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hr GLOBE PRINTING COMPANY, LTD. GKO. A. SMITH. Hct(rpd ,, rnatler number at tbe post offlce «t Or«n*rrUle, Idaho, under the Act of Congre— of March S, 137». _ i Any circumstance or fact that will tend to support a charge that income tax cases or other matters handled by the bureau are not disposed of according to law and regulations is a prop er subject for the most «Weeping investigation. After a cur sory examination myself I have decided that a thorough probe is necessary and have directed that hearings be held. Each witness will be examined under oath and a full stenographic record will be made of the proceedings. When the time comes I shall review the record and determine what action is news ' Thursday, August 18, 1921. COMMISSIONER BLAIR STARTS INVESTIGATION OF REVENUE BUREAU. David H. Blair, commissioner of internal revenue, has order ed an exhaustive investigation of his own bureau in order to ascertain the facts regarding charges of irregularities which have been made against the bureau. In announcing the inves tigation, Commissioner Blair said: Certain charges, more or less sensations, and most of them of a serious character, have been made against the conduct of the affairs of the bureau of internal revenue. Many of these charge« have emanated from within the bureau, while others have been made by persons not connected with the bureau. ■ ~ 4 * 14 sary. I have iaaued instructions that the investigation be full and impartial, as I want to get the exact facts regardless of consequences. The findings will be made public upon the com pletion of the hearings and my review of the testimony. It is impossible at this time to give even a tentative date because of the large number of witnesses and the investigation neces sary in each individual case. Deputy Commissioner F. G. Matson will have charge of the investigation and will be authorized to UBe all power necessary to summon and compel testimony of witnesses under oath, em ploy legal advisers and otherwise conduct a searching inquiry. The charges embrace: Giving out of information regarding inoome tax statements of individuals and corporations; col lusion between employees of the bureau in possession of confi dential information and attorneys on the outside acting for clients with cases pending before the bureau; former employees income tax experts" and making 4 4 M 4<: of bureau now acting as unfair use of information they obtained while with the bureau ; favoritism shown former employees acting in this capacity; Commissioner Blair intends to let no guilty one escape and permit no smirch to remain on the reputation of the internal revenue bureau. By the time the inquiry is completed the guilty ones will have been apprehended and published and those remaining with the bureau will have a complete bill of health. The inquiry will embrace not only the office force at "Washington but all field workers. Outsiders found guilty of using, or attempting to use, im proper influence with the bureau in order to escape their tax es or the taxes of their "clients" will have short shrift. Al ready Commissioner Blair has disbarred from practice before the bureau over 50 lawyers who have been guilty of using or attempting to use improper methods. The attorney who boasts that he has a "pull" or "inside information" at the internal revenue bureau is doomed to be disbarred at that bureau. The bureau cannot afford to countenance such an attorney even though his boasts are not founded on fact. CHRONOLOGY OF TARIFF BILLS DURING LAST THIRTY YEARS. There is considerable speculation regarding the length of time it will require for the senate to act upon the Fordney Tariff bill which passed the house July 21st. All estimates are merely guesses. There is only one way to approximate the time the senate will require on the tariff and that is by compar ison with the length of time it has taken previous tariff legisla tion to go through the senate. For all who are interested in thb. the following chronology of the tariff legislation of the past thirty years may be of interest. McKinley tariff: Reported to the house March 4th, 1890; passed the house May 21 ; referred to senate finance committee May 23; passed senate September 10th; approved by the presi dent October 6th, 1890. Wilson tariff : Reported to the house December 19, 1893; passed bouse February 1st 1895; referred to senate finance com mittee February 2nd; passed senate July 3rd; became a law August 15th, 1894, without the signature of President Cleve land, who refused to approve it but did not veto it. Dingley tariff: Reported to house March 18th, 1897; passed the house March 31st; referred to senate finance committee April 1st; passed senate July 7th; approved by tbe president July 24th, 1897. u: Spanish-American war tariff: Reported,to house March 25, 1898; passed house March 29th; referred to senate fihance com mittee May 2nd; passed the senate June 4th; approved by the president June 13th, 1918. Payne-Aldrich law: Reported to house March 17th, 1909; passed the house April 9th ; referred to senate finance commit tee April 10th; passed tho senate July 8th; approved by the president August 5th, 1909 Underwood tariff: Reported to the house March 21st, 1913; passed house May 8(h; referred to the senate finance committee May 16th; passed senate September 9th; approved by the president October 3 1913. Kitchen law: Reported to the house July 1st, 1916, passed the house July 10th; referred to senate finance committee July 11th; passed senate September 5th; approved by the president September 8th, 1916. War income tax and revenue bill: Referred to the house May llth r 1917; passed by bouse May 23rd; referred to senate finance committee May 25th; passed senate September 10th: •pproved by president October 3rd, 1917. War revenue bill No. 2: Reported to house September 3rd, 1918; passed house September 20th; referred to senate finance committee 1 , September (21st; passed senate December 23rd, 1918; held without president's signature until his first return from Paris when he approved the bill, February 24th, 1919. The chronology of the Fordney tariff bill to date is as fol lows: .Reported to the house June 29th, 1921; passed the hgqpe July 21st; referred to the senate finance committee on July 23rd. FOR PROTECTIVE TARIFF. Republicans are viewing with a great deal of satisfaction the speech Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona, made in the senate on the day the Fordmv tariff bill was reported to the senate from the house. It might be added that the Demo crats are viewing the same speech with a great deal of concern In the opinion of both Republicans and Democrats, Senator Ashurst 's speech and the position it outlined, forecasts a very} serious split in the Democratic party upon the tariff. The Senator 's speech was devoted to the subject of a protective tariff upon cotton, which he said was absolutely necessary for the continued prosperity of the American cotton planter, i While the Senator's speech was devoted particularly to the Egyptian or long staple cotton which is raised in the south west it was a comprehensive'and scholarly discussion of the cotton industry as a whole, both in this and other countries, He pointed out that it costs 46c a pound to produce the long staple cotton in the United States. The Egyptian grower pays not over 50c per day for his labor. It costs southern growers $6.00 to $10.00 per bale to ship to Boston, the ooBt varying according to distance. On the other hand the Egyp tian cotton grower can ship his cotton from Egypt to Boston for $3.00 per bale. Senator Ashurst insisted the American grower is entitled to a protection which equals these differ ences between labor and transportation costs and then said: The Government of the United States withtn the past 15 yeais has spent large sums of money in testing soils, sending out experts and urging fanners to plant Egyptian cotton. ♦ ♦ We have spent thousands of dollars in,demonstrating that we Could build up this industry in America. Yet the Tariff Bill which has come to the senate from the House of Representa tives puts cotton on the free list, which means that the Amer ican grower of cotton will be exterminated unless the schedule is corrected. I appeal to the Senators not to destroy this Egyptian cotton industry. Free trade will destroy it and I appeal to the Republicans not t destrov it. ' Were Senator Ashurst the only Democrat taking such a position, it would not be so significant, but he is not jdone. During the closing hours of the debate upon the Fordney bill in the HouBe, Representative Garner, of Texas, ranking Demo cratic member of the Ways and Means Committee, and, in the absence of Representative Kitchin, leader of the Demo crats in the tariff schedules, took the floor and announced that he intended to support the protective schedules on hides and cotton. It is pointed out that in this position he was supported by a very appreciable following in his own party, Only a few weeks ago, Governor John »M. Parker, of Louis iana. in New Orleans, urged his pebjtte to discard that idea that a tariff was a political issue. He stated that it was an economic proposition pure and simple and the agricultural south would be better conserved by a protective tariff than it would by the traditional Democratic doctrine of free trade. 4 • yy < < « SWEET BILL LIBERALIZES RELIEF CONDITIONS FOR WAR VETERANS. In addition to consolidating and coordinating the various agencies handling soldier relief, the Sweet T>ill which has just become a law, contains many new features which greatly lib eralize the relief work. Mbre adequate compensation is al lowed for partial disability and the definitions of what con stitutes partial disability have been liberalized. Hospitaliza tion and medical treatment may npw be given all men suffering from any disease or injury which originated during their term of service. All eye, ear, nose and throat troubles are included, although they were not under the old legislation. The terms of war insurance remain the same, but the methods for rein statement of policies which have lapsed have been greatly simplified and the time for reinstatement extended. Compen sation under the bill may now be claimed for one year from the passage of the law. < . MUST GUARD AGAINST STATE SOCIALISM AND SUPER STATE Just as those fathers drew together toward ample author ity to make the nation and still preserve the freedom of those wh.' compose it, so must we guard against the supreme central ization of power at home, and the super-state for the world. Mure, we must combat the menace in the growing assumption that the state must support the people, for just government is merely the guaranty to the people of the right and opportunity of that people to support themselves. The one outstanding danger of today is the tendency to turn to Washington for the things which are the tasks or the duties of the forty-eight com monwealths which constitute the nation. Having wrought the nation as the central power of preservation and defense, let us preserve it so."—President Harding at tercentenary celebra tion of Pilgrims' landing. < I < < < ALL GRAIN MOVEMENTS IN HISTORY BROKEN BY THIS YEAR'S SALES. Formers, first to feel the pinch of the nation-wide economic depression, now are beginning ahead of any other classes of business men to experience v return to prosperity. One of the greatest grain movements in history now is crowding the facil ities of the railroads. Grain shipment during the last six weeks broke nil records in the history of the trade. Farmers are crowding grain to market in such'quantities that in soma places there is not sufficient elevator storage space. Difficulty in hundling grain receipts was reported at Chicago and Gal veston. U S. IS SOLVENT AND SOUND. "The international prospect is more than promising and the distress and depression at home are symptomatic of early* re covery. Solvent financially, sound economically, unrivaled in genius, unexcelled in industry, resolute in determination and unwavering in faith, these United States will carry on."— President Harding at tercentenary of Pilgrims' landing. < « < TRUNKS If you are leaving for the winter, or going away to school, you will want a new trunk. We have them at right prices. Canvas covered steamer trunks, black japanned trimmings, deep tray, hard wood slats___*— Metal covered steamer trunk, deep tray hardwood slate, brass trimmings - Metal covered dress trunk, black enamel ed sheet steel, deep tray, brass trim- ^ £ J?A mings, hardwood slats, large size — V A D*uU Metal covered dress trunk, deep tray, hardwood slats medium size_ .Gome in and look them over before you buy. WHEN YOU WANT SHOES COME TO US $12.50 $16.50 $10.50 THE HUB C. P. FERGUSON, Mgr. MAIN STREET GARAGE ► ♦ t * Samson Truck now selling at . $710.00 F. O. B. ORANGEVILLE > * Have the following for sale : ■ » Dodge 94-ton Truck ,-$900.00 Dodge Touring Car, newly painted, new top, 2 new tires, just overhauled_ $700.00 < > MAIN STREET GARAGE t WALTER McADAMS ,, l <c * SHOT GUNS AND Ammunition <• < • < • + • • < • Grouse Season opens Monday August 15 - Are Yon Readyf • • New and complete stock of Shot Gun Ammunition all sizes and kinds. in M \ <► - ► + 4 - O * WOOD .HARDWARE COMPANY * < • « * The Store You Think of First When You Want Hardware or Furniture." 44 < *