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The Herald and Advertiser
NEWNAN, FRIDAY, JUDY 3.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
IN ADVANCE.
The Tax Equalization Law.
Macon Telegraph "The tax equali
zation law may need some amending;
but the law is on the riuht line. The
people who willingly hear their burden
of taxation are not kicking."
Ft. Valley Tribune: "The tax equal
izers are gening in their work. We
know of many instances where proper
ty returns have been raised. Those
who have been turning in their proper
ty for 'most any oki thinpc’ have had
their day. They will now bear their
just load.”
Columbus (Enquirer-Sun: “The man
who owns Inrge property interests
should pay his share of the taxes, not
only because it. is just and proper for
him to do so, but because he receives a
larger benefit from the tax fund in the
wny of protection for his possessions
than the man of smaller means. The
broad principle — that every dollar
should bear an equal share in the bur
den of taxation is so fair that only
the dishonest man will object to its ap
plication. Anil when Georgia gets to the
point where every dollar is paying as
much tax as every other dollar, there is
reason to believe that the State tax
rato may be reduced at least one-half,
and there will still bo bb much or more
money going into the State Treasury
as is going into it now. The large
majority of the people of the State are
heartily in favor of tax equalization.
Objection to the proposition can come
from no one unless he belongs to that
daBB known as ‘tax dodgers.’ ”
Barnesville News - Gazette: "The
News-Gazette believes the law under
which the equalizers are working is one
of the best und most important that
has been placed on the stntute books of
Georgia in many years. Its purpose is
what its name indicates- to equalize
the taxes which are to be paid by the
peoplo. It is the business of the equal
izers to uncover every species of prop
erty, and after thoroughly investigat
ing the whole to fix the valuations, by
increasing or decreasing, so that every
property-owner will bear his proper
proportion of the taxes that are to be
paid into the public treasury. Only by
comparison of, and a thorough famil
iarity with, all the valuations of the
wholu county can this result be arrived
at with anything like justice to al|.
The task is a tremendous one, und it
will take time to put the lnw into op
eration in such a way as to bring about
equulizution in its fullest and best
sense. Hut it can and should be done.
Therefore, let everybody determine to
give the law a fuir and impartial trial."
Albany Herald: "The new law is be
ing enforced this year for the first
time, und already assurance is given
that it is going to more than justify
the claims that wore made for it in ad
vance by those who were responsible
for its enactment. Under its provisions
tax-dodging is not the easygoing thing
that it hus been in Georgia heretofore,
and through the equalizing process
which it applies to making returns and
fixing property valuations, such an in
crease in the tutal sum of the State's
wealth is assured that not only may the
tax rate bo reduced, but the public
debt almost completely canceled next
year. Those who nre charged with the
duty of enforcing the new tax law de
clare that the only complaints that they
hear come from the old tux dodgers—
those who have been not only covering
u p much of their possessions from the
tax-gatherers, but returning their visi
ble property for less than its real value.
Many old crusties in every county in
the State have been cheating the law
so long, under the tax system that hMS
been tolerated ever since the Civil War,
that they have no scruples about it, and
now feel resentful toward a taxiug sys
tem by which they ure compelled to
make honest returns and submit to fair
valuations of their property for taxa
tion."
Rome Tribune-Herald: "There was
a tremendous fight in the Legislature
last year over the bill providing for tax
equalization. The bill finally passed by
a narrow majority In the minds of all
reasonable and intelligent men the ne-
c 'ssity for such a law is apparent. It
prevents the giving in for taxes of
property at greatly less than its value,
and equalizes as far ns possible the
burden on property-owners. But the
4 ‘magogical politician and the tax dt ri
gor are naturally not satisfied. T1 ey
want the bill repealed in order that they
can go back to their old tactics of tax
dodging. As a matter of fact this law
it one of the best and fairest ever co
asted by the Georgia Legislature. It
is a law that lias long been needed in
this State, and the very fnct that the
politicians are trying to repeal it speaks
volumes in its favor. The system has
scarcely had time to get into operation.
Nevertheless, an immense amount of
benefit baa already been derived. As
soon as it gets into good working order
and the officials in charge have bad
time to jut it into , fleet, its good ef
fects will be still further felt. It is to
be hoped that the demagogues and tax
dodgers wnl not succeed in < tf« cting iis
repeal. If the law can stand the fire of
the politicians for two or three years it
will likely beet,me a permanent institu
tion. Tie legislature would make a
great mistake to It) tal it. ”
State Tax Commissioner Talks
About New Tax Law.
Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—Judge John
C. Hart, State Tax Commissioner, gave
out the following very interesting state
ment this morning-
"The digests will not reach this office
until about July 1; that is the date the
equalization tax Act requires that the
Tux Receivers Rhall Bend them in. I
cun, of course, do nothing towards
county equalization until the digestH
are all in. I am pressing the matter, so
that at as early a date as possible to
place before the General Assembly full
knowledge of the situation. About all
I can say now is that I think the re
sults of the operation of the law this
year will, I trust, meet the expecta
tions of the friends of the equalization
tax Act, and especially do I hope that its
operations will allay the apprehensions of
those who oppose it—that it might work
a hardship upon some classes of people.
I am quite sure the Act will not hurt
any man who has been even approxi
mately doing his duty in the matter of
paoing his taxes in the past, and it
ought to relievo that class of our citi
zens who have been ‘swearing to their
hurt’ in the matter of tax returns, by
actually diminishing the money they
have been paying out as taxes.
"The law, as everybody understands,
has had its troubles — some the result
of lack of experience and knowledge of
those in charge of the work, from the
Tax Commissioner down. It has been
handicapped by those who were unwill
ing that it should have a fair trial, and
when you consider all of these things it
will make a showing this year, in my
opinion, scarcely uhort of marvelous.
“I take from my mail this morning
several letters fairly indicative of final
results. From the Baldwin county as
sessors, (their preliminary report, made
by their clerk, Judge Hines,) the in
crease of valuations in Baldwin county
will ahow about $706,600. Of this
amount $150,000 represents unreturned
property. He states they have had but
one arbitration so far in the county.
“Jas. E. French states that the val
uations in Stewart county will show an
increase of approximately $165,000.
"A letter from G. W. Holliday, chair
man of the board of assessors of Wilcox
county, encloses a table Bhowing an in
crease for that county which will reach
$489,910. Of this amount $115,000 is
omitted property, owned in part by
non-residents.
“A letter from I). O. Awtrey, chair
man of the board of equalizers of Col
quitt county, reads: ‘We think this is a
good law, properly handled, but it will
take a few years to get things equalized;
it can’t be done in one year. We hope you
will lie able to get counties nearer equal
ized than they have ever been. W o found
unreturned property and equalized it.in
a wuy that gives our county a raise of
valuations approximate $872,903.’
"The administration of any law of this
magnitude is obliged to meet with fric
tion here and there, but when people
understand what is the truth about it—
that, properly administered, the effect of
it ought to he to greatly decrease the
burden of taxation they will cordially
approve it.
"There can be nothing the matter
with a law embodying but two princi
ples: First, that all property of the
State ought to be put on the digest and
made to bear its burden; and, Becond,
that those who pay taxes should be made
to tissumo their proper shure. These
fundamentals constitute the essence of
justice."
Some False Ideas of Economy.
Progressive Fumaer.
I am no student of economy, nor do I
propose to be an exponent of it, but
after observing the methods and con
ditions on some of the farms in my
locality, I feel that I can give a Hmall
hint in an economic direction.
First, I want to take up the prevail
ing methods of purchasing supplies. I
di this hecause, according to my way
of thinking, a man must first learn to
economize at home before ho can do so
in business. I will begin by asking a
few questions, which are vitally im
portant to an economic household. Is
it best for a man to buy what he needB,
periodically, say once a month, from a
wholesale dealer and save the worry
und distraction of frequent and irreg
ular trips to town, and at the same
time save the retail-man's profit, or is
it best to buy what you need just any
time you happen to think of it, by
piecemeal, in a hand-to-mouth way, and
pay from 10 to 20 per cent, more than
you should? Of course all will agree
that the former method iB the best. I
know, however, of several families in
this locality who buy supplies as
though they were next door to a gro
cery store.
Now tell me, what dues a farmer,
living six miles from any base of sup
plies, look like, buying just enough for
two or three days or even a week? I
have asked the heads of some of these
families why they did things on such a
scale, and almost invariably the answer
has been that if things were bought in
quantity they would be wasted. Right
here is where the false idea comes in.
These people are trying t.o remedy a
bad evil by substituting a worse one for
it. They are tearing up the organiza
tion of their working force by trips
to town, and at the same time losing
money by buying in small quantities.
All this could be avoided by a well
planned purchase, once a month at a
wholesale price, and a little trouble in
caring for the groceries after they are
bought.
Another poor idea of economy that I
find is that it is more profitable to use
an old implement just as long as it
sticks together, than to buy a new one.
This one idea, I believe, has more to do
with the poor tillage and small profits
on some of our farms than anything
else. In this part of the South nearly
all of our labor is negro labor. I’ll not
try to give a description of the negro’s
disposition toward work, for I believe
every farmer knows that. I will say
this much, however, that if you give a
negro a good sharp plow he will give
you good results, providing he is a
steady worker; but as soon as he has
to exert himself a bit to hold that plow
in the ground, there’s where the good
work stops.
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Little Willie had been very naughty
—so much so, in fnct, that after havirg
reproved him several times, his mother
was at last forced to severely punish
him.
When his father arrived home in the
evpning he at once perceived that Wil
lie’s eyes were suspiciously red.
“What's the matter, sonny?” he
Cured of Indigestion.
Mrs. Siidie P. Clawson, Indiana, Pa.,
was bothered wi h indigestion. "My
stomach pained me night and day," she
writes. "1 would feel bloated and
have headache and belching after eat
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My daughter had used Chamberlain’s
Tablets and they did her so much good
that she gave me a few doses of them
and insisted upon my trying them.
They helped me as nothing else has
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cried.
"Nothing,” responded Willie, un
easily.
"Come, don't be frightened,” said
the father, in coaxing tones. “Tell
me all about it; I want to know.”
Willie remained silent for some time;
then he suddenly burst out:
"Well, if you must know, I've had a
thunderin’ row with your wife.”
Severe Attack of Colic Cured.
“What kind of meat have you this
morning?" asked the husband of the
butcher.
"The best steak we ever had, sir," re
plied the butcher. "Here you are, sir;
as smooth as velvet and as tender as a
woman’s heart.”
The husband looked up and said:
E. E. Cross, who travels in Virginia
and other Sou l hern States, was taken
j suddenly and severely ill with colic.
At the first store he came to the mer-
! chant recommended Chamberlain’s
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| Two doses of it cured him. No one
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all dealers.
“I’ll take sausage.”
The mean thing!
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"How is your rheumatism this morn-
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"Rather better.
"Has the pain disappeared, then?”
“No; but it has shifted to a new
place and that gives me something of a
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An admiring constituent gave Con
gressman Legare, of South Carolina,
one of those vest-pocket edition lillipu-
tion Mexican dogs to take home to the
children. Legare—pronounced Leg-ree,
by the way—was leading the dog along
by a cotton string, when a South Caro
lina mountaineer stopped him.
“Are it a regular dog?” the man ask
ed.
“Yes, it’s a Ch . Well, I can’t
pronounce the name of it,” said Leg-
ere, “but it’s some kind of a Mexican
dog.”
“Just a pup, I reckon?”
“No, it'H full-grown.”
“Well,” opined the - mountaineer,
“that’s the least dog I ever seen at one
time.”
A young society woman met a young
man who was noted for trying to push
his way into social circles.
“I am to give a little musicale next
week,” she said, “and I would like to
have you take part, Mr. Williams. You
know something about music, do you
not?”
“Oh, yes, indeed,” replied the young
man, “and I shall be delighted, Mrs.
Colt, I assure you. What part do you
want me to take?”
“I should like very much,” said the
young woman, “to have you turn the
leaves of the music at the piano.”
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When a fellow who “has had his
fling” in life, then decides to marry
some pure girl and settle down and live
happily ever after, proposes to thegirl,
she should also have her “fling” and
should fling him overboard. He is
a sorry spectacle indeed who, having
wasted the best years of his life, feels
that he is good enough to Bpend the re
mainder of his existence as the com
panion of a girl whose life has been
without reproach.
A pompous physican who was inclined
to criticize others, was watching a
stone mason build a fence for his
neighbor. He thought the mason used
too much mortar.
“Jim,” he said “mortar covers up a
a good many mistakes, doesn’t it?”
"Yes, doctor,” calmly replied the
mason, “and so does the spade.”
Many a workman fails to see an op
portunity because he keeps his eyes
on the clock.
For Sale I3y ALL DEALEHS
Sheriff’s Sale for July.
GEORGIA-Coweta County:
Will be sold before the Court-house door in New-
nnn, Coweta county, Ga.. on the first Tuesday in
July next, between the legal hours of sale,
to the highest and best bidder, the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land on the west side of
Church street, in the town of Grantville, said
county and State, and bounded as follows: On the
north by Willie Ilullock and Geo. West, on the
east by Church street, on the south by Deo Wil
liams and Amanda Williams, and on the west by
D. B. Lambert, being the tract sold to Jerry Bul
lock by Mrs. Itura R. Leigh, executor of J W.
Colley, with the exception of one a<re sold oil to
Willie Bullock. Levied on as the property of Jes
sie Bullock und Jerry Bullock to satisfy a fi. fa.
issued from the Justice Court of the 1139th dis
trict. G. M.. in favor of W. A. Bohannon Co. vs.
the said Jessie Bullock and Jerry Bullock. De-
fendants in fi. fa. notified in terms of the law.
Levy made by C. A. Burks, L. C.. and turned
over to me. This June 12, 1914. PrB. fee. $(5.30.
J. D. BREWSTER. Sheriff.
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