28 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1919
Page
1
A dated notice instructs Oregon residents to file income tax returns and pay by March 15. It explains who must file, exemption amounts, and that Form 1040 series forms are available via collectors and deputies with free aid.
Walter Drackenbush and Peter Nebgon were arrested near Hillsdale Washington county for moonshining. A still for prune brandy was found in operation. Oregon bankers subscribed about 4 000 000 to United States certificates of indebtedness dated February 12 maturing July 16.
Fragmentary verse recalls soldiers marching in rain and mud across the German plain. A sergeant’s yell, breakfast rations, reveille, and nightly cleanup amid wire and bloodstains evoke the harsh reality of frontline life. Confusing words hint at distant combat and fear.
The United States urges massive Liberty Loan support to showcase strength at the Peace Conference. Citizens are asked to buy the Victory Liberty Bond next April to demonstrate determined national will and back America at Quai dOrsay.
A historical urging to fund the Victory Liberty Loan through public sacrifice rather than banking reliance. The speaker urges individuals to invest from earnings to avoid bank-dominated finance and to resist calls for banks to handle government borrowing.
agitation begins for Mosler fruit district joining Hood River county. Mosler fruit raisers favor annexation as Hood River Mosler highway section completes. joint meetings of North Bend and Marshfield chambers of commerce endorsed to promote closer cooperation. cooperative shipping association formed in Linn county in 1918 shipped 26 carloads livestock, saving about 80 centain hundred pounds per 26 carloads. current membership 177 farmers.
Daniel C. Roper, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, calls the tax system truly popular and says taxation is by the people and for the people. He argues taxes are graduated by individual success and financed by free institutions, a national investment guided by representatives.
Washington DC: Commissioner Daniel C. Roper says abatements refunds and appeals protect the rights of all taxpayers. Every person can expect a square deal and will not pay more than their net income for 1918. Abatement petitions are handled openly and refunds made where excess tax was collected. The income tax is on the level.
Weimar dispatch says Germany to return industrial material seized from France and Belgium. United States to receive top German merchant ships to move troops home. Peace conference expected to accept proposal to sink German warships in Boxp Mow. Senate approves war risk allotment payments to servicemen resumed. Fourth liberty loan subscriptions reach 5 992 073 250 with total post loan at 23 969 000 000. Utah Public Utilities Commission orders telephones to follow Postmaster Burleson rates.
Incorporation under New York law is announced for a national World War Veterans association aimed at uniting veterans from all services, helping them find employment and return to civilian life. Police and mobs clash in Budapest with hundreds of casualties reported.
Polish forces steadily push along railway lines with Grodno Slonim Pinsk and Lotek named as temporary objectives as Warsaw reports.
Archangel front reports Allied columns including Canadian Italian Siberian and Russian troops marching toward the Murmansk railway on February 19 advancing thirty five miles. They seize railway material and fifty Bolshevik prisoners while inflicting heavy losses. Archangel reinforcement tale linked to Antarctic expedition planners and numbers.
An expert argues that income tax funds public services and benefits, highlighting the broad impact of tax revenue. The opinion, attributed to Daniel Roper of the Internal Revenue Service, presents tax payment as essential for collective welfare.
Tax deadlines press March 15 for all payers and filers. Oregon residents must file with Milton A. Miller, Collector. Mail payments with returns. if ill or absent, use an agent or finance office. Women must file if income reaches thresholds. joint and separate returns explained. Penalties tight for late or fraudulent returns. farm income rules exclude farm expenses from deductions. bonuses, overtime, and losses treated for taxation. Victory Loan and Liberty Bond context tied to war financing.
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