Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-11
NJR MINUTE MEN TO
TART BIG CAMPAIGN
.,,,.n DAYS Lcft In Nhich u
,tu,se Ipon American ihbi'c
Patriotic Duty.

.r,suNgTON. March lQ-Twen-
49, ,bauand four-mluute men
I'LL .,.rf out today ON "a nation
,.rpaien 20 impress upon the
.,.-.r public their patriotic duty
.nfy ID fuc their income tax
IN ,.,, ..rs pay their taxes The pc
VI rr rurg ends April !. Tax
.ou r.Ep seventeen days. not
lel,,t.4 SUNDAYS In which ~ com
,,,tn mIs provision OF the law.
lN, r.r4... tor failure is "a Tine OF
.. than $50 nor more thAh
ooo and .n additional assessment
IA ,.r cent Of the amount due.
Hr,. t.rIr.riuute men viii appear
ns.f,.-. moving picture houses
af uuhb, gatherings. special
l..,ios- v.u Zee held hy chambers
,,rI4r,.p. boards ~ trade rotary
yh. luncheon clubs and business
'.-grI .Uus 90 hear the addresses
5.rt I.Nlf IS the warning mat
IN ., r..rH Ny the speakers. Tax
3,ysrs v.l ae urged TO protect them
Iu.,s and lid the government bN
|$,nf prompt II viii cost the gov
.rarf money and trouble To hunt
f|I| ...iN| " ~ ''HA~'H 'ff' 80
~. f4t uut the word has gone
,',tb from headquarters that this
aSn he done The Stacker will be-
,boWu mo- .nuiancE
Must filc at once,
rbe uau whose Intentions are
GOOD hut who is Inclined 10 put OFT
,g,l tomorrow what should be done
,aaay vNl be urged not TO prncrasti-
nate. but to pct his blank aud file his
Jeum aI once
In ever, address the four-minute
men will IIy stress upon that pro
Vision Of the law which requires n
.r.wrn from every unmarried person
ubosc net income for 1917 was
ii 00O ur more and from every mar
red person whose net income was
q 600 or more They will he sup
tfed with facts and figures % show
Aat the. rich man and the man of
modest income alike are made to
hear a Just share Of the common
blrleu, Tables Will be produced
amuaIlng. the rate OF tax In the
rlted states and Great Britain.
ierr the married. man with an In
ONE 0f s., 500 pays $40 In Great
Britain ihF man with an income Of
II a.I'N l'.N y ~ lfAA VI N@HN tAANA HhNNf
N his income is not earned but n
from interest on bonds or the like,
AZ the income increases the differ
tnce between AmeIican and British
ites become less and finally when
incomes are reached
|me amount paid IL this country Is
|utaler than in Great Britain
The normal rate Of tax under the
var revenue act Of 1917 is per
tent ON the net income OF unmarried
persons In excess Of $1,000. and on
the net income OF married persons
ID excess ~ $1,000. Under the act
III September 4, 1915, which remains
10 force. the normal rate OF tax Is .
pr cent on the net income OF unmnr-
led persons In excess OF $4,000 and
On the not income Of married persons
Q srcC7s Of s4UUD, u
Subject Ia Surtax.
Incomes under the 1917 act are
pbect TO a surtaX which ranges
from | per cent on incomes between
5000 aud $500 TO 80 per cent on
incomes In excess OF $1,000, 200. The
IrtRN under the 1916 act ranges
from ! per cent on incomes between
10000 and 100000, TO Is per cent
Nh lNANIllFN III fAifNHS VI Y NssNVN.VNN.
The multi-millionaire Is assessed 6YI
per cent on his income In excess of
$1,000. 900, while the man with a.
itboO income pays per cent on his
hcome IN excess OF s. zoe
These and other facts ana fignres
|sll be used to refute the statement
n German sympathizers that this Is.
1 capitalists war"
We must learn to realize" sngs a
|allcun istusd to the four minute
zen by the committee on public in
|1mation, that all OF us who pay
ar mite are really capitalists. Al
CAPITALIST Is simply person who has
L claim on a bit Oflthe worlds stored
b wealth. The unmarried man and
|'onan earning $1,000 "a year is by
% means "poor'--with rare eNcep-
|'ons he or she has something laid
|g IN II bond, reel estate or IA few
|eNars In "a savings bank An income
+ $1,000 Is considerably above the
|tytraFp
And 7tter all. what is n 81 tax
four share, n you are single and
make Fl 200. and what is $40 tax TO
a married man earning S2bO0r Surely
te ~ Americans, viii pay that much
thetfulB"