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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-16
los DEsEspERADos

En- aIaFasiiez Sc. suicide. el Sr. Ju-
f;an Herencia. disparandose un iiro de
revolver por una sidn. Y en- el barrio
Rio Caiias. de Juana Dfaz, Sc suicide
el individuo jose Ruiz. disparandose
un fro de reT6lver por Ia sien derecha.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-16
POR Ia ALTERAR Ia P.Az

Acnsado de haber alerado la paz
anoche, en- Ia plaza del Mercado, ha
sido arrestado Juan Rodriguez. Sc Il
ocur'o una cartera con efectos y un
saco con plat0s.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-16
Wilfred Jesurnn.,

Ell resultado del pasado curse en- la
Escuela Lincoln, ha sido satisfactorio
en- grado sumo para profesores y
aIunnos.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-16

LAS Ai.M0RRANAS SE CURAN
EN- 6 II DIAS. UNGtiENTO PA
20 las eura, va sean sinples, san
GRANTEES. externas cen picaz0n. Il
priniera aplicaci6n da alivio.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-16

A,mando A. lIranda
Bayam5n, JUNO de 1921.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

ing from the .swar" list. Including such items as
wartime shipbuding and increased departmental
expense caused by the war, Doctor E. B. Rosa of
the United States bureau of standards estimates
that SO per cent of present expenses due to
the war.
Whether war expenses take exactly rs per cent
exactly SO per cent of national tax income is
unimportant. The point is that the great bulk of
our national taxes due to war. The easy way
to reduce national taxes therefore, would be to do
away with wars. During the recent campaign the
Democrats said could prevent wars by going
into the league of nations and the Republicans said
we could prevent by keeping out Of the league
of nations. But now that the war is over we find
both Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Democrat, and
President-elect Harding, Republican, advocating
the largest navy in the world for the United States
all hands urging the increase of our army and many
influential leaders of both sides for compulsory
military training.
: The next point is who pays national taxes now?
At present they raised by variety of means of
which the principal excise taxes, tariff duties,
income taxes and excess profits taxes.
Excise taxes are such taxes as the tobacco tax of
1S cents pound. Though this is paid in the first
instance by the manufacturer he passes it on i'm
mediately to the consumer.
When tariff duties were first originated they were
hailed with joy by the politicians The average per-
son who buys article like an ice cream soda, and
finds a 2-cent tax added to the price, kicks like
steer, either out loud to himself. But when the
same person buys pair of gloves from abroad
with 25-cent duty attached onto them he does
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

20 per cent the 1000 above the first 900, or
$780,
If it makes $4,000 profits (15 per cent) it pays
20 per cent on the $4,000 above the first $11 900,
or $500. n
If it makes $4,000 profits go per cent? il pays
20 per cent the $4,000 above the first $11 900, or
S., 800. {25f VS.. S3 5
Twenty per cent is a big profit for any line Of
business to make. It is doubtful If per cent Of the
farmers of the United States made this much prof
it, even during the war years. It would be rea-
sonabe, therefore, to expect that corporations maxi
ing 20 per cent profit should give good-sized por-
ton OF it to keep up the government
But the actual excess profits payments, when
analyzed, are ridiculously small. The 100000
corporation that makes II per cent profits pays
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

Z (. (. *
Congress is now considering bills to re-
peal the income profits tax and to lower
the income tax on large incomes. To
make up for these losses. congress plans
either to levy new taxes on consumers,
such as general sales tax, special
taxes on tea, coffee, sugar and the like,
or to spread payment Of the war debt
over period of 60 years. The Leader
is doing all it can to call attention to
the steal that may be put over on the
make sure that it is stopped is for
every farmer to write his congressman
direct, protesting against any action
that will shift national taxes any
further from the rich to the poor.
WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN To-
DAY. Then let's all get together to
elect congressman two years from now
who can be depended upon to establish
a taxation system that will
.- bring justice to all.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

Above this exemption ($3,0O0 plus the first 8 per
cent? corporations required to pay 20 per cent
of their net profits to the government.
If the corporation earns more than 20 per cent it
is required to pay 40 per cent the portion above
20 per cent of it's net capital.
100000 CORPORATION HAS [:
II PER CENT PROFITS EXEMPT
To see how this works out, take corporation
with capital of 100000. The first 900 Of its
profits exempt, also the next $4,000 e per cent
Of $100000). Therefore the corporation can make
profits Of $4,000, or II per cent of it's capital, in
a year without being required to pay any excess
profits tax whatever. Above this figure it must pay
excess profits taxes sl
# it makes $12 700 profits per cent? it pays
PAGE SIX
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

interesting to farmers and others to refresh their
minds as to just what these two forms of taxation
now provide
4 The excess profits tax was levied on the theory
that corporations making profits far above the
NAL should return percentage of these profits to
the support of the government which made them
possible. It's provisions are as follows
The first $4,000 net profits of any corporation are
entirely exempt from this tax.
Eight per cent Of the total capitalization Of the
corporation is exempt, in addition to the first So OOO
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10

Tax /
BY E. B. RUSSELL
- HREE years ago A. C. Townley was
>lNlI RI8I telling the people Of North Dakota,
f SA Minnesota and other states: "Unless
IN1 INa we take steps now to conscript the
sFza Saa profits being made by our profteers,
--- the boys who fighting, what
left of them will have to come home and spend the
rest Of their lives paying the cost of the war;
For saying this Mr.. Towney was called pacifist,
pro- German and liar. He charged with dis
loyalty and arrested not once, but many times.
Anti-farmer papers and politicians Of the North
west said, again and again:
"Townley is trying to mislead you. We will pay
the cost of the by profits taxes and taxes
on large incomes. The men who fought the
won't have to pay the cost. Nothing will be too
good for them when they come home" y. ~5s-
That was three years ago. Today every word
that Townley said in 1917 and 1918 is coming true.
Congress is preparing to abolish the excess profits
tax and to reduce the income tax large incomes.
The loss of revenues from these sources is to be
made up by sales taxes that will fall every con-
sumner, or by taxes Of 10 cents pound tea, 2
cents pound on coffee and sugar, increased taxes
on tobacco and the like .'-tz-
The ex-service men who were told during the
war that after it Nothing will be too
good for you" are told, when they apply for bonus
that would make up for their meager pay Of $50
month, that the United States not afford to
pay it, because the millionaires and war profteers
going to have their taxes reduced.
Every word that Mr.. Townley said about the
shifting of taxes from the war profiteers to the
service men and the common people is coming true,
except that he didn't make it strong enough. Mr..
Towney said that the soldiers would have to spend
the rest of their lives paying off the debt. Now
according to the latest plans announced by Repub-
Gcan leaders, the cost Of the war will be spread
over the next 60 years. It will be a charge not
only for the soldiers during their lfeties, but for
their children and their grandchildren.
FEDERAL TAXES GO TO MEET
WAR COSTS, PAST AND FUTURE
The subject of taxation is often considered COM
plex and unnteresting one, generally because it is
presented in connection with column after column
of dull and dry figures. In this article, therefore,
we will cite just few figures as possible.
=, We will consider briefly three propositions:
What are federal taxes for?
Who pays them now?
Who will pay them under plans for 'tax re-
vision? -,-. .s~E
The first question is easy to- answer. The plain
fact of the matter is that the great bulk of federal
taxes go for paying expenses. The proportion
OF the federal taxes that goes for wars past pres
ent and future, has been estimated at rs per cent
by the treasury department, but this estimate elii-
mates such expenditures as the wartime shipbuild
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10
How the Present Income and Profits Taxes Work

VERY plan for "tax, revision" that has
been put before congress to date con-,
tains two main provisions. No. 1 is
that the excess profits tax be abol-
ished. No. 2 is that the income tax on
large incomes he reduced IT. will he
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10
BY E. B. RUSSELL

HREE years ago A. G. Townley was
telling the people Of North Dakota,
Minnesota and other states: "Unless
we take steps now to conscript the war
profits being made by our profteers,
the boys who are fighting, what are
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-01-10
People
Tax Dodgers Busy Washington Nov

not kick, because the duty is included in the price,
For years Republican politicians advocated tariff
duties, higher and still higher, with the war cry
'Make the foreigner pay the taxes" The average
voter didn't stop to think that the foreigner inme
diatey added the tax to the selling price and that
therefore, the consumer paid the tax, as usual.
AS matter of fact the consumer usually pays
tariff duties twice Suppose, for instance that
half of our national supply Of gloves comes from
abroad and half is produced in the United States
A 25-cent duty, let US say, is levied on imported
gloves The importer of these foreign gloves i'm
mediately adds 25 cents to the selling price that
the consumer pays the entire tax. But it does not
stop there; for the American manufacturer also
adds 25 cents to his selling price and the consumer
pays this, too.
In effort to get form Of tax that could not be
passed on Immediately to the consumer the income
and excess profits taxes devised. It is the be-
lief of economists and tax experts that compar-
atively small portion of such taxes be pass
ed because the rapidly, increasing rate of taxa
tion eats up the larger share of profits when they
grow beyond certain figure Just how the income
and profits taxes work is explained elsewhere
on this page.
But now, under the plea Of tax revision, congress
proposes to change the present plan. Various pro-
posals are now before congress, but nearly all of
them have these essential features:
The excise taxes and tariff duties, which can be
passed directly to the consumer to be retain
ed increased. The excess profits and income
taxes, which not be passed on to the consumer,
or can be passed less easily, to be reduced.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

eaten it your ears would have grown
 twice as long as they are now He shook his head. T don't think
 so," he muttered. l There's only one way to find out" ! Henrietta Hen announced. Eat a
 lot of cabbage-an you cani And
 we'll soon see whether your ears are
 growing longer" i But old dog Spot refused flat1y to
 do anything of the sort. He said
 that his ears suited him quite we'll,
 just as they were.
 What" cried Henrietta Wouldn't
 you eat cabbage to oblige lady?" Old Spot said he was sorry; but he
 had no liking for cabbage. How can you tell if you've never
 tasted it?" she asked He made no answer to that ques-
 ton. Instead, he asked her one of
 his own.
 Would you like long ears?" he in-
 quired
 Certainly not.' she cried How can you tell if you've never ] tried wearing any?" he demanded. Don't be stupid!" she snapped. None of my family wears ears that can be seen. What a sight I'd be
 with long ears. Ears are very ugly things, and I only hope that haven't eaten so much cabbage that
 mine will begin to grow-Do you suppose they'd hang down like yours
 or stick up like Jimmy Rabbits? He
 didn't say anything about that" Old dog Spot let out a howl. Jimmy Rabbit" he growled. Was
 he talking with you just before I ar rived ?'
 '.Yes!" said Henrietta. "It was he that asked me If had ever heard that eating cabbage made a persons ! ears grow.''
 T might have known that it was e1hat young Rabbit who put such | silly notion into your head,'' Spot
 grumbled. If you hadn't stopped me
 I'd have stopped him by this time. But it's too late now" You don't suppose he was joking, do your" Henrietta inquired. Of course he was," said Spot-and none too pleasantly. Well" Henrietta unused, as she pecked at a cabbage-leaf, "I must say that I think the jokes on you" Copyright 1921 by The Metropolitan ) Newspaper Servtce.)
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

EARs-SHoRT OR LONG.
 Henrietta Hens heart began to thump. She dropped a bit og cab bage out of her bill, letting it fall as if it burned her. And usually she was very careful as to her table manners.
 "Goodness!' she said to Jimmy thump. She dropped a bit of cab bage in Farmer Greens garden. You frighten me!''
 He had just asked her this strange question: Did you ever hear it said that eating too much cabbage causes long ears?'' And Henrietta Hen didn't want long ears. She knew they would be sure to spoil her beauty. Jimmy Rabbit had no time to say anything more to Henrietta Hen. AL though he had not finished his lunch con he left the garden suddenly-and in great haste. For old dog Spot be- gan barking just beyond the fence; and Jimmy Rabbit always wanted to get as far from that sound as he could.
 When Spot scurried into the cab
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
A PARISIAN SURPRISE GOWN
BY MARIAN HALE.

New York, Oct. 13-Individuality is assuredly te keynote of this gown which breathes anew. into our mod ern fashions the spirit of 1880.
 Not only the shoulder cape but the removable gauntlets of astrakhar recall those old-time cuts of fash ionable skaters in grandmother. days.
 Jenny, of course, is responsible for this Mary Walls model, with it's love- ly, straight-lined, gray crepe gown girdled in silver links and the broad band of astrakhan at the bottom o1 the skirt
 The sleeves are long and the as- trakhan gauntlets cut loose and long 50 that they meet the full cape.
 This cape, with it's four huge sill yer fiiligree buttons, has choke1 collars.
 It is lined with the gray crepe
 When the gauntlets and cape are removed, a charmingly simple and rich costume is revealed. ..-#
 While the surprise of seeing mi iady take off the accessories bit by Dit, adds that ever fascinating Pari. san chic.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Garrison New Phaseof !. t"
 REVEL LATIONS OF A WIFE

effect of life-by love! you can see those poppies sWaying!"
 Stubborn Longing.
 He had singled out for appreciation the autumn leaves the peoples, the foxgloves, the despised flower studies Mrs. Rundle had termed pot ball. CTS" I watched the woman's face and was relieFed to see that after her first great disappointment she was beginning to take courage from Rob- ert Savarin's admiratio of the small canvases. '....- You think they ought to sell: she asked with a timidity which I surmised was an entirely new emo tion to her. ..... "If the people here have any dis elimination His eyes swept the room and came back to Lillian. Do you mind" he asked, remembering her wrathful denunciation of Mrs. Bundle for asking him to bid upon the pictures, eff I start the ball rollins for your friend by biddlng? Of course, I will stop when I reach what I consider it's worth, and you need have no fear, Mrs Bundle. If no one '-else bids over me, I shall be proud to have one of these pictures in .my own collection
 Better see the arranger, Eleanor Lillian interposed quietly, and ask to have these put up soon, for we have an engagement to meet friends at Palenville and cannot stay long,
 Mrs Bundle hurried away, and Lillian turned a radiant face to Rob- ert Savarin.
 "You dear!" she said softly. That means life to her."
 NO, it only means an opportunity for her to make more of fool of herself than she is now" he returned. But you wish it, and that IS suf- ficient But these things are sur prisingly good, just as those portraits are atrocious But you'll see that she'll go on painting portraits till the end of her days"
 wondered if he could possibly be right in his dictum. It did not seem possible that any women would throw away such advice. But in Mrs. Run dle's glance, when she came back from her conference with Miss Cor win. there was look of stubborn longing at her big canvases which made me wonder if Robert Savar:n had not read her alright. And then Miss Corwin came quickly toward us. followed by an assistant and direct ed the taking from the wall of the canvas with the flame-colored pop pies.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
The Advice Robert Savarin Gave
 Mrs. Rundle.

Mrs. Rundle. -.
 Robert Savarin adjusted his eye glasses and slowly scrutinized the group of canvases Mrs. Bundle had ralnted.
 Most of them were pretenticus things. figme groups and single por- traits all framed in q style which guessed, nay knew, had meant the sacrifice of necessary food and com- forts to the woman who had painted them. But among them were three or four unpretentiously framed small canvases which appealed to my love Of color as the big canvases did not.
 A branch of autumn leaves with the sunlight on them, a corner of gar den showing f1ame-colored peoples bending to the breeze, another clump of stately foxgloves..I turned, to Mrs Rundle albeit reluctantly, to express the admiration for the small canvases which was her due when I heard her whisper tensely to Lillian:
 Those little things there are just potboilers to throw to the people without much money who come here. Lots of 'em like splash of color, and so often those sell where the big and good pictures don't get bid.''
 Robert Savarin's Verdict.
 She put her hand to her mouth to still the tremble which had come to her lips as she watched Robert Sav- arin studying each picture closely. conscientiously. I suddenly had the sensation of being in a courtroom, waiting for the life, or death verdict of ju1s-.
 The artist finished his task, hay ing apparently given to the tiniest - canvas the same consideration he gave to the larger canvases. Then he turned to Mrs. Bundle, and I saw that his grave face was unusually anil mated.
 "You have three wonderfully good things here, Mrs. Rundle,' he said with the sureness of a man who is master of his craft, an acknowledged authority upon his subject. But" :" with little comprehending smile, T am afraid you won't thank me for telling you what they are"
 She could not show her pallor, her makeup was too we'll put on, but knew from her eyes that the blood had left her face and was racing to her heart in the suspense that was hers.
 tstWhat-what-doy you mean?" she asked, although I think she knew as we'll as Lillian and | did, what his meaning was. But it is bewildering to change ones whole life plan in a second.
 A'You have no future in figures portraits- anything where you have to portray the human form," the artist said. These pictures he in dicated the ambitious canvases, may be sold at a good price some day, but it will be simply because of the rep utation you will gain in doing bits like these-if you can stife your am- b4non to be x pUrtfzse pszzurer. rUu have rare gift for color, and in the
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

bage-patch little later Henrietta Hen called to him.
 What is it?'' he asked her inn patiently. I'm in great hurry, I don't like to stop"
 "This is very important matter said Henrietta Hen. Do you like cabbage?" she demanded.
 'Cabbage?" he repeated after her as puzzled look came over his face.
 You needn't act so surprised" :" Henrietta told him coldly. You didn't cole running into the garden for nothing. And I have reason to believe that you intended to eat some of Farmer Greens cabbages"
 What's your reason?" old Spot in- quired. .
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

has no pain. We recommend the Veg etable Compound and give you permis- sion to publish this letter. Mrs. KATIE EICHER, 4O34 N. Fairhill St., Philadel- phia, Pa.
 Standing all day, or sitting in cramped positions and often with wet feet, young girls contract deranged conditions, and before they are hardly aware of it they develop headaches, backache, irregular ities, nervousness and bearing down pains, all of which are symptoms of woman's ills. If every mother who has a daughter suffering from such symp- toms would profit by the experience of Mrs. Richer and give Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound a fair trial she may expect the same happy result.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
PLAN FOR ARMIsTICE DAY.
". F. w. To Confer With Other Organ izations on Parade-F1ag Presentation

Private Walter Smith Post, No. 51l, held meeting last night, and plans were made for celebration of Armis- tice Day. It is the intention of the post to ho1d a parade Ill t1iv morning in which all ex-service men will be in vited to march. A committee was ap- pointed to confer with the Eddy-Glov- CT post of the American Legion and Kosciusko post of the Polish War Veterans, and definite plans will be made within a week.
 The Women's Auxiliary is going to present beautiful flag to the post on the night of November z. A commit tee was appointed to arrange pro- gram for the evening with speakers ap- propriate for the occasion. A definite program will be arranged within the near future.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

words and must go right to the point in answering the question. The one submitted by Austin R. Densmore con- tains five sentences: Parents are too cruel; the lure of the big city; town scandal and shattered romance; fake advertisements of plausible reading
 desire for romance, adventure and fine clothes; these are the greatest factors in making girls leave home. believe
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
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Already the Herald Contest Editor has received one essay in the Why being conducted by the management of Fox's theater which is to present this photoplay shortly. A prize of $1O in gold is to be given the winner
 The contest is open to all, but essays must be limited to- about 50 or 100
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

You have 1ung ears, said Henriet- ta Hen.
 'Nonsense!" cried Spot. What a person eats doesn't make his ears either long, or short.''
 "Ahe you sure of that?" Henrietta Hen wanted to know.
 I've never eaten cabbage in all my life,'' he declared.
 Still she couldn't rid herself of her fears.
 Perhaps" she said, eff you had
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

every mOnIn. She had bad pains across her back and in her sides, her back would pain her so that she could not do her work
 and would have to lie down. My married
 daughter recommen- tded Lydia E. Pink
 hams Vege ta ble compound. She
 took it faithfully and
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New Britain herald., 1921-10-15

The most jealously guarded apart mept in England is that known as the chapel of the Pyx.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-15
TOO ILL TO WORK
A Mother Tells How Her Daughter Was Made Well Again by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

z Philadelphia, Pa.-ssA the age of sixteen my daughter was having trouble