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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Overdue Taxes Against Railroads.

IT affords me great pleasure to say to
YOU that the present board created Tor
the purpose Of assessing railroad ana
other corporate property in this state
have increased the assessment upon that
character Of property more than $1,000
600 during my administration, over ana
above any other assessment that mas
ever been made In this state. This is
not an unjust raise or increase upon
that character of property, and while
making the investigation necessary to
an intelligent discharge of my duty in
that behalf | discover that in 1883 an
act was passed by the legislature (see
Acts OF 1883, page 229D, providing for
this board, consisting Of the auditor,
secretary OF state and governor TO as
scss railroad property for taxation, and
In the same act exempted from TAXA
tion that portion Of railroad property
consisting OF "embankmcuts, tunnels,
cuts. ties, trestles and bridges which
was i'm fact virtually an exemption OF
all railroad property from taxation, ana
should have been an act to exempt rail-
roads from taxation rather than 10
provide for their assessment. The SUI
prcmc court under the administration
of the Honorable Simon T. Hughes,
governor of the state of Arkansas in
1885, in the case of the Little Rock &
Fort Smith Railway VS.. Worthen, 10
Arkansas, 3l2, declared this act uncon-
stitutional (Which decision was Subse-
quenuy affirmed by the supreme court
of the United States), and upheld the
action of the board IN the assessment
for taxation Of the character Of prop
erty attempted 10 be exempted by the
act of 1888 find that during the
years lSS3-Si no tax on this character
of property was collected ! find that
in the various settlements with rail-
roads for back taxes, there has been no
settlement or adjustment with the rail-
| roads for the taxes in the years lSS3-Si
on that character Of railway property
attempted to be exempted by said act,
namely ombankments, tunnels, cuts,
ties, treStles and bridges.
| have given this item consider
able thought and ask that you by
proper act provide for the collection of
these back taxes and authorize your
governor to employ an attorney at a
reasonable fee to recover said taxes on
this character of property during the
years lS83-Sl, TO the end that the bur
den of taxation to some extent may
be placed where il rightfully and lcgiti-
matclV belongs
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
worlds Fair Appropriation.

am convinced that if Arkansas
viii make the proper exhibit Of her re-
sources at this great fair il will be OF
iucalculable benefit 10 the people of our
state / earnestly recommend that you
so increase the appropriation as that
the original amount taken together with
the amount that you should appropria-
ate at this session, will equal at least
100000 We can make q fairly cred
table exhibit there for this amount OF
money, with less than this | feel that
we cannot / feel that this would be
rnnmnN NNnll Nncni.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
,uo,hcr suppos,d Maan ,ns.,

Chicago, Jan, H. The dcud body o
u man, apparently nm Italian, Wa
found, Tuesday night in jOchso
park and he police believe that the
have another mniin ease 10 deal viii
The man had been stabbed 10 deaf
with knives.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
IsinR Corn for rOcI,

Omaha, 'Ncho Jan. H. Western Ne.
brnskn has turned from the conj
dealers TO the farmers for lts fuel,
ana thousands OF bushels of corn are
going into stoves instcnd Of into
grain elevators, The western par, OF
the nlnIc h enlIrelN without conl.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
\ Nebraska i'rniriri,ip,

Sioux city, lao ian, a. ANDREW
Meyers, living near Lyons Nrbn shot
his brother Erick, three times. Erick
will die. Andrew claims the shooting
was in selt.dercuse,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
For >s,ronomiuni Npsrhrsb,

University of California, Jan. IA
The Carnegie institution Inns guuron.
tecd $4,000 80 the lick observatory
To- further IT, Astronomical 70.
searches,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Deaf Mute and Blind Schools.

1t affords me great pleasure to say
10 you that the Deaf Mute and Blind
Schools are upon a very healthy and
prosperous basis, managed by supern-
tondents and u corps Of teachers thor
oughly competent and trustworthy
whose highest fame and ambition seem
to be 10 promote the welfare Of the
state and the interest of the children
entrusted To their care Upon the rec
ommcndation embraced In my last mes-
sage, this honorable body appropriated
about $4,000 for the erection and
equipment OF new buildings for the
Deaf Mute Institute which had been
destroyed by fire shortly before the CON
vening Of your last general assembly
II ig with pride that I point to IN,
very careful honest and iudicious man
ner In which the board having In charge
the expenditure Of this money disposed
Of Tho
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Convict Labor Contracts of the state,

We have at present two contracts for
convict labor which / think are bad,
contrary to public policy and the best in
tcrcsts of the state, and which should
bee absolutely abolished and set aside
by this legislature. 1t smacks too much
Of the lease system, the state rs viz
tually giving away twu-thrds Of the
products of the labor OF the cuuyicts
To private individuals who are growing
CAT and sleek upon the states loss and
upon contract which the STATE officials,
In my judgment had no power 10 make,
/ refer especially TO the contract made
between the state of Arkansas and the
Arkansas Brick 4 Manufacturing Com
pauy and w. r. Reeves, one contract
running for ten years from the date OF
beginning, the other for four years
They are both Objectionable and, Is |
say, should be abroFntcd.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
state neer and Coal OIL inspector.

Another fruitful source of revenue
that the state has not awaited herself
OF is a beer and coal oil Inspector The
state Of Missouri has a most excellent
law on the subject OF tie inspection Of
beer and malt liquors. the FUN text Of
which YOU will find I'm the acts Of Mis-
souri, Of 1883. page 22S Not only this
but | respectfully refer you TO the ques-
ton of coal oil inspectors, provided for
by the statutes Of Tennessee. The oil
in our state is Of such a character that
needs our careful attention
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Enlargement Of Insane Asylum.

| next cal 70 your CONSIDERATION tho
urgent necessity for the enlargement
OF the present Insane Asylum. We have
In this institution at present something
like 500 patients. and almost daily |
am In receipt Of letters begging for the
admission Of unfortunates from differ
cnt sections of the state, to this institu-
ton We have neglected this matter
too long already and ! hope no dis
agreement may arise as to the location
Of this institution should you desire to
gp1p roo
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Drouth Sufferers.

During last year the northeastern
portion of our state, comprising the
counties Of stone lizard, Fulton, Ran.
dolph, Baxter and sharp, was visited
with one Of the most disastrous drouths
ton Of the state, Tho poorer classes
thereof were suffering untold misery
and want strong solicitations were
made upon your chief executive TO call
the legislature together In extra sos
sion In order to make an appropriation
to meet this situation. ! deemed this
unwisc and incXpedicnt, the expenses OF
this meeting Of the Legislature being
moro than IT would be necessary to APP
proprlato to relieve the suffering Of these
unfortunate people. | Immediately
called for subscriptions from the pco-
pie OF this and other states to be turn
OF committee IN each county compos.
cd Of the sheriff, the county Judge and
the clerk the funds thus placed IN their
hands to be distributed by them to the
best of thcir ability 60 the most needy
and worthy Many citizens Of our state
responded promptly 20 this call, togrths
or with citizenH OF Missouri The
money was loaned 10 the state Of Ar.
kansas on my solicitation and upon
the assurance that your honorable hou'
when IL should convene, would repay the
same together with \ per cent interest
asked Tor $4,000, did not obtain
II Will ho necessary for you
In order 10 preserve the honor and in
lcgrity Of the state 10 appropriate n
sum of money sufficient to pay back
these various amounts with s per cent
intcrppt from the date of advancement
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
Antitrust Legislation.

Gentlemen OF the Legislature, call
your attention especially TO the need Of
an effective antitrust bin In three con.
secu,lyc campaigns this has been made
an issue II has determined not only
the election of your CHIEF executive, but
has I'm a measure determined the cleo.
ton OF n United states senator | urge
that YOU pass such bill. | know OF
no better bin, one moro carefully stud.
led or prepared than the KIM bin sun.
mittcd at your last session. and there.
fore, | recommend That you take this
bill, together with such amendments M
your Judgment may dictate 60 mako
the same effective, and pass n That
trusts are menace. not only 60 our
state. but 20 our national government
w susceptible Of no argument The
proper remedy for the correction amt
the destruction OF the gumc III tho only
matter In which this body is Interested
submit for your consideration the
King bill passed hv your last house.
held up and lhrOitlod by your last son
ate, not by itH pfufunsud pnemipH but bv
ia pfofesFcd friends As was Caesar
stabbed to death IN the Rnmnn senate
by his prufcssed friends, 80 was thir
bill stranRlod aud stlnod IN the upper
house OF your last general assembly.
by not only the personal, but the 20.
litical friends OF this measure and
your chief executive
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17
rellow.seivantn pnl.

Not only this, but ask that you pass
Ah effective follow'serynnls bIll one
that viii grant equal protection, not
only a. the. employer but TO the employee
~ we'll ! know that II has been nt.
tempted. NJ the various sessions of this
honorable body 90 pnHs such u law nA
aion " has hhnN ihwaF,pl By Az In.
per hpuhp Of this honorable body WHY
" thiH true gentlemen Why has il
been true2 | do not for one moment
believe that the upper house OF this
corporations Of this state, The demo.
cratic state Convention, which ngssiu.
blei w this city IN June last, declared,
not only Tor an antitrust law that would
De enoe,nhl, but also FOR fuilow,Hcr,
vabts Law,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-17

VI sbhN''N
In connection with the pcnitontinry
and iis reformation the most important
matter for your consideration ana one
which has engaged my attention more
closely than any other, II the purchase
Of state convict farm. n has always
been one OF the expressed policies of
my administration TO purchase con.
Wet farm accessible 90 the city OF Little
Rock. upon which to work the state
conviots
Under the act OF 1927, the Legislature,
W extra session, attempted 90 vest the
power OF purchasing n farm IN the pen
itcntinfy board The ponlton,iA.
ny board for the last twelve months
have made repeated efforts 60 have sub
United farm suitable for the purpose
" working conyio,t upon A. In this
EFFORT ! have Joined most heartily and
cordially wherever | though, tho purs
chase wna n suitable and desirable one
Within the last few months several
propositions have been submitted 10 the
board, and within the last sixty dhVH
the purchase OF a farm has been made
The boDrd purchased what IL known I'M
the Cummings Place, n farm consisting
81 something like 500 acres VI decided
land ana what IN claimed Ia be nbout
1000 ncres accordion, mora properly
known ~ HandbnrA collected IN front
~ this tract between u ana The river,
Which only shows 81 can be tevn h
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
RURAL ROUTES
The Postoffice Department ha q
issued Information Con.
cerning Them.

The postoffice department has made
public the following statement:
There seems to be wide misun-
derstanding as to the present attitude
Of the department regarding rural free
delivery. The statement has been pub
lished quite generally, particularly in
che west, that rural routes that do
not handle 5000 pieces of mail per
month and supply 100 families are to
be discontinued. 1t is not the purpose
Of the department to disturb routes
already established unless they are
lnnnifestly unnecessary.
There are now on file in the de-
partment petitions for more routes
that will supply over 100 families than
can be established with the present
appropriation. This being the case, the
department does not feel 1t wise.
equitable or Just to establish a route
supplying less than 100 families, to the
exclusion Of routes that will supply
more than 100 families, the greatest
good to the greatest number being the
fundamental principle upon which ru-
raj free delivery is being established.
AS long as all the routes that are asked
10. cannot be established because of
the lack OF sufficient money, the routes
that will supply the greatest number
OF families should certainly have pre-
ference"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14

the middle of the square and on each
side throughout the entire length of
the street the emperor has had erected
statues of all his predecessors. These
are very popular with the Germans
and are said to have cost him millions
of dollars.
I'm Berlin there are no business
blocks over six stories in height, the
law requiring them to be all in regula-
ton. While there we were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kurtz, former
Cantonians, Mr.. KurtZ being connect
ed with the safe works while in the
city. He is now the proprietor of
large factory there. We sailed from
Hamburg on the Mocha having
very pleasant voyage, the trip home
taking ten days"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14

would throw into waste basket men,
oranda which historian ought to keep
and many time Cortelyou found use
full scraps among the chaif. The secre-
tary's instinct was keener than his
chiefs in that respect, and many of the
notes he has saved will brighten the
pages of the forthcoming book.
One night of the trying period of the
late unpleasantness with Spain, Nc
Kinley outlined on the back of an
envelope a plan for the conduct of the
war. When he finished II he was about
to throw it into the waste basket when
Cortelyou stopped him with the re-
mark, Don't do that, Mr.. President,
we will need that for the memoirs"
After numerous incidents Of that
kind the secretary finally got the pres
ident trained, so to speak, to save such
memoranda, and frequently Mckinley,
just about to throw something away.
would recall himself and turning to
CortelyoI, say, II guess you'll want tC
keep this"
Now that Mckinley is gone the biog-
raphy which Secretary Cortelyou and
Judge Day are preparing will probably
be a larger work than the memoirs
the preside inte 1lel 10 wlite. The
two historians have urnplitled The scope
Of "our book" and will make it a conf
plete story Of his life, roing back tC
McKinley's youth. and covering his
service in the civil war, as well as the
interval which elapsed before his first
election to congress. They will treat
more fully the personality of the man
I'll ipIa nj. ~
modesty, would have done. To this
| end they have collected most val
liable lot of anecdotes concerning theii
illustrious subject From lifelong
friends they have learned of interesting
incidents which doubtless had been for
gotten by the president Former
, neighbors have furnished remin'
iscences which bring out various traits
of character of the dead man. and al
! these will tend to distract the reader
from the more serious chapters.
Had the president searched the coun.
| try over he could not have found twt
men SO well equipped to write his mem
oirs for him as Mr.. Day and Mr.. Cor
| telyou. Mckinley and Day grew uI
together from boyhood. Their lives
were linked together indissolubly. They
i were chums and confidants for thirty
years. In many trying and critica
hour Mckinley leaned on Day for sup
port and comfort. The jurist mad,
sacrifices for his friend which few
men could or would have made.
And Cortelyou, there never was {
more devoted secretary, nor one whose
regard was so thoroughly reciprocal
ed. During the five years he was il
the white house with Mckinley hi
learned to know him as few men did
With his keen perception and discern
ment he made study of his chief anC
thoroughly mastered his lesson. Tn,
two men were practically inseparabl,
during the most momentous period o
McKinley's life. Therefore, Cortelyo,
and Day are most fittingly the biogra
piers of Mckinley. Fortunately boti
are now located in Washington an
will be able to collaborate with con
] venience and comfort.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
Attend Roses shoe sale.
SQUIRREL
SEASON
Is On and Stark Hunt.
ers Report Good
Sport.

The squirrel season is almost two
weeks old and none of the hunters
who have been in the woods are very
enthusiastic over the results. Some
squirrels were found, and in some Sec
tions the indications are that they are
quite plentiful, the weather is not
good for hunting and it is only with
great difficulty that shot can be Sc.
cured. Bags of from two to eight a
day have been made, one-third Of
which have been fox squirrels, whici
have recently become plentiful in this
section. In the level sections fox
squirrels are more numerous than in
the hills, and they prefer open to
dense woodlands.
No Canton sportsmen have reported
any number of woodcock being shot.
The birds are not in the swamps in
ary numbers and will not be until
later in the fall
There is general discomfort over
the game laws as they relate to these
snecies of game and it is thought that
petitions will be sent to the legislature
asking to have the open season in
September instead of August.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
Real bargains in Shoes at Roses.
FINED 50 AND COSTS.

With telephone post for support
q mail box for pillow and a beauti-
ful "sosb' as comforter, John A.
Martin presented an attractive specta-
Gle on the square Wednesday after
noon. big Bill" Lehnis did not seem
TO enjoy the performance however and
calling upon Martin to accompany him
marched him TO police headquarters.
The prisoner wasl very loquaciouf
and would have discussed all the i'm
portant problems Of the day had moi
Turnkey Riegler put him In cage
II cast Martin - ard costs when May
or Smith GOT 70 work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14

Mems fine dress shoes at bargain
prices, Roses shoe sale.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
.CORTELyOU AND DAY WRITING
BIOGRAPHY OF M'K|N[EY
Close Friends Of Late President are Cheerfuily
Carrying Out His Plans for Publica-
tIon Of His Life Story.

.VAT ASHIGNTON, Aug. 13.-Stored in
w large steel safe deposit vault
In this city is the material from which
the most complete biography of Will
liam Mckinley yet contemplated Is to
be written. There is mass of docu-
ments SUFFICIENT in quantity to fill an
ordinary Office room, but 1t is arranged
in such methodical manner. that the
biographers of the late president can
lay their hands at any time upon any
particular file, paper, OF book OF refer'
ence
This raw material, for such 1t may
properly be termed, has been collected
by George b. Cortelyou, secretary OF
the department of commerce and labor.
and formerly McKinley's secretary, and
William r. Day, associate justice OF the
United States supreme court and for
mer secretary Of state in Mckinley e
cabinet They are the men who will
write what the martyred president in
tended should be his own memoirs,
and theirs will be mostly a labor of
love, for they have no thought Of f.
nancial profit from their work.
1t is known only to few people that
Mckinley purposed writing an autobi-
ography after completing his second
term in the white house. His plan was
to return to Canton, and there, amid
environments which had become part
of his life, write the story of his career
The book was to be a political history
of the United States from the time ha
entered public life to the date on which
he again became private citizen
Blaine wrote his Twenty Years In
Congress-" John Sherman was the
author Of a valuable historical work
and so were others who had been promt
nert in the affairs of the nation. The
task laid out for himself was greatly
to McKinley's taste. He liked to write
or rather to compose. He found delight
IN preparing the splendid speeches
which he delivered during his publ,
career.
II wes pleasure for Mckinley tc
mold the polished sentences, and Il
round out the graceful rhetorical pass
ages which added so much to his fanS
as an orator. He could write as flu
emily as he talked, and as eloquently
His vocabulary was extensive and var
led, and an easy manner Of expression
would have assisted in making hi:
memoirs one OF the most interesting
contributions ever made to historica
political literature. Mckinley used
to allude to his prospective autob;
ography> as "our book" in discussing
it with Secretary Cortelyou. He looked
forward with genuine pleasure to th'
time when, his public service ended
he could, while enjoying the fruits @
well-earned retirement, review tn
mari, uf events In the nations lif
with which his own was contempor
aneous.
The late president conceived the ide;
of writing his memoirs two or thre
years before his blood was shed whil
visiting the Pan-American exposition
Even as far back as the Spanish wa
he used to talk over the matter witt
that marvel of secretary, Cortelyou
and together they began their prep
aratiOns. Frequently Mckinley forgo
about "our book" and thoughtlessl.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14

Louisville, Aug. 13.-Fred Myers OF
Tennessee, who is employed in gov
ernment work, is home on visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John o
Myers.
called to Homework, Pa, on account
of sickness.
The Snyder families are holding
their reunion at Nimisila part Wed.
nesday. Rev. Josiah Keim and wife
are among those present.
Mrs. Hood, who fell down fight Of
steps some time ago, is able to be out
]. B. Kagey was in the western part
of the state this week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14

Cut prices on work shoes. Rose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
Correspondence

North Industry, Aug. lJ.-Charles
Henry and son Scott are both i'll Of
typhoid fever.
The Shutdown baseball team defeat
ed the Waco team Sunday. The score
was 8 to 8. This is me first time the
Waco team has been defeated.
M. e. Creigh has gone to Magnetic
Springs.
Emmett Slutz of Battlesburg is in
this neighborhood threshing wheat
The Pike road is nearly completed,
but some of the citizens say that the
crossings are not wide enough.
]. F. Lehmiller is lowering his scales
even with the road, so that the public
can be better Accommodated
here seems to be a shortage of coal
In this vicinity. The miners are doing
their utmost but the demand is greater
than the supply.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-14
UGLY FALL FROM ROOF

Arthur Miller, carpenter while re-
pairing the roof of the residence of
]. B. Brothers of 915 North Market
street made misstep and fell to the
ground The accident happened late
Monday afternoon. Millr was walking
along in the gutter of the roof when
he either became dizzy or lost his
footing and fell. In falling he struck
scaffold. His hip was badly bruised
and the joints of his ankle stoved. His
leg was placed in a plaster paris cast.
The injured man was taken to the hos
pital in McCrea and Arnolds ambu-
lance. DR.. Schuffel attended the man.