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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
INCOME TAX FACTS

In making out his income tax return
for 1921, the average taxpayer will
find a considerable saving in com
parison with the amount of tax paid
on the same income for 1920.
The exemptions provided by the
revenue act of 1921 are $1,000 for sim
gle persons (the term including wild
ows, widowers, Divorces, and persons
separated from husband and wife by
mutual a%greement), $4,000 for married
persons whose net income was $4,000
or less, and $4,000 for married persons
whose net income was $4,000 or more.
Under the revenue act of 1918 the per-
sonal exemption allowed a married
person was $4,000, regardless of the
amount of net income. The personal
exemption allowed a married person
applies also to the head of a family,
man or woman who supports in one
household one or more relatives by
blood, marriage, Or adoption.
The exemptions for dependents-a
person who receives his chief support
from the taxpayer and who is under
IS years of age or incapable of self
support because mentally or physi-
cally detectives increased from 5000
to $500.
The act requires that a return be
filed by every single person whose net
income for 1921 was $1,000 or more,
every married person whose net in
come was $4,000 or more, and by every
person-single or married-whose
gross income was SIS, 900 or more.
The requirement to file a return of
gross income of S., 1000 or re-
CARELESS of net income is a new pro-
vision. Net income is gross income
less certain specified deductions for
business expenses, losses, bad debts,
ETC., which are fully explained on the
forms.
J Returns must be filed by married
couples whose combined net income
for 1921, including that of dependent
minor children, equaled or exceeded
$4,000, or if the combined gross in
come equaled or exceeded SIS 200.
The period for filing returns is from
January 1 to March Is, 1922. Heavy
penalties are provided for failure or
"willful REFUSAL to file a return on
time.
Forms 1O40A for incomes of $4,000
and less and 1O40 for incomes in ex-
cess of $4,000 may be obtained from
the offices of collectors of internal rev.
enue and branch offices. The tax may
be paid in full, at the time of filing
the return, or in four equal INSTALL
ments, due on or before March Is,
June Is, September Is, and Decem-
Der Is.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
BASKETBALL

The crowd cheering, clapping of
hands, stamping of feet and urging the
teams on to greater effort, Wildwood
came out on top in their game with
Germantown last Saturday night. 1t
was a very pretty game to look at.
The Germantown lads were small in
staturein comparison to the W. A. C.,
but they hustled our boys around some
there was no grass growing under
their feet-they had to move to win
this game. Too much praise cannot
be given to the referee, G. Howard
Topham, of whom Wildwood should
feel proud to have on the floor. He
shows no Partially. The lineup:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is
the intention of the undersigned to apply
to the Legislature of the State OF New
Jersey, at its present session Tor the year
1922, for the passage of a bill providing for
the acquisition in whole or in part by the
State of New Jersey for public use, by
agreement, purchase or condemnation, or
| other legal method, of the Norris Canal,
as the same shall have passed to or snail
have at any time been acquired under and
by virtue of any act of the Legislature OF
the State of New Jersey, by the Morris
Canal and Banking Company or by any
successor or assignee, including all prop
erty, lands. rights, easements, privileges
and franchises of whatsoever character
connected Herewith, including any right,
title or interest in or to- the properties IN
the County of Hudson. commonly known as
the Great Basin, and any right. title ana
interest of said Morris Canal and Banking
Company or any successor or assignee IN
surplus waters and in the right, If any,
to divert such waters to other uses, ana
Of the shares of the capital stock and OF
the securities of the Morris Canal and
Banking Company and of the General Sc
~curities Company, a corporation OF the
State of New Jersey, and of the rights OF
the holders thereof, and OF all the rlgnt'
ti+le and interest of the Lehigh valley Rall-
road Company, a corporation OF the otale
If pennsylvania, and the said General
Securities Company or of any other per-
sons. association or corporation, Whetner
by act of the Legislature, deco; lease' A.
Morris Canal and Banking Company ana
in said property, lands, rights, easements,
privileges and franchises. and of all rights
Of reversion or remainder or OF entry
therein by whomsoever owned or held, ana
10 nrovide for the control, management
and disposition of the said property and
rights.
Dated: January IA. 1922.
e. BERTRAM MOTT,
Court House, Morristown, n. }.
JEROME r. CONGLETON,
CORPORATION Counsel of the City of New
ark. City Hall, Newark, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
A d OF MANKIND

James Bryce is dead. He was a man
of rare intellectual ability. He de-
voted the greater part of a long and
honored career to the study of a sub
ject which, perhaps, affects human
happiness more than any other,
namely, the science of government.
The result of his life's researches
and meditation is embodied in a book
which he published before his death
entitled Modern Democracies." His
conclusions are not optimistic, but
they are worth careful thought. Here
is one conclusion:
Human passions have been little
softened by the veneer of civilization
that covers them: human intelligence
has not increased, and shows no sign
of increasing, in proportion to the
of human affairs.
knowledge has been accumulated,
the methods and instruments of re-
search have been improved, a wonder
full mastery over the forces of nature
has been obtained, the world has be-
come a more comfortable place to live
in and offers a greater variety of
pleasures; but the mental powers of
the individual mar have remained
stationary, no stronger, no wider in
their range, than they were thousands
of years ago, and the supremely great
who are fit to grapple with the vast
problems which the growth of popu-
lation and the advances in science
have created come 10 more frequently
and may fail to appear just when they
are most needed.
And here is another:
Yet the rule of the many is safer
than the rule of One and the rule
of the multitude is gentler than the
rule of a class. However grave the
indictment that may be brought
against democracy, it's friends can
answer: What better alternative do
you offer?
The experiment has not failed
for the world is, after all, a better
place than it was under other kinds o.
, government, and the faith that it MAJ
be made better still survives.
Hope, often disappointed but Away
renewed, is the anchor by which tn
; snip that carries democracy anr It
fortunes will have to ride out this lat
est storm.
There is an Eastern story of
!. king with an uncertain temper whit
desired his astrologer to discover
from the stars when his death would
come. The astrologer, having cas-
the horoscope, replied that he could
not find the date. but had ascertained
only this, that the kings death would
follow Immediately on his own. So
may it be said that Democracy will
never perish till Hope has expired.
Shrewd Illuminating words. They
are well worth pondering.-New York
American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
Reduction in Automobile Prices

While recent reductions in automo-
bile prices have pleased private pur-
chasers, who have been waiting for
lower prices, they have made hard
shedding for many dealers who had no
hint that a price drop was coming and
had stocked up with new cars on
which they are receiving no rebate
from the factories. Announcements
of price drops have caused many deal
ers to rub their eyes and realize they
were $1,000 to $4,000 poorer thar they
were a few hours previous. The fewer
cars they had on hand the better they
were off. Most dealers in standard
cars of the better class had increased
their stocks in order to make ure of
a supply when needed. In the past
four years there had been many oc-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27

casions when they could not obtain
cars to supply cash buyers, and there
fore could not take the profits. The
past year, especially the last six
months, they could get more cars than
actually needed, and with the winter
slack-up in sales, the price drops hit
them hard, placing them in a position
where they must sell present stocks at
about cost.
Dealers in second hand cars have
been caught also with full stocks on
hand. With every drop in new car
prices, second hand cars of similar
make drop also in sale value.
All business men practically have
either been hit or will be in the de-
fation of values.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27

COMMENT From the
NOANAAN1EANA ELMER TIMES
Partial Exemption OF Taxes on Per-
sOnal Property Is a New Law

Under the law in force for the first
time this year, each citizen of New
Jersey has an exemption of taxes on
personal property of n hundred dol
lars. That lops off the sum of $23, 900
in ratables in Elmer for 1922. As it
does not decrease the amount to be
raised by taxation, the rate per hum
bred dollars must, of course, be raised
to make up the loss.
The theory of the law is, of course,
that a person who does not own more
than a hundred dollars worth of per-
sonal property, should not be taxed.
The exemption applies chiefly to
household furniture, the assessment
ON which has never been uniform or
even approaching uniformity. Some
assessors have usually put down a
hundred for household furniture
whether there was one hundred or five
hundred dollars worth in the house,
and unless more care has been exer-
cised than heretofore, many persons
throughout the state will now escape
taxation entirely On household effects.
Some assessors have given especial
attention to taxing musical instru-
ments, pianos, talking machines, etc.
while other have ignored them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
Preliminary

In the preliminary the second team
of the w. A. C. walked away with the
All Stars. The lineup:
w. A.. c.. I'd All Stars
Esling. forward ........ Carol
Cummins (Coombs) forward. .Oronato
Bacon. ....... center ....... Peixoto
Webb. guard .... Croker
Geisenberger.. 49,. guard ........C Cross
w. A. c., I'd, 25; All Stars, s.
Referee-McCurdy.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
INCOME TAX IN NUTSHELL

WHO? Single persons who had
net income of $1,000 or more,
or gross income of $4,000 or
more. Married couples who
had net income of $4,000 or
more, or gross income of
s 1000 or more.
WHEN? March Is, 1922, is final
date for filing returns and
making first payments.
WHERE? Collector of internal
revenue for the district in
which the person lives, or has
his principal place of business.
HOW? Full directions on Form
104OA and Form 1910; also the
law and regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent normal
tax on taxable income up to
$4,000 in excess of exemption.
Eight per cent normal tax on
balance of taxable income.
Surtax from / per cent to SIS
per cent on net incomes over
$4,000 for the year 1921.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
HUNT BUYS THEATRE AT PITMAN

Inc Hunts Theatres, Inc, have pur-
chased the Park Theatre at Pitman,
N. }. and are to take possession Jan
uary Both. This latest addition to
their chain of theatres is a modern
brick structure with approximately
500 seating capacity. 1t was owned
n operated by s.. p. Clarke, vice
president of the Pitman National
Bank, and sheriff of that county. BY
the transfer of this theatre Mr.. Clarke
becomes the me of a very substan-
tial block Of stock in the Hunts The
aires, Inc.
Pltman is a progressive South Jer-
sey town surrounded with a prosper
Gus, well populated farming district,
having only this one theatre. With the
Hunt film service and management,
the Park Theatre will be a very profit
able addition to their present holdings.
Mark B. Reeves, their architect, is
receiving bids for the construction of
their New Plaza Theatre. A contract
will be let in the very near future.
Pfling is now on the ground, and Cray
thorn-Nickerson Co., who have the pill
ing contract, have promised that they
will begin the placing of the piling
this week. There has been some delay
on account of the difficulty of getting
the pilings out of the woods, due to
mild weather and the soft condition
of the ground.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors was held at 1920
Vine street, Philadelphia, January 10,
at which the following article was
read and received their unanimous APP
proval:
Hays and the "MOvies"
Masters of the moving picture bust
ness expect that by harmonizing the
industry's business policies, Will H.
Hays (now postmaster general at
Washington, d. c., and reported soon
to resign will ave for them ten times
his $150,000 salary.
One great trouble in the film bust
ness is duplication in sales. There
are in the United States and Canada
perhaps 500 big, financially RESPONSE
BILE chain moving picture theatre syn
dicates, but there are $4,000 smaller
individual theatres which constitute
the bulk of the business. These
smaller theatres, in order to get fea-
ture films from the various film pro-
ducing companies, contract annually
for far more pictures than they can
use. They pay for only the pictures
they use and the big producers are
helpless to collect for unshown pic
lures without law suits, and perhaps
closing up the small theatre.
The loss to the big film producers in
1921 on unshown pictures ran from
Is per cen to 80 per CEN of con-
tracted business. With IN annual
business running over 500, 600, 900,
this would mean a loss of over
SIS ,O00,0 OO.
The big producers in agreement with
Hays propose a definite system for e.
change of information, the first ever
possible in the. industry. There will
be "a real organization to eliminate
enormous waste now involved in heavy
duplication of sales. Hays will be in
a position to save enormous sums of
money and at the same time carry out
his desires in the way of standards
and general uplift in the method of
film distribution.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
CHURCH NOTES
St. Ann,s r. c. Church

Pacific and Magnolia Avenues
Masses on Sundays, s and 10 A. M.
Sunday-school, 2 P. NJ.
Vespers, 7.30 P. M.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27
Germantown

Germantown, SO; w. A. G., As.
Referee. Howard Topham.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-27

A dollar invested in the Journal will
bring you all the news of Five Mile
Beach for one year.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

One million members of forty differ
ent nationaities all wearing the
white ribbon bow, the emblem of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
this is the organization which viii hold
It's eleventh worldwide convention at
Philadelphia November 11-16, in the
Academy Of Music.
World w. C. It. U. workers from
Burma, Korea, China. Japan, Ceylon,
Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Iceland
Canada, Belgium, Germany, France,
Greece, Switzerland, Italy, and many
other countries, will report on the
work now being carried on and the
progress of the prohibition and tenn
perance movements in their respective
countries.
Something of the distinction and i'm
pOrtance of the work Of the Worlds
w. c. r. U. is indicated by the noted
women who have served as presidents
of the organization. Margaret Bright
Lucas, the first president. was the sis
ter of John Bright, England's re
nowned premier. The second was
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

Frances E. Willard, who was succeed
ed by Lady Henry Somerset and by
ROsalnd, countess of Carlisle. Miss
Anna A. Gordon of Evanston, presi-
dent of the National and vice presi-
dent of the Worlds w G. 4. u, has
been acting president since the death
of the countess Of Carlisle in the sum-
mer of 1921.
Miss Gordon will preside at the con
vention and will also give an &C.
count of her recent trip to Mexico
in the interests of the prohibition
movement. There she learned that the
anti-alcohOl movement Is not confined
TO the missionary interests, but that
President Obregon and Other govern
ment officials, as well as leading SEN
ators and educational authorities. are
preparing to take definite steps to rid
Mexico of the liquor traffic. 1t is
expected that measure aimed TO dc
away with the pulque industry will he
introduced in congress within fe0
months.
The other general officers Of thu
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10
DR.. CHURCH TO
LECTURE HERE
SATURDAY Eve
Popular Chautauqua Enter
tainer on Return Engage
ment-Will Be al
w. Side School.

Another number of the White and
Meyers Lyceum course will be given
Saturday night, November 11th, at
the West Side auditorium. Dr..
Frank, Church will be here on that
date aud will deliver one of his
best lectures. 1t is not known just
what will be the subject OF his
discourse. but whatever it may be
we may rest assured that it will
be in keeping with the spirit of the
day and. altogether enjoyable.
TO those who were fortunate
enough to hear DR.. Church during
the chautauqua last summer he
needs no introduction. Others who
were not SO fortunate should not
miss this opportunity to hear one
IL the greatest dramatic speakers
in America. One cannot hear
him without feeling that by so
doing he has been lifted to a higher
plane of living-has been given a
vision of higher thoughts and nobler
achievements.
DR.. Church is an impersonator
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

Worlds w. G. T. U. are Miss Agnes Il.
Slack Of England and Mrs. Blanche
Johnston Of Canada, honorary secre-
taries, and Mrs. Ella A. Boole Of Brook
Ign, n, Y, honorary treasurer.
One Of the striking features of the
convention will be the exhibition Of
the Polyglot petition, written by
Frances T.. Willard about q year after
the formation of the organization and
circulated in many countries over the
globe. The total number of signatures
so far aggregate seven and one-half
million. Some are in Chinese charac-
tiers, Burmese, Kanaka. Spanish Ing
lish--in fact nearly every tongue is
represented.
The Worlds w. G. r, U. has hello,
ten conventions, four in the Unte.
States. one in Canada, two in England
two in Scotland, and one in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The National w. c. II. II. convention
will be held following the worlds
meeting in Philadelphia, November
1919.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

(By International News Servicc)
Kenmore, o., Nov. 9.-After spend
ing two hours behind the bars in
the local Jail, Attorney Oscar Hun
Sicker says he understands now why
unfortunates sent there are so
prompt in sending for him. He is
a popular counsellor for malefactors
of greater and lesser wealth here
1t was his last client who got
the lawyer in duress. Hunsicker
went to confer with Joe Voditch
held on a liquor charge. Chief OF
Police Harry Poulson escorted the
attorney to the Jail and then locked
him in. Immediately thereafter the
chief was summoned to testify in
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10
George ii Is Now King of the Greeks

Greece has new king-George
II (portrait herewith), the son of the
former King Constantine, who abdi-
Gated after the disastrous campaign
against the Turks Pressure from the
revolution leaders compelled his ac-
ton. King Constantine in talking with
his friends before embarking for Pa
lermo, Italy, made a plea that hearty
support be given the new king and
queen. He added: 81 have had some
unhappy days and do not regret this
revolution"
His consuming ambition, he con-
cluded, was to return later as q simple
citizen and visit his son, the new king
This request was communicated TO the
revolutionary committee, which de-
clined to sign a document empowering
his private return.
One of Constantine's last acts was
to summon n lawyer and initiate legal
steps to assure the fortune of the
widow of his dead son, King Alexan-
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10
LAWYER GAINS EXPERIENCE in
JAIL FIRST HAND BY MISTAKE

court. Later he was called to the
telephone and, with one thing and
another. he forgot all about Hun
sicker.
The outraged barrister pounded
on the bars till his knucklcs were
sore and shouted till his throat
ached. Eventually Il police sergeant
heard him yelling for release and
took him before Mayor Goodman for
an explanation. Hunsicker did not
mince words, and the mayor cut his
cXpletives short with a curt dis
missal.
Hunsicker says the "Ykeep Out"
sign which adorns the Jail entrance
possesses Il sinister meaning for him
now.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10
McKenna Addresses American Bankers

One Of the notable figures of the
recent forty-eighth annual convention
of the American Bankers association
in New York was the Rt Hon. Regi-
Maid McKenna. who was British chan
cellOr of the exchequer In 1915-16 and
who now is chairman Of the largest
banking institution in England, the
London Joint City and Midland Bank,
Ltd He delivered an address on Rep
arations and International Debts" On
his arrival at New York the full cour-
tesies of the port were extended to
the British financial expert by the GUS
toms and immigration officials.
Nothing approaching the present
financial conditions has happened
within the memory of living man."
said Mr.. McKenna% on his arrival. 1.-The
formation OLA national public opinion
on the worldk ecdhomic problems Is
urgently needed welcome the op.
portunity of exchanging views with
the great American bankers and finan-
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10
w. Virginia to Honor
Heroes Of Civil War

(By International News Cervicc.)
Charleston, w. Va. Nov. 9.-West
Virgina'S monument to the memory
Of Major Goodspeed and 1876 MEM
bers of the Fourth West Virginia
infantry who lost their lives in the
seige of Vicksburg under General
Grant is to be formally unveiled
on the Vicksburg battle ground the
afternoon of November IA, it is an
nounced by II. s. White, chairman
of the Vicksburg Monument Commits
sion Governor Morgan. of West
Virginia, and Governor Russell, of
Mississippi, viii participate.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

Portland, Ore. Nov. 9-The
Roosevelt will be unveiled here on
1t is a magnificent bronze eques-
trian statue, depicting the late
President in the role of trough
rider DR.. Henry Waldo Coe, Port
land physician and friend of Roose-
welt for over So years, is the donor.
Twenty five thousand school chill
dren are to take part in a parade
the morning of November II. AS
the line passes the yelled statue
each child will deposit a flower at
the base in token OF esteem for the
man who dearly loved children
Ceremonies of unwilling will be
held in the afternoon as a finale to
observance Of Armistice Day. A
military parade is planned and will
disband at the site of inc statue.
across from Ladd Public Sebool, in
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-10

OF rare ability and throws his
pleasing personality into his work
with vim and enthusiasm that
sweeps his audience completely off
their feet. He is full of natural
wit. He delights in producing
laughter with one breath and with
the next bringing his hearers to
tears. He is a 100 per cent Amer
lean and it is his mission to keep
alive in the hearts of all true sons
of the land sacred remembrance
of the lads who have made the
supreme sacrifice and thus secured
for US the blessings of peace and
1t is indeed fortunate that the
people of this community may be
able to hear such lecture at such
q time 1t seems to be one of our
human failings that we forget too
easily the debt of gratitude we owe
the nations defenders. And it is
well that such men as DR.. Church
continue to cause us to stop for a
in our mad rush for ma
terial gain and catch glimpse
of something more sublime and en-
during.
We predict full house and a
most enthusiastic audience to greet
DR.. Church Saturday night when he
will appear for his second time on
the lecture platform in this city.