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MONDAY. JULY
THE BANNER-HERALD
ATHENS, GA.
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A, Thought For The Day
Berton Braley’s
Daily Poem
This See-Sawing Isn’t Helping Matters Much
A PANTOUM OF
TRANSPORTATION
Ho hum! ho hum this
slow.
From town to town It seems to
train
cp.
Ikn<
wc seem to
I wish that baby wouldn’t yell
There now, nf> r leg has gone to
sleep.
Heavens, how those hananai
ell!
A righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are
cruel.— Prov. 12:10.
There is no bcautificr of complexion or form or
behavior like the wish to scatter joy, and not pain,
around us.—Emerson.
wish that baby wouldn’t yell.
Gosh, there's a cinder In my eye!
havens, how those bananas smell!
YVVvo stopped to let a freight gc
by.
GET READY TO PAY INCOME TAX IN GEORGIA
The big’ question now before the Georgia Legisla
ture is the problem of either practicing the strictest
economy-in the expenditure of the public funds, keep
ing appropriations within the amount of money now
raised by taxation, on the one hand or in raising more
revenue, by a new system of taxation, so as to in
crease appropriations an<l at the same time to find
the money with which to pay them. Governor Walk
er is committed to the proposition to repeal the pres
ent equalization tax law and this in turn commits him
to raise additional revenue by other forms of taxation.
In his message to the General Assembly the Gov
ernor has suggested for their consideration two forms
of revenue producing taxation that are in use in va
rious other states.
One of these is a state income tax. Most every one
is already familiar with income tax as levied by the
Federal Government. A state income tax would be
largely along the same general idea, possibly with
lower rates, and more generous exemptions.
The other form of taxation suggested by the Gov
ernor is what is known ns the classified system. This
means that a different rate of taxation would be ap
plied to different kinds of property. Minnesota has
this classified system and in that state intangibles
pay a tax of 3 mills while a tax of 28 mills is as
sessed against real estate. Under the workings of
this classified system M innesota has brought up its
returns of intangibles from 14 million dollars to 437
million dollars during a 10 year period. Kentucky
has a similar system and is getting good results.
Wisconsin and New York and many other states
have adopted a Btato income tax system. Under this
system all intangibles sro exempted from a property
tax and only securities that yield an income are
taxed. In many respects this is the ideal system of tax-
ation.—on° that taxes earnings rather than the prop-
erty itself. In fact the New York system has been so
succewful that the State is planning to abolish the
state tax on real estate entirely. One of the great ob-
* tat0 tax ,. on real estate, especially
where there is no equalizing state board is the inequal-
„ °i_ a8 »«*sn , ent or returns made by the various
tv nrnnprti i h ° Stato \ ln other words > cla «*e coun
ty property is nsscssed and taxed for county purposes
K?sa*,r lo o': c a
Jow a. compared with actual y"
leJ h o C ne r0b }lT“^“ Xin ? inta "K ible * * almost a hope-
land. a S h Y or i d P ^axVotwero„ 0n th t o h m Va,UO of , the
borrowed with “the land as securitt? If h2 h " V0
State?''"ft t0 C u° Ilect “» if th0 lender lives wife the , ,
State? If such a tax is levied on mortgages, will not ln ,h0 FuUon 8up ' rlor Cour ‘-
the tax be inevitably shifted to the borrower. If this
l* d c?’ then . in the fu ture is going to lend monev
„* «’ , lncn m the future is going to lend monev
at a fixed low rate on real estate security? *
Rtopi>c<l to let n freight gc
I wish they’d ventilate these
<o, 1 don’t want those cheap cigars
I don’t want fruit or cheklng
Rum.
wish they’d
The service
I don't want fruit
Great guns it’s only half
nervine on this lino Is bum,
b got to sit hero five hour*
more.
Great guns, It's only tinlf past four!
Is that kid gonna yell all day?
/e got to sit here five hours more
I’m sure my hair Is growing gray
fe never will arrive. I know,
m sure my hair Is getting gray.
Ho hum! ho hum! this train is
slow!
chewing
La wrence ville
Lawyer Arrested
On Liquor Charge
R. B. Fortune Seized By
Sheriff With Automobile
Load of Whiskey. Re
leased Later.
LAWKKNCKVIIXE, Oa.—11.
Fortune, Lnwrcncovllle attorney
whose recent effort* to break up
alleged liquor ring ln Gwinnett
only caused the arrest and proso
ration of Sheriff E. H. Garner 01
charges of conspiracy to violate thi
prohibition law was himself thrown
into tho Gwinnett county Jail early
Saturday when the uutomobllo in
which he was driving was sclsct'
by Sheriff Garner and deputies and
quantity of whlske/ captured.
He was released by Sheriff Gar*
ncr later Saturday on his own
cognizance pending tho fixing of
bond by the Justice of tho Pence
Fortuno who claimed Shcrlf
Garner was guilty of aiding th<
liquor runners was ^irrestcd in the
center of town after ho had slipped
by Sheriff Garner and Ills guardt
luitomobrte containing spvcn
gallons of whiskey who had received
tip that n load of liquor was com
Ing through from Suwuncc.
GAINED
NOTORIETY
The whiskey and automobile were
confiscated and Fortuno was lodged
In jull maintaining a rigid silence.
Fortuno gained much notorlct>
recently on account of hla actWHlet
against two Atlanta widows Mrs
W. It. Holmes and her daughter
Mrs. Irmn McKown, which result
ed in a verdict of mnllclous proso-
cutlon being found against him In
Gwinnett county and his Indictment
on^ charge of blackmail and trial
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?
A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything.
• By HUGH ROWE. v
It won my pleasure to meet
with Mr. Laurie Gales, of
Tampa, Fla., who is here vis*
iting Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Mathews, out In Sandy Creek dis
trict, one of the county’s largest
and substantial planters. Some
years ago Mr. Gates and family,
wore on their way to Henderson
ville, N. C., and ns,night approach
ed they lost their way and detour
ed from the route and stopped at
the home of Mr. Mathews to in
quire their way on to Asheville. It
was growing late in the evening
and Mr. and Mrs. Mathews pur-
suaded the Gates to spend tho
night with them and continue their
journey the following day. From
this incident the two families
grew to he fast friends and the
past winter the Mathews family
spent several weeks at Tampa with
the Gates and now the Gates arc
in this county. ,
Mr. Gates is a member of the
firm of Henry Guldens Clothing
Co., one of the largest in South
Florida. I once lived in Tampa
and knew Mr. Giddens. He is a
native Georgian and originally
from Valdosta. It was a source
of much pleasure to me to con
verse with Mr. Gates and learn of
my old friends in that city. Ho is
one of the leading business men of
Tam p i and one of the builders of
that splendid city which is by far
the best city in the State of Flor
ida.
There is much to live for in
the country and one who haa
never experienced real country
life knows little of how much
real pleasure there is in this old
world Housed up in the towns
and cities, ,and seldom a breath of
fresh air and never a drink of
cool spring water, from a gourd
dipper, one cannot appreciate the
benefits nature has provided for
us through the Almighty. Here
are a few things to lie enjoypd in
the country tabulated in a maga
zine by a writer who knows na-
Jersey, knee-deep in
spending several weeks with the ture:
Mathews at their beautiful nome I love the souqd of the wind
neck of
June.
1 love the smell of freshly turn
ed sod in springtime.
I tyve an open fireplace, a cozy
chair, a book, kitten purring on
the hearth, and the crackle of the
flames when the wind is ’howling
outside
I love the flash of YY-arm, bril
liant color that the swift passage
of the Kentucky cardinal injects
into an otherwise dull and color
less day.
I love the fragrance of the
honeysuckle, the modesty of the
violet, and the purity of orange
blossoms drcfiched in dew.
And I love the 'scent of new
mown hay that comes to me from
over the fields at twilight in
sunpner.
I love the call of the whippor-
will at the close of a perfect day.
I love to hear tho cheerful chirp
of the cricket in winter and the
shrill note of the cicada in sum
mer.
I love the springtime lullaby of
n frog chorus borne, to me through
the mist from some nearby pool.
And I lovo to watch the sweep
of the wind ov,er the Natal grass
soughing in the pines and the n t twilight ami sc6 the golden
feeling of pine needles underfoot. | Ught Q f thc 8k j cs blending with
I love the crisp, cold silence of
the stars in winter and the mellow
moonlight that comes with Indian
summer.
I love the far-off musical tinkle
of a cow bell strapped about the
the green and lilac of the lake-
girt hills.
Sl?mn i VIV 0th £ r i ' lustrati0 "- Suppose you borrow
n .L th i. bank , on F eal estate security. Here
J h 10 000 C Thn ation ' Ca "h in bank
*iu,uuo. The bank holds your note for Sio non
“ d ft* k ot this loan is the real estate as security
Should taxes be paid on the $10,000 cash you have
for^SlO 000 Ul fnH e h ban M P8y t , axea on the not e It holds
J? 8 !i?i 00 ? , . and v 8 . h v uld you in add *tion pay taxes on
the real estate which stands as security for the loan?
If taxes are collected on all three of these items wo
would have a system of triplicate taxation, ’
NAVY COST* MOUNT
LONDON.—Although the eaUb.
llihmont ot the navy In 1123-24
conalata of only S9.600 men, com
pared with 131,000 In 1013.14, the
coat of pay haa riaen from 244,000,
000 pounda to 210,000.000.
The same thing holds true In regard to stocks. Take
a an illustration where ten men put up $10,000 each
and put up a $100,000 building. The building pays
lull taxes on the investment of $100,000. Now sup-
pose they form a stock company and issue $100,000
worth of stock. If the stock also paid taxes, then
the state would collect taxes on $200,000, just twice
what the property cost or double taxation on the
value of the property.
Should a piano pay the same rate of tax as a mo
tor truck? One is a purely cultural instrument—the
other is an income producer. Should money on de
posit, ban|( deposits, used in the current needs of busi
ness be taxed, and if so should such money be taxed
at the same rate as deposits in savings account which
arc earning money and drawing down interest? And
if'you tax savings' accounts at present rates, the in
terest on same in many cases would not pay the
taxes. These are some of the problems that the Geor
gia Legislature is facing and as thc Banner-Herald
sees it they all point to a State tax on income, on .
earnings rather than a tax on the property itself in
thc future.
NICE PARTY
PARIS.—Battllnx Stkl. th. 8one.
xaioso boxer, vva» fined five (wnnd.
horn-tho other day for betas drunk
assaulting a policeman end flrlnt
• pistol In n cafe.
Round Trip
Summer Fares
from Athens, Oa.
New York . .03.13
Boston..... 45.69
Philadelphia 48.35
Baltimore .
atnfS^fauhmlihip
.turning rail, or net rma
New York .. $55.40
Boston 70.70
Pum wothMneooe
ly reduced. Tickets
end borth aboard ship,
iocmde'meele
London has 176,453 pet dogs,
not like
The English must
F«r data, *4 ottxt
mformthm » Tkk* OPkCYC*
JMms. Moor IC61, or/. Y. Am* CA
224 t** Wtukmpm SUM* fhM 640.
Central ot Georgia Ry.
Ocean Steamship Co.
Merchant! W Miser* Trane. Co.
The annual convention of the
Georgia Preas Association will
be held in La Von la this week.
It ln a hi* undertaking for
any-town, but thc people of Lavo-
nia have proven their ability to en
tertain the editor, and to enter
tain them In a style which will be
a credit to that thriving and pro
gressive town. A splendid pro
gramme of entertainment has been
arranged, in addition to the regu-
'lar meetings of tho association
which last for three days. The se
curing of the convention was due
to Rush Burton, editor of thoi
Times, who is a builder and a I
great booster for his home town.
Ho is very popular with tho week-1
ly editors and if he should ever
decide to seek office, he will have
the whole “bunch” supporting him
for any office he desires.
Col. E. L. (irises, of the En
gineering Department of the
Unhrenity of Georgia, is not
only one of the recognised
authorities in his profession, hut
he la an architect and builder be-
aides. He is in charge of thc con
struction of the John Millcdgo
Dormitory and under hla direction
the completion of thc building is
going on rapidly. Several thous
and dollars will be saved through
thc employment of Col. Griggs u s
it is not believed that the building
could have been built within the
estimate if it had been given out
by contract. The funde for this
building was given by the people
of Clarke county through a bond
issue voted last year for fifty
thousand dollars.
ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO
Sunday, July 16, 1911.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Von der
Leith announced the engagement
of their daughter, Annie Mildred,
to Mr. Henry Cherry Rhodes, the
marriage to take place August
A pleasant, harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared
for Infants from one month old to Children of all ages.
MOTHERFletcher’s Castoria contains no narcotics.
It has been in use for more than 30 years to safely relieve
Constipation Wind Colic
Flatulency To Sweeten Stomach
Diarrhea Regulate Bowels
Aid* in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfuln^ss, Rest, and
Natural Sleep without Opiates *
To avoid imitations, always look for the tignawq^f
.ylff* 1 } direction, on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it
16th.
Tom Webster, a negro, to bo
■ hanged tomorrow In Jefferson.
4ft was charged with assault on a
white woman and was sentenced
by Judge Charles H. Brand.
Thc bar association meets .to
morrow afternoon. Judge Cobb,
A.
It/’1923.
Thousands? of new friends for
MERRY WIDOW FLOUR
Sale* of MERRY WIDOW minimum. Think of it, a nick*
- i_ c.. v utddv
Flour in >$» were 611,756
more than in 1910. It is not only
holding its old friends, but is
miking new ones *t a rapid rate
in spite of the msny imitations
now on the market
worth of MERRY Wido|
regular size.
MERRY WIDOW Self-1
Flour is mad* by the Ford
Company., miller* since
the originators * of self-
flour. Try it You will an,
Ho wonder MERRY WIDOW
Self-Rising Floor it such a _ _ _ ^
favorite. It already contains tho change. Ask for it by nsm e “
right amount of pore ingredients
for making delicious biscuits. Ford Flour Co., Nashville, Ttaa,
You save the usual time of
mizint, and good results ars
assured. Better still, it reduces
the cost of good bread to a
Self-Rising Flour
"The Flour Without a Doubt*
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Sketches by L. W. Uedner. Verses by H&l
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/YJ/iCHtn a garden al Versailles
V.l/1/ Is bum ror •years to etand<-* - x
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want to push every dollar to its limit, read
the advertisements. In them you will find
many newsy items to save you money, time
and energy. ” "
president, and Max Michael, sec-'
rotary.
Rain plentiful, after several
weeks of dry and hot weather.
The members of the American
Salvation Army notified the public
that other Salvationists wearing
uniforms were imposters and nol
deserving of help.
W. B. Wilson* brother of Capt.
J.|P. Wilsoh. died at bis home in
Camalc.
Head Baner-Herald
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