However, if there is any one present who is willing to contri
bute a baby for the purposes of the lecture, I should be glad to
know it now. I am aware, though, that children' have become
scarce and high of late, having been thinned out by neglect and
ill-treatment since the woman movement began."
TAX SCHEDULES
BEING SENT
BACK PROMPTLY
Tax Commissioner Arthur Connor
announced this morning that his re
quest to merchants, manufacturers
and all business houses for a state
ment of their assets and liabilities by
November 29 was meeting with in
stant response from the majority.
Ho said that a great many of the
manufacturers are asking a large
number of questions as to Just' what
use the figures will be used and when
It is found, that they will be used only
to aid in determining the grand list
for n&xt year they complied willingly.
Mr. Connor says that he is well sat
isfied with the results so far and they
are helping in his work.
NEW BUREAU OPES DEC. 1.
Paris, Nov. 26 The closing of th
Franco-American commission offices,
as announced in the Journal Official,
means only that current questions in
the process of treatment by the com
mission are to be transferred to the
under secretary of state in the min
istry of war, who will assign a special
attache to deal with them, it is said
here. This Will be called the office
of the Franco-American liquidation
bureau and will begin operations
Dec. 1.
