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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08

reive these blanks and the extern
sion providing they can give sick
ness. absence from the city or not
having received statements from
corporations, as an excuse.
ID 10 The Taxpayers.
A person who-waits for an in
come tax man to pull his doOrbell
CT his coattails, may find himself
delinquent to severe penalties. is
he warning sounded today by the
internal revenue bureau officials.
The duty OF getting the payments
and the returns in by March Is lies
soIelv with each individual and
corporation.
The bureau has sent every man
Il can spare directly to the people
TO aid in an advisory capacity
said Commissioner Roper, but our
men have no time to canvass peo-
ME at work or in their home. Ey-
CIV person liable to tax or re-
turn must take the initiative in
performing the duties required by
the revenue tax officer.
The big thing now in income
tax is to get the iTst payments in
between now and March 10. That
is the due date, TN Ter the new law.
Frankly speaking he government
Leeds the money to meet its obli-
cations falling due on that date
The returns OF 1918 income are
due at the same time Either
,omplete return showing the true
tax or a tentative return OF the es-
imated tax. nus. accompany each
and every payment made between
now and March Is.
THE tentative return OF estimat-
81 tax is d relief measure adopted
Nv the bureau for taxpayers who
cannot complete their full returns
on time. A taxpayer who needs adj
IitionaI time for making a return
cannot be relieved of the payment
Of the tax due, or the estimated
tax due. But, or making the re-
CURED payment between now and
March Is. the taxpayer can secure
further time I'D to - days in which
TO file the complete return
The bureau IN this way meets
The convenience of taxpayers who
are pressed for time. but it cannot
relieve them of the requirement
that their taxes, due on March Is,
must be paid between nov and the
due date.
1T is urged that every taxpayer
who can do so make payment in
full when fling his return. This
method will greatly aid the revenue
Offices and relieve the taxpayer of
the necessity Of guarding against
oversight on future installment
dates.
an each case where payment in
full is not made. the first payment
must be ct least one-fourth of the
total tax due or at least one-fOurth
cf the estimated tax due. No mat
ter which Of these methods is used
in paying taxes due March Is. the
pavment must actually he in the
collectors Office by the due date,
accompanied by a return
All the news all the time-The /
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08

Subscribed and sworn to before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08

reiye these blanks and the extern
sion. providing they can give sick
ness. absence from the city or not
having received statements from
generations, as an excuse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08
WINTER GARDENS P0PrLAl

WINTER GARDENS POPULAR.
One thousand two hundred fifty
six girls in Georgia. under the in
structIon of the home demonstra-
ton agent, planted winter and per
ennlal gardens in 1918. Figs, as
paragus. new varieties of musca-
dins-grapes, and other fruits and
vegetables which increase the va
riety of food products for the home
table or the income of the club
members are popular crops in these
perennial gardens. The dasheen.
chayote, and New Zealand spinach
aroused much interest in the local
titles where they were tried Seven
thousand five hundred fifty-eieht
girls in the state conducted demon
strations with one-tenht acre gar
dens: 1886 of the members who
turned in satisfactory reports grew
> .342 .038 pounds of vegetables. The
total value of these garden products
was S272,767.93.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08

home being maintained the ex-
emption Of $4,000 applies. If. how
ever, the dependent continuously
makes his home elsewhere, the
benefactor, irrespective OF the
question Of support. is not the
head of a family.
In the case OF a man and wife,
the joint exemption Of $4,000, al
lowed a married couple, replaces
the individual exemption allowed
each only If they live together.
Unavoidable absence of a wife or
husband at a sanitorium or asylum
or account of illness does not pre-
CIude claiming the exemption. If.
h2wever. the husband continuously
and voluntarily makes mis- nome at
one place and the wife a another.
each must file an individual re
turn. Of net income Of $1,000 or
more and each is assessed on the
amount Of net income in excess of
81 600.
a person under tventy-ona
years Of age or under the statu-
tory age Of majOrity where he
lives, whatever it may be, is re
quired 10 render a return if he
had a net income for 1919 Of $1,000
or more or guardian my render
the return for him. The earnings
of minor children dependent upon
parents should be included in the
parents return Of income"
BAD Debts.
Numerous inquiries have been
received concerning the allowance
for bad debts il the fling OF an
income tax return.
Bad debts, recognizes as such
prior to the taxable year 1918 are
not deductable only such debts
as have been charged off as WORTH
less within that year may be
claimed. Where all surrounding
circumstance indicate that a debt
is uncOllectable and that legal &C
ton to enforce payment. in all
probability. would be useless.
showing Of these facts is sufficient
evidence Of the worthlessness Of
the debt for purposes of deduction.
Bankruptcy may or may not be
an indication of the wOTthlessrass
of a debt. Actual determination OF
such WorhIessness in such cases
is possible only when settlement
in bankruptcy is made Only the
difference between the amount re-
cgiyed IN distribution and the
amount ofsthe claim NAV he con-
sidered as a bad debt The differ
ence between the amount received
by creditor in distribution @?
deceGeuts estate and the amount
OF the creditors claim may be con-
d worthless debt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26

COUNTING ON
UNITED STATES
Has no Doubt But That
America Will Ratify the
Peace Treaty.

Paris Sept 26.-Premier Clemen-
ceau'c remarkable address in the
chamber Of deputies yesterday in
which he asked for the ratification of
the treaty OF peace with Germany,
was made on his seventy-eighth birth
day. If there was an impression that
his words on the previous day during
his colloquy with M. Barthou were
a slight on America, the way he spoke
Of the admirable impetuosity'' with
which America flung men into the
battlefields, showed that no slight
was intended.
Applause rang through the cham
Der when the premier said:
Would you know my complete
tb boughts? Should there be no writ
ten treaty, l would count on America
all the same. can say we are firmly
counting on the adoption Of the treaty
over there"
Il have seen young Americans at
the front" he continued and not one
OF them whether the origin wa: Ger
man. Itet'an, or Pole, wayered in tine
fight, Wben asked why they were
there they replied: For. liberty"
The premier recalled how at one
crisis the Allies had to decide whethe.
to defere. Calais Or, Paris
"A few days la.e.'" he continued
Premier Lloyd Geo.ge Of Great Brit.
ar: asked me what had decided.
replie z Franc. made Paris Pari.
,nati'. Frsnce. ,vpulC. burn Pa, "a
save France" Sa,Gs -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
HIGH OFFICIALS OF
RUSSIA REDUCED TO
THE LOWEST RANKS

London, Sept. l12.-( Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press. THE
Russian colony in London Is deeply
interested in stories which have been
coming the past few days from neu-
trail countries concerning the fate Of
those who once were mighty in their
country. In every instance they tell
of hardship, occasionally Of suffering
and always Of poverty and distress.
In Helsingfors there is a young
prince. little more than a boy who is
practically barefoot with no prospect
Of better, shoes when winter comes.
The coles have disappeared. and, az
the story goes he limps painfully as
he picks his way over the rough cob
bled streets. Living in a nat which is
little more than tenament in the
same city Is Russian nobleman Of
high rank. who. with fortune and po-
sition gone makes his living as .
baker.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26

senators upon the other side Of xha
chamber are bent on Wreckins their
own country simply to vindicste the
infallabiltty Of the chief executive n
his work at Paris
ShOAh Have Kent Out
Senator Cummins contended that
when the war was ended ..our eorit
should have been as speedy and coI,.
plete a. possible. =" This did not mean.
however. he added, that the Inffnd
states should have abandoned N
Allies or made separate peace Nth
Germany, but II. does mean that n
was not our duty to associate on q
selves With foreign powers In reform y I
agreeing to malntain it 81 4 the ,,is, vietssa =,
had made it, 75s sii, "a -,
Condemning disposition gof ahan.
tung. Senator Cumnainss eAtd y
wanted to relfeve the American d -.
public from the ekernal otltum 81 -
Shantung crime. and from the az ].
grace OF paasing over Thraoe tosssl-
karia, :, There would be nsaay 0lsa6- 4
associated pOweFA worked III - nciis1v,
ttswOuld mean nothing lei tn - s
pietA and arbitrary power III ~
world. A. much - ne dop3Sro1 iII
vr0ng done China, Ne Hsnnld ~ S1sSS.i
ne sid, to the prtnciplen ~ Hai1 n g,
douafy announced an1 49, 6ll y
the committee dmend dlaa & 4 = ~ ~
fhe prcyince TO CAina & A s.ssk
The men no: ettsml -
many. With or VT 1soak ~ 4
Nations, means pSaoa 49, ~
ins tha relations 0k nSon ~ gs1s s.s s
|pxOduninx. seiltnt aaA q =
1n9 ~ ancient o. - sS;s q
rAlculah - tnJsll u = B b; "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
COMPROMISE ON
RESERVATIONS
TO BE TAKEN UP
Acceptance of Some Sort Of
Reservations Will Be
Urged by Some.
BELIEVE SOME
CHANGES NEEDED
Nations Head is Expected
to Arrive in Washington
Sunday.


Washington, Sept. 2s.-After Presi-
dent Wilson's return to Washington
Sunday, Democratic leaders plan to
seek an early conference to advise him
Of the peace treaty situation in the
senate and to discuss a possible COM
promise over reservations. u.
Prominent defocratic senators said
today they planned to advise the
president to carefully consider accept
+ ance Of some sore Of reservations, in
terpretative in character, at least, it
was said to be possible that their ad-
vice would extend to recommends
tions that reservations be accepted or
, that the treaty be withdrawn from
the senate, at leas emporarily.
These democratic spokesman are
convinced that the treaty cannot be
ratified without reservations of some
deScription U'.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
PLANS. ALL MADE
FOR TRIP TO SOUTH
POLE BY AIRPLANE

!. 81 London, sept. L. (Correspond- )
ence Of the Associated Press. u ohm
IT, Cope, leader Of the expedition to
the South Pole to start next June, says
his airplanes night to the. pole will be
about $50 miles. The i base from
which the airplane will start is about
that distance from the pole. The air.
plane will be, heavily loaded.
I'VE shall be compelled to take q
Eledge with u and extra provisions to
enable us to return in case the air
plane breakas down. said Mr. Cone
Because OF this additional weight 1t
will be necessary to y cut down our
fuel to the minimum for taking of
will be very difficult and II will be- irn-
possible to lift the machine for cross
Ing the mountain ranges. 5Fs 81 b 8S5la
We propose to- set on With as much
petrol as We can and them half way
on the outward journey Just before we
get to q range OF monntainS that We
have to cross to dump half :of It and
to pick. 1t up on the way. back"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26

welcome. The feature Of the trip also
apparently has been very tiring to
Mrs. Wilson also, who has accom-
panied him wherever he went, and
who. during the last few days has
shown evidences Of being anxious
for the strain to end.
In order to avoid the crowds the
president has made several minor
shifts in his schedule. At San Diego
Calf, last Friday, he went aboard
his train imm ediately after the infor-
NAL dinner given in his honor instead
of remaining for the night, and when
he reached Los Angeles the next day
he tried in vain to slip quietly to his
hotel for a Sundays rest.
Later in the day, at Los Angeles.
he arranged to take the air in a
brief automobile ride by sending out
personally and hiring taxicab in
stead of using the conspicuous flag
draped car that had been provided
for his use.
In a number of other cases since
then. the president has tried to cur
! tail his program and has seized every
opportunity to get a moments relax
alton. His train was stopped for more
than an hour yesterday after leaving
Pueblo. Colo, while Mr.: and Mrs,
Wilson took a long walk down a dus-
ty country road by the Arkansas
river. 4
The details Of the presidents in
disposition were not revealed, but it
was indicated that he had slight
touch of indigestion. DR.. Grayson
thought it would pass away quickly
if Mr.. Wilson remained quietly In
bed, but said he would insist upon
absolute rest.
Since the trip began the president also
has been suffering from a slight
feoueh which. seversf tinaes has caused
his voice to break while he, /, was
speaking: TO one audience he laugh
inglyS remarked that here are .'the re-
mains of a Paris cold" but both he
and DIR. ,Grayson has treated It light
ly. The real cause of his indisposition
! 1t was said, was the nervous strain of
| his arduous program, which was one
of the most strenuous ever undertaken
by president. 80
Although the presidential special
was due to reach Wichita at o'clock
this morning, the arrival was delayed
until g, as has been the case mall
cities where an earlier arrival had
been scheduled. Shortly before nine
the train was sidetracked on the out
skirts of the city,, and it was half
hour later that the decision to suspend
the trip was announced in Secretary
Tumulty's staten ent.
Assistant Secretary Brahany went
I! by motor to the Wichita station, a
mile away, to tell the local reception
committee that the president could
not leave the train On the way the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
Senator Cunl,1lifls Declares
Wilson Spoiled Friendship
OF the World For America

Washington, Sept. rs. - When
President Wilson ended his work al
the Paris peace conference, 'the
United States had not a friend ia
Europe, Asia or Africa, and our bril-
liant service in the war was almost
forgotten In the storm of protest.
which followed him as he sailed for
home" Senator Cummins, Republi-
can, Iowa, declared today in an ad-
dress in the senate attacking the
League OF Nations covenant
The only thing the president
brought With him which was joyfully
received in America by multttudeo OF
good people," Senator Cummins said,
was covenant for League of Ma
tions and this only because these
people believed, many Of them with
out inquiry, that the league would
bring peace to . war-weary world ana
would maintain It in all the years to
come. GFAduAIly they are baginnans
TO see the tremendous burdens We .se
asked, to assume and eraduaJy5 they
are Understanding that thers are some
provisions IN the covenant which must
inevitably provoke ware g5.
De0oNnces Action. !, Il
Senator Cummins deplored the at
tempt Of some senators to charge
other senators with opposing me
treaty simply to diseredit the presi-
dent and To accomplish their polSti-
cal designs, % well . Efforts u the
latter group - make II appsar that
those supporting the president were
indiferent< II not hoetile, toward the
vital concerns Or their own countrV.
The casnal observer IN the senate
he added. s.Wculd 10 inclined ID re6ch
the conclusion that the most flsIla.
entias ssristets upon this sfdas ot \ III
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
SAYS JAP PAVESE
CONTROL FRUIT
MARKET IN WEST
Japan Violates Agreement
With U. S. Regarding I'm
migration, Is Charge

IS Washington, Sept. 2.-Japan was
charged with ''flagrant violations Of
the commonly termed gentleman's
aEreementa with this country by " s.
,MdClatchy, y Sacf fanienfo, Cal, and
aflas Etaem man. ssea ttse:s D: today bs9oss
the house Immigration COMMITTEES. ,A
Testifying connection with the
which would permit q certain percent
age Of the nationals of a country to
enter the United States each year.
Both Mr.. McClatchy and Mr.. Freeman
said that Japanese control of many
industries in Il Washington; Oregon.
California and Colorado was being
enlarged thrsugh violations Of the
Of Japanese laborers, both skilled and
unsktlled, into the United States.
In Oregon, McClatchy said, half Of
the Hood River Valley apple crop is
under japanese control, while in Coll
orado the Rockyford melon crop Is
8 per cent, Japanese controlled. In
Seattle, Mr.. Freeman related that ho-
tells, groceries, garages, truck garden
ing and miscellaneous small businesses
are fast coming under their domina-
ton. -. & - gsss'ff. &. H.
Since 1900, the Japanese population
in this country has increased six fold,
McClatchy asserted, while the Chinese
under the exclusion act have decreas-
ed from one.half to two-thirds in
number. &,.,
Senator Phelan, California, told
The committee that he had assurances
from the state department that it
was investigating the "picture BRIDE
and her legal status.
as The California senator poined with
the witnesses in asserting that an
acute problem had been provoked
along the Pacific coast, but said his
information from the state depart
ment was that it regarded the gem
tlcmen's agreement to be working
with fair satisfaction" except as to
the picture bride" admissions.
Cancellation Of the agreement was
Urged by the witnesses, who also
urged that the committee should send
"a. subcommittee toethe coast fof an
Investigation to establish officially the
conditions prevailing there. No deds-
ion, however, was made by the COM
I! go r.. r. 10 LhIS SinVestigatiOn. +5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS


Tokio-Japan is planning officially
to invite China to confer on the Shan
tung situation after Japan has ratified
the peace treaty, according to OIL
Gals.
Copenhagen American marines
landed from a torpedo boat destroyer
TO compel the Italians to evacoate
T}'au, Dalmatia, according to a DIS
patch from Spalatoud.
Chicago@Tcmporary relief from
the sugar shortage that has resulted
in retailers limiting customers to one
lound purchases, is in sight with the
coming on the market of the western
beet sugar crop.
Geneva-A movement is oo foot
in Hungary to restore the monarchy
with the former archduke, Francis
Joseph Otto, eldest son Of former
Emperor Charles, as king. according
to Budapest dispatch. ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26

BETHLEHEM WORKERS
HOPE TO AVERT WAI
OUT OF 40, 900 MEN \
Meeting Of Unslkilled and
rni-Skilled Men in
Youngstown is Called.
SHIP WORKERS HAVE
PERMISSION TO QUIT
Shipping Union Win Meet
to Decide Whether They
Will Leave Jobs.

Three important developments Wers
pending today in the steel Strike, my
one of which may have vital bsar-
ing on the outcome Of the great In
dustrial struggle.
In Pittsburgh the National etssl
decision was expected in regard to
calling ont the 10000 workers in. the
Bethlehem Steel plants Monday. Al
though the company officials have 20
far shown no inclination to compro-
mise, local union ofiicials at Allen
town expressed optimism over the
prospect Of strike beino averted.
In Youngstown, where the strikers
have succeedd in completely tying up
the steel industry in the Mahoning
valley district, meetings were an
nounced Of unskilled and semi-skfl1ed
workers to discuss the question Of re-
turning to work. Some mystery en-
veloped these meetings, ~ beth the
strike leaders and the mill managers
professed to know nothing Of their
origin.
The third development was prom
ised ut Cleveland. where the executive
committees of the Great Lakes ship
ping unions, claiming to represent 1S.-
900 seamen and men of allied trades,
met to decide whether their organixA-
tons would declare \ sympathetic
strike. SUCH a strike already has
been authorized by the international
centers, remaining virtually un-
changed the senate investigation at
Washington was the focus Of attention
on both sides. Samuel Gompers, vet-
eran head Of the American Federaxion
OF Labor, appeared before the labor
committee today.
In the meantime the usual com
f~tfv oJA - xS.
posing generals in the pivotal hattie
grounds Of Pittsburgh and Chicago.
but all definite news indicated no i'm
| portant change in conditi0ms.
! - -At PtfttsbUreh two additional small
plants closed and an attempt to re-
Eopen a third was reported by the po-
lice to have failed.
The management OF the Illinois
Steel company at Chicago annonnced
that they had 1000 men at work,
most of whom they asserted were re-
turned strikers. t.a
IT suppose that has been done on
the theory that collection Of crowds
would create disorder" Senator
Sterling remarked.
Knew the Purpose.
II don't know the theory" Mr..
Gompers said. But do know the
purpose. 1t was to prevent the lead
ers from counselling with the men
and making the strike effective
leader declared, should the rights Of
free speech and assembly be restrict
ed. They should not be, he said, for
''privateering corporation
Il know that many Of the public
authorities in districts Of Pennsylva-
mia are under the direct domination
Of the United States Steel corpora
| N fhn lAA n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
Prices In Germany
Continue To Climb

Cologne, Thursday. Sept. 25.-The
Socialist members of the assembly,
Meerfeld. Roehl and Sollamann, de-
clare that the billion and half marks
appropriated for the purpose Of keep
ing down prices has failed to accom-
plish its purpose. Prices have in
creased and conditions, they assert,
are rapidly heading for chaos.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
DEMOCRATS PLAN CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT TO INFORM
HlM0F THE TREATY SITUATION
PRICES INNEW
YORK ARE GOING
DOWN GRADUALLY

New York. Sept. 2s.-Prices of
lists issued by the Fair price" COM
rnittee here are Is per cent lower to-
day than. they were the first of the
year, while prices of meats have de-
clined from 8 to 10 per cent. Arthur
Williams, federal food administrator,
announced today.
"The committee believes" he said,
"that these figures would mostly in
dicate the value Of the attorney gem
erals efforts to prevent high prices
through boarding and profiteering."