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6 j! Pearls Precious | Stones i I Sterling Silver || Jewelry 1 watches || Stationery n [ Silver Plate 1 I ReedfiBarton r. ! lllleowse B. STARRJncI j | iifsftw avf.mt. \t47istrtlt 4Maiden Lane New York Hit grace of character and L'? manliness, in one )*grtrait. 'l i4 t ?r'i fmemb! 5fc> FIFTH AV {$1 OH ^7 ST it j | hristmas Cards and Calendars DUTTON'S 681 Fifih Avenue I FOR CHRISTMAS GIVE A NOVEL by MERRICK His Conrad in Quest of His Youth and the later House of Lynch are certain to be enjoyed. On tale at any bookttore, or if not they can be had from j E. P. Button & Co.. 6S1 5th Are.. N. V. ? ? ? 5?o? Franclsm CHrnQO StJ- Ynrk THc ONE QUESTION when intelligent people meet; Have YOU read CAIUS GRACCHUS By Odin Gregory? $2E verywhere. Boni k Llveright, N. Y, "Nonsen?e of the cleverest ?ort" ?Boston Herald. IT PAYS TO SMILE ^^ByNina^ilcoxTutnan^'^ "You'll enjoy every min- pTTTTJ ute"?Detroit Free Prete. I 'Vrg.vi 1 Choose a for a Ch Special Noon Come in dur you like best. H ithnitt rtfiy nhlfgntlnn t yon may tend laialnffite (VUW Address HARDING SEEKING " WAY TO END EVILS OF UNJUST TAXES ! Burden Must Be Lifted and W ar Debt Cut at Same Time. I'RijKITS LKVY TO GO Leaders in All Branches of Industry Are Being Consulted in Marion. CABIN K'l IS DISCUSSED t \f iii. -i.i lint iiiiiiiii<.VIor>f nf I. 'I. I'ltUll! UV<I >MV| n.vv. ... , Montana. Is I nred for the I iit?*rior Pout. __ tpt ai l h t? Tne New Y(*K IISB.uo. M\k n. Ohio. Doe 21.?Taxation is ; <? ti|>> .tig the mind of ^'resident-elect Ha dimr whenever lie can take tline f r? r ii dying hla Cabinet problem and i n hi- slowly forming plan for a foreign Policy. l*robobly it would ? more accurate to nay he studies ih. Cabinet rtehl and adds a brick here .nd there to hie world association project whenever he can take time off ; , from put/.linc over the taxation prob- ; tem It ?n stated authoritatively that I I the President-elect believes the prob| letn of reducing the drain on the \mcrloan pocket book while adopting Irafe ind wit:-factory ? heme for reduction of the war debt Is the biggest r the mnnv problem* that confronts Mm. f>n tM? problem he Is seeking insel from financial and economic I ? \iwrt* in active business life and in I >he chnire of the unltren-itlea He is , acquiring digests of opinion from ' chambers of commerce and mer| chants associations. . I There |a bctrcrly a field cf American Industry that he las not drawn information from. The result is likely to b<\ In thA text f. a w .. .1 t- Ml- 1 lev In the mind of the President-el' i t to iiw in i .! ii.to ? anil injustice* of '.im.iin can h? eitinin.ited. The: Is r. ison to liellrve that he consulted ''hm! * <1 paw. s of Chicago Very fully ns regards t)v so matters when Mr. Dawes W is her< >' iiti-rr'r.y. Tie President-elect indicates that he i considers the present excess profits tax I art unnecessary burden and hand'cap to business. and that the tax must Ko. There Ik some reiiantl for belief that ho | favors a different graduation of the Inmm" to jir mI'i -o additional revenue, inj that ho bolUvm this graduation can It', t 0 with ' artual less-nln* of the strtiln by tho present system of Incmo tax apportionment. Other iloss in connection with taxation which arc occupjlng the consideration of the Pros1 | lilent-elect arc the feasibility of excise taxes upon certuin article* of luxury 1 and a tax upon undistributed earnings. Mr Harding will have tho leaclershir> I In bulld'ng a new tariff law which will I riot only be framed to protect American | labor as well ns Induatry. but will be i .1 sign'- 1 for an Income producer as well. I .1 money getter that may enk. up" the ! strain caused by other forma of taxuI Hon that have not set well with buatnose or with the people generally. It can he stated that the I'resldent. le.-t appro..-- < - ( " win > qii' Kt ..ti of Federal taxation In a friendly spirit I ivrart! busln.ss lie tat s the view I that the prosperity of b.jein"*s Is . very ' Kw]<Th proaperity. believing that unirae I th.' prOCeaeea of buv'nir and willn? ;?t A , I e,.neonable profit to the eeller can he ' facilitated la the United t?tu?-a th" whole economic at nurture 1a ehaky The T*re?l(t?nt elect ha.d two visitor* tr-rt.ty. Senator "Wire Pnlndext-r qf Waahlngion and Oov. E<lwln P. Morrow . of Kentucky. Both men talked Cabinet with the pfe*lrient elect. each making rcomniendationa. Senator Polndexter Mild: "The Weatcrn State*. eat.ecli.1ly thdae concerned with reclamation, hava an Intimate Intereat In the operation# of Ute Interior Department wl.ch convince* them that they are entitled to ' <- ! Taldetat . ?i nam ng that C-J . up r iif * ' I hp.. t In i.f ' >1 an I II w ' I i. ail eentlrr.rnt oil nve te tranc Mlt-mrl country. I very earn-*tly ree?.mmen<1eil the ap> '^ointment of former Senator Joaepa M Dixon of Montana, to the Interior portfolio. "It la true that Senator Dixon, who *aa chairman of the Progre aelre tlonal Committee In ItlS. haa )u?t keen leete.l <;ovrrnor at Montana on the Victr ristmas Gift to SPECIAL Ol V1CTROLA Victrola . . . D L I l\CVUIU3 Total . $10.00 D Balance Small Monthli I Time Service for Downtown 0 ing your Lunch Hour and mI( mv j 29 John Str ft RRANCH ATORKS MMTk THE NEW 7 7?\ 11 Uncle Joe FightsAgainst [ Uncle Sam's Paternalism ^ Special Despatch to Tiic New Vokk HEKAID. Nrw York llrr*l<l Iturra 11, ) \Vn?liiiigton. D. C ., I tec. 21. ( "{JNCLE J0E" CANNON Btopped smoking his long black cigar long enough to-day to inform the House that he is a "radical Republican." "By that I mean," he ex- . plained, "that I am against the ' Government doing anything that : n" private business or individuals I ol can do." n The veteran Representative in i v Congress was speaking against : n a bill to have the Government ; w engineers make surveys of arid rft: Western lands for private inter- j }| ests. With a stamp of the foot, he added: "I am against the Gov- i ? ernment becoming too paternal- j istic. Why, some, folks seem to tl want the Government to do n everything?even the bearing of si children." ! n ; 11;1 Republican ticket by n majority of I w 40.000. That might seem to suggest | n <omi> embarrassment about making him ! n .t member of the Cabinet and In fact ti would make It politically impossible but i for the fact that the people of his State j v and the entire West would be delighted i ti to have him appointed. The people of a Montana would consent in a moment, i it because It is comparatively easy to got j v a satisfactory Governor and mighty hard h to get the right kind of a Secretary of t, the Interior." Gov. Morrow talked Kentucky politics r with nn eye to his share of the patron- d age after March 4. n William Butterworth of Moline. 111.. C vtetfh.nreiililont of the Chamber of Com- 11 mo too of tile United States, discussed t business. Ho said : I "The business men are deeply inter- r estrd and confident they will have the 1 sympathy, understanding and. within i r proper limits, the support of the new t rt glme. They need this and they nsk f no morn. It is not unfair to say that f under tho present Administration there ' has been disappointingly little of this ' sort of cooperation. "In the choice of a Secretary of Com- 1 merce, business men feel. Senator Har- * d'.ng has an especial opportunity to help them. That department, we feel, could 1 be made very useful. It might well berame the point of contact between the ' Department of State and business in 1 regard to matters which concern foreign trade, between the Department of Jus- 1 tice and business in matters which in- ' volve trade combinations, practices and ' the like; between the Department of < laibor and business in regard to re'a- j tlona between employers and employees. ; 1 As ae conceive it. this department might i writ occupy the position of friend, ad- | ' \ iser and mentor to business Interests. i 1 "A series of great committees, repro- \ k* nting i?art!cular busin.seec, could be , I org"tilted, through which the secretary j i of Commerce could keep himself in i touch with buslnef*) an<l bo assured of I the most accurate possible information 1 about conditions Every line of business I would be glad to form such a committee ! and to deal with saich a Government [ ' department with complete frankness, all < information being made Immediately 1 available when asked. It would be a 1 mart toward establishing that cooperation hetw-een business and the potentially 1 helpful Government agencies that bus ; b?en so useful under the British and ' 1 German systems in the promotion of Urger trad" and lietter trade relations." j > The President-elect and Mrs. Harding t drove ta West* rvlllc. rear Columbus, i Ohio, this evening to dine with Mrs. : Mary bee. a long time friend of theirs. J They were accompanied by Senator-elect i Frank B. Willis and Mrs. Willis. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO GET MARTENS JAN. 3 . Preliminary Stepg for Depor- 1 tation Decided Upon. ^ Washington*, Dec 21.?Formal surrender of I.udwtg C. A. K. Martens, Soviet VAmli - ,-olcir" to t I'nlted States, [ to the Department of I.ubor January 3 was decided upon at a conference hero to-day between Department officials and ,< counsel for Martens. The < 'inference follov ed the decision Inst week of Secretary Wilson directing t ins <n ji -T 111<>ii in in< fi* nt ? j Knaala Martena ha* been Iti custody of < hi* counsel and ho will continue under i. tO I'l > .-1 lift. | Mm ton* |s understood to have commun.<-ntod with the Soviet authorities in Mos'-ow announcing tho action of the Amerti <n (loummont and requesting instruct ions Infinite decision as to wh> ' irM will ha had to tho I courts * d< |M?nd upon the answer of , I the Ttulshevlk authorities. SIXTEEN SHIPS ARE TIED UP. Wahiiinotun, 1 wo. 21.?Ordera for tho withdraw*! from genrtco of M*teen vca- : eta. atsr- K ii .ng i7.wmi deadweiglr t<>na, | I ha ha tied up at Baltimore. x>.rt >lk. h?attie and In tho Oulf. were issued to- j I day hy the Khlpptng Board The rraft | I rar ce fr <n I too doadwalght tons to | ll.lM d?-.?ta<isht tons ola four Family FFER I XI . $150 . . 10 $160 own f Payments lusinett People. , set U>? V KtroU fea?eet. New York IrS (it. Br*afcl>a Rlt.wRitS. H. 1 I YORK HERALD, WE (AHN FOR SALES AND CORPORATION TAXES lanker T'rges Congress to Repeal Excess Profits Law and Lower Surtax. Washington*, Dec. 2\.?Establish lent of a sales tax. repeal of the tax a excess profits, reduction of the higher itcs on income surtaxes, upward r?.- ! Islon of the tariff and the levying of a : at tax on net profits of corporations 1 ere advocated before the House Ways nd Means Committee to-day by Otto [. Kahn, New York banker. In a com-1 rehenslve discussion of tax revision eislation. Mr. Kahn dwelt at length on the queson of a sales tax, partly in response to id cations in the committee that this art of tax was gaining In favor. Chair inn Fordney. Dei ore air. ivann was nlled, suld he and several other menders believed some Bort of sales tax rould eventuate, but were seeking lethods by which the tax would not be lultlplled and the consumer unjustly ixed In the final purchnse. Mr Knhn advocated legislative prois ons which would require the sales ax to be made known In each sain and dded to the selling price as a separate :em. Such an arrangement, ho said, I'ouhl check "the profiteering which as resulted" from the excess profits ax. In his discussion of the need for a ev sed taxation programme Mr. Knhn eclared that American business could ,ot experience a healthy growth if the lovernnient "continued to absorb the If? blood of business through concentraion of taxes on Incomes and capital." Ie added that "the tax burden" had alaady actually stopped commercial decloprnent. "It has forced every buslie.se house to run to bunks for cred t o conduct business," he said, "but inally the bunks run out and the Fediral lteserve Board had to call a halt. Vfter this came the collapse In markets, t hit the farmers first, but none has ecu spared, and all business has felt he effects. The retailer has not been itruck to the extent that I fear he will. i.'ou can see from that what will happen inlesw the principle is changed." One of the means suggested by Mr. [Cahn for lifting the present tux burden ivas a funding of the Victory notes and IVar Savings securities, n? urged payment out of taxes of the Treasury cer:lflcates of Indebtedness, however, saying It appeared this could be done withjut inconvenience beforo they fell due. Discussing tho sales tax Mr. Kahn t sal(l: "Every manufacturer and every bust- | ness man has ndd?-d more to the prices ] of his commodities In anticipation of j the profits tax than he has/had u right i to add. It liar started at the very be- j ginning of the life of u manufactured i article and continue.! on through to the j retailer. The consumer paid it all. I ! submit the sales tax would be a tighter burden, at least." The witness proposed a low tax rate for '.he initial test. He suggested one-third of 1 per cent., estimating that such a evy v.'ouhl produce approximately JS50.OO.OUO a year, effective in 1921-22. Mr. Kahn also proposed a tax of 15 I per cut. i.n net profits of corporations, i i tax which he said he was confident ! would yield at least $1,000,U'0,000. Under the revised income surtax < chodule proposed Mr. Kahn estimated he Government would derive between (850,000 .OtiO and 11,000.000,00)., Questioned is to rates for the reduced surtax, Mr. Kahn said that present rates were drivng rich investors to place their money n tax exempt securities, most of which io declared were sold on a basis to field 5% per cent. It was therefore his lelief, ho said, that by fixing the surax charge at or near 331-3 per cent. ib a maximum tho Treasury would re:clvc as great a yield, If not greater, LAME DUCK JOB FOR SENATOR MARK SMITH Earned Member of Interna' tional Commission. Special I>rspnt<ih lu Tub New York 11exm.i>. New York Herald Itnrenn. I Wa?hinjr1on. I), t'.. IVr, si. t Senator Mark Smith of Arizona, who Oft his race for reelection in the RetAatnolc SUM Last 1 .(S J Heavy warmth without Warm that are DNESDAY, DECEMBEE publican land*Jida. wm tak?n car* of ? day 1.1 J'tt- lent Milium, who noml nitvil mm t<> I* a nt*ml??r of the Intel nut Ion* I Joint Commlaalon, which de\! with matter* at ia*ue between the Unite State* and I'aaada. The place la eaaen ttally a "lame Uu?k" Job. and Henato Smith will take office when be retire from the Senate on March ?. EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL WINS IN HOUSI Ford net Measure Profeetim Farmers Obtains Kiirht of Way in Chain Int. \Va*iiinotoS, l?eo. SI.?The Fi>rJn?\ emergency tnrill mi a?u-e, gmiuru II protect some twenty-odd farm product by virtually stopping their mportatioi through heavy duties, will be celled ui in tho Houre to-morrow under e speein rule giving It right of way and llmitini debate. Although a hard f ah? la exp. ctis nroponrnta of the bill declared to-ntgh Its passage by the lloua wna certain Its fate, however, In the Senate la re. gurded as somewhnt doubtful. In the firat test vote to-day advocate of the special tariff legislation w< n i signal victory by nduptlng, to 7?J. i mot on to suspend the business of calen dar Wednesday ao a? to bring the till t ote to-morrow bofora adjournmem There will be no opportunity to lnclud other articles by amendment. The bill was denounced In the Ifnus to-day as "special legtalaf'on" by Ki |>re sentatlvo .Madden, ltet>ubllcan, Illlnoh who declared that Its "unwisdom mur be manifest to everybody." The purpos of the measure, Mr. Madden said, \\a to legislate on a few articles and t eliminate f-om cons deration many othe articles in the hands of thousands c dealers. The only other reference to It on th floor was by Representative lampwortl Republican, Ohio, who said it wa needed to save important agTleuIturi Interests "from stark and certain -um T Buy Christmas j II Holeproc ; For Men, tt't Xo one can have too m; is why Holeproofs can your Christmas list, means double the peri< | FOR MEN?$3 FOR WOMEN-$( FOR CHILDREN?$3.1 The Holeproof " The top atrptches wide but a bind. Resists garter strain, slender women. (JUSvv + 279 Broidwiy 125th St. at 3d Ave. Frcidw Buy Chr I xGmdtofe duenueot 40t 0 L000 Motor >teamer Rug-Sty ^jjjj ^ ^ow which is I Extra siz / / t weight qualities that arc suitable use, also for couch cove s. i Plush Robes at i ideal for various purposes. Valu I 22, 1920. rlFAVORS RECIPROCAL 11 ! TRADE WITH ALLIES 1 * Loiitfworth I'rjres Tariff Concessions to Help Thein to Pay Ila^e Debt to lT. S. 1 _ | Special Despatch to Tun NlW Ydbk IIbhalO. a Sew York Hrrnld llurriut, I J WuMiingtuu, I). C.. Ore. 31. I t* ; Reciprocal trade agreements with the __ Allies to aid In the payment of the huge ' debt which those governments nnd their ? business interests owe to the United j States or financial Interests hero wore advocated by Representative Longv'l worth (Ohio) In a comprehensive ."pooch ? I it" Mmuu tit.dav on the tariff sltua ... -- . * Hon. ! " Those agreements, ho said, should be ' arranged to give to the United States; 1 advantages In the market of these for- ! * Hgn countries in exchange for tariff on < ailons for their products In this ;i country Such arrangement should be ' made part of a general revision of the i taiiff laws, which should be Increased - -o ih:it the yield would be about $700,000.000, or $350,000,000 more than at * picsent. Mr. Iaingworth saUl. ' Protection of American industries is j [ R still a necessity and proposals to let | | " down the tariff bars to aid in the pay- i ? mont of the foreign debt, as suggested J 1 by President Wilson, are not feasible, he ! j e said. '' "In all these countries the cost of I ? production and the price of la'bor are relatively high. To me it seems obvious j 1 that duties sufficiently low to invite large j " importations from these countries would 1 invite even larger importations from the ! * low cost countries like Japan and the I ? Orient generally (fhd South America." r ,f KMBAUSY FOIl PEKIV. o Washington. Dec. 21.?The Anicrlcnn 1. Legation at Pektn would be raised to an | is Kmbassy under a Joint resolution introil duce.l to-day hy Chairman Porter of the | " I House Foreign Affairs Committee. f This Gift Today | ! A Box of )f Hosiery | : men and Children iny pairs of hosiery. That 't appear often enough on And their double wear 3d of remembrance. 1 to $9 the } 2 doz. to $13.50 the Yi doz. 50 and $5.10 the Yi doz. 'Extra-stretch" Top lways returns to shape. Will not | Especially popular with stout and I fytotketa. 47 Cortland t St. 'ay at 49th St. 44 Eait 14th St. ist mas Seals Cet^SCo. t>$\mt B Robes le) Reduced to 2M less than Yi price fularly 28.00 :e?all wool styles for motor and steamer | ; 21.00 r 30.00 j ? I DREICER PearL TPreeuotu < rJeWcU FIFTH AVENUEat FORI && eAduenue at 4' * f For Me Double We Pure Silk S Reduced t 9.95 Formerly 14. ? Standard high grade quality with a Smart patterns and colors in a range of tional values offered this season as a special shoppers. Knitted Nec' (Silk Mixtu An attractive assortment specially selec 1.45 ea. SILK FOUR-IN-HAND TIES, Men's Glo Greatly Red GREY MOCHA GLOVES, S GLOVES. MOCHA GLOVES (stock Regularly 6.01 4.50 Newest Styl< Women's Han yt to Vi Pr Remainder of a manufacturer's entire ! closed out. Regularly 5.00 ~?95~ A diversity of distinctive styles in smart lined. Regularly 7.50 to ~5^00~ Affording Genuin in a Remarkable Silt Every item at less than u Georgette Crepe 49 in. Formerly 2.00., Crepe de Chine 40 in. Formerly 3.00.. Ceiered Taff^a 35 in. Formerly 3.75. Eitra Fine Talfeta 35 in. Formerly 4.! ?. l T.ff.ii ? in Fnrmerlv >IKI vniimii .... # Satin Brilliant -35 in. Formerly 3.75... Satin Charmauac 40 in. Formerly 4.75 Dreaa Satli -35 in. Formerly 4.50 Satin America- 35 in. Formerly 5.50... Fancy Radium* 40 in. Formerly 5.00.. C. J. Bonnet A Cie Black Silks and Satin* SILK REMNANTS in length* blouses I to 5 yard piece*. Formerly Now 1.00 to 5.0 , zfioned S Y-SKTH g| OtB j^Ued I in! uodit hirts | O < .70) ;o ! nation wide reputation, sizes. The most excepincentive to late holiday ' kwear ires) ted and piiced at .95, 1.45 & 1.85 . ' ives 'uced MART BUCKSKIN inette lined). ? ! _ I ===== js in id Bags ice stock of fine Bags to be i ] ; Hand Bag#?beautifully 10.00 ]_ e Savings t Offering wholesale prices Now 1.45 Now 1.75 Now 1.95 >0 Now 2.75 i on NUu. 1 US Now 1.65 Now 2.50 Now 235 Now 3.45 Now 2.50 Formerly 5.00 to 7.50 Now 4.00 to 6.00 uitable for frocks and 1.50 to 8.00 Yard 0 Yard i