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MOTIffiR EARTH MAT DO SHIMMY WHEN COMET WITH WABBLE ORBIT CALLS IN JUNE
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Jxmdon, March 19.—Ther«"s a big and erratic comet hurtling Itaelt toward the earth at aeveral hundreds of miles a minute in excess of the Kife<l limit.
But It probably won"t enll the world. It's unustlal for comets that arc eo«Bing right at us not to have the criminal Intention of snumng out the unemployment prolrfem. the Irish problem, the tax-question, prohibition trouble.*! and thn like oiiec .-md for all —With a bang. But this is an unusual comet.
In the flrst lyiace, lt"s named I'onsf- Wlnnlcke. It has no right to be med dling In Dur affairs, anyw,-t.v. M has been reappearing every live and three- quarter year«, and it ought to go glid¬ ing by a few million mlleH away. But lt"H an erratic monster and the attrac¬ tion of Jupiter has l>een giving it a misguided url)it of late.
Hence, it"s swerving Jrom it.s normal tJrldt iHt *a terrific rate and Ih due in oiur midst on June 2G.
"Its orbit, then, will alm<j,st iiilerwct thut c(t the earth,"" says Dr. Crom molln, one of the world"» foremost astrontjmlsts. "But the chances of a collision are not great.
'"If the actual date of Intei-iiectlon is ' June 'JG theie will be u collision. The world will not be wiped out. but there will be the biggest shower of meteorH ever Kcen and imssibly some d'ainago and casualties.'^
There sccm.s to be some Ifs almut il. desiiite the fact that the scliool.s te.ach that a.stronomy i.s an ex:ict science. Also, there are differences of oj)lnlim. "My belief,'" says Kir Uichard rireg- ory, editor of Nature, a leading siien- tific organ, "Is that some day the world will come to an end by colliMion with
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aome body huriHng through space a terrific speed.
"If the head of Pons Wlnneckf; hltiii the earth, the continuous cbthbuftloTi j of thousands of meteoritles inight set ; the world oa (ire. |
"I do not think, however, there Is much chance of this happening on June 26. There la about as much chance of the world coming to an end In-this man¬ ner as there is of a random |ihot from a rifle hitting a bird in full flight. Sliower of Mdteors "If, however, this vei-y remote event occured, there would flrst l>e a tremen¬ dous shower of shooting stars!, many of which might i)enetrate through the earth',3 atmosphere and reach the earth's ,surface, A collision with the head of fhe comet would thus lea^ to celcMtiai liomliar«lment which would have ln<alculal)le offeclH.
"Usually the earth's atmogphei-e nctH as a torpedo-net and prevents aaost solid hodicH fiom outer Hpace from reachiiiK the surface of the earth. They are consumed as they ru^l; through the air with a velocity of 110,000 miles an hour, and merely give ri.sc to the aipiearance f a shooting star." IJiit .Sir ftichard tliinkn we'll only get a playful flirt of the comcf.s f.-iil.
A comet's tall, he adds. Is an In- I llnltcly more perfect vacuum tlian can I be obtained by known sclcntlllc methcxls | 'n any lalioratory.
And there comes the best .suri)rise : of all.
.\ comct'M tall is made u|) .Of gawe.s, very rare gases. So rare. In fsict, that it Is estimated that if the tail of a comet (iiild he compressed to the (leii.sit,v of ordinary air It would be of a voluma that would comfortably lit into an or¬ dinary |)illt>ox.
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Another unit in the Araericati Farm Bureau Federation is teking Bteps toward commodity organization, through the action of President Jim Howard in calliug a convention at Chicago for April 5. The fruit prowcrs of the nation are convinced that they are systematically robbed through present distribution aijencies—apples, for instance, which they sell for 50 cents a bushel—selltog for 10 and 15 cents each in big cities Pictures show "Wes"' Love, "Peach King" of the South, who is to be' a big figure in the Chicago meeting;. President Howard of the Farm .Eitreau. and. lower—a scene which is to he el'miuatcd—showing Arkansas cantaloupe growers Rlutting the market by dumping wagontoads of can¬ taloupes on the market—after "scare stones" had been circtilatcd freely V>- unscrupulous buyers in forcing the market down. ^
FARMERS'INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS
Rulings By State Officials As to
How Costs of Running Farms
Should Be Computetl
Alb.-iny, March 21,—l''pgurc.s conipilcil by the New Vork State Income Tax llureau show that 11,200 fHimer,s work¬ ing on their own farms flled income tax reluin.s for the year lillfl. Tliisfas restricted by income tax regulations 11,200 does nol include the laiKO num- No deduction is allowed in the casi beC of personH who worked on farm.-* of los.s of anirnul.s raised on the furni for some one el.se, especially .single but a loss is deductible from gi"OKs in
these is not expense, al.'hough the cost of their upkeep Is an allowable deduc¬ tion, If the machines are used exclu¬ sively for farm purpc^en und not for pleasure, Al,so, in such cases, a'deduc¬ tion for wcai- an<l Uar is ailouf<l. Kami I.uNsps The lo.ss of a growing crop i.s^not a propel- deduction from Income, inas¬ much as the valui- of the crop had nol been taken into ki'o-ss income. The loss 'of a bnildinK oi' of machinery throiiyh storm. llKhtning-. flood etc., is an allow¬ able deduction, but care should be use<l to ascertain the correct 16ss sustained
young men who flled returns and paiil a^ como if the animal
tax.
The llureau it< in iQ^'if$>^f .^ many letters from furmers asking what c stitutes gross Income of a farm jiml other similar questions Ihat it is jiarent they are not clear upon makiiiK out their income t;ix returns, which muHt be flled not later than .\r'ril
A farmer should ascertain the gross Income of his faiin by computing all gains derived froln the yale or exchange of ills luoducts, whether produced on the farm or puiehn.scd and resold. Kami K.vpeiises From Ills gross income a fiirnier is allowed to charge off all of his neces¬ sary expenses in the conduct of the farm during the year. These include costs of planting, cultivating, harvest¬ ing and marketing. In addition to these costs he may deduct money spent lor ordinary farm tools of short life liought <Uiring the year, such as shov¬ els, rakes, etc. .\lso. the cost of fi-cd purchased foi- his live stock may he t-reated a.s an e.'Cl>cnse In.sofur as this cost repreKcnt.s actual outlaj;. but the value of his own products fed to ani¬ mals in not a deductible item.
.\s fo hired helr>, all the productive labor l.H a deductible expense; but the wages of household servants, or help hiixd lo imi>rove the furm. us in tree planting, ditching, tc. cannot bo d.-iimed against earnings. A farmer iii not allowed to claim a .salary for him¬ self or members of his family who work on the farm. '
Wear and Tear
I'urchuse of farm machinery. wap.)n.s, work animals, «'tc.. al.so flle-cost of con¬ struction or extension of buildings, .si. los, fencing, etc., should be coiisidereil additional investments In the faim and are not proper deductions against in¬ come.
A reasonable allowance may lie claimed for 'wear and tear on farm buildings Ic.xceipf the farmhouse). I'enc- CM, machinery-, work uiiimul.s, vtagons, tanks, windmills and other fni-m equip¬ ment which Is used In the conduct of the-fann-
Ah to autos and tractoi-K, the cost of
for draft or bi-(
had heen pmchn.sed iiK' riurposcs.
LIBERTY BONDS HELP TWO ALIENS GAIN CITZENSHIP
The |)urchase of i.ibeily liotids and War Havings Stamps helped two eisl- wliilc enemy aliens—one (lerinan and ono Austrian—to Ruin citizenship in the United .Stales.
Justice Manning, sittir.y in a I.onv Island t'oui't, granteil < illzeiftdiiii to the (iermaii and the .•Kusfrian after they declared they were loyal to the United iStales during the war and were regu¬ lar investors in Treasury .securities.
The accumulation of $o00 arul its in¬ vestment in Libei-ty Bonds also enabled the Austrian to bring his two small children here from Vlennji pn a per¬ mit fiom the Federal authorities.
llefoie the (lerinan was arlmltted to citizenship the Justice asked him what his attitude was during the war. "1 worked all the time here; I bou.ght liibeity llonds and War Savings Stami>s and 1 bellied the Hed 1,'ro.ss und joined In all the otlier work," was the retily of the applicant. .\ .similar statement was made by the .\ustrlun. lioth of them denied that they intended rc- luriiing to the countries of their birth.
The fact that loyalty to tlie .I'nited States, as evidenced by irive.stmcnt in Treasury Stivings Secuiities luid IJIter- ty Bonds, enabled the men to be t-ome I citizens of this country has raade,_ a deep impression on fh<! foreign born residents of their neighborhood.'
Both the Oerman and fhe Au.strian are now fliin advocates of the piactice; of saving and Investing In Treasury; Saving Securities. They are of the, opinion that Ina.smuch as Treasury Ke-1 urities helped them Ihruugh one enier-' gency they may l»o. helpful to them In '¦ Ihe I'ulure.
Uncle Sam, to encourage siiving and: thrift, i,s olTiTing a new $1 Treasury Sh- ' viugs Stainr>. which appeals strongly' to those who wi.Kh to .save and invest in small itinuunts. i
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