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THE BEE: U.MA1U, SATl Ul)A. MA1K 11 Us, jyu. I uuuuuuuuu numnoi iiui unu Majority Floor Leader Says Presi dent is Wrong. PLEADS FOR SHIP SUBSIDIES Hp ? Iltvrlmlnnllon l .Nrrcn rmnrj' In llnllil ' I It turrlcnn Mrrrhnnt Mnrlnr Trrnty I ,i( Vlitlntnt. MABHINGTON, irar.h .-Hepren. iMIvc l'ndrrno(l of Alabama, democratic floor leader In the house nf roprenta I tlvcs today delivered hi speech uftMlrtst rpfallnif th ranstrm toll xpiiiiitlori, a urisfl hy frceidfnt Wilson. Th spc-ta-) of tin lender of thr hwiw majority, i who had led tho sticc rrjrful fight for prnrtlrally alt the administration inrna iire. rombflttlns thr position of th prl dent. attracts wMt ttntlon. Mr. I n derwood ursed defeat of the !ims' hill, which follows President Wilson' rccom tntndatlon for th( rt'i'pal of the toll ex emption, lis declared the repeal wns contrary to thf platform nf tha doniu iratle party adopted at the llaltlmoio convention, ami that the exemption favor inp American coastwise ships did not violate the Hay-Pauneefote troaty. "Not for one moment do I hellee we liave violated a treaty," declared Mr. Vnderwood. "Our whols difficulty nHses from the un-Ainerlran npliit of surrender thl wme of our own people have ex-' hlbitcd toward this Important (juestlon from the very beginning. "fan any one toll us plainly why we surrender and what Is to lie arcom plished hy It? Arc we to yield merely because the entlment of Kurope I n,talnt tia? When haa the entlment of Etilope ever been with us about mutter of moment? When will the time come when we can expect to maintain and pre serve our rights, political and commercial, with the acquiescent sympathy of Ku topean governments?" ArRiinirnl fur Snlialillei. Mr I ndcrwood quoted the tolls ex emption plank from the llaltlmorc plat form, and continuing said: ' There can be no contention as to the meaning of this language. No one can raise the Issuo that tho bill now pending, heforo tho houso Introduced by tho gen tleman from Tenncesco (Mr. Kims) Is not in direct conflict with tho declaration of the democratic platform. Personally I lelleve that tho party pledge Bhould 1 lived up to In good faith hy those who Ulm allegiance to party principles, but as there are many here who differ with mo in reference to tho binding effect of a party platform I will notVit this time endeavor to discuss the pending bill from that standpoint. ' It was through dlserlmlnntln tariff duties that our merchant marine was de veloped In the first three decades of our Kovcrnmenfa exlstanco. The democratic, tariff law that Is How on tho statute books carries In It a discrimination amounting to a reduction of 5 per cent of the duties on goods Imported in American ship. "If we have bqllt the canal for the benefit of an American merchant marine and not for the practical exclusive use of i foreign shipping, we must adopt a policy of discrimination In favor of American ships, or we must in the end pay In direct subsidies to enable our ships to compete with ships of foreign nations. The aubldles and discrimination! that European governments have given to their shipping Interest have practically driven American ships from tho scus. Trentv Not Violated. 'Not for on mpment do I 11 love that we have vlolatod a treaty right nnd not for one moment do I bellevo that the' Kngllsh government seriously contends that we have violated a treaty right. Our wholo difficulty In the matter arises from the un-American spirit of surrender that some of our own people havo exhibited toward thin Important question from tho vary beginning. "If the congress hod unanimously passed the canal tolls bills two years ao, I do not believe that tho question would ever have been raised that we do not havo the right to exempt American ships from tho payment of tolls when wc chargo foreign ships a fair and equitable rato for their passage through tho canal. (Ircat Brit ain charges 1.30 for tho passage through a canal that cost only one-third of what it cost us to build the Panama cinal and our toll chargo Is only jj.jft per not ton. "It seems to me clear that It does not Ho within tho mouth of (Jiest Ilrltolrt or any foreign nation to complain that we havo nqt given them fnlr and equi table treatment In the tolls that we have 'harged for tho passago or tholr ships tljrough Uio canal. Bill U Attack on SovcrclKiiij , "Th ere Is a moro serious question In volved in the passage of this bill. Tho right to discriminate In fuvor of our ships, tho ontiortunllv in ..n,-.n .. shipping and to iuoicaso our commerce are mauers or vital importance, but they palo Into insignificance whan paiyi. pared with tho attack on tho novcrelgnty or our country in the canal sone. "The power to build ths oniuil. nn.lep our constitution rests in the war power ui mo uniitu mates. We built the canal primarily as an addition to our war power, as it permits the nulakor trim fer of our naval forces from ono ocean iv uuuiiier. us iniunu laxo provides a harbftr of refuge in which our navies -an rendezvous, and, as occasion offers. inae eiiner ocean. The advocatea of Ureat Britain take me position that we are forblddim to dls rtmlnate In favor of our own veeeols or commerce, and as vessels of com merce utld war are named tXunthxr tmvi- long will It be before the same advoeate of tho British contention will advlso us that we cannet discriminate in tavur of ounr own war vessels? "The contention of thos atdvoeatiiii; the British claim seems almost ubiurd when we recognUe that if we admit them for vessels of commerce the same reaeonln- will requlro us to admit them for vessels of war. To do ao would con vert the canal in time ot war Into a lia bility instead of an asset. Of course, we made no such contract. We give to ell nations observing certain rules adopted by us certain privileges In Ute ' anal. That did not mean that we pro posed to build it canal at our oV ex pense and then rurrendec Its sovereignty to all other nations. There Is ne word In the treaties that even liy impHraUon denies our right te give free tolls to our vessels In any tritdo. and tho duy will jet como when we will free our vessels frein tolls In the foreign trade. But we have yet to consider the most serious surrender that the adt'e rates of the British contention deslro to make, that is. te insUw the admission that we are not sovereign In the ounal sone. "By your vot) you are asked to ratlt) for all time te onme. the British desire that we surrender sovereignty of the anal zone and admit that it is an In ternational waterway In which we have other nation 1'n.miMin TrrnlJ Paramount. "Our governmental status on the-eana.1 tone was established and fixed! 6V a treaty made with the Itopurill of Panama subsequent to the rriakinif of the Haj'-PatitKeforte tienty. Great Britain remained silent after the publication of this treaty and allowed u te) build the enal under It. and It is estopped now to drny the right we acquired under this tlesty with Panama. "The Itepuhllc of Panama acquired the I sovereignty over the land through which the canal wa built In the Mine manner the original thirteen Mute of this union acquired their overlKnty. by successful revolution. Panama ha surrendered Km sovereignty oyer the eanal sone to our government, by language that I No elenr It rennet b- misunderstood. "Are we ihiw to yield the Mvoreunu right of a netloii nd for what? ran a.w.n tell ii plainly why we surrender and what I to be nceumplisMtsJ br It? Are we to yield morely Iiochuho the wntlment of KlirnrN' Is nfcnlnst us? When h the sentiment ot Kuioiw ever been "Was Kurope with us when wc pm tiisted against the British government taxing u without granting representa tion In the Parliament? Did Uuropc ym piithtzo with us when we protested HgHturt the unlawful seizures and earch of eeecl In the seeond decade of the lat century? "When will the time ever come, when we can expect to maintain and preserve our right, political and commercial, with the acquiescent nympathy of Uuro pcan governments?'' DOES INCOME TAX HIT YOU? Siniic llrmnrk Almi Netv l.anr from Source Mat Kntlrrly I'rlciidl . The estimate that ,0M pcioiia must pay tho Income tax does not exempt the rest of tho population from Informing themselves icgardlng tho details of this most popular tax. Tho presumption Is against tie citizen claiming exemption. Thomi contending that tho law docs not apply to them must make that fact clear to the offlcluls whofo duty Is to mnlntoln tho contrary. The ordeal which corpora tions have undergone under the applica tion of the excise tax now confronts mul titudes who havo never kept books, or who havo kept them only In their minds, and now aro confronled with the neces sity of keeping them In a manner satis factory to tho law under penality of fine" and Imprisonment. The- law contemplates that every tax payer shall receive a- tax bill, but the falluro to get one does not exempt the taxpayer. At hla own risk ho must report himself, and must make his statement subject to crltclsm. The taxpayer must make return of his gross Income, and the government wilt mako the deductions. The law requires tho presentation by the government of a blank return to bo filled, and the treasury will prepare regu lations for Itself which also will serve, for the guidance of those perplexed by tho numberless cases of actual or sup posed doubt In the application of tho law. Tho government asks only for the facts. The computation and tho assess ment It makes for Itself, leaving the taxpayer who la caught the same option that the eel has about being skinned. Doubtless many will slip through the meshes of the law, but those hoping pr planning tp do so must remember that the government ban bettor lourcta of Information than the state officials who Jiave levied the personal property tax. Tholr means of Information were di rectories which disclosed the residents upon fashionable streets, rosters of ex pensive clubn, Jury lists and puro guesses. Tho Income tax law Is a more serious matter for tax dodgers. Wages paid must bo reported by those who puy them, Taxes payable on large classes ot Income "deducted at the source" will simply be taken from corporation on their own account, and on account of those receiving Income through them, such as Interett on bond. The provision ti Why not go to church? Few persons think tblnga through. If everybody roasoned this matter of church-going to its logical con clusion thoro would not be many vacant pews, and a widespread de mand for more churches would speedily arise, Tho reason Is simple: People do not stay away from church becauso they nro opposed to religion or to the church. Far from it. Nearly everybody bollovcs that the church Is absolutely necessary to our civili zation. If Its cxlstenco worn threat ened the groat mass of people would right for It, Hut by soino curious kink in tholr montul processes many uon-church-goers fail to perceive that If every body olso followed their examplo and every honest person grants others tho right to do us ho does tho churches would quickly pass out of existence BVBHY NON-ATTUN'nANT UPON rkligious skuvhm:s VIRTU ALLY VOTES FOR Till? HMtMINA- tion of the institution from Society. If a person believes that th world needs tho church, ho Iirs but ono cloir, unmlstakeablo and unanswer able way ot stating his position; that i, by regular attendance. The man who goon to church stands for an iudUponsable Institution, even as a good citizen stands for the stato by voting. In case of illness, death or other trouble, any of the city's ministers will be glad to help. In ll Is case Illustrates the manner in which the law throws the presumption against the exemption. The tax payable In respect of accrued Interest Is deducted Irrespective of the exemption, and In the first Instance Is collected even though the owner of the bond and recipient of the Interest Is exempt. In order to seeure the return of such collection the individual taxpayer must make affidavit. Dividend are deductible by the Individual who re ports them In hi groe Income, but not otherwise. It mttit be admitted that the tax is mote burdensome In Its manner than In Its amount. Those who must pay the largest amount 6 per cent upon the ex cs above M0,09i-wlll feel It least In both respect. Neroarily without re gard to the law they must have book kept for them. The mere payment of whatever amount means no such sacri fice to them n the smaller amount mean to the larger number of small pay eis. who must do the work themselves and pinch themselves Into the bargain, even though the tax is only moderate at tr bottom of tho scale. One per cent upon the excess above J3.000 for bache lors, or U,(M for married couples living together, Is little for those whose lnaomo is $J,0(A or even $10,000. If tho option wore to pay thf amount of the tax and escape the nuisance many would rejoice. Hut there I no such option. The only means of escape Is the receipts of an Income provably below J3.O00, nnd that means that tho ordeal must be under gone probably by more persons Just be low the exemption than by those above It. The taxpayer must read the law 'or himself, nnd must read It aright at his peril. Next New-year's Is- the day upon which his duty begins Between then and March, 1DH, first he must mako his return In respect to his Income from March 1 to the end of of 1913, the period to be calculated five-sixths of n year. After this year the return will be for the full year. Ho will receive notifica tion of the tax due under his return on June i, and must pay1 wtthln tho month. If the taxpayer neglects to make return the collector mav make one for him at any time within three years, ir the tnx le not paid tlicro will be added to the tax due 5 per cent and 1 per cent monthly. The penalty for refusal to make return is a fine from to 11,000. Tho making of a false return Is a misdemeanor, pun lshablo by n fine' ot $2,000, or a year's The Church You Will Like First Methodist 20th and Davenport Sts., Opposite High School Rev. Titus Lowe The Pattor Thomas J. Kelly Th Director of Muiic Prtachine H A. M. and 7:30 P. M.i Sunday School 9:45 A. M. M -m a. m m Which Church? Go to Church Today! If you want self government, toleration, respect, liberty o f conscience, moderness in preaching, a friendly spirit and the most pleasing auditorium come to THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 19th and ABSENTEEISM FROM THE BAL LOT BOX AND ABSENTEEISM FROM CHURCH ARE KINDRED FAILURES IN DUTY TO SOCIETY. Of courso, that is not the best rea son for church attendance. We go to church primarily to oxpress our belief In Qod and to do Him revorence. Worship is tho highest funetlou of which human naturo Is capable. Tho world dpes not know much about creeds, but when it sees a per son attending divine worship it un derstands him to say, by his nctlon, "I believe in God." Thoughtful persons stand for tho church, also, because THE CHURCH STANDS FOR THE BEST THINGS. Tho churchgoer lines up with the forces which mako for righteousness. Ho Is on the Bldo of tho pcoplo who want to llvo tho noblest lives them selves, and who are trying to help this needy world to do tho same. The most efficient agency of hu man service on earth Is tho church. The churchman is a sharer In all the world-wide beneficence of tho organization. They who count should upon whom imprisonment, or both i hose making re turns for others as the law require are held personally liable under the aw. New Tork Bun. (FEW BARBER SHOPS IN INDIA Tlest nnslne Hone In Haclnslre Hnlrdrelnit Shops for Women. There are probably not more thai! thirty barber shops in India of suffi ciently high class to make use ot n ported barber supplies. Such shone havj practically only the European element to j cater to, and many of the 12uropcans employ native barbers who have no shops, but como to their private residences with razors, scissors, etc to perform any orvlco required. Tho host equipped barber shops are in Calcutta, whero there Is tho largest Kuropcan population; n fow othor cities, such as Bombuy. Iicknow. Iahorc and Important hill stations, such as Slnla (tho summer capital of India), Darjeellng nnd Mussoorie. also have thoin In less num ber. At the hill stations the lSuropcan population. Including civil and military officials and transient tourists, Is, In tho summer time, relatively larger thnn in other towns of India. The proprietor of n leading barber shop In Simla, who also has a shop at Iuck now. tells me that catering to masculine customers is really the nmallcst and least profitable part of his business, as most well-to-do Europeans shave themselves, chiefly with American safety razors, nnd go to barber shops only to have their hiilr cut. The best business Is women's halrdresslug, It llng tho practice In India for barber shops, or, halrdrcsslng shops, as they are known here, to cater to both men nnd women, separato rooms being reserved for each class of cus tomers. The prices charged -women for halrdresslng aro nbout Gi cents for ordi nary morning toilet, tl for evonlng toilet and J1.60 for balls nnd other especially brilliant functions. In enso of unusually Important social evening affair, such as a government 'house ball, women attcu book time a week ahead for their spccltl halrdresslng, nnd those who do not book sufficiently long In advance may linvo to ome a a early as 9 o'clock In tho morning to have tho desired service rendered. The most prominent bnrbcr shops nlso do an Important business In tho making up of wigs, switches, etc., tho hair for ai a Davonport 4 would make their lives be counted among thoso the church may count. hlih is usually purc hased in England, ranee or Germany. At one such ahop i Simla I was told that probably (70 per Many of tho "purdah'' or hlgh-class na tive Women are also said to h lnrcn mir. chasers of wigs, snitches, etc., although they do not themselves go into the bar ber shops, but Procure their renulremnnti tliroUCll their htlaltnn.t. r, e.mt. .... " J v, l 1 1, 11 1 ,1. l.i, ants. Falling hair and baldness are very common am one both y in tniin probably, to unfavorable climatic condi tions and tho wearing ot heavy un bats which exclude the air. American Con lular Iteports. There is a distinctiveness about Benson Thome garments that women don't find in ordinary lines Just a word about our Shoes for Women Not until you've worn a pair ot Benson & Thorne shoes, experienced the satisfaction of a Benson & Thorne perfect fitting, observed their unusual cliape retaining qualities, tho superb style features, their longevity, not until then will you know for a certainty where to Get footwear -with which you can find no fault. Very special values, 94.00 ana t5.00. OMAHA'S FASTEST GROWING tfKMMI sTsTrf'alMPitfTra VJ&V i 1516-18-20 The new tariff law has made it possible for men of par ticular taste to enjoy many new foreign weaves this Spring; such as have not before been used in ready clothes. As you might expect Hart, Schaffner & Marx are the leaders in getting these goods in and we're showing si lot of them in the new suits and overcoats for Spring. Black-and-white, blue-and-white plaids, club checks, tartans and a host of other good things. "Wo Tvant to have 'you boo them and know more about them. We got them for your special benefit Suits at $18 and upwards. Look at some of the "upward " goods $25-$30-$35! Beautiful Suits at $15.00 Never before havo wo ever offered to our customers such, suits as these at $15. Many stores show them in thoir windows with a $20 price ticket on them and think tlioy are great values at that price. Blue serges that aro soft and fine weaves, silk mixed worsteds, cassimeres and Scotch materials; all st - made in the latest of fashions; every man or young man should see these suits; all sizes; all colors, at t-p JLkJ Special Showing of Men's Suits at $10 All tho very newest colors and fabrics; they aro every one a great value. Sat isfy yourself that Hayden's is tho place to buy men's clothing. Boys' All Wool Suits with Two Pairs Knickers, $3.95 Both knickers, full lined, made the best. The Norfolk coat is the newest thing yot. We received these suits Thursday and to make Saturday (tf rr" a real boys' clothing day, wc offer these suits for, your -v Cf choice, at tJKjt.JJ Hayden's are headquarters for confirmation and communion suits. See our spe cial $5.00 blue serge suit-it is a wonder. Values like these have never been shown in Omaha before. HAYDEN BROS. Short Crops Cause Dakota Bank to Fail riEIUlE, 8. V., March. 26. The state banking department today took charge ot the First State bank of Mcintosh. The book assets are J40.000. The llablll ties, outside of capital stock, are J30.000. The failure was due to several years ot short crops. Perslstont .Advertising Is the Road to Big Returns. Suits of rare elegance for Women and Juniors, for $15 to $47.50 Coats with an Indescribable air of stylish reflnm-sut $10 to $55 Beautiful Dresses of silks and other fabrics $10 to $47.50 Pattern hats such as no other store shows Exclusive Models limited exclu sively to us. Some for women, some for misses and our exper ienced salesladies will not put a miss' model on a mature woman or vlco versa. Womea's Pattern Hats, $10 to $18.75 Misses' Styles, - - $3.50 to $8.75 FARNAM STREET CECIL GALLOWAY OF WAH00 iWINS DECLAMATORY CONTEST VVIiw utuLnmniuiii . FREMONT. Neb., March r.-(Spetlal I . . . w .... n in1er Teiegnun.j mo In the high school declamatory contest held at the Larson this evening, in me oratorical class the prize was awarder! the den j red ( ir. Cecil Galloway ot Wahoo. who osiivci Toulssant 'Ouvcrtu Other prizes were nwarnea ns ioji n iirirt Iluth Scott, North ln. .nennd. Amllda Brome. Ashland: third. Anrla McCormlck. Papllllon. Humorous-rirst, Irene Danlell, Osce ola; second, Paulo Kavnnaugh, Columbu. All the variations ot tho 1914 fashions are revealed in our Spring line. They are designed by tho same masterful stylists who create tho garments sold by Field, Wanamaker and other big Eastern deal ers. Many, very many, of the models will be shown by no othor Omaha store, which insures excluniveness and distinctiveness to Benson & Thorne patrons. Saturday's sure to be a busy day and we'd like to number you among those who will visit this store. i SLHsBI