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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18

TyHERE is an objection to the Sales Tax which, in
some cases, is honestly made.
It deserves an honest answer
It is claimed that the Sales Tax will be an un-
bearable burden the plain people If that is true,
the Sales Tax should not pass though its failure
involved the bonus legislation also.
What are the facts?
For the bonus payments this first year we need
$4O0,O00,0OO
A Sales Tax to raise that amount must collect an
average Of 81 from everyone in the country during
the year.
That means 81 per person collected from the manu-
facturer, passed on and paid by the consumer in
minute additions to scores of purchases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18
WOULD DROP
DRAFT LAW FOR MILITIA

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 1S.-The clause
empowering the governor to bring
the national guard strength, by
draft, up to a quota which might be
set by the Federal Government is
abolished by an amendment to the
militia bill submitted to the house
militia committee yesterday by Adjt
Gen. Milton a. Reckord.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18

We respectfully petition congress to pass inc soF
ers bonus act without further delay and also to levy
sales tax to obtain the money pay the bonus, tor
the following reasons:
FRST-Public opinion throughout the United
State. is yndeniaby in favor of the soldiers bonus
as shown by the decisive majority in every State IN
which a popular referendum has been taken-n
Maine by to l; New Jersey, 3h to l; New York,
nearly to |; Rhode Island, to /; Wisconsin 10
l; Oregon, to l; Washington, 2la to l; and so on
SECOND-We believe that Congress, if permitted
to vote the soldiers bonus, will favor with even
greater unanimy regardless of party, than the PoPu
lar majority by which the people in twenty-five state:
have already approved it, believe that the soldiers
bonus cannot and ought not to be defeated and that
the longer it is postponed the greater the injustice.
THIRD-We believe the new tax scheme proposed
by the Ways and Means Committee is only little
less Objectionable than Secretary Melons proposal tor
three-cent postage and for a threecentsa-gallon
tax on gasoline. Proponents of such taxes oppose
any soldiers bonus whatever, and hope by linking 1t
with such new, destructive, and unpopular taxes to
kill the proposition altogether.
FOURTH-If the soldiers bonus is not only right
but inevitable, and if the United States is not to lag
behind England, France Italy, Canada and Australia,
our payment is already long overdue, not debt
flor debt to the soldiers can never be paid but
just tribute to the valor and the sacrifice OF the
men who won the
FIFTH-The only question that remains is: By
what system of taxations shall the money be raised!
Not by bond issues, because it is against the tradi-
tona policy of the United States to increase debt in
time of peace Not by any irritating unreasonable,
destructive tax individuals, business, industry,
because we already have too many such taxes. A
small general sales tax will raise than enough to
pay the soldiers bonus it will bear heavily upon no
one If the experience of Canada and our own Philip
pine Islands, where the sales tax is in operation is
peated, the system will meet with such favor that
will become one of the approved methods of raising
necessary revenue after the soldiers bonus has been
paid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18
SALES TAX IS
GAINING POWER
. IN US. SENATE
Continued from Page ~

as will facilitate the resumption
of normal activities which will mean
prosperity for everyone"
Opposing the bonus at this time
Kahn continues: THE bonus legis-
iation now under consideration is
only hindering efforts of Congress
in getting business activities re-
established and it is delaying our
return to that prosperity which will
far outweigh in its benefits, even
to the veterans themselves. the
small amount any blanket bonus
would carry. l am happy to say
] have received many letters COM
mending me on my stand on the
bonus question"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18
Harding Signs Fiscal Bill.

President Harding today signed
the Treasury Department appropria.
ton bill carrying s11S,73S, 573.S1 for
the collection OF taxes and for pro.
hihition enforcement during the
fiscal year 1929.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18

Her Unwelcome Husband" the
best novel ever written by w. l..
George, famous British author, be-
gins In The Washington Times Sun
day morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18

Can Germany pay the Allies huge
indemnify J. NJ. Keynes says no.
Read his special article In The
Washington Times Sunday morning
and form your own conclusion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18

1ox Win MS tall cut OH.
Louis Loucheur, speaking Of
ficially, says France cannot pos
sibly pay what she owes to
America. She might pay in
goods, but our tariff prevents
that, says France. Probably we
shall not get that money, but
we got experience. And France
would pay If she could.
There is some real money left
in Europe, apparently. Ger
many is paying France thirty
one million marks in gold every
ten days. and made the fourth
consecutive payment yesterday.
That is nearly a million dollars
Of real money a day. Where
does Germany get it?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18
Today

Continued from Page ~
You remember the fable Of the
fox with his tail cut off.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-18
PETITION TO CONGRESS FOR
ACTION ON SOLDIERS BONUS
WITH SALES TAX TO PAY IT

We respectfully petition Congress to pass the sol
iers bonus act without further delay and also to levy
sales tax to obtain the money to pay the bonus o
the following reasons:
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

ity proposition. Once established,
however, the industry should receive
full cooperation from the Chamber
of Commerce in bringing about con,
ditions making for betterment IN the
community life OF its employees.
such as housing, recreational and ed
vocational facilities, and cheap and
adequate transportation to and from
work Parks and Fairgrounds.
school houses and public works and
utilities should be expanded to keep
pace with the growth OF industrial
population and the establishment of
new industrial centers, and the
Chamber of Commerce should he
the leader in all this
Retail Stores Important.
THE retail stores of the town are
4 most important community asset
and should be viewed in that light
by the Chamber Of Commerce. It
is the store that brings the farmer
into town to trade. The larger and
more varied the stockg, the better
their reputation for good values and
fair prices, the moro attractive the
displays, the better the service ard
the more courteous and accommo-
dating the salesman the more rapid.
~ the town will grow as a retail
trading center and the wider will be
the territory from which it draws
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

tecf that good name


The foundation OF all enterprise
is primarily that OF service to the
community. and this service is most
effective under private initiative.
The communitys valuation of that
service, and its reward for It. are
most fairy expressed when secured
by individual initiative. under CON
ditions of free competition. The
value of and the reward for such
service can not be safely apportion.
ed by the arbitrary decisions of gov
eminent agencies.
90 have visited many hundreds Of
Chambers OF Commerce throughout
the United States. and the more |
sec Of organized communities tho
moro confidence | have that the
spirit which helped win the war will
help maintain peace at home and
help restore order. and ultimately
prosperity, TO stricken world We
may each do our bit working in
our own communities with the tools
at our command. always having in
mind that whatever of bettermen,
We bring to ourselves we bring to
the nation OF which we are a part"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

trade. Looking upon the store as
community asset the Chamber of
Commerce should lend its aid to all
movements for better merchandise
ing. and to style shows. dollar day
sales, pay up Campaigns. exchange
of credit information. trade eXcur-
sions and craftsmanship classes.
ut Is not difficult to vision the
time when the retail merchant mem
bers of Chamber of Commerce
will, as such, adopt code of bust
ness ethics and provide machinery
for hearing and passing upon com.
plants of customers. When that
time comes, membership in the
Chamber will mean that the mer-
chant has subscribed to principles
of square dealing and realizes that
the public as we'll as himself has
an interest in the good name of the
town as a retail trading center and
that he and his fellow members OF
the Chamber are on guard to pro
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27
SPEAletN G 10 A JotN LAW
AeOUV MS 8. 3. NOTS
WHO CLOG me PN1I
htE9E pA4C WtpA pope

chant marine powers in the world.
This great fleet which was built
At a cost OF billions of dollars is
rotting in idleness. 1t should be
disposed Of to private owners who
Will restore the American flag to
the seas and again make us indie
pendent Of other countries. SO far
as our shipping is concerned
c. of c. On Watch.
The Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States is dealing with
these and many similar problems. In
the field of trade it collects and els
tributes to American business the
information which will intelligently
guide it, In the field of legislation
it collects and makes known husi-
ness opinion upon such acts or coa.
templated acts as relate to business
1t has helped establish a national
budget and tariff commission fer
the collection of accurate informa-
ton; it has presented tho views OF
business experience on banking, cur
renCy and taxation; on wise treat
ment of our railroad problems; on
federal aid for vocational training
and on the development of water
power. 1t is on guard at the national
capital. Legislation in any way af-
fecting business comes under its i'm.
mediate observation. 1t proyides
for the careful scrutiny
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

Iof such legislation and for bringing
it promptly to the attention of bust
ness men throughout the country.
There are certain essential ele-
ments in the building and conduct
of a successful chamber of com
merce. The first of these is a strong
understanding of the position It oc-
cupies in the COmmuniry life. Those
whose support IS solicited are en-
titled to know that it is not organ.
lied and conducted i'll the interest
of a group of individuals, but that
the yard stick NV which its actNi.
ties are measured is the yard stick
of cpmmnaite good
1T o second essential is a short.
definite, practical program OF ae,iv.
tiles. The people are entitled to
know not erly Wat the Chamber Of
Commerce is, but also what if pro
poses doing for the community.
The third essential is the selec.
ton of committeeman VITA Il view
TO their qualifications for the tasks
entrusted to them 9nd definitely m
derstandlng Just what those tasks
are
"The fourth essential Is a BUDGET
based upon the work to he done. the
revenue for which s Obtained from
dues paying members.
Public Must Cooperate.
Where the public lbs right
conception of the functions uf
chamber Of commerce, is in agree
ment with its activities and has con
fdence in the Official personnel.
there is little difficulty in obtainil :
the money necessary for carrying
on the work.
Industry. commerce and ,ivics
should all have place Oh the cham
Der program. Careful consideration
should be given to the subject of
industrial relations, improved mer
chandising methods, the bette-meut
of living conditions. and to parks,
Fairgrounds and schools. We want
to strive for contelted working
class, stores so excellent that they
Will serve the trade needs Of our
tributary territory, ana ample school
facilities. And we want city plan.
Everycity no matter how small il
is, should have city plan, 10 mat
ter how simple it may be. We
should vision our city as we want it
TO be, and as we arc determined TO
make 1t be, and with this in mind
we will be constantly striving TO
make the dream come true.
AN increased production. diver
SIZED crops and good roads mean
added prosperity to the farmer, so
does industrial expansion with in
creasing pay rolls mean more bust
ness for the merchant An analysis
Of the industrial growth Of Amer-
can communities has shown that the
growth has been largely from with
IN: that is, through the expansion Of
existing industries and the coming
IN Of similar and related industries
as the local labor market is created.
to force industrial expan-
sion through advertising campaigns
and bonuses have generally proven
ineffective. The financing Of indus
try is a banking and not a commun-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

CoIvin Brown, Washington,
Discusses Business Prob.

The Martinsburg kiwanis Club
last night was host, at the First
N. f. Church, to Colvin Brown, chief
of the Organization Service Bureau
of the Civic Development Depart.
ment Of the United States Chamber
of Commerce. and heard an able and
convincing address on modern bust
ness conditions, how the attitude of
Martinsburg towards its own prob.
lens is related directly to the solu-
ton of the nations problems and
the need Of having and supporting
some civic organization within the
community which Will afford an op
portunity for the united attack of
the community upon it's problems
The Chamber Of Commerce was put
forward as an agency for doing this
work successfully and Mr.. Brown
made strong appeal for support
for the organization and its pro-
gram.
The address was the feature OF
the regular experimenting OF the
kiwanis Club, in charge of DR.. G.
B. Geyer.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Brown
was taken on trip through the ap.
pie belt. visiting also the Mussei.
man canning plant and the state
apple packing plant at Inwood, and
also the Martinsburg Fruit Ex-
change plant in this city.
Nj Brown spoke in part as fc!
lows last night;
Welfare Is Common.
The welfare Of Martinsburg is
intimately related to the solution of
problems national and worldwide In
their scope To show this relation
ship it is sufficient to state that the
government of the United States
owes tWentY-four billions of dollars
or 1925 for every man, woman and
child in America This means tina;
Nartinshurg's share of the national
debt, or the amount she will have to
ray TO the government. reaches the
tremendous figure of $2.S15,S75. To
meet this obligation we must pro
duce and in order to produce we
must have markets for our products
At home and abroad The extent to
which we will be able to sell abroad
depends upon many things, fore
most of which is the restoration OF
Europe and her ability to pay for
the goods that We can sell her
I'm orr early history we possessed
one OF tire great merchant marines
of the world Following the civil
war this dwindled to point where
most Of our goods were carried in
foreign vessels. During the war
there came shipbuildng program
which made us one of the first mer-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27
INSTALLING SYSTEM.

The Winchester staff and tho
Martinsburg staff of the Metropolis
tan Life Insurance Co, are in Goa.
ference here today relative to ipk
stalling the new book system Of cole
iecuons c. G. Triesler. of the horas&
office, is here and the installation
is being done by Mr.. Spaulling, also
of the home office. i.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

The climax in the huge imper-
sonal drama Of cement making is
the burning of the raw materials
in great rotary kilns.
Agood-sizedkiln, seton end, would
be taller than 2O-story building.
A touring car couldrun throughit.
The kilns are steel cylinders lined
with fire brick. Theyrest at a slight
angle from the horizontal on
heavy rollers, and are driven by
steel gears at half revolution a
minute. A medium-sized kiln
weighs 275,0O0 pounds, empty,
and has foundations as heavy for
I0-story building.
Into the upper end Of the revolv-
ingkilnsflowthe finelygroundma-
terials for cement. There theymeet
blast Of burning pulverized coal,
blown in at high pressure from an
8-inch jet at the opposite end.
Where the materials enter the
kiln, the temperature is 1000 de-
grees Fahrenheit or more. AS they
tumble over and over on their
3-hour journey through the kiln
in the face of the flame, they rise
gradually atemperatureo 2, 500
10000 degrees-more heat than
is required for almost any other
industrial process.
The workman, watching through
his peephole in the end Of the kiln,
must wear smoked glasses. 1t is
like looking at the sun.
And you speak to him, you must
shout close to his ear to be heard
above the roar Of the flames.
In big cement plant, there will
be dozen or more Of these kilns,
roaring and revolving side by side
in one great room.
A medium-sized kiln's output is
2S barrels an hour, and in that
time $500 pounds of coal must be
blown into it.
You may have seen the great smoke
stacks in rows over a cement plant.
There is a stack for every kiln, and four
kilns make medium-sized plant, with
5000 barrels capacity day or there
abouts. When you see four of these
stacks together, you can know that
enough coal or equivalent fuel is being
burned in the kilns beneath to supply
the electricity for the homes, streets,
shops and industries OF three ordinary
cities OF 10000 inhabitants each.
In certain town Of 10000 inhabitants
there is Akin plant where the heat
lost through the stacks, because of the
great temperature and draft required
below, would, if it could be captured,
supplythree times the electric light and
power used by all the rest OF the town.
Burning cement, costly as it is, is only
one Of the heavy fuel consuming oper-
atoms in cement making.
Every ton ofcement you buy takes the
equivalent OF more than half ton of
coal in heat and power to make it
more than 200 pounds, that is, to the
barrel OF 376 pounds.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-27

Every woman has her
own little tricks in
washing clothes to get
them soft and fluffy and
pure white. The Eden
Electric Washing Ma
chine is ever. wo-
mans washer-it lends
itself to all those spec
ial little articles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-04-26
SOVIET RUSSIA IS
FLY IN THE PIE
Causes Another Sensation at Cocoa
Conferences
SENDS NOTE TO POLAND
1--WE Can Not Stay Here Forever"
Declares FrcncI, Delegate

Genoa, April 25.-Sovict nussio,
contributed another sensation to the
economic conference today by sending
note to the Polish delegation remon-
strating against Poland's action in
joining with the Allied powers in pro-
test against a separate treaty be-
tween Russia and Germany Russia
claimed that the peace treaty between
herself and Poland covers all relations
between the two countries, SO that
Poland, like. Germany, should not
participate in the discussion Of Rus
sian affairs, even intimatng that
Poland, by her present action in the
conference, has abrogated the treaty
signed at Riga on March 18, 1921.
Russia has Il strong Red army en-
camped along the Polish border, and
for this reason, the Russian actions
arc regarded by some Of the delegates
as equivalent to almost threat
against Poland.
The experts on the Russian queS-
ton sitting without the Soviet del-
cgatcs, today compared notes on
the new proposals presented by the
Russian delegates at yesterdays
session, and decided to forward
their report to their respective gov
crnment. 1t is expected that when
the answers are received from the
various capitals the powers will sub
init counter propositions to the Soviet
couchcd in firm language in an en-
deavor to reach Il working basis for
an accord.
eve can not stay here forever"
said a French delegate tonight. The
French are disturbed over the man.
ner in which the English have inter
prcted Premier Poincarc's address,
The French spokesman made it clear
that all Frcnchmcn are alarmed over
future military possibilities Of tha
Russo-Gcrman treaty and that NJ.
Poincarc was merely voicing Frances
genuine disquictudc. There are Ger
tain indications here that France,
with her dwindling population, is
fearful of the constantly increasing
German population, united with
mighty Russia. The French attitude
toward Russia is described as like
that of Japan towards China--cach
wants an organized and prosperous
ncighbor, but does not desire tht
that nclghbor be so strong as to
loom up rs a possible menace.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-04-26
Manning Club

The Manning Democratic Club met
Saturday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: Joseph Sprott,
President; S. j. Clark, Vice President;
f. J. Browne, Secretary; C.. r.. Sprott,
member of executive committee.
Delegates to County Convention: Fred
Lesesne, Taylor II. Stukes, and j. Nj.
Sprott. Alternates, S. J. Clark, o.
w. McRoy.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
We congratulate our women upon
their enfranchisemcnt and admission
to the full rights Of citizenship and
urge upon them their duty to exercise
such rights by enrolling for the APP
preaching primary in order that they
may vote therein. And further that
we invite as many as will to enroll
themselves as members Of the Mann
ing Democratic Club, as soon as the
books are open for enrolment.
f.. j. Browne, Secretary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-04-26
TOBACCO WAREHOUSEMEN
MEET IN FLORENCE

On last Thursday tobacco ware
housemen from Lake City, Timmons-
vile, Manning, Sumter, Mullins,
pamplico, Andrews and Florence
gathered at the Florence Hotel in
Florence for their regular annual
meeting. The members were very en-
thusiastic, and plans, were laid for
a large season. The opening date
was set for August Sth--thc same
date that the North Carolina markets
open.
An advertising campaign was
launched at this meeting to put be-
fore the farmers the advantages Of
the auction sales system over any
new tangled gct-rich-quick scheme
that may come out. Some very in
tcresting talks were made by mem
bcrs who had been to the winter mar
kcts and had seen some of these new
schemes tried out.
Mr.. j. NJ. Daniels of Mullins, was
elected president and Mr.. j. w. Berg
cr, reelected secretary. The meeting
adjourned late in the afternoon 10
meet at the call Of the president.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-04-26

Yesterday morning about iuur
o'clock some one evidently automobiIA
thieves, drove by Mr. Columbus John
sons house and left the old car they
were driving, went into Mr.. Johnson't
garage, took his new Dodge, and made
their departure. Mir. johnson heard
them when they crankcd his car but
before he could get out they were
gone, and from what we learn they
are still gone Mr.. Johnson is one o :
ClarcndonS best law abiding citizens
living about 2tcn miles ON the King
stree road. We az" sorry hr"has met
with this loss.