TAX-CUT MEASURE SIGNED
IN SCHOOL
Lillian Gish
President Says Hill Lacks Economic
lone Market
GEO. W. RITCHIE, - Prop.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FRESH and CURED MEATS
Your Patronage Solicited.
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Reform Small Incomes Benefit.
Washington, D. C President Cool
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idge Monday signed the tax reduction
bill, but declurlug it unsatisfactory,
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
announced he would bend all his en
20 Others in Precarious Con-
erglos to obtain enactment of a better
dition in Hospital.
measure at the next session of congress.
WORLD HAPPENINGS
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Event! of Noted People, Government!
nd Pacific Northwest, and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
A very light and almost Invisible
fall of snow In Chicago Monday wan
the third luteal snowfall In more thuu
hull a century, the weutor bureau sulci
The temperuture early wag 45.
Four women were killed and si
oilier persons were Injured by
tornado which Btruck. near Spring
lown, Oklu., lute Tuesday night, ne
cording to reports over crippled wires.
An curthquuko Bhock Tuesday
wrecked a building at Port Do Pulx,
Haiti, killing thrco persona and in
Jurlng several others. A churoh steep!
was demolished and tho gurdarmle
barracks were badly damaged.
Tho resolution to change the name
of Mount Italnler to Mount Tacoma
will not bo considered at this session
of congress, Chairman Slnuott of th
houso public luuds committee inform
I'd ItcpreHontativcs of tho Tacoma
chamber of commerce Tuesday.
1'ollco ut lianna City, III., Tuesday
night arrested Norma Anderson, who,
with her 2 year-old baby in her arms,
held up aud robbed the A. C. Sleen
burg bunk, obtaining J 1500 In cash
All of ihu money was recovered when
the Anderson womau waa taken Inn
custody.
A permit for a J1,000,000 temple
which Is to bo erected by tho Seattle
aerie, fso. l, Fraternal Order of
Hugh's liuro, was issued Tuesday. Of
fleers of tho lodge announced that
work of razing buildings on a siti
preparatory to construction would com
mencu next month.
Arguments on tho first of three mo
tions filed by tho defenso occupied
the Initial session Tuesday of tho trial
board of the Protestant Episcopal
church, summoned to Cleveland, 0., to
puss on charges that Itlght Ilev. Wll
Ham Montgomery Ilrown, ex-bishop
of Arkansas, uttered doctrines not
held by tho church,
SI 111 maimed and In tho slmdow of a
devastating series of tornadoes of less
than a mouth ugo, rural Alabama and
Mississippi lalo Tuesday again were
Hlrlekcn by a second storm visitation
and at a lulu hour were taking toll
of llieir deud and injured unil the
uiioHtimated thousands of dollars
damage, done to farms und homes um!
buildings.
Four policemen, a democratic ollll
dun, an ex prohibition ugent und ,1'.'
aliened liver makers a ml runners. In
eluding John Torrlo and Hcuu O'lhin
nlon, were indicted by I ho federal
grand Jury Tuesday on charges of con
splracy to vlolulo the prohibition law
The Indict incuts were- ret urned in
court us u result of a recent raid on
Hie Sieben brewery in Chicago, III.
Permitting their mother to have
them only at feeding time and then
taking Ihciu under her wing the rest
of the time, a Jthudn Island hen In
Janesvllle, Wis,, has adopted three
10 day old kittens. The bhldy, owned
by Julius tliiinke, guards tho Maltese
kittens Jealously, drives off Mrs. Tab
by whenever shu comes near und
keeps all Intruding chit kens ul a dls
lance.
Tho majorliy of American schools
lire lost to Cod und the gospel und to
day are the seats of unsound teaching
mid Ihu prolific mothers of modernist
preachers, all because Satan, working
with his trump curd, is ever busy,
was the assertion made In Milwaukee.
Wis., lulu Tuesday by Hev. W. II
Itlley, Minneapolis, before Hie ItapllHt
Whin union, a fundamentalist orgau
lnl.on.
Nine persons were Indicted Tues
day by tho grand Jury nt Portland n
the cllmux of tho county bridge probe
Three former county commissioners.
Charles S. Itudeen, . . ltanklu and
low V. Walker, wera charged wlih
malfeasance In officii In ono Indict
incut, and five contractors, officers of
the three companies awarded the
trans Willamette bridge Jobs April 1.
were named In another Indictment, the
charge being conspiracy in submit
ling a collusive bid on tho work, there
by defeating free competition oil a
public contract.
A Sid Error,
The lives of many are ruined by the
fut til delusion that the more one pes
sesses the more one enjoys Boston
Kvenlng Transcript,
The bill, which decreases tax rules
In most instances to the lowest levels
since 1917 and which was the basis of
the hotest legislative fight of the pres
ent session of congress, was declared
by tho president In a 2500-word state
ment issued incident with his approval
of tho measure to represent merely
"tux reduction, not tax reform."
"The bill does not represent a sound
permanent tax policy and In Its pas
sago has been subject to unfortunate
Influence which ought not to control
fiscal questions," the executive said
"Htill, In splto of its obvious defects,
s advantages as a temporary rell
and a temporary adjustment of husl
ness conditions, in view of the unco
talntly of a better law within a reason
able time, lends mo to believe that
the best Interests of tho counry would
bo subserved if this bill becumo
law.
"A correction of lis defects may be
left to tho next session of tho con
gross. I trust a bill less polltlcul and
more truly economic may be passed
at that lime. To that end I shall bend
all my energies."
Tho legislation as approved by th
president reduces tho taxes of almost
very federul taxpayer and cuts down
he federal reveuues by an amount
estimated at $M1,000,000 for the next
fiscal year. This reduction, however,
will not result In any deficit, accord
Ing to treasury experts.
The prlnelpul effect of tho new law
will not bo felt until next year, the 5(
per cent reductions In Income tuxes
being mado applicable to Incomes ol
his year, but payablo in 1925. Imme
Hate relief, however, Is granted every
incomo taxpayer, as a 25 per cent
ecrense Is ordered In the cuso of In
(ime taxes for tho current year and
ow due. Persons who are paying Ihli
ur's incomo taxes on tho Installment
lan may cut their second payment
ue Juno 15, by one-half and thei
ther.two installments by oncfourll:
ach. Thoso who already have puli
heir Incomo taxes In full will get a re
fund without applying for It.
Another effect that soon will bo up
preclablo Is the provision of the nov,
law repealing within 30 dnys mnni
xclso taxes such as thoso on tele
graph and telephotio messages, sot
Irlnks, candy, carnets. ruus. trunk
ml theater admissions of 50 cents or
less.
The revision of tho Incomo tax rates
ffected under tho new law brings r.
ut In all such levies. This amount
o 50 per cent reduction on Incomes of
JSilOO and under. On nmounts'ubov
hut die normal rale Is cut from 8 ti
per cent, while the surtax rales an
vised on a similar basis.
Tho new surtax schedulo starts will
I per cent on 110,000 and eruduutes
p to 10 per cent on $500,000 nnd over
A new feature written into the
legislation ut the recommendation of
Secretary Mellon, who Initialed tin
eve fur tux revision last September.
provides for an additional reduction of
per cent on earned incomes up tt
Jio.ono with all Incomes of f5000 and
under classed us earned.
Approval was given by the presl
lent In the measure exactly one week
o the hour from the time he received
It after almost unanimous final ucllon
y the house and somite. The presl
nt acted after study of a lengthy
port made on the bill by the treasury
lopnrtnn-nt and after several confer
nces wllh Secrelary Mellon, to whose
rlglnal plan for lux revision he had
Iveu his support nnd Indorsement.
Man Is Heavily Insured.
New York, Tho most heavily Insur
I man In this country-If not In nnv
nd Is lliidiuan Wannmaker. He
arriea life Insurance policies uggro-
guiing JC.OOO.ooo, according lo nn afi
ouncement by (he Association of Life
I'mlcrwrlters of Phlludeltihla.
Waniimakor, son of tho late denart
nt store multimillionaire, John
Wuniimaker. who hends the Hat of
merlcan business men, each of whom
rries more thun Sio.OOO life In
ranee, ha Just taken out another
policy for 1. r.OO.iioo, which brings his
tal up to Ili.UOO.IiOU,
Power Boat Blown Up.
Port Orchard, Wush. -- Walter
lurrls. owner of the Georgia, a vessel
plying between this port Bnd the llrem-
ton navy yard, was missing Monday
d believed deud from an explosion
ompletely wrecking his boat aud
using slight damage lo nearby build
ings. The boat was berthed at the
aln (feck here and Captain Harris
the only person aboard, so far as
own. It was believed the explosion
k place while repairing tho engine.
YOUNG AND OLD BURN
3-Story California Structure Is Called
Fire-Trap -Nurses From Hos
pital Muke Rescues.
Los Angeles, Cal. Ashes of the
Hope development school for sub-nor-mul
children nt Playa Del Rey, IS
miles from here, on the ocean beach,
Sunday yielded the burned bodies of
22 persons as the result of a fire last
night. Twenty others, inmates of the
school, are in a precarious condition
at St. Catherine's hospital In Santa
Monica, a few miles away. The holo
caust victims ranged in yeara from 4
to 48.
The three-story structure, reclaim
ed from the abandoned building of an
old cafe In the deserted pleasure re
sort town of many years ago, was de
clured by Investigators to have been
a flro trap isolated from any protec
tion. All Hint remains of it Is a brick
chimney and twisted iron pipes and
ashes.
About 40 girls were housed within
the private Institution when flames
burst out nt 8:30 Saturday night. In
addition there were In the old building
the matron, Mrs. J. C. Thomas, aud
Wilfred Illnger, 14-year-old adopted
son of tho proprietor, Mrs. Mary K
Jucobs. The matron and the boy per
ished.
A family of beach picnickers observ
ed tho flames and sounded the alarm
Before the fire apparatus could arrive
from Venice, the nearest town, th
building was a mass of uncontrollable
names.
One of the first rescue squads t
arrive was a staff of nurses from S
Catherine's hospital in Santa Monica
They wore instrumental In rescuing 1
children, all of whom were suffering
from fumes and whose lives were 1
the balance. Six firemen were trcato
tor minor Injuries.
JAPANESE CHARGE
TREATY VIOLATION
ashlngton, I). C Japan's "solemn
protest" against the exclusion section
of the new Immigration law was form
:illy presented to Secretary Hughes
Saturday by Ambassador Hanlhara,
and was mude public at the state d
partment without comment.
Coupled with the protest was the
request of the Japanese government
hut the American government "take
all possible and suitable measures
for removul of discrimination.
Tho communication declared Inter
national discriminations are purlieu
larly "unwelcome" when "based on
race," and added that discrimination
of that character is expressed In the
exclusion statute.
Tho history of commercial agree
ments between the two countries, it
was declared, showed that the Jap
anese government has sought to -pro
led Its nationals from "dlscrimina-
ory Immigration legislation in th
iiineu mines, wnicn position was
fully understood and appreciated by
he Amerlcun government."
"The Japanese government desires
now lo point out," said the note, "that
he new legislation is In entire dis
regard of the spirit and circumstances
that underlie tho conclusion of the
reaty (of 1911)."
It was added that tho provisions of
ho uew law "have mado It Impossible
(or Jiipun to continue tho undertakings
ssumed under the gentlemen's agree
ment."
Tho rntlent, loyal and scrupulous
bservanco by Jupan for more than It!
urs of these self-denying regula
tions. In the InlerAt of good Ma-
loin between tho two countries, now
seems to have been wasted." the uro-
est continued.
At tho end Ambassador Ilnnlhara
ppended the following paragraph:
"I am instructed further to express
ho confidence that this conmiunica-
n will be received by the American
government in the same spirit of
friendliness and candor In which It is
made."
Americans Art Birred.
Iterlin. ('it liens from countries
hlih failed lo recognise the soviet
government of Russia will be refused
visa to enter Itussla nt any price
nd under any pretext, according to
new secret circular letter sent to the
Russian consulates by the Russian
commlsacrlute of foreign affairs. The
t'nited States heads the list of coun
tries whose cltliens are barred.
Franca. Spain, Bulgaria and China
also ure on the list.
Popular Lillian Gi'ih, the "movie"
star, was born In Springfield, Ohio, and
later moved to Maisillon, Ohio, where
she passed her childhood dav with
her sister, Dorothy. While still In her
'teens Lillian made her debut In a Be.
latco production. While on a visit to
the studio of a leading woman star
ne met a prominent producer and
was given her first opportunity ,to
enter the motion picture field, and her
rise to stardom quickly followed.
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Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morison
APPRECIATION
'TMIE most vivid remembrance of
Adum llverymun's childhood was
the melancholy occasion, the climax of
many other such occasions, on which
his mother, breaking down und ween
ing, had expressed the resentment of
years of married life us she cried to
his father, 'if you only didn't always
tune tilings fur grunted !"
When Adum grew up he promised
himself that at leust he would never
give his wife that cuuse for bitterness.
So during his early married life he
made a point of seeing and appreciat
ing her efforts and sacrifices.
The years passed. When the eldest
of their three children was fifteen,
Adam realized that their actuul in
come, though omple, wus not equal to
the Income he had planned for this
pohft when contemplating matrimony.
Then one evening he pursued what
now was his custom, und retired Im
mediately after dinner with his news
paper and his clgnr to the room that
was called his "den." Contrary to
custom his wife followed him. Then
he knew suddenly how much water
had flowed under the bridge since they
lied been married. For to her new
dress that she had made herself, and
to the fact that this wus the anniver
sary of their wedding to all this he
had been dully blind. He asked him
self if a little appreciation might not
help all round.
The next morning at the office Adam
found his best salesman waiting for
him. He made a point of mentioning
an Intelligent piece of business of the
preceding month. The man looked
pleased, but It was only later that
Adam learned that this expression of
appreciation had actually Influenced
the man not to accept the offer of a
change from another firm. That same
day Adum took pnlns to thank a cus
tomer for prompt payments, and the
next morning a new order came In the
mall. On another evening at home his
smull hoy brought In a good report
from school. When Adam put his
pleasure Into words bis son looked sur
prised, but the next month there was
n better report still. He became con
scious above all of what life would
have been to him without his home,
and of the Impossibility of his home
without his wife's dull dully routine.
after that there was no question of
his appreciation, and with appreciation
It seemed ns If a miracle had hap
penedso stimulating and successful
was his work, so happy anil full of
pleasant possibilities his family.
ine cause of the war among nations
and of friction amonf Individuals Is
egoism, and Adam Kverymnn had ills-'
covered one of the hnblts that save
from egoism the, habit of apprecia
tion.
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