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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
REGULATING IT'S REPUTATION

Mr.. Townely and his Courier-News are in a peck Of
trouble. Having become sponsors for the notorious st.
OF protest caused by the unpatriotic sentiments expressed
at that meeting, they made haste to repudiate the man
who was most conspicuous in making them. Senator La
Toilette. The reputation by the Courier-News, which
was published at length in these columns, was neither
a good reputation nor a good defense. 1t partook a lit
tie of the nature Of both.
The paper. in an article published Tuesday morning,
now repudiates its Reputation in the same half-hearted
manner in which it dealt with the subject in the first.
place. IaFollette is excused for the disloyal remarks
which he made, but the excuses lack snap, and there is
still the yelled suggestion that tho paper does not quite
agree with him.
The Courier-News Is the property Of close associates
of Mr.. Townley. 1t was bought for the purpose of being
used as the daily organ Of the Nonpartisaa league, or
rather as the mouthpiece OF the league management,
which is Mr.. Townley. It has been SO used. It's voice is
the voice of Townley. And what the paper backs and
n1la, when it travels sideways and backward, 1t Is the
performance of Townley which we are witnessing.
The situation which is presented to US, therefore,
is that Townley became afraid, after q few days. Of the
storm that his meeting has kicked up. and as the easiest
way out of the difficulty he took a back-handed slap
at LaFollette, whom he had applauded and patted on the
back. But Townley himself has been even more vocifer-
Gus than LaFollette in his expression Of denunciation of
the American government, and he now seeks to square
himself by excuses for LaFollette. excuses which. under
the, circumstances. fall pretty flat.
If Townley had been a man, when his star speaker
was denounced and seemed likely to- get into fail, he
would have stood forth and said: IF LaFollette is gull
ty, I, too, am guilty, for he spoke my sentiments, and
talked as I have talked in the past. There is a pair Of
us, and the people may make the most of it."
That attitude would at least have been the bold and
frank one. It would have been preferable to that which
willing to sacrifice his friend If he can save his own
skin.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
An Apol0gyfor LaFoHette
Anda Vicious Slap at All
WhODO a Patriotic Service

q whole generation put of big business.
Young Morgan has made more money
In three years out of war contracts
than his father made out Of high
finance during his whole life.
La Toilette has been blinded by
these htdeous facts to the even greater
issue of the world conflict. Notwtth-
standing the evils which have ac-
companied the war. we believe still
ina 1t is justified and inevitable upon
n high ground upon which Presi-
dent Wilson has placed it. But we
can understand Mr.. La Follette's atti-
tude. 1t 10 the result Of the lifelong
light that he has waged against the
forces Of exploitation in this republic.
What Is The motive of those who
are trying to destroy La Toilette?
h is plain. Big business hates
MIN because he has been its un-
conquerable foe. It sees its chance
TO pervert the war patriotism into q
means OF destroying their enemy and
the friend Of every man who earns
his bread in the sweat Of his face.
THE storm that has been raised IL
OUT OF all proportion to any harm that
La Toilette has done to the govern
ment's war measures. It 10 an at
tempt to do on q national scale what
the people Of Fargo have seen at
tempted again and again. namely, to
use war patriotism for base and per-
sonal ends"
The Herald calls attention to tho
last paragraph. which IL an open insult
70 every person who has attempted an
earnest work Of patriotism. Great
600, 10 there no way to stop this .'6re-,
n,tne-rear" propaganda In North
u this the kind Of support We are
going to give the boys who have Just
left Y homes to prepare to night for
our nation?
think about It?
How IAN honestly p4triotic citisens
near and read the coppsrhsad stun
sucn - III apology for Ia Toilette
Without burning with Indignation
Has not North Dakota's fair nams
pee sufficiently besmirched 80 the
minds OF the people Of the nation
tnroush Its socialistic, I. W. W., as
loyal elemsnts forcing thensslves INTO
tns PUBLIC = - the leaders Of tt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
The Income Tax

Who Must Pay? Every unmarried
man. woman or child with q net in
come from wages, profits, interest,
rent Or any other source exceeding
$1,000 for the calendar year 1917, and
every married person with a net in
come exceeding $4,000.
Returns Must be Made under oath
on or before March 1, 1913, by ev-
cry person with an income exceeding
amounts named above, even If
there is no tax due, under penalty Of
$50 to $1,000 for failure.
How to Calculate Net Income. Net
income, upon which the tax is levied,
is calculated by taking the total
amount of money received by the in
dividual during the year from all
sources and deducting from that
amount the following items:
Necessary expenses actually paid in
carrying on any business or trade, but
not including personal, living or fam
lily expenses;
All interest paid within the year on
Indebtedness, except interest on loans
made for the purchase Of tax exempt
securities;
All taxes. local, state and federal,
except income and war profits taxes;
Losses actually sustained during the
ear in business or trade or from fires,
storms, theft, ETC.:
Debt ascertained to DO worthless
and actually charged Off;
Reasonable allowance for wear and
tear Of property employed in bust
ness
Contributions for religious, charit-
able, scientific or educational purpos-
es to an amount not in Excess of IL
per cent Of the net income without
the benefit Of this paragraph.
Exemptions. Unmarried persons
have $1,000 exempt from income tax;
married persons have $4,000 exempt
and in addition 5000 exempt for each
dependent child under Is years Of age.
TAI Rates. The taxes levied upon
incomes are q composite result Of four
separate sets Of taxes, the normal"
tax rates in the old revenue bill and
the new, and the "supertax" rates in
the old bill and the new. For exam
pie, under the old law there was a
normal tax of 2 per cent on all in
come Of unmarried persons over 3d.
900, the new bill adds a new normal
tax Of 2 per cent and lowers the ex-
emption to $1,000; under the old bill
su~pertaxes started with $4,000 and
these supertaxes still stand, but there
have been added new ~supertaxes be-
ginning with $1,000. The result is
very confusing.
In order to bring all the existing
rates into simple form. I have COM
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03

ords in future 8 per cent of the sale
price. New life insurance policies paw
8 cent for every hundred dollars of
race value or if under $500 40 per
cent of first weekly premium, and all
other new insurance policies 1 cent
for each dollar Of the annual premi-
UNI.
After 80 days the postal rate on all
letters, except drop letters will be 3
cents an ounce. and there will be an
extra charge Of / cent for each 25
cents charged on parcel post pack
ages.
There are a new set of take. on
estates over $50, 1000. reaching 10 per
cent on $1,000. 900.
Yachts pay SO cents to 81 per
linear foot, and motor boats SIS each.
Sporting goods and cameras nav 8
per cent, toilet articles, patent medi-
cines and chewing gum pay 2 per cent
or the wholesale price.
Tickets of admission to all kinds of
amusements pay 1 cent for each ten
cents of the price. Taxes do not ap-
ply to movies where charge is 5 cents
or less, or to other ten-cent shows.
And to wind up. there are q. host
VI stamp taxes on all kinds Of docu-
ments' the mere enumeration of
Wnlch would occupy an entire col
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03

When patriotic people throughout
the country, both as individuals and
in societies Of many kinds. are de-
nouncing Senator La Toilette for his
recent speech in st. Paul and the re-
iteration and elaboration of that
speech in Toledo two days later; and
while there are being introduced in
the senate resolutions asking for the
expulsion Of La Toilette from that
body, and while the copperhead Val
landingham and his fate have been
held up to public gaze and scorn as
the only sedittous act in any degree
approximating the La Toilette dis
graceful affair, we find the following
amazing apology for the La Toilette
speech and La Follette's actions at
other times In the Townley-bossed
and Townley-controlled organ, the
Fargo Courier-News Of Tuesday, Oc-
tober @. It sets very we'll indeed, on
top of the recent effort of Townley to
get out from under when the Mime
sofa public safety commission had him
on the carpet and he said the La
Toilette speech was made after the
senator had promised to "be good"
The Courier-News editorial apology,
very clearly inspired, says:
"For thirty years Robert M. La Fol-
lette has been one Of the bravest
champions of the common good in the
United States. Motor q campaign,
not to win IN election, but for a whole
generation he has proven his conse-
for, and who has he fought against?
He has fought for the farmer and the
labortnG man. He has fought against
the kadsers Of big business.
docs anybody who will stop to
think hAliAyA that RohAr M Fol.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
ARCHBISH'P IRELA ND TO ROOSEVELT

Archbishop Ireland has on many occasions given
evidence Of his rugged Anericanism and his absolute
loyalty to the government Of this nation. He IL heart
and soul with the nation in its prosecution of the war.
When Theodore Roosevelt spoke in st. Paul last
week the archbishop was prevented by illness from at
tending the meeting. But, having been denied this priv
ilege. he lost no time in making known to Roosevelt
and to the public his thorough appreciation of the SEN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03

people of this state. And it is done in
the name of the farmers of the state.
How long will the patriotic farmers
of North Dakota permit themselves to
be thus misrepresented?
apparently we need a few days of
Roosevelt in North Dakota.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
RESENTs
BEING CLASSED AS
SUSPICIOUS SOLON

Washington. Oct. a.-R.n,..
speaL - OF Illinois attempted 10
to' a.,. IN the house today in ansvsr
iee,.l. ,clsms Of his attitude on wsr
an 'siatlon. Before he wa. ~.
~ objection. Mr.. Britten ~. on "
In nen naa been continually ,o his
lhn,S with certain published
csrt. s.ces OF both houses emDers OF
fsct IN legislation which hs opposing
sent. vG.ed for and urged ma in;
as"nusse Hefin Of Aiabs M a, Repre-
wher.,nn time 40 he wantsa De sivsn
him.. my actions are susr .o."say
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
Letters From
Our Readsre
Wheat Prices at Local Elevators.

Wheat Prices at Local Elevators.
To the Editor of The Herald:
have read a great deal in vour
torla since the so-called st. Paul
meeting, and I fully agree with Won
tnat the were not represented
at that meeting, but 1 would rather
think they were misrepresented. A
TO the price fixed on wheat bv The
government I believe 1t is plenty high
enough, but I do think the way he
IaIiners nave been treated in some To-
callties Is unfair. In our vicinity dur
were paying $2.04 cents for No =
wheat and tho farmers were led to ha-
!ieve that there would be no change
In price Of wheat till July 1. 1918. hnt
as soon as threshing was over 40 thera
was no grain left but what was tno
Tar away from town to market from
n machine and necessarily had r. 10
stored In the granary until such tins
as the farmer could haul it. then an
parently competition became stronF.
er m the price went up 3 cents ner
bushels. pei
Now. my dear sir. II anything would
have q tendency to shake the farmer.
CONFIDENCE In MI. Hoover's work /
would rather think that that would be
1t, for It seems to me that the man
who marketed his wheat early. al we
were at various time urged to do bv
the public press, got stunE to the
tune Of $50 per thousand bushels and
that, my dear sir Is a mighty nics
profit for somebody to make out ~
the farmers. when all speculation II
wheat 10 supposed to be prohibited
Now. I would like to see The TIsr-
AID brin. this matter to the atten.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03

The excess profits tax will impress
everyone who has to make a retuln
Under It as an example iof baroaiie
friehtfulness. 1t is unlike any 90
lever imposed in any civilized county,
Inv next March all American asyluins
will be full Of people who lost men
minds irving to calculate what tney
lowed Uncle Sam under this terrlp,e
tax. Lawsuits to determine It's ppm
cation will still be going when our
ereat-prandchildren are dead anu
buried.
lporation with a net income exceeu-
ling $4,000 and every partnership ~
Individual with a net income deriVeo
from the operation of any ! OF
business which exceeds $4,000 Tor tne
present year is liable to pay O tax on
Includes everybody that buys or sells
anythine, all kinds of agents ana
commission men, including CONNER
cial travellers, unless they are on a
fixed salary without commissions. II
also includes all kinds Of professions.
lit hits farmers, doctors, lawyers,
storekeepers. authors, real estate men,
contractors, and, In fact, everybody
THAT works who is not on a fixed
or salary and has an income pig
enough to come within the scope OF
the law. .n.o
Excess profits as now defined pear
practically no relation to the noun
earned before the a If you want q
trough idea of the excess profits OF
your business. take the amount oy
which its net income for 1917 exceeds
8 per cent on the capital invested, and
substract $4,000 from this If you are
Operating a partnership OF individual
business, and $4,000 If you are organ
lied as a corporation. Fol example
suppose your capital Is 100000 and
your net income is 100000. Eight pc,
cent is $780, to which you add 49,
900 for a corporation and $4,000 fol
Ian individual or partnership, leaving
the excess profits $4,000 for a corpora
ton and $4,000 for an Individual OF
partnership business.
II you want to know exactly, yol
will have to do some REAL figuring
Here's how you go about It:
First determine the net income o.
1911, 1912 and 1913. by subtractini
from the gross amount Of business
done in each of these years the prop
er deductions for expenses. interest
taxes and depreciation, substantial.
as described for income taxes. excep
that you cannot deduct gifts ant
charitable donations. Average thes'
and see what percentage they are o
the actual capital invested in the bust
ness during the same three years. L
they average less than z per cent, 20,
will be allowed the full z per cent
but If they average more than 8 PEI
On the amount
Less than Is per cent Of capital you
is to 20 per cent Of capital you pay.
20 to rs per CEN Of capital you pay.
25 to 38 per cent of capital you pay.
More than 33 per cent of capital you
TO Observation-Disclosures you
$37, 900. or 81 per cent.
On the amount
under $4,000 you will pay........
Sit, 900 to $4,000 you will pay.....
100000 to $4,000 you will pay.....
$25 900 to $4,000 you will pay.....
More than $33,000 you will pay.....
Making the total tax .........
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03
HAVE A SMILE"

Is it not a thing divine to have a smile which, none
know how, has the power to tighten the weight Of that
enormous chain which all the living in common drag be-
hind them.-Victor Hugo.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-03

g toys II white and scarlet! 0 blue With your dives
se.rs! Nay FOND eyes Welcome you; willing Ing teet follow Ho oT.:
BLESSING! Ours BY Inheritance. ours BY all.siance,. ours by
a6octton-long may you doat on the free winds Of heaven,
the emblem Of liberty, the hope Of tho world.
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How Much War Tax Will You ray!
Excess Profits Tax

..,+ Won will be allowed only . per
oent only IL they fall between Inc
~ ner cent do you take the actual
. varare. For example, with 10000
~ actual capital, II the ayera9 net
income is $500. that would stand as
So per cent; but 1t the aVeInse was
onlv $4,000 you would be allowed Z
u oar cant, while II the average was
eesn ooo Won would be allowed only 9
NV cent So you will see that while
pou have to 70 through all this rig
narole in making your return. Tor all
nractical pos you might as we'll
70 10 an average Of 8 per cen n let
it go at n a
After you nave got this pre-war
rota Of profit determined. you apply
that percentage to your present CAPT.
tai. add $4,000 to it for indtY1dual or
partnership business and $4,000 Q a
corporation, and subtract the result
from your net income Tor me year
1917. This gives you the noun OF
your excess profits on which you Will
be taxed.
FOR PROFESSIONS and all kinds
of businesses and trades II wn!cn on
" a nominal capital Is employed, 1t Is .
obvious that this plan cannot apply.
SO the act provides that they shall
nav a fiat rate Of s per cent on h
amount by which the net income ex-
Deeds $4,000 If they are organized as
corporations and $1,000 II they are
run by partnerships or individuals.
WHAT Is CAPITAE? 1t will be
seen that the application of this tax
depends absolutely on the definition of
the word capital. That Is what n
conferees from the house and senate
have been wrangling over Tor Two
weeks. and the more they wranGled.
the worse 1t got.
Actual capital invested as it stands
in the bill has no relation whatever to
the amount of stock outstanding. nor
does 1t include bonded Indebtedness or
borrowed money or property. 1t must
be determined for each businss and
for each year by adding the following
items: Actual cas paid in, the &C
tual cash value of other property paid
in to secure shares in the business,
and the surplus or undivided profits
actually employed in the business.
Patents, good will and franchises are
to be allowed only the cash value Of
the stock or other property exchanged
for them, in the case of all intangibles
not to exceed 20 per cent of h stock
now outstanding.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE
AMOUNT OF EXCESS PROFITS
TAX. After you have determined
the amount of excess profits. as de-
scribed above, you are ready to figure
the amount of tax you will have to
pay. First, find u what per cent
these excess profits are of h actual
capital for the present year. Then
Happily the following rates:
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aa Vaas A1s -1ria1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-13

granddaughter, Vivian Barnhiser,
were in Dayton, Saturday. :. Everett
Riley and Willard Ruff. who are work
ing in Dayton, were home over SUM-
day. +. Foie Sweeny, Sergeant in Co.
F at Fort Benjamin Harrison, was
home over Sunday with his parents,
Joseph Sweeny and family. "A very
pretty wedding was solemnized at the
home of George Cowgirl Tuesday
morning, when their youngest daugh-
ter Ruth, was married to Rev. Joe
Hendrix. A wedding breakfast was
served and the couple went to their
home in Locking ton. Mrs. Milton
Order is critically i'll at her home,
east Of town. Miss Pauline Kelly,
of Anderson, Ind, spent last week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-13

with Miss Hannah Etzler. Clifford
Locke and family, James Gates and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. vergil Sweeny,
Matthias Deisher and wife and Foie
Sweeny of Fl Benjamin Harrison,
spent Sunday with Joseph Sweeny
and family. >. Jess Finfrock and fam
fly OF Brookville, spent Sunday after
noon here with relatives. .. Charles
Beam and wife visited her mother and
father in Eaton Sunday. Mrs. Han
nah Huechting and daughters, and
Mrs Dick Porman were in Dayton Sat
urday. Miss Cecilia Chambers en-
tertained a friend of Germantown,
Saturday and Sunday.
oAIuAnifYM WANT ADS paw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-13

The year books for the Domestic
Science association will be distributed
at the meeting to be held Wednesday,
October 8.
Miss Carolyn Hutton, who has been
north for the summer, will arrive
home the latter part OF next week.
Miss Lucille Nusbaum, who is in
Petoskey. Michigan. is expected home
soon.
Mark Mann is leaving the first Of
October for the University of Chi
cago, where he will attend school.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Ralph
Snaveley entertained number of
guests in honor OF Mrs. John Casey of
Piqua, Ohio. Fall flowers ornamented
the rooms. The time was spent in
knitting. Miss Elizabeth Cain gave
was served. The guests were Mrs.
Ben Crump, Miss Elizabeth Cain, Mrs.
John Gully, Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Harry
Miller and Mrs. Will Fisher. This eve
ming Mrs. Fisher will entertain for
wv
Second street.
Perseverance Bible class members
Of First Baptist church were enter
tanned yesterday by Mrs. Fred Huck-
Grey. Twenty-Five members were
, present A program Of readings and
solos was given. Mrs. Underhill and
Mrs. Chauncey Burr, assisted. Miss
Addie Dean, gave piano solo. Miss
Ruth Ferguson and Mrs. Horr sang. A
business meeting will be held October
10.
Mrs. John Lorenz and daughter
have returned to Chicago after spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
Ian Mann.
Members of the Universalist Mis-
sion circle were Hospitality entertain
ed Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Laura
Wilcox. She was assisted in enter
tanning by her daughter, Miss Mable
Wilcox. Mrs. Elizabeth Bair conduct
ed the devotional exercises. Mrs. Ida
Roser read an article, 1.-THE Seventh
Pilgrimage to the Universalist Con-
vention." Delegates to the state con-
vention were appointed, president and
secretary, Mrs. Bair and Mrs. Barr to
act as delegates with Mrs. Judy and
Mrs. Johnson as alternates. The con-
vention will be held in Kokomo the
first week in October. Refreshments
were served. Wednesday, October 8,
Mrs. Owen will entertain the circle.
Mrs. Fred Linderman and Mrs. Sarah
Rifle of Tampa, Florida, were guests.
Home Missionary society members
Of Grace M. e. church were enter
tanned Wednesday evening by Mrs
Isaac Laning. Mrs. John Brown read
a paper and the remainder of the time
was devoted to discussing plans for
the years work. Twenty members
were present. Mrs. H. L. Overdeer
led the devotional exercises. Mrs.
Elizabeth Close also assisted. Refresh
ments were served. Assisting the hos
tess were Miss Carrie Lesh, Mrs.
Close and Mrs. Laning.
John F. Underzagt, pharmacist at
the Thistlethwaite drug store, and
Miss Mable Schaver a popular young
woman of this city were married last
evening.
Russell Mcclellan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mcclellan, and Miss
Glenna Ramp were quietly married
last evening at 8:15 at First Presby-
terrain manse by Rev. J. J. Rae. The
ring service was used. The bride wore
a gown of pink messaline. Only mem