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The Seattle Star Published Daily by The Ste> Pudlishing Co Phone Main £400 Paper Raterprise Apsoclaiion and United Press Bei ett, onthe, $1.50, & montha 1m. ) & Ruthman, Apectal Representatt fies, Monadnock Didg.; Chicage office, ’ Danadian Pacific bids, Boston office. Kill the Secrecy Clause Secrecy in. government breeds favoritism and graft. Secrecy in the collection or assessment of taxes opens the / door to all manner of abuses. Secrecy in the collection of the United States income taxes has caused grave suspicions. Congress just a few | weeks ago undertook to delve into the department, but "was barred because the income tax law does not permit |i. Time and again it has been hinted that millions of ‘dollars in incomes are ecsaping the federal income tax be- @ause of the shroud of secrecy that covers every act of ithe department. A bill is now in congress requiring the ication of income tax returns, but the biggest special ts in the nation have strangled it. * * * Secrecy is one of the features of the state income tax / measure that is coming before the state legislators at 4 pia this week. 2 e state income tax measure would give the state de Partment of taxation and examination supreme, auto- cratic power over the collection and assessment of income New fen Francises of New York office, Tre eS, Then the bill as drafted provides that the names and amounts of income and the amounts of taxes SHALL BE is EPT SECRET. If any officer or employe of the state Gepartment of taxation, or any other state official or mploye, gives out any of the facts about income tax- —except the bare statistics—he shall be fined or isoned. He may get a year in jail and $1,000 fine, ind he will be barred from working for the state for Mfive years. The state income tax bill even provides that in the publication of statistics about the tax and taxpay- ers the figures shall be so disguised that no person will be able to get at the inside information. * * * i Interests that wish to evade the income tax bill may powerful influence on the state department. Is it “inconceivable that such influence will always fail? Office- ers are human; they are good and bad; honest and nest. pliticians in office will have the power to grant im- hsely valuable favors to tax dodgers. It will all be kept eret. No one will know. That isn’t the only safeguard at the framers of the measure set up around the tax de- tment, however. The bill specifically provides that ter three years the department MAY DESTROY ALL ECORDS AND RETURNS AND REPORTS. No future administration will ever be able to go back d dig out the facts. The evidence will be destroyed! et * #* * he secrecy features of the income tax bill are intoler- They make what should be a desirable measure a hace. Secrecy in the handling of or collection of taxes § unjust, unfair, vicious and un-American! The'public is entitled to know the tax facts, The public las a right to know how much each citizen pays, how he iys it, and upon what property it is assessed. ‘ith the feature of secrecy in it, the state income tax bill should be defeated. The special interests and the poli- cians want it, BUT WHAT DO THE PEOPLE SAY? p KILL the secrecy clause. in the income tax bill! e your legislator to vote against it. A SUGGESTION FOR OUR LEGISLATURE Want to quote Theodore Roosevelt, who, in the Century magazine of 1913, sald: “We believe in a heavily graded income tax that es sharply in favor of the earned as compared with the incomes.”—Senator Harris (D.), Ga. + God hath not given ws the spirit of fear; but of power, and of fe, and of a sound mind—Il. Tim. i.:7. We'll bet the Tennessee mountaineer who has lived 120 years has never anything else. gkle Coogan makes a nickel while you read this line. World Is Full of Wealth Louisiana finds that its wealth in oyster reefs and shell unds is great enough to wipe out the state debt. The THE ATTLE TAR THE PAST By Berton Braley By Od ain't the same an the girls I knew T The dowager says, and sighs ‘Those old-time maidens would never do A thing that would cause surprise.’ But she failed to recall, in a large degree, 1 things which she saw occur— is ain't the name an they used to be, And they never were! EN ain't the mame as the men of old.” The old man said, with a scow!. But he didn’t know that the cave man bold Had put up a similar how!. And they both were right tn their aad decree To which we can Jemu With, “Men ain't at all what they used to be, And they never weref HE past is ever a golden time, When it’s many a year away, And the folks who're pretty well past thelr prime Are always aghast at Today! And they're right, of course, as you plainly nee, In the judgments that they aver, But, “Times ain't at all what they ured to be,” And they never were! (Copyright, 1923, The Seastic Star) ‘Accuses Us of Spoofing a Bit Editor The Star and yet only last spring you wrote a Knowing, as I do, that you know/ wonderful editorial on “Bunk.” as al] and much more than Friend! serting and reasserting in your own Heighton knows about, not only this | strong, effective way that Seattle— about the last DNE LETTER FROM | VRIDGE MANN MARRIAGE A LA MODE nd bride ¢ hair the b In Stam bow their wedding 4 is cut short, which matron The b ndjoate but now he twists It » head, this yeing the badge of the married man nd wings has @ the questions asked glinh pols “How many tT was re of Praise for Flower Committee EAéitor The Star When any organization interests | ttaelt with ite neighbor, helping sald neighbor solve his home problema, jand heiping him beautify his home, I am for that organization. This is | Just what the flower committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce is | doing | I have Itvéd in and around Puget Bound for the past 35 years and | have tried to kbep ponted on what | '# going on. Dreseed as I am now garden classes in all the commun | them, telling the people who | theme classon Just what to p 4 when At a meeting worn at Rainier Beach I counted neigh | bors who had gathered and Eéttor The Star: Congratulations for coming to ald of Representative “Fightin’ Haigh. ton, It was « service to every lover of clean government. Eéttor ‘The Star: I am sure glad that we have a pa per that ts taking the stand yours is for the people I see in your paper where a man jin the University district maid | taxes had been raised in nine years | from $40 to $101. Now, I live here jin the Green Lake district. Bought |have Increased 60 per cent | year they were raised from $6 | $104.54. | Now, I tell you, when a working man in trying to own @ home by pay: 90 to were! w & place six yearn ago, and my taxes | |taking & deep interest In what was wald, 1 seo by the papers that Seattle ts to have its first Arbor and Garden Week. This, too, is being worked by the flower committee of the jehamber, Much good ix bound to jcome out of such a week | It ls the consensus of opinion that the Chamber of Commerce is for big interests. Its membership ts com posed of men who talk dollars. Now Néver have I been tm-| the flower committes is proving just | The chamber, | the oppontte. j | thru its flower committee, is forming | man It is putting the chamber. and element into the Long live the flower committer ttend|may the entire community receive he citizens of this city and other cities Yours for more hurnan Interest A. JOHNS. Applauds Representative Heighton Renton ts behind Heighton and the things he stands for. Koop up the food work. A. R. McDONALD, Renton. Wants More Heightons ing for {t by the month, and has to meet all the assenements and taxes that are imposed on him, he can’t! do it | I only wish that we bad a few! his| more men in our iegisinture like Mr. | |Hoighton. We might get our taxes cut; also there would be more indus | trious people. Let's hope that the legislature This | wil) see now how the people feel and | will try and do for the people as they | said they would when they were run ning for office, Yours truly, { M. W. BURNS. just to y how fine per low, “Valen dreams and pane away bani«t n may 1 | miss such « chance @ 10 be 20 bold—while JARY 14 SCIENCE Pure Iron. ‘3 Delhi Pillar a Marvel, Baffles Scientiats. Chemically Pure. 19 nearly weigh was erected noes knowl. achieve quantity pure metal bie of pro ke to know used in making the near. y pure Dethi Pilla r Robert 1 Afield also points out that the finest armor and swords wrought in the } © Agta cannot excelled today without using spe Dislikes Sétinte Bill 64. Mditor The Star space permits, allow a constant cader of your prolific pages to air grievance against senate bill No ‘4. To the one with plenty, the un werver of proser No. 64 appears fr ng to uphold the | farmers’ products; but wil Vhat aewur the creamery monopoly wi evate prices after the passage of such a law? Tested, tried and sanctioned by government—in the recent unpleas antness—all were urged to use sub- stitutes and, finding them healthful ttay pri of the farm | otr the Editor The Star In @ letter to The Star, printed February §, I quoted the cost per capita of school children for Seattle school district No. 1 at $120,991 I took the figure from the Seattle school report for the year ending | June 20, 1921. I have wince obtained | the report for the year ending June 30, 1922, in which the cost per pupil! fw given at $111.478 I wish to be fair in quoting figures and if there is any merit due to any. | body for reducing the cont per pupil from $120.991 to $111,478 I am willing they should have the credit; but | when I look at the cost of the edu- cational plant as a whole I find $13,658.900.69 for 1931 and $14.772,795.10 for 1922 80 I am forced to conclude that reducing the coat per pupil dosen't any means reduce the cost to the | taxpayer, and when I look on page 34 at the “Comparative Statistics for | 12 Years,” and nee and nutritious and much more tn range of the common puree, have adopted them with favor, The writer will venture to assert that many @ transient people, pur ng these substitutes at a lees than the original article, have red homes from the savings | nexed golden certificates of | citizenship and an In these days of economy we can- |not dinguise obvious facts, nor let the tables be set by our legislatures, | but rather inculcate the urgent need of & common people in this land of plenty. Respectfully WM. W. JONES, Bremerton, Wash. Per Capita Educational Cost Average cost per grade pupll.$ 91.67 and Average cost per high schoot DUDE soso: abess severe aagss/ ROSS Tam at a los to know where the other average of $111.478 comes from. MRS. E. E. STEWART, 720 Nob HIN ave. Good Manners Se | Bometimes it happens that persons who are on bad terms with one an- Other meet socially at a mutual ac | without saying that they are bound | by every rule of good manners to Permit no sign of IlLfeeling between them to appear tn thelr behavior. | They needn't “gush,” but they will | make at least a pretense of ordinari- ly civil relationshtp, request. ington bureau PIN MONEY Do you want some practical suggestions on earning “pin money” in spare time at home? Would you like to know how hundreds of boys and gira, men and women, have added substantial sums to thelr weekly incomes by taking up sideline pursuits that have brought them tn good returns for the time and labor invested? Our Washington bureau hax compiled, out of the experience of Uncle Sam's boys’ and girls’ clubs, and from many other sources, & list of suggestions of a practical nature for people who want to help increase the family tncome. The bulletin will be sent on Fill out the coupon below and mail it to The Star's Wash- _—_ OT Washington Burton, The Seattle Star, 1822 New York Ave., Wasningion, D. C. | I want the bulletin, “Pin Money,” and inclose two cents in lis are used to hard-surface roads. In South Africa a company begins making a gasoline bstitute for autos out of prickly pears, which grow d and long were considered a waste product. This old earth is crammed full of wealth—for the per- with imagination and watchful eye. Opportunities on every hand, but most of us are blind. |logisiature, but 10| might as well have said state, too— | legislatures, you knew as soon as| had had enough of bunk. you knew who wan elected to this} But tf you meant it, why go on jlegistature, what would happen as! peddling {t by throwing out the idea |the result of this session As well as|that a majority of this legislature you will know March 15 what has|are honest and want to do right? happened. | You know that Ed Sims in the houne Knowing all this, I cannot under-|and Carlyon tn the senate own and stand why you go on writing edi-| control the majority of both houses torials encouraging the people to be-|in the interest of and for the big | Discounts Canadian Story | EAttor The Star: Jin Canada without absolute proof, Real Canadians are not hostile to|and if eo, Iam very much surprised | the United States, and sorry. The majority of Cana-| | Betng a Canadian, I cannot credit|dians have the greatest love and re- | | Alice Keating's letter of February 9, }to the effect that an American citi: | spect for our American cousina, WHAT THE RAILROADS GOT year the people of the United States paid the railroads $5,500,000,- noe ‘This is almost twice as much as the national government cost them. itor Capper (R.), Kan. —_—— George Washington's birthday 1s coming, but you don't have to walt Hil then to be truthful. _ Two Trenton, N. J., boys caught a wildcat, so their dads will always fe something to talk about. ‘ Spring hats are trimmed now. Husbands will be trimmed later. Here’s Looking at You, George Congratulations to King George and family! Princess y has done the right thing in giving Britain a boy. oya girls have about lost all their importance. The of marrying them off for national political ad- tage is obsolete, very largely. forget two's ‘The best thing about being robbed in Russia is you have to go there it is done, mM married folks who are nice to each other before company company. _ ‘Two legislators called each other liars and there is a possibility both Health hint: Jails are too confining. ‘Try to keep out of them. 4 ame _ This is our shortest month, even if it does seem longer. Just Like Us, Gamaliel It must make the ordinary layman smile. Even ex- enator Harding, now president, gags on the tactics of congress. His latest message, “boiled down,” sounds thus: _ _ “I don’t urge you to pass my ship subsudy bill but for 8 sake swallow or kill it!” Even a president gets sore from long sitting on the p edge of doubt. _&t, Louis doctor says they should get paid for Preventing illness. illions of diseases to prevent, can you figure the bill? ‘The nico thing about having a wife is she is usually read, {hing about havin ally ready to think With pp's profits dropped five million in three years, Wouldn’ ble if yours did that? eens This European trouble is caused by all the countries being entirely too ¢ to each other. _ ‘The sad thing about having a husband is he likes to sit around and let supper get cold. Most people worry because they are elther married or not married, fools seldom outgrow it, Neve that if they will write and} urge the legislature to do right it will | have some effect for good. Surely you know that it is bunk, all bunk buninens interests of this state and nation. Please answor. Cordially yours, G. N. Hodgdon, $28 BE. 66th at Here’s a Foreboding Forecast Editor Thé Star: ' I see where you nave been helping the world out by offering some, what | you call, constructive measures for | insuring world peace. That is a pleasing editorial | pastime; that's all. Sane, respectable | fathers with responsibilities come to | the place sometimes where nothing but a good, old-fashioned fool drunk satisfy thelr spiritual longings Men and women, under repe petty annoyances, give up and turn on the gus. Men condemned to years of slavery will make a break for lib erty in the face of certain death. ‘The world is like that today. Aaide from the British empire and this| country, the peoples of the earth have come to the what's-the-use stage. Russia hag gone mad and will | stay mad; France in bankrupt and ruined; Germany feels rhe is being | l Gen. Sir Charles Harring- ton is British commander-in- chief at Constantinople. He | doubtless would head any of- [ensive against the Uurks. driven to desperate measures; the Balkans are aa wel! off fighting as trying to make a living, and the Mon- lem world feela that its day is about duo for the seizure of India and Egypt and tho Holy Land. Then there are the Oriental hundreds of millions, calculating keenly on just when to overthrow white supremacy. Now, there isn’t money enough in the world to pay its debts; only thru the enslavement of most of the peo: ples of the earth can even the inter. est on the worl debt be paid, Un- leas the white rice stands as a mill- tary unit to rule the rest of the earth, and to hold other peoples sub. Ject, an did the Roman empire, wo can have nothing but war, no matter how many fine theories wo evolve {n our Isolation, But the white races are not cohesive, as are the yellow races, and the so-called Christian na- tiong are cats and dogs, while the Moslem world stands more united every day This Is an evolution, and no man can Any More suggest A way to chéck {t than any nation ean postpone the inevitable, Mr. Bditor, you had better pollsh up your six-gun rather than your pen, Respectfully, AMOS KENT. zen cannot join @ club In Vancouver, B. C., unless taking an oath not to read American Ilterature or buy American products, also being treat 4 disdainfully by Canadians. I have lived tn Canada 45 years with the exception of five «pent in Wastern states, and have alway found the American people whole a fine lot. And have yet to hear of any hostile feeling toward them. During the war I lived in a town of almont 15,000 population and when the American troops came thru you could scarcely see them for | the crowd which had Its cars waiting and dainties of all sorts for the boys —anything to give them a good time. Instead of prejudice and hostility, it fn a great feeling of brotherly love whioh exists, Of course, there are the intolerant in every nation, but in the minority, People usually get what they give. It we always look for the best, It usually comes, Intolerance and prejudice are the cause of most of the world’s troubles, Don't judge people by thelr nationality, but by what they are, I cannot believe such a club exists Bats, to avold collisions with ob-| stacles when flying, emit a vibrating note, inaudible to human ears, which reacts on meeting an obstruction, warning the bat to turn out An English postman, in the service 246,780 miles. ARE YOU TOO THIN? Do you have corners and knobs plumpneas? welght for your age and height? 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