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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-23
Scraps Fair Taxation, Says Congress.
man Beck (Rep.).

Here is what Representative Joseph
D. Beck rep, Wis., had to say on
the floor of the House concerning the
repeal of excess profits taxes and
higher surtaxes, which the administra-
ton would make effective for 1921:
81 believe there is more in the bill
which should not become law than
there is that should become law.
Therefore, shall have to vote against
what little good there is in it in order
to protest against the many provi-
tions which can not be justified by any
sound principle of taxation that has
yet been devised.
Another feature of this bill! upon
which great emphasis has been laid is
that it taxes everybody alike.
But let US see how this bill taxes
everybody alike. Take a $1O.OOO,OO
corporation as an example. If this
corporation is willing to onerate on
a per cent income on invested cap
ital, this bill increases its tax $l2,-
450 over what it now pays under the
present law. If it makes per cent
on invested capital. its taxes are in
creased $14,950. IL it makes 5 per
cent, its taxes are increased $19,g50.
But if it does what this bill encour
ages it to it will squeeze out of the
consumer all the traffic will bear. It's
taxes will then be reduced. If it
makes Is per cent, its taxes will be
reduced from $275,260 to $1S7 $50. If
it wants to squeeze still more and
make 20 per cent, it's taxes are re-
duced from $645,260 to $312,250. But
if it wants to make so per cent or in
vested capital, its taxes are re iuced
from 81, 795,260 to $624,750, or about
one-third of what it would he under
existing law. What is true Of the
Sl0,OOO,0O0 corporation is true of the
100000, the 100000, the ST.
100000, half million and lesser cor
porations. This is one illustration of
how we are told everybody is taxed
alike under this bill. This is the eff
feet of the repeal of excess-rrofts
tax. 1t scraps the principle of taxing
according to ability to pay.
Passing from the corporation to
the individual, let US see how the re-
peal of the surtax law works out. If
mans income is 100000 a year, his
taxes are reduced $2,72O. But if he
has had luck and only makes $1,00O,-
goo, his taxes are reduced $274,720;
end if he has real bad luck and makes
only 100000, his taxes are reduced
$6O4,720. One of the Treasury Of
ficials says that about 100000 wealthy
people in this country will be affected
by this appeal and will be relieved of
of dollars in taxes.
"The effect of this law will be. first.
to drive corporations into making
huge profits; and, second, to either
force the small ones out of existence
or drive them into large combinations,
and the people will pay the bills. |
What they will save by the repeal Of |
the tax on freight, passenger and ex-
press rates, on ice cream and soda wa. |
ter, on toys, and the additional ex-
emption of $500 provided in this bill |
will not be drop in the bucket COM
pared with what the people will have
to pay in huge profits to large COM
Of wealth that are encourag-
ID by this BILL"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-23
WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, Sept. 19.-While Con-
gress has been in recess and business
has been under the strain of months
additional delay in waiting for the
tax revision bill, three matters of adj
ministration policy have been devel-
oped definitely for action when the eX-
ira session reconvenes on Sept. Il.
The measures to which the President
has given his approval, insisting that
they be passed, are:
Repeal of the excess profits tax and
higher surtaxes to be made retroac-
tive January /, 1921, instead of Jan
uary l, 1922, as passed by the House.
Passage of bill appropriating $780,
100000 to aid the railroads.
Passage of Penrose bill for refund
ing war loans.
The tax bill as originally drawn
provided that the repeal of the excess
profits tax and the higher surtaxes be
made retroactive as of January l.,
1921, but the injustice of lifting these
taxes from the big corporations, war
profiteers and multi milionaries for
the current year, with no correspond
ing benefit to any one else was SO APP
parent, that the House Republican
aoY,o,,c ,.of,uad 10 eapofsno II
This change was referred to by
Representative Garner (Dem., Tex.),
of the Ways and Means Committee,
when the bill was under discussion, as
follows:
"How could you defend, is there
man living who can defend, the prop
osition of repeating the excess pro-
fits taxes for this calendar year 1921?
Nearly eight months of the year are
gone mine months now and probably
ten of them will be gone before this
bill finally becomes law, and yet the
Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee report to your con-
ference a bill which would have re-
pealed the excess-profts tax as OF
January 1, 1921. To do this, after
these corporations who will pay the
tax have already made the profits,
would have been so manifestly unjust
that ! imagine that some Intelligent
Republican, some one who has some
lingering regard for the masses of the
people, called attention to it in your
conference, and because there is still
left a portion of your membership
who believes in some semblance of
justice, you defeated the proposition
to repeal the taxes as of January 1,
1921, and repealed them as of January
/, 1922. The same proposition holds
with reference to the reduction Of the
Burtaxes." Atf
Big business, however, mad been
promised this reduction, and Presi-
dent Harding's reported decision to
insist that the repeal of these taxes
be made retroactive is at least an eff
fort on his part to keep his party's
pledge. If the Senate shall submit
to executive domination and lift these
excess-profits taxes, which heretofore
have yielded $3.50, 900, 900, from those
most able to bear them, there is no
thing yet to indicate tnat the House
will agree to it. And if it shall re-
cede from its former attitude where
are the taxes to come from and make |
good the loss from excess profits and
higher surtaxes of approximately
three-quarters of a billion of dollars?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-23

God, and who recognizes the obliga-
ton of the stronger to SERGE the
weaker more than the women preach
ers of our land?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-23

Rub-My-T-sm IS a great pain killer,
Relieves pain and soreness, Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Sprains. etc.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

thoritics, who maintain that by per mitting it's manufacture for medical purposes the already perplexing problem of handling the breweries would be made more difficult.
 The attitude Of the new admin istration toward the breweries is
 awaited with interest by the present
 enforcement officials in view of the
 steady campaign Commissioner
 Kramer has been waging in various
 sections of the country against the
 manufacture of beer containing more
 than the legal amount of alcohol and the numerous seizures of prop erty which have been made by the government in the last few months.
 Another question for the new heads of the department to decide is tho matter Of transshipment of liquor via this country when shipped from one foreign country to another. On the protest of the British embas- sy the opinion rendered by the de- partment of JuS.ice holding trans shipment of liquor Illegal and vessels touching at American ports with liquor aboard to be violators of the prohibition laws has been returned for review. Meanwhile both ques- tions remain in status quo.
 Tn connection with the shipping angle to the prohibition question some prohibition officials have sug- gested the possibility of a new policy regarding liquor on American ships. Under the present law as defined by the department of justice prohibition follows American ships beyond the three mile limit and the sale of in- toxicants on them is prohibited. Strong. protest against this interpre- tation. however. has been made by shipping interests and Chairman Benson of the shipping board has in- formed the house that such a policy Is injurious to the American mer- chant marine. For these reasons, officials asserted, the new admins tration will probably give careful ration to the matter of di- vorcing liquor from ships.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
BETTER THAN CALOMEl
Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets
 are a Harmless Substitute

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub- stitute for calomel-are a mild but sure laxative, and their effect on the liver is almost instantaneous. These little olive colored tablets are the result of Dr. Edwards determination not to treat liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
 The pleasant little tablets do the good that calomel does, but have no bad after effects. They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the gums So do strong liquids. It is best not to take calomel. Let Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets take its place.
 Headaches, ''dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets when you feel '1ogy" and heavy" They clear" clouded brain and ''perk up" the spirits.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

the Band Seniors quintet. score. All Stars 16. Band II. The Volley Ball games were very interesting. Clip ping class.
 Thursday-Panthers and Comets basketball piactice. volley ball teams organized and had their first prac- tice under the direction of MT. IT. Bonney and Mir. R. H. Stahl.
 FridRy-The Young Orioles Has- ketball team played the troop No. 10 juniors, score Troop No. 10 12. Ori- olcs 13. Clipping class. Clay mold ing class
 Saturday-Juvenile Police Court at 4 o'clock. Saturday afternoon. Twen- ty-one cases were brought before Judge Bramhall. The Monitors played the l.. M. l.. in q game of in- door baseball
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
GOES TO CARINTHIA.
Spain and Portugal Refuse to Enter
 tain Banished Count KaroIyi.

Florence. Mach 6.-Count Michael Karolyi, whose expulsion from Italy was ordered last week, has gone to Tarvis. Carinthia, two countries, Spain and Portugal, having refused to give him a refuge. Among many documents taken by the police there were some showing that Count Kar- olyi planned to form communist colony of Hungarian immigrants in America and it is alleged he was to be supported in this work by mem- bers of the Hungarian ministry and Nikolai Lenine, Russian bolshevik premier.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

midst. We at once sent star reporters out to accommodate the public. Our efforts were partially rewarded to- day when we succeeded in getting a likeness of the gentleman in ques- tion. We are submitting it, and if there is anybody in this city who can give us his name, we will suspend all rules and make the identifier a member of the "ex-officio."
 It can be readily seen that the gentleman in question is of no or dinary type. One of the persons who have seen him described him as tall and handsome. We investigated such a statement and found that the per- son who did the describing wore smoked glasses of a very dark hue.
 The mystery man" editor is at a loss to know what to do, so he is appealing for assistance through these columns. If the gentleman reads this article. we announce that he can have l surprise package, red bandanas. 2 bottles of beautifier, case of ginger ale, and one corre- spondence course on "stabilizing sys- tematic systems of economy of costs on by-products' if he calls and gives us his name.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
AFTER NIGHT RIDERS.
Alabama Authorities Take Action to
 Clean Up These Terrors.

Scottsboro, Ala, March 7.-State
 authorities today were preparing to
 clean up the supposed headquarters district of the night rider bands which have been terrorizing northern Alabama communities. Plans to or ganize a posse for the purpose were announced by officers who took part in a street battle at Stevenson, near here. yesterday following an attempt by Is members of the farm tenants union to release four others held in jail there. The men were arrested when their night riding expedition was intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Stevens.
 The unionists who later opened fire on the jail guard were met by citizens who had been warned and all but five who were captured and placed under arrest were put to flight.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
MW REGULATIONS
 CONCERNING RUM
Wholesalers May Be Even
 Further Restricted

Washington. March 7.-Regulations
 Further restricting the distribution of liquor now confined to manufacturers
 and wholesale drussists-havs been drawn up and await the approval of the new administration. The regulations as drafted by prohi-
 bitlon officials would limit manufac- turers to tho salo of their own produces and forbid them to dispose of other manufactures containing alcohol. Such a step. in the opinion of prohi-
 bitton officinls, would restrict greatly |<rn sale of intoxicants. and. by cutting
 the slight latitude now allowed vmanufncturors. coupled with tho Illumination oF 'h nlesalo liquor dealer. practically would limit the diatribution of liquor to wholesale druEEists. E#H+
 Protests against the total cIimina- ion of the wholesale liquor dealers,
 however. hnvo beon received by the treasury from representatives of tho { Catholic. Episcopal and Lutheran These denominations havo been accustomed, spokesmen for tho churchment have explained. to purchase tho wine u-ad for sacra- montai purposes from certain dealers who provided them with wine of a standard quality.
 With tho elimination of the deal- |ers churchmen declared thcir source |rf supply has been cut off. As a kennedy the prohibition authorities nave been asked to permit reputable doaiors who have been in business moro than three years to contiunc tho distribution of sacramental wines ns an exception to tho general rcgu- lRions now in force. Early this
 )k hearing on the matter Is 10 bE held by the Internal Revenue bureau.
 Disposition of the question of beer may be prescribed for medicinal purposes by physicians. prohibition officials said. also will fnmo up for early consideration by
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
KNOW HIM' EDITOR
 WANTS MAYS NAME
All City at LOsS-Herald Prints Picture for Identification Purposes

The fame of the Know Him ?" editor has become so great that people from all sections of the city are beginning to look to him for as- sistance to identify certain people. For the past few days. the identifica- ton board consisting of the Know Him ?'' editors have been besiegcd by requests to identify stranger in our
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
FOUR ARRESTED AT FRAT INITIATION
N. Y. U. Students DemOralize
 Traffic on Fifth Avenue

the New York University chapter ot
 the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity had
 considerable fun yesterday afternoon
 in their chapter house in Borough
 Park, Brooklyn. initiating into the
 mysteries of the order four university students who later told the police
 that they were Harry StolI, 16, 1920
 F'ifty-second street; Samuel Langer, IT, 2223 Benson avenue; Ralph Scha- piro. IT ,7619 Twentieth avenue, and Herman Matter, 16, 2S70 West Twen- tieth street, all of Brooklyn. But after they had prodded and paddled wearied of the sport; their arms be- came tired and they decided to show the general public what they had added to their collection of member ship.
 So they dressed Stoll in a costume that made him caricature of Daniel Webster they made Rip Van Wrinkle out of Langer and a Dolly Dimples out of Schapiro and they transformed
 
 Then they piled the four boys into a taxicab and set forth for Manhattan Their first stop was at Fifth avenue and Forty-second street. There they Stoll, Matter, Langer and Schapiro and forced them into the Public Library. The invaders were seized by caretakers and special policemen and thrown put. Then the students compelled heir captives to go through various antics on the library steps, to the edi- 1 ication and amusement of large | ,rowd.
 This crowd was soon increased by | recital audience which left Aeolian | nall shortly after 5 o'clock It be- 'ama so large and noisy and caused 1 10 much trouble with the traffic that i several traffic policemen left their posts and tried earnestly to catch the lozen or more students, particularly ha four in costumes. But the initiat- ITS hustled their captives into a taxi ab before tho police could catch 1 hem and. started up the avenue with hem. The policemen went back, dis 'ersed the crowd and started traffic gain.
 At Fifty-ninth street and Fifth ave- ido iiiS StoppSu, sttlu the SIu- ents prodded their captives into nore publicity. This time the four oyi were comr>ed to make loud | peaches. the result being that in fif- 1 cen minutes more than 2,000 persons 1 1illed and pushed in an effort to find 1 ut what was going on and who was l eins murdered. Traffic was disor- anized and finally stopped complete- 7, several womens hats were torn If in the jam, two or threa fighta .arted and strenuous time was be- ! IF had by all when Patrolman eorge Van Etten and Sergeant Eu- enc Barry came along in one of the office department motorcycle bath ibs''
 The boys tried to get away when h ley saw the policemen. but for once / le crowd was with the police and pened a path. Van Etten drove the oathtub'' up to the taXicab from hich the boys were orating and in ted them to come with him. Ha . laced Stoll Matter. Langer and i, shapiro under arrest. squeezed all
 them into tho motorcycla sidecar Id took them to tho West Forty venth street station, where they . ere charged with disorderly conduct. ! . ,rgeant Barry had half dozen other ,trolmen help him, and with their q he managed to disperse the crowd i'd get traffic moving again in about If an hour.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
SMILE.

Get tho habit. SMILEi One smile Is worth hundred scowls or frowns.
 One cheerful worker with a pleas ant smiio ia worth hundred grouches to q firm.
 Always remember that it could be worse, and that undoubtedly 1t will be better.
 Moreover, tomorrow is another day.
 Get the habit. SMILEl
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
nEMEMBER-

LABOR and TRUTH conquer sil things.
 Never despair.
 TIME is money. Increase is VIRTUE. .. Better LATE than NEVER. Better LATE than NEVER. wo cannot do ALL things. KNOW THYSELF! word to the wise is sufficient. ALI. ARE EQUAL.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK

Monday--Troop No. 10 played tho Comets: score. Troop No. 10 13. Comets 26. Clay molding class f Ttesday--There were twenty reels of. film, shown. The pictures were Interesting as we'll as instructive. IClipping class.
 wednesdny-Thc Grammar School '"Aii stars basketball team defeated
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
DhE IMPORTANCE or GOING TO
 THE DENTIST REGULARLY.

There really is no need of suffering in tho dentists chair if you will only so to him every few months to look over your teeth for any trouble you cannot see yourself. He removes stains and fllls any cavities before they have a chance to get deep. But 1T you put off going to him season after season. all the while some cav fly may be working deeper and deep CT. That makes the work harder for hlm--and you. Ask him to explain fully why you save yourself pain and expense by regular visits to a good dentists office For further instruc- tlons Join the Dental Hygiene class.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
what time is it. mister

What time is it. mister
 'I really can't say, Mir. Bivens."
 Well. don't carry no watch chain no more, then"
 Nah goodness, man. Elf you see a man with n halter in his han, do you think he got a horse in his pockct?"
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
What helps 10 spread disease ?

SpITTING. What Is always unfair to someone
 clses SETTING. What is unpleasant to sec? SETTING. What can be done for his country By n littlo boy like me? Why. he can keep himsolf as clean And we'll as we'll can be.
 "A Masfa oh usctts Boy.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07
SPECIAL NOTICE

Unity Rebecca lodge will meet Tuesday evening at Jr. O. IT. A. M. hall at 1880 sharp. After the meeting there will be a public whist. Admis- sion IS cents
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

The boy who loses his temper gets full of heat and it takes him an ex- tra half hour to cool down. Whats tho use? DON'T GET EXCITED!
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

Movies will be shown this Monday evening. ''x-Ray on Teeth" The Dental Hygiene class graduate, fol- lowed by ''The Beggar of Cawnpore." !"
New Britain herald., 1921-03-07

Tuesday evening will be devoted t' the Boys Club minstrel.
Williams news., 1921-10-21
CoIdie By Name, Gold Mine
 Rv Nature. Was Lame Coxx


 Before a certain Missouri farmer joined the cow-testing association, report specialists of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, he owned good herd in which was an old crippled COW named "Gold- ie.' At that very time the owner was trying to sell her for $75! To his surprise the Babcock test not only placed poor, old, crippled Goldie at the head of the herd but at the head of the whole association. Her yearly production, as shown by the records was g. 300 pounds of milk and 526 pounds of butter fat, and her yearly earning over cost of feed was $267. Goldie belonged to a herd whose average yearly butter-fat production was 360 pounds, yet she was almost 50 per. cent above the average of the herd, and more than 200 per cent superior to the average dairy COW of this country. A mong the cows on testin the 46S cOw-testing associations are many like Goldie. The true production records furnished by cow-testlng associations have prevented the sale of a large number of unassuming but fairly high-producing cows.
Williams news., 1921-10-21
RANGE AND CROP REPORT

Absence of rain is putting range grass in excellent shape for winter feed. Not only grass but browse is more abundant than usual and year long grazing areas promise to withstand any demand that may be placed on them by the stock occupying them this sea son. The importation of a large number of cattle from M Mexico is viewed with favor inasmuch as native stock has been much depleted during the past year. Reports to the wea- ther Bureau. office at Phoenix indicate that the water supply in the east and northeast is di-.. minishing somewhat but is still adequate for all the needs of stock. Ranges and stock are still reported as good to excel lent
 Crop Progress in Arizona
 Warm dry weather has great ly favored all agricultural ac- tlvities in dryland sections of the state enabling harvesting of grain and hay to go on to com pletion. Potatoes are a large crop in northern counties and the yield is good but tubers are not fully ripened due to the un- usually long growing season. Killing frosts are much later | than usual and as conse- quence potatoes, corn, beans and squash vines continue green.
Williams news., 1921-10-21
Three Months for the Price of One!
(Schoolday Rhymes)

(SchooIday Rhymes) Forty five minutes is long time you know, To stay and study when the others go; But that's what get here
 In Williams school this year. We also have a Basket Ball team And that's thing which is keen. In English class I'm don't know Not even one who doesn't like Ivanhoe. And know everyone is famished, For just little Spanish That's taught in LOO per cent school, Where tries to break rule But it's sort of funny after all, ~ To be present at the roll call. You know don't why, Someone hasn't had to cry,e With all the scoldings that get; Makes think Well get whipping yet.'
 Mora Conway.
Williams news., 1921-10-21
How'S This ?

We offer s1oe.oo for any case ef eetarrh chat cannot De cured. hX HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
 HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax. en internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System Sold by 6ruYgfsts for oyer forty ysar1- Price 7se. Testimonials free.
 F. J. Cheney C Co.,, Toledo. Ohio.
Williams news., 1921-10-21

Williams has enjoyed one of the iwarmest Octobers on rec ord up to date. The first wind of any consequence that has
Williams news., 1921-10-21

blown during the entire month so far is blowing today. This may indicate a change.