The evening world. Newspaper, April 19, 1921, Page 10

—- er ie SALES TAX “GRAND LARCENY” -ARAWNST THE POOR ‘Head of Machinists’ Union Says It Means $1,800,000,000 Burden on Masses. “(Special From Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, April 19—Dectir- img that “the sales or turnover tax would be the worst kind of ‘grand Jarceny’ in taxation and would be Gaily robbery on a crue] senate of those who haven't sufficient income to main- tain an American standard of living,” William H. Johnston, President of the International Association of Machin- jats, in o statement made public to day, scores this taxation measure which is up for consideration in both branches of Congress. PREMIER LIKENS IRISH STRIFE TO Cites E act Parallel to Con- ditions in Ireland. LONDON, April 19 Press).—The Prime Minister defends (Associated the Government's policy in Ireland providing an exact parallel for the situation there, involving the funda- mental issue of union or secession, In his reply, made to-day, to the recent memorial sent him by nine Anglican Bishops and the heads of the pr nei Britain, In this memorial the signers ¢n- dorsed the Archbishop of Canter- CIVIL WAR HERE American Struggle asy and cites the American Civil War as’ cial have followed the breaking up of the American Union, 1 doubt if there Is A responsible man in the athern States to-day, however much he ad- mires great figures like Jackson and Lee, who is not glad that the Union| preaervesd, even at that terrible cust.” | t = — FIVE ARMED IRISH | CIVILIANS SLAIN, Crown Forces Fire on Men Found Drilling in County Carlow. DURLIN, April) 19.-—A remilted in fight numerous casualties oc which Jeurred last evening near Ballymurpiy County Carlow, when a patrol of Crown fe surprised 9 party of armed civiians ording to an om-| tatement «of the ay IMans are belleved to Se pes RRO IE aT eT ee have been killed und two woundd, | | while alx of thom were captured, t gether with a quantity of arms. | The « wn fotves, says the statement, aua- | Uuined no casualties | 4 pal non-conformist churches in Great} GUNS USED IN WAR | ‘ven during the war Congress ex- | bury’s protest in the House of Lords | Sawel-off Shotguns and Army | empted all incomes of $2,000 for fam- | *#ainst reprisals in Ireland, and | Revolvers Seni to Post flies, with additional deductions for ;Dleaded for a truce, Among other Olfices every dependent,” Johnaton said. “The | things, the memorial declared that Kes, | proposed sales tax, however, is in fact |the Government's policy in Ireland | WASHINGTON, April 19.—Sawed-oft| fan insidous ana indirect income tax }exposed Great Britain to “misunder- ipHee Lili wilt us AmePleath theane| which would create a furore if Con- |standing and hostile criticism, even Peaks, vie ROE Sree erent grees attempted to secure a similar |of the fricndliest of the world’s PY | 64) Terlin, are to be turned agninat famount by a direct income tax on] tions.” postal robbers in this country family incomes of less than $5,000 Mr. Lioyd George, in his letter of| Announcement was made to-day “Big financial and business interests want a sales and turnover tax which would yield about $2,000,000,000, We may concede that the wealthy might pay one-tenth of this, which would Jeave $1,800,000,000 to be paid by the) people of moderate incomes or very smal] ones, an average of $17 per! capita, or $85 for a family of five,| four # and cost a million live ; For a family with an income of $2.000/and much devastation and ruin ' A oe vel ue dake el e aoe i ‘ toy, | Pinned in it sending: “This ix the las the average tax payment under the| Ther was more destruction of Prep-| ye Join K."* was picked up on. tive sales tax would be 4.5 per cent, of If Rete ie OP node tate) COUnEy Pennsylvania Railroad the total family income. For a fam Ay with an income of $1,500 it would be 6.7 per cent., and for a family with an income of $1,000, assuming ap- proximately the same purohase of mecesities, it would be 8.6 per cent “Because of the pyramiding of such a tax, however, since the payer adds the prufit, the real cost of a sales tax to an average family with an, income bf about $2,000 would be about 8.6 per cent. of the family income; for a|* family with an income of $1,500, 11.4 per cent; for a family with an in- come of $1,000, over 17 per cent. These figures are aproximate, One of the bankers advocating the sales tax before the House Committee on Ways and Means remarked that poor folks who could not psy the tax had the alternative of ‘merely refraining from consuming.’” “It will be noticed that the effect of taxation under such a sales tax will be More than twice as heavy as the 4 ‘per cent. rate of t he present income tax law on a family income of $2,000, and with no deductions, while the cost of the sales tax to families with an income of $1,000 will be four times the Wate of taxation on a net family in- ‘come up to $5,000 under the present lew. “Congressmen who realize that only the American people's strong patriot- sm made the willing to pay a 6 per ent. income tax on incomes in excess of $2,000%¢or a family during {he war, in addition to indirect taxes not yet Tepealed, will realize that an effort te collect such an income tax indirectly through a sles tax at a rate two or three times as high as the war income tax rate will be most unpopular be- cause the most unjust taxation meas- ure ever proposed in thix country Congressmen don't want to ne ar from back home against this tax, but they will bear most vigorously.” eeeecetereion RUSSIA WILL SELL HER ART TREASURES Will Be Disposed of Abroad and Proceeds Used to Pur- chase Food, HWLSINGFORS, April 19.—Soviet Russian officials are putting tnto effect B decree proposing that Ruasian art treasures, seized from palaces and trom private individuals, shall be placed on the market and sold abroad to buy food, The decree provided for the creation ef a “state fund of valuatfes and art fuxuries,” to be controlled by a com- mittee of educators.’ Many of the most famous paintings, statues and objects of art in the (world will thus be thoown on the market. —————_—_—___ a M‘Creery For Fur Storage Absolute Protection Phone: Fitzroy 3400 reply, declares: “At the outbreak of the nearly everyone in these Islands sym- pathized with the South, Even Glad stone took this view, and o Bright, the famous English States- man, did not waver in his adherence to Lincoln's cause, That war lasted than has been called nals throughout Ireland “Lincoln rejected true and com- promise, as he often sald he fighting for the Union and meant to save it, even if he could only do so at the price of retaining slavery in the South. Is there a man or woman to- day who does not admit that the North was right, and who does not seo the calamitous resilt which would sed by all the so was American y Jon her of th revolvers also us had been artmnent and ni FIND MISSING MAN’S HAT. deck of the uugo shortly before noon. sand other papers bearing the john Kaiser of Elizabeth, N. J., found lying the hat John Kaiser w an nt for the Prudential Insurance Company — of Elizabeth, and lived with his mother at No, 107 Livingston Avenue in the ame city. He had been separated from hia wife, who lives at No. 127 Garden Street, and had been missing for about ‘& month i TO PROTECT MAILS) “|into a crowd of persons streaming SS THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1921. MRS, MACKAYE’S BODY DISCOVERED FLOATING W RVR (Continued from First Page.) also reported the body they found had gray spate, whereas Mrs, Mackaye, her husband said, had on tan spats. He had reported his wife's age as forty-five, and the police said the body found in the river appeared to be that of a woman between thirty- five and forty The description as to height, hair, teeth and some of the clothing, how- ever, tallied with the description Mr. Mackaye had given the police of his wife. When the body was described to him last night Mr. Mackaye de- cided It was not that of his wife, and he did not go to Astoria. | Mrs, Mackaye was best known to | the public as Je Hardy Stubbs, a | militant suffragis Her husband is a forestry expert and a brother of | Percy Mackaye, the dramatist Mr. and Mrs. Mackaye left their Central to take a train for the country, | country. the husband believing that rest and quiet might restore his wife's nerves, which had been badly unstrung. ‘They were standing near one of the train gates, waiting for it to open, when Mrs, Mackaye brought up, as she, frequently did, the subject of suicide, Suddenly she ran away from where | her husband was standing, and before he could recover from his surprise and get into active pursuit she had darted to his sight. Finally he went to the Charles Street Police Station, nearest his home, and asked that a general alarm be sent out, which was done at once. Mrs, Mackaye was born in Chicago and was @ nurse. 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Blue Jade Citron Carmel Tailored into absolutely cor- rect lines, and many silk lin- ed throughout, these suits sport long or short coats, narrow shoulders, tuxedo or notched collars, patch pockets, pleated backs and slim belts, several closing with a single link but- ton. Sizes 14 to 44. Tan Gray Tweed Mixtures ber, 1912, and was one of the handful left when they reached the capital and presented @ petition to Gov, Sul- zer, She was the official “war vurre- spondent" for Suffrage journals on the “hike.” She was also a leadcr in the great mass meeting of Suffragists at Washington in 1914, She was an eloquent speaker and forceful writer upon the subject of votes for women, and her services were sought from one end of the country to the other. ‘Through Miss Hazel Mackaye she met in 1916 Benton Mackaye, also wax a woiker in the women's cause, and they Washington, Mr. velnge stationed the in the Forest Service se MUST PROVE CLEANLINESS, All Secon Ordered Hxamined, LONDON, April 19.—All were married in Macka as an Clann Amertcan tourists travelling second class toward home will be required to undergo an examination before embarkation to as certain if they are afflicted with vermin, according to the interpretation by American oMeinis here of an order con- veyed to the steamship companies to- day from Asaistant Surgeon Gi bine The class ti ral arder stipulates that all second passengers, irrespective of ality, shail be examined for v ore embarkation, and that all third as passengers, rorardiens of nation? yr shatl be delor 5 survey o} situation ‘in this Passenger trafilc , ins as A ed nd also a th ass passengers, ore not been subjected ti to lovaing process de- Se) Lz SCORES ARE KILLED IN NORTHERN ITALY Many Fights Are Reported Between Extreme Nationalists and Communists. ROME, Apri! 19.—Conditions of ex- treme disorders are reported from Northern Central Italy, where parties of extreme Nationalists have been in armed conffict with Socjalists and Communists almost daily for the past week, The disorders, which are the outgrowth of partisan feeling aroused by the electoral campaign now in progress, appear to centre about Fior- ence and other Tuscan cities, Reports indicate the authorities are unable to cope with the situation. Upwards of a score of persons were killed on Sunday in ambuscades and running fights, Socialist and Com- munist club rooms have been wrecked by the Nationalists, Leaders of the Communists have ‘been forced to re- clare their fealty to the Italian Gov- ernment and the tri-color has been |raised above Communist halls. General strikes have been called in a number of cities where there has been bloodshed in recent fights. Bible In n to Viviani. M. 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