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SANDERS COUNTY SIGNALPrinted in the Interest of Western Montana, and especially the Western Part of the Flathead Reservation.
Vovumz x1 CAMAS, MONTANA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917. NUMBER 10
SUMMARY OF THEWORLD'S EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEW
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.
Hostile airplanes raided London
again Saturday night, but did little
damage.
Martial law throughout Argentine
Is imminnent. New strikes are de-
veloping.
All railroads entering Spokane have
granted reduced rates for the apple
show week.
British aviators dropped seven tons
of explosive in attacks September 28
on German military establishments in
Belgium.
About 50,000 American made mo-
tor cars have served the allies in
their war against the central powers
since 1914.
At Gary, Ind., Sept. 29, 6 men men
death in the plant of the U. S. Steel
corporation Sept. 29 as an indirect
result of the strike of switchmen.
The Duke of Amalfi has been ap-
pointed Spanish minister to Mexico.
He will succeed Alexandro Padilla,'
who has been transferred to Lisbon.
German conspirators, spies and
propagandists, formerly so active in
the United States, seems to have
transferred. their attention to Nor-
way.
Charles A. Hanson, alderman of
London and member of parliament,
was elected lord mayor of London.
He will succeed Sir William Henry
Dunn.
At Mobile recently fire destroyed
the Bush Grocery company build-
ing, the chamber of commerce and
cotton exchange. The damage is
estimated at 2300,000.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota re-
cently introduced in the senate a re-
solution which the Minnesota public
safety commission adopted, demand-
ing Senatbr La Follette's expulsion.
It is reported from Petrograd that
150 Russians belonging to various
socialist, Lettish and other political
organizations, have been hanged by
the Germans since their occupation
of Riga.
President Wilson has signed a re-
nomination of John Franklin Fort,
former governor of New Jersey, as a
member of the federal trade commis-
sion. Governor Fort was appointed
last February to serve out the unex-
pired term of George S. Rublee of New
Hampshire.
NOTED PERSONS DIE I
New York.—James Clarence Harvey
actor, poet and playwright.
New York.—Isaac Newton Seligman,
a member of the banking firm of J.
and W. Seligman & Co.
New York.—Luca Botta, age 35, for
the last three sersons a leading tenor
of the Metropolitan Opera company.
Wellesley, Mass.—Francis Welles
Hunnewell, age 79, formerly a director
of the Calumet & Hecla Mining com-
pany.
U. S. OVERSEAS TRADEKEEPS ON GROWING.
August Exports increased $115,500,-
000 Over the Foreign Buil-uess of July.
Washington, D. C.—American for-
eign trade increased during August,
the department of commerce an-
nounced Saturday, approximately
$160,500,000 over July. Exports in-
creased $115,500,000 and imports $45,-
049,306, were nearly three times the
volume of imports in August. •
exports for the 12 months ended
with August were valued at 26,200,-
219,805 and imports at $2,773,751,498,
compared with $4,759,285,590 for ex-
ports and $2,294,873,989 for imports
during the preAding 12 months.
The balance of trade created by the
United States during the 12 months
ended with August is approximately
$3,600,000,000. Imports of gold in
August totaled $18,692,170.
Airplanes Raid England.
London.—The Lqndon district wasraided Sunday tight by German air-men for the 'fifth time in a week.
MONTANA SQUIBS
T. G. Lewis, formerly of Butte high
school, has been appointed by Sec-
retary Baker as athletic instructor at
Camp Lewis.
Frank O'Brien and William Nevins,
alleged robbers, sawed their way
from the county jail at Billings Satur-
day night. The former was captured
Suntlay at Miles City and the latter
in Billings.
Government employes are moving
into the new $100,000 federal buildingat Kalispell, Mont. The building is oftwo stories and a full basement. Thefirst floor is to be used by the postof-fice and the second by the forestry of-fices, weather bureau, land office andpostoffice inspector.
That Poison has had remarkable
prosperity in spite of the abnormally
dry season h. shown by the bank
statements just issued. The total de-
posits on September 11, 1916, were
2340,589, and on September 11, 1917,
were 2570,825, a net gain of $230,-
236, or 65 per cent increase.
About 11,000 persons attended the
Montana state fair September 28. A
rest room for pioneers and their de-
scendants, in the form of an old-time
log cabin, was dedicated, Governor
Stewart making an address. The
flags of the United States, Great
Britain and France were raised on
the race course amid tremendous
enthusiasm.
The controversy between the Butte
city exemption board, the district
board and the provost marshal's of-
fice over the exemption of aliens
for draft was brought to a climax in
a decision of the United States di-
strict court when Judge Bourquin
held that John Beck. an alien, could
not be held as a deserter under the
draft law. The court held that al-
iens must be exempted from the
draft even though no exemption claim
is made by the individual. Scores of
aliens have been certified for ser-
vice by the city board and its de-
cisions have been upheld by the
district board.
Although Montana state university
has given, since the outbreak of the
war, more than 100 men to national
service, registration tor the fall
term has exceeded all previous rec-
ords, according to figures at the
close of the preliminary registration
period, October 1. Enrolled at pre-
cent are 447 students, the largest
number ever registered before the
actual beginning of instruction.
The effect of the war is seen, how-
ever. in the predominance of fresh-
men and women. Of the old students
less than 200 have returned, and
The cooperation of the newspapers
The coouperation of the newspapers
of the state in a vigorous campaign
for students has been largely re-
sponsible for the large enrollment,
A. L. Stone, dean of the school of
journalism, said.
Fatal Accident at Fair.
Two serious accidents ended the
motor cycle and automobile races at
the state fair grounds Saturday. One
man was killed and three are in
hospitals and one of the injured
probably will die.Trying to avoid W. C. Moore, whose
motorcycle had fallen, while going
a mile a minute around the first
turn caused M. Palen, of Crookston,
Minn., and William Espz, to crash
together, lose control of their ma-
chines and plunge through the fence
down an eight-foot embankment. Pa-
len was dead when picked up and
PIspz believed fatally injured. Moore
is seriously hurt.In the preceeding event, a ten-mile
automobile race, James Reynolds and
Stanley Smith went crashing through
the fence near the end of the back
stretch. They had been blinded by the
dust thrown up by the other riders.
Clarence Averill, Reynold's mechan-
ician, sustained a broken right arm
and his head was cut and bruised.
Reynolds received only a bad shaking
up and recovered sufficiently to run
his own car back to town. Smith
escaped without injury although his
car was smashed.
Russians' in Mixup.
Petrograd.—The maximalists and
the social democrats at Saturday's
session of the democratic congress
voted 81 to 77 in favor of a coali-
tion cabinet to include representa-
tives of the bourgeoise, but 86 to 51
against the inclusion of the constitu-
tional democrats. The revolutionary
socialists voted in favor of a coati-
ton excluding the constitutional de-
mocrats 91 to 87.
Western Man Honored.
Washington.—President Wilson hasappointed Clyde B. Aitchison, Ore-
gon, member of the Interstate Com-merce commission for the term end-
ing in 1921. Robert Woolley, Vir-
ginia, and George Anderson, Boston,
also were named members of thecommission. Charles Page, Califor-
nia. was appointed a member of theshipping board.
EVERYBODY TAXEDBY NEW WAR BILL
EXCESS WAR PROFITS ARE TO
BEAR $1,000,000,000 OF
THE BURDEN.
LARGE INCOMES HARD HIT
Reading Matter, Music, Cameras,
Shows, inheritances, Autos In
the List—Sales on Produce
Exchange, Tickets, Notes.
Washington.—An agreement on
the $2,700,000,000 war tax bill was
reached Saturday by the senate and
house conferees and the report pre-sented to the house Oct. 1.
Levies of approximately $1,000.-000,000 on war excess profits and$842,000 on incomes were left un-changed, but a new systelm of cal-culating excess profits was adopted.
The conference report providesthat the 'graduated tax of from 20to 60 per cent on excess profits ofcorporations, partnerships and indi-viduals shall be levied on a basis ofinvested capital compared with in-vested capital of the three pre-waryears of 1911, 1913, and 1913. Thisis a substitute for the senate taxesof from 16 to 60 per cent, based up-on a similar comparison of pre-warand present profits.
Income Tax Section Stands.
The income tax section virtually
was agreed on, except for reearange-ment or surtaxa on incomes be-tween $15,000 and $40,000. The grad-uated surtaxes of from 1 to 50 percent on incomes from 25000 to thoseof 21,000,000 and over were ap-proved. •The senate increase of from 2 to
4 per cent of the income tax oncorporations, joint stock companiesand insurance companies was ap-proved.The graduated excess profits rates
are 20 per cent of the excess profitsnot in ecezes of 15 per cent of the
invested capital for the taxableyear; 25 per cent on profits in ex-cess of 15 per cent and not over 20per cent of such capital; 35 percent on excess over 20 and under 25per cent of capital; 45 per cent onexcess over 25 per cent and under
33 per cent of capital, and a maxi-
mum of 60 per cent on profits inexcise of 33 per cent of such capital.
Actual Values.
Iii calculating war excess profits
the term "invested capital of cor_
porations and partnerships" was de-
clared to include "Actual cash paid,
actual cash value of other tangi-
ble property paid for stock or shares,
at the time of payment or before
January 1, 1914, but in no case to
exceed the par value of the original
securities; paid-in or earned sur-
plus and undivided profits used or
employed in the business, exclusive
of undivided profits earned during
the taxable year.
The allowancei for intangible as-sets include "actual cash value of
patents and copyrights paid in for
stocks or shares at the time of pay-
ment, • • • good will, trademarks,
brands, franchises • • • if for bona
fide payments, not to exceed. the
cash value."
It stipulates that such intangible
assets exchanged for securities be-
fore March 3, 1917, not exceeding
20 per cent of the total, shall be in-
cluded at a value not exceeding a
fair cash value at the time of the
purchase.
Flat increases.
A flat increase in reading matter
of a quarter of a cent per pound un-
til July 1, 1919, and one-half cent
thereafter was provided. Advertis-
ing matter exceeding 6 per cent of
the total space would be taxed from
1-4 to 2 1-4 cents additional until
July 1, 1919, and from 1-2 to 4 1-2
cents more until July 1, 1920; and
from 3-4 cent to 6 3-4 cents to 1921,
and from 1 cent to 9 cents there-
after.The conferees levied 8 per cent
in lieu of the senate rate of 5 and
the house rate of 10 per cent on
passenger transportation, estimated
to raise from the compromise levy
about 260,000.000 instead of $37,-
000,000 under2 the senate plan. The
3 per cent tax on freight transporta-
tion was retained and the tax on ex-
press transportation was increased
that so 1 cent would be paid on
each 20 cents paid instead of each
25 cents. The house 10 per cent tax
on Pullman accommodations, cut
to 5 per cent by the senate, was re-
stored and is estimated to raise
$5,000,000.An additional tax of 1-8 cent per
pound until July 1, 1919, and 1-4 cent
thereafter on religious, agricultural.
fraternal and similar publicationswas .adopted.
Tile 1-cent tax on letters, except-ing drop letters and postal cards, wasstored to the conferees. It is esti-mated to raise about $70,000,000 andis effective 30 days after the pas-sage of the act. The senate pro-vision exempting from postage let-ters written by soldiers and sailorsabroad was retained.
Pay on Automobiles.
In lieu of the house tax on salesof automobiles by manufacturers andthe senate federal license tax onOwners the conferees adopted a 3per cent tax on all motor vehicles,including trucks, payable by manu-facturers, producers and importers.Taxes of 3 per cent on manufac-
thrers, sales of musical instrumentsand jewelry also were written in,with a tax of 1-4 cent a foot onmotion picture films.On sporting goods, the revised bill
levied 3 per cent on manufacturers'sales, instead of 5 per cent propos-ed by the house and 2 per cent bythe senate. The 3 per cent levyalso was adopted for cameras in lieuof the senate 2 per cent rate, andchewing gum manufacturers would betaxed 2 per cent of the gross sales,a reduction of 3 per cent from houserate.The senate 2 per cent manufactur_
ers' sales taxes on perfumes andpatent medicines were retained.
Bank Checks Escape.
The senate one-cent stamp tax onbank checks was not restored butIts tax of one cent on parcel postpackages costlifit- 25 cents or morewas retained. Other stamp taxes,all made effective December 1, wereretained and the house tax on in-demnity bond restored. -A new system of graduated inheri-
tance taxes was written into the billin lieu of the house plan and despitethe senates' rejection of such taxes.The new rates on inheritances, withthose of Americans in military serv-
ice exempted, range from one-half
of one per cent on 250,000 estates to
10 per cent on estates of 210,000,000
and more.The bulk of the increases of be-
tween $250,000,000 and $300,000,000
made by the conferees in the senatebill was secured from the postage
public utilities and manufacturingsales section, and the new inheri-
tance taxes.
No Delay on Enforcement.
With but few exceptions the newtaxes are effective with the passage
of the act.Both Senator Simmons and Repre-
sentative Kitchin, heading the sen-ate and house conferees, both ex-
pressed satisfaction with the con-ference revisions, and they believe
the compromise measure an Improve-
ment over both the senate and housebills.The income tax section was ad-
opted virtually as written by thesenate. The new 2 per cent normaltax on incomes of more than $2000for married persons and 21000 forsingle persons is in addition to the
present law exempting incomes of
less than $3000 for single personsand $4000 for married persons. Thus
those between the new low ex-emptions will pay only the new 2
per cent tax, but single persons
having an income of $3000 or more
and married persons whose income
is $4000 or more would pay the full
four per cent normal tax.The senate income provision allow-
ing an additional exemption of $200
for each dependent child to heads of
families subject to the present law
was setained. The exemption for
children, however, does not apply
to those subject to the new reduc-
ed taxes with the 22000 and 21000
exemptions, respectively, for mar-
ried and single persons.
Increase on Whisky, Beer.
Increased senate rates on whisky
and beer were virtually retained
and that on wines somewhat reduced.
The tax on distilled spirits was
made $2.10 a gallon when for bever-
age use and $1 less for industrial
purposes, estimated to raise $135,-
000,000. The amendment prohibiting
importation of distilled spirits for
beverage use was retained. Floor
taxes to reach withdrawn liquors
were approved. Beer was taxed $1.-
60 per barrel additional to raise
$46,000,000, an Increase of 25 cents
per barrel over the house rate.
Present wine taxes were doubled.
Taxes on nonalchoholic beverages
were compromised. On prepared
syrups and extracts the taxes gradu-
ated from 5 to 20 cents instead effrom 3 to 12 cents a gallon were
adopted. Grape juice and other
soft drinks are taxed 1 cent per
gallon, as provided by the senate
in reducing the original 2-cent rate
of the house.Senate rates on cigars and cigar-
ettes were retained, but those on
snuff were Increased from 4 cents
to 5 cents a pound.
Stamp Taxes.
Stamp taxes agreed upon were:
Bonds of indebtedness, 5 cents on
each $100.
Indemnity and surety bonds, 50cents.
Parcel post packages, 1 cent foreach 25 cents of the cost of tians-portatIon.
Capital stock, original issues, 6cents per $100; sales and transfers,2 cents per $100.
Sales and transfers, 2 cents per$100.
Sales of produce on eitchange, 2cents for each 2100 value in mer-chandise.
Drafts, checks payable other thanon sight or demand, promissorynotes, except bank notes for circu-talon, and renewals, 2 cents for allsums below $100 and 2 cents foreach additional $100 or fractionthereof:Conveyance papers, 60 cents be-
tween $100 and 3500 and 50 cents foreach additional $600.Custom house entries, from 25
cents to $1.Entry for withdrawal from bonded
warehouses, 50 cents.Passenger vessel tickets for port
other than those in the United StatesCanada and Mexico, between $10
Voting proxies, 10 cents.and $30, 21; between $30 and $60,$3, and above 260, $5.Power of attorney, 25 cents.
Playing cards, decks of not morethan 64 cards, an additional 5' centson the present rates.
Tax on Messages.
House and senate provisions fortax of five cents each on telegraphand telephone and radio messagescosting fifteen cents or more anddesigned to raise $7,000,000 were re-tained, but the house tax on gas.electric and telephone service waseliminated.Taxes on life insurance, eliminated
from the house bill in the senate,were amended and reinserted, rais-ing about $5,000,000. Effective No-vember 1 the new taxes on new in-surance policies issued are eightcents per $100 or fraction thereofon life insurance and one cent per21 on the premium charged on mar_me, casualty, fire and inland insur-ances.
Tax on Amusements.
Amusement taxes agreed on pro-vide that all persons eittering placesof amusement free, except employesand officials on duty and childrenunder 12, would pay a tax rate ofone cent on each ten cents of frac-tion thereof of the admission chargeThis tax also would apply to cabar-ets and similar performances wherethe cost of entertainment is includ-ed in other costs, such as service.Holders of annual box seats wouldpay ten per cent of the annual ren-tal. Nickel heaters and shows, ridesand other outdoor amusements, witha maximum admission of 10 cents,and benefit entertainment and agri-cultural fairs were exempted.
After November 1, 1917, m mbersof all clubs except certain frater-nal orders paying more than 12 an-ual dues would be subject to \a tenper cent tax.On excess profits the confe
agreed upon a minimum deductof 7 per cent and a maximum of 10per cent instead of the six to ten per
cent fixed by he senate. Other ex-emptions are $3000 for corporations
and $6000 for individuals. Corpora-tions, partnerships and individualshaving no capital stock would pay
a flat rate of eight per cent of netprofits in excess of $3000.Miscellaneous income tax amend-
ments inserted by he senate weregenerally adopted.
NEW AUTHORITY NOW
FOR DRAFT BOARDS
Method of Relieving Men Sent to
Camps Who Deserve to Stay
at Home.
Washington.—A method of relieving
hardships in cases where men who
should have been exempted have
been ordered to report for military
service or have entered camps, has
been prescribed by Provost Mar-
shal General Crower.If a local or district board believes
a man has been wrongly ordered to
report for duty It may reopen the
case on its own initiative and re
yoke the former action.If the man has already entered the
service he may be discharged only by
order of the army adjutant general,
who will act on recommendations of
local or district boards.Another ruling provides that thou-
sands of aliens who registered for the
draft June 5, -and who since that date
have declared their intentions of be-
coming citizens, are now subject to
draft.
Arrested at Spokane.
Following a secret indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury in
Chicago several days ago charging
criminal conspiracy, James Rowan,
William Moran and Don Sheridan,
prominent in Industrial Workers of
the World activities in the north-
west, were placed under arrest at
Spokane Saturday.
LIBERTY BOND ISSUEAGAIN BEFORE US
OFFICIALS OF THE TREASURY
SET MINIMUM OF
$210,000,000.
THIS DISTRICT TO RAISE THAT
Of $3,000,000,000 Second Issue 7%
From Far West—Appropriation
Based on Banking Resources
and Ploperty Value.
Washington. — Treasury officials
have announced the apportionment
of the second Liberty bond issue of-
fered Monday morning among the
federal reserve districts of the
try.Virtually two-thirds of the loan is
expected to be raised by the New
York, Boston, Cleveland and Chicagodistricts.Apportionments indicate only what
each district is expected to do, andmay be entirely upset, as in the case
of the first Liherty loan, by the actual
subscriptions. In making the appor-
tionments officials used two bases of
subscriptions, the minimum of $3,000,-
000,000 and an "expected amount" of
25,000,000,000.Apparently, in offering the second
issue, officials hope to realize a 26.-000,000,000 response.
Our Reserve District
Here is the apportionment by the
federal reserve district of San Fran-
cisco, as announced by the treasury
department: Minimum $210,000,000;
Expected amount $350,000,000.
On Percentage Basis.
In each case, the announcement
reads, "the amount has been com-
puted on the percentage basis, and
while the banking resources of each
district—that is, the total resources
and trust companies—have been glv-
of the national banks, state banks
en large consideration, other factors
have been taken into account, such
as the income tax collected from
each district, the assessed value of
property therein, the subscriptions re-
ceived from each district to the first
Liberty* loan, and the amount of
bonds allotted on each subscription,
the capital available for bond in-
vestment in each district, and its po-
pulation."
Apportionment Bassi Varies.
The basis of apportionment thus
varies materially from that used in
the first Liberty loan, when the bank-
ing resources of each federal reserve
district were the sole basis of calcula-
tion. Apportionment by states, easy
of computation in the first issue, can
not be determined except by trea-
sury experts in the second offering.
It is likely that such apportionments
will be announced shortly.Governors of the federal reserve
banks have been notified by Secreta-
ry McAdoo of the apportionments.
The sums stated in the "amount ex-
pected" column are designated as
"the amount which each district
should subscribe in order to secure
the result imperatively demanded for
the defense and security of the na-
tion."
$6000 Free of Tax.
Secretary McAdoo, explaining the
provision of the bond bill governing
exemption of Liberty loan bonds of
the second issue from surtax, an-
nounced that, regardless of the
amount of bonds purchased by a sin-
gle individual or corpOration, interest
on the first 25000 worth would be
exempted from all taxation. Where
purchases exceed $5000 worth of
bonds interest on the excess will be
subject to surtax.
UNCLE SAM GETSMETHOD TO BOOST
GASOLINE OUTPUT.
San Francisco.—The United States
government was offered the free use
of a process, discovered by Frederic
A. Kormann, San Francisco chemist.
which, he said, would increase the
output of the country's gasoline by
12-fold. The government has ac-
cepted his offer and has authorized
the construction of a factory at
which the process will be utilised.
Details of the process were not
divulged, but the process makes use
of crude oil products now wasted so
far as gasoline productions is con-
cerned.
No Bribery Made.
Washington.—The state depart-
ment sent to the house a statement
exonerating congressmen from the
charge of having received German
money. It declared that the depart-
ment hasn't evidence indicating that
Bernstorff gave congressmen money.