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The Washington times., 1924-01-30

; interest Of the work itself.
Sigma N, on the other hand, be-
Ing devoted to the active promo
ton of research, has a very
strong chapter" lin the college).
Now, these two celebrated col
lege societies are equally admir-
able in their aims. The char.
acter OF Sigma XII is sufficiently
indicated in the quotation above:
that OF the far older Phi Beta
Kappa is indicated by its motto:
PHILOSOPHY the Guide Of Life"
and by its rule Of membership,
which Is bestowed as an honor
able recognition of high standing
In the upper classes-not the
upper classes" of society, of
course, but the later classes in
the college course.
To shut out any respectable a.
sociation whose aim is to honor
learning and culture. is simply to
manifest a spirit Of restricted ex.
clustveness. such as shows itself
In a third passage Of the same
ADDRESS that am quoting from,
where 1t Is said, in speaking of
the effect Of the policy described.
that: The students have been
carefully selected for admission.
only those being taken who seem.
on the. recommendation Of their
preparatory course instructors, to
De likely to respond worthily TO
the special opportunities the col
lege offers"
These Opportunities" are, Of
course, for "research."
Now. that word, as said be-
fore, has become q shibboIeth.
and 1t imposes upon people who
only judge 1t from the respect
shown to 1t by worshippers. But,
listen to what q speaker. a true
scientist, said about It at the
meeting Of the same association
In Baltimore in 1918.
After a highly amusing account
Of an imaginary research" into
the problem of how many sand.
wlches may be obtained from a
nog "a research during which the
for the Phi. D. degree
ignored the vulgar fact that "the
easiest way would be to kill the
hog and cook him'), the speaker
Absurd as the foregoing may
seem, you all know that actual
examples OF so-called research
work might be cited which would
be not a whit more sensible. A
serious examination Of the count
less papers published in any one
OF the sciences will reveal an ap-
palling number Of trivial, incon-
elusive unscientific effusions
which are but a means Of dis
closing the ignorance Of their
authors of the first principles OF
SCIENCE"
The speaker on that occasion
was not attacking genuine scien-
tific investigation, but the af-
fectation and pretence Of it. when
the object is not the advance
ment of knowledge but the get,
ting Of a doctors degree" or
sometimes, escape from less anus
tng lAhon
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liability into asset Society is responsible for it's Grim
nals the truth told it's responsible for Of
them being criminals in the first place. But having become
This huge expense. They represent tremendous
amount of man power. Shall let that power rot
for the years it is in jailY
Shall we turn it loose to be moral pestence when
reeasedf It is not enough that such in ute
mills The work of the hands will amount to little the
brain ferments But suppose give them decent work.
work that really their spiritual needs well
the Stae Wholesome honest work for wage which
selfreSpect such as work on a road gangf Are
selves not better servedf
AS for the of the Amos Hitchcocks Of the world
Just what do they reveal Anxiety for the welfare Of
heartened at the sight of that convict train They
that Amos peevsh because he is being deprived of his
ounce OF fesh the chance of the righteous goa the
unrghteous What's the Of being righteous you can't
grind the other chap in the dirtH What indeedH
Copyright 1874 Syndicate MOI
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Once-Overs
Copyright 1924. by International
ARE YOU GOING TO BE LEADER OR ARE YOU
WILLING TO BE LED? :.

Loosen up relax.
You wound up too tight your taut.
Too intent physical performances you not using
your mental faculties enough.
1t is mistake to believe that progress is the result of
keeping your hands going all the time.
If you worked physically 10 per less and spent 10
per cent Of your time thinking and planning you
would accomplish more perhaps 25 to 80 per more
believe it.
This would be much easier for you, too.
If you working for yourself it would mean larger
income and if for employer it would mean increase in
wages better position entirely.
1t easy to get work and follow instructions but
hard to find who think and plan for themselves
70 advantage
The man who plans is the man who leads. =
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

them. One trade alone was open to them,
the trade of the law breaker. They usually
entered it. Once a criminal always a GRIM
inal-that was the slogan. 1t was hideous
fate for men and quite as hideous a fate for
the society which paid endlessly for their
misdeeds
We're slowly coming to feel that this
isn't the best way to handle criminals The
new viewpoint isn't unanimous as yet, by
any means. The sour-spirited, short-sighted
Amos Hitchcocks of the world firmly be-
ieve that the world is going to the devil be-
cause we allow our criminals to form jazz
orchestras or work on roads.
"Mawkish sentimentalty!" they call it.
But it isn't mawkish sentimentality. It's
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

VTTATER soft and fluid and yet can wear away solid
w rock So gentle woman weaken mans spirit
The world owes all men living but most of us are poor
collectors Of debts.
Rest mott Life is sweeping by;
Go and dare before yop die-Goethe.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

Sleep is refreshing but while you sleeping you
not achieving Partake OF this refreshment sparingy
There Of concealed fire that doth not break out
in the ordinary circumstances Of life.
Let us consider the industrious bee who abo furously
for honey that man steals Most are bees others profit from
their industry
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

might Work highway. The
comfortable warm carrying its cook and its own
orchestra made up from the road gang of convcts Ar
rived their destination, the put to work at
once 1t easy work. In fact it the very hard
est manual labor. Nor it well paid work.
The received average net payment Of sixty
per day. The full wage $20, but all expenses
deducted Yet those aborers fell with almost feverh
enthusiasm. Road gangs not usually enthusiastic.
Watch Of them yourself.
It would be hard to find more Indifferent workmen
than road gang wouldn't tY Then why the eagerness of
these to engage in such worki Why their evident
For almost the first time in the history Of this country
criminals being given chance to make good while
ing sentence Formerly after years which wrecked them
bodily and scared them spiritually, they turned out
pennless If there families to which they might re-
turn they returned Nor did they have the
accorded the usual paupers.
They marked men; one wanted to employ
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

A TRAIN shot past the country station.
n Its lights glowed like a string of
orange beacons through the dusk,
and the merry clatter of jazz orchestra
mingled with the cinders in its wake. A
swift shuttle of bright life moving through
the gray wrap of night.
"There they go" sneered old Mr..
Amos Hitchcock. "Travelin' like princes,
with special cars and an orchestra to amuse
EN- Almost makes an honest man wish
he d turned thief or murderer, when Uncle
Sam treats criminals that way. What's the
use of staying respectable ?-that's what 1
want to know"
1t was a convict train One hundred
klamath River to the Merced, that they
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GARRETT P. SERVISS ON
RESEARCH FADS

By Garrett p. Serviss.
Topics Popular
Tnfer
Evening star., 1924-06-03

Congress chosen next fall does not
come into power until December, 1925,
unless a special session is called after
the present Congress expires on
March next.
Can Delay Publication.
Imperfections in the bill could be
removed in the December session this
year and still affect the incomes re-
ceived by taxpayers during the year
1924, for the first payment is not due
until March Is of next year. At best.
the Treasury can delay publication of
income tax returns until they are
fully collected. and there is theory
that the department may even delay
publication until the returns are fully
audited, which sometimes takes three
or four years.
AS for the gift taxes this is bound
to be one of the most bitterly con-
tested features Of the new law. The
Presidents admission that IL is Of
doubtful legality" which means that
he believes it may be unconstitutional,
Will be sieZed upon for test cases.
The theory that a man cannot give
his own daughter a wedding present
without being subject to a tax. and
that he cannot give presents to men,
ing a tax fs regarded by the Treasury
as an invasion OF personal liberty,
and rights upon which the electorate
may Well ponder this year
Contains Real Reduction.
Mr. Coolidge's decision to sign the
bill was not surprise. 1t does con-
tain a material reduction in taxes for
a large number of people.
There are many persons in Con-
gress who already are expressing the
opinion that the new measure will
bring a surplus instead Of a deficit
and that a further cut in taxes may
be possible within the next two years
Certainly the new law will be more
productive in the sense that it stops
up loopholes through which large
amounts of income have been kept
from the Treasury in the past. The
administrative features of the law
are tight and many a taxpayer who
comes to make out his return will
discover that things he thought he
could do under the old law cannot
be done now. Methods of computing
losses have been changed, the assign
ment of property to trustees has
been made subject to new regulations
and various features introduced to
prevent tax avoidance.
Means Added Expense.
The admin stration of the new tax
law will incur an increased expense
to the Treasury, for it is COM
plicated document. 1t probably will
delay the auditing of returns con-
Evening star., 1924-06-03

anticipated the IS per. cent rst1nc&1on,
AAd this year paid only three-fourth5
OF tho amounts reported on their re-
Turns. This class of taxpayers will,
pay this year unless additional tax is
disclosed when their returns are au-
dtted. There will, no doubt, be many
individuals who will desire to settle
the IS per cent reduction is an ac-
complfshed fact The amount due in any
instance where a tax payer desires
to pay in full will be the total amount
of tax shown at the time of filing the
return, less 25 per cent, and less the
amount paid at the time of fling the
same. The collector of internal reve-
nue. states that such action would be
viewpoint, as 1t would eliminate con-
siderable bookkeeping.
"In view of the fact that the tax
notices were prepared prior to the en-
actment Of the new law. a taxpayer
who paid three fourths Of the tax on
from the collector advising of the
amount assessed, amount paid and the
remaining balance, but in cases of this
nature no further payment is due.
The payment made in June. plus the
amount laready paid. must equal one
half OF the total tax due, after taking
the % per cent deduction. Likewise.
the amount paid in September plus the
amount previously paid must equal
three-fourths of the total tax liability.
after the 25 per cent deduction has
been taken. The remainder of the tax
liability will be payable on or before
December Is.
'ln cases where taxpayers paid the
full amounts Of tax shown on their re-
turns, refunds will be made of one
fourth of the amounts. 1t will not be
necessary for claims to be filed. In
fact, correspondence from taxpayers
relative to such refunds will probably
serve to slow down the work OF the
collector in listing all the items and
sending the necessary schedules to
Washington I'm order that the checks
may be drawn. The collector states
that this work will be carried on az
rapidly as it can be performed by his
force of employees"
Evening star., 1924-06-03
HALF OF INCOME TAX
DUE BEFORE JUNE Is
Reduction Of 25 Per Cent Cannot
Be Taken at Once if Only
Quarter Was Paid.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED
Simple Formulas Provided Puzzled
Payers.

Full instructions were issued today
at the Treasury for taxpayers, ex-
planning how they may compute the
25 per cent reduction on individuals
taxes payable this year. as provided
by the revenue bill signed yesterday
by President Coolidge.
'The main point to be borne in
mind" said the Official statement, "is
that one-half Of the tax due from
you this year must have been paid
on or before June IS"
In brief form. the instructions are
as flolows:
Instructions I'm Brief.
IF at the time you filed your fed
eral income tax return you paid
three-fourths Of the amount of tax
reported, no further payment will be
due. If at the time you filed your
amount of tax reported, nc payment
will be due until September Is. If
at the time you filed your return, you
paid only one-fourth of the amount of
tax reported, you must pay on or be-
fore June Is oEa-half of the amount
paid by you when you filed your re-
turn. The main point to be borne in
mind is that one-half of the tax due
from you this year must have been
paid on or before June 15."
The. Treasury explained that the
usual notices have been issued by the
collectors of internal revenue re-
minding income-tax payers that the
second installment of tax is due June
Is. These instructions were amplified
by the statement today.
Taxpayers who paid the full amount
Of their income tax on March Is will
receive refund of one-fourth of
their payment without having to cor
respond with the Treasury or col
lector.
Must He Pfsrated.
In further explanation of details
OF the situation. the Treasury warned
fourth of their tax in March. how
ever, should not make the mistake
OF thinking they may take credit for
the run 25 per cent reduction at once
and not pay anything when the sec
ond installment comes due.
THE new law it was said, pro
vides that the % per cent reduction
shall be prorated over all four IN
staiments. For instance, if an in
dividual reported tax Of 500 on
MS return, he can consider that the
If he paid SIS. or one-fourth of the
amount reported when he filed his
return. then he must pay $3.50 on
or oe1ore June 18th. This amount.
together with the s25 previously
paid, will make up one-haif of the
$40: A simple way for a taxpayer to
arrive at the amount OF his June
payment is to remember that if-his
March payment was one-fourth Of
| the amount shown on his return, his
June Payment will be just one-haIf
OF his March payment. The tax re-
naming unpaid after June Is NAV
be paid in equal instaiments on or
before September Is and December
10, respectively.
Can Pay All Now.
"A considerable number of taxpay-
ers who are accustomed to paying all
their tax when they file their returns
Evening star., 1924-06-03
RECLAMATION AID
MEASURE REPORTED
House Action to Be Sought Quick
ly-Follows Investigator
Findings.

A bill designed to afford relief to
settlers on reclamation projects and
to provide sweeping changes in the
reclamation laws, was reported today
by the House irrigation committee.
The measure is in line with the
recommendations Of Secretary Works
Fact Finding Commission on recla-
nation, which has been approved by
President Coolidge. The vote was
IL to 1.
House action on the bill will be
sought before adjournment. Chair
man Smith being instructed to use
every effort to call 1t up under the
suspension of the rules, which would
shut of amendments. limit debate
to forty minutes and REQUIRE a two
thirds vote for passage.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
HONESTY PROFITABLE,
REALTOR DECLARES
Says Return Of Fair Dealing Comes
to Realtor in Dollars and
Cents.

Jackie Coogan is being used this
afternoon to illustrate talk on real
estate selling methods in a paper
being read before the home builders
and subdividers' division of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards, meeting at the Washington
Hotel. The paper was prepared by
Mason Case Of the Los Angeles Real
ty Board, and is being read by Frank
H. Ayers. Jackie is there in film and
not in person.
William E. Harmon, New York
City, will talk on financing subur-
ban real estate, followed by discus
sion led by Charles P. Gray OF Chi
cago. j. c. Nichols of Kansas City.
No, will address the section on sub.
urban subdivisions with communi-
ty features, with a discussion follow
ing. lead by S. S. Thorpe of Mime
apolis.
Mr.. Cases paper pointed out that
from the standpoint of salesmanship
I'VE are concerned with honesty pri-
marily. because it pays in dollars and
force behind all sales methods, he
said. In a general way. he continued.
there are. three principal influences
in applying personality to success
full real estate nethods-demand.
quality and price. Prospects, like
statesmen are made. not born. and buy
real estate, not as so much ground
or dirt. or brick or stone. but with
the impression the salesman develops
in the prospects mind of what he
believes he wants to buy. II is en-
tirely a mental reaction, the speaker
pointed out.
while money making is every
honest realtors foremost concern in
business" he concluded, I've are af-
forded an opportunity, more than
in most professions, to make our pro
fession our play as well as our bust
ness, remembering that unless we
get our. happiness out OF our work
as we go along. most of US will never
know what happiness means
Evening star., 1924-06-03

incomes of 5000 and under. No
change is made in the present Law
allowing an exemption of $1,000 for
single persons. .- -
Taxes Repealed By Bill.
The miscellaneous and excise taxes
repealed and the amount Of revenue In
volved are:
Telegraph and telephone messages
s34.000.000; beverages, $4,000, 900
candy. s13.0oo.000: knives. dirks. dag
gers. etc. $4,000: liveries, etc. $140..
900; hunting. shooting and riding gar
ments, s1s0,ooo; yachts and motor
boats tsale). ssIs,ooo; carpets. rugs
trunks, purses. $1.s00.000; drafts and
promissory notes. $2.150. 900: theaters
shows, circuses (fioor space), $l,6oo,-
600
In addition numerous other excise
taxes are reduced. Theater tickets of
tomobiie trucks, the chassis of which
sell for $1,000 or less and the bodies
for $500 or less. are exempted from
the per cent tax. while the 5 per
cent levy on automobile tires, parts
and accessories is cut in half.
Jewelry Tax Changes.
Articles selling for $40 or less
and watches selling for $50 or less
are exempted from the 8 per cent
jewelry tax. as are also surgical and
musical . instruments, eyeglasses.
spectacles. silver plated fiat table
ware and articles used for religious
purposes. The tax of two cents on
each $500 sale on produce exchanges
is cut in half.
The tax on playing cards was in
creased from to 10 cents a pack.
The same bracket of amounts to
which the estate tax is applied in the
present law are retained. but the rates
are increased so that the maximum
is 40 per cent on amounts of $10,-
100000 and over instead of 25 per
cent 1t is estimated this increase
will bring in S12.ooo,000 additional
revenue annually.
New Gift Tax.
The new gift tax. imposed, it's
authors said, merely as a compile
ment to the estate tax. and to check
evasions of the latter, carries the
same rates as the revised estate tax.
1t allows an exemption of $4,000.
would be allowed, including gifts to
public purposes and charitable. educa-
tional and religious organizations.
The tax win be levied on the donor
and against the total amount Of the
gifts during the year. This tax goes
rate would start at per cent on gifts
not in excess of $4,000. 1t is esti-
mated this tax will bring in $1,000
600 revenue annually.
The new tax on nah. tong sets is 10
per cent, and it is estimated this will
result in collection OF about 81, ,00o, 900
annually, although accurate statistics
are. not available for such a calcula-
tion.
The new normal tax rates on indi-
vidual incomes are per cent on in
comes Of $4,000 and under, per cent
on incomes between $4,000 and $4,000
and per cent on incomes above that
amount. The surtax rates range from
1 per cent on incomes between $4,000
and $4,000 to 40 per cent on incomes
of over $500,000.
Evening star., 1924-06-03
COOLIDGE SIGNS TAX
BELL HE DiSTRUSTS

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full March 10 was before Director
Lord of the Budget. These refunds,
for which Congress must make the
necessary appropriation. are to be
paid as quickly as possible without
application fsom taxpayers to whom
they are due.
The Presidents criticisms in his note
accompanying signature Of the meas
ure were directed hiefy at the
measures failure to make greater re-
ductions in sUrtaxes or FORBID fur-
ther issuance of tax exempt securities.
at the increase to maximum OF 40
per cent in the estate tax, the publi-
city features, and the action of Con-
gress in reductin 6 the salaries recon-
mended for members of the board of
tax appeals and affecting their terms
of Office. He also intimated he might
call a conference prior to the next
session Of Congress to work out
scheme for division of taxes between
the federal and state governments
VIII Start at Once.
Secretary Mellon announced that
organization of the board of tax ap
peals would be started Immediately,
but, since nominations probably could
not be made in time for confirmation
under pending plans for adjournment
of Congress, he woalld ask for a reso-
luton removing restrictions making
the payment of mem bers given recess
appointments contingent upon Senate
approval at it's next session.
The new revenue law scaled down
federal taxes to the nowest level since
the start Of the war.
Individual income taxpayers are
VAs - al
of the remaining special war excise
taxes either are wiped of the statutes
or reduced.
At the same time the law creates
two new taxes-on gifts and NAH
jong sets and increases the rate of
taxes on estates and playing cards.
Likewise. the admin istrative provi-
sions are revised to plug gaps in the
old law for tax evasion and consid-
erable additional revenue is expected
as a result.
Full Eject In 1926.
The net reduction, which. it is es-
timated the bill will make in govern
ment revenue next fiscal year. be-
ginning July 1, is s36. 100000, but
the full effect of the tax relief afford
ed will not be shown in government
receipts until the following year.
when it is estimated the total reduc-
ton will amount to more than $780,
600, 900.
Changes ondered in the excise rates
go into effect after thirty days. OF
course, the provision for 25 per cent
reduction on income taxes payable
this year is effective Immediately,
while the cutss made in the individual
income taxes are effective as of jan
uary 1, this year. on taxes which are
payable next year.
Incomcs Tax Changes.
The following changes are ordered
In the income taxes:
A 25 per cent reduction on taxes
payable this year.
General revision Of both the normal
and surtax rates, amounting to so
Der cent cut on taxes levied against
incomes of 900 and under.
An additional reduction OF rs per
cent which may be made on earned
incomes. For purposes Of this reduc-
tion all incomes of $1,000 and under
are defined as earned. The cut may
be made only on incomes up to $4,000.
Exemption for heads of families
with incomes of $1,000 and over is in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000, the same
as now allowed heads of families with