The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-06-28

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Dsnville, Ill-Spinsters and bach.
elot maids Of this, Uncle Joe" Can
mons home town, have Joined hands
in 4 common cause. .... !, ~
They want the town bachelors taxed,
Furthermore, they want the tax grad
uatSd according to, age.r The, older
the@man, the bigger the taxa demand
thesaunwedded women Of 'Danville.
Ana what's more, this is no idle
dream; they have drafted thelrYde;
mandss III black and White. ana It ID
now before the common council Of the
town in the form OF a proposed ordi-
nance. :. = gt.ys n & ~ - - .,
Literally, It Is case Of pretty much
the whole unmarried female popula.
ton Of the town waiting Of the
In Danville they have delicate line
drawn between spinsters and Bachelor
maids A spinster.. according to Dan
vile definition, is one who % maiden
because she can't heipit% ASbachelof
maid is a maiden because she wants
to be.
But be that as 1t may, all distinc-
tions have been east to the winds.
Those that can't and those that won't
alike demand that bachelors be taxed,
and the longer the eligible one re-
mains a bachelor the bigger his tax
mounts up, year after year.
There Is no anonymity about the
thing, either. Old maids and budding
debutantes have, signed their names
in black and white to the petition.
-sstIrs UP City Officers l.
OF course, the petition upset the
city oficers. A meeting was hurried
ly called by Mayor John H, Lewman
City Clerk John Torrance, Fire Chief
G., w. Bridges and Councilman Clar
ence T. Birmingham, John H. Har
rison, Joseph Mics, Samuel Strauss
Michael 8. Plant, DR.. G. H. Evans
Clarence Baum and several Other
prominent citizens attended. Speaker
Cannon was invited, but his Wash
ington duties kept him away.
The pros and cons we're put forward
Married men and bachelors and one
divorced man gave their opinions.
Remember, gentlemen" counseled
the mayor. ut is very serious mat
ter and very delicate one, which de
mands our most patient attention.
dread to think what might happen
should we take wrong stand in the
premises"
committee Chosen. - - =,
Finally the whole proposition wal
leftto committee. Of which all were
to %, bachelors and a majority law
yerp.s This committee of experts was
carefully chosen from among the mos
popular bachelors Of the town, in or
der. that everybody might be sure o.
having fair show. 1t consisted o.
Court Stenographer Harry Britting
ham, Circuit Clerk Joht w Barge
and Attorneys ThomaseA. Graham, M
F. Keegan, william H, SDwyer AMI
Ray f. Barnett. After careful con
sideration they decided to issue {
statement to the expectant unmarried
members Of the gentler sex.
They took the bull by the horns. II
word, they demanded that befor,
action be taken they have the priv
ileee of meeting the petitioners Her
is the bachelors. official reply to thu
proposition for an ordinance provid
ingHfor a graduated bachelor tax 70
the unwedded adult male population
of Danville:
we, the single men Of. Danyille
would like to make the Acquaintance
OF the unmarried women of this com
munity who are SO much interested Il
us. We would like the privilege o
petitioElng the city council. as a mat
ter OF self-defense while awaiting fur
thet moves of the enemy, to enact a.
ordiaauce taxing these unInarrie'
women Of Danville $50 for each tim
they turn one Of US down, not beeaus
we feel aggrieved or wish to get maj
ried, but as matter OF protection.
RetaiIatory Proposition.
"The above appears to be q fai
!. popodtion. II the unmarried womel
Of this city who are behind this move
ment against our peace Of mind ar
III sarpsst and have . grain Of humal
sympathy. thsy will meet our props