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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
1
The article outlines tax filing responsibilities and due dates, noting who must file, what income is taxable, and the general rules on deductions, depreciation, and credits. It emphasizes consulting the Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue and using Form TOK A for detailed net income calculations.
A transcription of a 1918 tax notice discusses income tax rates including a 0 percent base on initial income, a 12 percent rate on excess income, and surtax thresholds above 5000 dollars. It notes exemptions, dividends, and husband wife returns, and requires employers and partnerships to file returns with shares and addresses.
A historical excerpt quotes Daniel Roper, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, arguing that taxes fund public benefits. The text critiques evading tax liability as shortsighted and self-serving, framing tax payment as essential for communal services.
The 1919 Revenue Act authorizes a $60 bonus to officers soldiers field clerks and nurses upon honorable discharge from the Army. Eligible veterans must apply via a letter to the Zone Finance Officer in Washington DC with discharge documents. Checks will be issued in claim order, and many former service members are eligible.
Soldier letter describes leave from army travel across Europe including Maine Nice Monte Carlo Rome and Paris with mentions of Commercy and French prisoners. He faces homesickness uncertainty about future and notes weather and potential return to regular army. Also includes a long advertisement for fruit farming opportunities in Oregon with berry contracts and company contacts.
Salem gets a new proprietor as T. B. Keaney, formerly Portland Cloak and Suit Co manager, takes over The Old White Corners store in Salem Retains the Portland Cloak name for now and plans spring stock and improvements Mrs Mellinger remains sales head and staff kept on Promises notable spring coats gowns and millinery in stock plus ongoing milk price figures from Clover Leaf Dairy unrelated notices follow.
Salem reports the Mount Angel Bank was entered by two men or a man and a boy on Saturday night. The attackers pried open deposit boxes and items including Liberty Bonds and personal papers were taken. The bank’s brick vault was penetrated while the safe remained undisturbed.
In 1917 Ford built cars at a million per year pace, leaving about a million and a half families and businesses disappointed during war months. Even before the war demand outstripped supply and Europe needed metal while labor costs rose. The touring car price, with taxes and freight, is $618.21 as cited from Independence Oregon.
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