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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05
THE L U

The Authors Club was delightfully."- enter
tanned on Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Daniel l.. Collins. In spite of snow 9
large number responded to Mrs. Collins Well
known hospitality. The ladies displayed
some beautiful specimens of art embroidery
and fine needlework. Among those present
were Mrs. Lewis B. Ryon. Mrs. l. G, Ad-
ans, Miss Edna Ryon, Mrs. Chas. w. Blake
Mrs. Addie Collins, Mrs. Charles Stebbins
Mrs. H. Frank Parker, Mrs. Samuel Ireland
Mrs. jerry Carton, Miss Carrie Ryon, Mrs
David Lake, Mrs. Robert L.. Race. The host
ess for next week will be Mrs. David Lake
at her home in Ventnor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05
DANCE PROVES GREAT SUCCESS.

The dance given Thursday evening
in American Legion Hall by st. Mar
garet's Guild proved to be a great sue
cess, being very largely attended.
Much amusement was had in the auc-
tioning off of packages, the contents
of which were unknown. While some
received real bargains, others paid as
high as $1.25 for a small can of spa
ghetti.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05

QUITE AN lDEA.-Sub-Editor = A
correspondent wishes to know why
they w%hitewash the inside of a hen
house. Editor-Tell him it's to keep
the hens from picking the grain out of
the wood.-Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05
PRE-LENTEN EUCHRE
AND CARD PARTY

The combined Societies of st. Pet
er's Church will hold their annual Pre-
Lenten Euchre and Card Party on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, atyRed Mems
Hall. All games will be played. All
are welcome. Tickets SOC.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05

We are now prepared to make exchange of
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds. Persons who
have left with us Bonds for exchange are re-
uuested to call and get their new ones.
Other parties having bonds to be exchanged
are requested to bring them in. at once.
PLEASANTvILLE TRUST COMPANY.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05
ROSARY SOCIETY EucHRE.

The semi-monthly Euchre given by the
Rosary Society of st. Peters Church was
held in the Parish Hall on Jan. i26. Present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Turney, Mr.. and Mrs. E..
Titreville, James Mitchell. Mrs. Woodward.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-02-05

NJ M. ~ as's94 sl;sl E:: ss|s.
ar. Rev. q. Moran MI. sand,Mrs. Leech. Rich
ard Leech, Mrs. o. Newman. Mrs. G. Lake,
Mrs. NJ. Hilgert. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bartnett, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Rossiter, Mr.. j. X. Diemer, Mrs. Todd,
Mrs. E. Cassidy, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Erdrnan,
Edward Erdman. The contributors were
Mrs. j. X. Diemer, Mrs. Jacob Hustler, Mrs.
c.. Wiesenberger.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21

on war supplies exported to Europe,
and sought to be reimported into the
United States; and the bill authoriz-
ing the transfer of surplus army ma
terial to the American Relief Ad-
ministration in Russia, introduced by
Senator Wadsworth of New York.
In the House, the measure by Con-
gressman Hicks of New York, to Gre
ate a bureau of aeronautics in the
navy department, is on the calendar
awaiting action; also bill to increase
the force and salaries of patent office
employees, introduced by Congressman
Lampert of Wisconsin; a measure
prescribing standards and grades for
spring wheat, by Mr.. Steenerson OF
Minnesota; a bill prohibiting inter
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21
BUSY SESSION FOR
SENATE and House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The cal
endars of business of both the senate
and house give an indication of the
program of legislation awaiting ac-
ton by the session Of Congress con-
vened on December 5. In addition
to the bills that have been examined
by committees and reported favOrably |
to the two houses, there is large
number of measures still on the COM
mittee calendars that will be given
consideration while the main bodies
are discussing those bills that have
already received committee endorse
ment.
The Z 49,, d. refunding bill will
be the inst impot.ant measure to re-
ceive the attention of the senate, and
it is the most momentous piece of leg
islation likely to be taken up by. the
present Congress, not excepting even
The tariff bill. President Harding
has urged its early enactment, so that
so that steps may be taken at an ear
ly date to put the foreign debt on a
more specific and permanent basis:
The measure has already passed the
house.
The tariff bill is in the senate fin
/ aice committee, but will probably be
8 ready for report to that body soon
after the consideration of the debt re-
funding bill is completed.
Other important pieces Of legisla-
ton are the seasonal coal rate bill,
3 introduced and reported by Senator
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey; the
g bill drawn by Senator Sterling OF
3 South Dakota, to punish certain sedi-
q tious acts, and to prohibit the use Of
g the mails to promote such acts; ths
q bill of Senator SmoOt of Utah to ia
9 ciliate the acquisition frural homes
3 the bill to encourage agricultural de
= velopment and the establishment o.
3 rural homes by veterans, introduces
2 by Senator McNary Of Oregon; tn
q measure by Senator Bursum of Ney
3 Mexico to make eligible for retire
2 ment emergency officers of the arm.
9 who are physically disabled ;the bil
q of Senator Brandegee Of Connecticu
3 to authorize the incorporation of en-
2 panies for trading in China; meas
8 ure written by Senator Watson Of In
* diana imposing duty Of 90 per Ger
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21

state shipment of filled milk, writ
ten by Congressman Voigt of Wis
consin; and the measure sponsored by
Congressman Dyer of Missouri MAX
ing lynching a federal offense and
providing for it's punishment.
Many other measures, of course,
will be introduced from time to time
and urged for passage, but the extent
of the unfinished business coming
over from the last session indicates
that the session will be busy one.
The session that adjourned on No
vember % enacted into law 136
piece of legislation, and that now
meeting in Washington promises an
! even more extensive program.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21

The time is 2:14 p. M; the place,
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. c. In an
anteroom several men are standing
around a table, each one with hand
upon it, holding large sheet of pa
per. The quarter hour strikes. There
is a race for the door. A moment
more and telegraph wires into virtu-
ally every city and town in the Unit
ed States are singing with the mes
sage of estimated crop conditions.
At the last meeting of the General
Assembly of the international Insti-
tute Of Agriculture at Rome, made up
Of delegates from the principal cOun-
tries of the world, it was freely con-
ceded that the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has developed the
most complete and accurate system
of AGRICULTURAL statistics ever de-
vised. The work CT crop estimating
is so systemized and safeguarded that
no one in or out Of the department.
can know what a given crop report
will be until the estOimate is COM
pleted a few minutes before its re-
lease, and in that short interval
locked doors AID disconnected tele-
phones prevent anyone from obtain
ing advance information.
There are approximately 100000
voluntary crop reporters located III
all parts of the United States. A
trained statistician or field agent is
also placed in each state or group o.
similar states and supervises tht
wcrl; Of gathering statistics in tn,
territory under his charge. At tn
en- dOf each month each field agen
tabulates the crop information re
ceived from his reporters, average
and summarizes the data, and report
the result to the Department of Agri
culture at Washington.
Local reporters in every TOWNSHIP
or other small civil unit in ever
county in the United States repo1
direct to the department every mont
crop conditions under their observs
ton. Each county also is represent
ed by a county reporter, who report
his personal observations, the report
of neighbors an dothers, and inform
attn received by interviews and owe
- the telephone.
The monthly reports cover acreag
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21
HOW GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS ARE
MADE Up FROM E STIMATES OF AGENTS

condition, yield, total production,
sticks on farms, progress Of farm
wrk, wages, supply or deficiency of
farm labor, fertilizers, and seeds.
These reports are made for about go
crops, which represent 95 per cent of
the total agricultural production in
the United States.
The reports of field agents on the
speculative crops are mailed direct to
the Secretary of Agriculture in spe-
cial envelopes. These are separated
from other mail in the Washington
postoffice and are delivered by mes
senger to the Secretary or his first
assistant, who places them, with the
seals unbroken, in a safe, to which he
alone has the key. The reports re-
main locked in the safe until the
morning of GRO prepOrt day. The re-
turns on speculative crops from the
voluntary reporters come direct to
the Bureau of Markets and Crop Es-
Inmates and are tabulated on separ-
ate sheets for each crop.
On the evening before crop report
day all telephones are disconnected.
! The next morning all doors are locked
and guards are stationed at the outer
doors to prevent anyone entering OF
leaving when the crop-repOrting
board is in session. The sealed re-
ports of field agents and crop spe.
cialists in the custody of the Secre
tary are turned over to the chief o1
the bureau, and the crop-reportine
board begins it's work. The board il
composed of the Associate Chief O.
the Bureau of Markets and Crop Els
Inmates, three of his most experience,
assistants, and usually one or NOR
field agents.
Each member of the board is sup
piled with a separate sheet for eac
crop. On the sheets are shown fo
, each state, in parallel columns, tn
7 estimates of the crop specialists an
t state field agents, the average of re
4 turns from the county reporters, tn
= average of returns from the townshi
= or local reprts, and the average of rC
S turns from special reporters, togethe
S with tn ereport for the previou
: month, for the same month of tt
r previous year, and the 10-year ave
age for the same month. The chai
:, man of the board reads the commen
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21
U S. EDUCATEs VETERANS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Uncle
Sam is now the biggest school teach
er in America In government con-
trolled institutions, or those under%
it's direct supervision, 10000 veterans
Of the world war are students.
Director Forbes, of the Veterans
Bureau, says that the the new record
Of enrolment shows that the United
States is engaged in the largest edu-
cationsl proposition ever undertaken
by any government.
The men after honorable service un-
der the American flag are being fit
ted despite their physical handicaps
to take their places again among the
nations producers.
The Bozeman courier., 1921-12-21

of the field agents and crop special
lists, the reports of the Weather Bu-
reau for each state, and such other
data as may be available.
With this information before him,
each member proceeds, Independently
and without consultation with other
members, to make his individual esti-
mate of the crop condition for each
state. The chairman then lists the !
individual estimates nj parallel col |
umns and reads them. They are dis
cussed by the board, and a single
figure is adopted for the crop report.
This figure is not an average of the
figures of the Individual members of
the board, but figure upon which all
the individuals agree after hearing
what factors influenced each member
in forming his judgment. AS gen
eral rule, there is surprising unanim-
ity of judgment, and little difficulty
is had in reconciling differences.
AS fast as the figures are determ-
ined by the board, they are turned
over to a force of expert computers,
who convert the condition figures into
numerical estimates of yield per acre
for each state, and into United States
totals or averages.
The report is then summarized and
a sufficient number of copies run off
for immediate distribution to the
press. Shortly before the time set
for issuance Of the report, the Sec
retary or Acting Secretary is admit
ted to the board room, reviews the
work of the board and approves the
reports. Exactly at the minute set
in advance ythe Secretary, the re-
port is released to the representa-
f tives of the press associations ano
, telegraph companies in waiting in
5 another part Of the building, and is
E at once flashed over the country by
= wire for publication in the daily
1 newspapers. At the same time, {
e telegraphic report is sent to the Of
flee of each state field agent, whc
= issues a state report for papers in hi
h own state. An hour later manuscrip
r i sforwarded to the Government
e Printing Office for publication in tn
d Monthly Crop Reporter, which goes t
: all the voluntary reporters of the de
e partment.
D Since the inception of the crop est
= mating work by the United State
n Department of Agriculture there ha
IS been but one instance where an en-
,e ploye made an attempt to furnish az
r vance crop information to special il
r terests. That employe was prosecu
Is ed. Any officer or employe WI
gives out any information in advan'
of publication, or who speculates
IS any produce of the soil, is subjeC
z under a criminal statute, to fine
q $40 600, or Imprisonment for 10 yeal
8 or both. An officer or employe WI
z knowingly complies or issues al
3 false statistics is subject to fine
8 $4,000 OF Imprisonment for five yeal
9 or both.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Before this nve-year-old vienn. ,,ri
vas operated upon 10 the America,
Convalescent Home her les va ev.,
more horribly deformed from r,ch.,.
and she vas II constant Instead az n.
termlttent pain. Now At leas, her Ia.
% straight again. and By degrees .h. !.
reiearning to walk. Rickets n n.
Aftermath Of under-nutrition. and I. !.
TO cut down the narrowing prevalenc.
OF such disease ~ this among tn, chill.
dren Of Europe that eight American -.
lief organizations are making . ,o,n,
appeal under the name OF the Euron..,
Relief Council for funds to succor ~.
millions that face Q winter OF horro.
They are the American Relief Adm,n,..
tration. the American Red Croea ~.
American Fn.nds' Service Comm,,,..
touakers). the Jewish Joint Dtsfr,hr.
uoo committee. the rederIl Council 40
Churches Of Christ in Americ. -.
Anishts Of CeluobuA the I. n ~
and IL !. ". c. 4
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Deys and girls wse learn early 70
take proper eare Of their teeth,
throata eyes. ears and sto,naehs, have
made Q long step toward healthy
manhood and woma MOOD. Through
il public health and aursins serv.
ices. the American Red Cross aims
eventually 70 reach all school childres
With teachings regarding disease pre-
sentieo and health promotion. Here's
sehesl svsss tseetsas . htths girl
fes sere msueA. a The same time ~
Daoatine q sasuaNle lessos - seoab.
6eueAing ae4 psepss 6ael
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

of
picture smiles those
se though the result painful they smile They victims OF
crisis These
Red Friends
Joint Distribution Committee Federal
America the Knights of Columbus w.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

surplus supply or 1t, the seller
would cut the price as low as he
could afford to do. The tax
would be treated as an overhead
charge, like freight or rent, and
the merchant would put it in
with his other expenses and fig
ure out the price to be charged,
adding a profit as large or small
as he could make it and be able
to sell the article in competition
with other sellers.
We have had for years an illus
tration of how smoothly the
thing would work in our tariff
law operation. where the duty is
sometimes paid by the consumer
and sometimes not, but he is ne
yer annoyed in the transaction.
Large fortunes have by reason
of increasing investment in tax
exempt municipals become prac-
tically immune from taxation
The owners of these fortunes
would, under the gross-sales tax,
at least pay l per cent on their
yearly expenditures. A reduc-
ton of surtaxes to a reasonable
figure would release these for
tunes once more for the support
of new industrial enterprises.
4 Call for Public Support.
Here is a tax which is fair be-
cause it falls on every consumer
in the exact proportion to what
he spends.
1t is universal in its application
because all persons are necessari-
ly consumers to some extent.
1t is easy of collection because
every dealer in services or in
commodities keeps a record of
cash receipts even if he does no
bookkeeping of any other kind.
1t is the most businesslike pro-
position in taxation that has been
thought of up to the present
time.
Can It be put through the fog
gy Washington atmosphere and
made a living thing?
The Tax League of America has
been formed with view of Sc
curing the largest possible Nom
bershlp end having all members
concentrate on Congress. so that
when the new Admin ,tration
gees into office and summons
Congress for the purpose of dis
cuSSlnI future taxation. this neW
policy shall be adopted as ba-
sis Of lemaking the tax lawg.
This is not a movement to
spare wealth as such from IT.
Just burden. 1t is a rlovemenr 10
relieve business from a policy of
blood-sucking taxation, fastened
upon it during the stress of war
by ignorant or unthinking politi-
cal initiative-a policy which is
devitalizing the whole industrial
structure. And this means. |
need not tell you. that it is dam
aging the welfare of every indi-
vidual in the country.
Will YOU do your share in lift
ing the nation out from under
this destructive legislative mon
strosity?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

Chicago-Riot calls we've turned In
when = meetings Of aeO0 Socialism
became disorderly after Meyer Lon
doa. socialist congressman elect from
New York had criticised the R~aais.
eoviet eUveruUon&.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
ton Manufacturers

mercial and financial develop
ment.
And as to the second, extra
profits in business are being APP
propriated by the Government,
instead of being used to strength
en- business concerns. and to pro-
vide against losses in lean peri
DDS, which are bound to come.
Besides this, the fact that ex-
ira profits will be largely confis-
Gated by the Government deters
intelligent and able people from.
extending their operations and
building up new enterprises; and
extravaganza is encouraged in
business because the sums SO
spent would otherwise have to be
paid to the Government out of
profits.
Everybody recognizes that, for
a time, Government expenses will
be large, even with extravaganza
eliminated, but business men
want law which can be under
stood, a sum paid in taxes which
can be relied upon, and to have
the burden distributed Justly and
| fairly.
The requirements of good tax
system are:
CD That it be fair to all;
(2) That the burden be uni
versally distributed; and
CD That collection be simple
and easy instead of being compli-
Gated and irritating.
A tax on gross sales is an ideal
development of these require
mants. 1t is passed along in very
small fractions and added
through the various processes
from the producer of raw ma
terial to stage after stage during
manufacture. the tax almost col
Letting itself, accommodating auto
matically rs it proceeds. and is
finally paid by the consumer.
practically without his know
ledge, and the additions are so
triflng as not materially to af-
feet prices.
To illustrate, under the pres
ent law the herdsman or farmer
on a Western ranch sells a steer,
and, knowing that he must pay
a tax on the sale price, he adds
it to the price which he receives.
The butcher or packer sells the
hide to the tanner. and charges
a price which will absorb not
only the tax which the herdsman
had added. but that which the
seller. in turn. must pay on tn,
price obtained for the hide. This
process continues from tanner to
wholesale leather merchant. shoe
manufacturer. wholesale shoe
dealer. retail shoe-dealer. until
finally the ultimate consumer,
whether he is banker or a la
borer. pays the whole cumulative
tax in the price of a pair of
shoes. and that without realizing
that he is doing So But the to-
tai under the per cent sales
tax is so small as to be negligible.
1t would not add over p per cent
to the price to the consumer.
whereas under the excess-protits
tax not less than % per cent is
added.
All the terrible turmoil and the
enormous expense ESTIMATED by
the Internal Revenue Depart
ment. including taxpayers ex-
penses. at over $l25. 0OO. OOO) con-
nected with the collection Of
present taxes would be complete
ly eliminated.
| lnquisitorial investigators. fire.
quently digging back for errors
two to three years. would seek
other jobs.
i Tax experts would no longer
be needed by taxpayers. The
simplest form of cash-book would
solve all problems.
i Rnction in the money market
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06


ton in the United States is
wrong
a year ago, comparatively few
Of us were criticizing the system
openly, although hundreds of
thousands yes, millions of peo-
pie were cursing the methods.
During the war no one criti-
cized. Everybody paid willingly,
freely, without a murmur. The
spirit of patriotism swept
through the hearts Of the peo-
pie all classes rich and not
rich alike. 1t went to their
heads and extended to their
pockets. Millions of them came
forward and bought bonds =
bonds unwisely put out at too
low rate of interest bound to
decline in the after-war rush for
capital.
The people depended upon the
faith Of the Government to make
good. But the Government has
done nothing. Long ago these
bonds should have been funded
into higher-rate, long-term
bond. That would have kept
them above par, and millions of
dollars would have been saved to
patriotic investors.
Unfair Legislation.
A broad business treatment of
these great subjects is needed
But no business advice was asked
by Washington on the subject of
war taxes, and the result is thai
the country is burdened with the
most destructive system Of taxa
tioli liidI WdS ever tolCtlNtu,
saddled upon business men by po-
liticians whose only thought was.
as Senator Smoot says. How will
| be affected at the next cleo
tom"
The tax system thus intro
duced was founded on class and
sectional bias.
The object was to make the
rich pay for the War. The mea.
sure was as lily planned as il
was maliciously conceived. for
while it seems on the surface
that the well-to-do are bearing
the burden. the fact is that wher-
ever possible the tax is being
loaded onto prices Of things that
everybody buys.
The present method of taxa
ton is wastefully destructive,
but it is only during the past
year or so that the public has
become alive to the fact. To-day
vast number of people in all
classes. not only bankers and
business heads. but those in the
rank and file of all occupations,
are impressed. This widespread
knowledge is mainly due to the
fact that the public is beginning
to see that prices are being kept
high. in many articles. because
Of the present excessive taxes.
These taxes, as has been said.
while intended to hit only at the
well-to-do. are in reality passed
on by the manufacturers and pro-
ducers wherever possible to the
consumer. and in multiplied am
cunt. Government experts are
quoted as estimating that nearly
Is per cent (23.2 per cent? is
added to prices by reason of the
existing tax methods. and that a
large part Of this never reaches
the Treasury. This, however,
bad as it is. may be assumed to
be only one item Of the damage
caused by the prevailing system
of taxation.
Excess Taxes and Surtaxcs San.
ping Industrial Lite.
Two important sources Of the
country's progress are being
dried up by operation of the ex
.cess-profits tax and the heav,
surtaxes on income.
These sources of progress ar<
surplus capital and intelligent