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By ESTHER VANDEVEER
FRIDAY. SEPT. U, 1917.
JOHNSON SA YS
"CONSCRIPT CASH"
Speaking recently on the ques
tion of raising revenue with
which to carry on the war Sena
tor Johnson, of California, said:
"The burden of thi3 war
should not be placed entirely on
the poor. Its expenses should
be laid on those best able to
them.
I am a woman artlHt. I was one day
sketching in the Catskllls when, hear
ing a step behind me. I turned and saw
coining down the road directly behind
me a young man with the flaxen hair
and blue eyes of the Saxou. Seeing
me, he lifted his hat politely and wag
passing on when, In order to stop him,
I asked him a question about the
t'atskllls. I was so struck by his ap
pearance that I wished to make a
sketch of him. He was unable to ren
der the Information I asked for, but
my ruse served Its purpose. He stood,
hat in bund, deferentially chatting with
me.
lie told me that be was a German,
that, he hud not been long in America,
that he preferred to travel as a pedes
trian and was making a tour through
the (,'atsklll mountains on foot. In
time 1 made bold to ask him to posn
for me. I dared not offer him mone
fin. ,l.,iir tit fiii ha uii.Tillwl trifi ar-tuto.
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The
Scrap Book
Ice. lie not only grunted my request,
' In if liitifiiiit nil tlmt wnll 1(1 tin V tlld
We have conscripted the youth ; picture to ship to his father and moth
of the land with an enthusiasm ;er in tiermuny.
that would brook no delay. We
sent that youth forth to fight for
the nation, and die if necessary
upon foreign soil. I ask that the
sa.no eiithusiam be shown for
conscripting the wealth of the
nation to stand behind these lads.
Those who coin the blood of
war are the ones best able to pay
the expense of war. I want to
see the taxes placed on the huge
prolits and the huge incomes.
While I worked on the sketch I drew
him on to tell me what bad brought
him to America. At first I got only
evasive replies to my questions, but 1
purposely delayed my work for time to
gain his conlidence and at last got the
story. The heir apparent of the prin
cipality from which he bailed disgrac
ed himself by a theft. My modoly
wits present at the time. It would not
do for their future ruler to bear a
stain, so the party drew lots as to
which one should bear the obloquy. H
fell to the man I was sketching, and
when (lie theft was discovered be
falsely owned himself the guilty one
Those who make these swollen His parents were nobles; they settled
I ...... ..If- ,,,w,t. lin It. ft lma
war profits ought to pay the ad
ded cost.
It seems to me quite a trivial
thing to take from the swollen
fortunes that have come from the
war in the last couple of years
the little percentage demanded
in the pending revenue bill by
the majority report. I believe
we should take a very substan
tial part of these swollen profits.
Why should anyone get rich
out of these times when so many
are getting poor and all are call
ed upon to sacrifice even to give
up life. England to-day takes
80 per cent of the war profits.
Do you realize how little we take
in comparison? The minimum !
estimate of war profits'
i
last year places those profits atj
, , ' ! 0 We would take
ii I ' M.l pioposed bv the
hi J 1 1 1 oi ihe finance coinmit
t. k u UK' Menaie less lhaii 20 per
cent as compared with. England's
Sllper cent. Under other laws
we take an additional percentage
but n ver approaching at all what
England takes.
In urging that t lit government
t.ise its war revenue by taxing
prolits and swollen incomes 1 am
doing what I think will hest pro
mote the success of this war.
We cannot be successful as a
warring nation ueless we ate a
united and contented nation. 1
wish to see people not
by any sense of injustice or ine-
A Bit Short.
A visitor to St. Louis was wbiling
his time away by lounging about the
steamboat wharves. He was leaning
against a conven
ient post when a
box of matches in
his hip pocket
caught fire Be
fore the lounger
had fully realized
the situation the
blaze had become
uncomfortably hot
and iiad assumed
rather alarming
proportions. So be
chose the quick
est nnd surest ex
1 1 n g u is h e r by
rushing the twenty-five
yards to
the edge of the
wharf and jump
ing in.
A negro hand
eyed this perform
ance dispassion
ately. He fished
the stranger out
of the water with
a boathook and
remarked the fact that the wet one was
a newcomer.
"Boss," he said earnestly, "ef you
wants ter Jump (lis yer river you's
suttingly got to git er longer runuln'
start 'an 'at! Vest, suh'" New York
Post
His Thirteenth
Birdman Dropped
By ALAN HINSDALE
KISllliD HIM OUT,
till iiiilliutj ui't'll mm, unti hit it'll munr
to become a wanderer. His allowance
was not sulllclcnt to enable him to
travel by conveyance, so he walked.
But he declared he preferred that man
ner of travel.
The meeting with this man occurred
In April. I went Into the country ear
lier than city folk, in order to catch
that palo green which only appears on
the foliage ell her In that month or
May. I agreed to part with my sketch,
since be begged so hard for It. lie
wished mo to put It in oils for him, and
I ngreed to do so. But to do this 1 pre
ferred to take It to my studio In New
York, where I could work on It to bet
ter ailviintage. I gave him my address
in the city, and he was to give me a
few sittings there while I was making
the transfer from pastel to oils.
It was the middle of July before I
completed the sketches I needed for
my winter's work and returned to the
city. I had told my subject he might
call any time after the 2otU of the
same mouth. But that wns about the
time that the emperor of Austria de
clared war en Sorvla. Whether the
prospect of n general Kuropean war In
fluenced my (iermau friend or not I
cannot tell. At any rate, he did not
make bis appearance. Then the spark
of war 1t mile a I'iniie and the llame a
i onllugratlun. Cermanv called on her
sons to return In the fatherland to do
military duty.
One evening when the Belg'nns and
Hermans were struggling for the mas
ter of I.lege there was a ring at my
I'cll. and my young friend appeared.
"I come nut for you to sit," ho mild,
"but to bid yon goodby. I have found
passage for llumpe, and If not Inter
cepted by a British or French cruiser I
shall probably be able to end uiy exile
and my loneliness on the Held of buttle."
As he spoke the last words his ex
presslve face showed a sadness that
went straight to my heart.
Why Not B. Kind?
Perhaps It Is a rough old world,
With much of gloom and hate,
And maybe all the folks that live
Are not exactly straight.
And some may grumble over much,
And Borne may cheat ami lie,
But It may help h little bit
If square ami true nm 1.
The world needs more of cheerfulness
That's very plain to pee,
And 'twould increase the stock of mirth
If mirthful I would be.
And one more kindly man there'll be
On earth for all to lltul.
And It might do n let of good
If only 1 were kind.
Detroit Free Tress.
But the picture, baron," I exclaimed,
irritated , ""III you not wait for me to tlnlsh It 7"
It was mt the picture about which I
vvns I'tiin erneil 1 4-1 mi lt to n straw to
quality in taxation. 1 do ni't , keep him from Ids punioso, to uru' him
wish our people to feel that this' to make a home for himself In Aiuer-
gi.vereinent is willing to conscript , ,,,V",1"1 "" '" h,"1;1'5' .
' 1 ' W hen you he ir that I ton no longer
the blood of the tuition but is not I sensible to ill-mace send the sketch
willing to conscript at It ast a you have made M my parents "
.. ,i, ... 1,1, , ,i . .. 1 I be fed Mm to alter his resolution,
part ol the wealth ot the nation f,imM.
that happens lo be coined out of , vld you have me add one ills
grace M another?" he asked. "I am
enrolled us a soldier, sml I must serve
this blood.
It is a stupe Milium task we have
undertaken, and we will not be
successful unless we have vision
to see not only w hat is roipiired
on the line of battle, but what
inu-t be done to soke the prob
lems of those at home. There
must be a sense of
our taxation; for it
utter all. that this
o irs should not be
li'i t l;n g cot l ess
go o tunetit
And Ci Ttam
democracy in
is necessary,
democracy ot
impaired by
does or ,the
undertake to do.
there call be noth
ing winch c
than to a- k
the cull n try
at l i s, m e
to l.ice Ml
ea-e and (
f
1.
in h
the our
to gie Up
paiion, 1 1
lining, infi
ath, while
democratic
g men ot
Home, tel
-come, ;,nd
it, on, dis
a few com-
ttaMo e( lilletni ii take advant
age ol tin- k,fi at emergency to
up ';'.. s -al Surt'.itK which
will tound economic pnncipaii
t ii s hint tend to destroy di tunc
lacy !er yi in i ation to ceiiic,"
as a soldier."
lie giiv me the address of Ma par
ents, bade me adieu and was gone.
The war dragged nn.i Many of cur
young women went oer to work with
the llisl i"ns, ami t finally threw
down iny brush and palette and went
to Trance to nure tint soldiers.
One day stii-aig the Herman wound
ed who wen- brought In I ns'ognlr.ed
my filend met In Ihe t'atsklll moun
tains lit Auierl. a lie was badh
wounded. He rivciiiilml me at once.
and his cje lit up si Mi-lug me He
licM up a cross iiih'Ic ef gun metal and
aid, "I sin no longer disgraced "
"I'.vs giiHnnirv In wnr In Herman
rettioM' sii, Ii a statu as theft'.-" I a-ked
"loiUamrv In wnr In liernmiiy," he
rvp'.led, "tvmoics atiT slain."
"But tins not the real thief been call
el upon to Is-ar Ihe burden that 1
h'lus M him?"
"I am pis-lid In say that I still tesr
thai burden I am conscious of 1m in
served my country Well, but I have
served tny prim "
I wondered al the iltuVrvnif In Ihe
(lermnti and the American inliul as In.
dl'nte.1 by Ihls to nil w h"M blghe'l aim
was ! U'sr ihe burden of any in no
I'sum' that man was his prlte-e.
1 nursed ti I ni. but not ! life, lis
( Ud proud ef LU a rtfU
Too Much Natural History.
In a detachment of soldiers captured
near Warrenton, Va., several prisoners
by a freakish coincidence bore names
that resembled those of animals. The
sergeant at the desk, a testy, fussy tel.
low, eyed them crossly.
"Your name!'' he snapped to the first.
"Kox."
"Next!"
"Bhacr," was the reply.
The sergeant sniffed and glnnced at
the third.
"Wolfe," said the soldier, and his In
terrogator gave him a sharp look,
"Next!" he shouted, and be turned a
dark red when the stolid answer came,
"Campbell."
The sen it knew well enough that
they were not tricking him, for those
were not days of tricks, and the tired
faces were Impassive.
"And what do you call yourself?" he
asked another prisoner.
"Lyon," the fellow responded sadly,
whereat the ollh er threw dow n his pun
and shouted, with good uatured laugh
ter. "lio order some cages built!" he roar
ed to a private. "We've get to shut up
i whole blamed menagerie In the
amp."
Curran'a Wit,
I.imdy runt, the tobacconist, applied
to John Cumin for a motto when he
llrst established his carriage. "My
dear Cumin," said he, "give me one
of a serious cast, because I am afraid
the pcnpUt will laugh at the Idea of a
tobacconist setting up a carrlnge ami.
for the scholarship's sake, let It be In
Latin." "I have Just hit on It." said
Cumin. "It Is onlv two words, and
II w ill at once explain your profession.
your elevation mid your contempt for
their ridicule. It has the further ad
vantage of being In two languages.
Latin or F.ngllsh, Just as the reader
booses I'ut up "Qnlil rides' upon
your carriage." As Kiigllsli the words
spesk for Iheniselves, and "Quid" for
the tobacco dealer Is pat and clever
Head as Latin the two words put this
Interrogation. "Why do you laugh?"
A Buggtttivs Ssrmon.
Th Itev. lr. I Inward, chaplain
Princess Augusta, was so fond of good
living that he ran Into debt with many
of the tradesmen In Ids pailsh. It w.u
In their special Interests that he one
day preached from the text, "lime pa
tience, and I will pay you all." lie
s'kc at great length on the virtue of
pnllcii.e and then pro. ceded, "I now
come to the second pint of my ills
John Ellison was of the third gen- :
eration of an Irish revolutionist who
after the suppression of the revolt in
Ireland found it necessary to emi
grate. John's grandfather came to
America, married an American wo
man, and a daughter of his married
William Ellison, an Englishman.
Johnny was scut over to England
to be educated and came back very
enthusiastic over the English people.
The consequence was that when the
great world's war broke out he went
over to tight under the imperial Brit
ish flag.
The only person toward whom John
felt a real enmity was Elmer Treat,
whose grandfather came .from Ger
many. The two as youngsters had been
chums; but, as luck would have it,
they split on a girl, and, though nei
ther felt sure he had gained the advan
tage over the other, the rivalry sepa
rated them. Whether or not it broke
their friendship this story will tell.
Johnny thought he could serve the
fatherland of his ancestors he consid
ered himself an American, and an
American only in the flying corps. He
therefore went to Loudon and after a
course of Instruction that fitted him to i
make a bird of himself was sent to
the front for active duty. At first he
w as sent up into the air to locate the
enemy's guns and signal their posi
tion, but after a year at that kind of
service he was made a member of the
fighting corps.
When Johnny left America for the
war he did so partly because he had
been refused by Alice Weatherby.
This was the girl that he and Elmer
Treat had split upon. Whether Treat
had won where be had failed he did
not know, but he felt very bitter to
ward his fotmcr friend, because he
presumed that Treat had taken unfair
advantage of him. But was there ever
a rivalry wherein one party did not
consider that the other had used un
fair menus? It Is the girl who throws
the apple of discord between them.
One day John Ellison went up to get
his thirteenth aeroplane. He had
brought down twelve and had been
duly decorated by the government.
John set out about 10 o'clock of a
spring morning. As he rose about the
treetops he heard the birds singing be
low him and wondered if they were
not jealous of the Invasion of their ele
ment. On reaching the height he de
sired he started toward the enemy's
lines. Ear In the distance he saw ei
ther an aeroplane or a bird, but his
practiced eye soon told him that it was
the former. Nor was it long before
the aeroplane appeared to be heading
for John.
When the two came to within a mile
of each other each seemed to realize
that lie was singled out for a light.
They circled aliout each other, either
for observation or for position, neither
appearing to care to come to quarters
close enough for a tight. John, who
was armed with a long range gun, sent
a shot by way of opening the scrim
mage, but It either fell short or went
wild. His enemy did not seem ready
for reply.
The combatants were not near enough
to distinguish each other's faces, or If
they were they were too much covered
for them to do so. Presently the
stranger suddenly veered from bis
course and, putting on all speed, made
straight for his enemy's machine. John
swerved, and the other passed him on
the think, both tiring at the same time.
Neither man was hurt, but the Indies
of both aeroplanes received several
bullets.
Now as they dashed past each other j
Johnny got a view of his enemy, much
as be might see it by a flash of light
ning. There was something alsmt It
that reminded him of his former friend
and subsequent enemy who he had be
lieved had acted unfairly with refer
ence to Alice Weatherby. Nonsense!
There were a thousand lo one chances
against his meeting Elmer Treat any
where on terra llrnm In Europe and
a million t one tlmt he would not
meet him a thousand fed up In the
sir. Nevertheless that brief glimpse
lie had got of the man in the other
machine was murvelotisly stiggeste
t" i of Elmer.
But Johnny was fighting for life
and reulied fully that all his faculties
should Is exercised In taking the life
of the man who was bent on killing
til in. Besides, the fact that his enemy
reminded him of tie man lie believed
bad Inliirrd him with the woman be
loved did not tend to extinguish In him
the mildness of war. Tskb.g advau-
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invasion." t-ondcti Standard.
Worst and Mors of It.
Thcr Is a story In conne- Hon with a
certain 'Ser which tells how It re
fetTcd to two leilttied gentlemen Ss
"bibulous old files'1 Instead of "bll.ll.v
phllcs "
NcU momlnit Ihe editor r elied a
very wrathful nlest. In his (rice
tlon and apology, however, he .,
inelhliiis a'x'tit "the learned B.tit e
men are i-m fastidious" To tic (Ml
lots horror Ihe printer ailn ibtl:i
if ill-lii-.! Ill in sell, and the stub 'incut si
I pcsicd "Th learned Ketitlcuieii su
two fBst Idl.'IS."
Ibid bniidw rltltta once rcst.ped !
this scim-iice aps srliii In sn in. t
isn pim-t "Mr , a liobl v eld le.r
t h r m 'Ihi round hi a linked sin'c "
ll sln'iiUI lni read "Mr . a H"i
i for a shot. Johnny I! re. I at hint and
saw 1 1 1 in Instantly col'spse,
Thank heaven:" said John. "I've
passed my thirteenth:''
The ei einy's aeroplane hes-an to sink
slnwly In a spiral John rould not be
sure whether or not the man In her
hud atiy miitrnl oer her or not. Slow
ly she i In U d till she reached an open
spa' e III the r :ir of the liritish tines I
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devoid of ttivps John followed,
strut k t!e around rcsr li!m and. when
be ciiised to move, alighted and ran
over lo the oilier aeroj Une
lie found turner Tuat dead.
A reviilsb'ii (Sine over John V.
Hsoti, Vure my thirteenth:" he crtrd Mt
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l lllsoti asked In transferred from
the rlilnc corps and Inter wss wounded
mi lens Amis lie ws dls. named
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