Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, December 07, 1921, Wednesday Edition, Image 4
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THE BURDLEN OF TAXES Beiore the war ine governmenn oi the United States spent about one bil tion dollars o year for all purposes, inciuding interest on the public debt, [u the fiseal year ending June 30, 1920, the first full fiscal year after fighting stopped, the government spent in round figures six billion four hundred million dollars. In the fiseal year 1921, that is, up to June 30, 1921, it spent $5,115,927,680.30, und in the fiscal year of 1922, which will end on June 36, 1922, it will spend more than four bil lon dollars, says Secretary Mellon of the Treasury Depuartment. These figures include interest on the publi¢ debt which amounts to about one billion dollars, but include noth ing for ginking fund or other debt re demption. Including both interest and ~sinking fund, the government will spend more than four times as much the fiseal year 1922 as it speng yearly before the war. These expenditures and these heavy charges are a part of the price of vie tory. Your whole present problem is to curtail thewn, It concerns you to know just bow these immense sums were gathered and how much you paid and are paying toward them, for of course we, the tax payers, the men and women.with jobs, the men and women who have what the census calls gain ful occupations, paid every cent of it. It was our money until the govern ment took it. Let us examine the tiseal year 1920, I have not the deiailed account for 1921, but it was stightly less than the vear previons, as the year ending June 30, 1922, will be a slightly less burden on us than the year preceding. Ac cording to a careful analysis made by the late Dr. K. B. Rosu, of the United States bureau of stundards, a govern ment scientist who was deeply and in telligently interestod in the subject, every man, woman and child in this country contributes an average of fifty-three dollars in taxes to the sup port of the national government. Ac tually it is nearer fifty-four than fifty three dollars, but I am taking the smaller sum for the sake of the round number. That is, the average family of five persons pays $265 a year out of its earnings to the federal govern ment alone, in addition to what is pald for state, county and clty taxes. The estimated avernge yearly income of a family of five is something more than §7OO. But before any of that $7OO is spent $265 must be turned over to the general government to run the business of the United States, The actunl amount that ench one of us paid was $53.77. We paid it through the medium of internal revenue taxes and customs duties on imported ar ticles divided as follows: Per Capita Income and excess pr0fit.......587.20 Cigars and t0bacc0............. 297 Transportation and other utili- O v Y, e Autos, eandy, furs, Jewelry, ete. 2.52 BRYAENbON: L e R Special taxes on capital stock, e R e 99 Bstate inheritance ............ 07 Stamps on legal papers, ete.... .70 Admissions to amnsements, ete. 77 Insurance and mi: cellaneous. ~ 28 WOIRY esl ann T ol The taxpayer is next of kin to the treasury. At any rate he 1s the first person notified when the treasury needs money, and he always has to dig down into his jeans for whatever is needed. Taxpaying, even more than charity, begins at home. The boy's best friend is his mother, but the tax payer's only friend is hlmself. The only thing that can be done for him is to disclose as vividly as possible how much his government is costing and let him decide what he will do about it. It all comes down to this: The more money the government spends through defective organization or ex travagance, the less you have to spend or save. So much for the cost of the national business we support. We are all mi nority stockholders. The concern has no other source of revenue than our contributions. It doesn't make any money. In times 'ike these, when al most everybody feels that he gets too little for what he sells and has to pay too much for what he buys, it seems to me the least we can do is to take an active and inielligent interest in this great common énterprise of ours and make sure that it is well organ fzed: that it doesn't waste or spend extravagantly ; that the employees are paifl. an adequate wage and have proper working conditions; that their morale is kept high und their enthu siasm in our interest uunbated ; in fine, that as a business it shall be conduct ed as efficiently and economically and on as modern scientific principles as any large private business. Is it? . That i 1 question you must answer for yoursell after 1 have acquainted vou with the neiual situation and con dition. Drs. Holtzendorf and Turner DENTISTS Upstairs, Next Door to the National Drug Company PHONE 57 THE LEADER iOuch! Backache! 'Rub Lumbago or . g - Pain From Back | Rub Stiffness Away With Small Trial | Bottle of Old “St, Jacob’s Oil” ! Gl ; Ah! Pain is gone! | Quickly?—Yes, Almost instant re [ tief from soreness, stiffness lameness ;:md pain follows a gentle rubbing with ISt Tacob’, Ol | Rub this soothing, penetra jng oil ! vight on vour painful back, afd like magic relicf comes, “St. Jacol'y Oil* is a harmless backache lumbagd and { sciatica cure which never disapy ints; g:mrl doesn't burn the skin. I | Straighten up! Qunit. complainkg! | | Stop those torturous “stitches Ip a moment you will forget that you evir ‘had a weak back, because it won'fi | hurt or be stiff or lame, Don‘t suffvr!i !(h-r a small trial bottle of old, honcstl 1 “St. Jacob's Oil" frota yout (lrnggist’ inow ond get this lasting relief, adv | OPEN NOSTRILS! END A COLD OR CATARRH How To Get Relief When Head and Nose are Stuffed Up. Count fifty! Your cold in head or catarrh disappears, Your clogged nos trils will open, the air passages of vour head will clear and you can bre athe frecly, No more snuffling, hawk ing, mucouc discharge, dryness or a headache, no struggling for breath at night, . Giet a small bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm from your druggist and apply a little in your nostrils, tI penetrates throngh every air passage of the had, soothing and healing the swollen or in flamed mucous membrane, giving you instant relief, Head colds and catarrh yield like magic, Don’t stay stuffed up and miserable. Relief is sure, ady MR. SANTA SAYS: - SHOPPING EARLY. HOME TOWN! . .gW | \ Children Write Santa Claus SN 3 ° ® \\\ \ e \‘\ S ) . in care of Leader-Enterprise P \\\\ . and we’ll see that he gets it - e W e S N\ ' N 7 @W% L = A N : ] iR : \ 7 TR .\*l" %\Q @ | ( o ( iWP CEEA \"‘f&',’\ "‘ aO, L’ A, N / L P NG |>\ N 7 / pii R|| N "‘yv‘,')livn;i&é;'l'ii'\ :@\ -Y. -, “"D"K«" % ';’-‘l'g»’h't'fl,’.‘,.'h%'::."w AN \/ g m;wg,/ NSRRI TAT .L& RN/ B RN PR ”,",",'P ff‘i"f\.'%‘.i'a’l,‘-‘;“‘f;'f:«r(? L e B "‘*"‘:‘?*m 4 s ‘WI IS TS | ST ! eT T APET o o » OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION WILL BE ISSUED DECEMBER 14th, ENTERPRISE AND PRESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 7, 1921. Deputy Uses Plane To Locate Moonshiners JACKSONVILLE, ¥l Dec 3- Beb Shackleford. deputy Sheriff for Duval County has an up to date way to detect illicit stills. He uses an aeroplane, and whep flying low over the swaraps sod wieds Tn thic scction locates his st returns to city, gets his automobile and bingo, the still is broken up. Thursday evening late, Deputy Bob was soaring low over a large swamp and loc:ted three stills, He pounced upon them and arzested three men and dumped out more than 100 gallons of marh A TONIC Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitatity by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how | it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. 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Millions of bottles of this old famous Sage Tea Receipe, im proved by the addition of other ingred ients, are sold annually, says a well known druggist here, because it dark ens the hair so naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied Those whose hair is turning gray or becomin faded have a surprise awaiting them, because after one or " two applications.the gray hair vanishes and your locks become luxuriantly dark and beautiful. This is the age of youth, Gray haired, unattractive folks aren’t want ed around, so get busy with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight and you'll be delighted with your dark handsome hair and your youthful ap pearance within a few days. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) I stops the Cou&l: and Headache and works off the Cold. E.W., GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head TIVE BR‘Mg Qt%u&figd&::fltl:)e;l!f‘ec& taken by anyone without cauain&_ nervousn2ss or ringing ‘n the head. E.W,GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. °® : ° Fitzgerald High School Business College —— WD .TP s 0 e T R Is now offering standard and distinet courses in Twentieth Century Bookkeeping, Gregg Shorthand, Touch Typewriting, and the allied commercial subjects. . : Enter now and through its efficient instruction and practical training, increase your earning capacity, and at the end of the school year be ready to accept the awaiting positions. $50.00 Tuition Covers all Subjects For further information, see or write: MRS. WALTER MORGAN, Principal, or ULRIC J. BENNETT, Superintendent, Fitzgerald, Ga. OPTOMETRIST and MFG. OPTICIAN Eyes Examined Glasses Furnished, BROKEN LENS DUPLICATED We Grind Our Own Glasses. 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