Show I HAS RAISING MUNEY Every Wedding Wi With Music H Helps Big Tax J Placed aced on r J High Skirts Low Ne Necks Neck k or Pay Ir l By By Universal l Service ce j BUDAPEST Aug C. C G. Rivalry In 1 socialistic experiments In iii parts or of Europe to reduce the peoples of ot some Isome of ot the countries to he common level I of ot proletariat is ii In many Instance going to absurd lengths To raise the money which former regimes merrily blew away in tr tragic gJ id fireworks between l 1914 U and 1918 th the th succeeding regimes are arc attempting to press out of or those who still happen tl to have havo something or still alm aspire upwards upwards up up- wards through enterprise and w work rl rk The Tho proletariat peasant farmer goVernment government gov gay eminent of ot Bulgaria with a hard fisted peasant tanner farmer at its head chased King Ferdinand and his premier out of ot the country raised Crown Prince Bona Boris Bo Bo- Bo- Bo ris na to the throne and then replaced tho the universal military service with a a. universal civil state work service for tor both sexes for tor a a. period of ot ono one year year without pa pay The district council of ot in Bulgaria composed of ot peasant farmers has placed a a new definition upon luxury and imposed taxes which Is to 0 bring all down or up to tho horny handed peasants or pay to fot the difference Here Hero Is tho the new schedule as M pub Every we wedding with and must pay pay- paya a a. tax of leva lava Where the music mu Ic d does 1 not go beyond a drum a fiddle and anda a bagpipe there will bo be no tax on the tho wedding edding A leva had before tho war the tho same gold value aa ns th French franc namely franc namely 20 cents HIGH SKIRTS SKIRTS BIG BIG TAX 1 Women men who carry cam luxury parasols parasols para para- sols or umbrellas 50 leva leya tax for such parasol or umbrella Women with luxury handbag f leva tax lax ax Women who visit stores In dresses which arc are cut out at the neck leva If Jf th their ir skirts are moro snore than ten inches from the ground an ad additional ud- ud GOO COO l lava lova a tax tac Everyone r regardless g s of or sex or ago age who wears vears gloves between April 15 IS and Sc September 15 Hi leva tax lax ATI An n exception is made only if Jt tho the wearer can produce a a medical certificate that tho tim wearing of or gloves in that period Is necessary to his or her health Ever Every person re regardless ardless of or age or sex who carries an any Jewelry In gold bold leva Not even en the wedding ring If Ir Its It's gold Is excepted A luxury d dog g Ic leva Everyone under the tho ago ge of ot 50 who carries a luxury cane lava leva Girls of well wen to do o families who hire IlIre out out- as ag servants servants ser In Bulgaria Is quite comm common n must pay leva lava for that In discussing that feature fea fea- ture turo of ot the the new tax lo levy District Councillor Cli Chr r. r declared declai- that the tho c council did not l levy the latter tax so ao m much ch In In expectation of or big returns but In order to place a check checkon on girls of or well ell to do 10 farmers hiring themselves out as servants in the cities In order to escape farm work Anyone who wears heels more tha than two Inches high must pa pay lava leva Into the district treasury A luxury baby cart Is 13 taxed with 20 leva lava Evidently Evidently Evi Evi- I dently all nil babies In Bulgaria nr are to get an equal start For tho the privilege of or carrying furs fUr furson furson on the shoulders or In Iii the tho hands muff mutt tho the Bulgarian ladles ladies must pay GOO COO 00 loa lava A motor truck or even an automobile Is not considered a particular particular par par- luxury evidently for tor tho the former torm for tor- m mer iner 1 Is taxed but leva that I Is nOmore no 80 nomore more than skirts moro more than ten Inches fro from the ground and the passenger auto but 1000 leva lea Because Bulgarians returning from America with dollars had driven up farm tarm properties to exorbitant high figures by their reckless reckless' purchasing a a. tax of ot 20 per cent was placed upon nil all American money that such re returning re- re turl turning emigrants bring with them theD Two of or tho the district councilors argued argued ar at gued that as many men inca had lost everything possessed during the lie war because they were at tho the front and those who remained homo homa had piled plied up riches the wealth of or tho the latter should bo be bo taken away from them Jn ini I order that the they too may learn something something something some some- thing of ot the misery of oC life |