The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 29, 1916, Page 8

[THE BON MARCHE, SEATTLE, WAS May Ist to May 26th, Inclusive Seattle’s Great Department Store The Bon Marche | Seattle ann) Will c te Its Twenty-Six Ys 10164! 1890 dteithams tesikis'te Fae & Callie 1916 A Twenty-Sixth Anniversary Sale HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS’ | WORTH OF SPECIALLY PURCHASED | MERCHANDISE AT EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES | , } WITH For months past, busy buyers have been scouring Eastern markets for bargains for this great Sale—and in consequence, many lines have been secured to sell for less than the present mill prices of these same goods. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SHARE IN THE GOOD THINGS FOR YOU WHO HAVE HELPED!) SHOULD SHARE IN OUR SUCCE | OUR UPBUILDING | Ss There will be a special advertisement in Monday evening’s | , giving full details of the special offerings. Don't miss it. | See the Two Birthday Cakes in the Second Avenue Window THE BON MARCHE eel DOOR ON INCOME TAX RETURNS PRESIDENT WILSON CAN STOP INCOME om ROBS NATION OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS | TAX THEFTS; HERE'S WHAT LAW SAYS ™ of the U. S. 2 Hiab’e for the normal tax only, on their own account or tn @ of another, shall not be required to make return of the income Werived from dividends on the capital stock or from the net earnings corporations, joint stock compantes or association®, and Insurance nies.” This means that unless you have more than $2000 ayear Income from dividends you need not make any return, and the treasury cannot compe! you to do so. _. Ifa collector comes to you and says You are living at the rate of Bt least $15,000 a year; please make a return of your tax,” you can er, if you are wise: Not so fast; it is true that I am spending| ,. be . egarding the amount and sources of Income of the OWNERS OF than $15,000, but until you can prove that I get more than $3,000) AMERICA, and does not desire to take the obvious step which will some source other than dividends, you will get no return | nm Furthermore, this provision has been LIBERALLY inter. bg vou to the national treasury and make further preted by many taxpayers and lawyers as relieving the tax payer of responsibility for reporting ANY DIVIDENDS, no mat- ter how large the income may be. Third—The law provides no effective means of ing the enormous income derived from the Increment in the value - @f land and other property. This value-increment in 1910 amounted to more than $6,000,000,000 a year, and by 1914 had grown to exceed $8,000,000,000. The treasury failed almost ‘entirely to collect the tax upon this enormous source of revenue, because it has no means of ascertaining or assetsing the amount _ of this value-increrent. At least two-thirds of this value Increment goes to people with incomes over $3,000, who should be income taxpayers. The tax collections from this source alone should amount to $150,000,000. But it cannot be collected Here is subsection “D” of article income tax law. It reads: When the assessments shall be made as provided | in this section the returns shall be filed in the office of the commissioner of internal revenue and sha!! con stitute public records and open to inspection as such: provided, that any and all such returns shall be open to inspection only upon the order of the presi dent under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the secretary of the treasury and approved by the presi- dent CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be (Manly’s next article exposing the fraudulent attempts to defeat the Income tax law by the very rich will appear in this newspaper Monday.) EXPECT REPLY REJECT OFFER BY WEDNESDAY until congress provides in the law machinery similar to that of BY ROBERT J. BENDER SEWARD, Alaska, Apri! 29 Great Britain for ascertaining the amount of the value-incre- United Prese Staff Correspondent | Striking laborers on the Anchor ment. WASHINGTON, April 29—Jage division of the government Fourth—The provision of the law which allows the deduction of| Marked relixation of tension over|railroad have rejected, today, the the German-American situation {| {ncreased wago scale offered } the federal arbitration commission, but a poll of the union here show od 98 per cent of its members in favor of acceptance The scale getves common labor ers 43% cents an hour, or $3.50 per eight-hour day; —longshoremen, $4.50 per day, and carpenters, ma all interest paid within the year by a taxable person on indebtedness” Offers a ready means of escape from the income tax, and puts a bonus| :vanifest In Washington today | @pon speculation and ipon the extension of monopolization. The pro-| This 1s attributed to knowledge Vision doubtless was intended mit the legitimate deduction of| that the German reply to the Amer ¢nteres paid on loans necessary for the conduct of private business, but/{can submarine demands had been gs the law stands and as the treas epartment has been forced to| completed and that the kaiser was interpret it, the provision is inequita and permits the deduction of| discussing continued friendly rela interest paid for any purpose whatever | tions with Amb: nesador Gerard The whole force of the provision is to encourage specu'ation and It is expected that the reply of Monopolization, and to tax thrift ani exempt profilgacy. Furthermore,| Germany will be accompanied by a @very such provision greatly increases the chance for successful dodg-| personal expression from German fmaemuch as the government can ip each such transac-| officials of a strong desire that no 5 and now has no basis upon which to question any claim for indebt-| breach exist In the friendly inter- 8, no matter how large it may be. course between the mitions ‘A correction in this connection would directly The reply will probably be in the to per 0 cents an hour. All work is shut down er check BEGIN WORK AT FAIRBANKS Work soon will begin on the gov. bring to the govern ‘men . 000,000 a yes ta ‘and prevent the escape of as|President’s hands by midweek or BEE sore which gets by thre fe es with ‘his item sooner, ernment Alaska ratiroad, at Falr. ‘s Fifth—A very large amount of tax is leaking away thru the de- WikeoNcie Persea banks, according to G. F. Cramer, ) @uction allowed for depreciation. The bureau ia attempting to allow BY CARL W. ACKERMAN ‘isburving agent for the railway commission, who is In Seattle with Bepreciation deductions only when the amount is actually set up as # individua it cannot po® U. P. Staff Correspondent n len the man who deliberately defrauds the government of $10,000,000 in taxes. This cloak of secrecy not only hampers the collection of the tax, but can serve to conceal any ineffici- ency in the treasury department, and may ultimately result in the forging of a most pernicious political machine, with un- first wave of anger ov rine note having subs he saw in the memorandum new substantiatior of the old charge | that America is doing its utmost to| r ‘a, houen| WES T9TH BIRTHDAY The 79th birthday of M. F. Jones, an old resident of the Ravenna dis. Fr upon the books of the firm, or al, but | : ; 7 Bay s0 Main this without an actual examination of the books BERLIN, April 29.-Publication |; DAFtY consisting of J ©, wit 4 The real preventive of complete collection lies In the ANTI- here of President Wilson's memo |!™#, assistant agent; F. H. Ba PUBLICITY clause, which imposes the same criminal penalty randum with regard to armed ves. tor ‘he pia ymin ne Ai 2 23 men {imprisonment not exceeding one year) on the man who reveals sely caused a new flurry | h { inforr-ation regardi.g any item of a return as it does The average Berlin citizen, his | | | limited powers to extort campaign funds from the rich with help England |trict, was celebrated Thursday at perfect safety. : jthe Washington Children's Home The income tax will never be collected, nor will the treas- BRADEN BROUGHT BACK building. The dinner was attended ury department be free from suspicion until the returns are | Herbert W. Braden yearold|by numerous friends of Mr. Jones thrown wide open to the public and disseminated thru the news- alleged embezzier was brought | Rev. L. J. Covington was toastma papers. back Friday from Vancouver, B, C,|ter, and short speeches were made President Wilson can today issue an order which will throw the! praden is charged with embez-|by Dr. John W. Bailey, John returns open to public inspection. Such action will reeval Immediately | zing $66 from the Royal Milling | Schram, D. Wingate, Mra. Cath millions of dollars in taxes which are now being lost. company, A shortage of $1,900 Isjerine §8. Jackson, Rev. Sydney A refusal on the president's part to issue the publicity order can! said to have been found on inspec Be interpreted only to mean that he prefers to conceal the information tion of his books, Strong, Rev, George L, Curry and Mr. Jones, THE SEATTLE STAR | The mall chute ts Wonder No. 4 A scapes renee eereeenemmemnnemmnenee =e | {NO FLIES ON OUR | EWCITY COURT HOUSE, B'GOSH! It Even Has Bathtubs for the Jurors and a Truly Remarkable Echo. Don't take a bath now—walt till you get on the jury! Next week King county's $1,000,000 Marble Palace and House of Wonders—thi ty-City buliding—will be open for public business at Third ave. and J t Henceforth the juryman will be considered a lucky dog. He —or she—will awake In the morning In immaculat Ing quartere—the tad handtome boudolr by them elves—and, attended by the court balliffs, will romp into the adjoining rooms for a cool ing plunge In the tubs. Coun A tale of India, with its fiery passions, its tropical beauties One must bring his own nightle, | however, if he has one This ts only on of the wonder ‘ean Deak Caletieda and romance! Colorful! Spec- nost sconcerting one wuen he . moved his offices into the new tacular! Dramatic! ced back In his roll g chalr and cocked his on the bird'’seye maple the more easily to choose theti ot to hang embers of the his pt Seattle Again we show a screamingly funny 2-reel Keystone, “His Bread and * no such spot; In fact ie tack tha Mae oe Butter’’—and buttered deep with a a iin 2 fun and laughter. “Demmit!” said a voice back of : Hefed ped ont of bis chatr OP A edabbapet EM we ckowrern cs THIS BILL SUNDAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT Who's thera?” repeated a voice under bis desk He looked under, And saw noth. | ing but the waste basket | He had discovered the second B B wonder of the House of Wonders the Goddess Echo herself-—and }ever and anon you will | the Marble Palace. oe | Department No, 1 of the superior | rt contains Wonder Ne tering the lawyer but have to behind cannot see the First at Pike—Continuous 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. MATINEES 10c We EVENINGS out from the 11 ALM, to 7 P.M. AFTER 7 O'CLOCK 15c Of course. you'll ay, $1,000,000 building must have it ever | “What “At what?" I asked wonderingly, “Anything that he wants to do. We nearly had our first quarrel over Chad did not want to come home; said we ‘could go to “Ie it possible that like most | teachers, my dear, you do not know |the reality of the thing you have CONFESSIONS OF WAGE RAISE intste and other skilled laborers, Mollie is home She is prettier than ever, and It ix easy to see that Chad has not yet grown used to the glamor of her beanty Laxt night she and Chad came hover to see me. Mollie had been bere earlier in the day and we had Bathtubs in the Jury Room maf! chute, which tsn't a wonder at all, and the Marble Palace cost|@ long, long talk ps $1,113,000. “And you are perfectly happy?") t the wonder f*, desr reader, |I asked | not,” composure in the world Of course said Mollie with | greatest and tho at the House of t Wonders hasn't jany mall chute the “But The government would not let| sweetest smile Architect W. A. Gould put one tn| you know, Margie, I ver expect: | over 40 feet away from the street, | ed to be perfectly happy—that fs, which turned out to be an tmpos-|for all time sibility | “No one finds perfect happiness aise jon this earth. I presume that ts There are also the insene cages! WhY we are mised it in heave Wonder No, 6—in private cham-|I have moments, hours, days bers on the third floor haps, of perfect Joy { ecstat It was Sheriff Bob Hod hunch | bliss, but as I have not changed to have insane sons 4 in|in character nor temp nt to private, #0, add to the ova [any great extent since I married Ition, the butlders constructed a/ (had, I also have hours of great couple of barred steel cages for the | depression. With him = ft ts th suspects to sit In while the doctors |#ame, only—bdeing a man—when | int thetr fingers at them thru/|!# not always happy he resents It the bars to see if they will bite, | bitterly, and ts apt to blame every 5 ae body everything but himself | for his troubles.” Taking the bullding on the whole, Rut, Mollie it is magnificent structure, There Why, dear girl, don't you un Jare no files on ft | dervetand? | It will be officially dedicated on} 1, jt possible that you are one May 4, when everybody will have} of those old-fashioned women aft An opportunity to see It from top| er all? I moan the bird in the cage j|to bottom and stem to stern sort of a woman. The on who On first floor are the city |only sings when the man who has end _co Areamurern citices. the) made you captive comes in, and [= iding out his finger, asks you to |perch there. My dear Margie, | please don't say you are that kind of a woman; you that started me ym the right way But, Molle again tried to interrupt You remember how {t was when | you and Dick were lovers. You | now how you used to put your] jhand ‘on his arm Just to feel him tremble at your touch. | I did not have to answer. |face showed Mollie the memories were trooping back thick and fast | | | She looked at me rather quizzi {cally for a moment and then sald: l*l wonder {f you remember the Cages for Insanity Suspects first time you noticed that Dick's | face did not particularly change city comptroller, employment of-| when you came into the room? fices, department of public welfare I see you do,” she observed, a and the coroner tiny bit maliciously, but with a On the second are the mayor,| smile that also comforted me city Mght department, county as And do you remember the time sessor, county commissioners, coun-|that you taxed Dick with growing ty and city purchasing agents, the|cold, and he answered, ‘But, my county auditor and eity council. T he | dear, I haven't chan Tam just Fourth ave. entrance opens on the|as much in love with you as ever, second floor. {but fn a different way.” The third floor contains the) | looked up in consternation |sheriff's offices, the county clerk,|“Who fold you that, Mollie 1 |'awyers’ information bureau, Jus asked “Tam sure I never did.” jtices Carroll and Brinker and 8u-| “of course you dtan't, my dear lee mie ef shia girl, but [ knew he said it; every | a Dvdplivy |man does, and if a woman could On the fourth are Superior Judges 4 : Mavkintogh winith avgécr {only understand, when the road Dykeman, Mackintosh, Smith an lcomes to that turning, that she bertson, the prosecuting attorney game warden, horticultural in-| |spector, county school superintend: | 1m afte oer ey hee ent, law Ibrary: and Justices | {tn serenely to the right, and aay | Wright and Whitehead |‘Meet me, dear, down there where The fifth Streets and sewers | OF paths come together again. |department, civil service commis-| Here 1s where both you and I are | sion, elty arcnitect, buflding depart. | £01ng on our real journey, and the for while.” must not try to go ahead and drag ment, boiler Inspector, weights and |Joy rides are over a | measures deprrtment, public utili But tles department, eminent domain Of course, ff you keep ‘butting’ commissioners, corporation coun: | I'll have to become very highbrow and quote ‘but me no buts Mollie, dear, where did you learn this?” “From you.” sel, water and park departments | ind the county engineer | The city engineering department is on the sixth, My | “Chad and I have had our ‘joy ride,’ and a wonderful ride it was with Love at the steering wheet Lately, however, I felt that we both were getting restless, and I per suaded Chad to come home and go to work.” Did You ve fer Anything F | Frank Bordave. tiest Plays We sented. taught me? You had the theory, work any time.’ But I told him we MOLLIE, LOOKING PRETTIER 7 put it tnto practice, and it is would spoil {t all if we waited until THAN EVER, HOME working fine. Love put on the brake and we be fan to skid over the slippery as- phalt of satiety.” “Moliie, Mollie!” I interrupted, “you are still the slangy kid one moment and the sensible woman the next that you always were. What are you going to do Has a Physician the right, to take human life to end hopeless su fering. bd LEOPOLD ROSEN Seattle’s Violin Virtuoso Formerly known as Seat- tle’s Boy Phenomenon who has returned re- cently from Parts, France, where he com pleted his musical edu eation at the Paris Conservatory of Music. A 2-Reel Comedy-Drama—“Un- lucky Luke”—With Anna Little— One of the Pret- Have Ever Pre- Sunday—Until Wednesday Night LHAMBR Westlake and Pine Continuous 11 to 11. Children 5c 5c AT BOTH 800 SEATS “ 10c PRICES | |