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K J¥vf :;V£> «£ tsiw. -.wsfst; * % / * *W" ir-n \ % $ S ! £ / V % * kl Vl » V ,7 % i% w \ ft /4 ^ ^ ' ••5 ..'-,,,5, - „ , r»&*~ >. ..: ressional Record Immortalize Sweet Sifwerj «/ Cortfras itiwg & £»»c w*m> ifP pn« > **" Since i» 'r &- «• ^ j * " /* * : BtST OF DRESSEK3 Slates Pay! $7rf*r y 000,000 Annually. L-.4e-~- - " New Fork.--The Immense financial bnrden imposed upon the principal nations associated during the World , war against the central powers is : analysed In a comparative study of taxation la tha allied countries made by the national industrial conference board. Taxation to the United States nominally has more than trebled since prewar days. The total amount of local, state and fedora! taxes levied In the fiscal year 1023-24 amounted to 87,- 710,000,000, as compared with $2,194,- 000,000 In 1918-14. Taking Into account the decrease of purchasing power of the dollar during the war decade, this represents an actual increase it the tax burden of two and a Quarter tines that of the last prewar year. Per Capita Tax Doubled. capita taxation more than doubted In both the United States and Great Britain. But Great Britain 1924, six years after the signing of the armistice, led all allied countries both In amount of taxes levied per head of population and in the proportion of total national Income diverted Into channels of governmental expenditures. Prance, Italy, Belgium and the United States follow in order, according to the burdensomeness which their respective tax systems imposed upon their people as measured by the relation of taxes to national Income. British per capita taxes, amounting to $27.11 in the fiscal year 1918-14, had risen to $58.40 in 1923-24, In terms of 1913 purchasing power; per capita taxes In the United States, figured on the same basis, increased from $22.73 In 1913-14 to $45.27 in 1923-24; In France, from $24.70 to $29.53; In Belgium, from $11.39 to $17.76; In Italy the per capita tax remained the same, $14.28, taking into account the lower purchasing power of the 1824 currency. Comparative figures for Germany are not available. Increased Relative to Inoome. In both the United States and Great Britain taxation In proportion to nai*? s8p;v: f?^}- 1 -i - 5*£. *~ P"'] • Is* • £%>" • %-• P t By JOHN DICKINSON 8RERMAN NY patriotic citizen who want* £ complete anthology of AmerieifU verse must supplement his library with flies of the Congressional R«e> ord. For that official record of the proceedings of congress immortalises poetry that otherwise might be lost in the hustle and bustle «t our material age. Members.of the Sixty-ninth congress will have to woo Clio and fear sisters assiduously to equal the record of the Sixty-eighth, as revealed by the Congressional Record for the last few weeks of the session. The Sixty-eighth not only reveled in quotation, 4mt indulged in parody and even in original versa. Quotation was strongest in the memorial addresses l<| honor of deceased members; those addresses have not been considered here. / - - Both the senate and house Indulged In parody. Each had Its own version ot "Sheridan's RldM^* - altered to lit the occasion of Vice President Dawes' automobile ride from hla hotel In a vain attempt to reach the senate In time to cast the deciding vote In the tie over the nomination of Charles B. Warren as attorney general. Senator George W. Norrls of Nebraska Interrupted consideration of the Isle of Pines treaty to recite the •mate version, the work of "a friend." There are 4El lines of % of vhldi the fottowtng are samples: v •J^Vp from the cast out Snto the day, ; Brlncin* to the Wlllard fife* dismay.- ' ' J?" affrighted air with a shudder bo«k .... Jrf. y ,n to the cfaleftalrfl jjma_ -The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roE?^ **• battle waa on once more, I And Dawea fully fifteen blocks away. X s^lluiTahl hurrah for Dawea[ - ' * Xurrah! hurrah for thla high-minded r when hla statue la plaoed en III tTnder the dome of the capltol aky -•# * £h" *r*at ••natorlal temple of fame ---t r,\Th«r« with the fflorloua general's name fJM It said. In letters both bold and brlaht. ^fOh. Hall an' llaria, ha haa loat us the flcht.1^ Representative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennes^ read the house version, a "very clever parody by «ur distinguished friend and colleague, Hon. Frits G. Laniiaiu of Texas." Following are sample UnM^. Tke first that the general saw were the *roup»^ Of stragfflera, and then the retreating troop# • What was done? what to do? a glance told him'bolh." Then, striking his stride, with a terrible oath. He dashed down the line, 'mid a storm of guffawa. Then dashed back again, for the lack of apnianae* The sight of the master waa hailed with "Ha-haVt With fear and with duat the blanched chauffeur was gray; By the flash of his eye, and the red nostril'* He seemed to the whole great army to sa?f "1 have brought the general all the way pVom the Wlllard hotel to lose the <Jayi'* v may be rested by It. The ponderous speeches we are making may be too much for us." Senator Copeland Is a physician. He dldnt say whether oc - n°t It was hla own prescription. Sample liavwi struggle upward to success. In Ma speech occurs ^tla original poem: Among the folks that used to knife ae C,; We have chaaed the plague and typhua; 44, We have banished berlb-rl from Japeas We have nourished German babies. Saved the Hottentots from rabies, * , Trailed the hookworm te bis lair la HiaJi MT VISION ' 1 sometimes catch a flitting gleam Of heights I long to reach, , *$'sometimes feel the swelling streM v, ,:i . Of thoughts beyond riy speech!.. - ^ sometimes soar on fancy's wl1#' * Or climb on golden staff ' where the silent muses king And worldly crowns are chaff, fjiometlmes tread the stellar plala • f r Above earth's jarring din. ' *-• - "dflhd catch, I ween, the heavenly strata • • • Of notes ne'er marred by ala; jA|<d at such times 1 cry: "A voloel /•>|A voloe to break the spell, Vbat others, with me, may reloloa In thoughts too deep to tell!" . _ n ... . „ _ .. .Jamas Alfred Taylor of West Virginia was so Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolln* ^^^ by B voem lted by McKeown secured unanimous consent to have printed an of Oklahoma that ha recited Ala, which he address by Senator Joseph E. RHUS dell of LouIsK "composed." ana before the legislature of South Carolina. That address, "Louisiana, Leader of the South la °F fISHI>K* Reforestatloo,- «»K>d with the TS" cf il* P°"' familiar lines by Joyce Kilmer, iTrTrifaw. an I liter -J-.have hook and line and the day te One poet: • ^ *.^r.«:^®° ^ won't be home till late. f|bey may not bite, but 'twill be all rigip^. s We have apanned the earth's dlmenslone With gratultoua attentions; With a lavish hand these blessings we kavs" thrown Over nearly every nation and down the whole creation And o'er every raOe and creed--except onr owa. said .. A': .1 think that I shall never eee A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth la pressed '"'f> A g a i n s t t h e s w e e t e a r t h ' s f l o w i n g b r e ^ h l f ' A tree that looks at Qod all daj|^~ , ^ s And lifts her leafy arm to pray; . A tree that may In summer weaB?t'&' •' ." A nest of robins In her hair; .•;'•/* "; Upon whose bosom snow has latqif Who Intimately lives with rain, Poems are made by fools like ^ But only God can make a tree. The house put It war 00 the senate by producing three pieces of original verse. - John Philip Hill of Maryland and % hard ddeC fame Is one of the "original poets." Here's th# occasion for it and the verse Itself: ^ • • - During the past war, because of taefc ef na* tlonal defense, many of our soldiers took their chance and took It finally and for all time. I well recall one afternoon In June, 1918, how, on the deck of a transport, there came to my mind what kind of "chance" It was that America was taking, and you will perhaps pardon me If I depart front an almost Inviolable rule and quote to you a little verse that came Into my head from out of the sea at that time. I called this "Our Chance," and It is as followa: "Oray seaa, gray aky, and ships of mottled hue; Gray sky, gray seas, yet cloud-rlft bits of Mue. Oray mists, gray rain--beyond! the coaata of France, Across the silent dahger sone where we most take our chance. We take our chance--a thousand eyas oa eaoh ship scan the sea, Waiting, watching, waiting for the creet of the Valkyrie; the erest of the Teatoa goddess, the chsoafr mt I might not pull If they did Hor I may He lank on the grassy baa*', - My face from the sun rays hid. ID me anglers may scorn thla way of mltM^ But they can do as they wish; I'd rather lie about the bank than lie aboat the fish. The poem recited by Tom D. McKeown of Oklahoma was taken from the Nation's Highway, he said. There were seven five-line stanza a. a sample Stanza: A feller's glad to be a friend--oat fish In'; A helpln' hand he'll always lend--oat flshlSfr< ' The brotherhood of rod and line An' sky an' stream Is always Una; Men come real close to Qod's design--eat AsbtsT. - The agricultural situation being a live Issue Ifcese days, the farmer naturally did not escape. William C. Lankford contributed an "extension of remarks," In which occurs this poem which he said he had received from one of his good frlenda, D. M. Peterson of Douglas, Oa., containing "humor, pathos and truth." Sample lines: DOWN ON THE PARK 0, Down on the farm "bout half past 4. J ' ' I slip on my pants and sneak out the doOr. Out in the yard I run like the dickens, To milk alf the cows and feed all the chickens Clean out the barnyard, curry Rhoda and JtffgS, Separate the cream and slop the pigs. Hustle two hours, then eat like a Turk. By heck! I am ready for a full day'a work. Guffaw! Guffaw for General Daweel Outlaw! Guffaw for the oar! Because Whenever their statues are placed la Under the capltol'B dome some night. The American Statesman's Temple of There, with the furious general's name. Be It said. In letters both bold and bright* "Here Is the car that lost the day When carrying General Dawes to the fight Prom the Wlllard--some fifteen blocks awayC* the alaln. Whose lone eye peere from the top of the sea Where her victims' bones are lain. We take our chance, clear-eyed, heart high. Sons V Vs* of the Newer Day, * , To drive the spawn of the Elder Gods back te " j their holes of clay. ^*, r: We take our chance for the love of Chrlat, Fighting the heathen horde; 4sV- . We tlkt our chance, for the same high cause that The blood of our grandslres poured r Oray seas, gray aky. and the gathering dark before ; Bky' 5*V •***• but beyond--the Oalllc shore! r Beneath the flag of Liberty, thank God. we take fcv*-"*!^ our chanc«. • jjij. On, on. swift shlpa, on, oa, brave men--beyond's the coast of France." , Senator Royal 8. Copeland of New York, In the William D. Upehaw of Georgia was moved by f«i>urse of the Isle of Pines treaty debate, read the fortieth anniversary of the accident that laft little piece of doggerel," saying, "The senate him a cripple to teU the house shout his long : : 1 ' Work all tha aummer 'til winter la nigh. Then flghre at the bank and heave a big sigh. Worked'mil the year, didn't make a thing, L*ss cash now than I had last spring. Seme folks say there ain't no hell. Shucks 1 They never farmed, how can they tet|I lm?": ,, • • • e • Hln an extension of remarks by M. C. Garber of Oklahoma on the problems of agriculture In general and those of Oklahoma In particular we And a poetical bit, which the representative culls "dog? I." He gives no hint as to the authpfpMp, ^ pie stanza: The workman wields his shiny The merchant shows his wares; The aeronaut above the clouds .?• A dlssy Journey dares, * ' ' Bat art and science soon would ' And commerce dead would fall, It the farmer ceased to reap and 1 |or the farmer feeds them alL There are many more. But space Is lacking °hsre. And enough has been given to show the necessity for the Congressional Record In every library of poetiy. ' • <HO*oeo*o*o<to«« Lack of Tourists Arouses the Irish Dublin.--At the Rotary club In Dublin complaint was made that the tourist traffic, particularly from America, had not reached expectations this year. One member who had returned from America said he was humiliated there by the questions asked regarding Ireland, by the doubts expressed as to whether the country was safe for travelers, and by the Impression that Ireland was In a backward state of civilization, "with pigs in the drawing room." P. J. O'Brien, secretary of the Irish Tourist Development nssodation, answering these statements, said that, while there had not been anything In the nature of an American Invasion, the arrivals at Cobh totaled more than 1,000 a week, and the traffic between Ireland and England on one of the most Important services was practically double what it was last year. The transportation companies concerned were satisfied with both results and prospects. In Ulster, the tourist traffic Is reported In excess of previous years and In several districts has reached the pre-war standard. Fore»t Firei Cost $38,000,000 in 1924 Washington. -- There were nearly 92,000 forest fires in 1924, which swept 29,000,000 acres of public and private lands and did $38,000,000 damage exclusive of injury to young growth, watershed protection, wild life and recreation faculties. The figures, gathered by forestry officials, are said to be accurate and to Indicate how criminal Is the carelessness of those responsible for much of the loss. Many of the worst fires. It was reported, occurred In several of the southern states Sod in California. tlonal income approximately doubled. In Belgium mors than doubled since prewar days. While taxation in the United States and Great Britain increased in about the same proportion, and these two countries levy the highest per capita taxes among the allied nations, the greater material weelth and productivity of the American nation make Its tax burden comparatively lighter than that borne by any of the European allied countries. Net revenues In the United States, moreover, are spent largely for universal education, good roads, public buildings, parkB and other reinvestment of the taxpayers' money, the conference board analysis indicates, while the proceeds of taxation In Europe are to a great extent absorbed in paying the cost of past wars. PLAN SANITARIUM ON MOUNT POPOCATEPETL Will Be Erected at Altitude of 17,843 Feet. Mexico City.--At sn altitude of 17.- 843 feet, near the snow-covered peak of the volcano Mount Popocatepetl, practical use is to be made of the romantic lure of the "mountain that smokes,*' as Popocatepetl Is referred to frequently. The ministry of public works makes the announcement that ah offer has Mrs. Joseph Moran, wife at 8 wealthy Brooklyn ship builder win haa been called the "best-dretmed WOUK an In the world" by newspapers In Parle and London. But Mrs. Moran, who returned to New York a few days ago, disclaimed the honor. She believes In American-made clothee for American women, and her extensive wardrobe was acquired not in Paris, but In New York. She says she dresses only to please her husband, and nces# lng in that. She pleases herself. ; been received from British capitalists for the construction of a sanatorium above the snow line of the mountain to be used by tubercular patients. The plan Includes the building ot an extraordinarily complicated aerial railway for the ascent of the mountain. Part of this line Is to be an ordinary funicular or cog Incline railway. This Is to reach as high as the grades up the mountain's side will permit. From there on an aerial line, cars to be run on a cable, much like elevators dropped Into mine shafts, will the further ascent possible. The Investment Is to reach $500.0001 The Popocatepetl crater will not Interfere with the plans. It Is said, as It Is proposed to build the road and terminal on the side of the volcano facing Mexico City, while the sulphuric eruptions and smoke clouds that the mountain emits continually make their exit from its Internal caldron from an opening on the east side of the mountain facing the city of Puebla, although the smoke spread above tha peak Is visible from co City. in Hoover's Library Coffectfon Endowed f>y Secretary of Commerce. Stanford University.--The Hoover war library, endowed by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover at Stanford university, has received 44,600 books and pamphlets. In nearly all languages. Every one bears in some way on the World war. The largest number, 12,000, are printed In Russian; 10,000 in French, 9,000 In English. The rest are divided among Hungarian, Italian and other languages. Many of the items, printed or out of print, are irreplaceable. It offers students facilities duplicated nowhere and paralleled only by the Musee de la Guerre at Paris. Documente of All Nations. The program of tha Institution calls In Memory of Maine Log-Drivers for procuring all Important nffletal documents of every nation throughout the war and during the reconstruction period. Three-fourths of thla matsrial already has reached the library. The manuscript collection Includes 65,000 reports and communications bearing on conditions In Europe during and after the war. This file Is supplemented by copies of private papers of men who were active In world affairs of the time. Files of Newspapers Gathered. The library has collected from encfe country Involved a file of newspapers In sympathy with the government, together with thoee of two opposltlea papers, representing the left and the right Mr. Hoover graduated from Stanford In 1890. He is n msmtsr «f tfep board of trustees. * < Slates Combine in War on Groundhog i*. The groundhog, because of Its burtewing and feeding habits. Is regarded bk most localities as an undesirable resident and, to make matters worse. Its weather predictions on February 9 are no longer taken seriously. In ptates where the habits of the rodent ' rife counter to the Interests of the ffbnner groundhogs, Woodchucks or marmots, as they are variously rh:J termed, now face forcible ejection. Groundhog control campaigns dlana and Illinois have been held this year and the biological survey of the United States Department of Agriculture has been called on to co-operate with state officials and individuals in conducting them. Four country-wide campaigns Just completed have proved successful and have resulted in r* ' • ,;- >•••'- s, _ 1 ' teii'»j -- quests for similar work In 20 other counties. A fund of $6,000 has been raised for fumigation materials, which will be distributed without cost to the fanners. Romtma Uamd Otd Retort The oldest tourist resort in the world Is Spa In Belgium. The undent Roman writer of the First century, Pliny, the Elder, in his natural history extols the wonderful virtue of its waters and In the early part of the "M. nth "• -•- Jif^f .'a century "f'VW Eighteenth It was known as the "Pearl of the Andennea," where the fine ladles nud gallants of many European courts used to gather. Peter the Great of Russia used to go there for his health. Its fame during and after the World war Is, of course, associated with the International Armistice commission that met there In 1919. For 2,000 years Its curative waters have held a high place for the treatment Of anemia, chlorosis, neurasthenia, heart affections and rheumatic conditions. Boss Vetoes Pay Boost Voted Him by Employee* Olivet, Mich.--Methods of putting Into business the principles of alloying workers to dictate the salary ot officials, handling executive business sC the company through a council ^ of workers and making the same rules for workers as executives were outlines by William P. Hapgood, president of the Columbia Conserve costpany of Indianapolis before the conference of the Fellowship for a Christian 'Social Order. Hapgood declared he allowed his workers to decide what his salary should be, had repeatedly refused Increases of salary and had protested 'hat his salary was already too high. it present, the speaker sale", profits H'« being used to buy out the stockholders. The goal of the workers ti complete ownership of the business. This statue Is to be erected In Bangor, Maine, as a monument to. the old-time Penobscot river log-driven, now almost extinct. It Is known as the Pierce memorial In honor of the donor. Colonel Pierce, who bequeathed $90,000 tor It, War on Suggestive Movie Titles Bringing Result* Hollywood, Cal.--The light against suggestive titles to motion pictures hss made definite progress during the Isflt six months. Will H. Hays, director general of the Industry, declared en hla semi annual trip te the Hollywosji film plauts. "The press books for the coming enleases of pictures contain only objectionable titles," Mr. Hays "The open-door policy of the era and distributors baa met gratifying response all over the try In the shape of letters of gestlon as to tha improvement of oa»» tioa pictures. Further suggestions 1 from tha pnbUc are aoUettod.'* Tree Pieservathres Kill Werder, Germany.--Millions of bees In the Werder district have been killed supposedly from chemicals sprinkled upon fruit trees. Only the Insects that w$re near the orchards died. Clock Saves Life Burlington, Wis.--A recording clock which he carried on his belt saved the life of Cornle Betdlg, night patrolman, recently, wben a Ored two shots st him. Lone Cruise Almost Blinds Naval Commander Clallam Bay, Wash.--Commander Eustace B. Maude, R. N., retired, who departed from Mayne Island, 90 miles north of Victoria, B. C., April SO on a lone voyage to England In a 25-foot ketch, tha Haifmoon, landed at La Push, an Indian village, 35 miles south of Cape Flattery, partly blind. He waa reported as far south as Santa Barbara, Gal, Jut? 7 and was sighted frotn the Washington coast, headed flying distress signals. Commander Slaude said that tha constant glare or the sun's rays on the water blinded him so that he was antable to make observations or read Ms compasa. which forced htm I Meaty talk* and when w t» dharity tt padthdy yeOa •JS k£iil& '^6s