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REVENUE ACT PROVIDES TAX ON MANY ARTICLES Manufacturer, Dealers, and Users Liab.e. LUXURIES PAY WITH STAMP AFFIXED Taxpayers Supposed To As:erUin Their liability; Ignorance of Law Not Valid Reason for Non-Compliance. Bossing Work from Airplane on Morgan Farm The Revenue Act or 1918 provides Ivren on many articles or general use. On and after February 26, 1919. Manufacturer of- following articles sure required to pay a tax upon their product when seld: Automobiles, motorcycles, automobile trucks, tires, inner tubes, parts or accessories for matomoblles and trucks, pianos, or jgans. phonographs and records, ten nis rackets, skates, baseball goods mad other sporting goods, chewing Irani, cameras, photographic films and plates, candy, firearms and cart ridges, hunting knives, electric fans, thctrmos bottles, cigar and cigarette raiders and pipes, hunting and shoot las garments and riding habits, art icles made of fur, toilet soaps and toilet powder. The manufacturers of any of these articles should com municate at once with Collector Mil ton A. Miller to ascertain their lia blUty. The tax on these articles does not apply to stocks in the hands of dealers, but only to articles sold on and after February 25, 1919, by the manufacturer. Another section of the act pro vides a tax of ten per cent upon sculptures, paintings, statuary and other objects of art, when sold by any other person than the artist Therefore, any dealer handling this -lasB of goods should apply for In formation as to his liability. Jewelry Bales I'ay 5 IVr ornt, On and after April 1st, there will he a tax of five per cent upon the sales of all articles commonly or com mercially known as Jewelry, includ ing precious metals or imitations thereof, and ivory, watches, clocks and opera glasses. This tax is to j be collected by the dealer upon such : goods when sold to the user, and ev-1 ery store in Oregon handling any of I these lines must collect this tax upon' all sales made commencing April 1st' 1919. In order that a complete list i of riealer.s in these Moods may be com-i riled, all mi -h Aok'en mi u' I heir nameb to the Collector at I'ort land, stating the business engaged in. On and after May 1st, 1919. there ill be a tax collected from the pur chaser of ice-cream, soda waier. ai.d ; Ban other refreshments of this kind as are served at .-orta fountains and i similar places of business. Owners of soda fountains and Ice cr-am par Ion, should lie sure to have their Twines listed with the Collector at j Dm -. l.uxuo Ta Effective Maj i On and aft.-r May lst,1919, the luxury tax will be effective. This i jvrovides that a tax of 10 per cent Khali be collected by the dealer from ' The puK-lias-r on carpets and rugs' celling at over 5.00 a square yard; picture tranien. iiuiiK-, rslisee, pur ses, portable lighting fixtures, urn-1 "irellas, fans, smoking jackets, mens! -waistcoats, mei-'s and women's hats, j cups, boots, shoes, pumps and slip pers, men's neckties and neckwear. silk stockings or hose, women's silk stockings or hose, men s shirts and men's and women's pajamas, night gowns and underwear, klmonas, pet ticoats and waists. Practically ev er store in Oregon will be affected by this tax, which will apply to all that part of the price for which the gbods are sold iir excess of the price stimulated In the Act. On and after May 1st, 1919, per fames, essences and extracts, denti frices and similar articles, as well as pills, tablets, powders and other me dicinal preparations, will be subject to a tax of one cent on each twenty fire cents or fraction. This tax will be paid by stamps affixed to the goods by the seller. Other new taxes are on shooting galleries which will pay $20.00 a year, riding academies which will pay 1100.00 a year, "for hire" cars to pay $10.00 a year for ach car having a seating capacity f more than two and not more than ueveii, and $20.00 for each automo bile having a seating capacity of more than seven. It is the Intention of the Internal Revenue Bureau to give wide publicity to the various pro visions of the new Act, but it should -not be forgotten that the taxpayer Is . posed to ascertain his liability, and that Ignorance of the law is not - i by the courts to be a valid reci Mi for not complying with the law. Collector Miller will be pleased to I'm i null all information upon request ityt obviously has no means of reach -iM,. everyone affected by the Act and -tifyliig them individually of their liability. jw"'" mSBSs1 awanTsna 'V Ail " iii El 4i "Jf M iaj xM mr 3W .... ft I . ' , iPLHal -'' - Tr to show their active part in battle. They know. We will find that none of them And we should not regret Mil regret what they have given, wnother money we gave and the sacrifices (inly their time and the offer of their mniie. victory was worm u una 'Ives, or an arm or u leg. we have won the war! The Plumber is a Robber! i The airplane as part or a farm equipment le now a reality. It makes Its appearance at Hardin, Montana, on the wheat ranch owned and controlled by John I'ierpont Morgan and other New York capitalists. Erhardt Schmltt, former American army aviator, baa been employed to operate the machine His duties are to carry the ranch manager from one part of the 1 00.00 0-acre wheat ranch COMMENDS AID RENDERED ARMY Poet Exchanges Overseas Are Taken Over by the Mili tary Authorities Asserting that the valuable aid ren dered by the war service of the Y. M. C. A. had been a large factor In the final great accomplishments of the American army, General Pershing, in a communication to K. 0. Carter, in charge of association operations with the American Expeditionary Forces, pays a splendid tribute to the work which this agency accomplished under extreme difficulties and handicaps. The Y. M. C. A. served th- gray bet ter than could have been expected," says General Pershing. At us own request the American Y. M. O. A. has been relieved from main- Lilniri" imKI uvnliflnuuu ..:!. ,1... . ! ...... ,, .. n v.....nin ,l me -,- pedltionary forces overseas, the need for such service having been relieved with the signing of the armistice. Cor respondence exchanged between Gen eral Pershing and K. C. Carter. In charge of the Y. If, C A. with the army, resulted In this decision. Car ter wrote to General Pershing Jauuarj -"Jill as follews: Dear (leneial Pershing: A year and a hulf an you ra q-ieded the Y. If. C. A. to under take operations tor post exchangee for the American Expeditionary Forces' in order that "officers snd enlisted men nmv not be taken away for that pnTSOSS from their paramount military functions of training and ti-. , tins." Ai km a hostiUtfea ceaeed we rained with you the question Whether time had not come for the Y. .t 0. A. to he relieved of the operation of post exchangee in rien of the fact that there Kua no longer the name pressing demai-d 00 man power of the urmy for training and fighting. When we first raised the question with ou It did not appear to you that It wa-i feasible in the best Interests of Maximum service to the arm that a change be made. Now the iiltij. fitlon Is materially altered, Recent general orders from main headquarters and requests from commanding officers have laid ou the Y. M. C. A. increased responsi bilities In promoting edm-atlr nal. athletic and entertainment artlvl ties In the American Expeditionary Force. This Is placing a rapidly inci easing burden upon our per sonnel. The army Is also now pre paring for the delivery of all sip piles, for post exchanges which heretofore have been Imported, manufactured and delivered by the Y. M. C. A. In view of the changed situation 1 wish to know whether you do not think It would be possible for the army at a vera, early tlatit to as i .line full responsibility for the maintenance of post exchanges throughout the American Expedi tionary Force? Very cordially fours, ( Signed) B. C. CAKTl'R. Genera! Pershing Immediately acted upon the suggestion made by Carter and relieved the Y. M. C. A. of Its task of maintaining the post exchanges. He said: My Dear Mr. Carter: I have received your l"er of January 29th asking wfcvt ler. In view of present changed situation. It would be possible for the ami) to assume full responsibility for maintenance of poit exchanges' throughout American Expedition ary Force. As you correctly state, the Y. M. C. A. undertook the min ure -tie nt of post axchsagM Bt m reqneot at a time when It was of greitest im portunco th.it no available soldlor . should he taken away from vital military functions of tr-iluin and fighting. As reasons Wales, im pelled me at that time to request you to undertake this work no longer exist, I am glad to snatofa your suggestion In reaching this concl.mlon I 'on II -ration hm been given t:i new l-urdens In eon-iei-Hon with entertainment, athletic activities and education thai you have assumed i lave -cord-IiikI.v given directioni that amy iiiiIih tthaMaalvwa take over and operate their own post exchanges, in Making thh ehang mil mo to tlia .: you for th- rei f .-' 11 iblit sarvh . ami i lataara whl th the Y. M ". b ti render -i ts the An " an Bxnedlttonary !' In handling these exchamres 'audi- ospped by shortage of tonnes. and land transportation the v .' r. a. has, by evtra e,i-itlu:i. IS ad the urmv better than could have bees expected, and you may be that its aid has been a 1 ir - fac tor In the final uroat a- oMolish mint of the trqertcan army Very cordially yu-ir i (Signedi JOHN I. Pi:t i INO, to other fields. A wireless to- phone In the airplane enables II manager to keep In constant con munlcaiion with the ranch hum: quarters. nor how many lives were lost, nor how high the cost of living has gone, we have attained the object we sought, and It Is well worth the price we paid we have won the war. It Is not easy to realise all that means. To our boys over there, It means the end of a great struggle an end to horror, and fighting, and getting wounded or killed, and the constant strain of ceaseless vigilance. To us it means that our boys are coming back, some safe and sound, others with a mark from the Hun eW Jf Only when the man in side the PLUMBER b crooked. Our aim is to give honest service, and install honest goods AL WAYS. 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