State Tax Commission Tour Aims to Improve Georgia System
The Georgia State Tax Commission led by Governor Dorsey tours counties to educate the public on taxation and proper returns. Lawmakers discuss a new system to increase revenue and fund schools and veterans’ pensions, with Rep. DuBose proposing reforms. Distinguished jurists Judge Sheppard and Judge Hodges visit Athens as federal and superior courts operate locally.
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State Tax Commission
Dorsey
Georgia
DuBose
Macon
Athens
Judge Sheppard
Pensacola
Florida
Judge Hodges
Hartwell
Sheppard
Maine
California
New York
Hodges
Superior Court
Andrew J. Cobb
Soluton of Tax Question Is In Hands Of People Says Mr Dubose
Mr DuBose argues the 1919 Georgia legislature faces grave tax issues. He praises modern, equitable taxation with broad-based revenue and warns against lobbyist influence. He cites Virginia and Minnesota examples and calls for a scientific system to tax all classes fairly.
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Soluton
MR. Dubose
Kentucky Tax Commission
Special Tax Commission of
Georgia
Virgin's
Virginia
Ohio Public Service Corporation
Minnesota
Many Die in Berlin Clash as Troops and Vendors Collide
In Berlin on April 14, a violent center city clash between troops and street vendors left many dead or wounded as troops attempted to suppress traffic in stolen goods. The report by Associated Press notes the chaotic scene and ongoing suppression actions.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Marshal Petain to Visit the United States
Marshal Petain, commander in chief of the French armies, announced today his intention to visit the United States. The report from France dated April 12 cites the Associated Press dispatches noting the anticipated trip by the wartime leader.
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France
Asso
Ess
Marshad Petain
Houmander
French Armes
United States
Four Stills Seized In Georgia In One Day
Deputy marshals H D Miller Scott Jackson and Ratliff Wood captured four illegal stills in one day. An 80 gallon still in Oglethorpe was operated by Eugene Dalton. The other three were found in Greene county with about 3000 gallons of beer destroyed.
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Marsals H. D. Miller
Scott Jackson
Ratliff Wood
Oglethorpe
Eugene Dalton
Greene County
Lloyd George Returns to London from Paris
Premier Lloyd George arrives in London from Paris yesterday afternoon after a stay in the French capital.
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Lloyd George
London
Associated Press
Paris
Nothing Heard From Aviators Heading to Havana
Key West April 14 Nothing had been heard tonight from Lieutenants Otto and Parker American aviators who left the Isthmus of Panama Saturday to fly to Havana.
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Otto and
Parker
Panama
Havana
Atlanta to host Souths greatest automobile races at Lakewood Park
Preparations complete for the Lakewood Park Spring Carnival with a major dirt track championship on April 19. Top drivers including Barney Oldfield Arthur Chevrolet Fred Horey Leon Duray Sig Haugdahl and George Clark are invited as a $2500 purse is split into three prizes. Events begin at 2 30 pm and end around 5 pm to aid out of town spectators returning home.
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South
Atlanta Speedway
Lakewood Park
Barney Oldnela
Arthur Chevrolet
Fred Horey
Leon Duray
Sig. Haugdahl
Norwxian
George Clark
International Motor Contest Association
Lieutenant Quarterman Seeks Sorbonne Study in France
Special to Banner from Winder Georgia April 1 Lieutenant William Henry Quarterman has won an appointment to Sorbonne University Paris. He is in Paris studying history literature and French. A 1917 UGA law graduate, he served in the 34th Infantry and fought in France before joining the occupying army on the German border. He plans to rejoin his regiment and return home in the fall.
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Winder
William Henry Quarterman
Sorbonne University
Paris
France
Lieut. Quarterman
University of Georgia
Fort McPherson
34Th Infantry
Army of Occupation
Sorbonne
United States
Government Agencies Lacking Authority to Enforce Prohibition
Washington April 15 The legal adviser for government agencies interested in liquor regulations says statutes and orders do not grant a specific legal authority for the Internal Revenue Bureau to enforce wartime prohibition after July 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Physician's Verdict Triggers Mass Slaying in Hinsdale
Chicago April 15. William Marwitz, assistant postmaster of Hinsdale, brooded after a physician told his wife she had 60 days to live. He shot and killed his wife and two young children then died by suicide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Marwitz
Hinsdale
Express Employees To Get Increase In Pay
Washington announces a wage increase of about $15 a month for roughly 60,000 employees of the American Railway Express Co. Director General Hines disclosed the measure tonight. The article then reflects on World War I divisions, praising the 6th Division’s grit and noting how timing shaped reputations, with reminiscences on delays and missed opportunities.
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Washington
American Railway Express Co
Hines
Chicago Contract Awaits Alexander
New York April 14 Grover Cleveland Alexander, star pitcher in the national league, returned home aboard the Rochambeau and said a Chicago contract awaits him.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Rochambeau
Chicago
Munich Communists Fight as Government Troops Clash in Streets
Reports from Munich say communist Red guards clash with government troops amid heavy street fighting. Several killed and wounded. A distant note mentions tax changes and revenue, but the focus remains on the Munich violence. The article also references Kentucky 1917 and 1918 tangibles and bank deposits in a broader financial discussion.
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Berlin
Munich
Red Guards
Kentucky
Tle
Toombs Dubose
Cotton consumption in March shows drop from prior year
The Census Bureau reports March cotton use fell to 423 720 bales of lint and 10 388 linters, down from 571 443 lint bales and 109 267 linters a year earlier. Consumption, on hand stock, imports, and exports are listed with state and public storage figures.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Barrow and Jackson Counties Build $12,000 Steel Bridge
Barrow and Jackson counties are constructing a $12,000 steel bridge over the Mulberry river at the O Shields place. Convicts and expert bridge builders work on the National Highway crossing, while local development includes plans for an $8,000 residence and a $50,000 hotel in Winder. Rev. R E Moss leads evangelistic services with strong attendance and interdenominational fellowship to continue through next Sunday night.
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Gapril
Barrow
Jackson
Mulberry River
O’shields
James W. Summerour
Athens Street
Col. Brown
Lawrenceville
R. E. Moss
Sermons To Live By On Esau Jacob And Ambition
A sermon contrasts Esau and Jacob from Genesis 26 27 34 noting Esau yields to appetite and Jacob to ambition Both sins ruin yet divine mercy offers redemption Jacob becomes Israel through grace urging restraint humility and trust in God while warning against unchecked ambition and heartless overreach.
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Esau
Jacob
Lucifer
Israel
Pentel
Joseph
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