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we 7omh.. Poin Bertin would be punished iT ALLIES SHOULD DO DISs- - CUSSED IN WASHINGTON. | WASHINGTON, March 13.--Offi- Washington ts discussing how the Allies should go in lending to the Phert Gorern- THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 19 20. ° | Albany, or at least one of them. Well, ! I can help to aceomplian it there | '* going to be a hearing by the Judi- e | ¥ Committee or something heavy is going to drop. Georges Carpentier and Bride, Now on Way to the United States CONGRESS FACES TROUBLESOME 108 | nr lett Adapts 2.75 Me | 1417-1423 THIRD ALBANY, March 18,—Col. Ransom | NEAR GO ST! Se at this, tame and, because of the state of tho public mind, in demands for the punishment guilty of war crimes and for for the destruction of the Meet at Scapa Flow. ——o— P TURNS RULE OVER TO EBERT’S VICE CHANCELLOR ~ Railway Workers Call Off Strike— 4» Arrest of Kapp and Leaders Bee” Is Ordered. / BERLIN, March 18 (United Press). Kapp counter-revolutionary ship ended last night. Follow- Admiral von Trotha, Dr. GERMANS REJOICE OVER COLLAPSE OF KAPP GOVERNMENT ‘Democratic Party Leaders Call for Reorganization of Cabinet and 3 Election of President. BRAN, March 18 (Associated |. Press).—Rejoicing over the downfall the Kapp Administration, the ex- committee of the Democratic Bay: 4 "Phe /peopte have triumphed.” the “Proclamation says. “Kapp and Von a wits have been forced tp retire. 3 anfiltary dictatorship has been _Femoved and command of the troops to officers loyal to the con- | “It tm now the duty of all other “Bupporters of the constitution to re- urn to work. We have won back the “people's rights and must now shield ‘our wives and children from bunger and misery. the, ground of right and the ‘we demand reconstruc- Cabinet and as soon as elections, We adhere to ‘of a President by the according to the constitution. YThe crime of the insurgents has “gravely shaken the existence and unity of the Fatherlarid, To be worthy of ite victory the people must _ by its own strength restore peace and ‘Long live the Democratic Re- public.’ ‘The raipway and postal services will de resumed, it was announced. Rumors have cropped up that armed _ Communists are assembling in the Suburts of Reinickendorf, Weissensee intending to storm and EBERT ASSEMBLY NREDUGNG TAXES Republicans Meet Hard Luck in Having to Act in a Cam- paign Year, IN SEARCH OF A PLAN. Court Decision on Stock Divi- dends Make Necessary $1,000,- 000,000 Additional Revenue. By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve- ning World.) WASHINGTON, March 18 (Copy-| right, 1920).—Taxation may not be a8 intelligible to the average man as the stories of extravagant ex- Penditure and incompetence during | the war which has heaped a big debt, but the Republican majority in Con- | gress is face to face with the most troublesome turn of luck that ever hit a politieal party in # campaign | ear. For the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on stock dividends has not only subtracted from the revenue that had becn ex- pected, but unless remedied by act of Congress, hundreds of millions of dollars will be lost and the eagerly looked for day when taxes can be reduced will have been postponed. The Ways and Means Committee knows it—Republicans as well as Democrats. The long and highly technical letter from,Socretary Hous- ton of the Treasury Departinent elicited by Congress suggests several remedies, none of which is particu larly palatable to the group of tax- payers who would be affected by amendments to the present law. ALL SORTS OF SUGGESTIONS FOR LEVYING TAXES. Every suggestion, from a flat tax that woukd virtually compel business concerns to distribute their profits instead of holding such profits to- gether as “undistributed” or in the form af “stock dividends’ to the novel idea of a 1 per cent. tax on Georges Carpentier, New Yark, where they are oxpected heavyweight champion of Europe, and bis bride were married at Nice on March 10 and are now on their way to to arrive next Saturday, It is said Mme. Carpentier has persunded ‘her husband to quit the fight game after he has met Jack Dempsey for the world's championship. And they will point to the inaction of the Republican Congress us the responsible cause of the continued inequities of taxation. On the other hand, the Repub cans may surprise theirgDemocr friends by tackling the ix question anyway, figuring that they will be able to capture the next Congress on other counts in the Democratic rec- ord, and considering, moreover, that ® revision of the tax laws would please business men. Whichever way they approach the subjoct, there is trouble in store. But it begins to look as if Congress will pass some amendment which will get at the “stock dividend” decision England is having her troubles with the same phase of her income tax law and it {s estimated that Dillions of dollars been lost and will be lost. by the evasions accomplished in failing to distribute actual cash on sales of all kinds in everyday busi- ness, has been made. Some of the proposals, backed by business onman- izations of many kinds, are nebulous as to their application. Some favor a 1 per cent. tax on every article sold, whether by the wholesaler or the retailer or the middleman, This might mean a 1 per cent. all along the line, and it is defended on the ground that even if collected four or five times it would still be less of a burden on initiative than the pres- ent excess profits tax. But Congress is compelied to do something to recoup the loss by the stock dividend decision. Chairman Fordney, apublican leader, openly promised action in reply to an inquiry from Representative Champ Clark, the Democratic leader, I asked Rep- resentative Cordell Hall of Tennessee, who wrote the original income tax law, to give his view of the situation. DEMOCRATS CUT DOWN THE TAXES AND WAR EXPENSES. “The Democrats foresaw the de- mand for @ reduction of taxes,” he said, “and promptly cut down $2,000,- 000,000 in possible revenue, This was done over the protest of the Republi- cans in 1918, for they would have Nked to do it themaelves when they came in power. The Democrata, moreover, reduced the expenditures from about $15,000,000,000 to $6,000,000, - 000 as soon as the war was over, “Now the Republicans have actually cut down the expenditures’ by $1,000,- 000,000, but with a $2,000,000,000 cut in revenue made by the Demoorata, they are still confronted with the necessity of cutting down expenditures another $1,000,000,000 before there can be any reduction in taxes. As a matter of earnings and putting them in the form of stock fividend« that can be held for a decade or #o until the taxa- tion burdens are eased off and then sold at a handsome profit. MAY PLACE A HEAVY TAX ON CORPORATIONS. ‘The solution which many members of Congress seem to be aiming at is one that would put a tax on a cor- poration as a unit if it failed to dis- tribute its profits, It would still be optional with the corporation whether \t distributed or not, but the business would have to pay virtually a penalty for that ‘method of handling its profits, The penalty might be 1S per cent. one year, 10 per cent. the next, 5 per cent, the third year and .#o on, with the result that corporatiohs and other businesses which didn't dis- tribute their profits would pay a higher tax for the privilege of with- holding the distribution than if they actually paid their dividends in cash, The purpose would be to compel dis- tribution of dividends in cash in- stead of stock, OPPOSE TAX REVISION. Democrats Under win Fight Houston’ WASHINGTON, March 18.—4Recom- mendations made by Secretary of the ury Houston for @ revision and PHILADELPHIA CAR INCOMES GAIN ON FIVE CENT FARES Gross Revenue for 1919 Increased by $4,335,092 Over Previous Year—Net Jumps $310,830. ‘HE Philadelphia Rapid Tran- 1B sit Company, which oper- ates its street caf lines on a five-cent fare and has not asked to be allowed to increase the rate, ac- cording to its annual report for 1919, has earned a surplus over all charges, including Federal taxes, Of $1,715,876, or $2.86 a share on the $29,991,000 ($50 par value) stock outstanding. In 1918 $2.55 was earned on each share, The net tiieome for 1919 was $11,645,690, as compared with $11,- 434,856 in 1918, a gain of $310,834. The gross income for 1919 was $36,039,516, or $4,835,092 more than the preceding year, thus enabling the company to meet the increased costs of operation due to rising prices common to all industries and still Show a profit. The motto of the P. R. T. is: “Give the people Such a service that they will like to ride.” WOULD,OUST HEADS» OF BEDFORD PRISON ALBANY, March 18.—Removal of the present Superintendent and the First Assistant Superintendent of the Re- formatory for Women at Bedford Hills is recommended in the report af John S. Kennedy, Prosident of the State Com- mission of Prisons, who investigated the management and affairs af the in- ion, to Gov, Smith, which was sub- ‘Treas’ simplification of the present tax laws will be opposed by leading Democrats in the fe, Representative Kitohin (North Carolina), minority leader, said to-day. Republicans approved the suggestions made by Houston, and it is probable this will force some action at this seasion. Houston aroused the ire of the Demo- crats because he asked a flat tax on excess profits, in place of the present graduated ratos of from 20 to 40 per cent. on earnings above § per cent. SISTER OF EXLZAR CLAD IN TATTERS, he Legislature to-day, ne to the conclusion,” says hat cruel and unusual punishments have bee proved to my sat q found ndeuffed to thé t inflicted. It was isfaction that young cult of control, were ell grating #6 that, or the balls the floor. ir faces were dipped Into palls of water until sub- Sued. Prisoners alao Were Hfted com- pletely off their feet and suspended for various periods of time,’ | publicans from up-State cities, are |weapons. He may refuse to let the | | | | | RANKS AT ALBANY Walters Takes Charge of | United Wets — Sweet Heads Drys. | By Joseph A. Jordan. (Special Staff Correspondent of The’ Evening World.) | ALBANY, March 18. — Speaker! Sweet's power is challenged to-day in a new wet and line-up that | threatens to split Party wide open. for war-time beer, “old 2.76," only with no light wines or other entangte- ments. Senator Walters, Majority Leader in the Senate, heads the beer forces, and Speaker Sweet, with all his pow- ers over the Assembly, is in command of the drys. ‘The party whip is crack- ing, but so far without definite re- sults, With the Senate wets lined up for the Walker bill—a beer measure only —Senator Walters had a conference vith Col Ransom H. Gillett, Repub- lican, who has been forcing a fight for a beer and light wines bill in the Assembly. As a result, Gillett will substitute the Walker bill for his own. The split between the Republican leadership of the wo Houses is com- plete. In both chambers there is wide division in party ranks, It is the most bitterly contested issue the Leg- islature has faced in years. Leader Walters announced that the Republicans in the State would not caucus on the matter, although for- mal demand has been made by Sena- tor Thompson, who ts handling the Anti-Saloon League enforcement bill. Back of Speaker Sweet are the sixty up-State _ Republicans from rural districts which are bone dry. ‘They will join in the Speaker's de- mand for a caucus of the Assembly to whip the insurgent Republicans into line. Tne wet Assemblymen, including most of the ex-service men and Re- dry the refusing to enter @ caucus, Except for the Sweet obstructions, the com- promise beer bill could be passed any day. At least a score of Republicans insist they will not be tied by party rule on the question. Speaker Sweet has two powerful Excise Committee, which he controls and which is dry, report cut the beer pill, That will force the insurgents to vote directly against his leadership and thereby lay themselves open to punishment. The Speaker is Chair- mun of the Rules Committee, which can kill every local bill aemanded by tie Assemblymen and upon which taeir success at home depends. Senator Walters saidethe Senate was ready to pass a bill providing for 2.75 per cent. beer, but would shy at the proposal to legalize 10 per cent. wine. ‘That there will be no bone dry en- forcement act peered this session is & foregone conclusion. Even Speaker Sweet of the Assembly admits this, although not for public utterance, The big fight of the Republicans is to secure the indorsement by the State of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and if they can’t get it any other way they are willing to have the Prohibition Act incorpor- ated as an amendment of the State Penal Code. This is a brand new proposition and the Republicans argue that it would be up to eacii locality to judge for itself whether it would be wet or dry, It would really mean local option, because it would have to be left to a jury to determine whether a man was intoxicated, or whether liquor found on his person or premises was intoxi- cating liquor or not. It would mean that the District Attorney In any community would decide whether that community be wet or dry. It would rest with the District Attorney whether the Volstead act would ap- ply to his community, and the Repub- .City would remain wet. licans are outspoken that, so far as the State is concerned, New York ie ENNY A POUND PROFIT — om (e) Republican ! It ts to be a fight| FIGHT SPLITS G. 0. P. OF DRY LEAGUE FOR ABANDONING POOR Walker Declares Agents of Prohibitionists Look Only for Money. (Special from a Staff Correspendent | of The Evening World.) ALBANY, March 18—Another row is on in the Republican ranks over the booze situation. Col, Ramson H Gillett ts up in arms over what he considers high-handed work on the part of Assemblyman Bert P. Gage, chairman of the Excise Committee in not permitting a hearing on his 275 Beer and 10 Per Cent. Wine Bill. The Colonel this afternon took the bill over to the Genate and had it introduced by Senator James Walker, the minority leader in the upper house, in order that h hearing may ‘be had before the Judiciary Commtt- tee of the Senate. The bill was introduced Hy Senator H bi Fillet, Repubtican, member of assem. | from Columbia County, to-day tn- juced In the Lower House, Senator 2.75 Beer Biil. | (An attempt wili be made to lime up the Senate for a measure permitting | the sale of both deer and light wines. This developed this afternoon when Minority Leader Walker introduced to the upper house the Gillett bill from the Assembly which would teyalize, so far as the @tate is epncermed, the of beverages containing more half of one per cent, alcohol, oy The repose and charm of yur bungalow will not|be and the distinguishing features) of Hall's Beds. They please eduica- ted tastes which are not salis- Walker just before adjournment and | was accompanied by a speech scoring the Anti-Saloon League. “{t is an outrage that this bill be deprived a hearing,” he said, “and the objection is that it may be necessary to bring dack the high paid lobbyists of the Anti-Saloon League. What else have they to do for the money they et? “These people are opposed to beer and wine and rum from what we must believe is purely a mori side. It can't be: from an economic view- point, for we know that prohibition has cost the State and the Country And being from a moral side, why Is it that we do not find any of these high priced gentlemen here urgtng| welfare legislation measures for the help of women and children and the poo | “Oh, no, the children and the women and the poor tenants have no money | to pay for a high-priced lobby, and these gentlemen with purely moral views can't see thelr way clear te making any fight for them. 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The confer- @mce discussed the events in Germany Jama also the Hungarian demand for “Modifications of the peace treaty © The qiestion of Genman war ma- wied passing across Holland was and it was docided to ddolland ention to this, time that it was, Nevertheless, with the increased loss of revenue which results from the Supreme Court de- cision, it puts the Republicans right up against it.” Such a view, even though expressed by a Democratic member of the Ways and Means Committee, is con- curred in privately by many Repub- lcans except that they naturally ar- gue that the debt created by the war is something which might never have accumulated under competent man- agement, all of which will be diffi- cult to settle even on the political stump, For the fact is the country can expect no reduction in taxes for three years unless some amendments are made to the present tax law which will bring in more revenue Jand estimates are appreciably cut, \They have already been ruthlessly | reduced. ‘ |DEMOCRATS WILL NOT STAND ON WILSON MESSAGES. 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