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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-09

A paper which received much con-
Sideration before the annual meet
ing of the Arizona Chapter American
Mining congress at Phoenix this week
was that of T. o. McGrath of ShattUck
Arizona 1t is here given in full and
will be found to carry much interest
not only for mining company opera
tors, but also for business men gener-
ally 1t follows:
Bringing INTO prominence for the
first time that it is the leaser and The
small producers, together with the
miner and the workmen in the copper
products factories of the east, upon
whom the brunt of hardships result
ing from decreased copper production
must fall, mining men who have been
at Phoenix from all over the state
last week adjourned the sessions of
the Arizona chapter, American Min
ing Congress. last Tuesday afternoon.
Resolutions were forwarded the
governors of the mining states, the
chapters of the mining congress in
these states and the departments and
boards interested at Washington in
metal price fiXation and income tax
law interpretations, urging that the
side of the industry be considered
which relates to costs of production
of metal, involving the maintenance
of the high wages which are neces-
sary to fair profit for the workmen in
the mining states. Without the fair
consideration by Washington of the
costs side. particularly as relating to
small producers, it is borne in by the
resolutions that the maximum output
of metal canont be secured and that
Arizona's loss of metal on a price
reduction alone would amount to more
than 100,000,000 pounds of copper the
year.
A resolution sent to Washington
and transmitted to the various min
ing states through the American Min
ing Congress organization by the Ari-
IONA chapter. advanced the following
recommendations of changes in the
tax law:
Elimination from section 207 of the
words but in no case TO exceed the
par value of the original stock y
shares specifically issued therefor"
the object of this recommendation be-
ing to do away with :he favor the
law now shows TO highly capitalized
and in many instances purely wild
cat organizations, when the real aim
of the legislation doubtless was TO
put the larger burden upon these IN
stead of upon the smaller operators,
many of whom will be wiped out by
enforcement Of present Interpretation
of the law.
To strike out the words 'at the
time of such payment" in section 207.
which is particularly to the disadvan-
tage of small operators, who are de-
barred by it from any benefits from
money expended in exploration before
they make mine.
To secure Interpretation of the
words earned surplus" in section 297
to mean inclusion of the values of
ores and mineral deposits discovered
and developed since organization Of
the company. and therefore to be rea.
sonably considered as invested cdDi-I
tai
Unless these constructions can be
secured, the mining industry will pc
seriously crippled in its most serious
part-the legs-which the small pro
ducers represent.
One of the most important papers
of the session was the one presented
by T. o. McGrath of Bisbee. going
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-09
THROUGH FooTWALL

The Barter tunnel at the Verde
Squaw is finally through the footwall
and into the RECON where the down
ward extension of the ore that out
crops on the hillside above can rea-
sonablv be expected.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-09
NOVEMBER METAL PRODUCTION
IN arizona MADE SUBSTANTIAL
GAIN OVER THAT OF OCTOBER
Questions of Price Fxaon and Maintenance of Supply De-
Everies the Only Present Clouds Upon the General
Situation-Any Reduction Metal Price Bound to Heavily
Decrease Metal Output and Employment.
Fair and Frank Understandings Between Operators and OPP
eraves Together With Unbiased Attitude of Admnistra
ton and the Extension of Americanism Has Drawn the
Fangs in the Main of Policeman Agtators in State.

BsBEE Arizona Dec production
higher
gain of
pounds its
and Inspiration showing
normal
the 25OOo
pounds
district this
will add materially their
will considerably the 100000 poupds Of November The
November production
maintained and Conea
of October little
DennIn Producing
DennArona a production
the month will probably make
pounds
of o being
development disclosed
who look
established under campaign
development i 5
FixatiOn Supplies Dangers.
Copper
supplies
situation is better but not yet cleared in point obtaining
the keeping sufficient supplies
steady mines and plants The
supplies o labor differences.
certainty,
n the
o. WouId
possibility xaon levels which
being delayed because inadequate and distribution fac
remembered Immediately the supplies are
who
while delayed supplies they
in
might
Of ,ooooooooo
the
a 23ls
exceedingly
would
1OOOOOOO
producers outputing
whether earning profit
there the due increased
had Is
be employment
mining districts, probably
provided able territory
they
The providing all
Looked At As Merchandising.
prices persons not
intimately aspect Of
of
ordinary merchandising because of thus
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-09
Maximum Output of Copper Cannot
Be Maintained Unless the Small
PrOducerIs Considered, Miners Say

comprehensively into the income tax
law as it will apply to mining COM
panies. 1t occasioned much interest
and throws much light upon this in
tricate subject. The paper follows:
The war tax law was approved Oc-
tober 8, 1917; and the taxes provided
for in the law are separate and dis
tinct from existing taxes. The war
tax law is to be levied. assessed. col
lected and paid in the same manner
as taxes imposed by the income tax
law of September s. 1916.
In addition to the income tax of ,
per cent, now assessed on net earn
ings of corporations under the act of
September s. 1916, the war tax law
provides for a further tax of 4 per
cent, making the total income tax on
net earnings per cent.
The war tax excess profit tax is as
sessed on the excess profits of cor
porations, etc. and each corporation
is deemed to be in but one trade or
business, and all income Is deemed
TO be received from such trade ur
business. The additional tax provid-
ed for in the war tax law shall be
assessed for the calendar year 1917.
and each year thereafter except in
the case of a corporation having fixed
its own fiscal year.
The determining of excess profits
is by deducting from the net income
the sum of an amount equal to the
same percentage of the invested CAPT
tai for the taxable year which the
average amount of the annual net in
come of the business year the pre-
war period was OF the invested capital
for the pre-war period and $4,000
However, the deduction shall be an
amount not less than per cent nor
more than per cent of the invested
capital for the taxable year.
A corporation that was not in eX-
istence during the whole of any one
calendar year during the pre-war Pc
riod shall determine its excess prof
its by deducting from the net income
S per cent OF the invested capital for
the taxable year. plus $500.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nues, with the approval of the secre-
tary of the treasury, is authorized to
make all necessary regulations for
the carrying out of the provisions OF
the war tax law and may require
the production of facts and data nee
essary for the collection of the tax.
In order TO illustrate the working
of the law. we will assume that al
certain company. designated as Com
pany A." having a capital of $50. 900
shares. which had acquired its prop
erty since March l, 1913. and had de-
veloped 100000 tons of ore at cost
for property and initial development
of two and one-half million dollars.
or at the rate of capital invested nt
$3.50 per dry ton, having earned for
the year 1917. from the 10000 dry
tons of ore smelted. or production
of 100000 pounds copper, as fol-
lows:
Operating and administrative
Income O.. ..........$3,90 900. 900
Operating and administrative
expenses. not including
taxes. &c ...-..-.. 100000
Gross earnings --------.... $4,000. 900
Depletion --...-.----.---S325.000
Depreciation .......-..-- $4,000
Total capital returned IS 100000
Net earnings ...-....................S1.6 40. 900
(Continued From Page Onel
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-09
SUPERIOR

Superior has increased its pIoduc-
ton gain to an average of 400 TO 500
tons daily.-Homer Guck.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
TO BE OR NOT TO BE.
New Britain, SeI

New Britain, Sept. 2S, IT. To the Editor of the Herald:
 After reading opinions of several Fathers and Mothers, as to whether we of this City, that has and will con- tinue to do so much for our glorious Country, shall make the occasion of the departure of the second contin- gent of drafted men one to be remem- bered by them as well as by ourselves orr not. Now.if you will please allow one who voi3 3hteered for service in the Spanish American War of 1898 to express an opinion on the subject I would say as we'll as every other s. w. V. have spoke to that we should by all means give our boys a great and grand send off when they leave this City. We of 1898 although we may not have seen as much service as these men may nevertheless certainly did appreciate the great demonstra- tion made in our honor the day of our departure So let gs" all turn out Hgain And make it a fitting departure for the Boys of 1917.
 A SPANISH WAR VETERAN. B. c. MOREY, Commander Ham
 mond Camp, s. w. V.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
The Waiting,

The Waiting. 1 wait and watch; before my eyes Methinks the night grows thin and
 gray; I wait and watch the eastern skies To see the golden spears uprise Beneath the oriflamme of day! Like one whose limbs are bound in
 trance
 I hear the day-sounds sweHf and
 grow, And see across the twilight glance Troop after troop, in swift advance, The shining ones with plumes and
 snow! I know the errand of their feet, I know what mighty work is theirs; I can but life up hands unmeet, The thrashing-hoors of God to beat, And\ speed them with unworthy
 prayers. I will not dream in vain despair The steps of progress wait for me: The puny leverage of a hair The planets impulse we'll may spare, A drop of dew the tided sea. The loss, if loss there be, is mine. And yet not mine If understood; For one shall grasp and one resign, One drink life's rue, and one it's wine, And God shall make the balance
 good.
 & O power to do! O baffled will! o prayer and action! ye are one, Who may not strive, may yet fulfill The harder task of standing still, And good but wished with God is
 done.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
THE PROPER WAY.

Actuated by the experiences of last week the Mayors committee, called for the purpose of deciding the one big question of the moment, now plans to have the celebration for men of the Selective Service. Instead of the parade taxing place on the day of departure the celebration will be held the night previous So on We'd nesday night of this week New Britain will give itself over to formal send- off.
 This decision was not made in a moment. It came after plenty of. deliberation and sound sober thought from the men chosen by the Mayor to sound public sentiment. Letters of approval and disapproval were read and re-read. Personal interviews helped largely in making the decision. Seemingly the majority were for a celebration. A small minority Voiced antagonistic sentiments. Some few of the mothers were found to be against the plan; but many more mothers of the boys going were in favor of public demonstration.
 There will be none of the heart rending scenes that marked the going away of the first great contingent. Nor will there be the dearth of sym pathy that attached itself to the few stragglwho left in the very first instan almost unnoticed. Instead of tlaEscreaching sirens, the ringing bellsF and the crying women Of last week, the celebration this time will have the soothing effects of the even- ing hour. When the shades of night have fallen, when the work of the day has been dispensed with, when frame, then there will be held this sensible parade. There will be a goodly twelve hours in which com mon sense can prevail.
 Mayor Quigley and his associates of the committee have taken the proper view of the matter. There will be some sadness no matter how the boys go. There will be weeping of mothers, and sisters, and sweethearts. That is inevitable. As for the men themelves, they would much rather have a rousing farewell than to go away under the cloud of gloom that naturally attaches itself to a seeming lack of interest. The city is proud of these boys who are going into the tive Service law. It is therefore meet and proper that they be sent-away as favorite sons, and not as neglected patriots.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
Do Not Bank on a German Revolt.
 (Illinois State JOurnal.)

Though the press carries much speculation concerning prospective revolt, which is to bring about the characterization of Germany there is little real news on which to base any such hope.
 That there is under way a politi- cal movement favorable to the reform element in the reichstag is true, but it Is the same sort of movement which brought Michaelis to the fore. At best it will mean only a few changes in the personnel of the government. It will not insure the creation of gov ernment responsive to or responsible to the people. ~
 If there existed any hope of an early revolution in Germany, it fell along with Riga. So long as Ger many's armies are winning victories abroad, it is not to be expected that there will be any widespread dissatis- faction among the people at home. They may be tired of the war, and they may be heartily sick of kings and princes, but they will not repu- diate their rulers while the latter are fighting successful battles. Rulers who lead can continue to rule until their leadership brings actual disas- ter.
 No matter how frequently Germany may shift chancellors or other off, cers, the genuine movement for the Characterization of that country will not begin until Germany is decisively defeated in military way. To bring about a democratic Germany the country must go through the same process as that which Russia is ex- periencing. New forms of govern ment are erected on the ruins of old governments.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
COMMUNICATED
THOSE WHO HAVE GONE.
Man in Service Makes Few Pertin-
 ent Remarks.

1'A"h HI oCi 'ucc NldkeS Few Ferln. ent Remarks.
 Camp Devens. Aver Mass.
 Sept. 2S, .ly17. To the Editor of the Herald
 The forty per cent. Selective Draft which left New Britain for Aver on the 20th of September was anything but a credit to our home town I do not know what the physicians were thinking about when they passed some of those men. They probably did not know what we were up against or a large majority of them would be fol- lowing peaceful inclinations in New Britain today. Only today twenty of them were transferred to the De- pot Brigade and 1t kind of hurts our feelings and our pride to see those men thrown out on account of awk- wardness and disability. You don't have to be a soldier in the Depot Bri- gade. Only today I was talking with a man in my company from New Brit ain who is a cripple and any person at one glance could make him out to be such. When he stood erect one of his legs was fully an inch from the ground. Another man had his leg broken a short time ago and in the re- setting a bad job was made of 1t with the result that it will never. be the same. What kind of a soldier do you think those kind of men will make :? We want the people of New Britain to understand that 1t takes a man to go through the days routine up here and we want men, not anything else.
 When you think of drilling on an average of eight hours a day on ground that is anything but even, over stumps of trees, rocks and other things too numerable to mention, you must realize that we want men. We have a grand set of officers, the best in the world. but you cannot draw blood from a stone. The first five per cent of the draft made such good impress sion on the officers that they decided to put the rest of the draft in the Machine Gun Battalion. but imagine they have changed their minds since
 In no other company around here have I see such wholesale rejections and probably by the time they are through wedding them out about fifty per cent. of the original will remain. As have stated before we have fine set of officers andSwe, that is the ma jority of us, want to make good. This is supposed to be crack Battalion or at least it is intended to be made as such and it's up to those that remain to make good.
 PRIVATE DOC FAY,
 Co. c, 3O1st Mch. Gun Bat'l.
 Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER

Senator La FOllette's Capitalistic Press
 (New York World.)
 Since in his frequent references to the subject Senator La Toilette never takes the trouble to explain precisely what he means by the "capitalist1c press" we are inclined to supply the necessary definition. The capitalist1c press embraces all those abandoned newspapers thats adhere to the gov ernment and people of the, United States and denounce consplrators and copperheads, whether they are Ger man spies or German senators.
 There is another press, not capi- talistic, which engages in no such re- prehensible practices. Some of it's conductors are under indictment for treason, some of thx3A are known to have German money in their pockets, and practically all of them are in agreement with the Wisconsin sena- tor that this is ca.pitalistic war: on our part, that the army and navy are capitalistic and that we are to fight solely in the interest of capital. with no excuse better than techni- cality.
 Accepting Senator La Follette's plan meaning, therefore, we are to under stand that aside from the German American Alliance, the Friends of Irish Freedom, the Peoples Peace Council and their various journalistic and political agents, everybody in America is a bloodthirsty capitalist inspired with hellish purpose to overthrow that grand old democrat and friend of the people, Wilhelm Hohenzollern. Does the senator him. self really be1ieve if?
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
The Low Cost of Saving Souls Waterbury DeInocrat1

It cost the Presbyterians s26.61 to convert a heather to Christianity last year. To gain 94,5O converts in non- christian lands s2,525,369 was spent, says a report just made public by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis- sions. This sum, however, includes educational work in foreign lands, maintenance of hospitals and dispen- saries, the purchase and repair of buildings and equipment. The num- Der of converts is known, but no sta tisticS are given of the number of minds frightened in mission schools nor of the lives saved in hospitals. Ir-' respective of the great good accom- plished along these more material paths, it is only fair to admit that s26.61 is mighty cheap for saving a soul Why in this christian land of ours many a man spends more than that in one evening sending his soul to perdition! :.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
GET IN LINE.
"Ieddy' Roosevelt Says It Is No Dis grace To Go To Church On Sundays.
 lMeriden rRecord

"1eddy'' Roosevelt Says It Is No Dis
 grace To Go To Church On Sundays.
 :kMeriden Record.)
 Theodore Kooveselt.. advises every- body to go to churchf NHe says in 0 current magazine that "he, knows all the excuses for not going, and one by one he demolishes thefn. He admits at the ouset that religious Journalism has been the enemy of religion from the days ofptbe Pharisees to the days of the unpdssabRatarian Journalists" but-"In tie pioneer days of the west we found 1t ian unfailing rule inst after a community had existed for a certain length of time either a church was built or the coin unity began to go down hill.'
 MT Roosevelt thinks for the aver age man and his family "it will be from every standpoint an excellent thing to begin his Sunday by going to church" It tones up his system so he can profit from the rest and amuse- ment of the remainder of the day. He scores, the excessive foolishness' of young men "who think church-going is rather sofe permormance."
 Of the minister he says this: The man may not hear a good sermon at CnuiCH. buL unless ne IS very AlA~ fortunate he will hear a sermon by good man who is engaged all the week long in a series of wearing and humdrum and important tasks for making hard lives a little easier; and this man in the vast majority of cases is showing much self-denial and doing much for humble folks of whom few other think, and keep up brave show on narrow means. Surely the average man ought to sympathize with this work and help. And he can't help unless he is a regular church attendant"
 Why is 1t so taken for granted that the pastor of a congregation must be poorly paid? The ministers who receive a, comfortable living wage are the exceptions. Is one reason. per haps, the ''excessive foolishness" of people who are rather ashamed of their church-belonging?
 A church is a sort of club, isn't 1t And what man begrudges the steward of the club which ministers to his physical comfort a decent salary, promptly paid? Why should not the pastor of a church be treated with at least this much of decency and dignity? q s
 Criticism of the church is foolish. After all, one gets out of things just about what one puts in. The man who gets nothing out of the church is the man who gives no church his own spiritual, mental or financial support.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01
DO NOT NEGLECT THEM.

Here we are on the threshold of |nnother month and the list of New Britain boys with the colors has not |yst been completed The names of tall those who went away from this |city to join either the army or tho 'ecriptioh on the honor roll Every d&y brings in small number, sbut hvery day also brings us nearer to Christmas. And this work should be completed before the Yuletide, If possible.
 Within very short space of time he net quota from New Britain to the Dew National Army will be in train nEsAt Camp Devins. There are five Kindred and thirteen men in this Sutfit. The, names of each and every nan who appeared for the two local k4mption boards are known to the 3ty.s Yet the names of all those who Volunteered for service before and nce the war started are not known. h}N should not be.
 sW0 must know the names of all
 soidieri and sailor boys. There Fe, 1t is believed, moreathan one housand young fellowad P this city Fearing the uniform. dme went ito the army, some went into the Rvy, some jeined the national guard pme men went as long ago as the panish War and are yet with the ser ce. Others went during the interim
 the activities of 1898 and 1914
 khers joined when the World War bgan. Whoever they are, wherever
 ey are, there names should be sent
 Let their memories be not ne- ected.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-01

James C. Kelly enlisted June 20, 1916, with Company E. and was ap- pointed a sergeant three days later Last summer he saw service at the border, being stationed with the com pany at Nogales. Arizona, where he was promoted to the rank of first sergeant. He is now a member of Company F, 102d regiment Prior to joining the local company he served in the United States army from 1911 to 1914 with regimental attachment of mounted scouts, receiving his hon. orable discharge at Texas City in June 1916. ..
 Sergeant Kelly is the son >of Mrs. Anna Kelly of 370 Washington street and has a brother with Company C. 3O1st Machine Gun Battalion.