GRANT* I'ANS DAILY (XH'RIKJI
FAG K SIX
PAYS BILLION
FOR LUXURIES
MRS. JOHN W. LANGLEY
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New York Is Indulging in Orgy of
Spending.
UNCLE SAM REAPS GENEFH
Government Gets $10.500.000 a Month
as Result of Extravagance—Little
Grumbling on the Luxury Impost—
Collector of Internal Revenue Be.
lieves Period of Retrenchment Is at
Hand.
Luxury buying In Now York Is naw
going on at the rate of $1.200 000.000
a year. Judged by the amount of lux­
ury taxes—aggregating $10.500.000 s
month—which are being collected by
William H. Edwards, United Stat, s
collector of Internal revenue for Man­
hattan. In February, according to the
collector, the government received
from his office 12.000.000 more In lux­
ury taxes than was paid In any pre­
vious month In the history of the de­
partment. The month of April prob­
ably will exceed them all. The re­
ceipts. he says, have been mounting
higher and higher for six months.
“What some people call the ‘orgy of
spending’ has not exhausted Itself."
said Mr. Edwards, “but my men. In
their talk with merchants and others
who pay the great bulk of the taxes
hare iwn told that the ‘peak’ of ex
travngnnce seems to have been rl'ncbed
and that a period of retrenchment is
close at hand.
Little Grumbling on Tax.
“We hear a lot about the Income and
excess profits tax which falls due In
the spring of every year, and about the
hardship of meeting It. but the fact
Is that the steadiest tax and one which
Is least felt by the public and of
which we hear very little, is the lux­
ury impost. The poorer chap who
buys his girl an Ice cream soda
doesn’t grumble at the penny or two
tax any more than does the rich youth
who presents his fiancee with a dia­
mond tiara or a touring car. Neither
misses It. ns the Item Is so small a«
compared with the expenditure.
“A king's ransom was spent for
candy last December, but the biggest
revenue came from dealers In jewelry,
furs and automobiles. The theaters
showed that In January they did an un
usually prosperous business.
When
persons start to economize they tutu
ally cut out amusements, but In Jan
uary. In the borough of Manhattan
alone. $783.801.43 was paid In taxe«
Slultlply that by ten and you will get
some Idea of how Father Knlckerbock
er and his guests are paying to be en
tertalned at Ju«t the theaters. There
are no Indications of any panic In thes.
figure«. The man who safd ‘Always
be a bull on the U. S. A..’ seems to b.
▼Indicated.
Small Taxes Swell Total.
“An Interesting thing about the lux
ury tax Is that more revenue Is be
Ing derived from Ice cream soda« an«’
other small sales' which carry n penni
or two tax than there Is from th«
sale of motorcars, diamonds and other
luxuries. Druggists paid a large sum
on expensive perfumes and cosmetics
Every manufacturer, producer or Im
porter Is required to make such re
turns as will clearly show each taxa­
ble transaction In the sale of certain
goods, and these are verified by rev-
enue officers. Section 904 of tbe rev­
enue act of 1918 provides that ‘on end
after May 1, 1919. the tax of ten fier
cent shall be levied and collected on
luxuries. Including many kinds of ex­
pensive articles in dally use. In the
sale of these articles the dealer acts
as a collection agent for the govern -
men«. Other taxes are paid In tbe
form of stamps.”
FIGHTS
WILDCAT
IN
CAR
Express Messenger Has Lively Experi.
ence In Ohio.
An express messenger leaving Cin­
cinnati on train No. 6. Chesapeake i
Ohio railroad, bad a desperate fig'it
with a wildcat which had escaped
from Its cage In the express car. Fred
Wheeler of Clifton Forge. Va„ battlk l
with the cat until It was dead. It
was being shipper! from Texas to
Richmond. Ya. Shortly after leaving
Cincinnati. Wheeler heard a commo­
tion among the chicken coops at the
end of the car. He investigated and
the wildcat sprang at him. Wheeler
backed away, drew tils revolver and
pulled the bell cords. Shots were fired
and passengers thought there was n
holdup. The first shot struck the caf
In the leg and Infuriated the animal,
but the third shot killed ft.
FORCING GROWTH OF OPIUM
Troops Flock to Southern China Be.
cause of Higher Pay.
Troops from Chektan province, Chi­
na, who have been stationed In Fukien
province are joining the forces of the
southern government for the reason
that the south offers more pay. the
source of which Is the tax on opium.
The southern military authorities
are forcing the farmers to cultivate
much opium under pressure. The re
cent Bolshevik propaganda through­
out Fukien province Is subsiding.
Lena Than 5,000 Permanently Disabled.
Of the total number of United
Sts res world war veterans discharged
for disability fewer than 0,000 have
been found to be permanently totally
disabled.
BREEDING PAYS IN POULTRY
Reeords of Three Flocks of Leghorns
Show Specifically Value of
Purebred Males.
(Prepared by the United States Depart­
ment of Agriculture >
That the value of purebred males
counts as much in poultry raising a«
In stock raising Is shown l>y tbe rev
ords of three flocks of Leghorns, the
data for which have been supplied the
United States department of agricul­
ture 1>Y the’ North ('andina expelHuent
station. Flock 1. the egg production
of which Is Included in these records,
consistisi of common hens: flock 2 wa*
Mrs. John W Langley, wife of
resentative Langley
of
Kentucky,
well known in Washington society and
congressional circles, who It the first
woman to be e'ected to the Kentucky
state central committee. She also was
named as alternate delegate at large
• the Republican national convention
at Chicago.
Ous r-ess of Housekeeping.
It Is part of a woman's Job. If «he
Is head of a hou«e. to Inform herself
thoroughly as to the house construe
Don, that «he may be equal to dom­
estic emergencies, Some women have
taken short course) ■ III plumbing and
simple electric principles, with great
advantage t«*themselvee and their
Purebred White Leghorn Cockerel.
families, A mill-owner or super In
produced by breeding the«e hens to temient of large business interests
common males; flock 3 was produce«) knows his Job from the foundation;
by breeding flock 1 to a rooster from why should not women conduct their
a hlgh-pro«luclng hen. The following ' business on a like principle? They
year the original flock laid 89 eggs a can do It If they will.- Exchange.
hen; flock 2 laid an average of KM egg«
a hen; and flock 3 laid an average of
NOTICE
136 eggs a hen. This lnerea«e of 54
per cent In one year tells very specifi­
cally the benefits of using a purebred
The following General Fund Jose­
male. But the percentages alone (Io
phine
County Warrants were stolen
not tell the whole story, for a big pro­
portion of the increase came at a sea­ front my place May 30. 1920.
Date
Amount
son—May and June—when the prisluc- No.
Feb. 8. 1914
8
$166.66
tlon of flock? 1 and 2 was relatively
low and the prices were good.
10.00
20044
Oct. 1. 1913
■ 20920
Jan. 9, 1914
78.00
75.00
Jun. 1. 1914
POULTRY CULLING PAYS WELL 1466
20035
Oct. 1. 1913
141.6«
In One DemonstAtion in Iowa County 1 20651
Dec. 1. 1913
100 tio
609 Hens Out of Flock of 1,548
. 394
60.00
Mar. 2 1914
Were Discarded.
20045
Oct. 1, 1913
40.00
! 20332
Nov. 1, 1913
111.. 60
In poultry culling demonstrations 120370
Nov. «. 1913
81.00
held on the farms of the farm bureau
16
Feb. *> 1914
10.00
members in Emmet county, Iowa, rec­
Oct. 9, 1915
24 10
ords kept for eleven Hocks showed 1 6527
4
Feb. 2. 1914
100.00
609 hens were culled out of a total of
141.66
Jan. 1, 1914
1,548 In the flocks, according to the 20854
United States department of agricul­ 18186
Dec. 31. 1912
1 -.0
ture. The average number of egg« 20327
Nev. 1, 1913
141.6«
laid a day by the entire flocks before jun 1»;
" Dec 1, 1913
15.00
culling was 401.5, and the average
Dec. 1, 1913
20654
75.00
number of eggs laid a day by the 939
15
Feb. 2 1914
35.00
hens left after culling was 346.6. The
391
Mar 2, 1914
10.00
average number of egg« for ten hen«
Nov. 1, 1913
166.66
a day before culling waa 2.0; after 20330
9
Feb. 2 1914
75.00
culling. 3.5. Tbe average number of
eggs laid a day by 303 of the culled
390
Mar. 2, 1914
35.00
liens which were not Inuuediutely sold
I
57
Feb. 7, 1914
21.00
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
was 14.4.
20655
166.66
Dee. 1. 1913
20652
141.66
Dec. 1, 1913
Notice is hereby given that I. the
166.66
WASHING WILL INJURE EGGS 20038
Oct. 1, 1913
A liberal reward for any- Informa­ undersigned administrator of the
Gelatinous Film of Shell That Keepi tion as to the whereabouts of the
estate of George W. Ray, deceased. 1
Out Air and Germ» Is Removed—
above warrants will be paid.
have filed with the clerk of the coun-1
Keep Nests Clean.
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MRS. EMILY YORK.
ty court of Josephine county, the
Eggs should not be washed as till-*
final account of my administration of
removes the gelatinous film of the shell TO THE ELECTORS OF
estate and that the judge of
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
xo.
7
said
that keeps out air and germs. The
Having been asked by a number of said court has set apart Saturday,
nests should be kept clean so that the
eggs wflll have no chance to be<<>m< electors of District No. 7 to give to June l»th. 1820, at 10 o’clock for
soiled, as removing dirt by washing the public more definite Information
will allow molds and germs to enter than is contained in the formal elec- hearing objections thereto, All per-
<he egg and hasten Its spoiling.—Exten Ition notice as to the purposes to be sons objecting to said account or any
aion Division, North Dakota Agricul­ effected by the election within said Item thereof will file the same with
tural College.
district to be held at the Junior said court on or before the said date.
ED DAILEY,
High school building on C street, be­
Administrator.
tween Third and Fourth streets In
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Grants Pass next Monday, the 21st
Inst. I take pleasure in submitting NOTICE OF ANNUAL
s
the following data:
SCHOOL MEETING
The electors will meet at the said
building Monday morning at 10
As grass makes up the bulk of feed
o’clock for the purpose of listening
for geese, It is doubtful whether It
pays to raise them unless good grass I to the annual report of the clerk and
range Is available during the summer. for the purpose of. nominating can­
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didates for director for three years
The hen that has free range on a Two directors are to be elected to
farm In summer finds these same succeed Directors Isaac Best and Mrs.
things and that Is one reason why neg­ Emily F. Cramer. The polls will be
lected farm flocks lay well In summer open at the same place at 2 o’clock In
and very poorly at other times.
the afternoon of the same day for
• • •
the purpose of voting on the names
The results found by experiment placed In nomination In the morning.
seen, to prove the contention of some The polls will remain open until 7
Leghorn breeders that their birds are o’clock In the evening. The meeting
light eaters in comparison ^ith some
for the (osideratlon of a budget and
other breeds. .
•
the levying of a tax is not held until
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If a good lot of well-matured pullets fall. Any other matters of Interest
or well-moulted early hens are on concerning school administration can
hand, and If .they are healthy ami be discussed and acted upon at thia
vigorous, all that Is required to obtain meeting of the morning.
a good egg yield Is the right kind’ of
The school law provides that any
care and feed.
citizen of the state, male or female,
• • •
who Is 21 years of age and has resid­
There Is no one kind of grain that ed In the district 30 days Immedi­
alone ys III furnish all of the different ately proceeding the meeting or elec­
food elements required to maintain tion shall be entitled tp vote at this
tbe body of the hen in good condition election.
and also furnish the material of which
FDWARD 8. VAN DYKE,
eggs are made.
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Clerk.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the annual Bchool meeting of School
District No. 7 of Josephine county,
Oregon, will be held at the Junior
High School Building on C ' street
between Third and Fourth streets In
OrantB Pass, Oregon, and said dis­ I
trict Monday, June 21, 1920, at the
hour of 10 o’clock a. m. for the pur­
pose of the election of two directors
of said district for a term of three
years each and the transaction of I
such other business as may properly
•ome before said meeting. The polls
▼111 be open from 2 o’clock p. m. to 1
o’clock of the same (lay.
ISAAC BEST.
Chairman.
\ttest: EDWARD S. VAN DYKE.
Clerk.
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