THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
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NOT ALL ARE TAX DODGERS
We read a great deal about “the big bad" corporations
which have employed “crooked lawyers” to inviegle the fed
eral government out of taxes by falsifying tax reports. But
little do we read about the “big” corporation that through
some error has overpaid his taxes.
Every year a long list of refunds for overpaid taxes is
compiled by the U. S. Department of Internal Revenue at
Washington, D. C. Strangely enough, when these refunds
are made during a Republican administration a wild out
burst is heard on capitol hill and it is claimed that crooked
politicians are doling out the American taxpayers' money to
friendly big business campaign contributors. There may be
something to that, but it has never been proven.
Andrew Mellon only recently battled with the admin
istration now in power when the new administration charg
ed that Mellon was holding out on taxes for his business
concerns. When it was about all over Mr. Mellon discover
ed that there had been an error in his tax reports and that
he had overpaid considerably. So, in retaliation he now
threatens to sue for refund.
Last year the Democratic administration refunded $57.
763,119.46 for overpaid taxes for 1932 and recently $47,664,
202.20 for overpaid taxes for 1934. The New York Life In
surance Company, it is reported, recently received a refund
of $4,427,028 as overpayment for 1934. The Pennsylvania
Railroad received $3,191,938; J. II. Hillman Company of
Pittsburgh, $1,810,694; the Lackawanna Railroad Company
$1,526,149; and several smaller concerns received $500,000
or more.
Since all of the “big bad” corporations are accused of
shaking down on the government in tax matters, one begins
to wonder how a concern even as large as the New York Life
could misfigure taxes to the extent of nearly four and a half
millions. Those experts in faking tax returns we hear so
much about have evidently overlooked several big bets in
the above listing. If anything, it appears that the “big bad”
corporations are overly honest in their tax matters or how
would one account for such as the above ?—Exchange
PUBLISHING NOW A LEADING INDUSTRY
Printing and publishing are among the nation's largest
and most stable industries, according to figures released re
cently by the United States Department of Commerce. Em
ployment in these industries increased in 1933, especially in
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the summer and fall while most industries were showing a
slump. It. however, shows considerably less than in 1931.
Over 225,000 people receive wages from this industry,
and the total amount of subscriptions, sales and advertising,
including commercial printing contracts, reach over two
billions of dollars a year. Newspapers and periodicals em
ploy half of the 225,000 wage earners, and commercial print
ers the other half. Labor costs represent approximately half
of the costs of production.
National advertising has been considerably off, but sub
scriptions for the most part have held up, and in many in
stances have shown an increase. The publishing business
is an all year industry, and has kept pace with the times.
There is little opportunity for “over production” in the busi
ness, and the employees are among the highest paid and en
joy the best working conditions of all labor. This is not a
new thing in the printing and publishing industry. Even
before the NRA most plants worked only 44 to 48 hours a
week and paid exceedingly high wages. Little labor troub
le has existed in the American plants, and the majority of
employees are well satisfied with their positions and trade.
It is truly an example that other industries would do well
lo make a study of.—Exchange.
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK?
By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Commenting upon a recently concluded survey among
23.012 consumers, Howard E. Blood, President of Norge
Corporation, noted economist and business leader, predicts
a greater era of prosperity than any other ever enjoyed.
“Never has entertainment, hospitality and recreation
been so focused as now within the home,” said Mr. Blood.
“I am sure that we are starting an era of new prosperity,
based upon home enjoyment rather than upon the orgy of
speculation which characterized our last business advance.
“Norge Corporation has just concluded a country-wide
survey; among the interesting findings of which is the fact
that 40.3 per cent of non-owning families hope to buy an
electric refrigerator in 1935. This permits a prediction that
2.214,808 electric refrigerators will be sold, a probable in
crease of 47 per cent over the high record total of 1934.
Among the 23,000 women interviewed the country over,
there was an expressed desire to own a new kitchen range
of 27.4 per cent, a new electric washer of 21 per cent and 15
per cent desired automatic oil heat. These high percent
ages of expressed buying desire indicate that home appli
ance industries are entering upon an era of public favor,
the like of which has never been known before.
“Many home appliances such as electric refrigerators,
washers, ranges, and oil burners create use-savings suffic
ient to make their purchase self-financing. Because of this,
they create no strain upon family income and it is really
more costly to be without them. For example, a survey
among Norge owners shows that savings up to $11 a month
can be gained from operative economies, the use of left
overs, elimination of food spoilage and savings from quan
tity marketing which the use of Rollator Refrigeration
makes possible. In fact, the use of an electric refrigera
tor creates savings which are an excellent means to offset
advancing food prices.
“Nowhere in the world are the standards of home life
as high as in the typical small American home. The aver
age family in our metropolitan areas is imitating the home
life of the small town family as never before,” Mr. Blood
concluded.
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