Thursday, February 27. 1919
THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
IS DUEJ1ARCII I5TH
Although Itctm-nw Are Due March 13
the CommiKHloncr Han Plan
for 43 Days KUension .
Geo. L Loonils, collector of Inter
nal revenue for Nebraska, at Omaha,
kas Issued the following statement :
Although no general extension of
time will be authorized for filing
4deral Income tax returns due
March 15, the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue has approved a novel
feature of tax collection which will
serve for all practical purposes as a
possible extension of 45 days for the
filing of corporation Income and ex
cess profits tax returns in cases
where corporations are unable to
complete and file their returns by
March 15.
If a corporation finds that, for
good and sufficient reasons it is Im
possible to complete Its return by
March 15, it may make a return of
the estimated tax due and make pay
ment thereof not later than March
15. If meritorious reason Is shown
as to why the corporation is unable
to complete Its return by the specl
ied date, the collector will accept
the payment of the estimated tax
and agree to accept the revised and
tompleted tax return within a period
f not more than 45 days.
Under the plan adopted for cor
poration payments and returns, the
t government will be able to collect
approximately the amount of tax
due on or before March 15, thus
leeting its urgent needs; and cor
porations actually requiring further
time for the preparation of their
omplete returns will be granted am
ple timq in which to do so.
One of the advantages of this
plan is that it relieves the taxpayer
f one-half of one per cnt interest
per month that would attach to the
payment of the taxes under an ex
tension granted at the request of the
taxpayer. The taxpayer will, of
ourse, not be relieved of interest on
such amount as his payment may fall
short of the tax found later to be
due on the basis of his final return.
Should the payment on March 15
f the estimated tax due be greater
than the tax eventually found to be
due on examination of the completed
return, the excess payment will auto
matically be credited to the next in
stalment which will be due on June
1S' !
Provision for systematically hand
ling this new feature will be made in
the construction of the new return
blanks for corporations. The new
form will be a combined income and
txcess profits blank, embodied in
which is a detachable letter of re
mittance. Any corporation which
Inds that, for sufficient-reasons, it
annot complete its return by March
15, may detach and fill out the letter
f remittance and forward same n
the collector on or before March 15,
together with a check, money orc.e"
r draft for tho tax due on that date.
If the exact tax is not known, the es
timated tax due will be paid In this
manner. A statement in writing of
the reasons why it is Impossible for
the corporation to complete th- re
turn by the specified date must ac
company every such remittance.
Individual taxpayers will b givn
8milaf privileges In casp in which
it is made clear aby the taxpayer
that the time available s not suffl
ent to enable him to complete his
.return by March 15. No reason ex
ists, according to the internal reve
nue officials, for delaying the filing
t the returns of individual incomes,
except in unusually difficult cases.
""Forms for returns of individual
incomes up to $5,000 will be dis
tributed by collectors within a few
days. Forms for larger Incomes
will be available about February 24.
Corporation blanks will be distribut
ed by March 1. Regulations govern
ing the administration of the new
infome tax will also be available be
fore March 1.
We'll Say She's Right
The beautiful Gaby Deslys was
walking in Fifth avenue in one f
the very .full and very short skirts
f the new fashion. Her patent
leather boots had very high gray
tops. Above her high gray boot tops
ker skirt so fashionably short it
was afforded a view of her rich and
.lustrous gray silk stockings. "It
takes a mighty good nerve to wear
a skirt as short as that," a comedian
remarked to ..llle Deslys. She glanc
ed down and smiled with a certain
pardonable pride. "A vairy good"
she said "a vairy good a vairy
good nerve?" Did you say nerve,
monsieur?" And glancing down
again she shook her head and smiled.
"Ah, no, monsieur; it is not a vairy
good nerve that is required; not at
all."
Iletter CYos Pave Way for Stock
To establish "safe farming" in
Pointe Coupee Parish, La., the local
agricultural agent has worked out a
systematic plan to improve crop
yields and introduce more and bet
ter stock. Proper field selection of
seed corn and the best methods of
ultivation were given first attention.
In the fall of 1917 the first concrete
evidence was had of the success of
this work when more than 100 car
loads of corn were shipped from the
parish. In 1918 a seed-demonstration
plot was grown and corn pro
duced on the area won first place at
the Southern Louisiana Fair. Thru
the agent's efforts nearly every farm
er now has an alfalfa patch produc
ing at the rate of nearly five tons an
acre. During the past year the, al
falfa acreage was increased more
than 100 per cent. Under the agent's
direction hundreds of pure-bred and
high-grade sires and dams have been
imported, and native scrub cattle
have given way to animals of qual
ity. Hogs and sheep have also been
greatly improved, and now practic
ally every farm family produces
enough meat for its own use and
many have a surplus for sale.
Potash Notes
The potash situation Is looking up
this week, due to the favorable ac
tion taken by the mining committee
of the senate at Washington last
week, as announced by telegraphic
dispatches In The Heralds Telegra
phic dispatches, given below in this
column, explain pome of the reasons
for the brighter outlook.
Potash Hill ltetortcl
WASHINGTON. D. C, February
22. Senator Henderson, by direc
tion of the mines and mining com
mittee of the upper branch of con
gress, late today reported the admin
istration bill safeguarding the Inter
ests of domestic potash producers
temporarily by a license control of
the imports of potash until trade
conditions are readjusted. An
amendment was made to the bill as
prepared by the bureau of mines of
the Interior department, which is of
exceeding value to the Nebraska pro
ducers of potash and which reads as
follows: "That from and after the
passage of this act and until the
proclamation o peace the maximum
of price for domestic potash shall
not exceed $2.50 per unit of 20
pounds. That for the first 12
months from and after the procla
mation of peace the maximum of
price Bhall not exceed $2 per unit
and for the succeeding 12 months
shall not exceed $1.50 per unit."
This amendment, it is understood,
is satisfactory to the representatives
of the Nebraska potash producers
now in the city. Senator Henderson
said he hoped to get the bill through
the senate before adjourning but had
some doubt about favorable action
being secured in the house. It is
thought that even though but one
body passed the measure, it would
have a beneficial effect In stabiliz
ing the prices of the product and
help save the producers from large
losses which face them.
Fertilizer Plant Humeri
SAVANNAH, OA. Fed by large
quantities of rosin and turpentine,
fire of undetermined origin late to
day destroyed the plant of the
Southern Fertilizer and Chemical
company and burned a swath three
city blocks long and about two hun
dred feet wide thru the terminals of
the, Seaboard Airline railroad on
Hutchinson Island with a loss esti
mated in millions of dollars. Cot
ton, naval stores, sugar, lumber and
nitrate of soda added to the Inten
sity of the flames, which were gotten
under control after about five hours
of fighting by the combined forces
of the railroad company and city,
aided by fire tugs. The efforts of
the firemen were hindered by a suf
focating smoke arising from burn
ing rosin and turpentine and by a
wind which reached almost gale pro
portions. The fire waj discovered In the
railroad terminal at 3 o'clock this
afternoon and quickly spread to the
fertilizer plant. At 8 o'clock to
night it was announced the flames
were under control. Fire walls pre-
. v. 11 li. u in u piicauiiij lhv p, v. i j
erai uocks, dui me names leapeu ov
er the walls on the naval stores and
lumber wharves.
Railroad officials were unable to
estimate the loss to the terminals
and materials. With the fertilizer
plant more than thirty freight cars
loaded with nitrate of soda and oth
er fertilizer materials were destroy
ed. The nitrate of soda was valued
at $1,500,000.
The terminal Is located across the
Savannah river from the business
section of the city.
Fertilizer Use lieing KknuiuV1
From the-Omaha Dally Bee:
The fact that the fertilizer Indus
try in which potash plays such an
important part, is rapidly expanding,
was plainly set forth at the 25th an
nual convention of the National Fer
tilizers' association at Atlantic City,
N. J., last year. It was clearly re
flected that the industry is not only
becoming numerically stronger each
year, but the scope of its work is
widening and the field of Its activi
ty is rapidly enlarging.
Those holding meetings at the
convention this year were the fol
lowing: The National Fertilizers' as
sociation, the Southern Fertilizer
association, the Canadian Fertilizer
association; soil improvement com
mittee of the National Fertilizer as
sociation. The Canadian association made its
bow, this year. Its work and its
problems do not differ essentially
from those of its more southern
neighbors and an annual exchange
of plans and experiences will be very
helpful to both associations.
For the first time in the history of
fertilizer conventions the trans-Missouri
territory was included In the
proceedings as part of the selling
field of the fertilizer manufacturers.
The rapidly changing attitude of the
mldle west farmers toward mixed
fertilizers is especially timely in
view of the surplus of the domestic
Ammoniates which will be available
at the close of the war.
27 Plant Now Making Potash
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Nebraska's potash industry has
developed within a very short time
from humble beginnings to a point
where there are now nine big plan's
and eighteen smaller ones in opera
tion, pumping their millions of gal
lons of brine a day and reducing the
water to the potash of commerce.
The industry started with a small
shipment of alkali crusts collected
along the shores of McCarthy lake
and shipped to Omaha for refine
ment. Now there are millions of dollars
invested In the Industry and Nebras
ka is furnishing more than two
fifths of the potash output of the
United States and, being the leader
in the reclamation of potash- from
lakes and beds.
Normally the United States con
sumes 200,000 tons of potash annu
ally and this represents about 1,-i
000,000 tons of crude potash. The
demand, even with some foreign
competition. Is far ahead of the do
mestic supply.
Potash salts are- used as fertiliz
ers, in the manufacture of soap,
glass, matches, explosives and for
tanning, dyeing, electroplating, pho
tography and in many chemical com
pounds. Thus far, most of the Nebraska
output has gone for fertilizers and
very little to the refineries. The
marketing of the fertilizer potash
has principally been in the south and
southeast and to such "centers as
Baltimore, Indianapolis, Richmond,'
Savannah, Nashville, Jacksonville,
New Orleans and Memphis.
In the not distant future more of
the potash will be refined in Omaha
and other nearby centers and all of
its compounds of potassium and so
dium, sulphates, carbonates and
chlorides will le reduced to their
proper values, making the by-products
a very considerable Item of the
industry and saving large costs of
transportation In the difference be
tween the crude and refined prod
ucts. High priced chemicals, the, kind
that Germany formerly monopolized
and furnished to the world's mar
kets, will be produced and processes
are now being developed for the re
covery of soda along with tho pot
ash, all of which will enhance th
product of the reduction plants.
I'mm1 Licenses Itc-qulrcd
To prevent misunderstanding the
food administration repeats that li
censes are. still required for certain
product. The list Is as follows:
Importers and distributors of
wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley; also
elevators and warehouses storing
wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley and
rice.
Importers, manufacturers and dis
tributors of fresh, canned or cured
beef, pork or mutton, cottonseed and
cottonseed . products, lard, butter,
egtrs, sugar.
Importers and manufacturers of
rice, rice flour, wheat flour, and
wheat mill feeds, also cold storage
warehousemen.
It Is expected that requirements
for licensing some ' commodities In
the above list will be withdrawn
from time to time, but with respect
to others wheat milling, for tiK
stance the license requirements
will be continued.
Many Farmers Apply for Seed Ixmns
A large number of Montana and
North Dakota farmers have made ap
plications for seed grain loans from
the fund provided by the president
to aid farmers In drouth-stricken
areas. The Great Falls, Mont., of-1
flee of the Seed Grain Loan of the j
United States Department of Agri
culture reports, up to January 18,
applications from 1,585 Montana
farmers in amounts totaling $590,
720 and from 182 North Dakota
farmers in amounts totaling $74,
867. The Montana applicants rep
resent an acreage of 118,144 and the
North Dakota applicants an acreage
of 14,974.
THOSE. SHOE BILLS!
-KEEP THEM DOWN
Mr. John Held, merchant, of SMt
Lake City, keeps an exact record of the
shoes he wears. He writes, "Two
pairs of Neoiin Soles have worn for
mc 19 months and I am on my feet
ninety per cent of the time."
1 l is is not an extraordinary exam
ple of the monty-saving service that
people pet frcm Ncolin Soles. It is
typical of the experience n illions are
having. These 6oles tio wear a very
long time arid so help you keep shoe
bills dawn. They are- scientifically
na;'e so they must wear.
Get Nechn-soled shoes at almost
any goad shoe store. Get them for
your whole family in the styles you
prefer. And have these cost-savinu
Boles put on your worn shoes. They
are very cciiiloi table and waterproof
as well jm durable. Thev are made by
The GooJyar Tire & liubler Com
pany, Akron, Ohio, who also make
Vinnf-iot I'l-cls. guaranteed to out
wear any other heels.
nteoljn Soles
Lindell Hotel
Pdm and Palm, Prepi
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA
Iure-brel Sire Prove Worth
Wisconsin dairymen and farmers,
desirous tf Increasing their profits
and adding still greater honors to
their already famous dairy state,
have Joined in a state-wide cam
paign to eliminate the scrub bull
and use only pure-bred sires. Tne
record made last year in the Brown
county Cow-testing Association typi
fies the merits of pure-bred bulla and
illustrates why farmers and dairy
men will not tolerate the scrub. In
this association 12 rows qualified for
the register of production. All of
these cows were daughters of pure
bred sires, six of them being daugh
ters of one sire. The five best herds
in the association are headed by
pure-bred sires, w' lie the five poor
est herds are all headed by grade or
scrub sires. The herds of those
farmers who used pure-bred sires
averaged 85 pounds more fat a cow
than those using grades""or scrubs.
Iast year eight of the members pur
chased pure-bred sires of known
breeding to replace their scrubs.
"Kaiser" Pea Changes Its Name
Farmers who want to buy quanti
ties of the variety of field pea intro
duced several years ago by the
United States eDpartment of Agri
culture Trom Germany, and then
known as the "Kaiser" pea, will
saye trouble by not using that name
ally more. These peas are now
known as "McAdoos," and they are
as widely distributed through the
Northwest as Liberty bonds, which
caused the substitution in nomenclature.
How About That Hog House?
W. M.
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SOLD ON STRICTLY CASH BASIS
ON AND AFTER MARCH 1st, 1919
BEGINNING MARCH FIRST ALL COAL DELIVERIES WILL BE FOR
CASH ONLY
The new cash prices
Colorado Lump
Colorado Nut
Kirby Lump
Kirby Nut
Carney Lump
ALL COAL NOT PAID FOR WITH ORDER WILL BE SENT 0. 0. D.
ALLIANCE CREAMERY CO.
PHONE 545
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are larger. The hlstorv of tho KpI
family Is unique In that tho mother,
with all her loving care, pi.uul In r
faith to a simple homo remedy anl
never lm-1 a dn-tor for !ur chlldm.
Here Is whnt she says: "ivrunn hn
dune my children pord. I hive a
family of eijTht noil never had a
doc'or. only your medicine. We all
think IVrvna a nrlendld toiil-!."
Ko fr nt we (me lvr-io,t. Pe
ni:i li tio on'y I-ipw'i rcMtnVv for
ui.i-n ,noh a -.,.1.'rfi.l c.tlm can
be ivnc'e I. IV'.- Mrs. Koch, 'hero
nro 'lr-.s:nnt i ion tr-.u:.-in,l 0i
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n.r.i.di Is ntttsieri by tho words
Every farmer who goes into the hog business right makes
good money. No farmer makes the maximum profit on his farm
unless he raises hogs. And there never was a time when hog
raising was so profitable as right now.
To go into the business right you need first of all a good
hog house you must give brood sows and young pigs the best
possible protection from extreme heat and cold.
Come in and talk over a hog house with us-or let us come
and talk to you. We have complete, practical working plans for
hog houses and will gladly give you prices on them.
We also have plans for a number of other farm buildngs.
BEVINGTON, Manager.
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of the bond, nose and throat, or dis
order .f the stomach, bowels op
o'her crranfl due to catarrhal In
llammulVh of the mucous linings.
If you are nick and suffering,
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tnan's ITeaVii Itook. It Is free and
you may find that Peruna la what
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