NEXT WAR TO
BE IN PACIFIC
Near East Situation
Now "Most Desperate
in World." Says Hoover.
W Ull J rU
AuHtraliun Premier Predict
Struiwle Over Powe
hIohh in Ocean
LONDON. Jan., SH-lly A. P. W.
A. Iluithes, Australian l'rrmlir, i-peuk
lug at Melbourne, said lh. the next
wur will proluhly lirruk out in the
Titcific according to a Sydney din
patch. "We mut be ready with suffi
ciently numerou army to say: 'Thu
tt anil no farther'. We art hedtred
Iioji with nations which lut after
thl country".
GEN. PULTENEY
IS NAMED USHER
British Soldier Get Job With
Much Funs, Good Pay,
and Little to do
LONDON King George hu ap
pointed Lieutenant General Sir W. P.
I'ulteney, at Gentleman Usher of
the lllack Rod In succession to th lata
Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson.
Th office ii on of those purely orna
mental ones which ar rather num-
roua In thia country. "Black Rod",
aa ha ia called for ahort, haa next to
nothing to do and geta $1,000 yar
for doing It, and a suit of apait
tninU, rent free, in th-t ilou- of
Lords,
II ia a glorified messenger of.- til
hereditary legislators. When on duty
h U gorgeously attired in court ros
tum with knee breeches nd i plum
d cocked hat and a damlv little
aword by hia aide. The cmMom of
hit authority ia an ebony wand but
he never duel anything with It.
. When membera of the Houso of
Common ant auramoned to thfl House
of Lorda to hear apeechea Inra the
throne or the royal aaaent given to
eta that have been paaaed, BlacK Rod,
enters the Upper House and make his
way to the "woolsack" on which aita
th robed and wlgged Lord Chancel
lor. Ha la told to inform th mem
ber of the House of Commons that
they are wanted. Then he has to walk
half way to. th door backwards, mak
ing a bow at every few steps and
looking vary solemn.
When ho arrive within few yards
of th door of th House of Commons
th Sergeant-at-Arms of that body
who i on the lookout for him, shut
th door In bis fae. Black Rod hat
to lupprea hia feeling and knock
humbly at th door. Then th Serg-eant-at-Arma
opens a littl panel in
, th door and asks him what he wants,
or something to that effect, and Black
Rod tells him what h already knows.
Then Black Rod ia admitted. Thia
little bit of comedy ia suposed to in
dicate that th House of. Common
doe not tak any orders from the
House of Lorda. Then Black Rod,
with chastened mien,' advancea to
where the speaker aita in state and in
Norman French delivers hia message.
This is the performance he will hav
to go through for the first tim when
Parliament opens on February 10.
General Pulteney ha served in
many campaigns, having Joinsd the
Scot Guards In 1HH1, and has been
th recipient of a large number of
honors. During the great war he
commanded the- Third Corps in
Franco. Ho has taken a keen Interest
in the development of military re
creation and has been a prime favorite
with his men. He was bom in It'll.
, fas
J
George Walsh, popular Fov star, ia shown here apread out very com
fortably on bed of black diamonds. In his hands the well-known athlete
la holding Iwa of the heaviest chunka of the Mineral. George says, that,'
having all thia coal, he caa afford to lie bark and take it easy.
WOMEN TO FILE
INCOME RETURNS
All Whose Incomes Are With
in the Law Subject to
Same Rule as Men
Women who had income during
1919 are reminded by Collector of
Internal Revenue Hilton A. Miller
that they are subject to all of the pro
visions of th federal Incom Tax.
Many thousands of women file re
turn and pay taxes regularly, and
there are new namea added to this
list each year. The high wagea and
aalariea received by women last vear
will perhapa double the number of
those who are required to flier return.
A public school-teacher, or other
city, town, county and Stat employe.
Is not taxed on her salary or wagea,
but must Ale a return if her taxable
income from other sources was eull
dent to come within the law's de
mands. An unmarried woman, widow, or
married woman who is living apart
from her husband, must file an In
come Tax return if her net income foi
1919 waa $1000 or more.
She ia entitled to an exemption of
$1000. If ah ia the head of a family,
aa defined in the Income Tax Regula
tion, she may claim $1000 addition
al exemption. Also, shs may claim
further exemption of $200 for each
person for whom she ia the chief sup
port. If the dependent ia under 18 or
ia mentally or physically defective.
'. A married woman who has an in
come from separate source thrn her
husband is entitled to fllo a separate
return with respect to that income.
Ordinarily a husband and wife file
one Joint return, including the income
I of both; but if hajhusband does not
include his wife's income, the wife ia
j required to Ale her own return. Sep
arate return of husband and wife
a"re required If either had a net In
; come exceeding $5000.
j A married woman who livea with
i Ii.. 1. 1 1 -1 n ft la Hnt 1 ! ni-rul . tioaj-liK
j ed exemption. She and her husband
j have $2000 plus $200 addition for each
dependent; and thia exemption may be
taken by either or divided in any
manner desired.
A woman who waa widowed during
1919 has an exemption for th full
year on the baits of her status as of
December 81.
A wife whose husband ia in aani
tarium or temporarily working in an
other city, and ia separated from him
only through necessity, should not
consider her status as "living apart"
from her husband. But if there is
voluntary, continuous separation,
whether or not granted by court de
cree, each must take th status of a
single person with respect to income
rJh
. II r b r t
Hoover,, who
has now be
come a mem
ber of the Ka
ecutlve Com
mute of Near
E a t Itellef,
whi.-h la car
ina lor nearly
2.ISSI.ISSJ
Ar-
1 menial! i. n d
Syrian refu-
Hit. l,iw.rwood . h
a L'aaerweoa. " "n"'
Herbert Hoover.
speaks w 1 1 a
authority when he tells of hu
man suffering, aaya lo a formal
.latemetit :
"In my opinion, the situation
n the Near Koat Is the most
lesperate In the world."
lr. Hoover has sent a letter
to Cleveland II. Ixxl.e. treasurer
Near East Itellef, 1 Madison
aveuue. New York, lo which be
.aye:
"In accepting your Invitation
to heroine a memlier of the Kx
v.'utlve t'ummlllee of the Near
East committee. I do so with
reluctance, but out of a sense of
duty towards one of the must
difficult sltuailona In Kurope.
t'nlll soma political settlement
can be obtained for the Near
Kast and some government es
tablished In responsibility for
tbe rare and .epatrtatlon of lb
Armenlao population In th Can
casus, thia masa of people must
line abeerly by th charity of tb
United States. There ar In th
Caoraeoa approximately 1.800,
000 Armenian, of whom 800,000
ar entirely destitute refugees
from Turkey and amongst them
a tretneodooa asasa of children.
"I cannot too atroogty org
upon th member of th com
mute and their supporters th
critical necessity of concentrat
ing every possible effort to sup
port Colonel Haskell's admlola
tratlon Ja tbe amounts that be
require; otherwise ws aha II
witness) one of the greatest trag
edies of the entire war."
Economy
Sale
Real Bargains in Ladies Suits
Liberal Reductions on Ladies Coats
Ladies Sweaters Reduced
Ladies Dresses at Prices that will
Save Your Dollars
Millinery at Cost Price
No Better Time Than Now to Save
M. Sternberg & Co.
Card of Thanks
W wish to express our sincere
thank and aqqreciation of all aym
pathixing friends who assisted us in
the illness and burial of our wife and
daughter.
J. M. CROCKER and FAMILY,
. and MRS. J. M. HYATT.
J28
LADIES SHOP
3
Why Sears' Butternut Bread
is so good
First, the beat flour, lard and other ingredienta that go into
it are th best money can buy.
Second, because it is baked by 30 years experience in bread
making.
It ia wrapped In waxed paper to insure cleanliness in handl
ing and lastly, it ia a home product. Ask for it and take no
SEARS THE BAKER
Phoej M First and Ferry
Wild cannaries were not yellow or
ginally. but green or grey in color.
Ton Should Hear
dardAnella
The most fascinating fox trot of the season. Fea
turing the laughing trombone and saxophone.
An OKEH record made to play on any standard
machine. No attachment needed.
Fortmiller Furniture Co.
"Starr" and "Stradirara" Phonogrops
tax.
I I Do You Know That
!. !
i Originally meaning a field of any
I i t ii . . i j '
, aise, ine uimia ui an iciv ui nu
were first established by statut dur
ing the reign of Edward I of Eng
land, as the amount a yok of oxen
could plough in one day. Later it
was fixed a 4840 square yards.
The North Carolina State College
for Women has. added a course in
journollttn to its curriculum.
For the fint twenty years of it
existence, no woman was admitted to
the library of the British Muaemeum.
The Woman's City Club of Wash
ington, D. C, is planning to bjild a
new home al a cost of about $350,000.
DEATH RATE DROPS
WHEN RELIEF ARRIVES
Lives of thntisnnita of Annenlnn
-children already have boon saved by
th Near Knat Itellef Inking ovor .th
Armenian iirphanngea, according lo tie
tailed reports, which have Jmt reai'beel
the headquarter of that ornnnimtlnti.
These Institutions had been run by th
Armenians since the hcKlnnlng of tbe
war' to care for the children wIhim
parent had been- murdered by the
Turks. Ileeaiise of lock of fotut,
clothing and medicine, the dentil rate
among th children In these Institu
tion avernnetl as high as twenty or
thirty a dny In aoine cnxes.
When Arinenliin funds benitim In
adequate th Near Kimt Itellef took
chiirKe of Ilia orphan"0- Hluce Hint
time the dettth rule hits been grenily
reduced, tllven good food and care
the children are quickly returning to
normal physical and mental condition.
It Is estlmnted by persons who hav
mnil a survey of Armonla that 120,0!0
children will die during tho next year
unless they ara given food and care.
Near East Relief I th only orjnnl
' aatlon how operating In Western Asia
nd It la making an appeal to MM
alios Christian children. -
It's Iqcubator Time!
j y '
Drop in
And look over
Our Line .
See tbe New
Oil
Burning
Brooder
Queen Buckeye St.Helens
Incubators
Are reliable makes at reasonable prices
A machine for $10.00
Murphy's Seed Store
i f rwr rst
Are They Judging
You Right?
"There goes a mighty
good-looking chap."
"Yes he certainly has
changed a lot in the
last few years."
a)
"The Army did a lot for
him, and when he came
in here for the suit he
now has on, I noticed
how keen he was about
selecting his wearing
apparel."
Appearance certainly is
a big factor in judging
a fellow.
The Blain Clothing Co
" .js - i lit
'Value First
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