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UPPOGITION TO AEVISING
TAXSYSTEM DISAPPEARS
Special Commission of the Legislature Wins
Converts by Public Hearings Held in Various
NSections of the State.,
The special tax commission of the
Legislature, in lis seriese of public
nenrings over the State, succeeded in
breaking down all opposition to re
vision of the tax system, according to
reports, which state that practically
all citizens of prominence are now In
avor of the plans
Orville A. Park, of Macon, who was
sent by the Country Bankers' Asso
clation to fight the proposed new tax
a 8 it affected merchants and bankers,
is now behind the commission’'s ideas,
and has sent a telegram of indorfe
ment to J. Waltér LeCraw, secretary
of the commission,
“1 heartily favor the tax commlis
sion's proposed constitutional amend
ment authorizing classification of
property for taxation,” are the words
used by Mr. Park. |
In two cities the commission visit
ed, Waycross and Albany, the public
went on record as . indorsing the
amendment. In Wayeross the motion
was made by formeér Representative
Parker, from Ware County, and in
dorsed unanimously. ‘
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Rheumatism, Heart Disease and‘
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Other Physical Disorders Come
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From Defective Teeth and
Sore Gums,
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Hidden abscesses in your gums are
a menace to your health., So are de
caying tooth roots Neither of these
conditions may cause pain, But, nev
ertheless, they poison your system,
destroy your vitality and bring on
internal disorders Riggs disease
(pyorrhea) is another damaging trou
ble that has ruined the health of
millions, It is just as important to
treat teeth trouble as it is to correct
stomach or liver trouble. So mdny
people neglect defects in their teeth
and soreness in their gums simply
because they do not realize the ef
fect these conditions have upon the
system. Innumerable cases of heart
disease, rheumatism and stomach ail
ments can be traced directly to the
mouth, You can easily find out the
true condition of your teeth and gums
hy calling at the Atlanta Dental Par
lors, established fifteen years, where
n staff of competent dentists are
ready to give you any service. Ex
amination and advice free. Charges
reasonable for all work done. Call
any time. Atlanta Dental Parlors,
Dr. C. A, Constantine proprietor and
in charge, 19 1.2 Peachtree st., cor
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While the commission was sitting
in Bavannath it received a letter of
approval from BSamuel Lord, of the
Minnesota Tax Commission, who is
recognized as one of the leading tax
experts in the country,
“In the main,. the proposals of the
commission have my hearty approv
al,” said Mr. Lord, “and | feel sure, If
adopted, Georgia will have the most
equitable and easil yenforced tax laws
of any State in the Union. In the in
terest of the honest taxpayers of
Georgla 1 gincerely hope that your es.
forts will be crowned with success.”
One of, the most important docu
ments presented at the public ses
glons was a letter from the Retall
Merchants' Association of Virginia,
indorsing the methods of taxing mer
chants in that State on a percentage
of their purghases. This lotter was
read by Senator R, A. Denny, and as
a result many merchants who heard
the arguments declared that they had
been converted completely in favor of
the tax revision. Here Is a portion of
the communication:
‘“Virginia has for many years taxed
merchants on their purchases, In 1912
we prepared and sent out to mer
chants throughout the Siate, very
largely to our members, a question
naire in which we asked them to state
their preference of three forms of tax.
‘ation on merchants, to wit, the taxa
tion of Bales, the taxation of pur
chases and the taxation of capital,
giving a brief explanation of each. A
great many replles were received and
the consensus of opinion was that the
tax on purchases was favored, but at
a reduced rate over the one then pre
vailing.
“The tax on sales received scant
consideration, for the amouns of his
sales is the last thing a ousiness man
wants to tell, and he‘rwm evade it In
every :onlble way. he tax on capl
tal had some advocates, but not many,
‘A flat tax on capital, eapecially on
large business corporations, imposed
regardless of the business done, is a
e .8 Fusiness, valua-
Coiinission o o e
those having office equipment or may
be conducted from home, Plan is
new, nothing similar ever before of
fered, and of great value
George Welles Moseley, Newburgh,
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Soles: “ Judging from my own ex
mu:nm. they wear four times longer
han other soles and have the addi
tional .advanm'ge of being waterproof
} and slip-proof.
Why continue to wear extravagant
old-fashioned soles when you can T:t
these money-saving, long-wearing soles
~on new shoes in any style gflu like
for any member of the family? Good
- shoe stores everywhere carry them.
And don’t throw away your old
shoes. Have them re-bottomed with
Neolin Soles and enjoy the comfort
~of a re-soled shoe which is not stiff
or clun:{. Neolin Soles are a dis
coverEmdeenoe. and are made by
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HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People mg Think — SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1919
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Super-Dirigible
To Try Atlantic
Flight in June
(By International News Service,)
LONDON, April 26,—The super
dirvigible R-33 will attempt the
transatiantic flight in June, On May
1 a trial flight will be made, but
even if the test is satisfactory the
start must be delayed weeks until
the American Government coms
pletes the hapgar at Arlantic City,
where the huge airship i 8 to be
housed on its arrival on the other
side,
The R-33 has beea fitted with 26
extra tanks, capable of carrying six
and cne-half tons of gasoline, mak
ing a total of 87 tanks with a ca
pacity of 21 3-4 tons of gasoline,
It is estimated thwat the dirigible
will congume one tank aor 500 gal
lons hourly, with its engines run
ning at three-quarter speed. This
would give a continuoue flight of 87
hours, permitting a 6,000-mie jour
ney, barring accidents,
Sleeping accommodations have
been arranged for the crew by
swinging hammocks from the ship's
girders. The craft has taken aboard
a dining room table and cooking
apparatus and the crew will be pro
vided with a menu including ham
and vggs and steaks on the cruise
over.
Arriving overseas, the R-33 will
be anchored by means of a 500.f00t
cable.
most inequitable system of license
taxation.”
The letter then relates how the
State’s method of taxation of pur
chases was so successful that the
merchants’ assoclation in Richmond
took up the matter of having the city
tax merchants on that basis also, in
stead of on the ad valorem basis
which was still in vogue in the ecity,
at a rate of $1.40 per SIOO of capital,
“We were successful and the eity
adopted the State rate on purchases,
#0 we pay the same amount to the
city as we do to the State, and the
same blank serves for both, Norfolk
also has the same plan and there are
other cities also that tax purchases.
“Our merchants are more than
pleased at the results obtained, I
am sure the State of Virginia is sat
isfled, and the State received a very
tidy sum from this source, even on
the reduced rate. It is easily under
stood and applied, nothing compli
cated about it, simply keep a record
of purchases, the merchandise ac
count shows it, and pay the tax on
the amount purehased. Ido not know
of a better plan to recommend to
your State " ‘
Charts used by the commission in
its tour of the State have been placed
on display In the office of H. J. Full
bright, State Tax Commissioner at
the Capitol. ;
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American Rescue Workers
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Given Official Approval
The American Rescue Workers have
been given a certificate of approval
after an investigation by the Atlanta
Board of Public Welfare The organi
zation operates a home for widows wd
orphans Mr. and Mrs., W. BE. Sexton
are in charge, and Dr. Caleb A. Ridley
iz _president of the board of directors
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Indications that the fight of the
Taxpayers' League against the $1.50
city tax was but the beginning of a
determined campaign for radical re
forms in Atlanta’s system of city gov
ernment, was seen yesterday in a
statement by Frank Weldon, secre
tary of the league.
Charter revision, looking toward
elimination of existing factors in At
lanta’'s political control, will be
sought, said Mr. Weldon, whose state
ment follows:
If the city needs the money to
tide over a tight place, the Taxpay
ers’ League will not oppose an in
creage in the water rates as a tem
porary expedient, We were not
fighting the waterworks or the
echools as institutions. We were
fighting our system of city govern
ment. The vote was not against
the schools, but was distinctly a
vote of lack of confidence in our
systemn of municipal government.
The defeat of the system will be to
the ultimate advantage of the
schools.
The people want a change. Hun
dreds and hurslreds told me so dur
ing the campaign.
Some favor taking up the slack
in the present form of Mayor and
General Council,
Others want a commission form.
‘Many say that the city manager
plan is the best.
There are good arguments for
each method. After all, more de
pends on the character of men in
office than on the form of govern
ment, Good men will make a suce
cess under an irresponsible form. *
Weak men will make a failure un
der the best plan which can be de
vised,
There is, however, a most prom
ising disposition for all to get to
gether and frame a workable, prac
tical charter under which Atlanta
can have an official administration
of her affairs,
Our league has no pet plan—no
candidate for anything. Wa want
the best that we can get for At
lanta.
Give the city a new charter with
competent heads held definitely re
sponsible for results and we will
hear no more appeals for higher tax
rates. The city may need to issue
bonds in the future, and if the tax
payers have confidence in the ad- |
ministration of their affairs, there
will be no trouble in carrying an
election for a bond issuve, |
The Taxpayers' League is going |
on with the work of Keeping inter
est alive in the subject of good gov
ernment. Various groups of citi- |
zens are agitating the question of a ‘
revision of the charter, and it is
coming before long. J
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Claims of Lithuanians
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‘ Urged on Mr. Wilson
(BX International News Service.)
~ WASHINGTON, April 26.—President
Wilson was urged to to give imme
diate and serious consideration to the
claims of the Lithuanian people to ‘in
dependence aryl the right of self.deter
mination and to request recognition by
the United States o? the present regime
as the provisional government of Li
thuania.
‘ This action was taken by the Ameri
can Agricultural Association which, in
‘& 400-word cablegram to the President,
‘uluo urged the establishment of the
geographical boundaries of the king
dom of Lithunia existing at the time
of the political unions of that country
with Poland in 156%
The officers of the association are
convinced, the cable stated, that *‘the
acting officials of the present provi
sional Government can safely be de
pended u{mn effectively to meet and
successfully combat the menacing min
fons of anarchy if the proper moral and
material support is immediately ex
tended them “by the United States and
the Ailled nations.”
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Vincent Astor, Grimy,
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Startles Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK, April 26 —Fifth ave
nue crowds started this afternoon as
a luxurioug limousine pushed its way
through traflic while a begrimed,
greasy-faced young man lolled on the
soft pearl-gray cushions just as if he
owned the SIO,OOO car.
Well, he did, and also the big man
sion where the limousine stopped. It
was Lieutenant Vincent Astor, who
had just left the BrookWn navy yard
after crossing the Atlantic in the Ger-‘
man submarine U-117 and was hurry
ing home to get dolled up for Sunday.
Young Astor said the U-boat ran into
“one hell of a gale” on the way over,
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‘Air Taxi’ From New York
To Atlantic City Soon
(By International News Service.)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J,, April 26.-—‘
For SIOO you ean fly down from New
York to Atlantic City this summer
and land right on the beach among
the sirens 60 minutes after you leave
Manhattan. The average New York
er can make the trip in less tirue than
he can go to Coney lsland, if he has
the SIOO,
For S6O you can fly here from Phil
adelphia in 256 minutes.
The “air taxi” system will be in
augurated next week by a local com
pany. Governor Smith, of New York,
will be asked to be the first passenger.
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Shown at Five Points
Three German machine guns captured
at Chateau Thierry attracted large
crowds around the flagpole at Five
Points Saturday night. They were
placed there by the publicity depart
ment of the Victory Loan organization.
The machine guns are of an unusua/
| type, and bear German names and shop
marks. One is elaborately camoufiaged.
Il have their muzzles cafjped and
ealed, to prevent small boys trying
them out on each other. But the seals
do not prevent the boys trying all the
{hol!s and screws,
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Irish Republic Sends
Ambassador to U. S.
DUBLIN, April 26.—Dr. MacCar
tan, & Sinn Fein member of Parlia
ment, has been appointed “Ambas
sador to the United States from the
Irish Republic,” it was stated today
at Sinn Fein headquarteérs, Dr. Mac
Cartan is medical officer of Omagh.
New Exchange Telephone Rates
Effective May 1, 1919
The new telephone rates for Atlanta are as fol
lows: %
Business Service
Special Line, unlimited .........$7.50 per month
Special Line, message rate . .....%5.00 per month
(125 messages per month. Each additional message, 3¢)
Residence Service
Special Line, unlimited .........$4.00 per month
Special Line, message rate ......$3.00 per month
(100 rfiessages per month. Each additional message, 3¢)
Two-party, unlimited ..........$3.00 permonth
All of the above rates are available within the base
rate area, which area is much enlarged and embraces
all of the developed part of the city, including College
Park, East Point and Decatur, and in many instances
extend beyond the city limits. A mileage charge will
apply beyond the base area, but the change from the
zone system to the enlarged hase rate area will result
in a reduction in the rate on a large number of tele
phones.
NEW schedule of telephone exchange rates will
A become effective in Atlanta on May Iby direc
tion of the Operating Board of the United
States Telegraph and Telephone Administration, acting
under the order of the Postmaster General of the United
States,
As you know, all of the lines and property of this
company are now in the possession, control and are being
operated by the United States Government under the di
rection of the Postmaster General of the United States.
The new rates are necessary in order that addi
tional revenue may be secured by the Government to
meet the inereased operating expenses. The causes which
make greater telephone revenue necessary are
due to the new conditions and the new price levels intro
duced by the war and are entirely beyond the control of
the United States Telegraph and Telephone Administra
tion or of the Telephone Company.
More than two years ago the company foresaw that
the telephone system would be operated at a loss unless
the rates could be adjusted to meet the increasing costs
of all elements entering into the production of service. A
similar rate adjustment would have been unavoidable
under private control and the new rate schedule is prac
tically the same we would have sought in 1918 if the Gov
ernment had not taken possession of our property,
As stated by the Postmaster General, the owners of
the telephone system do not benefit in any way from the
rate changes. Practically all of the i reased operating
expenses which require this additional revenue are due
to increased wages paid to employees to enable them to
meet the new conditions of life in the present day.
It is neither practicable nor desirable to reduee
wages, and so far as wages are concerned we believe that
portion of the inereased operating expenses to be per
manent,
The new rate schedule is fair and reasonable and the
percentage of increased revenue which it will produce is
much lower than the increased cost of other services and
commodities of a similar character.
Complete detailed information about the new rafes
may be obtained at the manager’s office. We are mak
ing every effort to change our records promptly and your
courteous consideration will be appreciated. The new
rate for your service is shown on your statement for
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Major General Kennedy
Sent to Panama Canal
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 26.—~Major
General Chase W. Kennedy has been
ordered to assume command of the
Panpama Canal department, relieving
Brigadier General Richard M. Blatch.
ford, the War Department announcr‘dJ
today.
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