New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1918, Page 6

e Jirst 3 of and king n the ‘e and Pring or send tHem¥o the Red Cross. That organization will see that they get into proper hands. And thus we'll be making the path of a wound- ed hero easier. ABOUT REVENUE. When it comes to mathematics and calculations and figuring out tax re- turns, we confess that we are almost he e of figures and forms one must wade through In nning federal revenue reports has The ma sce always baffled us. Perhaps that is why a novel plan to raise revenue im- T a4 us so favorably. It is sim- y in itself. he plan we have in mind Is the ent of a uniform level rate esta of tax for every business house or in- dividual, regardless of size. The tax nount of business y to fix if the Government knows the amount of would be on the ¢ done, and the business done and the amount of rev- Nor enue which must be raised. would this plan necgssitate the abol- ishment of the present. income tax and one or two luxury taxes, or the exc profits tax. The beauty of this plan lies in its simplicity and its absolute fairness to all. If a flat e were established, say 1 per cent., the man who does a business of $1,000, would pay 1 per sent. of that amount, less the income tax and other deductions. The man n times that what 1l business man paid. Federal doing & business of t amour pay ten' tim the s accountants and auditors could soon fraudulent returns ascertain whether were being made precautionary measure e person doing business should be compelled to take out a li- sense at a nominal sum. Even new boys would be glad to pay for such a jeense. Then if a man were discov- trying to defraud the Govern- ment, he could he punished by revok- ng his license as well as by a fine or a prison sentence In this way the Government would be spa a lot of trouble and the plan ought to work out splendidly The could be raised or lowered ad libitum, according to the amount el required. It is said that 2 tax 1 per cent. on all business jone in this country last year would \ave netted the United es Treas- ut 30 billions of dollars This plan sounds reasonable, and it 1¢ carnest consideration GERMAN PROPAG \\l)\ IN SWEDEN. - Ev ince the war began, two wpers in Sweden have been an- ic to the United States. One >f them is ‘the Aftonbladet. Anyone who read it could see with 1 eye that it was printed solely in the Interests of Germany, inasmuch as it rar ever, ve the United, States redit for anything accomplished by his country, and on the other hand, it always lauded Germany -to the skies, condoning her faults and ex- tolling her military leaders. For a long time American diplo- matio and consular officers in Sweden buffalo nickel !.ssed by s Linsulting to their j8y contained them- to keep Wauashing } with the publica- B from Stockholm iy that the Am- it city had re- Minister of Jus- on against the 'spaper. It is ftest to the Min- he Aftonbladet ower and has lnterferc with 8 existing De and Sweden many bitter, B this country sonally” were dnbladet dur- Phe American these in his snfidently to be ish govern- P trying to be Spunish the of- it dosorves. tonbladet were gly, occurring as when the two wvoring to come trade relatlons by bnefits would a i nations. e of that cool speli? xt good rain we're going ¥ mushrooms. Ehorrors of war—TIce cream 0 cost 1715 cents. The office boy says he swallowed a ind it kicked him. there have repealed the six-cent fare. 1 Rus wheel-—467 revolution Someone s in is like a fly- per minute Our suburban correspondent says a man in Berlin was intoxicated yes- terday. Which proves how easy it is to get intoxicated A regiment composed of tailors is being recruited out West. Wl n they get to gay Paree, those boys will do some cuttin’ up. The name of a new motion picture sensation is “The Turn of a Wheel” sefore the film is finished there'll have to be many a turn. Down at Coney Tsland a woman po- lice oflicer arrested a male bather for wearing scanty clothin Generally it's.the other way 'round. Senator La Follette’s son has been named for a commission in the United States father, like son, evidently. Army. Not a case of like A Hartford morning contemporary to carry still continues "Where to Enlist,” although the Gov- a notice ernment closed all recruiting stations some time ago. A horse named Roamer broke a record of long standing the other day, but he evidently didn’t do much roamir when he raced a mile in 1 minute and 35 seconds. 1 One g fighting craft in Allied waters when it is realized that the line of battle- ships and cruisers alone extends over a distance of 78 miles, If anyone should ask “How can Con, sman Loner; district in Washington?” we would i nearly four years—and well, too, William Church Osborn of New | York state has denounced Charlie | Murphy as being a “Lord”. Of course Mr. Osborne means a boss. The lead- { er of Tammany hall doesn’t feel flat- | tered, cither. Mayor Hylan has scttled the N York newspaper row by warning all ainst voked if they discriminate a behave now. v king, the German government ac means nothing at all. is the fact that Cleneral Bernhar beaten by the British forces. He com- manded the fifty-fifth corps of the Kaiser's sixth army. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 19018, atements Atmnmudc which announce- hd took no official | he newspaper's ac- shington is a locomotive an officers in this d almost without a ‘ In the early morning light glorious flag world to me “Freezone” is Magic! crue | FACTS AND FANCIES, Austria says that desert Speaking of Buffalo, the folks out | BN A Drop a little Treezone on an aching iLg i i corn atops doesn’t hurt one bit. Your druggist sells == Pml wa.im What (hmchm Gan Do for Americanzation understand 6,000 tons. ’mru' it was stated this mornin the water in Shuttl In explainin though the « i the water in Shuttle Meadow was als quito low, but during that month there { was a rainfall of four inches and the | | water immediately increased ten | ers en inches in depth, thus entirely doing away with any danger of a shortagc programs the Americaniza Committec special council the wate | facturer: not been dropped and neither coun- cfl committee nor the manuf cffort is being made coal will he s an idea of the number of = water supj meetings at the Shuttle Meadow club at whi of the water hou headquarters s denomination n represent this | reply that he has done just that for rery church membher v cold weather.” Americans, dealers that their licenses will be re- Hearst publications. Maybe they'll What is Castoria substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Despatches inform us that ‘“‘with ASTORIA Drops and Soothing Syrups. Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guar- antee. Formore than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrheea; allaying Feverish- ness arising therefrom, and by regul:\ting the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. the exception of the first Polish de- mand, relative to the appointment of |, | cepts the demands of Poland.” Which assimilation The Children’s Punacea The I"“‘” ou Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over ignature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under sion since its infancy. Allow no one to “‘Just-as-Good’’ are but Experiments that trifle with %nd endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. —ng—' gnature of é/ Z4 Perhaps the most satisfactory part —The M other of the whole Allied drive at present has borne th personal supery: All Counterfeits, Imitations and the Hun war prophet, who boasted that the Germanswould sweep every- | thing before them, has been badly Genuine Castoria always bears the Kiett and Alling for the ‘de[endauL Look Before Al Bayer-Tablets and Cs 2\ sules of Aspirin contain ‘% genuine Aspirin. Demand them in the (-rlgm 2l pac! ges. r protection eE€Very pc ge and every tablet is plainly and in- variably marked with T 3 Bayer (BAY \ Crose— = Has been made on the u‘kf of the Hauaon Lift Off Corns! _ _ Liftrany Corn or Callus right off with fingers—No pain! tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and calluses, without soreness or frritation. - Try it! No humbugl EJ i) ’S (tSMVfl!R ' No Danger of Shorlage—-B irling- | ton Matt er Ha'ms Fire At the office of the wat Meadow had drop ped to 19.4 feet, whereas a year ago this time s 21 feet, Al- is experiencing a pro- epth lo dry spell there is no occasion for alarm, officials state, for the city | '. { has a suflicient supply of water for | several months and the always the | possibility of rain Last September > While nothing ha been heard of the | committee, the matter has | cturers mean to let the matter die a natnr | death More information is he awaited befora any report is made. Manufacturers Awaiting Reports, Several weeks ago the manufactu ers became vitally interested in the | Mc y and held one or two | h Chairman E, N. Humph rd and City gincer W. . Hall were invited to lay befo m the facts and pla Mr. Huni- phrey was asked about the feasibility of raising the dam at Shuttle Meadow | much @ increasing the wat t is also understood tha 1 facturers thought that on m important matter expert advi ‘ other in that furnished by the city engineer, should be secured and Mr Huln‘hu\ is said to have agreed he water hoard would secnre such is said to have 1 that the w fied the mufacture board had met and wdvice necessary had been previon ed that all It is pleasant. It contains neither Friend. jeceive you in this. 9 The McMillan Store, inc “AL“ AYS RELIABLE” A-THOROUGH CLEARANC Of Ali Summer Merchandise BALANCE -, THIS MONTH SATURDAY’S SPECIAL OFFERINGS EVERE ONE . $2.49 R— worth $1.98. 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