The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-21

Il observe said Cappy Kicks 70
SIR skinner "ihat some ~ the wild
sascH Of TIE democracy are trying %
persuade the rougrs- o. amend che
income tax law ao aa 40 permit the
frceai publicity and destroy ull priv
aey in the matter 81 income tax rc
turns
"congrssamsn Do uut have 10 pay
income tax ON their salaries. do
thuy SIS Skinner Inquired
They 90 mot. skinner Why
should they when they make the
lavHl but every old retired. crippled
equity colonel or busadieI general. or
admiral who haa given over hla On.
tire lifr 20 The service ~ the country.
has % pay income iaa ON Die three
quarters retired pay on. see. Skin
nrr dear boy Even those old fGl.
dieru and sailors who have been re
tired Tor wounds pay au Income tax
on anything over thirtyfys hundred
dollars"
II should think the members ~
congress would be- ashamed 10 hold
out on the government that way
Mr skinner declared yirtuously
shamef' Cappy booted why
you couldn't shame one u those
birds N you undfeEsed him IN the
middle Of Pennsylvania ave. and
chased him 10 an embassy tea Ia an
Adam vest and silly grin. The
average representative never has any
income Tax 60 pay IN private NE, no
he'll be- shot N he'll permit himself
10 acquire The habit ia public life.
what good viii publicity OF with
drawul of the right Of privacy in
citizens income tax dor" Sir Bkln
ncr wanted 10 know.
We'll. now, skinner. ! know Of
one caac where d would do a heap
~ good. That Hroundrrl iiudncr. ~
the Black Butte Lumber company.
would give everything except his
right eye Tor a look al my income
tax report For instance. this year
he'd see where I lad donated five
thousand dollars 10 u Hebrew orphan
asylum Right away he'd spread tho
uewB on Change that my mother
was Jewish. Reading a little further
he'd sre whore ia kicked in with
five thousand dollam TO help build a
new Catholic church lie doesn't
know that do this because the
pastor 10 friend Of mine and We go
fishing together riFht regularly. And
lastly ho'd note deduction for
ts.Vmstas. - ~ as...fst.F -. az. ,..ftfs
OF colored peoples. and the next thing
ia know my front yard would be
filled with hooded knights of the
ku KluK Khan. and Italian fisher,
men coming w from the C0rdella
banks would sec the ancient cross on
Lone mountain biazing with electric
lights Reading a little further he'd
SEQ whore the Rcd Crusr, tho
knights % Columbus and the Y. NJ.
G. A. had all been remembered. IN
addition 20 the Congregational
church az Klamath Fails. ore The
pastor used 20 be the toughest. tough.
est. finest woods bosn ever en-.
ploycd and while he drives his con.
creation the way he used 10 drive his
woods crew. I'm for him. or course.
liudner wouldn't know this. 10 he'd
spread tho word along tho Street
that after a long life 81 wickcdneas.
shortcountlug on Ahingiea. selling
lumber that was sawed hcunt and
filled with secret pitch pockets and
rotten atrcaka. was trying 10 swim.
dc the Lord by donating TO all tho
churches Instead of the one belong
To-"
Wei. don't know a soul whose
income tax statement would bother.
az IA citizen. 10 examine"
Skinner cappy declared. Il
have long suspected iha, you arc
only half human and now know IT,"
Sir. skinner shook his head. '-rhc
only peruon in whspc income tax ne
turn would have the slIghtcai inter.
est Ia tho boo,icgRor who sold mo
tome Scotch that waH half water. ia
give a ripe peach TO land that bird
out In tho grass"
My dear boy, bootlcEgors never
render income tax returns. MS
against the rules Of their union.
BootlcgRcrs buy and sell Tor caah
and leave no trail Of cancelled checks
behind them for the slcuths OF tho
treasury department 20 get suspic.
lous over a bootlsERer burics hiss
havings In tomato can until he has
thousand dollars. then ho buys
state bond under an assumed name.
the bond II exempt from income tax
and after year or two tho boot.
logger has such an income. exempt
from taxation, that he rctlrcs and
buys n chateau IN France. where no.
body asks him embarrassing qucs.
tons and whore. as an American.
his wealth excitca nothing but envy.
not curiosity.
They do say that all this congress.
sional pother. this investigation
mania. Is dlsrupting business. Mr.. !
Kicks, altno hadn't noticed t."
1T isn't diaruptlnR business nj all. !