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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
ABOUT YOUR INCOME TAX
Just How the Exemption Provision
Works Out

The following statement Is issued
by Collector of Internal Revenue, ii,
II. Motter. Wichita, district of Kan
sas.
The Revenue Act Of 1921 contains
two new and important provisions,
which are the subject Of frequent in
Quiry. The first relates to the per-
sonal exemptions allowed married
persons, living with husband or wife,
whose net income for 1921 was So
600 or less shall be allowed a per-
sonal exemption of $4,000. IL the
net income of such person was over
So, 1000 the exemption Is $1,000.
Under the Revenue Act of 1918 the
personal exemption allowed mar
ried person was $4,000, regardless of
the amount of net income. The nor
NAL tax rate remains unchanged, 4
per cent on the first $4,000 OF net
income above the exemption and 8
per cent on the remaining net in
come.
In order that an income slightly
jected to an inordinately dispropor-
tionate tax because of the reduction
of the exemption to $4,000 thereon,
the hw provides that such reduction
shall not operate to increase the tax,
which would be payable II the ex-
emption were $4,000, by more than
the amount Of the net income In ex-
cess of $4,000.
For example, on net income OF
5000, the tax, without this saw
ing clause, would be $120.40, which
Is 4 per cent on 5000, the amount
Of net income less an exemption OF
$4,000. The actual tax is $1,000
computed As follows: From the net
income Of 5000 is deducted $4,000
leaving $2,51O the per cent tax OF
which amounts to $1O0.4O. TO this
is added $40, "the amount OF net In
come excess of $4,000"
The personal exemptions allowed
married persons. apply also to tht
head of family, a person who sup
ports In one household one or more
.
relatives by blood, marriage or adop
tiOn.
Heretofore, a person whose net In
come was less than his exemption
i 81 900 IL single, or $4,000 II mar
ried. was not required to file a re
turn. Under the Revenue Act o
1921. If the gross income OF an In
dividual equalled or exceeded $4,000
or IL the combined gross income o
a married couple and that of de
pendent minor children equalled o
exceeded $4,000, return must b.
filed, regardless of the amount of ne
income.
, NET income" is gross income
less certain deductions. The fac
that allowable deductions from gros
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
HOW CASH STORES ARE MANAGED
COville Edwards' System Described in
an Article in the Merchants Journal

Store No. 1, now In its fourth year
has sold total Of $2+3,224.61 worth
of groceries for cash. The average
cest of operating for the three and a
half years was $40 per cent. The
average net profits for the period
were per cent
The cost OF doing business for the
first six months Of the fourth year
was . 2-10 per cent. trife less
than the average for the 31a years.
This shows that Nr Edwards knows
how to keep his overhead expense
down.
The lowest overhead expense for
the 3h years was in the first half
,6f the first year, when 1t was less
than S.4 per cent. The highest over
head was in the second half OF the
third year when 1t went to IL per
cent.
The amount now invested in stock
in No. 1 store Is $4,000.
Record ofsStore No. 2
store No. 2 was started less than
two years ago. 1t is run by Mr.
Edwards brother. {. c. Edwards
The total sales for the first year and
a half were $82,3O9. The overhead
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
10 COUNTIES WANT ROADS
Kansas Has Three Million to Help
on HiShWays

The Kansas highway commission
has nearly 3 million dollars OF gov
ernment funds for highway cOnstruc-
tion ready to distribute to the couh-
ties thai want to build roads. But
the counties must build the roads.
and not expect to get an allotment
Of federal aid funds and hold ON to
1t for years.
This was the announced policy OF
the commission at its meeting We'd
nesday when several applications FOR
federal funds were heard.
"The federal aid allotments viii
be given to the live counties OF the
state" said NJ. w. Watson, engi-
neer for the commission. 1--WE are
going to complete as many systems
Of highway construction as we can
with the present federal aid funds
but where counties do not wish t0
proceed with the construction OF their
parts of the roads, no attempt VIII
be made to compel them to act. III
there are no federal aid funds avail
able when these counties do get
ready to build. they will have to con-
struct the roads without the govern
ment aid.
Gan of the projects now under
way that need funds for completion
and all new projects where work VIII
begin at an early date will be given
allotments Of the federal aid money
IL the projects are sue has Will be or
, general benefit to the community ana
may be linked up with other projects
that finally will be welded into a
complete road system"
Some time ago the commission
adopted the policy of taking away
| the federal aid from counties that
make little or no progress toward
construction OF the roads as planned.
| The commission has taken more than
one. half million dollars from dead
counties and given II to those coun-
ties that were actively at work con-
structing the improved highways.
| Good roads advocates from sixteen
counties appeared before the com
mission seeking share of the fed
eral road aid now available. when
includes approximately $2,1O2, 1000
under the new appropriation ana
$500, 900 from the old.
Sedgwick county is asking for the
largest amount, $455.O0O. followed
in order by Linn. $370.OOO; Mont
gomery, $350,OOO; Franklin, $314,-
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
PIONEER DIcKiNsONIAN DEAD
Mrs. S. c. Crittenden Passed Away
in Michigan Home

old settlers of Garfield township
will remember the Crittenden fam
ny that lived there from the early
'7O's until the middle SOS. The
Yysilanti (Mich.) News tells of the
death Of Mrs. Crittenden In this
item:
Mrs. s. Il. Crittenden, lifelong
resident Of this vicinity passed
away at IL o'clock today after be-
ing III since Sunday morning, when
she suffered a stroke Of apoplexy.
Mrs. Crittenden, who was Miss
Elizabeth Eaton before her mar
riage, was born near Belleviile 70
wears ago. With the exception OF
~ years spent in Kansas she mas
lived all of her life near here.
Fifty-four years ago she married
sheldon T.. Crittenden, who with
her four children: Mrs. Elmer war
ner. Mortimer and Eaton Critten-
den of Ypsilanti. and Mrs. IL. u
scott OF Ann Arbor. survive her. A
twin sister, Mrs. Susan Shier OF
this city, and Hiram Eaton, broth-
er, also survive Mrs. Crittenden.
Mrs. Crittenden was member OF
the Methodist church and Tor IL
wears a member of the Pittsheid Aid
society. where she will be greatiy
missed as well as in her home circle.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Friday afternoon, Rev. Col
burn officiating. Interment Will pe
i'm Highland cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

elsewhere. II the best customer we
have stops buying of us, 9hat ends
It. We never ask why, AAfterNan.
did any merchant ever get any sat
isfaction trying to find out why a
customer had quit? We constantly
advise the public to pay cash and be
Independent.
1--WE carry medium and high class
goods, but we always push and sell
the highest grades. We push shelf
goods, and sell comparatively little
-four and no feed. We handle prac-
tically no carlot items. and about 90
per cent Of our buying is on spot
basis. Only 10 per cent Is bought
as futures.
"And finally l want to say that
we like Abilene, and its sand
Springs water, and the retail gre
cery business"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

making money. I'VE keep record
of all our sales upon duplicating sales
tickets Of a special design which |
prepared" says Mr.. Edwards. "and
from these we compile our figures.
The salesbOOks are arranged to show
credits for eggs and produce which
our customers bring in.
I'VE also keep cost book, just
like the jObbers do. we figure all
the costs of merchandise in our
house. Drayage and freight items
are charged as part of the cost OF
the merchandise, instead of In the
overhead of the store. They are not
really expense items.
During the year 1920, our mer-
"handise turnover was II times,
rhie the turnover Of the capital
which we have invested in the Dusl-
ness was 81 times. The sales We're
over $137. 900; capital invested in
both stores $4,000.
1921 Record
''The two Kansas Cash stores for
1921 reached a sales record of over
$4,000 i'm the face of general re-
ductions in grocery values which
would amount to more than 35 per
cent of average prices In effect dur
ing 1920. While we fell $4,000
short in dollars and cents of our
1920 sales, still the volume Of goods
sold was a substantial increase over
the 1920 volume.
1.-The net profits for the year
were 2 40 per cent and the bust
ness was handled at an average cost
of operating at IL 6-1O per cent.
This figure however Is gradually de-
clining to our old low average cost
of doing business of about 10 per
cent.
You will observe that the total
Of the net profits and net operating
expenses added together have repre-
sented an amount never in excess
Of II per cent.
I'm other words there is never a
spread of over II per cent between
average wholesale and retail prices
at the Kansas Cash Stores. Ii is
claimed ON the best authority in re-
tail circles that il costs the average
grocery store more than II per cent
to operate. Yet. by intensive mer-
and hard work the Kan
>as Cash Stores have been able to re-
tail merchandise ON the above ont
lined basis and still realize a salts
factory profit on sales.
''One Of the outstanding features
of the 1921 record was the sale Of
Dne Ton Of Prunes in one day and a J
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

we figure. On canned stuff where
the price per can is up to zoe we
make "a reduction Of 1 cent per can
in lots 'Gf ten. When the price rs
between :25 to 40 cents, the reduction
is 9 cents "a can. Between Al and
90 cents the reduction is 3 cents a
can. Between 81 and 80 cents, the
reduction Is A cents, land so 'On.
ut is fact that people will buy
ten cans OF an article when they
could net DE persuaded ito buy a case,
or even "a dozen. Our canned goods
business increased materially when
we abandoned the case and dozen
basis and sold On the ten unit plan"
Mr.. Edwards has had lot of ex-
perience in the retail grocery busi-
ness, in spite 'Of the fact that he is
still a young man. He has worked
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
HAVE TO EXTEND YEAR
Too Many DAYS" to Fit In Says
Miss Woolyerton of School Term

Child Labor Day will be observed
this month. according to Miss Mary
+. Woolvcrton. county superintend-
ent, who says that the schools have
been requested to participate in the
observance.
There are not enough days In the
school year to accommodate the
days" and "weeks" which the
schools are urged to observe, she
declares. Propaganda of all descrip-
tiOns is presented to school authori-
ties with request which frequent
ly amounts almost to a demand that
1t be promoted through the schools
Each propaganda takes the stand
that he Is offering the opportunity of
the age.
Miss WoolvertOn says that many
Of the ideas are good but that II all
OF them were used they would more
than fill the time allotted for school
work. leaving the regular course out
entirely.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

for the same period averaged II 4-lO
per cent The average net profit was
3 3-1O per cent.
The gross business of the store for
the first six months of the second
year were $32, ,453, which gives an
indication how the business has
been developing The first six
months the cost of operating this
store was II per cent, but 1t has
now been cut down to 8 2-1O per
cent, which is now per cent less than
Store No. 1.
Believe in Keeping Books
From these figures 1t will be ni-
derstood that although Mr.. Edwards
runs a spot cash store he believes in
keeping books. He wants to know
what his business is doing. Tie wants
to know whether he is sosing or
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

income. for business expenses, losses,
bad, debts, etc, may reduce the net
income to an amount below the per-
sonal exemptions OF $1,000 or ST.
600. does not alter the requirement
to file II return Of gross income, II
such gross income equalled or ex-
caadel $4,000
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

600; Bourbon, $224,o72; shawnee
$3.50, 900; rAnderson.n $182,9Q0;
Allen. $l50,OO0; Atchnsdn, n9b,-
coo: Butler, $128.000; Doniphan,
S87, 500; Lyon, $5s,800; Ottawa,
$31 300; Brown, $22,500; Edwards,
$40. 900. and Reno, $9,375.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
Constipation

Constipation Of the bowels Is
stop,age Of the sewerage system
,hat removes waste matter from the
body. 1t is as necessary that your
bowels move regularly once each
,lny. 20 carry off this waste, as IL ID
that the waste pipes Of your home
be kent open and carry of the waste
from the house. II you would en-
ioy good health, keep your boweis
regular by taking chamberlain .
mss,ots ,,bon needed. Limo.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

ill4 mAny stores and in various states.
In 1917 he became connected with
the chain of kansas Cash Stores"
then in process of formation by the
Davis Mercantile Co He managed
sthe store at Abilene and acted az gen
seral auditor. When that chain was
in process of dissolution. he took ac-
tive charge OF the store at Abilene
and became part owner. Recently he
hought out his partners. and now is
associated with his brother, c. c.
Edwards, and Frank HOllar, in the
ownership Of two cash grocery stores
at Abilene. Both stores have been
very successful and have by their
suecess demonstrated that Mr.. Ed
wards original ideas about store
management are practical.
The '"Ten Carr plan is only one Of
the things which Mr. Edwards does
little different from the ordinary
store.
Mr.. Edwards is q graduate of the
KOester school in Chicago. He took
his course there a number Of years
ago and says it has been a material
factor In his success.
II was working down i'm Missouri
he says. when j got notion that
would like TO be a professional card
writer. ! had always had liking
for lettering, and as / had saveu up
a little m0ney. 4 gait my job in the
Missouri STORE. And hiked of to Chi
cago. / studied card writing, win
dow trimming and advertising at the
Koester school for number Of weeks
and / want to say that a course Of
this kind, either at KOesters or some
other similar school, would be a
mighty good thing for any young
man who wants to make good I'm
merchandising. A young man can
20 70 such school. and register a
total loss. He can waste his time
completely and lose every dollar he
puts into 1t. Or he can go with a SER
ious purpose to get every bit he can
ont OF II. and derive wonderful bene-
fits. 1t isn't altogether what you
study and learn while you are there.
but Il gives you foundation upon
which you can study and Improve
and build for years. learned enough
there at that school so that can
write pretty fair advertising. and
trim a VERT decent show window"
Record Of Store No.
Mr. Edwards has gone to his books
and dug up the following interesting
facts about ne financial end Of his
business.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
r. ID. BLUNDON is DEAD
Prominent Salina Attorney q
Mason Passed Away

Frank ID. BlundOn, 45, an attor-
ney Of ,Salina, died early Sunday Of
peritOnitis following an operation for
appendicitis on Thursday. He is
survived by widow and small
daughter.
He was reared in Saline county
and fifteen years ago was police
Judge. He was "a thirtythird degree
Mason and for the past ten years has
been the recorder ,Of Isis temple
Mystic Shrine. The funeral will be
held wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
at the Methodist church, Salina
with Rose Croix ceremony at the
cemetery. Many friends from Abb.
lene will attend.
-. 4
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
Bilious Headache

When you have a severe headache
a d,sordered stomach and constipa-
tion. take three of Chamberlatns
Tabiets. They will correct the dis
orders of the liver and bowels e1-
fectually curing the headache. =.
Limo. ~.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

It is very convenient to have
boy In the family to blame things on.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12

Persia has no old maids.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12
Record Of Store No. 1

Mr. Edwards has gone to his books
and dug up the following interesting
facts about me financial end Of his
business.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-12


1--WE use a great many display
cards in our store, all Of which !
write myself, with the assistance Of
Mr.. HOllar. who is studying card
writing with me in the evenings.
1--WE also depend upon the neat
and attractive appearance Of the
stores to win and hold business. We
try to keep our windows effectively
trimmed, and inside the store every
thing Is neat and the price cards
give 1t a live, wide-awake appear
ance.
"Our trade is about $3.50 city and
country.
Never SoIicits Nor Questions
II never solicit any business, per-
sOnally. make my advertising do
that for me. and I always do 1t In
dignified way. We guarantee every
item sold A customer may bring
back the goods and give us no rea-
son whatever for so doing; we will
refund the money and ask no ques-
tions. We feel that our customers
are Absolutely free to buy Of rs or
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

Jord's Last Supper. The feast IS
obligatory and wherever through
out the world two or more Scottish
Rite Masons are within a given dis
tance Of each other they ave obliged
10 dine together on Maundy Thurs
day.
The Scottish Rite society OF Tulsa
under whose auspices the banquet
will be held. has observed Maundy
Thursday every year since It's or
ganization In the early spring OF
1919, and this will be the thirteenth
annual banquet.
The banquet will probably be held
In the Hotel Tulsa and the tickets
viii be $3.50 each. Arrangements
will be made TO accommodate $50
at the feast and a very impressive
religious ceremony and speaking
program will be furnished.
I'd mat, 33 X. G. G. H., president
Of the society, has appointed the
following committees TO handle the
arrangements:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +. Rob-
ertson. 33. chairman: S. A. Ander-
son, 80: j. -. Porter. 30. d. ID.
Wertzbegger. 33.
Tickcts-A. =. Han. 30. chairman:
Dick Miller, 80; A. /. Dchner, SO;
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

A VISION of gorgeous beauty Flashing over the
film artistic in hstoryl
The story of struggling girl of the slunns caught by
fate and flung in the lap of riches and adulaton.
Then
The story of her woman's heart that sacrificed
and luxury and silently faced disgrace for love.
A picture brilliant as its name. See it for some
new thrills!
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

As n aide line, large meat store
in san Francisco Is selling womons
Rlk hosiery.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
HOW TO INCREASE
T.U. ENROLMENT
That Was the Subject Of
Discussion at Meeting
With DR.. Gordon
POSSIBILITIES GREAT
About 100000 People Live
Within 5O-Mile Radius
Of This City

PLANS for Increasing tho enroll
mcnt In the UnIysuly OF Tulsa wore
discussed Friday afternoon when
Dr. }. NJ Gordon. president Of the
university. held ~ conference with
tho STATE m,mucB II tho tolIorInu,
The college p1nrI
Mupa ur Okunomn. showing the
location OF ull tho colleges ut Okla
h0ma. both t'1io aud private, wero
submitted az evidence OF the tact
that Tulsa lg 1dyautlgcuusly mtu-
rtyi to become the educational Cen-
tor Of this part OF the state.
Tho counties touched by n 50-milo
radius from Tulsa have approx.
matoly five hundred thousand pe0-
Pile, almost twenty-five per cent
of Ukiahoma'B total population.
In this section there arc 1000
high. school seniors this year.
and as students from this section. on
their way TO most other schools iu
Oklahoma. must almost necessarily
pass through Tulsn, because II in a
railroad cebicr. tho problem IN
which tho school ia now interesting
itself ls In making Tulsa their des-
tlnntion.
"Wlth tho elimination ot the ncad-
emy. thcro Is q probability of one
or two new departments being added
TO tho college," said Doctor Gordon,
"and wo feel sure that enough at
tractiNo courses viii be offered IN
each department tG make - defi-
nitcly worth while for any student
20 enroll"
Tho goal set FOR next year H.
30 per cent increase over this years
enrolment, which viii neccHsltntc
a. .N..t. 10. I4HHr
dred new students aud with tho
active cooperation OF the present
student body. this could easily be ac-
complished.
During the round table discussion
which followed Doctor Gordon'H on
planatlon iof their tentative plans,
several valuable suggestlons were
made, which viii probably be acted
upon. one of these is the orgnnizn-
tion Of n flying squadron" who
viii make Friday trips to the towns
near here and Eivo assembly pro-
grams which will set forth aomc OF
tho work accomplished at the uni
verslty, also, It's plans for next year.
Tho Collegiau staff are also plan
ming TO edit n special high school
edition I'm few wcoks, ana contri-
buttons from state high schools con-
cerning their own activities VIII be
one OF the special features,
Tho conference was held In Doc
tor Gordons homo on College ave-
nuo, and at its close Mrs. Gordon
served tea. Members OF tho Collog-
ian staff are Misses Agnes Lamb,
Sylvia Ann Hall, Mabel Neal, Lucy
May Marquis, Nrn Trusty. Lillian
Randall. Janice Rainey Boryl Maui
pin. Aileen Moody, Beatrice Brown:
Mrs. Mae Zachnria, and Messra.
Lawrence johnson, Allen Dixon,
Douglas Foote and ITalton Friend.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
10 DISCUSS ADoLEsoENT BOY
Ills piny Life Wll Be Theme for In.
InrChmrrL IlnNa, Mnrla Ilnrmm.

vital questions bearing on the
play life ot the ndulsceut boy will
bo discussed at the aoCond meeting
OF the lntcrchurch Forum on Boys
work Tuesday evening In the Y. NJ,
G. a, j. B, Miller, director OF
phy8lclal education for Tulsa public
schools, win speak on "A Boys
Physical Life and the Value OF
Play" after which half-hour
period win bo open for questions.
answers ana discussion OF the sub
Joct.
Tho forum IL an intercburch en-
terprise conducted In the interest OF
developing larger ana more eff
ciont leadership In work with boys
primarily In tho local sunday
schools. Tho forum will be con-
Quoted five consecutive Tuesday
evenings, Twenty-onS mon have en-
rolled IN tho organization 10 date,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

shift is being worked, but in the
mine only n single shift.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26

Enabled Now TO Earn Living I'm New
Trndcs Professions.

Hehnbillintlon Of u oX-aOldIers
vocationnlly handicapped by war
service. that Is. completion OF train
ing that will enable them to earn
their living In new trades and pro-
fessions, will be the record for the
first three months OF tho new year
In Tulsa supdlstrlct, United States
veterans bureau, according 10 Mana
gor w. Grady Harris.
Four men pronounced rehabilltat-
ed March 10 and removed from tho
government payroll were fitted for
employment, respectively. as n
tologrRphor. ignition worker, shoe
repRirer and bookdeeper. OF the re-
habllltation class which will grad
uate" at the end OF this month two
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
WILL OBSERVE
ANNUAL FEAST
Committees Appointed to
Handle Maundy Thurs
day Masonic Banquet

Elaborate arrangements are being
made for Maundy Thursday, which
IL 10 be observed by Scottish Rite
Masons OF Tulsa on Thursday night,
April 49, under tho auspices OF the
Scottish RITE society OF Tulsa. At a
meeting held few nights ago COM
mlitees were appointed and plans
discussed for the banquet.
Maundy Thursday being the
Thursday before Easter Sunday. Is
tho day when all Scottish Rite Ma
sons. from the eighteenth to tue
thlrty-third degree. commemorate
tho Feast OF the Passover, or the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
MIN and Mine Resume Work.

Special 10 Tho World.
DOUTHAT. March 2b.---After a
long period OF idloness tho No.
mill ana mine OF tho Underwriters
Land company OF this vicinity has
resumed operations with about fifty
mon nt work. AZ the min n doublo