The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1919, Page 2

TAX BILL COMES BEFORESENATE ‘Amendments . Increase. Exemp- tions of Family Heads and Corporations FIRE DEPARTMENTS HIT Statute Giving Them State Aid Is Special Privilege, De- clares Prater The league income tax bill, amend- ed to exempt revenue on bonds of the state of North Dakota or income from loans on North Dakota lands, was up for -third reading this after- noon in the senate. The measure is The Goddess of the Guffaw “Twin Beds,” Analyzes » the Art of Creating Laughter. —— '~ was Mme. De Stael, was it not, who once remarked that women must be lacking in a sense of humor, or V should they ever take men seriously? And Mme, De Stael’s finding, curlously enough, has been that of the world at Jurge. Men ptide themselves on thelr sense of humor, as a rule, while denying the Senate Bill 37. It provides further exemptions in addition to those in- cluded: in the original draft as fol- lows: “To every person subject to a tax hereunder, $1,000; to every hedd of a family or other person re- sponsible for the support of one or more dependent persons, $1,000; to every person described in subsection two hereof, $200 additional for each dependent person more than one.” ‘Such deductions are to be made from the total net income of all per- sons or groups of persons in favor of whom the same is allowed. Another amendment provides that “Where payment of dividends, inter- est or other increase on profits from Property or business within the state are payable without the state, the per- son, corporation or association re- sponsible for the payment of the same shall withhold and pay to the state the tax thereon, and in case of failure to do so, such business or prop- within the state shall be liable by forfeiture of the franchise or priv- ileges of such business or by the dis- traint of such property.” fhe committee on taxes and tax laws again had under consideration this morning the Roylance plan of re- classifying property. There is much; opposition to this and other of the! Roylance tax measures, Judge A. MeGaffney Beede of Sioux county ap- peared before the committee in favor of the bill. Fire Departments Hit. The house committee on judiciary this morning had under consideration House Bill 130, repealing,the statutes which give fire insurance companies benefit of the two per cent tax paid on fire premiums within the corporate limits of their town or village. Chair- man Frank Prater was strong for the bill, insisting that it repealed a privi- lege which the municipalities enjoyed atithe expense of the country. Rep. | Patterson also thought that the statute discriminated against the eee who in this state, he~de- lared, consist of just two classes, thd@se who grow food stuffs and those who dig coal from the ground. Rep. CW. McDonnell of Fingal\pleaded for. fire departments, declaring the aid. received from the state, although small, had much to do with keeping up the efficiency of these organiza- tlons, and insisting that if the small volunteer departments were to be de mi@a this aid and to disband, a twen- tyiper cent increase in fire insurance r&tes would result. The farmer in the cotinty as well as city dwellers, would compelled to pay this increased tax. Ye insisted that a good fire depart- nént in a town kept insurance rates down in the surorunding county. Chairman Prater still expressed the opinion that this aid should be denied city departments or farmers should be.given the benefit of a two per cent reduction. Full Crew Bill Out. _ The senate railway committee this morning approved Senator Mostad’s ful crew bill, requiring five train and enginemen on trains of forty cars or more. It had under consideration the league distance tariff bill, but defer- red action until tomorrow in order that Railway Commisisoner Dupuis of Temple, father of the bill, may ex- plain its operations. State Geologist Herbert Hard again red before the appropriations committee of the house in support of the bill creating a state flood control commission and making a nominal ap- “The Home of Service” . Also the Home of ' Chevrolet, Hudson _and Hupmobile Cars ‘ and Parts When in need of expert |CRUSADES AGAINST possession of that saving grace to the so called weaker Generalizations, however, are apt.to be misleading. This one about women and humor, for in- stance. Curious, is it not, in the light of that finding, that the best farce written in this country for years— possibly in any country—should have been the work of a woman? For to write farce, as to act it and appreciate ft, depends entirely upon the posses- sion of the rare quality of a sense of humor, When she wrote “Baby Mine,” which has been laughed at, and, incidentaliy, brought her royalties from all parts of the civilized globe, Miss Margaret Mayo may not have demonstrated the fact that the exception proves.the rule. But, in any case, she did certainly demonstrate the fact that one woman at least possessed a distinctly keen sense of humor, And now in “Twin Beds.” the current success of laughter at the Fulton Theater in New York, Miss Mayo proves that the humor of farce was not the result of accident, for in the new piece she is about equally successful in wooing the God- dess. of the Guffaw. Wherefore, being an authority upon the subject of farce and laughter, Mi: ay’ ments should prove interes yo once remarked that “comedy is successful farce by a deceased au- thor,” which served to show among other things that the famous English playwright was piqued at having the term used in connection with his plays. And yet he need not have resented it, As “Twin..Beds” is soon to be seen here Miss Mayo’s views are especially interesting. “The real distinction between a com- edy and farce lies in the propelling power of the action,” she says. Pale d this energy comes from the, character of an individual or individuals and overcomes situations to @ true expres- sion of itself you have comedy. If tie situation rules and the characters and puppets are tied to its strings you have farce. The distinction holds true equally well in.respect;to the narrow line between tragedy and melodrama, except that in the latter forms the ac- tion and the end are more serious. In the broad sense any Diy, Way pro- gresses and ends without serious dis- | aster to.any of its characters pelor to the comedy scheme. If the Ntimor most largely derived from the extrane- ous juxtaposition of characters in the ‘physical action of the play it can propriation for preliminary engineer- ing and surveys. There seems to be No opposition to this measure, which will pave the way for the reclamation of several million acres of land now seriously demaged by spring floods or constontly inundated by the flood wa- ters of the Red river. FIVE MORE TRANSRORTS | ARE HOMEWARD BOUND i | Washington, Feb. 6.—Departure| from France of five transports was | anonunced today by the war depart- ment. Among units aboard are 37ist and 372 iafantry complete, parts of several other infantry regiments, and BOLSHEVISM mechanical. work, bring your car to us. “Look over our ‘battery department, jt is the most completely equipped in - the state. - AUTOMOBILE PAINTING You: will be interested in com- , paring our. work with thet ue of other shops. ca crasade it “Bol- York, Boston, and Newport News be- | tween Feb. 12 and 18. “YELLOW PERIL” Sing Gunn Wong Gone Wrong {cently came to Bismarck from Chi- rightfully be termed farce, but in pure comedy, the humor must be derived more kixgely from ‘the ‘mental and verbal contrasts. Many theatergoers are inclined ‘to a view that anything which causes excessive amusement is farcical. This attitude of mind might eliminate some of the most delightful plays of Shakespeare and Moliere from the realm of comedy to which they rightfully belong. However, in these more or less irreverent days the thea- tergoer is not particularly inclined to bother about terms, The question that generally concerns him is whether a play interests or amuses him, and its exact classification is a matter of little moment, = “The acting of farce, contrary to gen- eral opinion, is an extremely difficult art,” continues Miss Mayo. “It is rather odd, is it not, that amateur ac- tors usually select some well known farce to inflict: theraselves on their friends, Now, 2 sérious play will'very often carry conviction through its own innate force; whereas farce, to be ef- fective; often requires the most deli eate co-operation of author and play ers, Undue emphasis, mispl: gesture 2nd action’ that too pro- nounce i pset ait the caleulations of the author, It fs ainus- ing. wh on core to study it how elusive langht theat She is indeed a vers is one of the rease ‘Twin } n an ordinary V00eS MARGARET MAYO™~! HURSDAY, bing in and out of baskets, closets,) doors upon ‘which the question of ‘the laugh depends. Those are mere physi- cal-developments -whieh would not be particularly amusing in ,themselves were it not for the accompanying thought of the spectator. He ha mental picture of what these sudden entrances and exits may lead to, and this picture is created by the deft- ness, first of the author in developing the situations and the lines; secondiy, by the co-operating efforts of the pia ers in delivering those same lines and situations. It is what I might call composite visualization—a pro} of pictures by means of, words and tion combingd. “The amateur at farce generall ceeds on the assumption that noise and aecident will bring about the desired results of xesponsive laughter, But 2 professional who has had much experi- ence sith this ssert-of (thing -realize: that though thezfamous:comedian, the elder Sothern @id get one of his great est laughs by an ‘accidéntal-trip on the stage, that:sort of thing {8 2; miracle, And infthesé days it is uot well to de pend upon miracles. “In consequence, in the staging of a ‘arce ‘any smallest detail of e, movement or intonation can: Jett to chance, and the result of pre: not be mance, is that of a highly or of mechanism in Which mallest part is most Wy aajusted, not only with re to iisclf, but with every. other “It is not a mere question of bob- regiment com- plete. The transports are due New SLASHES PATRON | /AT STAR EATERY | Wields Knife on Person | of Allie Atkins | Allie Atkins, employed by George! W. Little, stirred up a peck of yellow | peril when he protested the charge} made for a steak at the Star restaur- ant, now owned by one Ging Gee. The Star is personelled with Chinese. Sing. Gunn Wong, a young Celestial who re- | cago, was serving Atkins when the altercation began. He is charged with having whipped out.a dirk which he plungedinto Atkins’ side, in the vicinity of his heart. He slashed again at Atkins, when the latter, seiz- ed the knife by the blade, cpting his fingers deeply. A ~colored employe of the place then seized the Chinaman, and Atkins was hastened to a doc- Young Man:— Your Best Friend Is a BANK ACCOUNT! / says the Fra—and it’s just worth of railroad bonds. A dollar will get you account. COMPETENCE. 68th coast artillery jfurnished a cash bond in the sum of BEGIN EARLY TO SAVE “A dollar in the bank is worth two in the. bucket,” FIFTY where it will be drawing 4 in’ later. life it will be to BITE OFF FIFTY FuOUSAND DOLLARS’ Add a little right along—an WITHOUT MISSING it, you'll be tiniest part of the mechanism involvgd.’ tors’ office, where his wounds were dressed. Sing Gunn Wong was ar- raigned on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He waived examina- tion before Justice George Dolan and was bound over to district court. He $100 and is back on duty, slicing ham instead of customers. Chief Martine- son and Sheriff Welch made the ar- rest. a performance, if it is the right sort of ) iti POOR COMMITTEE ROOM FACILITIES PROVE HANDICAP, Legislators Behind in Work Be-| cause of Net Having Places to Meet Lack’,of ‘proper committee-room fa-| vilities is-delaying important commit-| tee work. Chairman Walter’ J. Mad-| dock of the state affairs committee, in| complaining © of this -conditionthis morning, stated that his committee is| several days ‘behind with its” qwork.! Chairman Maddock had hoped to\have|! House ’.Bills, 17 and: 18, the Industrial | n and Bank of North Dakota measures, in shape to report out Sat-/ urday, but he now ‘doubts whether ‘it) can be-done . until Monda: Othe committees have b&en similarly handi-} capped. 1 In place of comfortable, clean-and | well-aired “rooms in regular office| buildings which have been placed at} the disposal of the legislators during | past sessions, the committees this) year are asked to meet in barn-like | stalls partitioned off with plaster | board in the old dining room of the orthwest. With a view to high prof-| its and ‘little expense the manage- ment has carried its partitions only part way to the ceilings,.and “f1com- mittee in-deliberation at one end of the big room is forced to listen to at the opposite end. The rooms, poor as they are are in- sufficient, and it is daily necessary for important committees to postpone their work until another committee} has finished. The state affairs com-| mittee in’ the house had hoped this morning. to consider the bill regulat- ing salaries of county officers, but | after:seéking for an hour or more to find some place where it could meet, it gave up in disgust. The committee | work throughout the session has been} vefy.unsatisfactory for just) this res “For the Beulah Coal ——— ooo | Ends Stubborn Coughs g in a Hurry > aie ily and cheaply p You'll never know how qviekly «@ bad one who night, will yiven’ is almast like but a moment to pre there is nothing better 110 a pint bottle, 3 then add wrap to mi You can uso@elartied a @ instantiy, ranex in use : f inary thront! , and it-is also splendid for | sronehitis, ecnroup, whooping ceugh, audi sronchial asthnia. 1 Pinex is am eomponnd of gen known asd Iuahle woncentrated e Norway, pine reliable, ren void druggist for full directio disappointment. ask. yor ‘: of Pinex* else, Guor ve absolute satis faction or. suonev. promptly refunded The Pinex Co,, Ft. Wayne, Tad. Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a -trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally 1 got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am, doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter, 231E. Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured—you may save a life or at least stop the-misery of rupture and the wofry and danger of an rere: tion. \as much fun to salt down mea | jent a the debate before another committee ing. and, Would Prevent Signers of Recall Petitions from Withdraw- J all others. ing Names Among a multitude-of purely lo sures introduced, during the pres: assembly to satisfy some individ- j ual whim or peeve is Senate Bull 214.} Wednesday and relating to the recall of of- At Oncel Stops Indigestién pain, food souring, acidity, gas, and ae hearthurn go instantly! ‘Pleasant relicf! Se Se °° Pape's Diapeosin ED ALLEN GETS SEVE BEFORE | THE ASSEMBLY | rea Wonder what you ate to upset your storiach ? Don’t bother! Here is relief! The moment. Pape’s ,Diapepsin reaches your unsettled stomach ali the lumps of indigestion pain, sour+ , gases, acidity, headache and dyspepsia go. ness, Costs so little at drug stores, Another bill of this, jin 1aim to ‘be fire proof. by Senator WILL FUT YOU ON YOR? FEET names, leaving a sorry lot of politi- cians holding an empty bag. len’s Dill would prevent signers of petitions from withdrawing. |able one Bismarék hotel to advertise litself as fireproof to the exclusion of This joke measure carries details the specifications of this particular hotel’ and provides that any. * fhotel built on any other plan cannot a Phone 75, City Fuel Co. For the Beulah Coal Stomach Distress!) wt Ed Al- type would en- | ficers under a city commission form |of government. . This bill is an out- come of the Ed Allen faction’s unsuc- |cessful attempt -a year ago tg recall eral mi ion. many good c {a misapprehension. di the ) nbers ‘of Petitions wet covered what and who lay back of movement . they izens signed them under the city commis- re .circulated and As soon as they withdrew their Have the worn garments—skillfully GONE OVER every once in a while—the clothes of the BOYS and the GIRLS, the business suits, dinner suits and dress suits of FATHER pnd GRANDPA, the gowns, wraps and conts of the WOMENFOLK—not forgetting GRANDMA’S BOMBAZINE! he Fe ado a _ Our careful cleaners ~20 fabric, no matter what,cin the charges are Proper CLEANING. and: PRESSIN¢ to freshen up the COLOR—wilf make clothes times a DIP ant xtile by no means high! wear and wear! Call the wagon! ‘WE Furs Gowns Dresses Suits Coats Blouses* WILL CLEAN, PRESS AND REPAIR EAGLE TAILOR SHOP Opposite Postoffice PHONE 58—WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER ALL WORK Specie arid used by. hel’. 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