davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23
System of Obtaining Public
Revenue Declared Faulty

able from other sources alike fail to
be conclusive as to the contention Of
any Of the parties to this controversy.
$50 long as this condition prevails,
the state referred to will afford the dis
honest firm or corporation ready
means for eyading Just taxation, and
will find the subject Of taxation and
the administration Of public service
corporations are used by demagogues
for the purpose Of stirring up strife
and agitation without advocating the
interests Of any class Of the people.
or any industry in the community
All industries. viii continue to be more
or less disturbed and subjected to i'm
just burdens, suspicious and annoy
ancen
Mr. Powers outlined his idea Of the
method which should govern the list
ing Of real property. The state should
prepare a careful cadaster Of all real
estate, he said. this cadaster to show
the acreage under cultivation, that
covered with timber with orchards.
waste land and land which may be
plowed The classified list Of acres
should also show the number Of acres
Of mineral land. Of quarry land. and
land valuable for OIL gas or other de-
posits The cadaster should also show
the number Of city and town lots sub
Ject to taxation. Mr.. Powers added
that the cadaster should be supple
mented by listing Of the value Of pro
perty apart from the value OF the land
When we have a classified listing
or acre property that segregates ar
cas- and values according to the chara-
cter OF the land, and separately sets
forth the values Of the Improvements
on every class of land, we will have |
the application Of the analytical and I
statistical method to the taxation Of
realty" continued Mr. Powers We
shall have as intelligent and as lucid /
a statement of acre property subject to
taxation as some Of our states now
provide their citizens with reference
to personal property subject to tax.
When such a listing is made. the farm
ers and other classes Of citizens win
have the data for determining ap-
whether they are being
taxed more than other classes and the
people engaged in productive indus
tries will know whether they are being
burdened which should be shared but
are not borne to an equal degree by II
The speculator
Il am merely urging the application
10 taxation Of the analytical and sta
Iistical methods which the business
world has utilized in so many fields.
md upon which it is relying in an over
increasing measure as a guide for busi-
less administration, said Mr. Powers
n concluding. Correct analysis
les at the basis Of all modern business
success. In pleading for the use Of
i classified listing Of real estate under
leads that ,ully elueidate and set forth
he character OF the land and the am
'unt OF land Of each specific class or
character. I am urging the extension
nto the field Of taxation OF the method
hat has everywhere demonstrated It's
Ibility to make facts eloquent for
guilty, and to use them as a guide for J
he business man, the legislator and
he statesman"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23

Louisville. Ky. Sept 22.-Deciaring
that the inequalities Of the present
method Of assessing and collecting the
( property tax are numerous and grave
l.. @. Powers. chief statistician OF the
Census Bureau, urged the adoption Of
uniform listing Of real estate which
will show more clearly the value Of
and assessment Of real estate He ad-
yocated what he termed the analyti-
cal and statistical methods in the list
ing OF real estate for taxation and
claimed that the application OF this
method would take the question Of pro
perty taxation out OF the REACH of de-
nagogues and cheap politicians and
that II would serve to show the proper
ton Of the general tax that is being
paid by the farmer, the lnmberman.
and the railroads.
MANY economic writer's Of public
finance have in the past fifty years
called attention to the imperfections Of
existing systems Of obtaining public
revenue" said Mr.. Powers, and the
desirabilIty OF finding, II possible, some
substitute for the general property
tax While many minor changes
have been made IN the methods Of OBJ
tanning state and local revenue, said
Mr.. Powers today, as at the middle Of
the last century, local governments
in the United States and Canada rely
principally upon the general property
tax for their revenue. and viii con-
tInue to do SO for the next fifty years.
Under such Circumstances the prac-
tical man. striving to improve the ad-
ministration Of public business he
continued. will give his attention
primarily to consideration Of meth
ods OF freeing the assessment and col
lection OF that tax from the inequal
tiles which now accompany them.
Those inequalities are numerous and
grave Many townships can be found
in the country in which a farm with
selling value Of $4,000 is subject to
the same tax as a second farm in
another part Of the township with
selling valae OF $4,000; and the town
ships are legion in number in which
farm property is assessed at a differ
ent portion OF It's value from that as.
signed to forest land and the property
used for residential, manufacturing aud
other purposes"
Mr.. Powers insisted that the need ,
for improving the methods Of assess
ing real property was evidenced by
the fact that for forty years at least
IS per cent of the general property tax
OF the United States has been levied /
and collected upon realty He said
that although the proper listing and
of really for purposes Of tax
alton should be given greater con-
sideration than is given to the cores
ponding listing Of personality; that
such is nowhere the case.
Some Of the most intelligent peo-
pie claim that the railroads are pay
ng relatively only one-third as much
AK as the farmers and umbermen,
md on the other hand. the railroads
.laim that they are paying as heavy a
ak as the farmer and that the burden
# taxation 8 much greater relatively
han that OF the iumberman con
inued Mr. Powers. AN analysis Of
he published report Of the state and
of the data of such re-
.orts with raliahle Information obtain
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23

She entered upon her stage life az
the age Of IS, had attained phenom-
email success al 20. Ten years lateT
she toured the states as a star Shs
was then %. Flight years after she
left the glare OF the iootlights. af.
rled, got a divorce and returned 70 hey
old love at a. notwithstanding the
fact that her long career upon The
boards l25 years. has left rs n'ets
On her face. she seems as arbiilons
and uimble as the head o. hec own
company as she ever did She IS now
2S-The Bohemian
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23

haye brfcr mr
beifn~ rg ~ o en
gary IT lE quite " n 1G
esfs IL His duties - ioo "a
b'r.hs in the village and 70 .
broken icg when necessary. He Fa-
ceiyes 400 kronen a year-aboug 50
in English moneyAand has the NE
~ cottage: but he also has eight
measures 81 wheat as part g5larY. 80
many measures OF oats and lcnds "
maize and straw. 80 much has and
Hurzei for the COW. and 50 on IN .
descending scale. down to the i'm.
skilled laborers. the women help at
threshing the boys who mind the rigs
n living wage Of about 40 Or 50
kr0nen earabout glO-and so
many sacks Of potatoes and nniza.
II ID the medieval systcm Of barter.
writes Baroness Orczy In Youths
Companion.
AN AANA khAAnh ENuAArtUaH tHA Af@t
~ the most contcnted individual In
the world IN spite Or because Of ths
fact that he knows absolutely nothing
" what is going on around him. he
does, perhaps. read his newspapers
which arrive daily from budapest and
has vague ideas that ail AuFirlans
ARE thieves and scoundrels. and that
tfeefore union with Austria must
oe fatal 70 Hungary, but as q Mntier
of TACT the political situation of his
country does not interest him 10 the
least Il does not affect the ricbucas
d his wheat or the weight Of tha
a,zc heads.
keen sportsman, he Is unham-
pefed by any game laws. m Hungary
no one is allowed to carry q gum un.
less he owns so much land. and the
owner Of land and therefore game
makes his own laws for It's preserya.
ton.
His chief characteristic is LospI-.
tailty almost barbaric in It's lavlslr
ness His guests. his friends. hls
relatives all are welcome as long as
there Is room 10 the heuso. What
matter to him II OK. sheep or calf has
% be specially slaughtered 10 feed The
sy multitude and who come to Visit
hlm7 he has plenty and to spare.
or town and town life he knows
rcihing Budapest Is noisy and the
automobiles are smelly He prcfera
driving his magnificent horses "a
teams Of four or fve along the roads
where right and left the rich fields
belong to him.
There are at the present moment
auy number Of high born hungarian
nohlemen of ancient lineage and
arge estates who never from years
end 70 years end 70 beyond the
Boundaries OF their estates
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23
oswsao Druu store Robbed.

Sheriff Rldenhour received notice
this morning that drug store at Os-
wego had been robbed oe $2i in cash,
and several watches, and that the
robbers were headed toward vlnita.
The sheriff win be on the lookout for
them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23

Anyone wishing to send products
through the Commercial club. to the
Illinois State Fair will find room to
store same at r. NJ Lewis Implement
house. COMMITTEE.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-23

Anyway Cook was the first 70 tell Il.
and news IS news only once
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
The Best Food for Workers.

The best food for those who work
with hand or brain is never high
priced.
The best example of this is found in
Quaker oats. IL stands at the top
among foods that supply Eourishment
and vigor, without taxing the digcs-
ton, and yet it is the least expensive
food one can eat.
This great food value and low cost
make It an ideal food for families who
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat. s
L%aborers, factory Dr. farm hands. fed
pientifuily on Quaker Oats will work
better and with less fatigue than II
fed on almost any other kind of food
All of these facts we're proved .and
very interesting information about
human foods were gathered by Pro
fessor Fisher of Yale University In
1908. You'll find Quaker Oats in reg
ular size packages. large size family
packages and Theoretically sealed tins
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
All Who
Would Enjoy

good health, with it's blessings, must I'M
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question Of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge of what
IA best, each hour OF recreation, of enjoy
ment. of contemplation and Of effort may
be made to contribute TO living Alright.
Then the Use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able il taken nj the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
.ruthfully and to supply the N perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently. the Company's Syrup OF
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by oil leading druggists.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02

Hood times. is also a factor in distribu.
ting the seeds and roots to other land.
Bindweed can be eradicated by
clean cultivation IL thorough and per.
sistent. The case requires going over
the land once every week or ten days
during the entire growing season of
the weed. which Is between the spring
and fall frosts. Two years Of this
treatment will accomplish the result
In most cases, and 1t is probable that
one year will suffice where the plant
does not root too deeply. The difl.
Guilty is that many farmers will not
cultivate as thoroughly as is neces.
sary. Even a small top growth is
enough to form some rev under.
ground growth and ~rejuvenate the old
roots or root stocks, thereby carry.
ing the plant ove to the next season.
Cultivation has the further advantage
of inducing a rapid termination of all
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
Labor Unions rloht ~ruberculosIs.

Ten fraternal and benefit organiza-
lions. with a membership Of nearly
1000. 900. and three international la
Dor unions with a membership OF over
100000 have Joined the ranks OF the
fighters against consumption within
the last year. according to a state
ment Of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention OF Tubercu-
losis. The fraternal orders and unions
now In the fight against tuberculosis
are the Modern Woodmen of America,
Brotherhood OF American Yeomen. Or
der of Eagles, Improved Order OF
Red Men. Knights Of Pythias. Royal
Arcanum. Workmen's Circle. Knights
of Columbus. Royal League, Independ-
Order of odd Fellows, and Forest
ers of America. the International Pho
to-Engravers' Union of North Amer
lea. the International Printing Press.
men and Assistants union, the Inter.
national Boot and Shoe Workers
union. and the International Typo
graphical union.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
PROFITS in
BASKET WILLOW
American Soil We'll Adapted to
Tree and Wade Opportunities
for Articles Made from IL
BY w. r. Hubbard.

Willow growing gives an uncom-
monty high margin of profit. A large
demand for willow is now supplied by
are Of good quality when proper care
is taken in their culture there is no
reason why the further development
OF the industry should not be possible
IL more American farmers a be con-
WINGED of it's practicability.
or late years willow furniture has
sprung into fashion and to-day no
minor industry is more prosperous
than that devoted to its supply. rhe
wages are good and the manufacturers
demand a steady supply OF superior
willow.
This is now almost entirely received
from France at a price which Will give
the entire trade to the American II he
can equal the quality.
Great care should be taken in the
selection Of the willow beds. Rich, per-
manently moist sandy loan gives best
returns, though ordinary moist sandy
land often yields profitable crops OF
willows.
Poor soils produce paying crops
where there is a market for short
rods. Avoid land on which water is
stagnant during the summer. III by
drainage the water level on such land
can be lowered at least six feet be-
low the surface the situation may be
considered appropriate.
DO not plant willows in localities
where early frosts occur. The tender
shoots are easily injured by the
cold.
Plow ten or twelve inches deep in
the fan, prior to planting the follow
ing spring. This turns the top layer
OF the soil so deep that weed seeds
cannot spring up.
N rain Is insufficient. irrigate the viii
low bed II possible. but thorough
drainage must be provided, as water
must not stand on the surface. II IL
best also to keep the land wei
drained during the winter.
Returns depend very largely upor
the method of culture. but more upon
the variety of the willow planted. be
cause the shoots OF even the best va
rieties and in the most suitable sol
grow brittle after the stools become
old.
The American green and Welsh vii
lows are riost generally planted. TIT
rods OF tho former peel readily. spill
easi'v ave snow white, hard. flexible
and heavy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02

hence starve out the underground
parts. There are three methods that
have given satisfactory results, name
ly. clean cultivation. alfalfa growing
and hog p~asturing. There are other
methods that have been tried. but not
with a large measure of success.
These include the placing of building
paper. beet pulp. apple pomace. straw
or manure on the ground to smother
the weed growth. and also the appli-
cation of chemicals. Conditions in ir-
rigated regions are complicated by the
fact that bindweed is often allowed
to grow along irrigation bitches. the
water in which distributes the seed.
The water of streams. especially at
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
The Rare Gift Of Courtesy.

Courtesy includes not merely social
kindness, graces Of speech, absence of
iudeness. but honorable treatment of
business associates and Of all the fel-
low citizens with whom a man of af'
fairs may have business to transact.
II ( not American to keep one citi.
zen waiting all day at the door be
cause he is poor. and to grant an
other citizen an interview because II
is believed he is rich. Wisdom is not
confined In a purse, and frequently
much wisdom may be learned from a
poor man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
METHOD TO COMPLETELY
ERADICATE THE BINDWEED
This Injurious Plant May Be Exterminated In ANY Field
O. orchard IL Proper Effort Made
By II. II. Cox.

The only successful methods for the
eradication of bindweed must be based
on the suppression of all top growth.
in order to starve out the underground
parts. A great many farmers are look.
ing for some easy method Of killing
the bindweed. and in the meantime are
letting 1t cover the fields and festoon
the trees of the orchard. They are
looking for some magic remedy that
will completely eradicate the weed
with a small amount of ~exertion on
their part. 1t must be understood that
such a formidable enemy as this weed
requires heroic treatment. Other farm.
ers have gone at the problem less
heed1essly. as in the case of a man
who followed the root of a plant to the
depth of foul feet and then applied
a large quantity of salt in the hole.
Various methods have been tried
to keep down the top growth, and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
Poultry in the Orchard.

Poultry may often with advantage
be kept in the orchard. This makes
II possible to engage In poultry keep
Ing on a considerable scale without
N cost for land. writes James Dry.
den In Farm Press. In other words,
a double use OF the land may be-
made, The trees AFFORD shade to the
fowls in warm weather. II will be
necessary to furnish them ample
green food at all times. especially
when the apples are on the ground.
II no other green food ia available
they are liable to eat AL injurious
amount Of apples. On the other hand.
poultry is a decided advantage to the
orchard as an aid In the warfare on
insect enemies.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02

soil, the young seedlings being prompt
ly destroyed by the subsequent tillage
Conditions in orchard lands are such
as to offer a favorable opportunity
10 get rid Of this weed, or at least so
reduce II that 1t does not do much
damage. Many orchards use a type
of implement that has been found
very successful In the control of the
weeds. 1t consists of a beam resting
on the ground. varying in width from
eight to ~ feet. with a series Of
knives below, all inclined inward. Its
draft is light, 1t makes a wide cut
it can be worked close to the trees
and is comparatively inexpensive.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02

They have a tendency to branch,
however. and unless the stools are
planted close together a large percent.
g of the rods branch so much that
they are often unfit for peeled stock.
a good basket willow possesses the
following characteristics: ID Abil.
ity to yield an annual and uniformly
paying crop OF rods; t2) ~fexibility:
CD productiveness-i. g., many shoots
to each stool: ca slender and branch.
less rods; 90 smooth and white wood
after peeling.
Cuttings for paintings should be
made from on~e-year-old shoots. The
length OF the slips is regulated by the
condition of the soil. The richer the
soil Is the shorter the cuttings may be
Generally they are made eight inches
long for moist. rich soil. and IL
inches for dry. sandy soil.
Although 1t is generally advised to
prepare cuttings just before planting
they may be made several weeks in
advance and partially buried In mod
erately moist snnd and stored In a
cold barn until needed.
Bury the cuttings in sand to with.
in one inch of the top. Care should
be taken to have the buds point up
ward.
Plant early in the spring. as soon as
the frost Is out OF the ground. In
spacing the plants the following prin
ciple holds for all willows and for all
soils; The closer the cuttings are
planted the more valuable. e.. more
flexible. tough. slender and ~branchless
the rods become. On the other hand
they must not be planted SO close tina,
the sol In and between the row can
not be cultivated.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
That Got Him.

A theatrical manager delighted In
taking a rise out Of c~onceited OF vain
members Of his company.
Il see you are getting on fairly
WELL" he remarked.
Fairly? ! am getting on very WELL
replied the hero Of the play, promptly
Il played Hamlet for the first time
last night. You can see by the pa
pers' glowing criticisms how well
got on"
II have not read them replied the
ether. quietly. but | was there"
"Oh. you we're. Well. you noticed
bow ~swimmingly everything went OF
or course, l made a bungle OF one
part by falling into Ophelia's grave
hut I think the audience appreciated
even that"
II know they did said the man
ager. with a slight smile; but the!
were frightfully sorry when 20,
climbed out of II again."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
Waste Material.

In process of time it was observed
that the multi-millionaire philanthropy
list had ceased giving costly library
buildings to towns and cities.
Why is this, Mr.. Canaggy?" the re-
porters asked him.
Young men," he said, what is the
use Of building great houses for IL
braries when all a man needs for ar
education is five feet of books?"
Whereat they marveled. but they
could not answer him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02

Frank /. Cobb. the chief editorial
writer of the New York World, was
on a vacation in the Maine woods
once when Joseph Pulitzer. owner OF
the World, wanted to communicate
with him. Mr.. Pulitzer sent Cobb a
cipher message.
Presently a country operator drove
in to the Cobb camp and handed Cobb
the message. which read something
like this:
neutrality-suspicious. - grit
Observation-Disclosures - bopscotch -
hamfat--publicity."
There's a dollar to collect for de-
livering that message" said the opera
tor. but I hate to take 1t. Somebody
along the line got 1t all balled up
and they amt no sense to It,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper viii be pleased 20 learn
that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able TO cure In all It's stages. and that y
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure II the only positive
cure now known 10 the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease. requires n constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure IA taken tn
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying tho
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The propretors have
20 much faith I'm It's curative powers that they on1
One Hundred Dollars for any cass that II fAib -
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address y. J. CHENEY A Co. Toledo. Q.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-12-02
NOT so BAD.

Nervous Lady-Don't your expert
ments brighten you terribly, profess
sor? l hear that your assistant met
with a horrible death by falling four
thousand feet from an aeroplane.
Bold Aviator-Oh, that report was
greatly exaggerated.
Nervous Lady-Exaggerated! How?
Bold Aviator-It wasn't much more
than two thousand five hundred feet
that he fell.