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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
LET ALL PAY TAXES.

Senator Reed Smoot of Utah has
proposed an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn that would permit the fed
eral government to tax securities is
sued by states and municipalities.
At present bonds of. that nature are
tax free, and Mr.. Smoot estimates that
500, 100000 is lost annually to the gov
eminent because of it's ability to levy
against them THE enactment Of
some such provision is absolutely nee
essary." declares Senator Smoot. Elf
the government is to collect any mate
rial amount of taxes in the future
from persons of large incomes. My in
formation is that the taxes from this
source have fallen from $917,O00.O00 "A
year down to an estimated amount of
less than 5000 600 600 for the year 1920
The amendment of the constitution in
The way have suggested seems to me
4 matter of necessary protection
~ the federal government"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
HARDING AND THE BONUS.

Washington Correspondence
President Harding will decline to
give his approval to any soldier bonus
proposal which does not provide a sure
means of raising the money. and at
the moment the president gives the
impression that it would be a mistake
to assume that enough money will be
forthcoming on the allied war debt to
pay the bonus.
The presidents attitude toward the
bonus as revealed at the White House
is one of continued belief in soldier
compensation, but OF reluctance to as
sociate the foreign debt question with
it, The truth of the matter is that Mr..
Harding turned the tables on those
who asked for his approval to a SOL
der bonus bill contingent upon the
allied war debt payments. The presi-
dent inquired how it was possible even
to talk about getting money from the
allies when congress is delaying the
passage of a bill which authorizes
commission of five to negotiate with
foreign governments on the payment
of principal and interest
The president let it be known that
he believes eventually satisfactory
funding of the debt owed by foreign
nations will be possible. He never
refers to cancellation He never sng-
gests any discounting by America of /
this Indebtedness. He does feel. how /
ever, that it would be hazardous to
place any reliance on the immediate |
flow of any substantial revenue from
the allies to the United States suffi-
cient at any rate to pay a soldier
bonus. the cost of which has been
variOusly estimated at upwards of Il
billion dollars. The United States has
hesitated to call for interest payments
IN gold because of the certain i'll eff
ects which a drainage of Europe's
'hange
President Harding is said to regard
is impractical a suggestion that more {
han s4OO,OOO.OOO in the hands Of the
lien property custodian be used for
'onus payments. These funds it was =
tated, We're regarded as pledged
echnically to private individuals
those property was taken.
There will be a bonus paid now
Yer Il viii be raised by direct taxa
ion. President Harding announces !
hat he favors the enactment OF a DO t
his law and that he will not oppose a j.
ales tax as the method of raising the f
honey. s
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
WILL MINE TIN.
The Yukon Gold Company Will Use
Oredees in Malay Straits

The Yukon Gold Company Will Use
Dredges in Malay Straits.
The Yukon Gold company has com
menced mining operations in the
Malay Straits settlements. The mi
tial months operations show a recov
cry of SO per cent, against a predicted
one of so per cent The company
placed its first dredge in operation in
September. Two other dredges. now
under construction. should be ready
for operation soon. after which it is
planned to add a new unit every six
months. From now on the company's
main activities viii be centered in the
Federated Malay states. according to
the Boston News bureau. Estimates
place costs at 90 to % cents per pound
OF tin. The present market price is 30
cents per pound, but the average price
for a number of years prior to 1914
was about 40 cents The government
on tin. as a result Of which the Yukon
will sell its concentrate in /
that market rather than ship to the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany. with which It has close affilia- /
lions Some time in 1922 the company
viii probably undertake some new
financing to fund expenditures made
n eQuipping the new Malay PROPOSE
ion.
As the result Of the grant Of valua-
Ne water mower concessions the COM
ianv will have the only hydro elec-
ric power pronerty in the Federated
Ialay States This viii make possible
low cost of producing tin. c. II
funro is in charge
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
THE PROPOSED BONUS.
(Nampa Leader Herald.)

(Nampa Leader Herald)
The government it is said, will make
an attempt to pay the soldier bonus
out of the moneys received from our
foreign loans. That is well and good
if it can be done in that way hut if
not, then what measures are to be
taken? The young men who are en-.
titled to a bonus should not nave To
depend on European payments Had
the war continued a year. two years
or three years longer. the billions nee.
essary would have been found. The
necessary amount can be found for
the bonus fund if there be sincere de-
sire to do so. When the young men
of the country left all for the defense
of their country while those who stay
ed behind and in comfort received big
wages, it seems wholly unreasonable
that bonus sufficient to cover the
difference in wages at least should not
be delayed or handled in a niggardlv
way
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
Varied Opinions on Soldier Bonus

one class VI individuals Ior the benefit
Vi others.
\ bill is now proposed IN congress
TO place a national tax Oh ) cents u
gallon on gasoline to raise the money
IOr u soldiers bonus.
IN Oregon gasoline already bears
special taxes OF cents a gallon ana
an attempt was made TO load it with
an additional cent to derray the ex-
penses or a state exhibition.
This merely illustrates the unfair
ness OF taxing any industry or group
OF persons in this manner. Ii the fed
eral gas bill was passed and state
gas tax bills were enacted. the auto
mobile owner and the farmer with his
tractor would be paying from cents
more total tax on every drop OF gaso-
line they used.
Is there any justice in such taxa
ton whether it be levied against gas
oline, bank deposits, public utility
gross earnings. newspaper subscrip-
tons, insurance incomes or any other
line of business which bears a special
tax not applicable to all alike and over
and above all other taxes which such
Industry or persons must pay?
1t is un-American and unfair to
countenance such forms Of taxation
and the sooner we realize it as a ma
ton the better off our country will be.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
FOR WHAT WE GET, WE PAY.
(Boise Statesman)

(Boise statesman
The New York Times said Il
'mouthful" the other day in this:
A bonus can't be paid by hook
or crook, unless the taxpayers
pay it in some form or other. One
would suppose that this rudimen-
tary information wouldn't be be-
yond the intelligence OF an idiot
boy.
But the fact remains that some
people think Europe or foreign export
ers or somebody else can be made to
pay our debt to the soldiers. That is.
Of course, stuff and nonsense.
Let us assume, for the sake OF argu-
ment, that the bonus must be raised
and will be raised in the immediate
future. Can the money be obtained
in any way except. by taxation? Can
a government get hold of money in
any other way than that?
Tariffs on imports are collected
from the American people when the
imported goods are sold Bond money
is collected from the people when the
bonds come due for payment. And
as for paying the bonds out of the in
terest on the allied debt, can anyone
be so simple as to suppose that will
make Europe pay the bill rather than
our taxpayers?
II we take your money out of bank
that pays you interest and lend it to
John Europe instead and then decide
to give the interest Mr.. Europe pays
to George Soldier, who is contributing
to Mr.. Soldier?
YOU are.
And that is the way it works out
with the European debt.
Without entering into the merits of
4 bonus, the fact cannot be denied |
hat the American people viii be taxed /
% pay for it and that they. service |
men and all. will suffer whatever
PAINS an increased tax burden will /
BRING at this time. We may have the
bonus. if we please, but we cannot
rave it and escape its penalty. too.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
SLOW BUT SURE.
Butte Daily Post)


Butte has had two weeks of pleasant
iourneyng on the road that means a
return to the kind of normalcy that
counts for wages and living costs and
earnings and creature comforts The
resumption of mining operations is
gradual; it has to he. but it is going
forward at a pace that is as rapid as
might reasonably be expected. and the
like OF it is within Anaconda's expe-
rience during the fortnight that has
been spent since the resumption date
In both cities trade was quiet last
week. with recognition among mer-
chants of the fact that it will take
time to get commercial conditions at
rights again The vital difference is
i'm the assurance for all concerned that
the worst is not yet to come but that
in fact. the situation is surely moving
toward release from uncertainty and
in the direction of prevailing prosper
ty The week starts with about 5000
men employed at the Anaconda COM
1anys mines. other local properties
moving at about the same rate. and
With the big plant in Anaconda adj
listing itself TO the gradually increas-
ng output
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02

farmers. The farming and stock rails
ing industry OF the state receives dis
tinct engagement from the resump-
ton Of mining.
Dillon Examiner; The opening up OF
the mines of Butte means an indirect
effect that will mean much to every
one and particularly ranchers and
stock men.
Big Timber Pioneer: With Butte
going at its old time gait there will
be a better market for the rancher,
better field of opportunity for the
laboring man. a better distributing
point for the merchant Will Montana
really and truly feel thankful or as
in other days, turn in short time to
bite the hand that feeds it?
Billings Gazette: There is scarcely.
a city or community in the state that
will not feel the effect of the revival
of the mining industry
Missoula Sentinel: 1t marks the re-
sumption of normal conditions in the
largest city of the state and economic |
conditions elsewhere in the common
wealth will react to this
Great Falls Leader: After the dark
clouds comes the sunshine and the
world looks bright again Now. let's
choroform the knockers and usher in
the perfect day.
Manhattan American: with the re-
opening of the mines at Butte this
month. the medium of exchange should
become more plentiful
Bozeman Chronicle: II means a bet
Ter home market for everything that
Montana produces.
Great Falls Tribune: Citizens ought {
o look upon the present situation as
he opening Of a new era, wherein the {
and the people may join !
hands to bring about larger and /
more fundamental prosperity than we
nave ever before enjoyed. {
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
PLAIN SPEAKING ABOUT THE
BONUS.

civilian II. Barr, President National
Founders Association)
There is no use in beating about
the bush and plain speaking is neces-
sary. The man in the street who
knows something of political maneuv-
ering will tell you that the bonus bin
is purely political.
The amount which each service man
will receive will be inconsequential. II
will neither help him materially nor
promote the best interests of the
country.
1t will saddle on the country an
enormous additional burden. It will be
resented by many right thinkink ex-
service men. 1t will fall into the hands
of some who will use it for purposes
not wholly helpful.
The effect on the cost of living. for
example, will mean that those who re-
ceive payment will be much worse OFF
eventually because of these payments
than they would have been if they
had not received them. But in politi-
cal years, nothing counts but votes.
and clamOr is always productive OF
Legislation which is the result of
clamor is almost invariably bad. Let
those who are now vociferously advo-
eating the bonus bill as it is being
forced through under the whiplash OF
the American legion, recall how the
Adamson law was forced through in
1916 under the threat and whiplash of
he brotherhOOds. That was a political
ear and it was the impending cleo
ion in November that made possible
he enactment of the legislation which
vas the forerunner or all the trouble
which has beset the railroads.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
SPECIAL TAXATION UN-AMERI.
CAN.

The question of taxation has never
been so generally discussed in the
United States, since the days of the
Boston Tea Party. as it is at the pres
ent time
Instead of studying ways and means
to reduce taxation, states such as
Oregon have actually appropriated as
much as $4,000 of the taxpayers
money for a special committee ito in
vestigate new sources of revenue to
furnish additional taxes"
Both states and nation have wan
dered far from the basic principal of
our government-equal taxation.
After loading public utilities, rail.
roads, banks, insurance companies au-
owners and other lines of in
iustry with all the special taxes, in
addition to general taxes. which these
groups can stand, new forms of taxa
ion are now sought to furnish addi- |
ional revenue for the tax-spending !
machine.
Already we have the gasoline tax in
arious states running from a ceAt
allon UP. This is merely subterfuge
o raise money by special taxation on
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
INCOME TAX FACTS.

Changes in the revenue laws are OF
material benefit to the average family
man. Under the revenue act Of 1921
married person, living with wife or
husband. whose net income for 1921
was $4,000 or less. is allowed a per-
sonal exemption of $500 Under the
revenue act of 1918 the exemption al
CARELESS Of the amount of net income.
The normal tax rate is the same, 4
per cent on the first $4,000 of net in
come above the exemptions, and per
cent on the remaining net income.
Given his personal exemption of $500,
plus $500 for each dependent. a mar
ried man with three children-the av-
erage American family-will pay this
year on a net income of $4,000 a tax of
$l2. On the same income for 1921 he
would have paid a tax OF $50.
Every citizen and resident of the
United States must determine for him
self whether his income for 1921 was
sufficient to require that a return be
filed. Full instructions for making out
a return are contained on the forms. a
copy of which will be sent to taxpayers
who filed a return last year. Failure
10 receive a return. however does not
'elieve taxpayer of his obligation to /
lie return on time. on or before |
March Is, 1922. Forms may be OBJ
aimed from collectors of internal rev
,nue and branch offices.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
HUGE BENToNITE DEPOSIT
Queer Mineral Substance Found ir
Montana Has Many Important
Industrial Uses.

A ridge of bentonite. mineral sub
stance of which little is as yet known,
five miles long and nearly a mile wide
in places is located six miles north
west of Hysham. Montana. The sticky
mass is from 10 TO 80 feet high and of
cream or yellow color
Numerous important Industrial uses.
among which are medical dressing
manufacture of soap. paper ink, etc
are suggested by the United States
bureau of mines in view of the unusual
physical and chemical properties pos
sessed by this material
Montana and Wyoming oil well drill
lers have often battled for weeks and
months with bentonite in an effort to
make a hole
The name bentonite has been APP
piled to a group of clay-like materials
oy an alkaline oxide and
alkaline earth content of to 10 per
cent. fine grain size. high absorptive
powers. and usually very strong col
Iodial properties. Bentonite probably /
no mineral of fixed cOmpo- /
sition. and its physical properties vary |
The type of the mater
al from Wyoming is light yellow or
yreenish yellow in color. but from 9TH
n localities it may he cream colored,
white. gray pink, dark brown or even
lack. The appearance may be dun
II powdery. hut a freshly cut service
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
VOTING DOWN. BONDS.
industrial News Bureau)

industrial News Bureau)
AS a final basis for higher and
higher taxes. people in many parts of
the west are beginning to vote down
indiscriminate bond issues. 1t is a
fact that bond issues invite extrava-
gance and waste in public affairs and
blind people to future burdens of taxa
ton they must pay. Many people are
always ready TO favor something be-
ing done and do not inquire how much
of the burden is to be placed on the
future taxpayers. If, instead of bond
issues, it was proposed to levy a direct
tax over period of years many of the
same people would not vote for it.
There is a lot of camOuflage in the ar
gument, "let the next generation that
shares the benefit of this also share
the cost and let them pay" One
western state wanted to vote $4,000
900 bonus to its ex-service men, but
instead, by a long time bond issue
makes the taxpayers dig up $4,000
300, for principal AMI interest What
Is still worse, if that state had pro-
posed to raise the money-sSO. 900. 600
by direct tax, the bonus PROPOSE
ion would have lost out Doing by
ndirection what would not have been
lone directly means in this case self
by the present generation
~ imposing upon, the coming genera
ions the task of paying $4,000, 900.
heap patriotisml. Rond issues fer
improvements that are going to add
of wealth and paying their
'wn way over and over are different
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
HOW MONTANA EDITORS VIEW
REoPENlNG OF MINES AND
SHELTERS.

Miles City Star: The reflection OF
this renewed and increased business
activity will become an incentive for
the creation of a better feeling. the
restoration of greater mutual conf
dence and be generally beneficial to
every section of the state.
Chinook Opinion: We can well re-
joice over Improvement of conditions
industriamy in any part of our com
monwealth.i All the state will he ben
Gifted
Montana Record Herald: The oper-
alton Of mines does not make crops
grow, but the expanding industry it
marks does make a demand for crops
ana that demand boosts prices TO the
Fifty or sixty years ago it was not I'M
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02

parents marry young. 1t probably also
means more connubial friction. The
older people are the more set in their
ways and the less easy it is for them
TO adapt themselves to new conditions.
The theory that men and women
marrying at a later age than formerly
is responsible for the divorce evil is
food for thought at least
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
Thursday February >, 1922.
MORE ABOUT MINING LAW RE-
VISION.

AS stated in the Miner last week,
the mining law revision bill will I'M
doubtedly have hard shedding when if
comes up before the committee Mr..
Arentz. who introduced the bill. at the
request of Bureau of Mines states he
has asked the committee to take no
further action i'm the matter. But
Chairman Rhodes Of the committee
thinks the matter should proceed.
Though it has been necessary to delay
somewhat the opening Of hearings on
the bill providing for extensive revis-
ion of the mining laws and for theh
codification Representative Rhodes.
chairman of the house committee on
mines and mining, is fully determined
that the committee proceed with these
hearings at the earliest possible date
In all probability the hearings will be-
gin early in February
or the communications being re-
ceived by the committee in regard to
the bill, fully 80 per cent Mr. Rhodes
says, are protests against some fea-
ttre of the measure In view of the
widespread complaint which has been
registered against the bill now before
the committee, it has been suggested
that modified bill be introduced and
made the basis of the hearings Mr.
Rhodes sees nothing to be gained by
such course and insists that the bill
introduced by Representative Arentz
of Nevada be made the basis Of the !
hearings He believes any other
course would tend toward confusion
The AREN'T bill has been widely cir.
culated. and all correspondence and |
discussion have been directed at that
measure In addition. Mr. Rhodes
made an extended trip
through the mining states and has lis
tened to first hand testimony OF rep
of the industry who re-
Elected opinion typical of that prevail
ing in various districts At these
hearings and at all other times Mr.
Rhodes has refrained from stating any
conclusion that he may have reached
himself He believes however. that
he committee on mines and mining
will be able to reach decision
promptly
MIR Rhodes states that it is suggest =
ID that in view of the opposition. il t
nay be better to secure legislationp /,
,ay be better 10 undertake to secure
egislation at this time in the matter OF
xtralateral rights only Were the
to report out a bill provid-
ig for vertical side lines. making it
lear that the change is in no way l'
etroactive II is contended that IL could ~
e passed MIR Rhodes states that this s
roposal be emphasized during the J.,
earrings and should il develop that &
lis course is regarded as being best l'
P sees no reason why a less contro- 80
srted feature OF the bin could not be ri
,ndled as a separate measure. leav- b,
g the more disputed provisions for In
rther discussion He points out that y"
e committee can report ont the type ~.
bill that it agrees upon as being ri,
ST and is not limited by or commit in
d to. the bill on which the hearing tn
based. IN
From present outlook it is thought ~
tie. if any. progress will be made in il,
~ mining law revision program. m,
pa
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
TO AVOID DIVORCE.

Are sOciologists who profess to see a
connection between the steady in
crease in divorce and accompanying
rise in the average age at which people
marry. right?
Census statistics show that more
than so per cent Of men are still single
at 80 One Of every two women is
married at %. one out of 10 at 20.
usual for a girl TO marry at 16 or II;
a young man past q and still single
was a bachelor
An increase in the marriage age
means. OF course. fewer children. The
big families are those in which the
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02

usually has waxy luster. Bentonite
when wet will absorb more than three
times its weight or seven times its vol
ume of water. The wetter material
is exceeding smooth and soft and feels
like soft soap. Some varieties, when
mixed with water expand to six or
eight times their original volume
Unlike most clays, bentonite is easily
fusible at a comparatively low temper
allure.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-02-02
Too Few Civil Service Applicants.


The Civil Service commission in
vites special attention to the fact that
in examinations held recently in Wal
lace and other cities throughout the
United States for assistant observer,
weather bureau, and Junior physicist
junior technologist and junior engi-
neer bureau of standards applicants
were not secured in the number de-
sired. The assistant observer exami-
nation will again be held on February
Is and the others on March s.
Persons interested in these or other
examinations should apply to the sec
rotary of the u. $. civil service board
at the local postoffice for detailed in
formation and application blanks.