Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-28
RESENT EFFORTS 70 SHIFT
TAX BURDENS TO LAND
OWNERS.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, SAYS
CONGRESSMAN SWEET
Manufacturers and Merchants Said
to os Backing Measure Now Pend
inc in conorsss-chaplain Rebb
Compliments Sweet by Designating
Him 40 Best Friend Of 16Sth.
IBy T.. G. Dougherty.l

Washington, April 2S.-Iowa mem
bers Of the house. headed by Repre-
sentative L. j. Dickinson. OF the
Tenth district, have received numer-
Gus protests from Iowa farmers
against the passage of the Nolan BILL
providing for a special tax on farm
property valued in excess of Slo'ooo'
Practically every farm In my dis
trict," Mr.. Dickinson told me To-Day
exceeds this valuation and each
owner would be affected by the pass
age of the Nolan bill. which l Will
vigorously oppose"
Representative Dickinson disclosed
that a special committee OF manutac-
turers and merchants was now car
r, ing on a campaign tor the passage
OF the Nolan bill. In its announce
ment the committee said the purpose
of the bill was to reduce the excess
siye tax burden on business and 10
raise the same revenue by federal
tax of / per cent on the privilege OF
holding land and on natural resourc-
es valued over $4,000.
The Nolan bill was declared to De
unconstitutional by Representative
Dickinson, who cited the fact that no
direct tax. except those on incomes
is authorized under the law.
"My second reason for opposing
this bill" Mr.. Dickinson continued
lis the fact that land is entirely de-
pendent upon it's inherent productive
qualities for its value and these quail
tiles decrease with use. When the
fertility of land is destroyed. the land
is almost valueless. and when the OIL
or coal is extracted from the land,
there is no, Yalue left -, except such
fertility as may be found in the soil;
while on the other hand. industries
increase with use and the expansion
of their trade and become more ef-
ticient. Thus we find that most Of our
capitalists have been directly or in
directly interested in commercial in
dustries of some kind. For this rea-
son we find that agriculture Is to
some extent ut least depicting pro-
cess while our great industries are
more or less an expanding process
Mr.. Dickinson further shows that
many Of our industries have accumu-
lated all their property from the pur.
chase Of raw material from the lands
at figures that provided the produc-
crs with only living wage. whereas
the manufacturer was able finally to
make excessive profits on the finished
product. He cited the steel industry.
which made its profits from iron ore,
and the breakfast food manufactur-
ers, whose profits resulted from cere-
ais produced on the farms.
Dedicated to Sweet.
THE Regiments Best Friend is
the inscription on an autographed
copy Of Chaplain Winfred E. Robb's
book on the heroes Of the Hundred
and sixty eighth infantry (the old
Third Iowa), which has just been re-
ceived by Representative Burton E.
Sweet. of the Third Iowa district.
In forwarding his check for the re-
markable book, Mr.. Sweet wrote
Chaplain Robb as follows:
I'm the preparation OF, this book
you have performed a great service
for the boys Of the Hundred and six
ty-eighth infantry, their immediate
friends and the people of the state
and country In general"
Mr. Sweet. accompanied by Rep
resentative Dowell. of the Seventh
Iowa district, was present in France
en- August 10, 1918. behind the lines
when the old Iowa infantry regiment
came out of the trenches after
spending ten days facing the enemy.
They visited with the Iowa boys in
the sector held by the Hundred and
sixty eighth infantry for several
days.
Mrs. Meredith Starts Now Vogue.
Mrs. e. T.. Meredith, wife Of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Mcredith. has
started new vogue amG.4g cabinet
and other society ladies of the CAPT
tai. 1t is the pastime of walking thru
the AGRICULTURAL grounds. which are
now abloom with numerous blossoms.
Referring to the attractive walk, the
Washington Star today said:
Zone of the most attractive walks
in Washington today is thru the
grounds of the United States depart
ment OF agriculture. The plaza IN
front Of the administration building
Is all abloom. with more than doz-
en- beds ~ bright spring fowers-tu-
lips Of all colors, hyacinths. narcis-
sus and pansies. There are more than
fifty beds of tulips and other spring
blooms in tho department Of agricul-
Iture grounds. besides many Towering
shrubs and trees. Mrs. E. T. Mere
dith, wife Of the secretary Of agricul-
tire, had a party Of friends with her
Walking thru these grounds yester-
day afternoon. They were especially
pleased with the color arrangement
Of the beds, and Mrs. Meredith said:
This is the most beautiful spot
have seen in WaShinRtOn'"