OPERATION OF GROSS SALES TAX FUUY
EXPLAINED BY EXPERT ON SUBJECT
Mettktst •( BoiMM Mca's UtAaa-
ti Tax Clrngtmea Cm hta
Question llibnai^
f>er cent. «ellectM'rr(mi the M r. whereas, with ttie new ! iorm oX taxation whicJi we recommefid, it would be a tax of only one per cent.
I- the eljtire paper with
Freeiiort, Aprtl 2»c-Arthur trnnk. a! b«3w this tax woul(.
immber of the business Men's Natlofiolj > -^ ¦ iV. but feel 'hese twe
-yax ooniniitloe of the Uniwd i*t»te» baaj ^«a«M^l««. *'Vl aOrre tbe purpa^. J 1»ocn an interest'od reader of thc tax As an authority on, the qUes-
THE OUND JURY
questions
tlon and as ono who is in cloee contnct with ttio TOtttttT he has iiropared an article that Koea tnto the mi>tler In greater dettiil than Ukual and Mr. Frank 1« wiilliiK through tho column of the l>aper fo answer nny rjUPBtlonH that the readers may tatre to auk t»nt crn- lUK the oubiect. Mr. Frank writes as follows: "For the past two years the quetrtion of relief from the burdens of he^^vy UX- atlon imposed to pay the costs of the World War, has l>een uppei'ftjost in t'ne Dlinds of tlic people.
" "Tho present form tyf taxation hae proven inequitable and is rapidly be- comInK ^npro4uctiv(i. j However. Uk necessity for the continued collection ot huso revenues to meet the estimated expenditures of the GoveVnment for some years to come has pre¬ vented the ' profnpt repeal of all
have stated o^ briefly ea possible the principles of the iSales ^ax and wish to expletn that I have IjroUKht this matter Ul thc I attention of he jaibUc tn N'assau County tbroosh the medium of this paiH-r, because I liellevo in the Orotw. Sales or Turn Over Tax ps iicing tbe
ilo^rieal solution' of our tax problems. I t'ould advance' arguments In Its favor I'or Jl week without stoppbiK, btit I havt I not as yet hc^ard a sinxle seriou.s ob Section to this form of taxation. 1 Would Ik pleased to antrwer to the iH'St of my ability any Inquiries rc-jard- Ing this tax, through the coiumcj of this paper.
Self Styled "Kinc af ttaaiafiaa
' Accoxeil Of Canynj
UhWiAaatfeaatk
; bynUrook, At»rtl ».—The Rescue
j Hook 4 LAdd'er (Company. of this vil-
l.-t^e. are plaiinfaiR a fair and dance
f<i- lhi- af'terhoons an<I evenings of
"IS^J* A Jrirr :_ d~ ''^*^' - ^" "• '^*' '»''^»''" *'^ be held
ranr ACCOXed in UtrryHf ri»- j in » Uic«e ttvo-story tioikUnc l«at com¬ pleted.
There wfll be demtmsfratlons of
'electrical KOods. fiiod prudu-^ts and I. reeport,. April 29.^eton I'aratto. , .„„^^^ ^„^. refrUhwms gaUire. kew- aelf-styled "King of Bennlnston I-arkJ ,pi^ ^^„ tmttaobotA gouds. a .Mldwav. wasarraigned in Bellmore Thursdai , „„^^„ ^^, ^^.^^ „^. ^^^^ mooring before Justice Wilbur South-j ,j..,„pj„^ ^^^ jj^^^ ^„^ ard. Charged -with carrying two levol- vera witbiiut a permit. He was held
everything fair worth wl^te
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these discredited taxes, and will prevent suclx repeal until some form nt taxation can bo found which will replace the amount to be derived Cor the neetln of the Government.
"Many tax plans have been offered aad a*vo<sited from many sources but none of them has aiJpealed su strongly to the average citiaen as the Croon Soles or Turn Ovor tax. The gross sales tax Is not an addltlonul tax to be 4im>liod, but is to bupplant the present excess prollt tax, hi«lur ;^ur taxes on personal Incomes, special com¬ modities, taxes on tran.sportatlon, and mnny other special taxes and surtiixes which are the unpleasant legacy of the World War.
"Thero has been much light sjhed on thc OroHS Sales Tax, aa well a.^ mucli confusion created on the subjecl: tbrouBh conferences, dIseusilTOTTB, Hiievchcs nilil literature, especially during thc p:\ni year, it is therefore my hope to put The Gross Sales Tax* befoie you in such R way th.it you may grasp the prin¬ ciple of it and readily reallssc Its many jidvantaKesT'^rho sales tax which Is be inK advocated is a tax not to exceed one per rent on all gross salon or turn overs. You may come to tiff; coii- clilMlon. without proper consideration. tliat this Is gping to create highci taxes to the public, but it will not. It will utlmately mean that, ovying to the wide dlstrlbut\(m of the Ux, there Will bo roducfioii In taxation. It will mean that each inoiith. or quiirterly. aa m.iy be decided, you will send to the (lovern ment a clieck for one per cent of thi total sales yr turn over of your busi nc.sM. Wheri- a tax has been ccllecteti- 111 the i>ast by the di,>aler, it will be collected In tho future. Where a ta> bus been absorVjed by thc dealer, It ma> also be absorbed in the future. It will relieve, the people of a tremcnrtons bui- den and the unccrtjiitily rcvruitliiif; their Uixcu.
"The co.st (iC acfministi-iiliiia nl' tiii-^ t;ix to the Oovernment "would bo com jiaiatlvely small, as the Oovcrhmont wiil get In tbeir money when thoy need Ih, thorcby eliminating issur.-ince of short term bonds and lii.';h Interopt rates.
The Gi-oHH .Saliri or T-.u i, (iv< r tax will not discriminate axuln.st any piW ticular line of buslncsH or i oiiim-.Klity. as do ouf, pj-osent taxes. Along with the. Snles Tux, our Committee advocatcH tlu! raising of exemptions on personal Income tax from $1,000 to $2,500 for Bingle people, and from $2,000._to $5,000 for married pouplc.
"I may nay ai tbia time that thc SahtJ Tax has been Jn operation in tin- I'hillpplne Islands, under the control i i thc UnltiHl States, for tho past sixteen year!}, and has proven the mojjt Rucees,*"- iul form of taxation ever ttoviseti, not¬ withstanding the great opfwsition to tills tax, when it was first approached to tho peoiiie of the Philippine Islands. In reply to an offlolal inquiry made by feecretary Houston some time ago,' the Phlllpplno Government stated that the iSiiIca Tax is tho most satisfactory, ac¬ curate, eionorclcul, jirodutitive, uml ctiultabre tax in our system. This opiii- ion is signlflciiut. *
"Tho total amount of tux whkh could )m collected on auy givoii article, even il a turn ovor wt.>r« mtide six tlm>->i, would not exceeil three tmd one half lici- cent: whereas on riumy Items no^ ,.,,,. h ,«,.;! Mii,*tT "there ure six turn may amount to aw much I or 30 p«r cent: For in Htancv, wo will take as an ojoimple a lilecf of Jewiflry whieb, i*ty. is'wolll by | th, . met.' for $5 sold by the
\vi $10, and in turn sold by
the ,v,..,.,-, .,U- IIB. "' ¦•-'¦— 'hex,.
prices muy not be
will Btsrve pur purm- '¦
The mnttufacturer who seil» it tor $5 iv'N.s n tax of five tnents: thp wbole-
(if
would whi'-h
I'arls, April 29;—For >»«0 aiiyr,nc ran be a count, ucoordliijir '») the week¬ ly magazine Carnet Ce l.i Semaiiie. The tiny republic of San' Marino, lying r.cai- tl)e Adriatic, Ih so short ot funds
that It has created a numl>er of titles und Is selling tlu'fn to wcalt'hy tourists.
i'reu4>bci', 104, Kctiews Ucetisc
n'oiK-ku. Kun., April 2!l.—The Itev. Phik'ua neverly. of Burllngamc. one hiaidred and four yeurH old, has just been given a renewed license to preach at the disti-lct conference Of the Melbodi«t church here. Uov. ilijvcrly, in spite of his years,, seldom misnes a .Suntlay In the puliiit.
Uevlow Try them.
Want Ads. bring rcsuitJi
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Imported Cocoa Mats
14x24-in.... $1.40
16x27-in : $1.70
Call or Write
Homestead Disiributing Co.
10 .^I.VIN ST., HEMIVSTEAU (Over Woolwovth'a)
Free DeUve.-y. 0|ien till 9 I*. .M.
for the Grand Jury. His ball was ralsetl from >500 tJb $1000. Counsel for thc defendant -was denied a motion for a new trial, and Paratto was released on ball furnished by h^-'^fe.
Lieut. Peter Elar testifled that l-'ai> atto caine into police, headquarters oD the night of Ms arrest to olaiin pro¬ tection against the "Black Hand."
"Lefty" Williamson, a taxi diiver of Freeport testifled that Paratto eng.igeil i him on the night in que«tion nnd that 1 whetv- Jig. turned around to ask hini \ where he wanted to go, Paratto sat in the back seat with two guns pointing at the driver and demanded to be taken} •> to the police station. ! i
When Lieutenant Elar saw thc bulg-1 y ing pockets hc became kus[iIcIous and' .i fiisked the Italian, flndlng the two guns, j Y Paratto was Immedl-ttely locked up. j i Paratto has been annoying tho police i *jt for some time, and has been reported : •> to have said they could not do anything | 'X with him. 5
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All the news while it is news. Daily' A Review, $5 a year; $2.50 six months; "r
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that goes to make (ittenMng.
Kxtra features Will be introduced ev¬ ery iday as fast aa the hard working •ommlttee can think of tbem. A Ftn^l car, two (?om of coal etlt matiy other things will lie drawn for.
The secretary of the Rescue Hook * LatMer Company is Fred O. Riefler im«l he Is doing all he can to see that 'he thing goes over In wonderful style.
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Painter and Decorator General Contracting
Paper Hanging. Painting in all Its bntnches. All Wfirk guarantoed.' Estimates cheerfully given
281 Franklin Ave., Hempstead
Telephone 4!)9-J Ilempstead
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VOCAL DANCE |
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I 43 W. Merrick Rosid (Tei. io54.j) FREEPORT, N. Y. | X X
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THANK YOU
For the kind response to my advertise- ment of last week. The Public learns quick¬ ly where to go and get their money's worth AT PRE-WAR PRICES. The war is over and to are our high prices
SPECIALS For This Week End
' Smoked Regular Hams, Ib. 28c
Fre^ Jersey 'Hams, lb. SOc
Corned Beef, lb. 8c
Bacon Strips, Ib. 25c
Loins of Pork, whole, lb. 25c
Racks of Lamb, lb. 25c
Rib Roast, Any Cut 25c
Legs of Spring Lamb, Ib. 35c
Legs of Milk Fed Veal, lb. 30c
Hygrade Market
N. MAY, Manager
33 W. Merrick Rd. FREEPORT, L. I.
Telephone, 458-W Freeport
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Who gives you the proper, sorvice at Moderate Prices Shoes Shines L. RINI.
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not only satisfies the most par¬ ticular with its service for men and family washing but we also « make a specialty of blankets, V .curtains, household linens and|^ woolens. iJ^
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Brayshaw Laundry
Bedell Street JPhone 684 Hempstead
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OING to your banker first is a good habit, especi¬ ally in these times when there are a great many oppor¬ tunities to "invest" your money. Un¬ less you have had a lot of expericnoe you may not know just w4ien an investment proposition is a good and s^c one to consider.
Consult ypur banker first. You are invited to talk with us in regard to any matter of investment.
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trf Fteepmt, New Yprk "4% iatt^tettgaid •» tgteial tltfiotit oumtatt"
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Fulton St. and New Ywk Ave. Phone Jamaica 3948
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April 28 and 29
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