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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
THE CORPORATION TAX.

Il :
Taft's corporation tax is before the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
It may be declared unconstitutional
Or It may be declared valid. In either;
case we must mot overlook the fact
that the law was suggested by the
president as a means Of raising rev
enue. II the people want. tariff. re-
ductton because they think the tariff is
added to the price. they must con.
cede that a reduction of tariff will
mean a reduction of revenue from
that source. If we finally abolish the
tariff down to the mere charge to sus-
tain port regulation, we must look
elsewhere for funds to carry on the
government. One of the means to
meet this contingency was the cor
poration tax. The Supreme, Court
passed adversely on the general in
come tax law enacted during the last
Cleveland administration. Taft's idea
was that corporations not being nat
ural persons may be taxed by congress
where natural persons, may not. The
latter may not be reached except
where the tax is apportioned accord
ing to the population. Taft at the
same time proposed an amendment to
the constitution so as to enable the
government TO lay a direct tax with
out superintendent according to pop
ulatten. Taft's idea Is: to tax accord
ing, TO wealth. and not according to
people. He Is net by unfair opposi-
ton through the press in many in
stances and through representatives Of
vast wealth. If his amendment is
carried, that wealth can be reached,
and instead of raising revenue by tax
ing every poor man on his cup Of
coffee the burden is. shifted to "pre-
datory wealth." II we bear in mind
that large newspapers are corpora
lions and that many of the stoekhold-
ers are possibly among the owners Of
predatory wealth." it may throw
light ON the opposition to Taft.
Mrs. A. N. Maxwell who has been
visiting with relatives in Illinois re-
turned home Sunday. She says that
the mud and snow In Illinois is very
bad and that she is glad to get back to
North Dakota. 4
The remains of Miss Alma Reslock
were brought to this city Sunday for
interment. Miss Reslock died at her
home near Ray Saturday, aged seven
teen. Deceased at one time resided on
the Anton Serumgard farm near this
place with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Amund Rslock. T., Ill, -
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25

How to keep HE brood SOW SOW I Oh the
farm. that - the IBID. problem evolved
by; the high prices Tor hogs at Chicago
and other markets, ]; prices SO high
some Of the packers have announced
the determination to- suspend Y pork
packing for q period, because it has be-
come improbable. Alarm liz expressed
by agricultural papers that breeding
animals win, be- sold during the peri.
cd Of high prices. There, il basis sfor.
the fear, for the low prices which FOL,
lowed the stringency Of 1907 had The
effect OF sending brood soWps TIL mar.
;ket, and the; present scarcity of hogs is
partly due to- that fact. Secretary
Wilson Of the Department OF .Agrfcul-
sure pointed out In his report 81 1909
that the 1907 price Of hogs was very
low, and many farmers sent their
breeding sows to market under; the APP
prehension that the then prevailing
low price d hogs would continue. Il BY
that operation the number Of breeding
sows IN the country was much depict
ed It is. the Irony fate that the ,,reac-
tion which has followed this, and the,
scarcity brought about by the sale 1T
brood sowsdhas advanced the price Of
pork to much more than twice what It
was in 1907. And now; again, :this is
Inducing farmers to sacrifice breeding
&himals. IT. is expected that before
long a movement %of q :comprehe nsiYe
WIN be put on foot to. pre-
vent these tendencies. ssS J.. &. III NV
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

The important accomplishments and
acts on the Taft record from March
4, 1909, to March 4, 1910, may be sum-
married. aside. from revision of the
tariff schedules, as follows:
He has removed judicial appoint
ments from the field Of politics. ..
He has issued an order which, rigid
~ executed, will make, the. forthcom-
ing census-the thirteenth nonpo1iti-
cal. Hmarkes progressing step. =.
He has secured the creation of a
tariff board which under his broad in.
depreciation Of its powers may de-
velop into a scientific, nonpartisan
tariff commission. g,s
L He has effected the enactment of q
law to tax corporations which also
intended to be a law to give publicity
to corporation affairs. 5. 4: ! ~ ::
He defeated the enactment Of an in.
come tax law, which he believed might
not stand the constitut 1onal test, part
ly Through the strategy Of the corpora
ton tax business and paved the way
for the adoption OF an income tax
amendment by the several states r. \:
He declared for the carrying out Or
the Roosevelt conservation policies
and recomme ended a bill to provide
bonds to complete reclamation prof
Eects which already mas; passed the
upper branch Of congress- BIS Is y u
He inaugurated q scheme Of econ.
omy In the various artments which
resulted ID reducing the estimates for
the next fiscal year about Iflfty millions
OF dollars S;s7 ss.ssss
He established a court VI customs
appeals
he declared for the extensionlt 81 tie
civil service. ~
He inaugurated the poll Sof con
tinuing cont tracts, Tor . river and mar
Dor frnpr ana declared for
bond issues 30 permiit U Of this. III
He urged legislatf ION giving the IN
terstate comm cree cos mini ssfon quasi.
judicial ffunct ions and creating 4 court
tof commerce tto revfeW the commits.
sion's finding s553 ssSs
He urged federal insccorporat 81 ana
complete federal sup ervfsion ana con
tryoI of ccrporate Stock ana bond ass
sues ana the Ion of die hold
ing comp
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
!. |. FINE !! | / q
THE SPRING WE TH ER5 We sAvlE.
HAD ron Asc ouPLE on FWEEks u
h SEEMS TOO GOOD 10 q LAST

North Dakota has. been having the
finest weather for the past couple sof.
weeks that has been known IA this
state for years, and all the old-times
prophets who have. been predicting
that 1t was too good to last and that
lit was sure to catch cold and give ulsIi
worse than we had had, are silent
ana 1t begins 70 look like they were
going 20 be- unable to say II told Won
Eso." s ST 4 s II II s. " = \ ".
The weather lasted for q week.
when some Of the farmers commenced
work in the fields, the soil being u !:
excellent condition for narrowing. AIT.
| era 1week: Of thfss nearly all the ffarua-.
ers. are lat work, plowing has been
started, iana It II found that the frost
has gone out to such an extent $that
blowing is done very successfully. ~
Now some of the tillers Of the soil !
are getting their drills out and START
ing them, but in this case It IS the ex-
ceptton as the more conservative farm:
. "a G
ers say that there Gamble nothing but
good results from shafr rowing and pre-
pairing the, ground for, seed but. that
It issa mistake for chose who started
| first 10. put the seed, IN the ground,
but with the weather remaining as,
It does those who are getting busy
||wftt1 the seedded are more and more;
numerous. s5s Yss
I'm an the wealth has been phenonn-
nal The; snow Is entirely gone ana
the ground is becomin 8 dusty, ana rain
would be welcome, were It not FOR.
the fact that It would in all probabilf-
Ety: turn ito snow and possiblya cold
wave follow AZ 4 m ss$s 54 zs
& = 80
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
a WARM: MARCH DAY.

IL The highest March temperature re:
corded since the establishment OF this
weather station was. reached at 8 p.
m ednesday, when the Thermometer
registered ,s47 degrees. =, =, = !:
V The following table shows the max.
fmum temperature for March and the
dates on which they occurred:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
M State Auditor Brightb of Biss.
n1arcls was IN Devils Lake Monday sSss
M s TI'HEsiRSv,oTEsS We Isl HAL KNOW
81 fEi EN-. sss


III II The indications have been n rae sses
that there would be but one $c.andi dats
for mayor OF the city sof Devils Lake,
but this assumption was dispelled YES.
terday BY the filing OF 8 petition to
have placed on the ballot the name III
Fred :. Traynor. s NH,
Indications now point to the people
being called upon to vote either fot
q stricter enforce cement of TIE laws F 81,
q less enforcement III the same. h This III
question has been aired through tls ss
columns Of this paper consid erablys 81: 81
late, and we have been ted To- belieFa
that the candidacy OF Mr. Nee Hoy
was not In the interest of putting thee
lid down on this city. y We were lad Is H,
this conclusion first BY the tact thia, ID,
the principle supporters Of .Mr, M Z.
Glory were among those who had faHs.
ored the wide,open policy. Later the ti
Inter Ocean stated that this seemed t q
be the case, and invited Mr.. McC Glory
to deny It II. he sd; desired, and offergd
him the column Of this paper through
which to make such a denial. He has
remained entirely silent, hence wa
can do no better than 10 come to the
conclusion that he tgson the wile.ops;
en-; side OF the fencs.$
j. The people Of Devils Lake, who are
opposed to the wide-open policy, which
number we believe is the larger payk
Of our citizens, will not stand for !.
person who Is opposed to their Views
in this regard, neither win they sup
port a man who will Try to carry wa,
ter on both shoulders, They are dess-
termined to vote for q candidate who.
comes out squarely and meets tie as-.'
sue. With this object in view the PEG
pie Of this city have prevailed upon
Fred J. Traynor to head the ticket ini
this: city in the interest of placing
down the lid and keeping It down. I ! Ell s&
MI. Traynor is young man who is
energetic and aggressive In whatever
he attempts to do He is a man who
comes out straight and emphatic as to.
where he stands On matters pertain
ing to the law enforcement as wen as,
on every other issue be SCALED upon
on to meet He stands for strict en-
forcement Of the laws as they appear
on the statute bobRs, and elected to-
this office his supporters know fun
well that he will mot be- trifed with,
nor Influenced in any way from, this
strict enforcement.
The question is now up .to the PEG.
pie Of Devils Lake to decide by their:
votes whether they wish Devils Lake
to- be 3classed with the cities of the
state who are screwing down the Lid,
and sitting, on it, or whether they fav-
or letting things run loosely and en-
courage certain elements, in breaking
the laws relative to blind piesing, gam
bling and other crimes In the same
category. The opportunity VIII be
given you to express yoirr views in
this regard by, the use of the ballot
Monday. April 4th. N III. p
BY Their Votes re Shah Know
Them. 2la.&' 3}3322.5@ AE3$ ~. ::
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25

! The Inter-o Ocean has no hesitation
In giving Mr.. Traynor It's hearty sup
port and calling on all citizens having
the interests Of the city at hearts}to
rally to his standard. as4a - - / y
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

publish announcements for any canif-
cate before the primary election from
now on until after the date Of said cleo
slon gt the following prices: For. Off
Q year. $500. For offices where the SAL
afy exceeds $1,000 year, $1,000. pay
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
FOE coUHTx COMMISSIONERS,

I wish to announce my candidacy for
the office Of county commissioner for
the Firth district, Ramsey county, on
the republican ticket, subject to the de-
cision Of the June primaries, and re-
specially solicit the support OF the
republicans Of my district.
PETER MORGANs8
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
POE REPREsE1TArrvE.

am a. candidate for REPRESENTATIVE
from the 21st legislative district subject
to the republican party at the primary
election Ell r. lyme Your assistance will
w. P. FAULK,
Nerthfleld Twp,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
A81R0W1TQ5s1s1zM|

= wish 70 announce my candidacy for
representative for Ramsey county: and
EesRectfully solicit the support Of ali
the republican voters In securing the
nomination at the primary election.
-Nnrrpovn Nf0rrlXc.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
FOE coUNTx co1Gnmss1omER.

wish to announce myself as a re-
publican candidate for the office Of
County Commissioner from the second
commissioner district, subject to the
June primaries, and respectfully solicit
r&hessaapport of allrrapublieans ~ ,s.Fssss
IS -Jas.R Henley. I
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25

Il Is q The candidates presented BY the re-.
puhlicans for the Offices OF aldermen
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25


Official In charge, Local y. s. Wealth,
er Bureau. ~. ~ s;5f u
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
TAILOR IN TROUBLE
FOR SELLING SUIT
Woman Sends Husbands Clothes to
Be Pressed and Now She
Can't Find Them

Accused Of selling for Sc a suit of
clothes valued at S3Y. which had been
left at his place to be cleaned and
pressed, Solomon Goldstein, part own
er of a cleaning and dyeing establish
ment near Sixth and Hope streets,
was arrested yesterday morning and
arraigned in Police Judge Chambers
court on a charge of lnisdemeanor en-
-bezzlement. He entered a plea of not
guilty and will appear for trial Friday.
Mrs. K. p. Blum of 539 South Hope
street told the deputy distric. attorney
that she took new suit of clothes
belonging to her husband to the estab-
lishment conducted by Goldstein and
instructed the latter to clean and press
the clothes. According to her story,
she visited the place several days later
and learned that the suit had been de-
livered to some other person by mis-
take. Later she again called at the
tailor shop and was told that the suit
had not been recovered. In the mean
time, it is asserted, Goldstein admitted
to his partner, Kaufman, that he had
disposed Of the suit for Sc because he
needed the money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
SEVEN NAMED TO
REVISE CHARTER
COMMISSION APPOINTED TO
UNDERTAKE GREAT TASK
MUST RETAIN RIGHTS OF PUBLIC
OVER SERVANTS
Initiative, Referendum, Recall and pi-
rect Primaries viii Be ESSEN
tial Parts of New
Constitution

charter revision commission of
seven members was appointed by the
city council yesterday. The commits
sion is composed Of j. A. Anderson,
Frank G. Finlayson, w. B. Mathews,
L. r. Hewitt, DR.. John r. Haynes,
Charles Wellborn and l.. r. Works.
President Works of the city council
was authorized to fill vacancies if any
of those appointed refuse to accept
The resolution appointing the COM
mission instructs it to retain the initi-
ative, referendum, recall and direct
primaries in the new charter it drafts
and to incorporate such other advanced
ideas as may meet the needs of Los
Angeles.
Most of those appointed yesterday
served on the previous charter revision
commission appointed by the former
council and worked many months to
prepare a charter that could be sub
mitted to a board of freeholders. But
when the commission was ready to re-
port the former council refused to ac-
cept it's recommendations and call an
election at which the new charter
might be submitted to the people.
The question of city and county con-
solidation may be considered by this
commission as 1t was brought up be-
fore the council yesterday by Council
man Washburn.
The council instructed the city attor-
ney to determine what steps were nee
essary to perfect city and county con-
solidation and Mr.. Hewitt will make a
written report on this matter. But he
gave an offhand opinion to the coun-
Gil that it might require state legis-
lation and possibly an amendment to
the state constitution before the con-
solidation could be affected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
ALLOWS HEAVY BAIL
FOR STONE COUPLE
Judge Willis Fixes Bond for Man and
Wife Implicated In ShIveley
Death at $4,000
Each

Holding that the evidence as disclosed
by an examination OF the testimony
taken at the preliminary examination
was not sufficient to prove that George
A. Stone and his wife, Clara Stone,
should be held in Jail without bail on a
joint charge of murder in the first de-
gree, Judge Willis of the criminal court
at o'clock last night authorized the
release Of the two accused persons on
bail of $4,000 each. An effort was
made to secure this bail last night, but
met with no success, owing, it was said,
to the lateness of the hour when the
hearing closed. This effort will be re-
newed today, and the Stones claim to
have assurances that the necessary
sureties will appear and that they will
be released before evening.
Judge Willis gave his decision after
almost four hours of argument by LIE
Compile Davis, attorney for the Stones,
and w. j. Ford, deputy district attor-
ney who has had charge of the prose-
cution since the death Of Morgan Shive-
lev the motorman, was reported and
suspicion was directed toward the hus-
band and wife. The argument was, for
the greater part, confined to legal ques-
tions supported by numerous decisions
No information against the Stones
has as yet been filed in the criminal
court, and until this is done and they
are arraigned no date for the trial can
be set. Yesterdays hearing was on a
writ of habeas corpus for the purpose
of having the couple admitted to bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
FORMER RESIDENTS OF
ILLINOIS PLAN CLUB
Success of State Organization Causes
Interested Persons to Take
Progressive Step

Illinoisans in Los Angeles, proud of
the success which crowned their efforts
in organizing one of the strongest state
societies in Southern California, are
planning to go step further and form
an Illinois club, so that newcomers
to the city may meet, exchange news
and find a place to read their home
newspapers. The preliminary discus
sion of a club organization was had
last night, and it is anticipated that
a permanent organization will be per-
fected next Monday evening at meet
ing to be held in room 300, Union Trust
building
When the Illinois club is on a perna-
nent basis headquarters will be MAIN
tanned in the shopping district. The
records of the state association, in
cluding the membership roster, will be
kept on file at the club office, SO that
newcomers may locate friends and rela-
tives who are residents of Los Angeles.
1t is proposed to keep on file the news
papers published in Los Angeles, and
as many of the Illinois newspapers as
may be obtained. Also there will be
accommodation for letter writer's, and
the advertising literature of the many
organizations in and about Los Angeles
viii be kept at hand for publicity pur-
poses.
The initiation fee in the club is to be
81, with monthly dues of 80 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
SELL A. T. & T. STOCK
TO ALLAY SUSPICION
Mackay Companies viii Rid Them.
selves of Entire Holdings in Big
Corporation to Show Their
Business Is Independent
Especial to The Herald. !

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The annual re-
port of the Mackay companies was is
sued this afternoon. A striking feature
Of the report is the following extract
announcing the intended sale of all the
Bell Telephone stock now held by the
Mackay companies:
The Mackay companies will sell
their entire holding of stock in the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, that step being in Difference
to public opinion, which viewed with
suspicion this large holding of stock
in a company which has recently pur-
chased the control of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Moreover.
that stock was acquired by the Mackay
companies with a view to bringing
about economies in the construction
and maintenance of point pole lines
over long stretches of country where
the business was not sufficient to JUS
tify either company constructing an
independent pole line by itself. Many
such arrangements were made, each
company owning one-half of the pole
line, but having nothing to do with the
business of the other company. Since,
however, the American Telephone and
Telegraph company has acquired con-
troll of the Western Union Telegraph
company, the time has come for the
Mackay companies to sell their hold
ings of the stock in the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph company, and
that will be DONE"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
NO CHANGE IN
PHONE RATES
COMPANIES SUBMIT PROPOSE
TION TO COMMISSION
MAY DELAY ACTION UNTIL JUNE
ORDINANCE is DRAWN
Report of Public Utilities Body Must
Be Made to City Council Be-
fore Matter Can Be
Settled

Propositions were submitted yester-
day to the public utilities commission
by the Home and Sunset telephone
companies in regard to the adjustment
of telephone rates until June 30, at
which time new rates will be estab-
lished by ordinance.
The adVisability of not making any
substantial change in the rates prior
to the passage of the ordinance fixing
the annual rates for the new year has
been discussed by the public utilities
commission and representatives of the
telephone companies. AT the last con-
ference February 10, it was suggested
that the companies reduce their propo-
sitions to writing and submit them to
the commission.
The contention of both companies is
that in case a new ordinance is drawn
for the intervening time before the new
rates are fixed it would hardly be in
effect before the ordinance fixing the
annual rates would have to be passed.
The Home Telephone company in it's
letter to the commission agreed to al
low its current rates in Los Angeles to
remain as at present and reduce the
rate prevailing in Arlington Heights
territory, known as the Western addi-
ton, just recently annexed to Los An
geles, from the contractual rate of So
to $3.50 a month, placing the rate there
upon an equality WIN Cnat IN Holly
wood.
Present Rates Agreeable
The Sunset Telephone company
agrees to maintain throughout the>city
the rates that are in effect at the pres
ent time until June 30.
| Referring to the annexed district, it
| is averred that any reduction in the
rates of that district would mean dis
elimination against subscribers in other
districts.
The letter states that the company
installed the telephones at a great ex-
pense, and at the time the parties de-
string the service would have paid more
| than what they are paying at the pres
| ent time. 1t is asked in the letter that
the company be allowed to continue
the present rates until they are fixed
for the fiscal year.
The matter will be considered by the
public utilities commission and a re-
port of their findings made to the city
council before any definite action is
taken.
The district offices of the Sunset Tel
ephone and Telegraph company are now
located on the sixth and seventh floors
of the Eschman building, Seventh
street, between Broadway and Hill
street. They were formerly at 622
South Hill street. the present location
of the main exchange and local offices.
The district officers are: c. M. Seeley.
division commercial superintendent; j.
w. Gilkyson, division superintendent of
plant; M. D. Sedan, division superin-
tendent of traffic.