin, paleernervous, should find re- newed energy in every drop of COTT’S EfgllJLSION Let it help tum your daily tasksfromaburdentopleasure. Seott’s Enulsion is aburidani in those. nourishing ele- ments that every mother in the landm . Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield; N. J- A Stock Chaser. A manufacturing concern wanted a “stock chaser” in the purchasing de- partment and advertiséd to fill the va- eancy. Many answers were received, ‘but one in particular Showed the writer's conception of the job for the answer said: “I think I -am qualified to fill the position. We usédd to live in the suburbs and father used to- keep two cows which were always finding holes in the fence; Fate of Poland. HavVing €ei up Poland as a fres state, the ‘allies think they have done enough. But the bolst i are to have the decidi hat's to be done—Pit zétte Times. Not a Chance. The former kaiser has forbidden the former crown prince to surrender him- seif to the allies, Just as thoush there were any likelihood of his doing soi— Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Falling in accident, FORCED OUT This building being leased by another party, I must sell out AT ONCE -without reserve, my efitire stock of Jew- ‘elry, Watch Bracelets, Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Dia‘monds,stc, Must be sold regardless of cost. MYB{GLOSSISYQURBIGGAIN love is often a serigus 1910