REVIEW VOLUME 15 ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919. NUMBER IS SEE GOD'S HAND IN RESCUE Natives of Rlmatara Aiorlba Their Es cape From Death to Miraculous Interposition. "Saved by tho Imnd of God," Is tho wny the nlno nnUvcs composing Uio crew of tho 80-ton Bchooncr Oroinntin clinrnctorlzc their usenpo from dontli, nftor hnvlng drifted liclpleiuly CO dnys on onu of tho loneliest bits of ocean In the seven sens. When tho wreck of tho Oromnnn wis towed Into Papeete hnrbor, Tnhltl, one of tho most rcmnrknblo voyages known In these waters was completed. The vessel, n two-mnstcd schooner, owned by natives of Hlmntnrn, an Island about .100 mites southwest of Tahiti, left her homo port, without cargo, bound for tho Island of Iturtitu, In tho same group, whom she was to undergo repnlrs and talta cargo of copra for Tahiti. Two days out, sho was struck by n storm, which carried nwny both her inn sis and Inter her rudder, leaving her a helpless derelict With never n glimpse of land or snll to glvo a ray of hope, the Oromnnn drifted for 00 dnys. After 15 days tho supply of food wns gone. Tho natives innnnged to catch n shnrk with hook and line. Tlili Instcd then) live days. Tho rest of the tltnu they liml no food. An occasional shower prevented dentil from thirst. Then tho "miracle" happened. Tho tnotintnlns of Tahiti roso slowly over tho horizon. The shifting sea current brought them nearer and nearer until they were flnnlly slclitcd rrnm slioro nnd n powerboat sent to tow them In. Thoy weru too weak to rise to their feet, but, nfter it few dnys nnhoro nil appeared to bu rapidly recovering from their experience. Tho nntlvcs sny tho hand of tiod iruldcd their craft, for tho prevailing winds In these latitudes arc from the northwest, n direction which would never hnvo brought them to Tahiti. SHE KNEW THE GREAT STORY Qlrl Lacked Qlft of Narrative, but Was Able to Tell All About Chateau Thierry. As wo crawled up n rnllrond track In the vicinity of Chntcnti Thierry (this was In October) n rnllrond track which seemed tho only new and complete object In sight the Y. M. 0. A, girl, who had been sitting In tho corner of tho compartment rcslntlng nil ntlvunce at conversation, volun teered a remark. "Our division took It," sho said. It turned out that ftho hud gouo In with her canteen Jiut behind the divi sion, during that tight wherein Amer lea uindo good. Sho lacked tho narra tive talent. Hint girl, hut sho enmu out At Intervals with Hushes like this: "When our hoys citmo up tho strag glers said to them : 'You can't stay In thcrol' And our boys said: 'We'll not only stay there, but wo'ro going forward.' When the striigglcni saw that, they formed, too, and went back with them." Or this, as wo drew Into sight of a road bordered by blackened ruins: "There's where our divisions came Into sight, singing, The Yanks Are Com In.' " Will Irwin In the Saturday levelling Tost. Pretty Polly. 'Tolly, want a cracker!" "Why, ye," answered Poll as she plumed her plumngo nnd nently brushed out her cuge with Iter port side wing. "Now that the war Is won nnd tho necessity for food conserva tion has been reduced to a certain de gree, I feel that I may Indulge In my favorite dish without serious damage to my conscience." Mid the wealthy munitions worker W. o overheard the emark bought tier on the tpot for $1,000 cash, saying thnt sho shouUI bo surrounded with luxuries for the rest of her dnys, yea though sho lived to bo as old us the mother-in-law Joke. Note Gentle readers who look for a moral to this particular piece of patriotic perslllage will please try to bear up under the disappointment. There ain't none. Indianapolis Star, Matter of Patches, Seven-yenr-old Jonies and his moth er were visiting the letter's spinster aunts. As wns their custom these maldoa ladles showed their visitors their vast supply of home-pieced quilts. "This Is the first four-patch Jane ever made, " announced one proudly, dlfplayln a quilt whose blocks were made up of four square pieces. "And this Is Mary's nine-patch," ex plained Jane. "She made It when she wns only seven year old." The third quilt was an embroidered silk one, made of myriads of tiny Ir regular pieces the gifts of friends nnd the remnants from ancient wed ding and reception clothes. James stared at It a few minutes and then be turned to his mother. "Is this one an all-patchl" be asked. Round Trip. Aunt Mary Wells Is one of the few "befo' de wan" darkles left In a tittle Kentucky town. Itecently she was dis cussing with her employer the merry-go-round that was running up on the corner. "Nawsuh. Mr. Malcolm," she said, "nawsub, I don' ride on none o' dem things. Why, Mr. Malcolm, I've seen some o' these here fool niggers git on that thing and ride as much as a dol lar's worth, and git off at the very same place they gits on at; an' I sez to 'em, 'Now you spent yo' money, nig ger, whnh yo' bcenr Saturday Eve ning Post. Nate th latl an your pa par. Influenza Abating The inflenzn epidemic that has in Portland, as Well as practical ly all sections of the country, is subsidinR and at present the number of new cases and result ! intf deaths are but a fraction of I what was once the ease. What the so-called Spanish influenza is, or from whence it came, has not yet been convincinnly deter mined. Many and diverse opinions have been rendered on tho Bubjcct, amoiifr which ap pears the following written by a ! contributor to the Portland 'Journal, and which theory has been advanced by others: Raker, Jan.26.-To tho Editor of Tho Journal I have read with interest tho articles by J. II. Wilson and A. Larson, whoso theory is that this so-called in fluenza is caused by powder gas. I would rather say that it wtta caused by poison gas, great quantius of which have been loosed in Europe, and rather to the gas UEed by the Americans than tho Germans, as the Ameri can gas was so much more deadly than that of tho Germans; also to tho fact that this so called in fluenza did not appear until alter tho Americans had been fighting for several months. My contcn t.on ia that tho gas arose in the air, drifting around and coming down llrbt in Spain, where the epidemic first appeared, drifting back into Franco, thence across channel into England, and across the Atlantic to America. The fact that the earth Uinta from west to east, consequently caus ing tho atmosphero to travel from east to west, shows why tho epidemic has traveled west ward rather than eastward. This theory explains why it seems to bo contagious in some places, attacking whole families at once, while in other instances but one or two members are all'ected; why those who are in tho open air most aro most susceptible; why old peoplo and children have not Kulfcred so much as others, because less ex posed to tho nutsidu air; why hospitals which hnvo had tho windows wide open had so many moro serious ensos than are found in homes: why n hospital in Portland, whore all tho patients nnd nursos and doctors wore masks, was immune; particular ly, why those 100 sailors who submitted to contagion from patients in tho worst stages did not got it, for tho reason thcro wcro no germs to trnnsfor. and any amount of the mucous would 1 not hnvo tho desired oiled; whyj tho germ has not been isolated, for there is no germ to isolate; why cattle, horses and sheep on tho rnnuo have boon dying of a I mysterious disease; why people in isolatod districts as reported from Wasco county tho other day, nnd oven up in Alaska have been nllocteu; why farm eis in tho fields hnvo boon sud denly stricken, and 1 might go on ad infinitum. Lot our doctors and scientists take some of tho air where the disease is raging, as in Portland at present, and analyze it. The question could then, perhaps, be easily solved. The wonder is, thnt, consider ing the great similarity of some influenza cases to tho effects of poison gas, this theory has not been advanced long ago and test ed out. Should this theory prove corrret will mean that our leaguo of nations must absolutely pro hibit the use of poison gas in warfare, or someone will invent something some day that will; utterly destroy the human race. We know that poison gases do travel in tho air the rogioni around any smelter proves this, ' where the vegetation is destroy-i ed and the peoplo aro sickly. Why, then, when so much hasi been thrown into tho air as in Europe, should it not travel farther and do more damage? j Contrary to Mr. Larson, though, I believe the the only! protection is tho mask. I also believe that in all hospitals and other buildings where windows are kept open tne windows should be Andrews. masked. J. A. Heavy reversible Cotton Glomes 25c; others 20c, 15c. two for 25c W. W. Rogers, The Rain coat Man. Schuman-Heink makes records exclusively for the VICTOR. Hear her any day at CURRINS. We buy and sell Liberty Bonds; also equities in Liberty Bonds. Bring your receipts and get the cash. Open evening3 and Sundays. 209 Abington bldg. u Pay your tubicrlptloa. The Way of the World Ed Buttles. You may say a word in a thoughtless way, That the whole of a life on earth may sway. A trifle it scorned to tho one who spoko, To the heart it pierced it was not a joko. A wonderful thing is tho friend ship of earth, Rut is it a blessing or is it a curse? When tho world is bright, und your life is gay, Like birds in the treos, thoy arc with you each day. But when trouble assail and life looks black, Our friends whom we trusted nro hanging back. Remember in life is sorrow and pnin? Remember in life are clouds and rain. Into ench life comos griff and tears, Into ench life comos doubts nnd fears. Tho way of tho world is from nono remote, This fact you will learn ai your load you tote. In poverty hero you nitty not grind, To the needs of the poor you may bo blind. Of glittering gold you may have full store, With ne'er a thought to the poor next door. For tho tears of tho orphan you may not care, The beauties around you tire far moro fair. Yet all that you sou on earth below. Is only a sham, a glittering show. And when tho angel of death draws nigh, Your earthly neglects may cmiao MEN'S RUBBERS $1.10 $1.25 $1.65 SLICKERS $2.90 Rubber Coats and Capes Rubber- Shoes OVERALLS, GLOVES, Work Shirts, Socks, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs Children's Rubbers Mb? are Hero! x Sweet Musio For Men W. W. ROGERS THE RAINCOAT MAN 202 N. JERSEY ST. Authorized RiM'Uiit I'l iUr The Royal tailors you to sigh. The mistakes you have mado will then unfold, As your eyes turn dim and your hands turn cold. And tho way of tho world you will know no more, When you embark at last for eternity's shore. - o Residents of St. Johns having taxes and city lions to pay in Portland can make thoir pay ments without inconvonionce by availing themselves of our ser vices. Wo will pay same and secure your receipt without in convenience to you. Feo, 25 cents. References: Any St. Johns Bank. Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co., by H. Henderson, Manager; 402 North Jersey street. Compared with the ploasure that it affords the entire family there is nothing so reasonable in price as a VICTROLAr CUR RIN SAYS SO. FOR Strictly modern four room cottage, furnished with high grade furniture; all the little things for the comfort of a mod ern cottage. An ideal little home for a newly married cou ple. There is everything right for housekeeping! The gas range in the kitchen, a gas water heater and a fine heating stove with water coils. This will be sold on easy install ments to the party who cau give assurance that his contract will be carried to a finish. BONHAM & CURRIER. Employes Pay Respects Employes of the Grant Smith Porter shipyards paid their ro spocts to Eric V. Ilauser, vice prosident and general manager of the company, Sunday after noon, with tho shipyard band and with n series of resolutions which had been postponed presontntion because of Mr. Ilauser's absence in the Last. The band played a number of selections at tho opening of the I visit, after which Elmer iO'Callnghan, chairman of the vnrcl Liberty lonn committee, presented tho resolutions and expressed tho appreciation of the men of tho cooperation nnd pleaeant relations they had had with their manager. PhilJenn- ings, drum major of tho band, also made a short talk. Mr. Hausor received tho reso lutions, dressed in the band un iform of tho Grant Smith-Porter comnanv. which had been pre Hcnied to him in recognition of his musical abilities. A buffet luncheon given by Mr. Hausor in the Multnomah hotel ballroom to tho shinworkeri and their families, numporing about 800 in all, concluded the event. In a suiitll village in Ireland the mother of a soldier met the villagu priest, who asked her if she had had news. "Sure, 1 have," sho said. "Pat has boon killed." "Qh.I am very sorry," Mid the prion. "Did you re ceive word from the warolllco?" "No," she said, "I received u'nwl fpnin lilntuitl f. " Till! lirlfiHt looked perplexed, and said, "But now is thaw" "sure, - sno sain, "hero is the letter; read it for yourself." Tho letter said r,J)car Mother-1 m now In the Holy Land." iwA Open Evcnlnge 1 Voiced Their Approval I Women employes of the Port land Woolon Aliiia last wednos day afternoon, through a com mittoo of two. voiced their ap proval of a nine hour day that loaves them Saturday afernoons oir. The committee making tho Htntt.mnnt pniiKislcd nf Mrs. ! Etta Dfcbsnham, MO North Kel 'logg stroet, and Mrs. Alice Ogden, 802 North Jersey street. . They said that the nino hour day, 'with Saturday afternoons oil' , gives them a full vrook's wage and onables them to do their ' shopping week onds without in terfering witli thoir work. They also praised the manage ment of the mills, stating that the matter of daily hours had boon left entirely to the employ es and that there was no dis position to refuse an eight-hour day if the employes wanted it. Oregonian. 1 Not th labal or your paper. SALE mk$L Income Tax Pointers The big income tax drivo of 1919 is now under wny and every preparation is being mado to handle tho largest collection in tho history of income tax. am not waiting for tho final I passage of tho now rovenue bill !by Congress," said Collector Milton A. Miller, "nor for tho innw rnmilnMnnn nnd hlnnk forma to bo issued. To got this big tax in and get it accurato and complete, I urgo that wo all be gin now." Tho Income Tax obligations imposed by tho old laws as well as the measure now in Congress, consist of two distinct opera tions. One is, to file roturn or statement of all items of income and times of deductions allow able by law and to do this within tho uoriod named in tho law. Tho other is, to pay the tax if anv is due. Neither of these obligations can be met without a careful rovlew of income nnd expendi tures for tho tax year. That is the big job right now, and thnt is why 1 say ths Income Tax Drivo is already under way. Everywhere tho pencil is busy. Tho old year is dona; all Ha fruits aro gleaned; and every porson who fared well, or earned a good competence, must annlyzo his osvn caso in cold figure. Whon tho now Bill is enacted into law, I will have tho proper roturn forms distributed throughout tho District nnd everybody will bo informed of the data whon tho sworn state ment or return must bo filed. It ij my plan to send my men out to central locations, and to have them travel through the District nidinr taxpayers in tho prepara tion of tho returns and to de ciding doubtful points. Wo will go right to tho people with the Income Tax, and with tho coop eration which tho public can giro tho Government men, the returns will bo filed by ovorybody who comes under tho lnw's pro visions, tho right taxes will bo paid, nnd tho district will have done ita full patriotic duty to. wnrd tho Government's support. Meanwhile, lot mo any again, thoro is no need delaying tho preparation of figurti. Anything that Congress does norr will not all'oct tho nmount of a person's earnings for 1918. Let us nroid tho bolated throw ing together of figures thnt may hit or miss. Guessos cannot be accepted as tho basis of taxation. It is clearly tho duty of every person to compile correct figures nnd ascortain whethor his in come for 1918 was suflicient to make necessary a sworn state ment. All signs indicato that tho in come tax this year will reach' nearly evory working man and. woman, and nearly every mor- rhnnt, shopkeeper nnd farmer. Not all will hnvo to pay tho tnx. ' but nearly all will be obligco to mako a sworn statement of tho year's incomo. I am therefore advising every unmarriod nor- son who earned 1000.00 or ovor during tho year 1918, and evory married person, who together with wife or husband, earned $2000.00, to sharpen hit pencil nnd figure how he stands. He must ascertain accurately his gross income from all eourcos. Thero'a his salary or wages, in cluding oTortimo pay and any bonus received as additionn) com pensation. A married person having children under eighteen who are working, should include tho earnings of such children. Everybody wnnta to know what income is exempt from tax. Very few plums that fall to tho average man may be legally dis regarded in figuring up his 1918 Income, Gifts and benuosti can be eliminated; also proceeds of life insurance receivad by the beneficiary of an insured porson. A person who cashed in an endowment policy need report us incomo only that portion which exceeds the total of the premiums he paid in all years on that policy. Annuities nro not taxable, unleaa the person received in tho year payments which represent, when added to all prior payments on the annuity, an amount greater than the original coat of tho annuity. Dividends on unex pired life insurance policies are not taxable incoma;but dividends on paid up policies must be con sidered income. Alimony is not incomo to tho recipient, nor is it an allowable deduction on the part of tho person who pays. I'rorn the total of all items of income, there are certain deduc tions allowable by law. All in terest paid on personal indebted ness and all taxes paid during the year are deductible, except Federal Income and Excess Pro fits taxes, inheritance taxes and assessments for local improve ments, such as sidewalks, sew- Many Vessels Salvaged Anyone who imagines that all tho vessels sunk by enemy U-boats or mines are loft at tho bottom of the sen would be surprised if he could bo told the whole story of ingenuity, re source and unremitting toil of tho British admiralty oalvago corps. Almost as soon as a ycssc! is sunk salvngc operations aro commenced. Divers are sent down to take accurate measure ments of the size of the hole made by tho torpedo or mine. Small holes arc plugged with wood, but largo ones nre pntched with "standards" patches. These are made of 12-inch wood en beams, and n patch sometimes weighs ns much as 20 tono. As may bo imagined, tho size of t'u ' holo varies greatly. In some t do i it lias measured -10 feet long by 20 feet wide, and in one case it has I eon know to be 81 foot long by JMi fout wide, Whon tho vessels have been plugged and pntched, their cargo removed and tho water Dumped out of them thoy proceed to tho nearest port, whero they can bo permanently repaired. Several vessels hnvo been torpedoed after being refloated and havo again been successfully raised and taken into port. ers, etc. Louses incurred in business or trado aro allowable, also losses arising from fires, storms, shipwreck, or other caaualty, or from theft, in cases whero such losses aro nut com pensated for by insuranco or otherwise. Losses incurred out side of it person's regular busi ness aro allowable to tho extent of gains reported from imiliar transactions within tho year. Debts duo to tho taxpayer actually ascertained to bo worth less during tho year arc deducti ble. Depreciation on property until in a profession, in business or in farming is another itom that may bo claimed as a doduclon. The storekeeper mny claim de preciation on his fixtures and on bin delivery Horses anil wagoni, but not on his stock hold for snlo. Tho professional mnn mny claim similar deduction on his instru ments: and. in the caso of a tihvaie an who maintains a team or auto for making his calls on patients, reasonable depreciation may bu claimed. Tho farmer may claim depreciation on his farm miiltlinga, nsiiio rrom ins personal residence, alio on his fnrm machinery, his work horny ami farm wagons. 'Iho theory of depreciation, in connection with tho incomo lax, is mat wear and tear caused by use in enrning income Is a real expanse in tho earning of tho income. Tho rato ia dotormined by tho number of years that th pro perty ordinarily would be useful and tho cost of the property is tho bnHis of tho computation. If tho property suffering deprecia tion was bought or acquired prior to March 1, 19151, tho mar Ket valuo as of thnt (Into is used, instoad of tho cost, in figuring depreciation. After tho total of all incomo is found, and the deduction allowed by law has been computed as an offset, tho amount of income in excess of such deductions is the net incomo, which forms the basis of tho assosumeut of tax. If every person in this District will oxamiuo his own 1918 in come and his allowablu deduc tions, in lino with data that I havo given, ho will know beyond doubt whether he must file his return whon the blnnks arriro, And hero is how ho will deter initio his liability to file a return. If ho is singlo he must tile if his net incomo was ?1000.00or more, and this requirement is enforced whether or not ho is the head of a family. If ho is married, ho must file his return if his not in come, including that of his wife and minor children, was $2000.00 or moro.-MILTON A. MILLER Collector. Insurance. Place your insur ance at home. Wo offer you tho facilities of years of insurance experience and a thorough know ledge of local conditions. No lino is too small to recoive our personal attention. Peninsula Security Company. 108 South Jersey street. Beautify your home. Call in and see tho pretty pictures, art calendars and wall pockets at tho Review oflice. I am no "SLICKER." eyon though I sell "SLICKERS." W, W. Rogers, Tho Raincoat Man. Let Lauder put a laugh in your life. Hear him any day at CURRINS. GEORGIA RICH Teacher of Piano Technic nnd Imml development. Pupils developed from beginning to public appearance. Studios 507 8 Columbia bldg. 81 1 North KoUokk street. Phones Main 3319; Col. J91, Mrs. Gabriel PuIliiT Vocal Teacher Dinpliram Itrvnthing, fnrwuM TtfDtt iiliicetnciit ntid CluHr ilictlon, Piiiil tiutKhtto tnke put In Trtw ml QiihUiUIcs. DOS I.0111W1I St. I'lione Columbia ISi Mrs. Frank A. Rice I'Klt I'KK ! Violin, Mandolin and Piano I'upll ol Nolrr Dome Slllilio: M) W I ! 11 -vn t Tclcpliour Culuiiilii.t ;ly I'uplU my lomr Memli l Ihr JumiU OrclirMi Milled ttlll make ubltf o.w,rHi tnotillilj. Mrs.BerthaC.Burdick (Liccutitntc of the Royal Academy of Mtihic, London.) Teacher of Pinno 1957 Ilodie St. Phone Col. 872 I'lione MnluSaiH. Columt.U 101 Perkins & Bailey LAWYEHS llonril of Trrnln lluiliMfiK SI. John OllkaMllli I'.nltuitlj 5Mwfly Cm. Hour. I lot) 1'. M. W.J. Cll.ttnp, M I). i: K Sty, M.I). Drs, Gilslrap & Seely Physicians anil Surgeons Glasses Accurately Pitted Ol'IMCIt IIOUUS .00tol2M. OI'I'ICKK lillO to -l:.1(l 1'. M. rir.t NMomi1 7:00 to S:00 P. M. Hjiik HuiMInK SiiiuWyii, U.00 t.t III.) A. M. Dr. Evart P. 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