The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 25, 1919, Image 1
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68TH YEAR. NO. 52. SEMI
PRESIDENT WILS
\ YIELD ON IT A
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1 Gauntlet thrown
nnilTM CITDDADTCDC
v\jit 11 ourrimiLixo '
OF SECRET PACTS
Conditions Have Changed Since (
Secret Treaty With Italy Was
Made, President Says.
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CREATES A SENSATION h
AT PEACE CONFERENCE ,
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Liberties of Small New States
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Must He Safeguarded and
Mume is Their Outlet? 1
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Brings Crisis to a Close.
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Paris. April 2 4.- In a statement
issued by President Wilson yesterday
explaining his position on the Adriatic
question ho deelnres that Plume
eannot become a part of Italy.
The President points out that ov
ery condition concerning the Adr'atie
settlement has been changed sln'-e
Italy entered the war noon the
promise of the pact i f London, the
Austro-diunuarian empire having
<1 isapnea red.
He notes that new s'a'es have been
created from which Fiume is the
natural outlet to the sea.
The President also contends that
the strategic necessity pleaded on
behalf of Italy's claim to Dalmatian
islands no longer prevails, as the
Austrian naval menace has ceased
to exist.
Principles of I .as) lot: pence.
In issuing his official statement on
the Adriatic question, President
"Wilson let it he known that he de
sired onre turn in to rail attention to
ihe fart that there were certain
well-defined principles which have
hern accepted by the peoples of the
world as the basts for a lasting
peace The ITnited States delegation
Pimply recal'ed this in order that
there should he no deviation from
the principles
The tevt of the statement follows:
"In view of the ranital importance
of the (jue- tions affected and in order
to throw ail possible light upon
what is Involved in their settlement.
I hope that the following statement
will contribute to the tinal formation
of onln'on and to a satisfactory
solution.
"When Tfalv entered the war she
entered nn'-p ?'?o basis of a definite
private node-sta * d !n g with Great
Uritaln and France, now known as
the pact of F,nntlon
"Since t ht t'tne the v hole face ??f
circumstances has heen altered
*Many other powers, great and small.:
have entered the struggle, with no
knowledge of that private understanding.
"The Austro-Hungarlan empire,
then the I'Pcmy nf Europe, and at
whose expense the pact of London
was to he kept In the event of victory
has pone to pieces and no longer
exists "
Not onlv that, hut the several
parts of tli t empire, it is agreed now
hy Italy and at' her associates, are
to he erected into independent
state* ami associated in a league
of nations, not with those who were
recently our enemies, hut with Italy
herself and 'he powers that stood
with Italy in 'he great war for liberty.
Must Protect the Weak.
"We are to establish their liberty
as well as our own. They are to he
nmong the smaller states whose In-1
forests are henceforth to he safe
guarded as scrupulously as the interests
of the most powerful states.
"The war was ended, moreover, hy
proposing to flcrmany an armistice
and peace which should he founded!
%| on certain de-M-lv de'lnort prlnHpl. a'
. which set up a new order of right i
and justice.
, "Upon those principles the peace
1 with Germany has been conceived,
not only, hut formulated. Upont
those principles it will he executed.
Wo cannot ask the meat body of
powers to propose and effect peace
with Austria and establish a newbasis
of independence and right in
the states which originally constItu(Cont'.nuea
on Page Kight.)
IS DOWN?LET'S
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-WEEKLY.
ON WILL NOT j:
LIAN QUESTION
UREWERS WANT EARLY
COURT RULING ON REER
Distribute Itrew With 2 :i-1 IVr
Out. Aleoliol in F.iTiH't to
Force Decision.
New York. April 24. Hrewers of
ih<" !?pw York district have taken
iction intended to speed court determination
of their claim that heer
>f 2 2-4 per cent alcoholic content
may he produced without violating
the food conservation regulations,
tvhen two of their number began
distribution of a brew of the
strength specified in barrels bearing1
labels describing It as a non-intoxi-,
rating beverage.
The kegs, sent out without revenue
stamps, which the collector had;
refused, carried tags announcing,
that sums equivalent to the cost of
the stamps had been deposited in
hanks to await the claim of the government.
Attorneys for the brewers,
who advised their action, de-l
r-1are<t that other manufacturers. In!
Yew York and elsewhere throughout!
the country, also would begin dis-;
trihuting.
The beer shipped hero, from the;
Hoffmann and (lambrinus brewer- ]
i'-s. had been manufactured since i
December 1. when hv ni esidentinl i
proclamation use of g'ains for brewinrr
was prohibited. to bo modified
early this year by permission to
male non-Intoxicating. ?>r "near"
beer, which tho revenue department
classified as containing le?s tlinn J
one-half of one per cent alcoholic
content.
f! vvs expected that the lin>\v ors
action would precipitate a move by i
the federal authorities intended to
ston the sale of unstamped heet.j
thus bringing into the cr'm'nal!
courts the manufacturers' contention,
already raised in civil suits,
that the 2 3-4 per cent brew, being
without the scope of the food conservation
and prohibition statutes
forbidding production of intoxicants.
could be manufactured and
so'd. now and in the future, under
either the war time or permanent
prohibition -status. in compliance
with the law.
The Hoffmann breweries notified'
the internal revenue collector ofj
t b ?i *" intention to resume distributee
of the 2 3-4 ner cent nrodiict.l
Th'? was the standard durinu the
creator nart *>f America's pnrt'olpa-|
'<mi f*i the war. undrr the fond regut
tin, s When application fori
re oniic stamp? w is dcnlort, tlio
P?-ow n-s tinniinroil their intention!
? t..?)?)orinr navment to the au-i
fPnr >'< < When t',;s \* ;is refused, it!
was do idod by the Hoffmann and
' I 'he f':i1>' in us ronmrnr to deliver
g' "ds without stantns. and!
^r>opti| t->?>o's nre?"ired on order of'
Klihu Hoot and William IV (luthrh,
counsel for the brewers of the country.
were nttached to the barrels
PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO
SAIL FOR HOME MAY 20
He May He Able to benve by May
15 Hermans Kxpected to Sljrn
Treaty in Hurry.
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racs. \prii ".'4 it was stated in
well informed quarters that the sit-1
tiation of the nenre negotiations was
such th t President Wilson probably'
would be able to sail homeward May !
:'o. and pos-ibly a little earlier by)
May ir,.
Tie- belief was expressed that the
President would rail an extra ses-1
s'on of congress to convene between i
May 1 ft and June 1
Present 'ndlratbv s are that the
peace treaty will be signed before!
the President's depar'ure. Infor-i
tnatlon reaching the delegates tends
to "how that the f'ertnans a re not
planning to take up time and delay j
the slgninc of ?he treaty, as they de l
sire a settlement of th*1 peace terms
at the earliest possible moment
I'OI/Alt KM'KIMTION l'l,\\\Kh |
London. April 24 Another Antarctic
expedition is being planned,
according to a statement printed in
the newspapers. John Cope, biologist
with the British Antarctic expeditions
of If?14-1'?17. will be leader
and '\r.ert?? the expedlti ?n to
sfatt In Jirne, 1920.
DRIVE"
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LANCASTER, S. C? FRID
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO I
LOAN 1-3 BILLION
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I
! ne Kxact Figures Reported
Yesterday are (riven as
$396,496,000.
TWO STATES OVER THE TOP
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Iowa and Michigan Roth (Maim
Honor of Being the First
State to Raise Its Allotment.
Washington, April 24.?Nearly
$ 1 r>0.000,00<| additional victory
loan subscriptions wore reported to
national lonn headquarters today
and raised the total pledged so far
to approximately $40n,ono.nno.
The exact total was 6.45*6,000.
:itld w:iu rUulriliiito.l 10
/tliou C*IIIWHK 111*7 1 m
districts as follows:
Itoston $(>1,04 7.(150; Now York
f 124.000.000; Philadelphia $26.422.100;
Cleveland $27,825.200;
Richmond $ 18.S05.000; Atlanta
$ 1.601.700; Chicago $64,628.050;
St. I.ouis $40,018,100; Minneapolis
$18,128,100; Kansas City $'.?.027.450;
Dallas $1,727,650; S.tn
Francisco $7,181,150.
Differences appear to he developing
between loan campaign managers
of Iowa and Michigan, 'he two
states which have subscribed their
quotas, over the question of which
was tirst to achieve th s record.
The treasury expressed no opinion
as to which should receive tirst honors.
The official summary of the
campaign said, however, that a mes
sage from C. M. McNider, the Iowa
sales director, received at 10:26 a.
m. today said that Iowa passed its
quota yesterday afternoon at 2:80
o'clock A telegram from F it
Ilenton, of the Micchigan committee.
also received today, said that Michigan
ha?i passed its quota. i>ut gave
no time of passing. Workers in
each state are continuing to roll up
subscriptions.
The Cleveland district continued
tonight to lead all other districts in
he nntnher of communities reaching
their quota, having 1 in. Toledo expected
to obtain its quota by Friday
and Cincinnati reported that it had
obtained about half its quota. Sales
were reported moving more .slowly in
the Kentucky area thin in any other
part of the district. only one-sixth
of that section's quota being reported.
A letter from Lynn. Mass., victory
liberty loan committee today
said that the citv's courier. Michael
Doyle, is proceeding to Washington
on foot carrying the names of the
first hundred subscribers in T.vnn
and that ho hopoil to present a rennet
to the treasury department on
h's arrival here about May t that
Lynn had oversubscribed its quota.
If tho city falls Dovle, the letter
promised, he will turn around and
ro hack to Lynn and raise the quota.
The woman's liberty loan committee
is receivinR very satisfactory reports
of work unions its representatives
throughout the country.
The country havinir officially subscribed
more than $39 5,000,000. thf
victory ship, which is making the
trip from San Francisco to New
York, was able today to leave San
Dieito. At noon the victory ship
pennant and the letter from the
mayor of San Francisco to the
mayor of New York was transferred
front the !T S S. Marhlehead to the
i'. S. S Crane. and the Crane stenm
ed out of port headed for the Panama
canal (>n the limi' trtn f rem
S in Iw>??n to tho Panama ?-:in:< 1 radio
mpsniiens will lie sent dailv to the
destroyer Crane, giving it instrtio
ti' im to proeee I the number of
miles w h U'h the naton's snbseripti<
n in tides.
Reports from stations and ?tii
ill over the world poured into the
offli-e of Wear \dmlral f'ow to. navy
victory llbertv lorn ntllepr. today
and those show that the navy subs<
riptions is approximately $3,500,000
This is more than the entire
navy subscription t?? (ho (list liberty
loan
BAI? KIRF \T HFNXKTT^VILLR
Bonnettsvllle, S. C . April 24
Tl- A'l pf'o Coast Lino froli;h( depot
otclit ears and roiton platform
worn destroyed hv llro boro Sunday
with 700 balon of cotton. Tho loss
was estimated at $160,000. Nearly
all the cotton was Insured.
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"MAK
'AY, APRIL 25, 1919.
I'KOGIM
Soldiers and Sailors Welcome
Lancaster, S. Saturd
W. P. Robinson and Mrs.
county chairmen, presiding.
1. 9:30 a. m.?Rand Cor.cer
S. Marine Rand.
Invocation?Rev. W. S. Rati
ter county Red Cross.
2. 10:00 a. m.?Address of
county soldiers and sailors. Hoi
art. chairman local exemption 1
3. 10:15?Response by Sor
Division.
4. 10:30 a. m.-?Reading of
Star Roll by Rev. Hugh R. Mu
Music.
5. Address?Victory Libert
ton. field chairman.
6. Address?Victory Liber
Lynch, district chairman worm
7. Address by ('apt. Elliott 1
8. Capturing a Gorman mat
Hobson Hilton.
9. Presentation of capture
Ruth Spake, as prize for best
",Make Victory Sure?Buy B<
Springs.
10. Formation by Cant. W.
ebilnrc
><i?iiv/1 o i?/i iii.ir* ii i\r lilt- JLTTflVf
where dinner will he served by
<(iers. sailors and Victory loan
Ah white returned soldiers ;i
students are urged to come a
their uniforms. * ,
- w.
, ^ - ?
markiac;e of c;ikl i?
brings coi rt case
' A
I Chorokd' County Man Takes Hone* At
With Him llis Viiiiiii; Hmuihter,
Follow lug WiHldinK.
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finffney. April 24 On Sunday|
j morning, Mareh 22, l.nnd'um Harris st
ran away with and married Sadie af
! Spencer, daughter -<f Henry Spcicr", n<
who lives near daffm v As the girl d
was onlv a little more than 15 years b>
' i ?
of ace, ?h<* father and some other a
I relatives went to the home of Harris p<
i on Hie sane* pffpreoon and took the m
irti*l to h'-r father's home and now
Harris has nerved 9'tcn 'pr W t h an t>i
..r?o-r frr.tr Judge Thomas S Seaso, y
reuntrine Snoto-pr to nrod'ice 'h" tn
girl before him at chambers in ,?
! Spartanburg Saturday and show
pnu?o why she <s being restra'ned of p<
her lihorty in order that she might
return to the man with whom ?h? al- K.
, leged mnrrin"P was contracted. i:
Honrv Spencer and the four men. w i
who apporrpanied h'm when he v ear st
, for his daughter. have h> . tt indi'1- pp
ed for r?ot and have g'ven bond for
their pnpearanee Saturday before ,|,
, Magistrate W \V Daniels. The
date sot for the hearing ronli'm
with Judge Sense's order and 't i-? ^*
"ot known what d'seosttion will tie
made of the matter. It is nrohsthle
that Spencer will have a warrant is
. sued for Harris, charging hint w 'n
abducting his daughter and ron'
fractlng marriage with her and wtli
also bring an action to have the t
marriage annulled.
THE mc; For It OFt lOF j to
TO HELP FEED KI SS! \
I'rcpnrrd to ^cml KimmI, %*? ?!i-! ?|
( Inc ;iii<I (Mhfr Vpcfssliiev I'rn11
, \irlttl Hostilities >Iii?-t Mop.
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S.'
' 1 *;?rim. April 24 The allied irnl' t()
nssoelnfed powers art- preparer! to' m
aid In 'he relief of lltissia u t fo < > j (
stutTs. medical supplies a mI ollioi
necessaries. provided there is t res- .
'sntion of hostilities "within rloflnite js|
I'res ti the territory of Kn.-s i." ..
1 Tp < f;ict -anie Known in oorres
popdee " \\ h'? h h's p; ssetl hetwe n
I?r Frldtjof Nanz'-n h :i<1 of *h ( _
commission apnolnferl to feed Kip
s'.i a- 1 President Wilson and i'r V!
miers f'lemeneeau. Lloyd (I >
1 and Oriando.
1 Mr Nnnz.en in his aprr it ?o th? 1
rounrn 01 lour tor :i >11 in i.r?ni' nn v r
vo'fef to Ifuss'a. wh?T<' ho said H<
thousands <>f persons ? ere ?)y-i j; ha
monthly from sheer starvation and Y<
d'se.se, siikr< t'nt a peu'ral and no
"purely humanta-inn oommlttee" for fo
the pi rpo?e Th? roan'II of four, in
t? r>|v reoorn'/ed with sympathy the of:
situation in Itussiu and (iiivp ns?'r at
anee of its readiness tr? suoonr the 8'J
' atrt-1 on people of liussia along fh-- ti<
lines that flelgiutn was fed and in'n an
Istored to. hut with the fundamen he
? 1 proposition that a oessatlon of off
I hostilities would be brought about 12
E VICTORY SUR1
New
suns
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LM.
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and \ ictorv Loan Day,
ay, April 2<>. 191?.
W. H. Millen, Lancaster
t, court house s<iuare, I'.
I
tcrson. chairman Lanca^IV
Welcome to Lancaster
inrnhlo Mnvnr If
board. | JIV
gt. Roddey Bell. 30th
Lancaster county's Gold
rchison.
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I
y Loan, Hon. A. L. Gas?
ty Loan, Mrs. Hariet P. "
in's committee. vv
Springs. f<
chine gun nest, Richmond v
1 German helmet to Miss
Lancaster county slogan.
)nds," by Mrs. Leroy ?
W
L. Feast er of soldiers and
? of Judge Ernest Moore,
the Red Cross to the solworkers.
?
ird sailors and S. A. T. C.
nd arc requested to wear
TV Robinson, Chairman.
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i( RE ASK IN PRICE OP j n
FOODSTl'ITS IN MARCHj
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tor llt'crcii-c in l-VI>rt?nry I'riri-s t>
Adviinc^l X^iiin?Tw cut v-t wo
I t;
Aplirlev 'J Per Ci-nl lliutict. j jf
! b
Washington, April 24,?Food-J
II ft'v: in<>rouciwl i?>
\i *11 J/1 n r Hi UK II I
ter public hope- nf n return (
>rtn:i 1 levels had been raised by a'
(crease in February, said a report 11
the bureau of labor statistics. As
whole. 22 articles of food were 2 a
r cent hijrher last month than the '
ecedinR month, and were 14 per J
nf higher than March. 1918 For 1
e six-year period. March, 1913. to '
arch. 1919. the Increase in the reil
prices of all foods was So per 11
nf. with flour. bacon. la d attu '
rn meal increasing mote than I0rt'~
r cent.
1 T>
it.liter declined 1 ! per cen' iti
'f. tiat\. then increased 1 per cent
Marih. ')th* r increases in March
F?re sirloin steak l per rent, totind^
e.tk and chuck roast J per cent, i
iffee and tea "> per cent Nivv ''
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aus. potatoes rice, epus and milk
ifliniiil in ?, ''
ERMANS ACCEPT THE
CON DITIONS OF A LIES f
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r? titles Tliem Conditions Itcspoctinjj (1
Versailles Will lie \lnded liy. !(
l/isi of ( erntuii Delegates.
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Paris. April '.'4 fJermanv has no- j
ifled iho allies that she accepts all p
i? allied conditions respecting tie- v
rsailles conference. I ^
(iernianv will send 'he following t
derates to the Versailles congress 1
ith foil powers to negotiate- J
Count von HroekdorfT Rant/an,
reign minister: Herr l-andsherg, ,
cretarv f< * pnhlieity, art lifera- j
r--: 1 >r Theodor Melchior. general ^
annger of the Warburg hank: llerr ,
fipert, president of the Prussian _
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isombly. jin?l of tho National So- ^
rt ronprross; M'-rr (ipiahert;. urn n
|pr of po^ts ;nt>l ti-lpprapha, ;iti<l r
pit S< hu? ( hini: I ?
In nil. flip 'Jprnian pnrty *vill ntim
r ?"?. Th?' arrival of tin- <1o1p:: >tr
nnot ho rxppptPil 1>p1'"I?* April S
i" Hit I IfTKIi I'ltoM n
V ' \\ TO (IMI1ICT>V'"
irloston. S (' , \r?ril 24 Wi'h
of'l ?"v ;?-> l in Pi| ne- '
oes. the transport Hufn (1 f'o o e
irdeanx will arrive here May 2.
Mir been diverted from New (
?rk. The nil !s ahoard were an- |,
i il need in a wireless message as 0
I lews: s
f'nsual eenip pv (Virginia), spe- |,
I eompanies *, 1:{ anil .M4, evaen- p
'on ambulance company 3f>; n
r.th, 827'h and 8P?2d trancporta-1
in corps: cement mill companies 1
<1 4 infill ammunition train c,
ad?iuartrrs dotachment, 13 casual
l or* and 1G casual civilians an 1
prisoners.
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E?BUY. BONDS"
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CRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
AX GOES ON MANY
LUXURIES ON MAY I
oda Fountain Drinks Amonjr
the Articles I pon Which
New Tax is Placed.
IEDIC1NES COME RICHER
lany Things Called "Luxuries"
Are in Reality Necessities and t
Prices Will Likely Re Raised /
i?y Healers.
Lancaster people should acquaint
iemselv?>? *?f th< luxury taxes they
ill have to pay after May 1. Thedlowinc
story hy \ K Geldhof of
k'ashinrtori explains the thirty.
Carry a few pennies in your pockIs
after May 1
Cncle Sam is coins to take them
w; > from y u to help pay fur the
ar.
Kverv time you spend a dime at a
>da fountain or ice cream parlor on
rid after May 1 you'll have to throw k
n extra penny on the counter to paj (
le war tax.
The t; \ op ice oreatn and soft
r :ik is ?c 1\ or of the many which
o in'o e'Tect under the revenue act
n May 1 The m important of
ilese are the so-called "luxury
ives" which ar? written into the
pvonue hill befon it <ame apparenr
> our congressmen that the\ were
An attempt was mad'1 to pass a
ill repealing them before congress
djouc '-l. but it was om> of the bills*
tllod to death it' the filibuster. It
< likelv that the "luxury taxes" wilt
e repealed during the coming speial
session, but until then we'll haver>
pay 'em
They call these "luxury" taxes
ut ?h< roinine liti< > taxed are by no
leans all lux ine- Congress Inended
tlie taxes to fall on Hie rich
nd the well-to do people of the
nuntrv. hut some of them will fall
ust as heavily on the great 90 per
ent nf the population represented
y the middle classes and the poor
Take, for fns'ane< the tax on
tedielnes. After May 1 you'll have*
n pay a tax of one pe- cent for each .
f. cents' worth of proprietary ined- S
in?> you buy. whether they are- a
ills, tablets. powders, syrups, tonis.
plaste?-s, ^:st\? - f o n'ments. If
ou pay .*1 to' a bottle of medicine
on'll nav four i-.-nio ?-iv
Tin' sam" tax will ap'Mv to tooth
mwders. hair dyes. h;'tr rostoru
ives. to'lot waters. perfumes and
ther toilet articles.
The tax on "ther "luxuries" is not I
o heavy as that on medicines, toilet*
tides and beverages. The reason* |
or this is tlvt. v hile the tax is 1<>
er cent, it is imposed not on the
ntire price of th' atticle taxed, hut
in that part of it in excess of a speJfled
amount.
For instance. carpets and rugs are - H?
axed Id per cent on the amount you
ay over $f> ; sou a re yard. That Is.
f vim hnv ten square yards of rari't
at Sf> a souare yard, or *r?0^ yon
rill pay no tax Tin* if you pay $<!
mm?ire vard. or you will be-axed
on that extra dollar a yard.
"hu? yon will pay $11.10 a yard, or- "
61 for the 10 yards.
x .i * Per "lux try" tax that will hit
he poor after May 1 is that on movng
pictures, which requires every
"r?' n icas'np moving pictures films?r
,?vMV>it n m pay ;i monthly tax
f flvr per font of the amount hiaUrns
prods pp n renin's. This tax, ^
f course v ill > i> aided to that alead>
heine paid by thp public in
nlmlsslons ?o mov Hp pirturp the? ,
tors. 1" nv ny oa ps it will double j
hp proe of movip tickets.
Tin s?? new taxes :ir** in addition tr? 1
>:in\ other v ' b went into etTect
I April i Prominent among these j
< ?h 'ax of ' vp imt pent of the to- f
I j re paid o I articlPS of jca -//
lry If
f II oth? v i " taxes, w'lfejr
fTppf wpa.1t by people principally
nt hero and 'here dig into the popf
t nt the poo*-, h ivp hpon paid py
Incp tli? revenue art was proviy
y the President in March. TlJ
ncludc Hip following percent/ f
f the total prices:
Automobiles. five per cent.
Automobile accessories, flv/
ant
Musical irstrnnipnts and ri
(Pont nucd on T'.iyo Kigr
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