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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

fax on such drinks has ALREADY De7n
levied See section 628 of the reVe-
nue act of 1918. However, II any OIL
the drinks or beverages herein men
toned are compounded or mXeo
With carbonated water or extract or
ether ingredients at the fountain,
they are taxable.
Peverages not taxable.-Medlcln
Tbere are certain medicines. such as
bromo settler, citrate or magnesla'
poche,le salts, seidlitz powders.
hicarbonate of soda, castor OIL.
Ensom salts. and essence of pepsin,
which are often sold at soda toun-
tains. ice cream parlors, ana slhillal
places of business, which are not SUI
drinks Or ice cream products OF siHi !,
Lar articles of food or drink ana
hence are not taxable.
Tax Paid by Purchasers. :,
cection 630.- Such tax shall
ba Maid by the purchaser to the ven.
dor at the time of the sale and snail
he collected, returned, and paid 10
tho United States by such vendor IN
tho same manner as provided in sec
ton 502. :. 49,,
PAYMENT of tax.-The tax Is upon
tho sale bv the vendor to the pur-
chsser and must be paid at the
time of sale by the purchaser upon
tayable sales made by the vendor.
Return and collection OF tax.-Ihe
t.v imnosed must be paid by the
purchaser to the vendor and the ven
dor must make return under oatn'
in duplicate, and pay the tax SO COL
lected, to the collector OF the ols.
trict in which the principle place OF
business is located, on or before the
last day of each month for the pusl-
ness. done during the preceding
month. Daily records shall De kept
by the proprietors or Their agents IN
charge, showing separately the
amount received for each class OF
taxable transactions Grouped &C
cording TO amount of sale) and the
tax paid thereon. The collector of
internal revenue in his disar7 ton msy
require any person receiving payment
fo1. taxes to make daily deposits Of
the same so received in special
account in such bank as the collec-
tor shall designate. The daily rec
ords of the proprietors or their
agents. with copies of their monthly
returns, shall be kept on file, in the
places of business of such proprie-
tors. In such manner as to be readily
accessible to investigating internal
revenue officers. In case the pro-
prietor of n soda fountain, ice cream
parlor, or similar place of business
does not use an adequate cash regis
fer or check system from which daily
and monthly records may be kept, a
separate receptacle shall be used to
retain the tax collected by the ven
dor from the purchaser. Such re-
ceptacle shall be SO arranged or sub
divided into compartments suitable
for holding the different amounts OF
tax collected, in order to facilitate
the compilation Of the daily and
monthly records of tax collection.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07
Think Of Petroqrad.

Minneapolis Journal: When you
complain, stop and think that butter
ls S22 pound in Petrograd. More
pver, man found with butter on
I'm is likely to be shot on sight as
+ bourgeois.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

On the basis of the $500 saved by the CtlPun IN
blowing ~ acres you easily figure the saving IN
operating costs In day after day, year after year
operation. You that the saving in fuel alone
will practically pay for the outfit while your ChPuil is
still young machine. We can't say just what the life
of an OiPull Is because tho first built ten years
ago are still on the Job.
Furthermore, what the OilPun has done IN these
public tests is what Is doing In the hands OF owners
everywhere. Tho OiLFuH viii piow aero OF
around at loss cost than any tractor madebar none
And no. only has the onPu1 proved this economy
Its makers give you absolute guarantee In writing
that 1t win burn successfully all grades OF kerosene
under conditions and at all loads to its full rated
brake horse power. Tho OiL'uH Is the only tractor
that carries such q written guarantee
Four sizes of oil burning, oil cooled O1Eun can
now be had 1920, 1880, 2o-4o and 5000 H r.
post card request will bring you tho ohPuu eafalog
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

derstand is the fear they seem to have
OF the chaos which will surely result
If the bolshevist government isn't
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

TIME ma'n reason why you buy tractor Is TO pro.
tractor that viii do the work at the least cost is
the tractor you want-provded OF course that 1t has
the strength and durability to give it long life.
Above we illustrate comparison OF operating costs
based upon actual official public tests We take as
an example official demonstration IN which were
entered 20 of the best known tractors In making the
comparison we however, have considered only the rs
tractors entered kerosene burners, eliminating the
FIVE gasoline entries, and a basis have taken the
average cost foz plowed. On the one hand,
the OilPun plovyed of IS cents per acro-on
the other the average cost of tho % competing kero
ssne tractors 6e-27 cents per acre.
This gives the ohPull advantage of almost one
third-or in words, the OFul proved that 1t Is
capable of doing onchird work for the same fuel
cost And remember that compare the OPull with
the so-caed kerosene tractors only. Compared with
gasoline tractors the OPu will fuel costs In half
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

Can Chaos Be Worse?
Kansas City Times: Another thing
s bout the Russians that We can't I'M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

ism. From the way they speak of It.
it must be almost as severe as honest
toll.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-07

saved. Chaos must be something
pretty severe, when the Russians COM
pare it so unfayorably with bolshev-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
"MENTAl GUARANTEES"

Macmillan Harden. tho German
editor, continues to have pretty
level head on his shoulders and Il
plain-spcaking tongue in his head.
Writing in Die Zukunft Of the German
criticism of the peace treaty. he says:
THE peace conditions are not hard.
er than l expected. They were un-
pleasant to the greater part Of the
people. But could one really have
expected them otherwise?
"The Germans have not given very
convincing mental guarantees during
the six months since the revolution
that they have changed their system;
on the contrary the present govern
ment and the press have used the
same methods of incitement. the same
trick of bluff as under the old rule of
the petty nobility.
"Thc governments proclamatiOns
and speeches are only bad copies of
the kaisers time. The whole press
resounds in protests and has started
campaign of judgment against the
allies, couched in violent language. II
is agitating for refusal to sign the
treaty. And to what use?"
All threats are vain, he explains
The Germans cannot resist. All the
allies have to do is to occupy theil
coal districts and tighten the block
ade and starve them out. They can
not join the Bolsheviki for that would
be suicide. The only way is to make
the best they can of the situation
! and be honest and courteous in thcil
dealings with the allies.
Any American could have told tn,
Germans that. What the allies wan
more than anything else from Ger
many is mental guarantees" Evi
dence of changed heart would b
the cheapest and most convincin
reparation Germany could offer. Blu
she will not change.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
EXPOSING FOLLY

While all this discussion has been
going ON regarding the principle of
free speech. and the proper limits for
ii, an interesting contribution to the
subject has been made by President
Wilson, in speech at Paris.
Il have always been among those"
he said, who believe that tho great
est freedom of speech is the greatest
safety because if a man is fool the
best thing to do is to encourage him
to advertise the fact by speaking. 1t
cannot be SO easily discovered il you
allow him to remain silent and look
wise; but the moment you let him
speak, the secret is out, aud the world
knows that he is a fool,
"So@it Ii by the exposure of folly
that il is defeated, not by the seclu
sion of folly. And in this free air Of
free speech men get into that sort o
communication with one another
which constitutes the basis of al
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
USING THE LIBRARY

Almost every community in these
davs has a library-either IA public
institution supported by taxation, or
u private one maintained by public
subscription and endowment.
The library established, tho next
thing is for the public to use 1t. ZOO
often its service is devoted to the ac-
commodation of those people who
read nothing but fiction. A properly
selected library should be Il genuine
storehouso of information Oh all sorts
of subjects.
The person who has passed school
age, yet is conscience Of lack in
the quality or quantity of his learn
ing, can, il. he has tho ambition and
the patience, round out a very com
plcte college course within the quiet
walls of the town library.
Here. too, the merchant can come
and find facts as TO raw materials
processes of manufacture and the
market for his goods in different parts
of tho country or the world.
The mother who wishes she know
more about the care and feeding oI
her baby, the farmer who wants ad
vice about wheat or moving ma
chimes, the tired-out dry goods clerl
who wants to turn chicken farmer
all these should find material suitet
to their need in the house of books.
A well stocked public library, ad
mnistered by a staff that understands
service, and patronizcd freely by al
classes and conditions of readers, viii
repay its upkecp thousandfold II
any community.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

home, work, and in preparation for II
Is asking tho nation to contribute a
fund OF $13,OOO,O00.
There should bo no question OF
raising this money. Anybody who
knows the record of tho Army In
France will be glad to contribute his
bit. That record, as most people re.
alize,ewas not by any means confined
to the distribution OF d0ughnuts.
though the Importance of that partic-
ular service needs not be minimized.
The loyal men and women shirked no
duty and cvaded no danger. They
ministcred TO body and SOUL and did
II SO unobtrusively and efficiently that
one may search through all the com
ment5 on their war activity. from all
sources, and find nothing but appreci
ative praise.
There is still some work for them
to dc, In France, and more for them
to do in America. Their plans FOL
providing substitutes for city saloons
are receiving much attention just
row, and there are other important
tasks. Their past achievement is suf
ficient guarantee that they will give
at least as much benefit for $4,000,
900 as the nation has any right to cx
| pccta,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

The situation in the present lcgis-
lature in which partisanship is run
ming wild leads to the query of what
extent would tho Republican leaders
go if they had a governor of their own
choosing. one who would jump
through the hoop just as the legislat-
ors arc doing today. Truly the good
old days" would be here again. And
every play made by the majority par
ty seems to be based upon the pre-
sumption that they will have not only
the legislature and the state offices,
but the governorship in 1920. The rec
ord being written now is so plain,
however, and is so thoroughly reac-
tionary, that the voters of Ohio will
repudiate it in no uncertain terms
when the opportunity comes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

The action Of the finance committee
IN the state house Of representatives
in eliminating appropriations for sal
aries Of many officials in various de-
partmcnts is but another example of
the petty partisanship the Republi.
cans have played throughout the en-.
tire session. The officers are neces-
sary TO the proper conduct of affairs
Of the state of Ohio They were just
as necessary when Willis was COVER
nor and Republicans held these posi-.
tions Now, disregarding as usual
any consideration for the welfare of
Ohio, they would like to eliminate
appropriations for salaries Of many OF
the officials. If they are able to ac-
complish this feat there will be an
echo Of it resound over Ohio in 1920
that will reach to the ballot boxes in
the next election.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
. A FRENCH ALLIANCE

The proposal OF q virtual American
alliance with France may arouse moro
debate than any other matter growing
out of the peace conference. 1t is
we'll that it should be clearly under
stood before it comes to decision
1t should be recognized, first of all,
that this is not part of the peace
treaty. II is II purely informal and
unofficial proposal France wants Il
pledge from Great Britain and the
United States that they will come to
her aid If she is ever again attacked
by Germany without provocation. The
British government seems willing to
give such u pledge. President WIZ
son, of course, has no authority to
commit the United States to it. He
has promised the French government
that he will submit the proposal to
the United States senate. The decis'
ion will rest with that body.
The first impulse Of every intelli-
gent American citizcn is to inquire
why such IL step should be considered
necessary, when the League Of Ma.
tions has been supposed to guaran-
tcec the safety of all its members, in
cluding France, and to make all ALI.
ances superf1uous. The answer is that
France wants to make assurance dOu-
bly, sure.
President Wilson himself, who can
hardly be said to have shown any
special enthusiasm for the project,
seems at least to find no great objec'
tion to it. Ills position is that such
an agreement would only make spe.
cifc and definite an obligation already
covered by the provisions of the
league covenant.
That puts the matter in about the
same light as the Monroe Doctrine,
which, according to the view of the
president and many others, was guar
anteed by the covenant, and which
was nevertheless given special sane
tion in Difference to American Opin
= ion.
1t may not be precisely accurate tt
describe the arrangement proposed as
an alliance But it looks very much
like it to the ordinary American. Ant
this same ordinary American ha
been brought up on deep-seatct
prejudice against anything of th'
kind. There is probably willingness
in this country to go to the aid o
France again if she is brutally attack
ed and needs our help. We have no
forgotten, and never will forget, tn
services rendered by France in on
own revolution, nor her heroic cor
duct in this war. But as for an abst
luto pledge of armed support, that i
something about which the America
public and the American senate Wi
hesitate, and which they may prefe
to leave to the determination of col
Gress hereafter, as occasions arise.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
GERMAN SORROW

Germany has been having Il week
of mourning, by public order.
SIN deep distress and weighed down
by care" announced the imperial min
istry at Weimar, "the German people
has waited through the months of the
armistice for the peace conditions.
Their publication has brought the bit
terest disappointment and unspeak-
able grief to inc entire people. A
public expression ought to DO given
those feelings by all Germans.
"rhe imperial government requests
that tho free states have public
amuscments suspended for week.
and allow in the theatres only such
productions as correspond to the ser
iousness of these griovous days"
Accordingly the people stopped
dancing and carousing, even in Bcr-
lin, and staged tho desired exhibition
of national sorrow.
II was appropriate, to be sure. The
allies terms are quite severe enough
to warrant the Germans sitting in
sackcloth and ashes, as that other
chosen race" did at the time OF the
Babylonian captivity. But according
to ordinary notions, it is somewhat
late for such demonstrations.
Germany ought to have celebrated
that week of mourning five years ago
when her armies were invading Bel
GUM and all Germany was singing
and hurrahing. She might well have
done likewise four years ago. whcr
tho Lusitania was sunk, instead o
applaudiug and giving her school chill
dron holiday.
And even now her mourning lack
one very important element. Their,
is grief, but no repentance.
; An item in the days news she'd
much glory on ~ Democratic admins
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
A SOCIALIST ON BoLsHEvIsM

The reputation OF the Socialist
party by leaders who represent the
better phase of socialism has been
one OF the results of the May Day
demonstrations to which the more
radical element of the Socialist party
gave its sanction.
In statement making public the
reasons for his resignation from the
party, Max Hayes, Il well known So.
cialist editor, says:
"If the leaders of the Socialist par.
ty were not completely obsesscd by
egotism or blinded by fanaticism or
both, they could have foreseen what
occurred" (lTe refers to the public
rising against the red flag parade, and
the arrest and Imprisonment of many
who took part in the demonstration }
III they were or are wild enough to
imagine that Lcnine-Licbknecht tao
tics will be adopted by the masses of
American workers, they are more
stupid than we had supposed. Indus
trially they are nobOdies, have no or
ganizstion and could not call strike
or conduct one for a week"
Such an Indictment of his party for
embracing the autocracy of misrulC
is of considerable weight when il
comes from man of standing in the
organization, and it is one more oil
those straws which show that all the
winds of real Americanism blow away
from BOlshcvism.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
FAIR WAGES

The returning soldier is entitled to
q wage commensurate with the pres.
cnt high cost Of living, no matter
what his wages were when he left
this country.
A soldiers pay is none too good,
and while men who stayed at home
rcaped the benefit of war wages the
soldier risked his life, and made no
money in the process. Everything is
more expensive than when the boys
went away, and it is not fair to pen.
alize them for their army service.
They fought to preserve our homes
and it is poor return to ask them to
settle down to work and accept n pay
envelope insufficient to run their
homes
The soldier may not have any more
experience in his direct line Of en-
ploymcnt but he is essentially Il bet
ter man because of the kind of ex
perience he has had. His army life
has had the tendency to make more OF
a man of him in every way. He has
come back, too, with broader out
look, and an awakened ambition. The
employer wise enough to realize this
| and to turn that increased vision ant
ambition into enthusiasm for hi;
business will lose nothing in the pro
cess.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

BY comparison Il paragraph from
tho Pittsburgh Dispatch is interest
ing:
"Probably if every one Of the great
or and lesser kings and ruling princes
could go back to their former posi-
tions they would translate the good
fortune into vindication of their old
doctrine, and begin at once resump-
tion of the policies cut of which grew
their existing predcament."
Yes, and SO with the monarchs of
reaction and standpatism in the Re
publican house and senate. They
translated the votes OF those who mis-
understood, who were misinGormcd
and in addition the votes OF all the
disloyal and disgruntcd elements OF
last fall. into vindication of theil
former rule. And like the mOnarchs
of Europe referred to above, are
starting at once resumption of tn,
policies out of which grew their for
mcr predicament.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

Another bit OF partisan spite has
cropped out in the Republican-con-
trollod general assembly. State Aud
itor Vic Donahey, guardian of the
public treasury OH more occasions
than one, refused to approve the enor-
nous expense bill of Lieut.. Governor
Brown and his party who went to
Newport News to welcome Ohio sol
diers. More than 81 each for break
fasts and $4 each for lunches ana
dinners looked unreasonable to the
auditor, so he slashed them down to
the point of reason. By way of re-
taliation the Republicans have slash
ed the appropriations for the auditors
Office to the point where it will be
impossible for him to conduct the of
flee properly. One of the items cut
down was that OF travelling expenses
for the auditors office. 1t was reduced
from ST 900 to $500. The reply OF 20
auditor of state was characteristic.
He said: Il haven't used in travelling
expenses in the last five years as
much as Lieut. Governor Brown spent
in one trip to Newport News"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

The Grand Rapids Press. points in
q pertinent way to the Republican
policy Of today in the following para
graph:
Senator Lodge, we see. is siding
with Italy in this row over Fiume,
President Wilson being on the other
side, and we suppose that by another
week he will be out banzaiing with
our little brown brothers OF Japan
in the vicinity OF Shantung." .
And it is a point that Democratic
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
,ortby common achievement. .

worthy common achievement"
This is worth remembering, at n
time when the ranting cf false leaders
tcmpts the authorities and the public
TO acts Of stern repression. II is well
not to carry this censorship too far,
lest men bc taken for martyrcd Sol.
onions when they are only fools. 1t
Is probably true that the best way TO
dispose OF lot of radical orators and
writer's Is to let them show their fol.
ly. Tho public is no fool. II will find
them out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

France, in her last war loan, raised
$1,000, 100000 without any public fuss.
in proportion to her national wealth.
that means about as much as 10000
100000 in this country. We modestly
refrain from Dragging about the last
American loan
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

The head of the German peace del
egation meant no discourtesy by de-
livering his speech sitting instead of
standing He didn't dare let anybody
see how shaky his knees were.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

Wonder when George Crcel is go
ing to get busy 'delousing public
opinion" as he promised. Surely
George isn't going to renege on SC
congcnial job.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

leaders all over the nation are en-.
phssizing--tbat II Is settled policy
OF the Republican leaders not only TO
take issue with President Wilson and
everything Democratic at every or.
portunity, but to play for the favor OF
the disloyal and dissatisfied whdrev.
or they are to be found.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
THE SALVATION ARMY FUND

The big work of the Salvation Army
in France is done. In view of what
that organization accomplished, it
might be expected now TO rest from
It's labOrs for while. But it Is
plunging right in on II campaign for
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

Peace between civilized peoples
can only be attained by negotiation"
says the editor of the German Vor
waerts. Jawohl! And when one OF
the parties is not civilized, the peace
must be attained by force.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

New York now has regular force
of air police, equipped with fast
planes. At last the fly cops have their
wings.