The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 8, 1919, Page 10

it FT IS READY FOR APPROVAL OF PEACE MEN PARIS. Feb. &—The league of nations | committees has completed Mie entire constitution at ius meeting Morning. The redrafting nec by the several changes will iy its completion until the middle Next week, however Cecil, Premier Venizelos Stor Bourgeols and Paul H Appointed as a drafting com The next meeting of the “pommittee will be 10:30 Monday, l Nations Get _ Two Delegates on | League Commission | BY FRED 8S. FERGUSON | (Moited Press Correspondent) IS, Fed. 7.--{Delayed)—-The governing body of the league Ations will be an executive com: of seven—one representative | each of the five great powers ‘two for the smaller countries— learned from a reliable source wareement Ix said to have contained in one of the 22 ar of the constitution, half of are accepted by the special tee on the league of nations. Would indicate that the minor | fere lost their contention for Tepresentation on the execu IASHINGTON, Feb. to bribe Francis J. Heney for them with offers of “more than he could handle,” he today at the senate packers’ mecused Levy Mayer, counsel # Armour & Co. of trying to buy Bt @ recent session of the senate also said that Mayer tn. Frank P. Walsh, former mem sr of the war labor board. in the . counsel for Swift, thought Mayer be given an opportunity to fg why I make thie charse| | when Mayer is in the city,” Heney. Goes to B. C. “to Discharge Cargo bg Feb. & x. liner Pent Maru, Capt. Ha- arrived here today, 14 days out | 7 M. Casualties in Spartacans and ‘in Bremen according to The |by artillery leaders are sald to 2 SarreReit BIG BROTHER WORLD LEAGUE CONSTITUTION” BREMEN IS NOW SAYS ROMANCE ASKS AUTO LIFT UNDER CONTROL WAS ILLEGAL FOR TEACHERS BERLIN, Feb. 6. — (Delayed) the fighting between government troops yesterday were heavy reports here today any buildings were badly damaged Most of the Spartacan have escaped he government has obtained com Yokohama. She had @ carZ0) iets contro! of the city, $,000 tons for Seattle and | but there is a possibility the whole cargo, owing mabe will be sent to Vancouver SLATE YANKS FOR | HOME at Seattle. WASHINGTON, Feb. §.—The war ‘Arabia Maru is the first of a | department announced the following of 37 Japanese and seven organizations as designated to ear ships that are routed thru to|), aero squadrons; Signal ual be Given by Coroner's Ostrom, taxicab driver, | January 21 near Auburn, | to his death as the result) & gunshot wound inflicted by per-| ‘unknown, whose motive prob-| ‘was robbery,” | | Special showing of “Pan- ama” Brand with alumi- num tubes that make them easy to clean. Cc Spring Cigar Co. Inc. 707 FIRST AVE. 910 Second Leary Bldg. Lobby 418 Pike Butler Stand “Sent on Request” convoy: The 16th, 20th and 266th Corps Cas company 183; base hospitals ‘oa. 7 and 43; 59th Balloon company ! }and 328th Bakery company LOS ANC ES, Feb. §—Licut Preston Hopkins Leslie, of Washing ton, D.C the aheritt jury. His bride was Mine Babbit ter of H. D. is at home with her mother The young here yeaterday the ceremony ia being sought by today on a charge ef per of a few hours, who Ainsworth, daugh Aineworth, of Portland, couple were married but no sooner had been performed than the bride's mother appeared with an | officer, took possession of her daugh- ter and then got a warrant for Les Ye, She charged he wore Miss Ainsworth waa 18 when he secured the marriage license when her cor rect age wan but 16 - ” "The Largest Audience in the ere Reads Star Want Ads x The following statement was | this morning by Frank / B. Cooper, superintendent of schools . schoo! board having that nia be kept in r the question of getting te their k will be an embarrassing | one the street care are run: | ning Monday morning. 1 am, therefore, obliged to appeal to cits sens having automotmles to volun teer to transport our teachers. “Wl citizens willing to give this ansintance to keep the schools run ning, phone the office of the super: | intendent of schools, Elliott 4160, | between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2/ p. m. Sunday, following which ar rangement will be mads ' COPENHAGEN, Feb. §—Ship-| yard workers in Kiel have struck to prevent foodatuffs reaching govern: | ‘ment authorities, accorting to dix | patches here today sued early u on | HERE’S YOUR INCOME TAX, | AND HOW YOU PAY IT | (Note—The income tax has not yet been passed, but will be in a very few days in conference, the tax for the vast majority of people has been settled, a ers what they want to know.—Editor. Income tax reports are required of. A single person whose grossa income for the year 1918 was $1,000 or more mustefile a report | A married person whose gross income for the year 1918 was $2,000 or more must file a report If a husband and wife are living together whowe gros incomes added exceed make a return, unless the incomne of both is Included in one report PERSONAL EXEMPTION A single person is allowed a personal exemption of $1.000 A married person or head of family is allowed a persor A married person not living with husband or wife is a An additional exemption of $200 is allowed for each child or wife), dependent upon and receiving his chief support from the taxpa 1 ex mption o ed a perne and each p Altho it ie still d the following tells our read $2,000, cach shall 000 exemption of $1,000 on (other than husband r, if such dependent per son is under 18 years of age or in incapable of self-«upport because mentally or physically defective A husband and wife living together are entitied to but returns, case they ake separate between them. Six tax. per cent on net Twelve per cent on net income over $4,000 (after deducting the exemption in 1s taxable at 6 per cent, and all The surtax, for-nerly called graduated rates upon the ENTIRE net income in excess of $5 1 per 2 per 3 per cent 4 per cent 5 per cent cent cent The surtax rate increases 1 per cent for each $2 income THE TAX YOU PAY. not over er first $4,000 is taxable at 12 additional tax roe which is ition 0, as the net income the net income the net income the net income the net on on on on between between between between $6,000 a $10,000 « on income between between $98,000 and $100,000, the rate is 48 per cent TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING YOUR REPORT Reports made on the basis of the calendar ye less an extension of time is granted, Returns must be made to the collector for the district in which is located the legal residence r must be as was the case last year Principal place of businesn of the person making the report WHEN YOU HAVE TO PONY UP ‘The tax is payable in four equal installments, as follows First installment Second installment Third instalknent Fourth inst If the full tax 1 per cent {x allowed Persons having Iment incomes SINGLE PERSON (Net income of $1,590) Net income $1,500 Personal exemption ... 1,000 a tax of Subject to normal tax At 6 per cent, or 30 SINGLE PERSON (Net income of $6,000) Net income ... $6,000 Personal exemption . « 1,000 Subject to normal tax .. Normal tax, $4,000, at per cent . Normal tax, per cent Surtax $5,000 sree 90 $1,000, tees 120 10 Tax to pay $ 370 At time of filing Fifteenth day paid at time as below report of third month thereafter y of sixth month thereafter of nin ith thereafter rt is filed ided the om repo’ and pro SOME EXAMPLES MARRIED PERSON CHILI (Net income of $2,500) t income Personal exe-nption NO $2,500 $ Subject to normal tax 00 At 6 per cent a tax of MARRIED PER CHILDRED (Net income of $6,500) income 3 Personal exemption NO Net $6,500 000 Subject to normal tax ...$4,500 Normal tax, $4,000, at 6 per cent Normal tax cent Surtax 240 $500, « per +3 40 20 Tax to 420 © personal exemption the personal exemption of $2,000 may be taken by either or divided $4,000 (after deducting the exemption $5,000 and filed on or before March 15 tax is not over $200, na follows $2,000; and, In ‘This is normal firet $4,000 nt). This » normal tax to the nofm. foliows $6,000, nd $8,000. $8,000 and $10,000. nd $12,000. $12,600 and $14,000 000 up to $100,000; in other words, on a net Income 1919, un or a discount of MARRIED PE CHILDRE ineome of $3,000) $3,000 2,400 ON—TWO (Net t ined erHo: m nal exemption Subject to normal tax At 6 per cent, or tax of MARRIBD PERS CHILDRE (Net income of $7 Net income . Personal exemption .-. 600 Subject to normal tax .. Normal tax, $4,000, at 6 cent mal tax, per cent Surtax $1,100, Tax to pay The Bon ard. The Marche Tea Room, Men same moderate prices prevail. Tea Room and Men’s Grill—Sixth Floor Lunch Counter—Fourth Floor Fountain Lunch—Lower Main Floor Open as Usual Grill and Lunch Coun- ters are being maintained at their usual excellent stand- In an Emergency Try “Personal Service” The personal service office is well equipped to do your shopping for you. HERE’S GERMAN DEFEAT LAMENT BERLIN, Feb, §.—We have only | to beat our cheats as we stand be- fore the grave which we ourselves have dug.” A German wrote that boeche cry of impotent rage. What is remarkable about it ts that the rage is againet the Germans | themaei ves. It's the final sentence of a harangue of #elf-blame printed by a German newspaper called the Ga- xette of the Cross. Here is what the Gazette of the Cross says “At the beginning of last year we were a proud, all-powerful crowned with the laurels of victory Here we are now—dinarmed and giv en up, hand and foot, to the mercy of the enemy. has been beaten “The passage in Scripture which says, "You will be despised among all | nations,’ has come true for us. “Shame eats into our hearts, For that which is the most terrible for us in that we cannot accuse God or the world for what has become of We can accuse only ourselves We to beat our cheats before the grave which we ourselves dug.” It im the have only BELLBOY 1 SAN FRANC William Spanton, recently from influenza, leaves an estate of more than $10,000, accord ing to Tommy West, the head bell boy, who was with Spanton when he died. nton was the oldest em ploye in the bellboy department S$panton’s estate is the result of his earnings in tips Dr. E. E. Beckett is back with us again, after seven months in the service, Dr. Beckett has made Seattle his home for “skidoo” twenty-three years. He will be mighty glad to see his old friends. Telephone Main 1720. He announces opening of new offices at 817 Cobb Building. Dr. Beckett is also a regular member of the Royal Order of Good Nuts, “Sum” $5,400,000 quality. too. Our invincible army a bellboy who died | PERSONAL SERVICE OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR—THE BON If you are in urgent need of any supplies, and cannot easily come to The Bon Marche—Personal Service will be glad to help you. MARCHE EDISON’S ONE-TIME PARTNER NOW HAS BIG GERMAN PLANT (Special to The Star by N. E. A) [his payroll. His immense electrical RERLIN, Feb. &—Sigmund Berg-| plant devoted itself almost entirely mann, who, with Thomas A. Edison,| to making war materials during the waa one of the founders of the Gen-| war, jeral Electric Company in America| Before the war his skilled mechan- land who was a partner of Edison for |ics earned an average of 12 marks, [many years, is now one of the or $3 a day, as against 20 marks, or |targest individual employers of labor| $5 a day now in Berlin, having 16,000 persons on| “My shop is dominated entirely by people, | Subscrip the councils of workmen, and I little or nothing to say since the olution,” he says. “They fix own wages and hours, and I to them. Better that than have t seize the plant entirely and tl Te out, as has been done in When their demands get too tant and I can’t run any either close up the plant or |over to them, so they can o¢ | themselves that I'm of some around the place.” Send In Your ion Seattle Star Circulation Department Phone Main 600 The subscription price of The Star in Seattle by carrier is 12c per week. 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