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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Wasted Effort

Grandma-Well, Richard, what was
the score?
Richard (making due allowance for
grandmas lack of technical knowledge)
Nothing to nothing.
Grandma-Oh, then, you needn't have
,layed at all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Hot. Hotter, Hottest

Salesman-This fire fighting appa-
ratus will be in use in 80 years time.
Elderly Lady-But in so years /
shall not be here.
Salesman (misunderstandingly) -
But, madam, it is so light and con-
venient that you could carry it any
where with you.-Dansk Famillie
Blad, Copenhagen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Heavy Competition

Tggs-What happy people you
must be to have eight nice daugh-
tiers What resources for your old age
Jaggs Every sadly)-Yes, / have
resources enough! But the difficulty
nowadays consists in outstanding
ones resources.-Everybody's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

when he left home.
How he wanted to
save that so that he
might feel secure and
not be obligated to
any one. How, in or
der to do this, he had
ridden on freight
trains from Oklahoma
to Florida. How, a
few hours before he
had arrived at camp,
somebody had stolen
the money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

new gas-ma king
stove which cooks
a meal for &c or
less.
The new Cole
man Range will do
the family cooking
at a cost below
that of coal, wood
or kerosenestoves,
and do it quicker
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

Ohio has named a
sandwich after him.
Quite appropriately
the dainty tidbit is
composed largely Of
anchovies and capers.
-. After years of de-
votion to long red
flannels Joe Jacobs,
the fight pilot, picked
this winter as the one
in which to start wear
ing linen shorts. {.
During a fast game
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
S1iid51k
Tough Luck

"What you all doin' now, big boy?"
"Ah is a exporter"
"An exporter? What's dat"
"Ah wuz pullman porter, but abs
been fred"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Modern CT

Mother-Did you sweep behind the
lOOr, Helen!
Helen-Yes, mother, 1 swept every
hing behind the door.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
BOYS! GIRLS!

Read the Grape Nuts ad in another
column of this paper and learn how
to Join the Dizzy Dean Winners and
win valuable free prizes.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Knows His Wife

my wife has been working on the
car. Simklns," the householder said to
the chauffeur.
"Very good, SIR" replied Simkins
"rH go and put everything right again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
The Time Factor

Lizzie-Does a giraffe get sore
throat If it gets its feet wet?
Izzie-Yes, but not till the next
week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Cutting Words
No Sale
Missing

Barbara-What became of that Rus
sian count who insulted you?
Count-He checked to death.
Barbara-How did that happen?
Count made him swallow his
words.-Pathfinde Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Bayer Aspirin
HE:Kl:D
GAS-MAKING Stove
COOKS MEAL FOR &c
Amazing New Invention of w. c.
Coleman Brings All the Modern Con-
venienees of City Gas TO Homes Be-
yond the Gas Mains

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS housewives
will share the enthusiasm OF w. G.
Goldman inventive genius, for his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
A Scream

Employer-Sure, I'm looking for an
office boy. Do you smoke?
Boy-No, thanks, but I'll take
some ice creami
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
Bill Tilden's New Fame:
Sandwich Named for Him

Not in the box score:
Bill TiIden at last has achieved real
fame. A restaurant somewhere in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

FREEI Americas Most Beautiful Nursery
and seed book-full natural colors. Big
bargains. Guaranteed stock. Compare our
prices with others to satisfy yourself how
reasonably priced our stock Is. Americas
Largest Direct-to-YOu Nurseries. Inter-
state Nurseries. IS K. St.. Hamburg, Iowa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
QUALIFIED

do you know anything about
checks and draftsT
'Yes, sir. I've run our furnace
for years."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19
CLASSIFIED ADS

Hardy Fruit Trees, berry plants. at money
saving prices. Catalog free: Minnesota Fruit
Growers Service. 7S4 Eustis. st. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

Lacking Courage
SIS your book on the Cultivation
of Courage finished YETI"
Eyes, but I haven't had the nerve
to take it to the publishers yet"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
POLICY is HELD SOUND

""There is today no doubt of the
fundamental soundness of the pol
icy of 1888. If we proceed along
the path we have followed and with
the results attained up to the pres
ent time we shall continue our sue
cessful progress during the COM
ing years.
IF we are to maintain this clear
cut and sound policy, it is incum-
bent upon us to make good to the
Federal Treasury both the loss Of
revenue caused by the Supreme
Court decision and the increase in
expenses caused by the Adjusted
Compensation Payment Act, 1 en-
phaSize that adherence to consistent
policy calls for such action.
ITO be specific: The Supreme
Court decision adversely affected
the budget in an amount of one
billion and seventeen million dol
lars during the fiscal year 1886
and the fiscal year 1887. This fig
ure is arrived at as follows:
Deficit to date expenditures
chargeable to processing taxes less
processing taxes collected) in ex-
cess of that contemplated in the
1887 budget 1921 100000.
Estimated expenditure to be
made from supplemental appro-
priation approved in the supple
mental appropriation act, 1886,
$296, 100000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
TERMS METHOD EVASION

This method of evading existing
surtaXes constitutes a problem as
old as the income tax law itself. Re-
peated attempts by the Congress to
prevent this form of evasion have
not been successful. The evil has
been a growing one. 1t has now
reached disturbing proportions from
the standpoint of the inequality it
represents and of its serious effect
on the Federal revenue. Thus the
Treasury estimates that, during the
calendar year 1886, over four and
one-half billion dollars of corporate
income will be withheld from stock
holders.
IF this undistributed income were
distributed, it would be added to the
income of stockholders and there
taxed as is other personal income.
But, as matters now stand, it will be
withheld from stockholders by those
in control of these corporations. In
one year alone, the government will
be deprived of revenues amounting
to over one billion three hundred
million dollars.
"A proper tax on corprate in
come Cncluding dividends from
other corporations), which is not
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
GREATER SIMPLICITY SEEN

"Such a revision of our corporate
taxes would effect great simplifi-
cation in tax procedure, in corporate
accounting and in the understanding
of the whole subject by the citizens
of the nation. 1t would constitute
distinct progress in tax reform.
1.-THE Treasury Department will
be glad to submit its estimates to
the Congress showing that this
Simplifcation and removal of in
CAPABILITIES can, without unfairness,
be put into practice SO as to yield
the full amount of 100000, O00-the
amount I have indicated above as
being necessary.
Turning to the temporary reve-
nue. needs of the government, there
is the item of $517,00o,0 900 which af-
fects principally the current fiscal
year. This amount must in some
way be restored to the Treasury,
even though the process of restora-
ton might be spread over two years
or three years.
I'm this case also the formula
ton of taxes lies wholly in the
discretion of the Congress- I VEN
ture, however, to call your atten-
ton to two suggestions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
H0ACY CARMICHAEL
TO WE'D INDIANA Girl
But All His Family Knows Is
What Radio SAYS.

All the Carmichaels know about
Hoagy's marriage plans is what they
hear from Walter Winchell, they
admitted today when pressed for
details.
Winchell announced over the air
that Hoagy, Indianapolis favorite
son in Tin Pan Alley, is to be mar
ried to Ruth Minardi. formerly of
Warsaw, Ind, Friday.
Miss Martha G. Carmichael, his
sister, who lives with the family at
1920 Graceland-av, said:
well, 7 am going on the assump-
ton that Winchell is nearly always
right, but I wouldn't confirm it,
even on that. If you know anything
about Hoagy, you know it's difficult
to say what he will do. He lets no
body interfere with what he wants
to do
Blond or brunei? Well, now, I
really couldn't say. I've never met
her. My sister has, and she told
me, but I forget. I know that he's
been talking about Ruth for more
than year, but don't know where
he met her"
Ladies and gentlemen, it has been
announced that Hoagy Carmichael
is to marry Ruth Minardi Friday
this week. More about it Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 3.
- The text of President

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 8.
- The text Of President
Roosevelt's tax message to
Congress follows:
ITO the Congress of the United
States:
"On Jan. 3, 1896, in my annual
budget message to Congress, I
pointed out that without the item
for relief the budget was in balance.
Since that time an important item
of revenue has been eliminated
through a decision of the Supreme
Court, and an additional annual
charge has been placed on the
Treasury through the enactment of
the Adjusted Compensation Pay
ment Act.
II said in my budget message:
as. The many legislative acts
creating the machinery for recovery
were all predicated on two inter-
dependent beliefs. First, the meas
ureS would Immediately cause a
great increase in the annual eXpen-
ditures of the government-many of
these expenditures, however, in the
form of loans which would ulti-
mateiy return to the Treasury. Sec
ond, as result of the simultaneous
attack on the many fronts I have
indicated, the receipts of the gov
eminent would rise definitely and
sharply during the following few
years, while greatly increased ex-
penditures for the purposes stated,
coupled with rising values and the
stopping of losses would, over a
period of years, diminish the need
for work relief and thereby reduce
Federal expenditures. The increase
in revenues would ultimately meet
and pass the declining cost of relief
This policy adopted in the
spring of 1888 has been confirmed
in actual practice by the Treasury
figures of 1884, of 1885, and by the
estimates for the fiscal years of
1886 and 1897.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
Text of ROOsevelt's Tax Message

set expenditures which will be made
annually as a result of the Soil Con-
servation and Domestic Allotment
Acts recently enacted by the Con-
gress and approved by me; and an
additional sum recurring annually
for nine years will be required to
amortize the total cost of the Adj
justed Compensation Payment Act.
THE net effect Of paying the
veterans bonus in 1886, instead of
1945, is to add an annual charge
of $12O,O0O,OO0 a year to the $780,
100000 already in the budget.
eve are called upon, therefore,
to raise by some form of perma-
nent taxation an annual amount of
$620,000000. 1t may be said, truth
fully and correctly, that $780,
100000 of this amount represents
substitute taxes in place of the
old processing taxes, and that only
$120,O00,000 represents new taxes
not hitherto levied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
TERMS REFUND WINDFALL

1.-THE first relates to the taxation
of what may well be termed a
windfall received by certain tax
payers who shifted to others the
burden of processing taxes which
were impounded and returned to
them or which otherwise have re-
NAMED unpaid. In unequal posi-
ton is that vast number of other
taxpayers who did not resort to such
court action and have paid their
taxes to the government.
"By far the greater part of the
processing taxes was in the main
either passed on to consumers or
taken out of the price paid pro-
ducers. The Congress recognized
this fact last August and provided
in Section 21(D) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act that, in the event
of the invalidation of the processing
taxes, only those professors who had
borne the burden of these taxes
should be permitted to receive re-
funds. The return of the i'm
pounded funds and failure to pay
taxes that were passed on result in
unjust enrichment, contrary to the
spirit of that enactment. A tax on
the beneficiaries unfairly enriched
by the return or non-payment of
this Federal excise would take a
major part Of this windfalI income
for the benefit of the public. Much
OF this revenue would accrue to the
Treasury during the fiscal years
1886 and 1887.
The other suggestion relates to a
temporary tax to yield the portion
of $517,000,000 not covered by the
windfall tax. Such a tax could be
spread over two years or three years.
An excise on the processing of GER
tain agricultural products is worth
considering. BY increasing the num-
Der of commodities so taxed, by
greatly lowering the rates of the old
processing tax and by spreading the
tax over two or three years, only a
relatively light burden would be i'm
posed on the producers, consumers
or professors.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
1.-THE White House,
March 3, 1885,"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
LONDON CROOMS
INDUSTRIESFO
WAR OPERATION
Program Mapped for Quick
Switch in Event of
Emergency.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON, March ga govern
ment plan to- organize industry for
lightning turn over from COM
mercial to war production in event
of an emergency was announced
today as part of a gigantic defense
program.
1t was disclosed that prelim-
mary steps leading to the emer-
gency preparation of industry al
ready have been taken.
The plan was announced in an
official white paper" promised by
the government to explain to the
country the necessity for its great
defense program, which has been
estimated to call for a total Of
$1,500,OOO,00O.
In addition to the industrial or
ganization plan, the white paper
gave the first specific rearmament
program, calling for:
Two new battleships during 1887.
Five New Cruisers Sought
Continuation of modernization of
existing battleships.
Five new cruisers during 1886,
with the object of bringing the
total cruiser strength to 10.
Rapid replacement of destroyers
and submarines.
Construction of a new, smaller
type of aircraft carrier.
Increase of 5000 in navy personnel
by March 81, 1887.
Increase of Royal Air Force first
line planes to a total Of 1850, eX-
elusive of planes in the navy.
Increase of II squadrons in the
portion of the air force assigned to
general imperial defense.
Four new battalions of infantry.
determination of field artillery.
Improvement of coast defense.
The white paper said industry
would be geared so sit can rapidly
change over at vital points from
commercial to war production
should necessity arise"
Britain must rearm because other
countries are doing so, the paper
asserted, though the government
reaffirmed it's determination to do
all it could do to improve inter-
national relations and promote
agreements limiting ornaments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
Cost of Job Insurance,
i. S. Annuities in State
Set at 80 Million Yearly

ample of what you may expect
when the annuity plan starts work.
ing: Assuming you now are 80 and
receive an average monthly salary
of 5000 for the next 35 years (after
this Year,. At 65 you would receive
s61.25 monthly from the govern
ment.
You have property rights in your
contributions to the annuity. Ii
you should die after you reach 65,
your heirs will get 3l5 per cent of
the money you contributed to the
fund, up to $4,000 a year, from 1886
on.
Your property right in your con-
tributions will be effective also de-
spite your financial status when you
reach IS. You still will be entitled
to the pension regardless of what
other income or property you may
possess.
Next: Public Healthy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03

his labor turnover, is to become
operative in 1910 and is to de-
termine the employer levy.
Reserve Balance Plays Part
If he has maintained reserve
account-one maintained for his
employees only-the job compensa-
ton levy is to be dependent on the
per cent of the reserve balance.
If the reserve balance is as much
as 1919 per cent of the employer
pay roll in the preceding calendar
year, the levy is to be permitted to
lapse.
Employees are not taxable for job
insurance this year, but are TO be-
gin in 1887 to pay half as much as
the levy paid by his employer. The
employe maximum contribution is
to be limited to l per cent of his
wage.
No benefits under the job insur-
ance plan are to be paid for two
years in order that the reserve &C
counts and state funds may &C
cumulate. The compensation to be
paid eligibles for whom work can
not be found is to be limited to
so per cent of his wage and limited
further by SIS minimum and SIS
maximum.
Workers to Benefit
Reserve accounts are to provide
worker compensation in proportion
to the degree of unemployment
Workers for whom reserve accounts
are not maintained are to be cared
for from the state pool which is to
be created by a transfer of one
sixth of the reserve account pay
mentS.
An employer is to be permitted to
offer guaranteed employment plan.
In this he could agree to guarantee
all of his employees, in advance, 40
weeks of employment in a year on
basis of 80 hours a week at a rate
specified in advance.
Extensive eligibility requirements
are set up in the model bill to be
considered by the Legislature.
Under the Federal annuity plan,
on which the state is not required
to act, workers and employers pay
equal levieS to the Federal govern
ment until the worker is ready to
retire at IS.
Levies Are Listed
Wage and pay roll levies for each
are: l per cent for 1897, 1888 and
1899; IL per cent for 1910, 1871
and 1912; 2 per cent for 1943, 1914
and 1915; 21a per cent for 1916,
1947 and 1948 and 3 per cent for
1949 and thereafter.
Experts estimate the total Indi-
ana payment in 1949 and after for
both job insurance and annuity
levies will range from $30,000,000 to
$35 100000.
If you reach your siXty-fifth
birthday before Jan. II, 1912, you
will not receive a pension, although
you will receive settlement for the
amounts you and your employer will
have paid from Jan. l, 1887, until
you reach IS.
SIS to Be Minimum
Minimum pensions under the
annuity plan are to be SIS and the
maximum $85. Following is an eX-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03

distributed as earned, would cor
rect the serious twoSfold inequality
in our taxes on business profits if
accompanied by a repeal of the
present corporate income tax, the
capital stock tax, the related eX-
cess profits tax and the present
exemption of dividends from the
normal tax on individual, incomes
The rate on undistributed corporate
income should be graduated ard so
fixed as to yield approximately the
the same revenue as would be
yielded if corporate profits were
distributed and taxed in the hands
of stockholders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
SUGGESTS TAX PLAN

L leave, of course, to the discre-
ton of the Congress the formula
ton of the appropriate taxes for the
needed permanent revenue. I in
vite your attention, however, to a
form of tax which would accomplish
an important tax reform, remove
two major inequalities in our tax
system, and stop leaks in present
SurtaXeS.
Extended study of methods of
improving present taxes on income
from business warrents the consid-
Grafton of changes to provide fair
er distribution of the tax load
among all the beneficial owners of
business profits whether derived
from unincorporated enterprises or
from Incorporated businesses and
whether distributed to the real own
ers as earned or withheld from
them. The existing difference be-
tween corporate taxes and those i'm
posed on owners of unincorporated
businesses renders incorporation of
small businesses difficult or i'm
possible
1.-THE accumulation of surplus in
corporations controlled by taxpayers
with large incomes is encouraged by
the present freedom of undistributed
corporate income from surtaxes.
Since stockholders are the beneficial
owners of both distributed and I'M
distributed corporate income, the
aim, as matter of fundamental
equity, should be to seek equality of
tax burden on all corporate income
whether distributed or withheld
from the beneficial owners. AS the
law now stands our corporate taxes
dip too deeply into the shares of
corporate earnings going to stock
holders who need the disbursement
of dividends, while the shares of
stockholders who can afford to leave
earnings undistributed escapes cur
rent surtaXes altogether.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-03
BEAUTICIANS
REMOVED FROM
BARRIERS ACT
City Still Faces Threat of
Injunction Suit Against
Law.

BY unanimous vote, the City
Council today definitely had re-
moved beauticians from all provi-
Sions of the barber licensing and
inspection ordinance. and had made
legal distinction between the two
vocations.
The city. however. still faces the
threat of an injunction suit against
enforcement of the barber act. made
at last nights session by Ira
Holmes, an attorney representing a
group of BARRIERS and beauty OPP
orators.
Although he asked that beauti-
clans be relieved of obligations of
this act, Mr.. Holmes declared if
they were, the barber ordinance,
itself would not hold water.
This ordinance is identical with
the state law" he said.
"Wny burden taxpayers by put
ting more inspectors on the pay
roll. 1t is not legal for the Council
to amend or amplify an act of the
General Assembly"
To Buy Piling for Bridge
Council members explained the
ordinance could not be enforced I'M
til money had been appropriated to
pay two inspectors. A measure to
provide $500 annually for this pur-
pose was not acted upon.
Mrs. Mildred Waters. heading a
beauticians' delegation, asked for an
amendment exempting them from
provisions of the act. Several
operators testified they would be
forced out of business if the added
burden of new fees was put on
them. Mrs. Waters said sanitary
regulation was provided in a state
law.
Under a suspension of rules, the
Works Board was authorized to pur-
chase 5000 square feet of sheet steel
piling at a cost of $4,000. Henry B.
Steeg, city engineer, explained the
material was needed at once so that
work might be started on the w.
10th-st bridge over White River. He
said the city and the WPA are to
split the $4,000 material cost of the
project.
No Action on Cab Bill
The councilmen also approved the
establishing of a three-car taxicab
stand at 1893 ProSpect-st. But held
for further consideration measures
which would provide for relocation
of the dog pound, increase salaries
of police and firemen, purchase
new automobile for Chief Morrissey,
and allow peaceful picketing.
No action was taken on the taxi
cab licensing bill, because Edward
B. Raub, president, was absent,
members said. The safety commit
tee held a public hearing on the
measure yesterday, attended by
representatives of cab companies
and the Indianapolis Railways.
Charles w. Chase, car company
president, asked for provisions pro-
hibiting cruising and limiting the
number of cabs. Taxi officials said
they were almost satisfied" with
the proposed ordinance.