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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1917)
THK ONTARIO AltflUH, OXTAItIO, 0KfM)N, THrKSDA V. .11 NK21.1017 I'NOE.t. ELECTRIC COOKING Means less food shrinkage It will help you serve and save your country Electric Ranges Saves Food by Reducing Shrinkage lnvesitgate the advantages and economies of electric ranges today. IDAHO POWER CO. CONFIDENCE IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM llayrd an important 1'int iii the recovery of InisiiM'NN from the adverse eondittoni follow ing the outbreak of the European war. and is .still helping to keep business on an even iwtL - tmsmmtm .t or This system, with itl immense rmourOQi. in a lower of strength to the hanks which lire members of it, and will assist them in am financial rc(iiiiements which they may bo called iimii to meet. dUfMtittaf your money with ns yon receive the protection and the new facititics whieli mil' memhership in the system en aides ns to offer you. Member Federal Reserve System ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK GOGGLES That Save Your Eyes EVERY SHADE EVERY SHAPE ( Just the thine for wearinir when the dust blows or the sun shines brightly. ra 0. G. Luflhrs, Druggist . NEW SUMMER GOODS ARE IN THE COPE PRESSARY PHONE 106 W. Always the hest. Long eelieiiee makes it .so. Meh Brj Cleaning, Party !' and the liner fabrics our Specialty. FINE TAILORING SUITS MADE TO MEASURE FROM $20.00 UP. HOW SHALL WE PAY FOR THE WAR? A Constructive Criticism on tin House Revenue Bill, LOANS BETTER THAN TAXES Piv Raaione why ImmIvi TaxM at the OutMt of War Ara Disadvantage ua Oraat Britain taample Werthy af Emulation Haw tha Taxes Should a Apportioned. By EDWIN R. A. BBLIOMAN, McVickar I'rofesaur of Polltlctil I'm oiiiv. I'nlumlili University, i On Mnv N, nl 7. the House if Rap reaentatlve passed an pet "t provide revenue tu defray war exM-u---- ....I for iiIIht purposes" In tin- original bill ai pri-senti-il by Ihe ( ' lll ml 1 1 - of Ways and Means. Ihr h ll 1 1 1 . .iim I revs una to lp derived was psttniatpd at II. sin. rii.isi The amendment to I In- hi rotne tai, which waa tacked on lo the trill during Ilia discussion In tba House waa expected to yield another H"."" OOO or $jO.(KX ).' ' lu dlai uealng tha Houaa bill, two problems prise: I How mm h ahould lie raised Mr taxation? II. In wbat msnner abould tbla amu bp raised? I. Haw Muh Sheuld B. Raised by TbbsMbbI How waa the llu-iire of ll.nsosai uai arrived at? Tlia anewer la simple When tha Secretary of the Treasury came IP estimate tba additional war ripenaca for tba yaar IA1T-IS. he calculnied that tbey would amount te eome $t;.(i 00o!KiO. of which l.l.Ooo.OOO.OOO waa lo ba slim led i l ha allies and fMOft, 000,110 waa to bo utilised for tha Bo tuesll. purpoara Thinking that II would lir a fall inopoalllou lo divide tbla latlrr amu Iwlween loana and mi. - ha concluded Ibat tba auioum to be relsed b) lexes wpa llSW.OOft,, 000. Pljlllr3-5(MB Tbrra ara two extreme theories. Mi h Of which mnv ha dismissed wltb arant rourteay 'Ilia one la that all war pi peudlturea should lie deflated byTos'ui. and ihr other la lhat all war expend I lures abould lip defrayed by taiea. Kb- li theory la uuteupblp. It la liidiu-il una that the burdena of loo war abould lie home by (he pre ant rather ibnn ihe fulurp gantrptloti but this does n.-t mean that they ahonM be borne by tbla year'a taxation Meellug all war expense-, hy taxation makea the isxpuiers lu one or (Wo yeara bear the burden of bcnetlle Ibal ought to lie distributed at least over a decade within the Bam genprsllon In i In- aecoud place, when expendl tun-B approach thp glgsutic iudii or preeciit-dar warfare the la i only pol icy wuiihl reitiire mora Ihau tbe total aurplua of aoclal Incoiu. Were tbla abaolulely ue. esaary, ihe euauiug Iim iM- Iii ill- e- uiionilc life of the cuuiiuuul ty wuiihl have tu be endured. Hut where the disasters are bo (real and PI the aenie time bo iiuneceBBary, tbe tax-oulv m . 1 1 v iub) Im declared lot practicable. He. i clary M.-Adoo had tha right In tin- i and highly comuieudable I Ma) ape In lc. iillng that h aulislaullal por tion at leaal of the reyenuea ahould he derhed fioin laiallon Hut wbao he bit upon the plan of 30SO ier ceeX., that la. of ralBiug mm half f all ilo mealk MM expetxllture by laxee. UP gupMtiou arlaea whether he. ilhl mrt go to fur The iclntue proporllun of loan to uim Ib after all a pinch baa km iroMeiilou. Not to rely to a In- ten loaue at Ihe onl-ct of a war Ib p mistake DiadvantayB af Emcbhivb Taxaa- The ilaBdjVSntaVJPP of PIPMadrp laxea at the IPHXaPl of the ar are gp followB 1. Kxi-eaalve taxea ou coUBUUipllou will caiiBe iMipular riwentuieni 'J i;nT.-iiv laxe on imliiBli.t will duuirraiic IhihIupbb, dauip cuthunlaHtu anil recti-n t the XflfU of euleipriap the time when the opioniltt la Ul-ilcll ;i. Kxceaalve laxeM ou iucoine ill '! pletc llic Miiiplus available for im.t menls Mini iulelfeic Willi the -l- illg of the uuoriuous loaua In- h III a naopp Bart in Buy t-vciii 4 KlieNBive p(a ou weiilth will OBBM BHtioUB il I ill In ill i- -n of the lu HBMI TMaB re ul peppPAl largely drawn BBPB for the BUppoit ol pduM tiouui gad phiiaiiihiopi- autprptiapg Ifaraorpr, laaap puuretM --i auppori would 1h- iIiii-I u- pie. laolj t I'--- unic wlicu tin- in ..I --iiiii hp grcatoal 6. Excbbbivo taxation at tha outlet of the war will reduce tha elastic ity avail able for the inereaama demands that are aoon to coma. Great Britain's Policy. Take (ileal BHtPUl M un .-i.iniplc During tap int rBI oi i in- er abi in. ic.i-e.l laiPP "i-l.v aUgbtlj in order to keep il.illl-.lli. . .oilin -il lop ii'-l'h i . id yaar pImj ralppd h ..ul.v '- lr t of hci wai p During Un- thii.i yeui i,,l bj aililliioiial lax.- and gbova la ara-war aal) oai sllfc'lulv more than 17 per cent ol hoi wai epeiipe. If ara PasVBsd attempt I-. Bo BMafl ...li of the n i- Ureal Britain did In ihe Uilid year II yaJaep t" raatg by tniatiou HJtOMU, UUU If. in order to lie. slmoillely oa the safe BUJ 11 aeeuieU advmable lo lagBJaaap the sum to $l,.ri0O.0OO.OOO. this abould. Id our opinion, ba the aiaxi In cnniiideriii the Ippofttonnipnl of fbe extraordinary Inirdi-n of taxe In war time certain n lentlflc prlnelples are definitely ratahllpaesj How Taaaa Bhauld Be Apportioned. (1) The burden of laaea mint lie pread a fpr aa KBHlble over the whale community ao as lo cause each Individual to share lu Ihe sacrifices ac cording to bla ability in pay and ac cording labia share In lb Government. (2) Taxea ou coiiHiiniptloo, which are aeceaaarily borne by thp community at large, ahoaM he Inipneed aa far a poa plbla oa article of .piasl luxury rather tbaa on thope of necepatty. (!) Kxclaes Nhould be InitMMcil as far aa popplble apaa oinmodltle-. In lb bands of the final coninmer rather than upon the article which aerv pri marily pa raw material for rnrther production. (4) Taxea Umui ImimIiicms alioiild lie Imposed aa far as possible upon net earnings rather than upon gross re elpta or capital Invested. fS) Taxea apaa lucome which will necessarily he severe should l both ilifleii niialcil and cm. lusted That la. ihcrc should be a itlstln. Hon lietwpi-u canicil mid mo lined incomes and state1! .Iiuiilil lie a higher rate upon the larger in oiiui It Is essential, however, not to make the Income into ao exceaslve ! lead In evasion, administrative dlfTlciilltcN. or lo the more fundamental objections which have been urgpd hIkivc "'i Tbe pxcpss profits which are due lo thp war constitute the most obvious and reasonable source of revenue dur ing war times Hut the principle upon which thPKc vt nr profit laxe are laid must be equitable In theory and easily calculable In practice. Tha Proposed Income Ta The additional Income tax aa passed by the House runs up to a rste of i per cent. This la a aura unheard of In tbe history of civilised society it must lie remembered that It waa only after tbe Brat year of the war that Oreat Britain lucreased hpr lucome tax to the maximum of :il per I ent , snd tbsl even now In the fourth year of the war the Income tax doea not exceed 4'iVfc per cent. It i mild eaally lie shown that a lax with rates on moderate Incomes sub stantlally less Ihau In (treat lliilalu. snd oa. Top larger Incomes about as nigh, would yield only allghtly less thai. fb $,"i3;.' OOO.otBi originally estimated III tba House lilir" iE".. , " Tt la to lc hop.-.l lhat the Hciiate wlft rein, e Jbj ,''lsl rste. on tlie hlghcii lu comer to .14 per cent, or at most to 4(i per cent, and thai at the same time It will reduce the rate on Ihe smaller In cornea derived from peraoupl or pmfes atonal earnings If the war eantinuea w ahall have to depend more and more upon tha in come o. By impoaing ecaaeive rat flaw w ara net only endangering tha future, but are inviting all manner of difh'oultio which even Oraat Britain hoo baan able to oaoap. Cencluin, The House bill contain other fiiuda mental defei-ta which may be summed up aa follows : 1 1 ) It piiraiies an erroneous principle lu lmiKMlng retroactive taxea. I'J i It schs la an unjust and nnvyoik able crllerlou for the exitsss-prorllM tax (Hi It proceed to an unheard of height lu the Income lax i I- It ImiMBsea uuwarralileil burdens Ukiii tbe conuuiMoii of the 11111 nin (Si II I calculated lo lluow bucltiea. Into confusion by levying taxea oa gT"" receipt Instead of iimhi couiuiuatll ie 10) It fall lo make a ro.ei use of stamp laxe. (a) It follona an una. leuiirt. aystem In It flat rule ou lniirl IM II in.liulca a mulllpllcily of iel ty autl iinliicialive tales, Ihe vexatious aeasiof which ia uit of all proportion lo tba revenue they prod lev. Detroit Vapor Oil Stove This Stove Burns Oil or Gasoline Yes, the "Detroit-Vapor1 stove works like a gass stove. Simply light the burner and set the kettles on at once. It has no wicks. tTbe hot, smookless fire burns direct ly against the botton of the cooking utensil. When you see this stove you will want one. They sell at very reasonable prices. Come to see this wonderful stove. Ontario Hardware Co. The fiiiiditinciiul Hue oil which the lions.- hill .should he inodllled are sum Died up helen II li ill The 1111111111I of new taxation should ! liinllcd lo 1 JaWWfl.OM II al the ..nisei lo ll.Vaiissi.iMJt) To do mole than thl-. Mould lie a unwise aa it is unnecessary To do even tbla would I" to do ni-.ic 1I1.111 baa ever been done l. tu) IvIIUcd (intern uienl In tune of si . t'.'i Thg excess profits tax baaed upon a BOiliui system uiitfht lo ield about g-.IBI aa.(MM Cli Ihe liieouie lux a h.-diile ought to be revised with .1 lOWPTuxf f the rate 011 earned Incomes Im-Iow IU,Utg), and with un analogoiia lowering of the lutes on Ihe hl.llel Ili-'Ollles sO PB tint 10 exceed ;;i pat caul A carafBl '' (UlatauB shows lliHl ;iu in. nine lux of this kind would yield some pl.fJ00 mat uddltional iti The tax on Prhlaki 11 ud toltgcvo ollKhl to remuiii iipi.ioiiinaiely us II ia with a Weld of gboul fj.ut.iaa (kbi These llll.-e lllc toelllel Willi tile siunii imh at peaaj the law lata of the i.iii and with un Imprarad mi loiuohilc tit. will yield our 11.230, iNNI.iaai win. Ii Is the amount of 11 lllou;:hl .ltnlral.le The gbovp program Mould be III hai MB) with an apurorad acleatUI tern II will do ii way tilth sluu.t all of ilic ooniputlnli th.it are l.. m urged sL-Hin-t tin- proapol ii win refrain from Inline the consumption of th uxir It will throw a fur heavier burden ipou the rl Ii. hut will not go to it.. pgtrellMM of . .nils- al 'on ll ill oil vlule Intel fcrcie c Willi hi will W(H-p unimpaired the i.il pi 11 II. 1 1 II) of III'' ' 'ollllllllUlly It Villi c.lal'llsli Jiisi ha lame b iKi-i-ii loan ninl laxes and will no' succumb to ibis dauuer of approacltln. either Ihe tax only hiI1cv 01 Ibe hat 1. oaly polar) Above all. it will kee ' uadlailirled ela.ll. luarglu Which oust ba more and more heavily drawi ujmiii a tha tvar m- uwfla EXCURSIONS EAST VIA OREGON SHORT LINE IMON rACIKK'SYS'lKM Mhv IS, Ki. lit. 13, H, :m; .1 line -j, ;,!. IB, u;. -jo. l':;, 27, :m); July (. II, IH. 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