Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 336, 9 December 1914 — Page 10

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1914

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COVERS WEST

PRESAGING COLDER WEATHERTHIS WEEK Practically Whole Middle West Covered With White or Experiencing Fall of Light Rains. I BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Practically the

rntire country between Ohio river and tiie Canadian Northwest and from the mountain of Pennsylvania to the Hockies today was either covered by snow or was experiencing a precipi

tation either of rain or the frozen

article. Preparing to force Its way into this area of moderate temperatures a "low" with a mark of eight below zero was on its way from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, presaging genuine winter weather perhaps by the end of the week for the central section of the United States. Already the blasts were felt In portions of Wyoming and Montana. Devils Lake, North Dakota, reporting 4 below, llarve, Mont., 4 below and Sheridan, Wyomign, 2 below zero. The coldest place on the American continent was Winnipeg. Manitobia, which official thermometers reported 12 below. In the Dakotas the fall of snow was about six inches, while at Duluth and surrounding country there was but a trace, with temperatures ranging around 16 above. All through Towa and Nebraska there was heavy precipitation of snow, but coming into Illinois, the fall in some places was rain and in others snow, the temperatures ranging around 35. Snow was reported at St. Louis. Kansas City and Springfield, Mo., Wichita. Kansas, Louisville, Ky., Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kvansviile, Ind., and Columbus, Ohio. In Chicago a wet snow began falling about daylight and continued with increasing force as the morning wore on.

INCOME TAX DODGERS CRITICISED BY McADOO Secretary of Treasury Advocates Law to Catch and Punish Men Dodging Paying Federal Tax on Incomes -Annual Report Presented to Congress Today on Financial Condition of the Country.

WHAT PROMINENT

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M'ADOO'S ESTIMATES FOR YEARS 1915-1916

Ordinary receipts $728,000,000 Ordinary disbursements 710,000,000 Panama Canal will turn this into a deficit of $10,000,000.) Year Ending June 30, 1916. Ordinary receipts . . ; $7:15,000,000.00 Disbursements 713,765,104.80 Estimated surplus 18,000,000 (Payments of $2S.ooo.OOO for the Surplus 21.234,895.20 (After paying $19,000,000 for the Panama Canal there will still be a surplus of about $2,200,000.

war pictures shown at the Murray theatre this morning. The devastation of the country was brought out vividly and the Ftory of the refugees brought out very strikingly. I thought the pictures were unusually clear. Judge D. W. Comstock The exhibition is a most excellent one. I intend to witness it again. Scenes Are Educational. Rev. A. J. Feeger, St. John's Luthern Church -The pictures are an education in themselves. They teach more of the horrors of war, the demolition of chics, the destitution of noncombatants than thousands of col

umns of new stories. The film visualises the greatest conflict ever waged in the history of mankind. It is a treat to have the opportunity of witnessing incidents in the mighty struggle and of seeing, thousands of miles from the scene of the conflict, a realistic portrayal of havoc, death and dei;t ruction. J. T. 'iles. Superintendent of Schools- 1 think every person in the city should see the pictures in order to appreciate the horrors of war. Rev. J. S. Lightbour. St. Paul's Episcopal Church I am glad I was there. U tave nn- an idea of the real conditions that I could not get in any other nay. 1 thought the pictures were very Kood . Rev. W. O. Stovall, First Baptist Church- I enjoyed the picture,; very much, apd found them quite profiable. They were very interesting and impressive. I do not believe that they made me think of war as being any worse than I had already pictured it, but I v. as impressed with the awfuliiess. of the devastation and wreckage, and the sight, of the women and children being driven from their homes well, it "got under my belt." Rev. Addison Parker My heart was sore oppressed within me. As I am nn old soldier, I was greatly interested in the modern methods and machinery of warfare. I wish to add a word of appreciation to the Palladium for giving the people of Richmond an opporhunity to see these fine pictures. Mrs. H. L. Monarch I have always ha'ul the newspapers were the greatest durational influence of modern times, but the pictures gave me a better conception of the war than all I have read about it. They are wonderful. They are the greatest educational feature ever brought to Richmond. I feel honored to have been among the Palladium's especially invited guests.

BY LEASED WIRE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 Many per- i

sons are dodging the Federal income tax and the law should be amended so as to catch them, William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury says in his annual report made public here today. After giving a table showing the number of incomes taxed by groups, he comments: "It is obvious, upon the face of the returns, that there were more than 79,426 persons out of a total population of approximately a hundred million in this country who had net incomes of from $2,500 to $3,333 for 10 months the taxable period for the calendar year 1913. It may be said with equal truth that there were more than 114,484 people out of our entire population who had a net income of from $3,333 to $5,000, and more than 101,718 people out of our entire population who had a net income of from $5,000 to $10,000 for the same period. It is clear that there were thousands of persons who failed altogether to make a Return as required by law. Assess Delinquents. "The remedy for this is, of course.

to have the collectors of internal , revenue in each district make an j assessment upon those who, in the !

opinion of the collector, are liable to the tax, and, in addition, to make such investigations as may be necessary to determine who in each district have failed to make proper returns. 'I should like to direct particular attention to the necessity for changing that part of the law which requires each person having a net income of $3,000 or over for the taxable year to make a return, so as to require each persons having a gross income of $3,000 or more for the taxable year to make a return. By this change each and every person having a gross income of $3,000 or more will be required to make a return, showing deductions claimed, and the department will then have the opportunity of passing upon these deductions and determining what amount of net income is taxable. Such an amendment would simplify the administration of the law, assure more complete returns, materially increase the income-tax revenue, and save an immense amount of expense to which the government

is now subjected in maintaining a sufficient corps of inspectors and investigators to hunt out the people who have failed to make returns. Change in Penalty. "I should also like to direct atten

tion to another amendment that should be made to the income-tax law. The present law provides that the penalty for non-payment of taxes shall not accrue until 10 days after the close of the fiscal year, and that notice shall be given to each delinquent after the 30th day of June of each year before the 10 days shall begin to run. There is no necessity for this provisions, and it imposes upon the department a large amount of unnecessary labor and expense in collecting the tax. Moreover, it encourages taxpayers to withhold payment of a large amount until after the close of a fiscal year, and to that extent affects the estimates and the income for the fiscal year. I respectfully recommend that this feature of the law be repealed and that the penalty for nonpayment of the tax attach on the 1st day of July of each year." Reviewing at great length the emergencies produced by the European wars and the measures taken to meet them, the secretary declares the conflict makes any estimates of the future financial position of the United States extra hazardous. He continues: Effect of War. "The ordinary receipts for the fiscal year 1915 are estimated at $728,000,000 including $220,000,000 from customs. It is impossible to estimate with accuracy, however, the receipts from customs for the fiscal year 1915, as the effects of the European war upon imports can not be foretold with any degree of certainty. The ordinary disbursements are estimated at $710,000,000, showing an estimated surplus of ordinary receipts of $18,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915. Payments which may be made for the Panama Canal during the year from the general fund of the treasury without sales of bonds, approximating the sum of $28,000,000, would, however, absorb the excess of ordinary receipts and sho wan excess of disbursements Of $10,000,000. "But for the European war, which

has largely restricted Imports, the revenue under the tariff, law of October 3, 1913. In operation for the full year of 1915, together -with the other sources of receipts, would have provided sufficient funds to meet the ordinary expenses of the government. To meet the extraordinary conditions now prevailing, the emergency revenue law of October 22, 1914, was enacted, under which approximately $98,000,000 is expected to be realized,

$54,000,000 thereof in the current fiscal year and $44,000,000 in the fiscal year 1916. The anticipated loss in customs receipts during the conflict abroad should therefore be partially compensated by the additional receipts under the new law. Even after the

cessation of hostilities, it may be a long time before our imports from the belligerent countries are restored to a

normal basis.

. "The ordinary receipts for the fiscal

1 year 1916 are estimated under exist

ing laws at $735,000,000. In this estimate customs receipts are figured at $240,000,000. This is done upon the assumption that the European war will

not be prolonged and upon the expectation that approximately normal im

portations will soon follow the con

clusion of peace. The estimates for

ordinary and extraordinary appropria

tions payable from the general fund of

the treasury, as submitted by the sev

eral executive departments and offices, are $713,765,104.80, which would indicate an excess of ordinary

receipts over ordinary expenditures of

$21,234,895.20. Meet Appropriations.

"The appropriations for the Panama Canal, to be paid from the general

fund without sales of bonds, are estimated at about $19,000,000 adn the sur

plus of ordinary receipts would therefore more than meet the appropria

tions as submitted for the year 1916."

Mr. McAdoo says it is unfortunate the emergency war tax measure will

cease to operate December 31, 1915

"I venture to suggest that this limitation should be removed," he says,

"and the act amended so as to pro

vide that it shall remain in force until peace is restored in Europe, that fact to be determined by a proclamation of the President."

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SHOW BAD DEFECTS Inspectors Find Decayed Teeth and Weak Eyes in School Room. That Richmond school children suffer more from infection of the teeth, tonsils and eyes, than from any other maladies, is shown by the medical inspection of the children of the Rich-

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