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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
4 TAX ON PROFITS.

/ work OF rebuilding.
TAX ON PROFITS.
| All of the new taxes levied under the present
I federal administration have come suddenly,
without much public discussion and with a
remarkable absence of congressional debate.
The so-called war taxes, which are still with
us, had to be enacted in hurry; then came the
doubling of the income tax, which was accom-
plished without a struggle; and now comes
something new in the annals OF American taxa
| tion-a direct tax on business profits. The
proposed tax is little understood, has been
little studied outside Of committee rooms at the
capitol It, too is likely to be written into law
before the public has had chance to think II
over.
Of the five hundred million dollars to be
raised by additional taxation, this tax on busl-
ness profits would yield nearly half-at least
two hundred and fourteen million dollars, ac-
cording to conservative estimate. Congress IS
likely to look at the two hundred and fourteen
million dollars and call the plan good
But if the country can be aroused III time
there will never be any federal tax on business
profits. The scheme to tax all profits in ex
cess of eight per cent sounds reasonable at first
hearing. AS the difficulties are enumerated, it
sounds dangerous.
prise business expansion. American business
concerns are growing, and much Of their profit
above eight per cent, or thereabouts, goes into
additions to the plant, increased selling organl-
cation and those other items of expense winch
must be met by every successful business
tax on profits would force the big producers OF
prosperity to pull in; and in the coming period
of prosperity, with foreign governments exert
ing every means to encourage their home pusl-
ness enterprise, such check on American COM
mercial power would be disastrously felt
Another objection is the difficulty OF making
a fair assessment. It is easy to order tax on
Profits but who shall determine the amount OF
the investment Just what are the prollts9
The tax would be an expensive one to collect.
The taxpayer and the government might dis
agree over computation of business expenses
and business revenues The chaos OF the In
come tax would be repeated tenfold.
And the consumer-the dear consumer whose
interests are so sacred that congress refralns
from such simple revenue measures as stamp
taxes-the consumer would ultimately pay the
tax. and get little in return for 1t. Taxing the
consumer and at the same time reducing the
general prosperity would be an unbearaole
combination If there is to be less profit for the
producer. and hence less expansion OF his busl-
ness. he may as Wen De contehe W pio,'uou ie''
and charge a higher price for it. And there,
again, the consumer pays.
The government would have to dip deeper
than ever into private business, and just at
period when business needs free rein to de-
velop in preparation for the renewed competl-
ton from Europe. Neither the government nor
business can afford such a tax. Congress should
seek the two hundred and fourteen million dol
lars elsewhere, preferably by the more regular
means of tariff revenue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
What the Right Soap
Does for Your Skin

Money cannot buy a purer, more
cleansing toilet soap than Resinol Soap.
And the healing Resinol medication in
it helps to keep the complexion clear,
fresh. and beautiful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26

Make your guess, seal it and entrust it to a
friend. VIII Hadfelds, Ltd, make those shells
for Uncle Sam or sublet the contract at profit
to an American concern9
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re-
sponsibility for views expressed BY
correspondents. Writer'S of commune
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication, but
for the information Of the editor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26

American members of captured crews must
be released, even if we have to issue a new
series of notes to accomplish it,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington HaWk-Eye: NOW the
discovery has been made that millions
|of foreign born residents of this coun
try are going back to Europe, just as
soon as peace shall have been declar'
ed. Europe will need all her able
bodied men, and there is not apt to be
much emigration to the United States.
Under the circumstances. instead OF
passing laws to hamper and prevent
immigration it may become necessary
to take steps to encourage immigra-
ton to this country. 1t will he sad
day for Uncle Sam when the great
current of emigration from Europe is
diverted 10 some other shores, instead
of coming to the United States.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The size
of coal bills makes it clear that with
the aid of the coal men January is
making very creditabie record as
a Inter month.
Waterloo Courier: Mr.. Cosson has
left behind him a record of activities
in the interest of clean government
and law enforcement scarcely para
lleled in the history of the state. and
he has set the pace for his successor.
Marshalltown Times Republican,:
Feed the birds. This sleet and ice
storm is harder on the birds than all
their other enemies. 1t covers up the
natural feeding places. 1T doesn't take
a bird long to starve and freeze to
death without food. OF game birds
quail are especially likely to freeze
and starve in sleet and ice storms.
Drifts cover them and 1t is not an un-
common thing to find whole covies
persisted thus. Feet the birds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
aood e.t,no.

Good Eating.
Chicago Evening Post: The humAs(
but agile rabbit seems to be coming
into its own as an article Of adM
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26
Why Not Get
Rid Of Eczema?

II your skin itches and burns with
eczema or any such tormenting, un-
slightly skin disease, simply wash the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26

mol medication arrests the action Of
the disease, and almost always restores
the tortured, infamed skin to perfect
health-quickly, easily, and at little
cost. Prescribed by doctors for over 20
years, and sold by every druggist.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26


Cedar Rapids Republican: January
has at least given us some crisp
weather, with beautiful light blan-
lset Of snow But the sun continues to
shine daily-just as 1t does in Cali
fornia-where, as matter of fact,
they have had some very foul weather.
Sioux City Journal: Possibly a
league to enforce peace may not sound
so foolish to the manned. mournful,
tax burdened Europeans as it will to
Colonel Roosevelt. When all the bel
ligeren. peoples get chance &c real
lie what has happened to them as a
consequence Of war, it may be that
will be lynching on the spot.
Des Moines Register: Even the
real estate men want law passed re-
quiring a license for any person to
conduct a real estate business, with
an examination Of each applicant be-
fore q license shall he granted. The
,auctioneers likewise favor a license
system, and the BARRIERS and some
others.
Sioux City Journal: Attorney Gen
eral Havner appears to have accomp-
lished more for really dry Iowa in
two weeks than Attorney General Cos
son did in a whole year. But it will
have to be admitted that the new at
torney general had some effective help
from the United States supreme court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26

sore places with Resinol
Soap and hot water, dry
and apply q little Resinol
Ointment. Usually the
itching stops INSTANT
LIZ, you no longer have
to dig and scratch, SLEEP
becomes possible, and
healing begins. That -
is because the sooth- X
ing, antiseptic Resi-
mol medication arrests I
the disease, and almost a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-26


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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17
CoRYELL COUNTY MER-
CHANT APPROVES LIvER-EzR
Requests Two Bottles BE Sent Hin
Immediately

81 have used your Liyor-eze" said
Mr.. s. b. Conner. merchant OF Pid-
coke, Texas. "and 1t proved good
Please send me two bottles by parcel
post Immediately"
Mr.. Conner got a bottle OF Liver
Exc some time ago and said he would
not take $4,000 for the good II
had done his wife.
Liver-eze is sold under a positive
guarantee. Ask your druggist. OF
send 60 cents to TInkle & Levien
Med. Co., Winters. for large bottle
and free copy Of Guide to Health.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17

Miss Byrd winters has returned
from a summer vacation Ia Arkan-
sas and Is again at her post Of duty
operating her hem-stltehlng machine
at Higsinbotham Broa a Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17

action OF the Abilene committee In
showing such a marked distinction
toward the Governor In It's treatment
Of msmhers Of the committee he said
disguised him He returned home
June 23 or 20. He came home Wed
nesday and the vote vas taken June
20. He went to Houston next day
did not recall talking to Mr.. McFar'
land over the phone Just before hi
came home on the 27th. except thai
he talked to him on a business mat
ter.
"Dld you have a conversation with
him in which he asked you to sta,
with the Governor"
mo. SIR"
lie said he talked to Mr.. McFar'
land some days after the selection
had been made.
did you ever say to him after the
selection that you had stayed with
the Governor, or that you had stayed
with McFarland's frlends?"
Absolutely, no."
Phone Call From Abilene.
After going to Cold Springs. wit
ness said he was called over the
phone from Abilene about supper
time The message was repeated
by the operator II took some time
to get the message over. The call was
from the Abilene Reporter. which
wanted a statement.
lie was asked by Mr.. Hangar II the
Abilene Reporter didn't tell him
that Mr. George Anderson wanted to
know Il he voted for Abilene on
the second ballot. "and didn't you
Say yes9" asked the attorney
mo, SIR"
nn,,., a.. .,....,., I'D, 90. g..
$50, -. ..,.,o..',..,,, a., 80.
mcnt that you had voted Tor Abilene
n, soco,d halo, and am, .o, ,hor
say that you had listed out one
s,a,emo,, and I, w,s J., mo nollos
Nows9n
"No dr"
~, t,no an was ,,ad 10 ho ..,,nos.
by Mfr Hanger
lilo saldthot he give out another
siotemont in which he said he did
NOT vote for Abilene and in repIy-
Ing IN tho telephone onerator did no,
sinie ,bat ho had vo,ed for Abiie,e
ON second ballot
"whon was II conyoycd IN Mr.
Torrou tha, vou intended IN cau n
speolal sesslonq,
81 told him in tho nresonce NJ Mr.
Reeves and Mr. nrvantr
,,...,., 80, ,,
-, /, w." " .'',''' ~, '" ~,
oa,,1',.',., w.. .,. ANY, y, - ~, ~,
,,',,' wv, '"' 'e'v'''o" VI
N''',"'' "'."o"su ~ Una. ','"e 'n''.
a,a,a,,,,,,' ,, . , 49, ,,, "ra So
49, '''"' '''' '''" '''' ''
"e'''n on Governors "orn.
You relied on what Gov Fergu-
son told you although more than a
week before you had made up your
mind to call the Legislature into SEES
sion to impeach him9" asked Mfr
Hanger
YES sir" replied witness.
Where did you think the three
votes for Abilene came FROM"
.! had two or three beliefs; two
or three theories" replied Witness,
After you had signed that state
ment where was the necessity for 70
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17

saying that Abilene had received
three votes. when you knew that
three members OF the Board inolud-
ing yourself had made aiiIdavIts that
they did not vote for AbIlenes" inter.
rogated Mr. Hanger.
yes"
II thought that II was the best
way to bring the Incident to a close.
the governor had misled me-"
Witness stated In reply to quea-
ton from the Governors attorney
that the secretary OF the locating
board. Thomson OF Nacogdoches is
his cousin.
Describes Voting Again.
Describing the voting again he
stated that he did not walk up
drop his ballot In the hat, but re-
called that the hat was passed
around. He was under the impress
sion. he said. that he left the Gov
ernor's office with the other members
OF the committee.
He did not recolloct seeing DR. /.
o. II. Cooper. Of Abilene in the
Governors office at all. although he
knew DR.. Cooper. He didn't recall
that DR.. Cooper came In and that
when the Governor introduced them
both. said that they knew each other
already. He did not remember hear
Ing DR.. Cooper thank the Governor
for the selection Of Abilene and he
did not hear the Governor say OF
witness There's the third vote" in
dlcatlng witness.
How much do you render this
$4,000 worth OF property you have
enumerated here for taxes?"
~ don't know. suppose 1T about
60 or 10 per cent Of It's value. The
tax assessor OF my county Is here
and would be pleased to give you any
Information"
you don't know that your San
Jacinto county rendition was only
s5,5O0?"
mo sir. don't know H."
How much do you owe the San
Jaclnto bank7"
Approximately s1,iOO secured by
ADDED OF trust"
lie was questioned In regard to
other notes. and was asked how many
renewals there we're Of the s1,40O.
the $3.50. and the $3.50 notes and re-
piled that one or two Of them had
been renewed.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17

Referring to the loan made by tho
governor to Mr.. Fuller, witness wa.
asked by Mr. Hanger:
What time a day was It when
you executed this note to the Gov.
ernor and he gave you the check?'
at was in the afternoon probably
4 or s o'clock" replied the witness.
After Banking hours?"
~ am not sure" replied the wit
ness, and added that after he goi
the check and the money from the
Governor he went to Thomason's
boarding house, but did not meet
Do Bogory In front Of the Capitol and
have a conversation with him about
re-openlng the question Of selecting a
site for the West Texas A. & NJ.
college and relocating II at Abilene.
When he signed the statement pre-
ylously referred to witness said he
believed that either Commissioner
Davis had voted for Abilene or that
something had been put over" lie
signed Il for the reasons stated, he
declared
He had never seen the secretary's
4 -
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-17

J. L. Gilbert Of claIrcmont. Kent
County was in the city Sunday on
business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
BISHOP HUGHES AND DIR. JoWETT
Speakers of Renown Address Sunday
Services in Northfield

The concluding Sunday evening
chapel service of the winter term at
Nortufeld seminary welcomed DR.. j.
II. Jowett of New York city as its
speaker. Addressing his hearers ON III,
subject of Hope, Dr. Jowett held his
audiences of students, townspeople
and visitors in the closest attention,
as he developed his address along the
lines of hope as a door, . 'hel-
met - and an "anchor.' In TIL morn
ing he was the speaker at Mount Her
mon school for boys.
Not less impressive was the service
at the Trinitarian Congregati nal
church in the morning at which Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes of th9 Methodist
church led the faculty and students Of
Mortified seminary and the, towns
people through the development of his
theme from Isaiah :25 on God s love
and sympathy for mankind and man s
obligation to Him. Bishop Hughes
was the speaker at Mount Hermon az
the chapel service in the evening.
At the end of this week the North.
| field schools conclude the winter SEES
/ sions. After recess of about a week
they re-assemble for the spring work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

many. Russia under control of leaders
half hearted in their desire to prose
cute the war against the central pow
ers, was very different thing from q
Russia revolutiCnized, with its pro
German leaders out Of office and the
will of the people dominant. The
strength of Russia is well nigh ire
sistible if that strength is actually
concentrated upon one purpose, and
provided able and honest leadership
can be found. The quiet, almost blood
less way in which the revolution has
been conducted, indicates that there
organizing genius of rare effective
ness somewhere in the counsels now
ruling the empire. Let US hope that
rare genius may remain paramount
and faithful to the tasks before it
which are not merely military, but
call for the establishment of new
nation built on the principles of hu
man freedom.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Granite Advertising Campaign.

Now that the national advertising
campaign in behalf Of Barre granite
has been successfully launched for
1917, office employees of the quarries
and manufacturers association are
deeply engrossed in the final details
o. the complex advertising gama.
Within a comparatively short time
$1,000 copies Of Memorial Master
pieces have been sent out in answer
TO inquiries and upward of 10000 let
tiers have been mailed to dealers
throughout North and South America.
Lately $500 broadsides, containing an
outline of the campaign plans for this
year, have been mailed to retailers
Each broadside measures % by 80
inches and is enclosed il a specially
printed envelope.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
A Promising Experiment.
est. Johnsbury Caledonian. J


The town of Brattleboro voted this
year to leave the appointment of a
road commissioner TO the selectmen
They have just engaged Arthur A.
Wallace, for eleven years superinten,
dent of highways of Keene, n. H., to
serve the town as road commissioner.
He receives a salary of $500 yeear
and furnishes his own means of trans
portation. This experiment OF Brat
tleboro will be watched with interest
b. all the large towns of Vermont for
it is quite possible that Brattleboro
has secured much better service and
management Of its highway work than
a road commissioner elected by the
voters could give. 1t will be worth
while for this town TO watch Brattle
boro and see if it has not reached a
better solution of the proper expendi
turc of its road money than we have.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20

Of course we have all the time there is
but, and here cores the great point.
I'VE haven't all the time there Is to
do the thing that the other person
or animal is suggesting for US to do.
Now you tell me that I have all the
time there is for thinking whether it
is an honor or not for People to copy
you and your whiskers."
They don't copy the whiskers alone
but they've named their chin boards
after me-they call them Coates, and
| call that pretty fine. You didn't
give me chance to tell you that be-
fore. Just think of having a beard
named after you! Everyone who wears
little whiskers on his chin calls it
Goatee. Yes, eyeryone!'
why don't they call 1t a Goat?"
asked the Calf
Because they have added q royal
letter to MY name-and they have add
ed it twice.
THAT is great honor, l suppose"
said the Calf but what do you think
of the honor paid to Mr. Frog?"
what is that?" asked the Goat.
when People choke aud cough and
haven't colds at all they're very apt
TO say:
Its a Frog in my throat Isn't
that fine to think that you're in some
ones throat?"
| "Of course not" said the Goat, for
they are very miserable when they
/ choke. It's an insult to Mr.. Frog. I've
heard him say what an insult it was.
For, as he told me secretly, one time,
/ he certainly didn't think it was an
honor to be in anyone's throat. He'd
rather be out on his stump in the pond.
( And he also said they were making fun
of his voice, his nice, husky, croaky
| voice that he loves so Well"
Dear me-" said the Calf. "Well,
! I'm very glad then that / didn't men
ton it to him. He's so sound asleep
now that he could never hear us talk
ing"
Well" said Billy Goat, "Nfr. Frog
did say that he was glad that Per
son just said that he felt as though
he had a Frog in the throat. For
how much worse 1t would be to be
stuck in the throat actually and really
That would be truly awful, as Mr.. Frog
said"
Il see now that your honor is quite
quite different" said the Calf.
Indeed | must be going" said the
Calf. Il want some dinner now" Ani
as the Calf wandered off, she hearG
the Goat yelling, "Goatee. Goatee, how
l love thee.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
(CopVright ]
II e " r Y FOR d

Henry Ford is a public-spirited citi
zen who invented the art Of riding on
four rubber tires and still remaining
solvent.
Mr.. Ford is one of the limited mum
her of inventors in profane and sacred
history who discovered something and
refused to let 90 of the handle Thou
sands of bright men with heads shaped
ike the Cheops pyramid have invented
useful household articles Just in time
o have somebody who couldn t invent
steering gear for stone boat step
in and corral 81 per cent of the treas
nrv stock. Henry, however, did not do
his. He held onto his stock and saw
I climb upward in a dizzy and impas-
stoned manner, until today he could
sell out and live on the interest of his
money without having his shirts done
up at home.
Mr. Ford is one of our leading pacif.
SITS, but his greatest achievement in
his line was when he pacified the crude,
deceptive gasoline engine, with its
arehing back and smoldering temper
and induced it to draw a precious cargo
Of human souls and feet around the
Protected by The Ada
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
WESTMINSTER

Mr. Cunning, cow tester from Bur
lington, is spending the week at W. S.
Fem s.
Guy Burgess of Bennington was a
weekend guest at w. S. Fem S.
d. p. Wright is in the hospital in
Springfield i'll with scarlet fever.
The next meeting of the Men s club
will be held this week Friday evening
DIR. Blodgett and w. c. Belknap of Bel
lows Falls will give addresses before
the club.
Miss Mary Holmes, who is teaching
in Mortified, Mass, left Friday for
Washington as chaperon for her senior
class. Miss Holmes is having good sue
cess as a teacher. She was a general
favorite while in college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
DADrYSEVZNDN(
ARY TALL 0x3
. MARY GRAHAM BONNER
HONORED GOAT.

you see," said Billy Goat, "they
even named whiskers after me,'
whats that you say?" asked the
little Calf with the soft brown eyes
They named whiskers after me, :"
said Billy Goat again, in slightly
louder voice.
Il don't know who you mean by
they" said the Calf with sad look
at the Goat.
Il mean People" said the Goat.
Think of the honor of being copied
by People"
Il shall think of it." said the Calf,
when L have time"
when you have time!" screamed
the Goat. "You have all the time there
Isl"
.Now," said the Calf, that's a very
silly expression
you don't know what you're talk.
ing about" said Billy Goat.
Maybe not" said the Calf. for she
was very mild and gentle, but think
do just the same"
"Tell me what you mean" said the
Goat, becoming quite interested.
There are so many People," began
the Calf, who are always saying
You have all the time there is Now
to my mind. that is silly"
How much mind have you gotT
asked Billie Goat I've heard then
talk about Calls liver and Calls feet
but never about Calls mind"
you've heard of Calls brains
haven't you? Well, mind is the same
as brains-just about the same, and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-20
Member OF the Associated Press.

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