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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUNUAI UKCJt JAINUAKY IS. Funeral Services for Mrs. C. M. Searle Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Montgomery Su.rle, who died Thurs day alter aeveral months' illness, will be held at the home, 1525 Park ave nue at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Searle was the Idow of the lute F. A. Searle and a daughter of the late B. W. Montgomery, an Oma ha pioneer. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. H. H. Burns of Al- 13 lfiDlAN BOYS BURN TO DEATH IN SCHOOL FIRE Muskogee, Okl., Jan. 12. Thirteen Indian boys were burned to death early this morning in- a fire which de stroyed the ooyi' dormitory of the Dwighi Indian training school at Marble City, Okl., 40 mile? southeast of here. The origin of the fire is unknown. Over 100 boys scantily clad escaped into the cold. Another Job "Wished On" Postoffice in Omaha Another big job has been "wished" on the Omaha postoffice without any allowance for additional clerk hire. This is the job of paying' off more than 1,000 railway mail clerks in the Fourteenth division of the railway mail service. Checks must be made out and mailed to them twice a month, starting January 16. They were form erly paid at he Denver, Cheyenne. Kansas City, St. Louis and Omaha nffires. Now all must be done at the Omaha office. An addressing machine has been installed here to facilitate the work. V X .? Warmer Weather Predicted 7; For Mississippi Valley Washington, Jan. 12. Weather predictions for the week beginning: Sunday issued by the weather bureau today are: . , berta Lea, Minn.; a son, Clifton M. Searle; two brothers, Homer A. i Montgomery and R. D. Montgom ery, and two ststers, Mrs. u ts. Ay res of Omaha and Mrs. Margaret Canfield of Los Angeles. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. LOOMS TELLS NICE INCOME TAX POINTS State Being Thoroughly Can vassed by Representatives of U. S.; Losses in Side Business Disregarded. The meeting of the Omaha Real Estate board Wednesday crowded the south dining room of the Com mercial club with realtors, some of them accompanied by their clients, whc listened with interest to Internal Revenue Collector George L. Loomis and his deputy, Clair . Goddard, who gave out information on the problems of the income and war tax. A number of questions were asked and a number were answered, al though several close problems were taken under advisement Mr. Loomis, stated that men from Omaha were now in all parts of Ne braska informing the people as to the meaning of the taws under which they must report March 1, on blanks to be furnished them. At Thedford, in the cattle country, with the sparse population of that part of the state. 150 men met the deputy in one day, some of them coming 30 or 40 ny'ss seeking the information needed." In Blaine county 150 men met the dep uty at one time. These deputies re port to the office every night and the result of these reports is, Mr. Loomis says, that they will have to provide for many more subject to these taxes in Nebraska that! they anticipated. State .Thoroughly Covered. Mr. Loomis further says that March 1 does not end the campaign. After that date the state will be thor oughly covered, beter than the pub lic thinks possible, in the effort to se cure every dollar of return and that very little can be hidden. He inti mates that it would be dangerous for any man to undertake to hide his business, even in the smallest degree, from the government's representa tives. Anions' the ooints made in the in formation given, ehher in the ad dresses of these gentelmen or in an swer to inquiries, were these: "Loss in a, side business cannot be offset against the profits of the actual bus! ness. For instance, a merchant or real estate man, or a .professional man, cannot invest in some other business and lose and expect to put Miat loss over against the profits of his real business, bhould he make a profit, however, that must be counted, "Information at the source," which concerned a good many agents, and those who represented clients, in the returns a vear ago, has been practi' cally done away with, except where alien, clients are represented. This requirement of a year ago does not now apply as, a rule to agents, but more to corporations. Depreciation Considered. Depreciation in rental property is taken into account. The life of a frame building is figured at 25 years, and in making returns one-twenty- . fifth of a reduction from the face value may be made. Brick buildings are figured on a life of 35 years; Steel and concrete-constructed build ings on a life of 50 to 100 years. Out of these reductions may be taken the repairs, or, if the repairs would amount to more than the percentage of the depreciation, the full amount of the repairs may be allowed, but rtot the sum of the depreciation and, repairs. Nothing is allowed ior bet ferments. In the case of a lot bought, say for $400, since March 1, 1913, and sold Mast yeaf for. say, $600, showing an apparent profit of $200, it is permitted to figure out all general taxes or any other expenses in connection with the lot during that time. However, no special taxes may be deducted, as these are looked upon as better ments. No returns are asked until the property is disposed of. No Return on Lots Unpaid For. Platters of subdivisions have been puzzled to know how to make the re turns. ...... Mr; Loomis held that returns need not be made now excepting where the lots have been paid for in full, when ' the profit would have to be turned in. It was also stated that an effort was being made to secure a rulinsr which would include the mortgage with the capital, otherwise platters of addi tions would be obliged to make their capital larger and arrange for the money in some other way. Contributions by individuals for charitable purposes are exempt from returns, but not by corporations, and included in charitable purposes is the money contributed to Red Cross. Young Men's Christian association, both for local purposes and for the war fund, educational institutionsand like objects. f Partnerships need not make re turns unless for incomes over $6,000, after allowkig a reasonable income to the partner!. Judge Day Orders One Room of Hotel Closed Room No. 7 of the Des Moines hotel. Thirteenth and Howard streets, will be a cold and vacant chamber during , the year 1918. A liquor in junction issued by Judge Day upon the petition of Prosecutors McGuire and Munger allows all the other rooms of the hotel to be reopened, but orders this one room closed for the year. The owners and managers of the hotel may open all other rooms of the place in the orderly conduct of their hotel and restaurant business. Pafrick Manning, owner; Emil Leaf, owner of the fixtures; Julius Treitj ,schke, lessor, are put under $500 bond and enjoined from keeping, selling or giving away intoxicating liquors with in the jurisdiction of the court in any building. . C. McGlone Throws Hat In City Political Ring A. C McGlone, former captain in the disbanded Seventh regiment, was the second candidate to file a petition witf the election c'ommiss oner for the city primaries, which will be- held April 2. Frank C. Gardiner of 2414 Cuming street, obtained a blank petition, but did not state whether it was for him self cr for another. Western Railroads Place Embargo on Export Freight San Francisco, Jan. 12. An embar go on all export freight except cotton out of this port for Japan was in ef fect todoay on the lines of the South ern. Pacific, Santa Fe and Western Pacific railroads. Approximately 100, 000 tons of export freight is congest ing the San Francisco terminals of those roads, ! ; 9 TAR SAYINGS STAMPS V IMUZDBYTffS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WM. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Buy War-Savings Stamps and WaDop the Kaiser $4.12 Now Brings You $5.00 on January 1st, 1923. DOUGLAS'COUNTY WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE Omaha, Nebraska ) . TOSAWNSS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1M mR SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THB UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT