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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-28
Hoosier Spring Poetry.

When ever'things a-gon like she's got a-goin'
The maple sap a-drippin', and the buds on ever
bough
A.sort O reachin' upards all a-trimlin', ever
Like bout million brownie fists a-shakin' at
the sun
The children want theil shoes off fore their
breakfast, and the spring
Is here so good and plenty that the old hen has
to sing!
When things is gon ths-a.way, wy that's the
sign, you know,
That evcr'things a-gon like we like to sec her
Oh, ever'thing's a-gon' like we like to see her
Old winters up and dusted with his drafted
frost and
The ice is out of the crck agn, the freeze is out
of the ground,
And you'll see faces thawn, too, eff you'll just
look around
The bluebird's landin' home ag'n, and glad to
git the chance,
Cause here's where he bclon's at, that's
settled circumstance
And him and mister robin nows chunn fer
the show.
Oh, ever'thing's a-goin like like to see her
go!
The sun amt just p'tcndin' now the ba'm is
in the breeze
The trees'l soon be green as grass and grass
as green trees;
The buds is all jes eechn, and the dogwood
down the run
Is bound to bust out laughin' fore another
week is done;
The bees is wakin, gapy-likc, and Gumblin fer
their buzz.
A-thinkin', ever wa<efuller. of other days that
When all the land orchard-blooms and
clover, don't you know.
OH; ever'thing's a-goin' like we like to see her
lanes Whitcomb Riley in Home Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-28
Vol. XIV.

urged III support of plaintiffs con
teiltlon being that under the FEEDER
al statutes taxation of the stock of
a national bank cannot be more
burdensome than upon other credits
situate i'll the same state. CHAPTER
70 OF the Session Laws of 1907
expressly provides that stock in
banks both national and state,
located within this state shall be
assessed.
In view OF the foregoing it will
be readily seen that the situation
which confronts this state and
every county, municipality and
school district in it may be SER
lous one. If the plaintiffs are event
ually to succeed in the actions
referred to above, or in a fair por-
ton thereof, it is fair to presume
that large numbers of persons
and corporations will refuse to pay
their taxes for the year 1908, un-
less wise action is speedily taken
by the proper assessment and tax
alton officers.
1t has not been and is not now
the purpose of this office to render
an opinion that any law duly pass
ed by the legislature of this state is
unconstitutional. On the other
hand, it is the purpose of this Of
flee to use all reasonable efforts to
uphold the constitutionality of leg
islative enaCtments, leaving to the
courts the question of whether acts
or portions of acts are constitu-
tional or not.
| have directed that an appeal be
taken to the Supreme Court of this
state from the decision referred to
above of the Lincoln County Sup
erior Court | expect this appeal
to be prosecuted vigorously, III or
der that we may have an early eX-
preston of the highest court of this
state upon the constitutionality OF
the provisions of chapter As of the
Laws of 1907, eXempting moneys
and credits from taxation. Deci-
sions of Our Superior Courts, how
ever, are entitled to much weight
until reversed or set aside by
higher tribunal.
Under the laws of this state it is
the duty of the State Board OF
Tax Commissioners, among other
things: 70 have and exercise
general supervision of the system
of taxation throughout the state;
to exercise general supervision over
assessors and the determination
and assessment of the taxable pro-
pertv in the several counties, etc.,
and to confer with, advise and
direct assessors.
Under these circumstances, and
particularly in view of the two
recent decisions Of the Superior
Court above referred to, | deem 1t
nv duty to suggest to you and ad-
wise that your Honorable Board at
once advise and direct every county
assessor in this state to list tor the
PURPOSE of assessment and taxation
for the wear 1908, all moneys ana
credits situate in their respective
counties. | appreciate the tact
that if this be done there Will DC
some little added expense. Inc
expense, however, appears Sli'a'i
when we consider the unfortunate
situation in which this state ana
the several counties, municipalities
and school districts in this state
will be placed in case the conten-
o,,,oro1 plaintiffs in the
LITIGATION referred to above Shall DC
sustained by the courts ana ~, :,
precautionary measures suggested
above arc not taken.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-28
ORDERED TO MAKE
ANOTHER ASSESSMENT
State Acknowledgement Says Last
Assessment Unconstitutional.

OLYMPIA, WASH, April IS, 1908
Mr.. JAMES HERON,
Ellensburg, Washington,
Assessor Kittitas County,
DEAR SIR
The Honorable John d. Atkinson
Attorney General of the State of
Washington, having on the 18th
day of April, \. d. 1908, rendered
a voluntary opinion of this Board
to the effect that a direction should
be made to the County Assessors
of the State, instructing them TO
disregard all act passed by the last
session of the legislature known as
Chapter IS of the Session Laws OF
1907, exempting from taxation
certain classes of personal property:
You are, therefore, directed by
the State Board of Tax Commits
sioners, under resolution of said
Board this day passed, to assess for
taxation for the year 1908 all mon
eys and credits on the same basis
as other property in your county.
We enclose a copy of the Attor
ney General letter.
Very truly yours,
STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMIS-
sLONERS,
By 7. D. ROCKWELL
J. l.. FROST.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OLYMPIA, WASH, April IS, 'OS.
Honorable State Board of Tax
Commissioners,
Olympia, Washington.
Gentlemen:
An action was recently brought
in the Superior Court of this state
for the county of Lincoln, to COM
pei county assessor to list and as
sess moneys and credits of that
county for the purposes Of taxation,
and that court sustained plaintiff 5
contention and issued the perem-
tory writ prayed for upon the
ground that the provisions of chap
ter 48 of the Session Laws of 1907
exempting moneys and credids are
repugnant to the provisions of
article ! of Our state constitution.
A similar decision has been render
ed in the Superior Court of this
state for the county Of Stevens.
Actions arc now pending in the
United States courts and in several
OF the state courts to njoin the col
lection of taxes levied for the year
l9O7, wherein it is being urged
mat SO much of the provisions Of
SAID Chapter as of the Session Laws
'" l9o| as exempt moneys and
credits from taxation are unconsti-
tutlonal; that large amounts Of
moneys and credits were owned
and held in this state on March /,
lso1; that as a matter Of fact no
moneys or credits Except bank
stock) was listed for purposes Of
taxation in the year 1901, and that
therefore the entire assessment and
TAX lexy for that year is illegal and
void.
An action is now pending in
4nurston county to cnjoin the col
aectlon OF taxes levied for the year
.'o| upon the stock of national
'"uA' one OF the chief grounds
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-28
TIE BETTER Tou ARE ~

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GOOD DRESS WILL MAKE YOU BETTER, Be
CAUSE DRESSING WELL WILL BRING YoU Corr
TENT. WHEN YOU 60 TO BUY DRESS, COME
To THE STORE THAT CARRIES TIE RIGHT
KIND or THINGS TO DRESS YOU. lHG MAY
DAY is NEARLY HERE AND YOU Wish To b4
PREPARED FOR 1T, DO YOU NOT?
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-11
Local Doings

w. R. Alexander, dentist, at Gallo
way Hotel.
One thousand matches cents at The
Racket Store.
C.L. Moore of Charlotte was in
town yesterday.
Miss Ruby Holmes spent Saturday
night al Newport.
Dry salt meat l0i cents per pound at
The Racket Store.
T. NJ. Waldrip was down from
Magness Saturday.
Everything you want good to eat at
Galloway's restaurant.
J. p. Magness transacted business
at Batesville Saturday.
Judge O. w. Scarborough of New
port was in town Friday.
GRADUATED sugar Il pounds one
dollar at The Racket Store.
Is pounds light brown sugar one
dollar at The Racket Store.
You always get your moneys worth
when you eat at Galloway's.
Road Overseer n. NJ. Wilson spent
Monday at the county capital.
Coal oil Is cts per gallon, gallons
65 cents, at The Racket Store.
r. r. Burlington of the Dota neigh
borhood was in town Monday.
Deputy Sheriff J. Z. Powell was
down from Batesville Monday.
Judge McCaleb of Batesville was in
town yesterday for a few hours.
w. r. Alexander, dentist, will be
in Newark a few more days only.
When you want nice roast or steak
telephone Newark Grocer Company.
DR.. a. L. McClard and little son,
Lawton, went to Newport Saturday.
Fine lot of feedstuff, corn, hay, bran
and chops at Newark Grocer Com
pany's.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-11

Fellow Citizens:
Judge Otis w. Scarborough, in
a circular, has charged that a po-
litical trick was worked on the
people by a proclamation of the
Governor, ordering an election on
September IA, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
Fulkerson, and intimates that |
was party to it.
The simple facts are these: THE
LAW sets the date of that cleo
ton, and NOT the Governor.
Judge Fulkerson's resignation
was presented to the Governor
August 10, but was not to take
effect until August "a, at s o'clock
a. m. The next day he left for
Oklahoma, to reside there.
A commission dated August "a
was received by me on the 10th. |
had thought an election should be
held at the time of the election for
Congressman in November, but on
examining the law | found that
under Article E, Section %, of the
Constitution, it was required to be
held at the NEXT GENERAL
ELECTION after the vacancy oc-
cured. Monday, August oath was
the last day name could be got
on the official ticket. My friends
at once got up petition, as re-
quired by law, no time being left
for a primary election, or conven-
ton, or even for a committee meet
ing.
The Governor could not issue
proclamation until the vacancy ex-
listed, August oath. Judge Scar
borough's name is on the ticket.
What cause has he to complain?
How did he get his name on the
ticket As | did, by petition. How
did he happen to get his petition?
Twas in Newport, where he lives,
during the afternoon of August
21st. | publicly stated there, that
the election was required to be
held September l4th by the Con-
stituion. | made no secret of it.
| have no polical secrets.
| am informed that his petition
was prepared and signed the next
day, August 22nd Did he learn
of the election from what | said?
1t looks like it. The Supreme
Court has held, that if an election
is fixed by law on a particular date,
the failure of any officer to issue
a proclamation, will not defeat the
right of the voters to elect, and
any one getting any number of
votes, if a majority or plurality,
would be elected.
Judge Scarborough's circular
shows manifest ignorance of the
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-11
To THE VOTERS OF THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

provision of the Constitution, on
his part, or a wilful purpose to
misrepresent me and my friends,
and mislead the people.
| leave it the people to deter
mine who is acting unfairly.
Respectfully,
CHARLES COFFIN.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-11

SEC. rs, AKI. 3, Constitution
of Arkansas:
When any office, from any cause,
may become vacant, and no mode
is provided by the Constitution and
laws for filling such vacancy, the
Governor shall have the power to
fill the same by issuing commits
sion, which shall expire when the
person elected to fill such office at
the next general election shall be
duly qualified.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST or. all subjects pertaining 70 the
paper. on account OF his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac.
turer. he is, without doubt, the hlgnest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to William a. Radford, NO.
Igf Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A story and a half six room house,
comprising many desirable features, is
shown in this plan. 1t is not very
large, but fortunately small low-cost
houses often have advantages over
larger ones. Three of these advan-
tages are light, sunshine and air. In
small house opposite windows are
necessarily near togetheI and the
light from one often crosses that of
another, although they may be in diff.
ferent rooms. Sunshine, of course,
carries light, and it carries life-giving
properties besides Light, airy houses
are almost always healthful and cheer
full. In crowded cities houses offering
such advantages are always occupied.
while dark, dismal houses often go
begging for tenants. In this design
there are three rooms downstairs anu
three rooms upstairs, and they are ar
ranged to provide great deal Of COM
fort and convenience.
When a man starts to build house
he usually has some particular ideas
In mind that he wishes to have worked
into the plan. Very often these are
not practical. They have been ex-
tracted, as a general thing, from some
other plan and cannot well be grated
into the new design without spelling
the symmetry. You cannot have every
thing in one house, no matter what
the size or the amount of money ii
costs. There are natural advantages
that go with the environment which
cannot be successfully transplanted
This is one Of the principal reasons
why architects are necessary. One of
the most difficult problems an archi
tect runs up against is to prevent own.
ers from injecting ideas into house
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

The stairway in this little house
combines good deal in little space.
Besides leading both upstairs and
down, IL gives grade entrance to the
cellar, side entrance to the kitchen,
and 1t takes up very little room.
Downstairs the main feature is the
dining room, which is large enough to
make comfortable sitting room, and
1t is especially attractive on account
of the three windows and the crate.
Where chimney can be so placed
as to accommodate the furnace in the
cellar, the range In the kitchen and
the crate in the dining room, you get
large amount of comfort and salts.
faction with comparatively little ex.
pense. Other advantages in a chimney
like this are that 1t usually draws bet
ter, II climbs out into the upper air
through the peak of the roof, where II
Is better supported by the house and
where 1t Is easier to fix the roof
around it so 1t won't leak Still an
other advantage is the additional
height, which insures better draft.
Inv thio uiaW DcittI
another reason, they are surrounded
by warm rooms and the hues are cas-
lily heated. Hot air naturally goes up,
so the ordinary cold draft of the chin
ney is increased by this natural phe-
nomenon. All you have to do to have
things right is to follow natural laws
and take advantage of them to pro.
mote the end desired
This little house is only % feet
wide by 36 feet long, without meas.
uring the porch. A 22-foot house can
be comfortably placed on a 30 or 80
foot lot and leave plenty of breathing
space on all sides. Then 1t don't cost
a great deal to build compact little
house from this plan. Under ordinary
circumstances $4,000 should build it
complete. with plumbing. furnace,
piping for gas and wiring for elec.
tricity
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

on again. But the enraged eagle was
too quick for him. He flew up In the
air, taking the spectacles with him.
When he was a hundred yards up he
dropped the spectacles, They struck
stone and broke to pieces. Then the
eagle flew up higher He umbled at
the cord by which the field glasses
were tied about his neck. In n mo-
ment with the help of his beaS and
claws he had cut through H. Then he
sailed about In the air until he was
directly over the place where he had
been accustomed TO deposit his ducks.
lie let go of the cord, The field glasses
fell, striking almost at Tom Fersu'
sons feet. and were smashed into a
hundred pieces, The eagle gave one
last look at the scene OF his former
labors and flew away to the north
Tom was wild with rage.
4. Wicked. thieving, ungratefnl bird.
he shouted, shaking his fist at the
rapidly disappearing eagle Not con-
tent with striking In the middle OF my
busy season. you destroy my spec
tacles and field glasses, the capital
that have invested in the business
''But no one had much sympathy
for Tom Ferguson
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

Liberia has lately lost nominal con.
troll OF part OF the territory over which
the congress OF the black republic was
supposed to exercise sovereignty. A
new treaty with France has been ne.
gotiatcd. dellmlting the boundaries of
the republics country to the advan,
tagc Of France, The French insist
that In view OF the ignorance OF the
natives In the interior OF the existence
OF any Independent government on the
coast. Il is not encroachment on an In.
dependent power for the French to
push their boundaries seaward As
Liberia IL an Independent power. the
protection OF It's territory IL n matter
for Its government. and not for out
siders. American friends of the coun.
try may regret that the experiment OF
setting up a negro republic has not
been more successful. but they must
face the facts,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27
proaperltn md We,t POINT.

The. present shortage Of 20 or more
In the authorized strength o. the
cadet corps at West Point is not ex.
plained by the superintendent as due
entirely 20 the severity OF the entrance
examinations. There has been In re.
cent years an increasing number OF
sppointees who have failed TO report
At the academy for their examinations,
in this years new class the number
reaching 70. The average boys burn.
Ing desire 10 be soldier, particularly
an officer, appears to have been cor.
rupted by the "commerclalism" of our
times, according 10 the army view, for
the superintendent OF West Point re.
marks. 1T is believed that the more
lucrative pursuits and greater fields
for promotion OF private life are dl.
verting young men from these careers
OF small pay and slow promotion In
our country's service" Thus pros.
pority has hit both ends OF the army
the academy and the recruiting OF.
fice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

plans that are not dtting or practical
under existing coalitions. One man
insisted on having a port-cochere at
the side of his house when the lot was
not wide enough to accommodate the
extension. He got his idea from a diff
ferent style of house built on wider
lot, and 1t was so thoroughly fixed in
his mind that he was prepared to sac
rlfice much more desirable features to
carry out his idea. He could not un.
derstand that such attachments do not
ordinarily so with small houses on
narrow lots. or course, there is no
law against 1t. IL a man is stubborn
enough he can build any kind of a
freak house or hitch on any sort of an
attachment and take plenty of time
afterwards to regret doing so. | have
seen a great deal of such nonsense in
building.
One of the first principles in home
building is to exercise common sense
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27
Peepina Toms Are Arrested.

adelphia.-Peeping Toms. armed
with strengthened opera glasses and a
powerful telescope, have been caught
in the treetops in Wayne. They were
seated on the swaying limbs which
overlook the grounds of the Armitage
school, select educational institu-
tion exclusively for girls. They were
arrested as they clambered from their
perches when the last lights in the
bedrooms went out. They numbered
two. The police say that their prison
ers turned out to be the sons OF
prominent Wayne families. For the
sake of their sires they were allowed
to go after a severe reprimand by
Chief of Police Haskell,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27

torman had taken the precaution to,
remove the controller and the con-
ductor had pulled the trolley two feet
down from the overhead wire and tied
ii to the car.
While the car was standing all by
itself employees eating in the car barns
noticed peculiar electric disturbance
In the air, and could hear also
strange sound, half moan, half hoot.
unlike any sound they had ever heard
before One man wanted to go out and
investigate, but his companions
laughed at him and told him the
sound was merely the ordinary noise
of trolley spool on a wire. Prob
ably the spool was stiff, they said.
Just then a hatless man dashed to
the door and cried that the car that
had been standing outside was moving
away on it's own account, with its troll
ley pole two feet short of the wire.
The laughing men left their food and
hurried out in time to see the car
rapidly disappearing.
Although the cars trolley pole was
way short of the wire, 1t was splitting
showers of sparks Some of the men
declared positively that distinct
sulphurous smell filled the air.
The car was away two hours In
that time 1t was seen by hundreds OF
persons, 1t ran the full length of the
trip to Hackensack, doubled the troll
ley there, and came back to the East
Rutherford barn, where it started.
Then 1t stopped of its own accord.
One man who had followed 1t in an
automobile, declares the car invariably
slowed down when in danger of over
taking car ahead. Since none of the
persons who met it knew anything
about trolley cars no one dared to
board it.
Expert electricians who examined
the car after its return to the barn
were unable to find anything wrong
with It, The whole occurrence is pro-
found mystery.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27
7Copynsbi. by v. .. CE-gm.a.I

when II grew near the end OF the
season, the last year was uD In the
woods" said the old guide reminiscent
~. Tom Ferguson used 10 hang
around the camp. a mighty saddened
and dlsconsOlate man The winter
was coming on. when there would be
20 more hunters 10 guide, and. ponder
over the subject as he would. Tom
couldn't see any escape from going 10
work This cut him TO the heart.
Here are these woods full Of lazy
Wild animals Tom said one day bit
terry. any one OF which would, or at
any rate ought. TO be proud Of the
privilege Of working for honest old
Tom Ferguson. But how 20 bring
that fact home TO their benIghtcd
minds is problem. Now, look at that
eagle he added in saddened tones,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27
Jersey TROLLEY CAR
IS RUN BY A GHOST
MAKES TRIP FROM BARN TO EMO
OF LINE AND BACK WITH
OUT APPARENT POWER.

Rutherford. y. IA haunted troll
ley'car is the latest sensation.
The car, which is one of the well
known half dozen that daily run
through East Rutherford, over the
tracks OF the Newark and Hackensack
line, was always considered perfectly
normal until recently. Just what is
the matter with 1t now no one seems
able to determine.
The car, (No. AZ for the purposes Of
Identification had 10 run in from
Hackensack to the car barns at East
Rutherford and was left standing on
a siding while the. motorman and con-
ductor went into the barn to get their
midday meal Before going the mo-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-27
Cast on a DesoIate Isle.

London.-A thrilling story OF tho
privations undergone by six members
of the crew of the American bark
Prussia, wrecked off Cape Horn, has
reached Plymouth. The crew was cast
on a desolate isle, and lived for 30
days on seals flesh, limpets and a
small quantity of food which was
washed ashore from the wreck. The
men built a small boat, and three Of
them succeeded in navigating 1t to
New Years island a hundred miles
away. whence they brought back q
whaling vessel and rescued their
companions.