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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-07
Poor Folks Will Now
Have An Inning

powder your nose.
Carpets, rugs, picture frames
trunks, umbrellas, shoes. smoking
jackets hats kimonos, petticoats, per-
fumes. pills-these and many other
things become taxable after May l.,
when they exceed a certain amount
In cost.
Do you get the full idea?
All jewelry Is taxable since April
all Of It.
All merchandise, classed as !uxul-
ies--that is, practically all that ex-
ceeds a certain cost--will be taxable
after May /.
The tax on most Of the jewelry will
be q straight 5 per cent. The FAX on
most Of the merchandise will be 10
per cent on the amount exceeding tho
limit which Axes It as a luxury.
The merchant, because Of the law
passed by Congress, collects the tax,
but 1t goes from him to the govern
ment. He's simply a collecting
agent.
Articles to Be Taxed
Following is a selection from the
luxury tax law showing Just what
will be taxed:
"That on and after May 1, 1919,
there shall be levied, assessed, col
iected and paid tax equivalent to
10 per centum of so much Of the
amount paid for any of the following
articles as in excess Of the prices
hereinafter specified as to each such
article:
Carpets and rugs including fiber,
except imported and American rugs
made principally Of wool, On the
amount in excess of S. per square
yard.
picture frames, on the amount in
excess of $40 each.
Trunks, on the amount in excess
Of $50.
"Valises, travelling bags, suit cases,
hat boxes used by travellers and fit
ted toilet cases on the amount in ex-
cess OF $25 each.
Portable lighting fixtures, ipclud-
ing lamps Of all kinds and lamp
shade. on the amount in excess Of
$25 each.
Umbrellas, parasols and sun
shades, on the amount in excess Of
81 each.
Fans, on the amount in excess of
81 each.
House or smoking coats or jack
cts, and bath or lounging robes on
the amount III excess Of 80 each.
mems waistcoats, sold separately
from suits, on the amount In excess
OF SIS each.
Hats, Caps. Etc.
"Women's and misses hats, bon
nets and hoods, on the amount In ex'
cess of SIS each.
MEMS and boys hats. on the
amount in excess OF So each.
MEMS, women's misses and boys
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-07
Getting Back at the Rich Through /
Luxury Tax

The poor man who is not accus-
toned to the luxuries of this life, can
now sit back and laugh at his more
fortunate fellows: ALI of this is be-
cause a tax that means millions to
the government Is going to be levied
on the Injuries of life that only the
rich can afford. And the beauty OF
this tax is that the provisions are
such that there is no place in which
the profteer can get In for his graft.
He gets not one red cent for his work
at the same time he Is made eollec-
tor for Uncle Sam.
When the good wife wants a hat
she must purchase one for less than
SIS, else she will have to pay a tax
Of 10 per cent, as the limit is placed
at SIS for milady's hat above that
figure they become luxuries.
If you contemplate marriage and
you wish to give Mrs. So -and-So to
be an engagement ring and you flg-
ure it will cost you the nice little
sum of $500, you will have to dig $1E
deeper. That fifteen is the luxury
through long list of articles that
the rich alone can afford.
The whole arrangement is pre-
war measure designed to raise lot
of money for the government without
the remotest benefit to the merchant
and to safeguard the purchaser from
robbery at the hands Of the pernici-
Gus profiteer
The merchant is simply the col
lector for the government, the un-
loved middleman who hears the COM
plants of the public and turns over
to the government the 5 per centum
or the 10 per centum, as the case may
be, and which causes the complaint.
The tax on being and looking fine,
garbing in luxurious fashions began
April 1st, as far as jewellery Is con-
cerned, and starts on May LIST on all
other things.
Government Gets All
The jewelry tax is per cent. It's
entirely different from the tax on
merchandise because 1t says that all
ieweIry, regardless of price, shall
bear the tax; whereas in merchan-
disc the per centum applies only
where the goods cost over a stipulat-
ed figure. There is also a rather
technical difference about tn way the
tax is applied. But technical or not,
it is to be applied from April ! anc
every penny will go to the govern
ment, nothing to the merchant
There was already per cert
government tax on all diamond Jew
elry, and some other sorts of jewelry,
so on that there was only a 2 per
cent increase April l.
But with merchandise, the luxury
assessment by Uncle Sam Is some
tting entirely new-something that IS
going to take the purchaser. male and
female, by surprise.
ANY man who pays more than 81
for a tie is going to have to add lc
per cent. on everything in excess OF
that amount as his contribution to the
war expenses Of the nation
ANY woman who pays more than "
for a pair of silk stockings, no maj
ter how much they add to the effect,
must pay similar tax.
II will almost cost something to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-07

boots, shoes, pumps and slippers, not
including shoes or appliances made to
order for any person having q de
formed foot or ankle, on the amount
in excess of $40 per pair.
mems and boys neckwear. on the
amount in the excess of 50 each
Mems and boys silk stockings or
hose, on the amount in the excess OF
81 per pair.
"Women's and Misses silk stock
ings or hose, on the amount in ex.
cess Of 50 per pair.
mems shirts, on the amount in the
excess of So each.
mems, women's. misses and boys
pajamas, nightgowns and underwear
on the amount in the excess Of s.
each.
"Kimonos, petticoats and waists on
the amount in the excess Of SIT each,
1.-THE taxes imposed BY this Sec
ton shall be paid by the purchaser
to the vendor at the time and shall
be collected. returned and paid to
the United States by such vendor.
Section 905. That on and after
April 1, 1919, there shall be levied,
assessed, collected and paid upon all
articles commonly or commercially
known as jewelry, whether real or
imitation; pearls, precious and semi
precious stones, and limitations there
Of; articles made Of, or ornamented,
mounted or fitted with, precious met
ais or limitations thereof or ivory
mot including surgical instruments)
watches, clocks, opera glasses, lorg-
nettes, marine glasses, field glasses
and binoculars; upon any OF the
above when sold by or for dealer
or at his estate for consumption or
use, tax equivalent to 5 per centum
of the price of which so Sold
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-07

Of
City Our dpmh
bmhesr to ne i
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
ROAD ENGINEER IS
MAKING INSPECTION
OF COUNTy'S ROADS
FRANK A. BUTLER GETTING AC.
QUAlNTED WITH CONDITION
OF HIGHWAYS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE BOARD
Not Intention of the Latter to Neg
lect Any of the Laterals or Cross
Roads-Mr. Butler Outlines Policy
in Making Recommendation

Frank A. Butler, county superin-
tendent of roads, is constantly on the
job inspecting the highways of the
county. Mr. Butler stated Thursday
that he had no axe to grind, no special
interest to serve, no friends to reward
and no enemies to punish and that in
road construction he would have an
eye single to the best interests of the
county. He said, however, that he re-
cognized that one must do the practi-
cab4e--tfsing;y-tffat- the county funds
were limited and that it would not al
ways be possible or practicable to do
that which in the end would be for the
best interests of the public. With
these reservations, he declared that
he would advise the road board al
ways that it was best in opening new
roads or changing the old ones, to dis
regard the interests of the particular
individual and look to the interests
of all the people.
Mr.. Butler is not losing any time in
familarizing himself with the roads
of the county He is exceedingly ac-
tive and does not mind few miles
hike across fields and hills if necessa-
ry to get the lay of the land. On
Thursday he accompanied the road
commissioners to the Culleoka>@ sec
ton where they looked over roads
that need work. He will continue his
survey of the roads making notes and
specifications as he goes.
The new law has been criticised by
many who lived on cross roads or
laterals, on the ground that proper
provision would not be made for high
ways of that class. The commission
declares that this assumption is with
out any foundation, that proper provi-
sion, in so far as the finances of the
county will permit, will be made for
the maintenance of the cross roads
and laterals
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
REDUCED POSTAGE ON
JULY | TO SAVE MUCH
CITIZENS OF COUNTY WILL PROF
1T THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
BY CHANGE.

There will be at least one drop in
the high cost of living. 1t is not go
ing to cost as much to write a letter,
send a bin or remember your friends
with a postal after~the first of July as
it has been costing. On the date men
toned the new postal rates will go
into effect. First class mail will cost
two cents instead of three, the war
rate, and the old time one cent postal
card will come once more into vogue
Although a small thing the savings
in the aggregate will be enormous.
Take the receipts of the local postof-
flee for example at over 100000 year,
the great bulk of which comes from
the sale of postage stamps and it is
apparent that the sayings will reach
thousands of dollars annually in this
county alone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
!WtNTY-X|NE TRUE
BILLS Returned BY
COUNTY |kQU|S|TORS
LARGEST NUMBER ARE FOR VI
oLATING THE SPEED LAWS
OF STATE.
NONE FOR CIGARETTE SALES
One Alleged Murderer Indicted and
One Charged With Assault With In
tent to Commit Murder in the First
Degree.
saturdays Daily Herald.l

Having practically completed the
business of the term, the grand jury
has adjourned until July / when a SEES
sion of couple of days will be held
At the adjourned session the jurors
will visit the poor house, the work
house and the jail and will also ex
anime the bonds of the county officials
and those of the guardians and admin
lstratOrs. 1t is hardly probable that
any witnesses will be summoned at
the adjourned meeting unless for some
offense that may be committed be-
tween now and then.
Twenty-nine true bills were return
ed during the session. OF this no less
than nine, the largest number for any
single offense, were for speeding. Sew.
eral well known citizens have been
indicted for violating the state law
which limits the speed of automobiles
on the public highways to twenty
miles an hour.
In the last indictments returned An
drew Hayes, colored, was charged
with murder in the first degree. He
was also indicted for carrying a pistol
Lonnie Williams was indicted for as
saulb with intent to commit murder
in the first degree.
Only two indictments were return
ed for offenses under the laws for the
suppression of the liquor traffic. No
indictments were returned for failure
to pay dog taxes or to comply with
the road law Both of these are new
laws and the public has not had time
yet to comply with them so that no
investigation of these offenses was
made.
There were no indictments return
ed for the selling of cigarettes. So far
as known the grand jurors did not en-
ter into any examination of witnesses
on this question.
Among the indictments was one for
carnal knowledge of a female, sew
eral for larceny and a number for as
sault and battery and one for house
breaking.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
ENTERPRISE CLUB
WAKES UP AND IS
GOING TO HUSTLE
PLAN GREAT EVENT AT ICE
CREAM SUPPER ON NIGHT
OF JUNE IA.
COLUMBIA AND MT. PLEASANT
Invited to Attend and Enjoy the
Observation-Disclosures to Provide
Community Kitchen at the School
Building.

The members of the Enterprise
community club heard that other
clubs in the county had an idea that
the Enterprise club was dead Thai
aroused their dander, and now they
are going to show the other clubs 6
thing or two about being real live
organization. They are going to pull
off about the biggest stunt that has
ever been undertaken by community
club and have mapped out plan fol
community development that will put
Enterprise in the foremost ranks OF
the state.
Announcement was made this morn
ing that on the night of June IA the
Enterurise Community Club will be
"enterprising" in fact and give a great
ice cream supper. 1t won't be an or.
binary ice cream supper, but one OF
a 1919 model There will be amuse-
ments of various kinds, including six
booths, one of which will be occupied
by fortune teller. and the others
will have marvels that should attract
crowds from far and near. The peo-
pie of Columbia and Mt. Pleasant are
especially invited to attend and enjoy
one big night of fun. Proceeds from
the ice cream supper will go into a
fund for the equipment of a commu-
nifty kitchen at the school building to
be used in domestic science demon
STATIONS.
Capt T. Y. English is one of the
Invest boosters of the Enterprise clubs
plan and has pledged the members
that he will not relax in his efforts
until the school building has a domes-
tic science room and manual arts
room.
Miss Sophia Mai Shadow, county
home demonstration agent, is elated
over the revival of interest at Enter
prise and is assisting the members in
planning for the big event on June Ii .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
JUDGE BEARDEN ABLE
TO Be ABOUT AGAIN
SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR BRUiS.
ES AS RESULT OF HIS RUN
AWAY PONY.

According to message received
this morning by Clerk and Master
Fariss Judge Bearden the veneral
chancellor of this division, has practi
cally recovered from the effects of an
accident this week, when he was
thrown from his cart. He stated to,
day over the telephone that he would
be able to get down town. Judge
Bearden was driving his pony cart
down town when the animal became
frightened and ran away. Judge Bear
den jumped from the cart and landed
on his feet which broke the effect OF
the fall He sustained only few mi
nor bruises.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
HAVE YOU BOUGHT
YOUR THRIFT STAMP?
MAURY COUNTYS QUOTA FOR
JUNE is $40, 114-EVERYBODY
MUST BUY ONE.

Maury county's June quota of War
Savings Stamps is $10,114, Chairman
w. NJ. Chaffin was informed this morn
ing by j, W. bishop, state director sot
the war savings organization. If ev,
cry man, woman and child in the coun.
ty will buy only one thrift stamp the
quota would be reached. One wal
savings stamp is equivalent to sixteen
thrift stamps.
Thousand-dollar clubs, School Voca
tho Thrift clubs, and other organiza
tons are being urged to push ahead
in the thrift movement to reach the al
lOtment this month. Every month a
quota will be allotted to each county
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
UGH! CAlOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHlY SICK
STOP USING DANGEROUS DRUG
BEFORE 1T SALivATES YOU!
IT'S HORRIBLE!

You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
ed and believe you need vile. danger
Gus calomel to start your liver anc
clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for bottle of DodsOn's
Liver Tone and take spoonful
tonight. If it doesn't start your liver
and straighten you right up better
than calomel and without gripping or
making you sick l want you to go
back TO the store and get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau.
seated. Don't lose days work.
Take a spoonful of harmless, vege-
table Dodson's Liver Tone tonight
and wake up feeling great It's per
fectly harmless, so give to your
children any time. 1t can't salivate.
80 let them. eat anything after.
vards.-fAdvt)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
GirlSl Make beauty lotion for
a few centS-Try 1t!


Squeeze the. juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beauti-
fer. at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will sup
ply three ounces Of orchid white for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck. arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear. soft and rosy-white the skin
becomes. Yesl it is harmless and
never irritates. -advt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
LAMB AND WOOL CROP
Of COUNTY IS WORTH
OVER THIRD MILLION
BEST SEASON PROBABLY SHEEP
GROWERS OF MAURY COUNTY
HAVE EVER HAD.
LAMB AVERAGE sl3 A HEAD
While the Wool Clip Will BE Worth
Not Less Than $3.50 Per Eve at the
Lowest Estimate Unprecedented
Market Situation.

Not less than twenty thousand
lambs viii be shipped out Of Maury
county this spring is the estimate of
the output made by NJ e. Allen one of
the Oldest stock buyers in this section.
This, he declares, is a conservative es-
innate and probably $4,000 would be
nearer the correct total.
These lambs are bringing the farm
ers on q fair average around $1,000 a
head or little better. They will tip
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13

the scales at an average weight Of
eighty pounds and at seventeen cents
they are worth 1890 Taking the
lowest figure of 10000 lambs att $1S
head and the lamb crop of Maury
county is worth this year more than
a quarter million dollars. In fact 1t Is
safe to say that it will bring nearer
100000 into the county.
But this docs not represent the to-
tai profits from sheep to the grower.
The wool clip has been unusually good
and is averaging between five and six
pounds. Averages of as high as sew,
EN- and a half pounds for the flock
have been'reported. At five pounds to
the sheep the wool at fifty-two cents
is bringing $500 per eve. The lamb
crop this year, due to the open winter
and low mortality, will average at
least lanb to the eve. may be slight
ly more. The lambs at $13, the lowest
estimate, and the ewes wool at $3.50,
which is likewise the low estimate,
makes the returns per sheep to the ,
owners 1880 And this was done
through a winter when feeding at all
was the exception due to the abun-
dance of grass and winter cover crops
The wool crop of the county will
run over $4,000 and unfortunately
sheep are sort of side line among
the farmers of the county.
The lamb and sheep market is puz-
zle to the buyers. 1t is without prec-
edent. Since the high spot" sheep
have declined about SC while the lamb.
market has held up until at this time
lambs are worth twice as much per
pound as sheep. The buyers and
stock men do not hazard an explana-
ton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
MRS. REDD|NG DIES
FROM EFFECTS INJURY
USEFUL LIFE COMES TO A CLOSE
IN THE cAMPBELL'S STATION
COMMUNITY.
Fridays Daily Herald.)

Mrs. Clemmie j. Redding, age n
years, wife of j. T. Redding, died
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
their residence at Campbells Station.
Mrs. Redding was kicked by COW
about two months ago and never re-
covered from the shock. Her death
was the cause of much grief in her
community. She was a member of
the Christian church and lived a
beautiful life of unselfishness and
Christian devotion She is survived
by her husband. who is IS years old,
one son, r. T. Redding, and one
daughter, Mrs. Mamie Redding Hobbs
of Campbell's Station.
The funeral services were conduct
ed this morning at IL o'clock the the
Christian church at Campbell's Sta
ton by Elder F. c. Sowell Interment
at the Shanes cemetery. The follow
ing served as pail bearers: Robert
Redding, r. c. Murphy, J. E. Hobbs,
Everett Redding, Hazel Morrow, Har-
Ian Morrow. Arrangements by Maui
~ Undertaking Co, T. l.. Cunning
ham in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
Local Western
Union Office
Not Disturbed

In the face of the reports of the
strike of telegraph operators in the
Southeast, the local Western Union of
fee is transacting business with the
usual dispatch and has experienced no
difficulty in getting its business
through to all points. Manager w. NJ.
Burton said this morning. that so far
as he could observe there has been no
disturbance on lie system and that
everything is moving along smoothly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
BUILDING COMMITTEE
OF CULLEOKA SCHOOL

John p. Graham, county superin-
tendent, E. j. Park, Benson Redding,
w. N. Bingham and |. H. McKibbon
have been appointed as the building
committee for the new school house
at Culleoka. They will at once OBJ
tain the services of an architect and
make the plans for the structure.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
State of Tennessee, Maury County.
In the Circuit Court of Maury County.
Gertrude Upshaw, Defendant

VS..
William Upshaw, Defendant.
1t appearing from the affidavit filed
in this cause that the defendant, viii
liam Upshaw, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee, so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be serv-
ed upon him. 1t is therefore ordered
that he make his appearance herein
at the next term of this court to be
held at Columbia on the End Monday
in November, next, and plead, an
swer or demur to the Complainant s
BILL or the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and set for hear
ing ex parte, and that copy OF
this order be published for four con.
secutive weeks in The Columbia Her
aid, a newspaper published in Colum,
bia, Tennessee. This the 23rd day OF
May, 1919.
10 T. ANDERSON, Clerk.
R. s. HOPKINS, Solicitor. 294w
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
"BAYER CROSS"
ON ASPIRIN
Always Ask for Genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin

Only Aspirin Tablets with the safe
ty "Bayer Cross" on them are genu-
inc "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin, owned
and made by Americans and proved
safe by millions of people. Unknown
quantities of fraudulent Aspirin Tab
let's were sold recently by Brooklyn
dealer which proved to be composed
mostly of Talcum Powder.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" should
always be asked for Then look for
the safety "Bayer Cross" on the
package and on each tablet. Accept
nothing else Proper directions and
dosage in each Bayer package.
Aspirin is the trade mark Of RaZer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacideste
of Salicylicacid- [Advt.) 2
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
WHAT HE WANTED.

The Haberdasher: One collar 15i1s
The Customer: Yes, sir.
The Haberdasher: Will you have
one just like you're wearing?
The Customer: No; want clean
one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13
NEGRO SOLDIER TAKES
AFTER WAR TREATMENT

You can tell all the rest OF the
boys if they want to come to come
ON and they will be nicely treated,
Aaron Harlan, colored, writes to Mrs.
]. W. Lamb, secretary of the Red
Cross home service, from a ward at
the Red Cross base hospital, Augusta,
Ca. where he has gone for treatment
at the expense OF the government. -
He was the first soldier from Maury
county to accept the Red Cross and
government offer OF treatment after
the war The home service Office here
has a number of other applications
filed for similar treatment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13

The number of cocoanuts produced
each year Is -estimated at S.O0O,000,-
600. or enough to give seven apiece
TO every man, woman and child in the
vorld
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13

DOESN'T hurt a bit! Drop little
-Ereezone- on an aeAiag -aera, --iAst6nt4yt--
that corn stops hurting, then you lift
it right out. Yes, magic!
tinty bottle of Freezone costs but ;.
few cents at any drug store, but is
sufficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and the calluses, without soreness or
irritation.
Freezone is the sensational d1scov-
cry of Cincinnati genius. 1t is won
derful- (advt)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-06-13

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