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IfEDFORD MATH TRIBUNE, flrTCDFORD, OKKflONV S A TUT? T) AY .TAMUAHY 18,' 1919
REVENUE BILL
PROVIDES HEAVY
TAXES FOR 1 91 9
Married Man Given $2,000 Exemption,
Single men $1.000 Surtax on In
comes Over $5,000 Man Receivinq
1.500.000 a Year Must Pav $1.
088.030 to Government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. Sonnte
rates (or taxing war excess profits or
corporations In 1920 and thereafter,
estimated to ralBO about SI. 600,000,
000 annually were agreed to today
ly conferees on. the war revenue bill
A decision on the 1919 rates was
doferrcd.-
Senate conferees agreed to exten
sion of the SO per cent war profits
levy In 1920, applicable only to war
contracts which still may remain.
SA'V FRAXCISCO. Jon. IS. In
working out for the first time several
concrete examples as to the extent to
which corporations and individuals
will be called upon to help meet the
war expenditures by payment or taxes
on Income and profits of the calendar
year 191S under the terms of the new
revenuo law about to be enacted,
Collector of Internal Revenue Justus
S. Wordell today said that he had Jiot
heretofore fully realized the unpre
cedented scope of the taxes about to
be collected to brine In the S6.000,
000,000 contemplated by the framers
of the 1lll. - . ;t ',
Total Internal revenue collections
in 1917, for the entire country, re
ported at the end of the fiscal year,
June 30, 19 IS. amounted to $3,694.-
703,000. of whtch S2.S39.083.000
came from income and excess profits
and SS55.619.000 from a multitude
of miscellaneous sources.
$1000 Exemption
Under the terms of the senate bill.
the married ma5 or head of a family
has a $2000 exemption. A single
person has an exemption of SI 000
only. For each dependent child a
married man gels an exemption of
$200. ....
The normal tax is C per cent on the
first $4000 of income above exemp
tion, For a married man with no
children, the rate is therefore 6 per
cent on any amount in excess of
S2000 and not in excess of $6000. It
is 12 por cent in excess of JOOO .
.Y in the case of a single person
whose exemption is $1000, the tax on
an income of $2000 would be $60,
as against S20 under the law of
1917; on an income of $3000 ho pays
S 120, as against $40 in 1917 and on
an income of $5000 he pays $240 as
against $S0 in 1917. - .
y Surtax on Incomes .
Income up to $5000 is exempt from
surtax. On income in excess of
$5000 and not In excess of $6000
the rate is 1 per cent. The rate then
advances 1 per cent for each addi
tional $2000 up to $100,000, so that
it runs 2 per cent from $6000 to
$8000 3 per cent from $8000 to $10
, 000, and so on'. Above $100,000 the
advances are irregular but climb rap-
- idly, j .. .
Tabulations made today with a net
lncomo AVardell's office showed that
' a person with a net income of $1.-
' 600,000 will have to give up $1,088,
030 to the government, while a tax
payer with net Income amounting to
$1,000,000 will be called upon to re
linquish $70.1,030. The man with an
Income of $500,000 will be liable to
a tax of $323,030, net incomes of
$300,000 and $200,000 respectively
will pay $173,030 and $101,030..
. "Partnerships are not to be taxed'
Collector Wardell said, ;"but individ
ual partners pay tax on all partner
ship profits according 'to their shares,
as, well as on incomes from other
sources.
.. Poivonnl Service Corporations
"A , now classification is made of
: "Personal Service Corporations." The
stockholders of such are taxed on
their distributive shares of the net
profits in the same manner as part
ners are taxed. Severe penalties are
provided where stockholders permit
profits to accumulate beyond legltim-
. ate requirements instead of being di
vided. "For the normal income tax on
corporations there Is proposed a flat
rate of 12 per cent on the net income
remaining after deducting the war
excess profit tax to be computed on
. business with an invested capital,
plus a specific exemption allowed and
the rate was 2 per cent, 4 per cent,
or 0 per cent
' "For the wsr-exceBS profits tax
. coniptition there Is proposed a for
mula which will require extended ex
planation to make it clear to the av
erage reader." :
Seek Supervision Meat Industry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Everett
Brown, president of the Chicago
Livestock Exchange, testifying before
the house Interstate commerce com
mittee today, said that government
operation Of stock yards would result
In the packers buying direct from the
producers, and that they would ap
- portion districts among themselves,
and the chances were that only one
buyer would go to each; Mr. Brown,
and W. -T.iTaggv president' of the
National Livestock'' Exchange, ' who
followed him, favored government
supervision .. "along Bane business
lines." . i
MEN!
E
(Continued from page one.)
science of 0 free people on the enor
mous responsibilities incurred in the
fimhttiil conflict.
"It was not only fo protect itself
from the audacious nuns of Gorman
mt-giiloimiiiia -tliut the United States
i'ouipped fleets and created immense
nrnnos, but also and above nil. to
defend mi ideal of liberty over which
it saw (he mice shadow of the. impe
rial enisle enc roucliint: further every
day. America, the diiuirliter of Kn-
ropc, crossed the ocenn to rescue her
mother from thraldom and to save
civilisation.
Desires of America
''The American people wished to
end the creatcst scandal that tins
ever sull:ed the annuls of mankind.
Autocratic Governments, linvimr nrv
oa red in scerccv n mad proirram of
universal dominion, let loose their
onoks at the time fixed bv their sre
nins for intrleue and sounded the
horns for the chase, orderiiis science
(at the very time it was bccinn'iisr to
brills men closer and make life
sweeter.) to leave, the briuht skv to
ward which it was sonrinst and to
place itself submissively at the ser
vice of violence: debasing the reli-
eioiix idea to the extent of ninkiiur
God the complacent authority of their
passions and the accomplice of their
(nines in short, counting ns naucht
the traditions mid wills of peoples,
the lives of c'tizens. the honor of wo
men and nil those principles of public
and private morality which we have
endeavored to keep unaltered turn
out the war and which neither na
tions nor individuals can repudiate or
disregard with impunitv.
"While the conflict was eraduallv
extendina the clnnkin? of chains was
heard and captive nationalities from
their ace lone iails cried out to us
for help. Yes. more, thev escaped to
come to our aid.
- Submerged Nations
"Poland came to life neain and
sent us trooiis. The Czecho-Slovaks
won the:r rieht to independence in Si
beria, in Franco and in Italy. The
Jimo-Slavs. the Armenians, the Sy
rians mid Levantines, the Arabs, nil
the victims. Ions helpless or resigned.
of the historic deeds of injustice, all
the martyrs of the past, nil the otit
raecd in conscience, nil the strangled
in liberty, turned to us as their nat
ural defenders.
"The war urudunllv attained the
fullness of its first significance and
became in the full sense of the term
a crusade of humanity for right, and
if anything can console us. in part at
least, for the losses we have suffer
ed, it is assuredly the thouslit that
our victory nlso is the victory of
naht.
"In (ho interest "of justice nnd
pence it now rests with vou to renp
from this victory its full fruits. In
order to carry out this immense task
voc have decided to admit first only
the allied or associated Dowers and
insofar as their interests are involv
ed in the debates, the nations which
remained neutral. Vou have thought
that the terms of peace ought to be
settled among ourselves before they
are communicated to those against
whom we have fought the good fight.
The solidarity which has enabled us
to win military success ought to re
main unimpaired during the negotia
tions for. and after the signing of
the treaty." ,; .
Wilson Nominates Clemcnceau.
President Poincaire closed his ad
dress at 3 23 o'clock. President Wil
son stood beside him ns he spoke. As
soon os the French president con
clude,', an interpreter re-read the
address in Knglish.
President Wilson nominated Pre
mier Clemenecau for chairman of the
congress. The nomination was sec
onded by Premier Llovd George in un
earnest tributo to the French pre
mier. President Wilson in nominating
Premier Clemcnceau for chairman of
the conference, delivered a speech in
response to that of President I'oin-
Care and paid tribute to Premier
Clemcnceau. v
When he retired. President Poin-
care shook hands with President Wil
son and the members of the delega
tions. '
Fill SITUATION IN . .
MATH FALLS BAD
KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 18. The
flu situation here has become so ser
ious that the health officials have
closed all churches, theatres, pool
rooms and other places of public
gathering until Monday morning.
Six special health officers and
quarantine officials were also named
to look after the strict quarantine of
all persons who have contagious dis
eases or the influenza, and to ar
range for their care after quarantine,
to enforce the cleaning up of disease
breeding spots within their respective
districts, and generally to assist In
the work of clearing up the present
flu situation.
Tho city has engaged another large
dwelling house here and opened it as
an isolation and emergency hospital
tor tne treatment of influenza pa
tients. The former Isolation hospital
was closed by order of the city coun
WAR
cil recently.
CLAIM LIEBKNECHT
CALL
LONDON, .lan. 18. Independent
socialists nt llerlin assert Dr. Kail
l.iebknect, who was shot and instant
lv killed on Thursday, did not attempt
to escape from an escort of troops.
but was shot throuiMi the forehead nt
a few paces distant bv soldiers guard
ing him. according, to a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Kxehango Iclcgvnph
comimnv. . ;.
The Kreipit of llerlin is calling
upon workers there to begin u uuncrul
strike, it is reported.
ltF.KI.lX, Jan. 10. (Bv the Asso-
cinted Press.) More lovnl troops en
tered Berlin today and occupied the
whole center of the city.' ns well us
tho north und northwest sections.
Systematic, .search for Spnrtacniis
continues.
Hanover disimtcBCS reported u.
clash between authorities ot tho iha-
loritv socml.st movement juid the
Spnrtnenil and independent Toeialist
government in Brunswick. The osl-
diers' nnd workmen's council, which in
connection with the Brunswick state
government lias been using nil moans
to prevent the dispatch of troops to
protect Gorman's eastern border, gave
notice' that nnv troops 'passing;
through Uunswiek railway stations
would be disarmed. The Hanover
council thereupon sent strong forces
which occupied a railroad station in
Brunswick territory.
The Bunswick council protested,
saving that this net was "provocation
to bring bloodshed and buttle to the
free states of Brunswick.''
The Hanover council replied that nil
Brunswick troops belong to the 10th
armv corps of Hanover.
: Former Spartncan War Minister
Schreincr of Stuttgart is reported tui
dcr arrest, with 13 other Spiirtueans.
The Spartncan coiid at Stuttgart s
said to have cost seven lives.
OF
VICTORIA, B. a, Jan. IS. Cath
erine Breshko Breshkovskalya.
known as the "Grandmother, of the
Russian Revolution" nrrlvednere to
day from the Orient aboard the Jap
anese trans-Pacific liner Kama Mam.
She is going from here to Seattle
and from there to Washington, D. C,
and Boston. She has spent 50 ot the
75 years of her life working for,
what she believed to be, the better
ment of her native country. Thirty
of these years she has spent In var
ious Russian prisons, and as a polit
ical exile In the bleak Siberian penal
Institutions.
.Corn of well to do and educated
parents, she early evinced an ardent
Interest in the condition of the people
about her. Their Ignorance and con
dition of semi-slavery aroused in her
the determination to do what she
could for their betterment, and this
has been the keynote of her efforts
ever since. Her activity was unremit
ting and of a-practical kind. Includ
ing lectures and the raising of money
for the purpose of education.
From Silicrinn ITIsons
Her liberation came with the down
fall of the Romanoff dynasty. AH
political exiles, were set free and ask
ed to return. Roads leading-out of
Siberia were filled with these releas
ed prisoners. As a murk of special
attention, Mme. Breshkovskayla- was
provided with a special train. Hers
was a triumphal return to Petrograd.
As she passed thru Its streets crowds
were lined up to do her homage
while little children strewed her
pathway with flowers.
In nn interview accredited to her
while In Japan, on the way to this
country, she Is reported to havo said:
"Neither, Bolshevik nor monarchist
can rule Russia. An elected govern
ment Is our hope, tho people never
will consent to anything but the con
stituent assembly. The Bolsheviks
beyond the Urals and the monarchists
who now are In power at Omsk must
go."
( Was Restless at Xlght
Sufferers from kidney trouble ex
perience 'backache, rheumatic pains,
aches In Joints and muscles and other
tortuous afflictions. E. W. Kltt, R.
F. D. 2, Box 9, Shorters, Ala., writes:
"I used Foley Kidney Pills as I was
so restless over night with pains In
my back and side. They did me good
and I truthfully say Foley Kidney
Pills Is the medicine for kidney
trouble." For sale by Medford Phar
macy.
W. C. JANES, Teacher of Violin
I lav extreme emphasis with mv dudIIs on the production of
a beautiful tone, and traininq of the bow arm. Special atten
tion to this feature Insures a qrowinq interest on the part of.
the pupil, and rapid progress.
ST. MARK'S BUILDING"
Studio days Wednesday and Saturday.
HUMES
Catholic Church
South Oukdalo Avenue. .
First mass Sunday at 8 it. in,
Socuud HUI8H at ) 0:30 a. in. .
Kov. John Powers, Itoctor.
St, Mark's KplNCopol
Cor. North Oukdnlo and Fit III St.
$ a. in. iloly communion.
10 a. m. Sunday school.-
11 a. in. Holy communion.
7:30 p. m. levelling prayer.
Win. B. Hamilton.
Kvniut.-l.utli. .Ion's Church
Fourth St, below Oukdnlo Ave.
Rev. Or. V. U. Morons-Oeser. 'Pastor,
Res. G IS West Fourth St.
Sunday school ID a. in. I
Dlvlno service 11a, m.
You and yours tiro cordiully Invit
ed.
M. K. Clmrcli, South
Cor. West Main and Oakdale.
J. K. Walboek. Pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prea'.-lilng at 11 a. m. by tho pas
tor. No evening service. Lot us all
attend-the Sunday school convention
at the Prosbytorlun church.
riiocnlx Presbyterian Church
' , . gpiy nullllo. Pastor.
10 a. m. . Sunday school and llthlo
class. H. W. Frame superintendent.
11 a. m. Public worship.
No evening service.
All are Invited to attend the Sun
day school convention in Medford.
Good music.
First Baptist Church
The County Sunday School conven
tion meets In this city. Its sessions
begin Sunday ovonlng In tho 'Presby
terian church and continue Monday
and Tuesduy. Consequently there
will bo no service at the Baptist
chunch Sunday evening. Lot every
body attend the convention.
9:45 a. m. Bible school. Mr.
Mears will superintend.
11.' Public worship, subject of
morning sermon, "Christian Amer
icanization." 1 6:13. B. Y. P. IT.
W. T. S. Sprlggs. minister.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Branch of Tho Mother Church, Tho
First Church of Christ. Scientist in
Boston. Service Suudny at 1 1 o'clock
subject, "Llfo." ,,
Wednesday evening meeting at
which testimonies of Christina
Science healing are given, at $ .:30.
Sunday school at 9:45. 11 undor
the nge of twenty aro welcome.
Church edifice 212 'North Oakdale.
Roadlng room In the M. F. & H.
bldg.. North Central. Open from 1
to 5 dally, oxcept Sundays and holi
days. , .- '
The pubtlo Is' cordially Invited to
atend the sorvlces and visit the
reading room. .-
First Presbyterian Church
Cor. West Main und Holly Sts.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service at 1 1 a. m., ser
mon, "The Challenge at the Altar."
Music for the morning:
Solo. "Oh Dry Those Tears," by
Del Rlego, Mrs. Guy Clillders. Violin
obllgato, Mr. Janes.
Quartette.
At 7:30 p. m., the annual county
Sunday school convenes In this
church and tho address, "The Sun
day School and the World of Tomor
row," will be given by Rev. Cbas. A.
Edwards of Ashland. The convention
continues Monday and Tuesday.
You will have food for thought
after worship In this church.
Geo. Andrews, director1 of music.
L. Myron Boozer, minister.
First Methodist Kplnoopal
.Fourth and Bartlett.
, "Man. God's Masterpiece" Is the
theme for tho morning sormon at 11
o'clock. I will not discuss the crea
tion of man hut rather his relation to
God and how he Is co-operating with
Him In this present day.
The Sunday school meets at 9:45
a. m. Thore are classes for overyone.
The subject Is, "Tho Passovor."
The Epworth League meets at
6:15 p. m. Tho gonornl subject,
"The Christian Crusade for World
Democracy" will have its first chap
ter lesson. Tho league will welcome
all who will bo Interested In this vi
tal theme.
There will bo no preaching service
at 7:30 p. m. The congregation will
attend tho County Sunday School
convention which meets in the Pres
byterian church at that hour nnd
continue thruout Monday and Tues
day. C. R. Carlos, Mlnlstor.
'"" "" Christian Church
Sunday school 9:45. Classes for
all. We expect every one to be In
tbelr place and on time.
The Rev. C. V. Trimble of Port
land, Oregon jvlll speak at both the
morning and evening services. The
church hoard hus been In correspon
dence with Rev, Trimble In regard to
locating with tho church, as its pas-
tor. nnd ho Is coming to look tho
fluid over and get uuiiiitiliitud with
tho members ot tho cuiiKrogntlou.
May we hnvo u good roprnsoiitnllon
ot our iiiumhorshlp printout nt both
sorvlces, to ineQt lli'otltor Trlmhlo. i
Tho board fool It nooiwmiry tu have
tho two BorvlctiB ns tlioy can only
hnvo tho opportunity ot hearing him
Suudny.
Wo hopo all our Sunday school of
ficers nnd touchers are planning tu
attend the other services of tho Jack
son County S. S. association, which
Is being hold In the Presbyterian
church of this city. Thore will bo till
day sessions Monday and Tuonday.
Prayer ineuling Thursday evening
7:30.
WILSON NO! 10
I MAKE
1'AHIS. Jan. 18. All tho ponce
dclccutiotiK held final nieetimiH this
morning before tho assembling of- the i
pence congress this uiteriioon. ine
American delegation met tit 10 u clock
but 1 'resident Wilson did not attend.
remaining nt the Mural mansion
throughout the morning to rest.
While there hnd been some expec
tation that President Wilson might
address the opening session on be
half of the foreign delegates - in re
sponse to I'reaiilunt l'oincurc'x ad
dress of welcome, it was fiuullV ilo
terinined that there would be no
speeches except those by President
l'oinearo und bv Premier Clemenceiiu
when tho premier takes tho chair us
the presiding officer of the congress.
TURNER NAMED RECEIVER.
(Continued from page one.)
tho only alternative. The lumber In
terests at Medford are served by the
road and tho commercial Interests' In
volved and tho timber owners may
decide to acqulro the property. Rep
resenting a total Investment ot about
$2,000,000, tho scrap vuluo of the
road, according to careful estimates
made by engineers, Is about $4 3K,-
000. Tho company has $.'.00,000
capital stock, all owned by the Spo
kane, Portlund & Seuttlo, which ad
vanced tho necessary funds to cover
tho deficits occurring under private
ownership. Hut when tho roads pass-1
ed under federal control this became.
Impossible, as tho federal govern
ment Is taking ull of the revenue pro
duced by the larger system and tho
smalt road was loft to fight Its own
battle The rolling stock Includis
two locomotives, a number of box and
flat cars, a motor car that has boon
used for mull and passenger service
and three coaches. Owing to compo- ,
tltlon of automobiles tho passenger
traffic of tho road has dwindled. Tho!
It will
freight trarriii eoiiiilKlHsehliriy of logs
hull led to mills liuni' Moitot'd, No
offort has boon iniiilo to ".muniiullnil.
ly develop the tributary tnrrllury or
to sooui'o the operation of tho lumber
mills. . .
Bond Ikniio or W:t(Hl,tl()(
Tho bond ttmuo of $300,0110, por
cent, iniitiirlng In Il:i7, Is nearly nil
held by tho pimint company.' Thirty
uliio thousand dollars of this Ihsiio Is
hold by Now York Investors, on be
half of whom tho action for remtlvor
ship was luuugiirulod. Klght illloil
autid five hundred dollars In In tho
hinids ot small Investors und tlio ro-
Hale Hamilton
$5000anHour
George Randolph Cheater's Milo a Minute Handicap
LAST TIMES TONIGHT NAZIMOVA
1 11 ' '
MINERS'
QUICKSILVER
$1.75 EPFOMfl $175
Pound YfmMMJtS : Poun
II oese Brothers
FARMERS CAR
Dcsii'iicti liy Dnilgp I'liitlit'is to !;iy
it.s way n li or little
So sturdily built lliat tlio fanner '
can be kui'o rcpuir bills will be tui
twually low. ,
So light that gasoline and oil anil ' :
tire i-osls fan bis gauged' from
inojitli to month.
pay you to visit us und uxtiinlno this
' ' , ' V " , ' i '
Tho haulage cost Is unusually low 1
k. JS Treichler-Peirson, Inc. ,rf?3r
miiiudor pwnud by tho Hpuluino,' Port
land & Heiillh). "
. Tliuro uro iiliniit 1ft pursiins now
uetlvoly employed In tho Horvlco of
thu runway. It wits employing 1)5 un
to n short time ago, when II huuumti
appiii'viit that no rulluf was furthcom
ing to maintain the roiitt und 'tho
form whs reduced ns milch ns pus
Hlliln, '.'-;...
Mr. Turner was uudltor for I hn
railroad during tho period of Its con
struction ami In mora familiar with
I lio property and tho territory thnu
anyone. Ills choice Is rogarded locul
ly us an Mieullout ono. '
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