The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-16
HITTING HIM BOTH WAYS

HITTING HIM BOTH WAYS
Published reports indicate that the
president is on quiet rampage
against the rent profiteers.
1t is said that Mr.. Harding favors
allowing realty owners a net return
of ten per cent on the value of their
property in the form of rentals, that
value to be in accordance with their
latest tax return, the overplus of
rentals to go to the government in
the shape of excess taxation.
Some blow to the rent hog, Ell?
The landlord who has charged a
reasonable rent and has filed fair
tax return has nothing to fear. He
has probably not made in excess of
ten per cent net on the value of his
property.
But the rent hog, if such a law is
enacted is up against it hard. 1t
can reasonably be expected that in
filing his tax schedule the rent hog
valued his property at a very low
figure in order to keep his taxes
down-probably far below its actual
value. If he is allowed to realize in
rentals only ten per cent net of what
he told the assessor the property was
actually worth, he is out a consider
able sum of money, as all receipts
above the ten per cent would go to
the government.
II. on the other hand, he puts up
a roar and claims that the property
is worth far more money in order to
save his rents, he convicts himself Of
filing a false tax schedule and lays
himself liable to heavy penalty.
There's a kick waiting for him
either way he turns-if the presi-
dents suggestion is enacted into law
He is in for an uncomfortable period
of squirming and squealing, with the
great mass of the people enjoying his
pIight.-Northern Idaho News.
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BUILDING UP THE UNIVERSITY
Another college and school year is
about ITO open and it is well that
Idaho residents give the matter their
attention, especially in view of the
fact that many of their children, who
have graduated from the high schools,
will take higher education. Idaho
has educational institutions that rank
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by direct tax made upon
the people and are not so fortunate as
many of the eastern universities or
colleges, which are endowed. To
make Idaho institutions bigger and
more influential they must have the
support of Idaho people.
The present is as good time as
any to impress upon Idahoans that
they have duty to perform in influ-
encing their children to attend higher
institutions within the
state. Those seeking university
education can secure one at the uni
versity Of Idaho, recognized as one of
he leading educational institutions in
he west The attendance at the Uni
yersity of Idaho this year will be big
ger than ever before, but that attend
.nce can be swelled to almost double
f the citizens of this state will send
@ the university within their state
heir children and discourage their
departure from the state to secure a
higher education.
When students are sent to univer- .
titles and colleges outside of Idaho
hey only help to build another state
nd another educational institution :
nd to tear down their own state
There should be suffi- :
lent state pride among citizens to y
uild up their university by seeing to :
that every available student seek
ng higher education attends it. '
The University Of Idaho is an insti- =
ution of which the state may well f,
eel proud. 1t is the states leading F
EDUCATIONAL institution and the object
f every Idahoan should be to make it
OF only greater, but leader among
ne big educational institutions of the
est.-Evening Capital News, Boise, al
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