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Saturday, pril 17, ;'J920
TAX' WAR PROFITS TO PAY
SOLDIER BONUS
Democratic members of the House
Ways and Means Committee will pro-
" pose to the House that the money
necessary to pay a soldier bonus be
raised through the imposition of a
tax upon war profits.
Announcement by Republicans
that the money would be raised
through a tax of one-half of one per
cent on sales, . but that this tax
would be so applied that the con
sumer would actually pay a. tax of
from 2 to 10 per cent and possibly in
addition an added profit or the pro
ducers Brought the wa'rning from
Representative Henry T- Rainey of
Illinois, a Democratic member of the
Ways and Means committee, that he
would make a fight on the floor of
the House for jiis plan to tax war
. profits. J:y. ;.';".
Mr. Rainey says that' no one will
admit wishing to make money out of
the war, but that thetecords show
that 69,000 persons ' Jnade three
' 000 persons had an income' of more
, than $20,000 a year each,' prior to
the war. He proposed that the gov
ernment take one-half of the profits
above the $20,000 made by these
men during the war. In- other
words, if a man made $30,000 during
; the war and $20,000 prior to the
war, Rainey would take one-half of
the $10,000 or $5,000. '
-Representative Rainey., is assured
have fought for the bonus and who
have defied the Republican "Steer
ing Committee's" edict ; that , there
, should not be a bonus. . Representa
tive Royal C. Johnson, of South Da
kota, has announced he will fight the
sales tardea and will make a, fight
for Rainey's "plan ola tax ,on war
profits. Johnson led ; ihe -insurgerite
in their ngnt on tne ;-ateering tom
mittee" and will assist Rainey in try
ing to prevent the imposition of a
soles tax.
The Republicans proposed that-a
tax of one-half of one per cent shal
be put upon each "turnover."' For
instance, they propose that 'when an
umbrella is sold, a tax shall be pai l
by the purchaser equal to one-hf.rf
of one "per cent' on the edst .if the
cloth, when sold by the producer "to
the manufacturer. The, steel ribs,
when manufactured, would be taxed
in like amount. The handle would
be taxed, and so on, and then'eventu-
ally the tax again would be- applied
to the finished product. So that in
stead of paying one-half of one per
cent, the consumer realty would pay
from 6 to 7 per cent.
But the vicious feature about this
tax is that it is another form of in
direct taxation. The consumer .would
never know what the actual cost of
production was, so the manufacturer
could add the one-half of one per
cent tax and add extra profit to that
and so on down the' line so that the
tax of 6 or 7 per cent not only would
be passed along to the consumer, but
in addition a profit for the manufac
turer which would be equal to two
or three times the tax. ' In other
words, the consumers not only would ,
pay the one billion or more dollars
to the soldier, but might, under the
Republican proposal, pay another
billion or more to " profiteers who
would be encouraged to take ad
vantage of this indirect tax. ,
Democratic members have never
proposed an indirect tax, but have
suggested that if the Republicans are
determined to apply the sales tax
idea, it should be so applied that the
consumer may know just what he
pays. The final sale, to the' "con
sumer would be taxed. The retaifer
who sold the umbrella would have to
mark it with a plain price figure, and
then would add the one-half of one
per cent tax. la this way no oppor
tunity would be given for profiteer
Irg. ;.- '. ,
"The records Show that 69,000
ade threw .billions of di'd- "Jacqueline , Pennington, et
persons m
lars- during the war, that these pa. r
sons were millionaires through thfcir
pre-war incomes and. that" one-half
of this three billions .will ba f.r.ffi
cient to meet our needs in the pay-i
ment of this soldier bonus and that
its loss to the millionaires would not
cause them any suffering. And in
addition, no one wants to make any
profit out of war, so these men would
not object," said Mr. Rainey. Who,
unless prevented by some special Re
publican rule, which has been sug
gested though not yet formulated,
will offer his proposal in the House.
If Johnson, Fairfield and Hickey
and the other twenty or more Re
publicans, join with him, he may .win.
But they will have to overcome stub
born opposition, for there is at least
one preminent ' Republican" on the
Ways and Means committee who is
said to have made millions out of the
war , and ' who has discouraged , at
every turn any suggestion top a spe
cial tax to raise' money for tho soldiers.
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COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LANp
By virtue of an order made at the
April term, 1920, Edgecombe County
Superior Court in the cause entitled
P
F. E. Peadejf-.dministr;to-": e" ala,
the undersigned Commissioners . tiu
on Mondpy, the 24th day o ilay,
1920, at th hour of nocn, befee tlw
Court- Iloilqfi Bonr 5n th tnwn of
Tarboro. offer for.-Bale to the hiarh-i 0
est bidder for j. cash, the followir(g
described lot or parcellof land,,
Lying and being, in Edgecombe
County, North Carolina, town ?f Tar
boro, on the south siie of St.- James
street: i Beginning at a- point 225(
feet from the eastern side of Panola
street,; where it intersects with St.
James street, and running thence in
southerly direction and perpendicu
larly to St. James street, '160 feet,
more or less, thence parallel., to St.
James street in an easterly direction
75 feet, thence perpendicular to the
last line northerly 150 feet to St.
James street, thence westerly with
St. James street 75 feet to the be
ginning; being same lot conveney to
John P. Mallett by James Norfleet,
Commissioner, by deed in Book 65, at
page 554, Edgecombe Registry, and
set apart to said Mallett as his Home
stead. ' GEORGE M. FOUNTAIN,
. ; DONNELL GILLIAM,
, ; - . - Commissioners.
tal To Put. Yea 7iss
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"Our Yield Larger than any
Other in this Vicinity '
Mr. Thomas Earle, Steelton, Pa., ays: . "Thii season -we
used Bowker's Pyrox oh about half an sere 6f potatoes.
We had an exceedingly dry season, but we had a larger yield
per acre than any other in the vicinity due largely, we -
Thm lorav "eiicvc, 10 me use or ryrox as me plants sept green and
touse h'a,th.v i09gtlan those that were not sprayed."
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leaves, one application does the wot$ of several applications of Paris Green.
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The Llovd Loom Woven Baby Carriages. , 5. .
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Hammocks, Swings, Porch Shades and Rockers.
Toilet Sets, Cooking Ware and Water Coolers. -
Electric Floor Sweepers and Brooms.
Waddell and other Good Talking Machines! -
Pianos and Organs, Trunks and Bags.
Chiffoniers, Chif f erobes and Ward-Robes.
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WHAT WE MAKE IT AND WHAT WE SOW, WE'VE GOT TO
" REAP. . ' . ,
A GOOD COMFORTABLE FUTURE IS BUILT BY THE
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Farmers Banking & Trust Co,
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Liles. - ' - . 4-17-3t
TO DEMOCRATS OF EDGECOMBE
- COUNTY
I announce my candidacy. for mem
ber of Board of County Commissions,
subject to Democratic Primary.
4-16-20tp J . H. GT. BROWN.
. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified before the Clerk
of the Edgecombe Superior Court as
administrator pf E. E. Joyner, de
ceased, this is to-notify all persons
holding claims against his estate te
present the same duly itemized and
verified to me, on or before Marcli
18, 1921, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are di
rected to make immediate payment to
me. r,-: ... .:. ' r. -
This the 18th day of March, 1920.
" W. D. JOYNER, JR.,
Admini&tratqr of E. T. Joyner.
THORNE &-THORNE, Attys.
Cards ,of Candidates
TO THE COUNTY VOTERS
I hereby announce myself as candi
date for sheriff of Edgecombe coun
ty, subject to the Democratic pri
maries of said county. ' '
3-29-tf ' JIM D. JENKINS.
To the Voters., of Edgecomba County
.v: Owing to tlie demand of my friends
.i hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of sheriff of Edge
combe county, subject to the prima
ries of said county.
m24-10tp O. P. HOUSE.
PRIZE WINNERS IN OUR-
LETTER CONTEST
CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE.
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Senate from Edge
combe in the next Legislature, sub
ject to the Democratic Primaries in
June. , ... . . ' : -.-
PAUL JONES.
-LET US FILL YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS
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FOR-STATE SENATOR
I hereby announce my candidacy
for State Senator from Edgecombe
in the next General 'Assembly, sub
ject .to 'the Democratic Primary in
June. " . -
. , - B.jF. SHELTON.
FOR SHERIFF
' I hereby announce myself - as a
candidate for sheriff of Edgecombe
County, subject to the Democratic
primaries. . ' ' : ' -: ' :
3-30-tf JESSE W. THOMAS. :
, NOTICE.
i I 'hereby announce myself a can
didate for re-election to the, office of
Register of Deeds of Edgecombe
County, subject to the Democratic
primary to be held in June. -m26-tf
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4th. Harlan Corbett.
5th. Annie L. Bradley. -
Each letter submitted was a good one but the committee after carefully reading
all the letters send in the above awards. Ea cti of the prize winning letters will
be published in the Southerner, so' look for' them and see .why the
.children of Edgecombe county think you should
Attractive Rates: on Loans
The Urge amount ofbusines we do enable as to offer yo
...very attractive rates..'..' ' . . ..
Through the co-operation of Saveri and Borrower thi A. -toclation
can offer advantage to' both. '
Becauce of thi both Saver" and Borrower are 'enabled to
become Builders or Buyer. ;
And that is the purpose of thi Association to make it
safe and easy to become a bouse owner. '
r; " I will place you under no obligation to. hear the plan we
can offer you. -
Tarboro Building & Loan Ass n "
, . THOS. B. ACOCKS, Secretary and Treasurer.
, New Series Open April 3, 1920
insure
Tarboro, N. C.
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r-aie, weak, nervous people frequently
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