AY, April 1 19, 1926. is WILL AFFECT, "REVENUE VERY LITTLE ut Amount Will Remain Ko Will Pay Income Tax, WB | 5 4 About Same. British Whig has learned that LETTERS To The Editor Of The Whig Tariff Changes as Applying to On- tario Steel Products Company. Sir.--I have been asked to make a | it 18 not likely that the proposed |siytement in regard to recent bud- changes in the Federal Income Tax | | get as applying to the Ontario Steel will affect the amount of revenue | products Company. for this dietrict, although the num- The proposed changes in duties on ber who will pay the tax will be |yi5r cars must be viewed directly iced almost two-fifths, The Im- nt features that will revenue will be the doing away "With surtax, which makes the divi- dends on Canadian corporations tax- able, the same as on all other in- comes. Under the old act the divi- dends wera taxable as to surtax only and large taxpayers, whose incomes o om dividends on Canadian cor- ons, will have their taxes con- bly increased: Another increase in revenue will result from, where husband and wife are each in receipt of taxable in- mes, where formerly they were allowed full married exemption $2,000, This allowed husband and wife exemption of $4,000, now 'the husband and wife together, where both are in receipt of tax- able Inconies, are allowed but one married exemption of $3,000 be- tween them, that is $1,600 each. There has beén a tendency for per- sons with large incomes to incor- té in order to avoid payment of low, however, personal Incor- Btions/ of this kind, according to wspaper reports of the budget, 1 Il not be recognized. These in- creases, due to changes in the act, will be material and will, gréat extent, absorb loss in revenue resulting from extra exemption and . lower rate of taxation. While the' budget is under discus- sion the local income tax office will | | view' their position with grave alarm, continue to operate under the old pet until it 1s in receipt of official tification. | Therefore, taxpayers should file he same as in former years. If there is a rebate coming they will increase | to a very | and indirectly. 1. As applying to our own busin- | ess on the basis of present produc- {and truck springs. | tion. 2. As applying to our customers. 3. As aprivife to those to whom our customers #ell their products. In regard To the first, it is simply a statistical calculation. Two-thirds of our products (springs) are sold to the motor car manufacturers. The tariff on 'springs is 36 p.c. Now, un- der the clause permitting the auto- mobile maker to obtain a rebate of 25 p.c. on imported parts, our pro- tection automatically declines to 26% p.c. Our profits on motor car springs has always been small, so it we still continue the same saving as formerly to our customers this margin of profit will become almost negligible. At the same time Jf our volume of business continues as lafge as formerly, or taking the opti- mistic view, increases, we could still carry on. We have three factories, one in Gananoque, one in Oshawa, and one in Chatham practically entirely con- fined to the manufacture of motor Our investment in this industry- amounts to upward of one million dollars with approxi- mately 500 employees. As to our customers--They must speak for themselves. Their inven- tory losses will be enormous, and 1 and with rather a superficial knowl- edge of their profits in various in- stances, am inclined to think they will find it difficult, if not impos- sible, to continue on a profitable receive same and if further taxes basis, if at all. Certainly the estab- are required they will be duly noti- fied. | ¢ If the budget is adopted by par- liament, 19256 incomes which are due on April 30th of this year will be af- fected. » GOING TO CORNWALL. Lee Will Open a a Restaurant in That Town. n Saturday evening the teachers of the Chinese department in connec- fjon with Sydenham Street: United Suinday School gathered at the home f the superintendent, Mr. R, H. ard, Johnson street, for, the pur- e of saying good-bye to Sam Lee, of the oldest members of the rtment. fA presentation was made to Sam, 0 is leaving for Cornwall, where "been chef at the Hotel Dieu Hos- ital, and resigned 'that position a aw weeks ago to go in business for 'himself. @ teachers wished Sam every in his new undertaking. Sam n a great help in the school, "in view of the fact that he could un- derstand the English language and he would explain to his fellow-coun- 'trymen what was beipg sald. On Sunday two Chihese gatherings were held in the city, when his fel- 48 Jow-countrymen met for the purpose ol saying farewell and hoping that hi ew undertaking will be a sue- will be able to continue in Sunday school work, due to the fact that the United Church in Cornwall, of which Rev. Mr, Falls is the minis- ter, has a Chinese department, WE DO OUR OWN WORK This is a decided advantage to Films sent to us by mall re. ceive our prompt attention, Better work ~~lower Prices. L. T. BEST PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST 'Phone 59. lishment of any new companies or expansion of any of the existing ones on 'a 209% tariff is inconceiv- able, Lastly, and perhaps' most import- ant of all is the dealer's position. At the peak of the season they find themselves loaded. with care-- new and "used" that have depreciated, as it were, over night 15 p.c. or more. A few motor car dealers are prosperous--some have been making a fair living, but many of them are on the point of insolvency. Their loss on new cars can be figured in a moment--being simply the differ- ence between the old and new duty. The loss on "used" cars is not so easy to determine, but will be larger in proportion. For instance, a used car that was worth $500 a week ago would not likely bring over $350 to- day as the depreciation on a "used" car under declining prices is always greater than on new cars. These los- ses on new and used cars will bear most heavily upon the smaller deal- er in the rural sections--due to the backwardness of 'the season this year and consequent inability to deliver cars actually sold to the ultimate consumer, Unless the Government plan to compensate the dealers in some way many will be forced into insolvency and many of the squrces for the dis- tribution and sale of cars will be de- stroyed, or at the best, seriously i- terfered with. Under all the circumstances I can- not but think that this proposed leg- islation will have a most disastrous effect upon the whole trade, ahd that if the budget is passed in its present form a body blow will be dealt to an industry that has for so many years been the bright spot in Canadian manufacturing and mer- cantile activity. From above you will see it would | be impossible to forecast what pro- posed tariff changes would ultimate- ly mean to my company. '{ W. T. BAMPSON, Vice-President and General Mana- ger, Ontario Steel Products Com- pany, Limited.' Gananoque, 17th April. TO FINISH IN OTTAWA. Investigation Into Recent Fire Here Not Concluded. Mr. Clifford Argue, who has been [in the city from the Fire Marshall's Department to investigate the recent fire at the Frontenac Bowling Aca demy, let for Ottawa on Saturday and will continue the investigation there. | Messrs. Karson and Pappas, owners of the alleys, will be heard by Mr. Argue. The adjusters were expected to finish up their work by to-day. Everything has been looked after ex- cept the building and this was ex- Dusted to be done some time to- ay. Ministers Here. Rev. C. W. Barrft:, Stirling, and Rev. M. C. McK x, M.A. B.D. Peterboro, president and secretary of the Bay of Quinte Conference of the United church, will be in Kingston, On Tooniay lo mst the mefbats of the Committee of Arrangements, in connection with the annual nesting 'which takes place in Kingston from "| May 26th to May 31st. The Sattle- THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG MUSSOLINI STARTS AMUNDSEN OFF Premier Mussolini of Italy (centre) formal delivery to Roald Amundsen { | | | is shown here at the| (right) of the dirigible| Norge in which Amundsen will attempt to fly to the North Pole. | Photo was taken at Rome shortly before the attempt on Musso- lini's life. APPEAL ALLOWED; ACTION DISVMHSSED | Particulars Are Are Given in the | Appeal of Daniel Mo- Leod. - A decision in the case of the ap- peal of Daniel McLeod, from the de- cision of Judge Madden, in the case of Cynthia Knapp vs. Daniel Leod which was heard in Napanee on December 8th, has been handed down by the Appeal Court, allowing the appeal, and dismissing the action with costs. The case, which created quite a sensation in Lennox and Addington County, when it was heard last fall, concerns Cynthia Knapp, of the township of Camden, and Daniel McLeod, a well-known farmer of the same township. The claim of Cynthia Knapp was that McLeod had slandered her by circulating a re- port that she had been guilty of mis- conduct with a minister -of that dis- trict, At the trial at Napanee, at which Mr. A. B. Cunningham of Cun- ningham & Smith of this city, appeared for the defendant, and W. 8. Herrington of" Napanee, acted for the plaintiff, the defense entered was that McLeod had made the statements directly to the plaintiff in the presence of a third party, and that he was acting in pursuance of his duty, as an elder of the church, of which the minister jn question was pastor. i Judge Madden, at the trial, held that there had been malice on the part of McLeod, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. Mr. Cunningham appealed, on be- half of his client, on the grounds that the statements made were priveleged, and that the trial judz had erred in directing the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff. The appeal was heard early in January, but the decision has just been given. A majority of the Appeal Court held that there was no malice on the part of McLeod. FIREMEN ARE BUSY. Severaly Chimney Fires Keep Them On The Go. The firemen have had little rest over the week-end and up to late Monday morning had answered four calls, three of which were to handle chimney fires. On Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock a call to a home on Barrie street near Queen was an- swered, where it was found the chimney was giving trouble. An- other chimney fire at 1.20 Monday morning brought the firemen out again to 402 Barrie street. On Mon- day morning again at 9.10 a call to Stephen and Cowdy streets was an- swered where a chimney fire was at ts height in that locality. There was no damage in any of these fire. While the firemen were returning from the call to Stephen and Cowdy streets, fire broke out at the home of Walter Smith, 479 Barrie street. Burning paint off the outside of the house started what might have been a serious fire but the good work of the firemen saved a heavy loss. One of the rigs had reached the Brock street station and the other two were signalled from Montreal street. The firemen arrived in good time but the fire was working its way up through the stucco. How- ever, the flames were stayed before serious damage was done although as it is, the loss is fairly heavy. - Steamer. in the city that Glyde arrived, with Me- | |c.P.R. GARDEN ROBINS ARE PILING uP WORMS More Stunts of His Red Breasts Reported by George | Stockbridge. Bob, the pet robin, who for the! past flve summers has' lived in the iga>den at the Canadian Pacific Rail-| way station, with his mate, is a firm | I believer in providing for his needs in future. The robins who are great pals of George Stockbridge, the gar-| dener, do things which sound almost | unbelievable. Last week they re-| tuned from their winter home and it | was only a few minutes after they reached the city that Bob let Mr, | Stockbridge know that he was back | again. On Saturday, while Mr. Stock- | bridge was working on the lawn, he! was alarmed by Bob making a rather | peculiar noise, He walked over toy where the redbreast was standing | on the lawn and, to his surprise, he found that the robin was in the act| of piling up a large number of dead | worms for a future meal. The worms had worked théir way through the ground and the frost during the night had killed them, and Bob and his partner had very little trouble gathering quite a number. Mr. Stockbridge stated that the birds had collected as many worms as would fill a tea cup. The sparrows that during the win- ter months have been fed by Mr. Stockbridge, soon learned last week | that Bob and his mate were; back | again. One of the robins' first act] upon their return was to chase the sparrows from the C.P.R. station, and they seem to be afraid 'to re- turn. Several citizens during the past few days have expressed surprise at the story which appeared in The Whig about these robins returning for the fifth time. Mr. Stockbridge is absolutely certain that it is the same male robin, and the female has returned for the second time at least. Last year the happy robins raised two nests, and already this year they have started to prepare for new arrivals. Last year's nest has been destroyed and the two robins have started the construction of the new home from pleces of string furnish- ed by Mr. Stockbridge. HARBOR STILL ICEBOUND; STRONG WIND NEEDED Wolfe Islander May Attempt to Cross in a Couple of Days. Open water in the slip at the foot of Brock street enabled Capt. Me- Donald of the steamer Wolfe Islander to shift the position of the boat to the shelter in the inside of the whart over the week-end. When asked when the boat would make its first trip of the season, the captain stated that he thought it would be about the middle of the week, but that the ice was still very strong, despite ap- pearances. Repairs on the Islander have almost been completed. Work on the other steamers quar- tered in the harbor is still being rushed along, as the steamers are later than their regular schedule now, and it is planned to clear. as soon as possible. The opinion of marine men is that a strong wind will clear the fce out of the harbor. TOUCHED A CIRCULAR SAW. And Damaged Fingers of Frank Lindsay's Hand. Inverary, April 17.-.~While saw- Monday afternoon, Frank PROBS: WE ARE ' VoguePatterns| soLE AGENTS gy New se Furnishings! Spring is coming on, and to make your house-cleaning truly worth while, you should plan to replenish worn, faded Draperies and Floor Coverings with new ones--and then your efforts will have their reward, with added charm and beauty to the home. 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