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Excess Profits
Tax Substitute
Being Developed
Plan to Place Levy on Un
distributed Returns of Cor-
porations to Have Strong
Support.
h lento Tribune-Omaha Um Leased Wire.
Washington. March 14. A tax of
runt 10 to 20 per cent on undis
tributed earnings of corporations as
partial substitute lor tHe excess
' rofits tax will have strong support
i congress.
Dr. Thomas S. Adams, chairman
f the advisory hoard of tlie Treas
iry department, lias been inclined
:i prefer the tax on undistributed
:arnings to an increase in the flat
lormal tax on corporations as pre
venting discrimination in favor of
partnership and individuals in the
ivent T)f the repeal of the excess
y profits tax.
Dr. Adams has suggested a rate
f 20 per cent on undistributed prof;
its of corporations. This would yield
sbout $1X,()OO,OO0, as .against the
H50.000.lKK) loss in revenue from thcv
.epeal of the excess profits tax. Dr.
Adams also estimates that the addi
tional revenue from the application
of the surtax rates to dividends dis
tributed, by corporations to 'avoid
the 20 per cent undistributed prof
it tax would amount to $500,000,
TOO, making a total of nearly $700,
OOO.IXM) additional revenue, which
would be derived from this tax. This"
would more than make tip for the
loss of the excess profits tax.
Favors New Plan.
Representative TSacharach of New
Jersey, a republican member of the
house ways and means committee,
who favors a tax on retail sales, also
proposes a tax on undistributed
earnings of corporations in order to
equalize the position of corporations
with that of individuals 'and partner
ships which, are subject to surtaxes.
Mr. Bacharach estimates that 10 per
cent on undistributed earnings will
be sufficient if a 1 per cent tax on
retail sales is imposed. Mr. Bach
arach would continue the present i
normal tax of 10 per cent and elimi
nate the $2,000 exemption of corpora
tions earnings.
If the excess profits tax were re
pealed and no additional tax im
posed upon corporations, there
I would be no tax noon the income of
,the corporation retained in the busi
ness, as would be the case with re
spect to the individual and the mem
bers of partnerships. Corporations
now pay a normal tax upon their net
incomes, including the amounts dis
tributed in dividends.
Taxes Paid Twice.
The individual who received that
distribution pays a surtax on the
jjame amount that he received from
' tiie corporation which has already
paid the normal tax on it. The in
dividual and members of the partner
ships pay a normal tax and also the
surtaxes on their income whether
they take it out of the business or
not.
It has been estimated, that the
.average corporation saves one-third
of its net income. A 20 per cent
tax on this undistributed part thus
would be about equal to a 0 per cent
additional tax on net earnings.
; Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee, has been
V inclined to oppose the tax jon undis
tributed earnings, favoring instead,
an increased flat tax on corporation
earnings. Mr. Fordney takes tjitf
- position that the tax on undistributed
earnings would retard necessary ad-
rdition's by corporations to their
working capital. As an example of
this, Mr. Fordney poinis to a letter
from a corporation head in which it
is stated that his corporation had
vbeen in debt for a number of years,
but that it made $400,000 last year
which it used to pay its debts. If
taxed 20 per cent on that amount,
the corporation. would have been un-
. able to do this.
As a further objection against the
y tax on undistributed profits, Mr.
Fordney- contends thatj when a cor
poration retains a portion of i-s
profits instead. of distributing them
J to the stockholders, this money
serves to keep up the business, add
to the plant and provide for great
" production, and if used that way it
would help .make possible greater
profits for the corporation or in
dividuals holding stock, which in the
future, woujd yield a greater tax to
the government. By taxing the un
distributed earnings, development of
the business, he declares, would be
retarded.
Music at Auto Show to Be
Jleard in Hotel by Wireless
Dancing by wireless is the latest
thing in Omaha.
When the orchestra at v' the auto
show in the Auditorium bursts forth
with jazzy strains those same strains
will be reproduced in the lobby of
the Hotel Fontenelle by wireless.
A. V. Nolet, manager of the hotel,
believes the music will lose nothing
in its journey through the atmos
phere from the Auditorium to the
lobby.
The rattle of drums, bray of the
comet and moan of the saxophone
will cause feet to misbehave, just as
if the orchestra were right in the
lobby, he says. ' .
The wireless apparatus was being
installed this morning. It is attached
to an automobile in the lobby, and is
the invention of an Omaha man.
Bandits Make Quick Work
V Of Taking $10 From Victim
Two armed negro bandits held up
Roy McKinney, 2427 Dodge street,
Sunday night at Twenty-fourth and
Dodge streets, and robbed him of
fflO.Jo, according to police reports.
The bandits made quick work of
it, McKinney told the police, and
had no words with him other than
the customarv terse command to
"stick 'cm up." 7
Parents' Problems
At what ge should a child begin
to use a knife and fork?
A small child does not need a
knife and fork; a spoon and a pusher
are his proper table silver. A child
of 5 mighty use a small silver knife
and fork. Steel knives and large
forks are not required until the child
it 9 or 10. or whenever he begins' to
cut his food' himself. Teach him
from the start how to hold them cor
rectly, - ,
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iUttPY-TIMt TALKS
THE TALL OF
BENNY
BY ARTHUR COTT BAILEY i
CHAPTER XIX.
Pleasant Praise.
Xot one of the prairie dogs knew
what Benny Badger meant when he
cried that he "had saved the day."
t Of course, they had heard that the
rancher did not like their village,
and that he wanted to get rid of it
Uo one avotini hew seems to
and them. Burthcy couldn't im
agine now Benny-Badger might be j
able to help them. '. Indeed, they '
rather liked the rancher better than j
Benny anyhow. And as for thank
ing Benny, the only time they would
ever feel like thanking him would be j
when he bade them goodby and left
tjie neighborhood, to return no more.
But Benny Badger was quite un
aware of all that. He complained
that the prairie dogs weren't treat
ing him well.
"They ought to send a pommittee
to my house to thank me for what
I've done for them," he grumbled.;
"No one around here seems to un
derstand me. But the rancher cer
tainly will. You'll see before long
that he'll be after me to tell me what
he thinks of me." .
For several dayraftcrward Benny
lost a good deal of sleep by staying
outside his house while watching
for the rancher to appear. And lit
tle by little, from things he said now
and then, his neighbors learned his
secret.
They discovered that Benny Badg
er had been digging holes for the
posts of the new fence that the
rancher was going to build 1 "
MVhen- he .finds those holes al
ready made 'he won't tje so folish
as to dig others," Benny explained.
"But you've gone and dug them
on the wrong side of the Prairie Dog
villagel" somebody objected.
"Of course, Ihave!" Benny h:
torted. "I did that on purpose. Don't
you understand that when the ranch
er finds the holes he'll use them
where they are? You. don't suppose
do you? that he'll be so silly as
to move the holes?"
The objector a somewhat youth
ful coyote slunk away with a' fool
ish simper. He saw that Benny
Badger knew what he was 'talking,
about. -
"Since the Prairie Dogs' village
will lie x outside the new fence, the
rancher won't pay any more atten
tion to it," Benny Badger said stout
ly. "From this time -on the Prairie
Dogs are quite safe--so far as the
rancher is concerned And
that's how I have saved the day.
Benny Badger s secret was out at
last. And as fast as people learned
it they stopped' to ejl him that they
had known all the time that he had
a fine plan of some" sort, and that
if there was anything they could do"
to help him they would be greatly
obliged if he would "count ' on
them." ' ' ,'
Of course, the wrrk was all. done.
But . perhaps Benny's neighbors
hadn't stopped to think of that. Any
how he had never known them to be
so pleasant before. And he quite en
joyed their praise,for everyone told
him that nobody had ever suspected
that he was" so clever.-
It was' lucky that Benny took the
time when he did to listen to his
neighbors' pleusant speeches. Un-.
fortunately they soon came to a sud
den end.
(Coprright Grosnet Duntap) ,
Where It Started
ThfTMarine Corps.
When the English Admiral Blake
fought Van Tromp, in 1653, he took
along some soldiers to act as rifle
men. These behaved so well that a
regular marine corps was organized
in 1664. Thh? was the first regular
corps of marines. The U. S. mar
ines were-established by congress
June 25, 1776. Major Samuel Nichols-was
the first commanding of
ficer. '
(Copyright, 1121. by the Wheeler Syndl
'J cute. Inc.)
A background of gold and num
erals and letters of black is the col
or combination adopted by Tennes
see for the 1921 automobile license
plates.
35 '
More Truth
7 -T" By JAMES J.
- Old and New
In cbnjresi. to(U-,. oint ef honor rt decided bj bet instetd of b" jiistoU.
Some 40 or SO years back,
Whenever a statesman was stirred
To answer a colleague's attack
With a shorter and uglier word, t
Each went to a gun store and had himself heeled
r Enlisted a friend for a second,
And the man who was able to walk off the field,
The better debater was- reckoned.
There is force and directness in lead;
Its logic can not be withstood;
When one of the parties is deadr
A quarrel is settled for good.
We might have continued the duelling fad
As a means to promote legislation,
Except for the baleful effect that' it had
In reducing our representation.
But figliting today isn't done-; '
We have learned to exert self-control.
The statesman who reached for his gun
Now reaches, instead, for his roll.
If a congressman says that another one lies.
In his face the long-green will be shaken
While the party of questioned veracity cries:
"I'll bet you a thou' you're mistaken!"
' . '
Debate has been shorn of romance; !
For we who sit by and look oi
' Are sure that there isn't a chance
For pistols and coffee at dawn. x ,
But though we still thrill as wejread of the days
, When the gun was an honor-assuager,
We are bound to admit, in a great many ways,
It's wiser to fight with a wager.
BY DEGREES
Perhaps we' had better 'not insist that Europe disarm till we can
disarm our own gunmen.
PRETTY DANGEROUS
It's not the sleeping sickness that troubles our statesmen so much
as the dreaming disease.
NAMING NO NAMES'
Perhaps some of the late cabinet officers who bought and took away
their official chairs will now be able to have them cut down to fit them.
(Copyright, 1931, By The
WHY-
Does Salt Melt Snow?
When Fahrenheit, who gave his
name to the thermometer in most
general use' today, made his ex
tremely interesting experiments with
varying degrees of temperature in
the early part of the 18th century he
found that the lowest temperature
which he could obtain was that se
cured from a mixture of ice and salt.
Thismixture. which slowly melts the
salt, produces a liquid which is much
colder than water at fhe freezing
point 32 degrees above zero or
even of snow, which might be re
ferred to as loosely frozen rain. '
The addition of coarse salt to snow
or broken particles of ice, therefore,
causes both the snow and the ice to
melt, changing the character of both
and producing a liquid which has a
much lower freezing point than
water. If salt is applied to snow in
extremely cold weather little change
is -noticeable because the resultant
liquid freezes as fast as it is formed.
But when the thermometer is around
25 or 30 degrees the snow will dis
appear rapidly, flowing off in the
form of brine, just as the ice and salt
in an ice cream freezer soon resolves
itself into a substance which remains
liquid at a temperature when plain
water would congeal. .
(Copyright, 1921. by the Wheeler Syndi
cate, Inc.)
Jewel, Flower. Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The emerald, is today's talismanic
stone, and is especially potent , in
bringing good luck if worn on the
index finger. It was believed by the
ancients to endow its wearer with
the power to foresee evil and avoid
it.
The emerald is also the natal stone
of those born on, an anniversary of
this day. For them it promises suc
cess in love affairs,' a youthful heart,
and the devotion of all loved ones.
Because of a belief that it brings to
its wearer good luck as the result of
mental work, the emerald has been
accepted as -the lucky stone of those
who write. ; ..
Black; worn today, is iyrribolic of
steadiness of mind -and good judg
ment. V;
Today's flower 5s the scarlet car
nation, symbolic of bravwy and the
ability to banish bad luck. ,
(Coryright, lttli'br the tybeelr Svndi
y cate, In.J.
Than Poetry
MONTAGUE.
Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up the answers, reed the ques
tion and see If you can answer them.
Then look at the answers to see it you
are right.)
Arranged by J. WILLSON ROY.
1. Who was St. Peter?
2. Who was St. Andrew?
3. Who was St. James the Elder?
4. W ho was St. John?
I
V.ho was St. Philip?
Answers. ,
1. The son of Jonas, and with his
brother, Andrew, a fisherman. Born
at Bethsaida, but lived as a married
man at Capernaum.
2. Brother of St. Peter, and one
of the first disciples of Christ. Born
at Bethsaida. Before he joined
Jesus was a disciple of John the
Baptist.
4. A oji of Zebedee and. Salome,
and brother of John, the beloved
disciple. While pursuing his occu
pation as a , fisherman, with his
orotner, John, was called to be an 1 1
apostle ot Jesus Christ.
4. A son of Zebedee and Solome,
and younger brother of St. James
the Elder. .
5. One of the 12 apostles, born at
Bethsaida of Galilee. Probably per
sonally know'n to Jesus previous to
his call to the apostleship.
(Copyright, 1920. by The Wheeler Syndi
cate, Inc.)
In Belgium, the three largest auto
mobile factories in the country are at
present capable of turning out week-'
ly between 25 and 30 finished cars
apiece. '
FREE LECTURES
'. ON
Health, Happiness and Success
BIRCH F. RHODUS,
Lecturer on Psychology and Hygiene,
assisted by his daughter
. " at
Jacobs Hall,. 1716 Dodge Street
every evening at 8 o'clock, -,'
Subjeet of Tonight's lecture
Tlie Tale What Your Face and Ap
pearance Tell;" or "What Impression
People Form ot You When They First
Meet You."
Subject Wednesday, March 16:
"The Reason Why You Have Not
Made a Greater Sueeess in Life; or
Why You Are Just What You Are."
Other. Interesting tuhjecU to follow.
So admission charged; voluntary con
tribution; everybody cordially welcome.
ADVKHTISEMENT
666 if a prescription for
Colds, Fever and LaGrippe.
It's the most speedy remedy
we know. . ,
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Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham.
Tobe Moseley 'went fishing today
for the first time this season. Tobe
is one of our pioneer fishermen and
is probably known by more fish up
and , down the creek than anybody
else.
--i '
The pure food and weight inspec
tor passed through here last week
and discovered that A.tlas Peck had
raised a pig that was several pounds
underweight.
Ljtlle Fidity Flinders, who has
had it in his head that strangers arc
j bad persons and ought to ' be
watched, has changed his mind since
one told him he was a smart-looking
chap and gave him a penny.
(Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adams.)
Common Sense
By J. J. MUNDY.
It's the Wife That Counts.
Tfiere are many husbands v who
object to the expenditure of the
wife and family and complain bitter
ly about having to give so much
money to them for certain purposes,
but, on the other hand do not hesi
tate to buy exactly whatever they
like for tlfcmsclves.
Why should a wife not feel as free
as her busband to -'buy what she
nejls if she is no more extravagant
than her husband?
. 'Often when a man is out with his
wife and he wants to give the im
pression that he is a good fellow, he
will spend money more freely than
his wife wants him to, but vVhen his
wife asks for a comparatively small
sum he objects or gives it grudingly.
Why not more effort to show your
wife what a good fellow 'you can
be, rather than to convince others
iithat you have a "heart as big as
an ox.
Your wife would appreciate what
you do for her at its full value, the
other fellow will criticize you in the
light of what be thinks he - knows
of your income and likely as not say
you are foolish.
Your little life pal is the one you
should seek to please.
(Copyright, 1921. by International Feature
Service, Inc.)
Between 300,000 and 360,000 people
were 'employed in automobile factor
ies in this country last year. The
payroll amounted to more flian $400,
000,000. .
riiOTon.Avs.
IMPORTANT
MiouncEF.ieiT
For Those Who Work
Until 5 or 6 o'clock
Effective with this notice, matinee admis
sion prioes on week days will prevail until
6:15 o'clock instead of 5 o'clock, as in the '
past.
This action is being taken on account of
those who work in offices and stores until
5 or 6 o'clock and will permit them the best
of photoplay entertainment at matinee
prices.
MATINEE PRICES Excepting
on Sundays and Holidays 25c
Including War Tax.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. IRVING KING.
-Letter in the Candle.
' When you blow out a candle and
a bright spark remains glowing on
the wick it is a sign that you will
'soon receive a welcome letter. A
few years ago "The Letter in the
Candle" was a popular song of the
day. '
All piu'mitive races regarded fire
as invested with a peculiar sanctity
and as a vital principle of life.
Though acquainted with the art of
producing fire by rubbing together
two pieces of wood it was a laborious
process and a perpetual fire was kept
burning in the house of the king, or
chief, frpm which domestic fires
could be lighted should they chance
to go ont. And the primitive mind
conceived a strong sympathy as ex
isting between any parent fife and
its offspring. '
This idea persisted into classic
times. Now when a Greek .went on
a journey he took with him, for con
venience sake, in a stalk of tfie giant
fennel, fire lighted at his home fire.
This stalk had a hard bark inclosing
a pith which, when dry. smouldered
for a long time without harming the
outer tcovering. The legend of
Prometheus shows this to have been
a very ancient custom and it re
mained common among Greek peas
ants down to the introduction of
matches.
Now in the old days when a Greek
matron whose husband was on a
journey blew out the flame of the
wick floating in oil, or extinguished
the torch put out whatever in her
chamber served the purpose of a can
dle and as little spark remained
brightly glowing, it was a clear case
of sympathetic magic which told her
that her husband's lire was still burn
ing. His fire had communicated with
AI1VKR1 lSFMF.NT
"They WORK
, Vhile you sleep"
Do you feel bilious, constipated,
headachy,- upset, full of cold? Take
one or two Cascarets tonight fo
yonr liver and bowels. Wake up
with head clear, stomach right,
breath sweet and feeling fine. No
jrripinir, no inconvenience. Children
love Cascarets, too. 10, 25, 50 cents.
PHOTOPLAYS.
o K
m
L1
her fire and its effect remained in
the shape oi the bright spark "after
her fire had been extinguished. She
would hear from him soon.
The matchbox has replaced the
fennql stalk; but for the superstition?
there is still "a letter in the candle"
vestige of fire-worship in the
twentieth century!
(Copyright, 1921, by the McClure News
paper (Syndicate.)
AMI XEMENT9.
Brilliant Musical Burlerk '
TWICE DAILY week MAT. TODAY
Final Performance Friday Nile
Purposely8
.oooKca lor auiu .. r i?
JOE HURTIG'S TREMENDOUS
RIG LOUDER SHOW
With the N. Y. Cast In
tact Including
Geo. P. CJ) Murphy
A"yed Mile. Babette
And a 14-Karat Chain of
Merrymakers
"The Doughdiggers"
A screaming travesty on
David Belasco's current sue- t ' '
e'ess, "The Gold Diggers.". fit
Ton upon Ton of scenery and equipment;
Hundreds of Costumes.
4 European Aerial Morok Sisters t
Sun-Kist Beauty Chorus
Only Musical Show in Town
Mat. Daily, 2:15; Every Night, 8:15
IRENE FRANKLIN and
BURTON GREEN
DAISY NELLIS;
JOE LAURIE, Jr.;
Conlia & Class;' Lane A Harper) Her
bert's Loop the Loop; Selbini A Gro
vini; Topics of the Day; Kinograma.
Matinees 15c to 50c; some 75c and
$1.00. Sat. and Sun. Nights 15c to
1J25.
NEXT WEEK SINGER'S MIDGETS
Seats Now Selling
EMPRESS
TWO
SHOWS
IN ONE
SPECIAL AUTO SHOW PROGRAM
FIVE CHAPINS. Musical Variations;
HAYNES. MONTGOMERY & HAN
NON, "The Deputy;" LLOY D &
WHITEHOUSE. "High Lights of Musi
cal Comedy;" STUART GIRLS, Comedy
Character Singers; Photoplay Attrac
tion "BLUSHING BRIDE," featuring
Eileen Percy.
rHOTO PLATS.
Now Until Wed.
WM. S. HART
in
"OWalley of the
Mounted"
HAM HAMILTON
in
"MOONSHINE"
Rialto Symphony
Orchestra
Harry " Brader, Con.
Offering Semiramide
Julius K. Johnson
Illustrated Organ Number,
Rose
Coming Thursday
MARY MILES MINTER
in
"EYES OF THE HEART"
HA
Last Times Today
BEBE
DANIELS
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"Oh, Lady
Lady!"
EATTY'S
Co-Operative
Cafeterias
' Pay Dividends to Those
Who Do the Work
1 W TM i
ill
TOM MIX
Also a Scenic Worthy of Mentlor
uThe Royal Gorge
of Colorado '
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
in his famous
state success1
xm
All This Week at -
11-1-3-5-7-9
HippodromeS:1
Tom Mix in
"PRAIRIE TRAILS'
Last Times Today
j AFTER THE
5 AUTO SHOW
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I Rustic ffiagfflc5iiivj
America's Most I
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I DANCING CAFE
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SPECIAL CABARET
PROGRAM
FOR AUTO WEEK
TONICHT
AMERICAN LEGION
DANCING PARTY
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I Also Usual Public Dancing
distinguished yu ffif lm
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