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MUST CALL HALT IN HIGH TAXATION Good Sounds Warning in House? Appropriations Mount so That Totals are Almost too Great For Comprehension Washington, Feb. 10?Warning the house that the mounting wave of high taxation would not roll back without a' sharp and sweeping reduction in government expenditures, Chairman Good of the appropriations commit tee declared today the time had come J . to call a halt. * Figures almost too big for compre- j hension by the average man were hurled over the heads of members as Mr. Good, in dramatic fashion, told of the vast sums expended, and the growing appeals for more. There was a shout of approval when he insisted that the appropriation bills must be nooeoH the chancre of adminis r ? trations March 4 so that the framers of a new tariff law may know the amount of cloth out of which they ( must patch the nations's coat. Should Cut Expense* Laying down the definite policy ? that expenses must be cut before there is talk of lower taxes, Mr Good insisted that appropriations for the year beginning next July 1 should be kept within $3,500,000,000, virtually the sum recommended in the big t supply measures for that period. ? Mr. Good's plea for government economy was made in presenting the Irst deficiency bill for the present " year, carrying a total of $203,000, 000. Democratic members of the corn el' mittee declared there would be other I deficits and Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, declared direct appropriations this year al ready had passed the $5,000,000,000 mark. This stupendous sum could best be understood, Mr. Byrnes added by the fact that in order to meet it the government mi^st levy an average tax of $50 on every man, woman and child in America. In suggesting methods of raising revenue, without making the burden on the individual more severe than it has beeh since the early days of the war, Mr. Good said he doubted if a tariff law could raise i^ore. than $400,000,000 without disturbing in ternational trade relations. Excess Profits' Tax Urging repeal of the excess profits tax, Mr. Good said: "We shall not need the revenues that have been brought in by the ex- J l cess profits tax if we will cut down appropriations. There is where we ;' can pause to effect a saving. It will i be a system of economy and the1 financing of temporary loans such as , our certificates of indebtedness, the' war savings stamps and the Victory! t loan. It ought to be done by bor w* Awn?f 4-V* n r\ Ktt f ovinrr luwmg uiuucjr xaiiici wxau uj MAmg j the American people as we have done | in the past two years. At this point Mr. Good was inter rupted by Representative Oldfield, ' Democrat, Arkansas, who said he . feared the republican party would impose sales tax to take the place I of the one it wanted to repeal. No Salea Tax. '"the party that is so foolish as to : place a sales tax on the backs and ( bellies of the American people" Mr. ' Good replied, "would go down to a 1 humiliating defeat because the peo- 1 Z pie of the United States would not ' t stand for it." Mr. Good said the higher tax ?f 1 $6.40 a gallon should be imposed on Hope blooms Eternal in the Spring and so do Weeds, which is why the Enthusi astic Gardener is Going To It so Hard. Let a Single Li'l Spear of Grass raise Its Head and he Massacres it. Later, when the Automobiling gets Good, he will Consult that Sterling WJprk, "How to Tell the Garden Truck from the Weeds." rs Its vtoasted LUCKYSTRIKE cigarette. Flavor is { sealed in by toasting UNNAMED GOVERNMENT WANTED CANCELLATION Washington, Feb. 8.?Declaration by Secretary Houston that an un named allied government had pro posed to the United States cancella tions of its war obligations to this country, a wrangle over status of war loans to Russia and Russian em bassy financing, and a decision to divide the investigation as to for eign loans with the foreign relations committee, marked today's session of the senate judiciary committee. The proposal of Senator Reed, Dem ocrat Missouri. to urohifoit addition-1 al foreign loans was under consid eration. Secretary Houston said merely that "one government" had propos ed cancellation by the United States of loans to it. He preferred not to say what government and the Question was not further pressed by Senator Reed. Most of the session was taken up with discussion of Mr. Houston's as sertion that he did not propose to make further loans to foreign gov ernments. The secretary contended however, that it would be "unfor tunate" if the United States failed to live up to "solemn commitments' and make additional payments, if requested in the case of balances es timated at $75,000,000 standing to i.*. j:i yt- Ajj tne creuiL ux uuieu iiauiuna. xie auu ed that no such requests had been made or indicated, however. Senator Reed said Secretary Houston's assurances as to his plans would not ibind his successor in of fice, which he said his measure sought. Mr. Houston will appear tomor row before the foreign relations committee in executive session hav ing objected today in making public documents relating to the foreign loans. The Russian loan came up in tes timony of Nicholas Kelley, assistant treasurer, secretary in charge of foreign loans, who testified that be fore the fall of the Kerensky gov ernment, Russia had received $187, 000,000 in war credits. No addition al payments he said, were made un til early in 1920, when Russian em bassy officials were allowed to draw ?20<J,000 with the understanding that it would he replaced. Objection of senators at this point caused an executive session at which it was decided to leave inter national aspects of loan matters to the foreign relations committee the judiciary committee to resume hear ings on the Reed measure Friday. withdrawal liquors' from bonded warehouses?liquors taken out for medicinal and used for beverage pur poses. By lifting the tax from $2.20, he figured, the treasury revenue would be increased from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000. By demanding the camp ' nv nn the tnhnrrn inrflistrv that Great Britain collects the re ceipts from this commodity would jump from $300,000,000 to $500,000 000 a year. He also advocated a.high er tax on passenger carrying automo biles figuring on a revenue from this source of about $200,000,000, half of which should go, he thought to the roads being used almost exclu sively by such vehicles. Representative Byrnes, Tennessee, ranking Democrat on the appropria tions committee told the house if it followed the advice of Chairman Good there would be doubt about re ductions of appropriations. J. A. CALHOUN TAKES HIS DAMAGE SUIT TO SUPREME COURT Former Ninety-Six Man Asks High est Tribunal To Review Decree Of South Carolina Court Re ducing Damages For Death Of Son Washington, Feb. 10.?An echo of the disastrous train wreck which occurred near Columbia, S. C., Feb ruary 25,. 1918, came today with the filing in -the supreme court of a pe tition asking it to review a decree of the South Carolina supreme court reducing from $25,000 to $10,000, the damages awarded to J. A. Calhoun for the death of his son. Thirteen persons were killed and scores injured in the wreck which c resulted from a rear end collision. '? Calhoun, in his brief, asserted 1 that the disaster was caused by the i [ refusal of a flagman to *do his duty' ? when the passenger train was stop- j ped by a bursting air pipe. The low- < er court awarded $10,000 actual j and $15,000 "punitive" damages, ( but on appeal the latter item was < cancelled. j . ] John A. Calhoun, for whose death his father was awarded a verdict of j $10,000 had been on a visit to rela tives at Ninety-Six and was return ing to his home at Sumter when he ? lost his life, along with 12 others. It was sometime before his body was identified after it had been taken to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ad. Calhoun for merly lived at Ninety-Six, but have made their home in Sumter for sev ral years. ' G A fish that can eject poison like a snalfP VlflQ Kppn in *V>/> south seas. Lit VUU INCOME TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Frequent inquiries are received by collectors of internal revenue from storekeepers and other business men as to whether the taxpayer in busi ness for himself may deduct from his gross earnings an amount of sal airy paid to himself. Wages or salary drawn by a taxpayer from his own business are more in the nature of a charge out of profits than a charge against profits. If deductible they would merely be added to his income and the effect would be to take mon- T ey out of one pocket and put it in an- 2 other. Therefore, claim for such de ductions are not allowable. Salaries paid to minor children em ployed, in the conduct of a taxpayer's business are not allowable deductions. If however, a son or daughter ha? attained majority, or is allowed free use of their earnings withdut restric tion, a reasonable amount paid as compensation for their services may be claimed. A farmer who employs a man to assist in the operation of his farm may deduct from gross income the imount paid for such services. Like wise, if he . employs a woman whose entire time is occupied in taking care of the milk, cream, butter, and churns or if her services are devoted entire ly to the preparation and serving of meals furnished farm laborers and in car'ng for their rooms, the com pensation paid her is an allowable deduction. If, however, she is em ployed solely in caring for the farm rwtrvy Vl/Ml rlia/Ji be made In arriving at net income upon which the tax is assessed, deductions may be made for ordinary and neces sary business expenses. The revenue act specifically prohibits the deduc tion of personal, family, or living ex penses. Such expenses include rent for a home, wages of servants, cost of food and clothing for the family, education of children, "and all items connected with the maintenance, well-being, and pleasure of the tax payer and his family." ANDERSON JAIL CAN HOLD NO MORE PRISONERS Anderson, Feb. 6.?Three prison ers from the federal court at Green wood, H. S. Stevens, Andrew Stevens and Ernest Trotter, convicted of vio lation of the prohibition act, were brought here Wednesday night. Two drew one month each on the county works, and the other got four months. The jail was so full that they had to be taken to the homes of relatives for the night. The jailer said that these men could be taken in, but the jail was short on mattresses and bed clothes. AUGUSTA HAS NO FEAR OF HIGH WATER ON ACCOUNT OF LEVEE Augusta, Ga., Feb. 10.?A 35 foot river, forecasted by the wea ker bureau here for tonight, would lav put the waters of the Savannah )ver a large section of the. city be fore the levee was constructed. Al though Augusta will be cut off from tforth Augusta by nightfall, no lamage to the city is anticipated. Lowlands below Augusita will be iooded, the weather bureau reports vith possible damage to crops and ivestock. Some excitement was created in a section of the city this morning vhen it was learned that Twelfth .treet had been undermined at the :anal locks, and that a terrific stream of water was pouring in to ;he canal below, the street, flooding i section oi tne yaras 01 tne uavia >on grammar school. Upon advice From the water works officials of the :ity, who warned the school princi pal that 1;he building might be flood-, ;d, school was suspended for the iay. Traffic across the street, which' is a paved thoroughfare, was stop ped. BAKER ORDERS HALT IN ARMY RECRUITING Secretary* Action Follow* Passage of Resolution by Congress Washington, Feib. 7.?Complete :essatk>a of army recruiting was or lered tonight by Secretary Baker in iccordance with direction of con gress as embodied in a joint resolu ;ion over the veto of President Wil ion. The war secretary acted to stop ecruiting through orders sent all ecruiting officers -within a few lours after congress had com peted adoption of the resolution vhich directs cessation of all re :ruiting until the army is reducod ;o 175,000 men. He did not wait for ifficial notification of the action of iongress completed late in the day hrough a vote in-the senate and be ginning tomorrow no recruit will bii iccepted for the army except those vho .have served one or more en istment periods. s Army officers have estimated that t will reauire nine months or until text November 1 to reduce the ar ray from the present more than 513,000 enlisted strength to the .75,000 figure. The army appropri ition bill up for passage tomorrow n the house, however, provides naintenance for only 150,000 men i .fter next July 1, and 'should it be nacted in that form the reductoin irocess will have to be carried be ond November 1. Recruiting for j he last few weeks has averaged bout 1,000 men a day. The senate voted 67 to 1 late to lay to override the president's veto f the reduction resolution, Senator Cirby, Democrat, Arkansas, alone eing recorded as sustaining the resident. The house voted over whelmingly to adopt the resolution ver the president's veto last Satur ay, soon after the veto measure ] ra'a roppivprl flf. flip PAnitnl. Legal blanks for sale?Press and ianner Co. TEXAS FARMERS WILL REDUCE Columbia, Feb. 10?Texas farmers are going to reduce their cotton acre age this year to anywhere from 33 1-3 per cent to 50 per cent according to a letter received by the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association Monday from Geo B. Terrell, Commissioner of Agricul ture of that State. The letter from Mr. Terrell follows in full: "A sample of your Cotton News has found its way to my desk; I am pleased with the paper, and will be II PAPER or LOOSE LEj A vety complete is to be found l Daters Tablets Ledgers Box Files Push Pins Stick Files Cash Books Paper Clips Photo Paste Stamp Pads Pyramid Pins Carbon Paper TvniAwritAr All Letter Openers Waste Baskets Gummed Labels Paper Fasteners Board Clip Files Here also you w latest issues of tl MAG A Read the works write American Scribner's Everybody's Vanity Fair Metropolitan The Century Atlantic monthly Others are to be Visit us at any til glad to j The 1 "The Really Musiccn jiiiiiinninniiNinniimMnfimiHitNMiimiNiiiuiiiiiiiiuutiimiiiitiMtimMtNitfmtMiiiimimiiHiMiomii SAFETY. is a watchword of the Pla permanence receive first A sound, conservative, ye times maintained and th( ous service eousiaiiiiy a\t A cordial invitation is ext Planter: "The Friem ABBEVILLE, - - The Home of Over 1C pleased to have you send it regular ly to this department. "I note the paper deals extensive ly with the idea of cotton acreage re duction in the South, an . idea to which this department is committed and w;e are now sending out leaflets and bulletins in large numbers deal ing with the situation, and with every flber^in our being we are appealing to our Texas farmers to reduce their^ cotton acreage this year to anywhere from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent. "We are co-operating with you in your efforts and feel that our-work will reflect to good advantage." CLIPS \F LEDGER Line of Supplies lere at all Times Inks Pencils Erasers Cabinets Mucilage Pen Staffs Pen Points Ink 8tands Cash Boxes Tissue Paper Price, Tickets Second Sheet* Stamp Moisteners Typewriter Paper \ j Check Book Covers Typewriter Ribbons Numbering Machines Leaves for L. L. Ledgers ill find all of the le country's best iZINES I * m m or the popular :rs in Young's Pearson's Parisienne Green Book Telling Tales Popular Mechanics The World's Work received shortly. *ne, we're always >ee you. 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