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Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
DIsTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pr,

D bate Court, April 10th, 1912.
 Estate of Samuel B. Catlin, late of Corn wall, in said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of Mary L. Catlin praying that letters of admin istration may be granted on said estate as per application on file more fully appears, It is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office, in Cornwall, in said District, three o'clock in the afternoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having 6 circulation in said District, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-post in the Town of Cornwall In said District
 GEO R. SMITH .Indpa
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
LEGAL NOTICES
Pharmacy No. 249 To the Board of County Commissioners for Litchfield County,

hereby apply for Druggist License to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors, All, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine, and Cider, at Main street, Town of North Canaan. 1 agree not to sell Spirituous and Intoxicat- ing Liquors to be drunk on the premises; I agree. not to sall .Spirituous and Intod- eating Liquors in quantities exceeding one gallon, except other than distilled liquors and those in quantities not exoed- ing five gallons; agree to pay fifty dollars only for such license, md that 1t shall be revocable for misrepresentation If l do not fulfill the foregoing agreements. -.@ And l, on oath. do state that the busi- ness there to be carried on Is one in which I am engaged as proprietor or as employee of the proprietor, and that am a licensed Pharmacist.
 Dated at North Canaan this 2Sth day of March, A. D., 1919.
 R. T. Farnum, Applicant. We, the undersigned. arc electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, of the Town of North Canaan and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of R. T. Farnum for A license. and hereby certify that said applicant is suitable person to be licensed persuant to said application. Dated at North Canaan this e8th day of March, A. D., 1919.
 FEW. Warner, Chas. s. Adam, B. William A, Wright.
 Albert P, Briggs,
 c. W. Camp. hereby Certify that the above named signers and endorsers are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, in the town of North Canaan.
 Dated at North Canaan this 29th day Of March A. D., 1919.
 ALLYN FULLER, Town Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18

RESTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss., Pro- O bate Court, April IS, 1919, ...
 Estate of Lulu Page Sn itn late of Corn wall, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to preser { their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are TO- questeI to make immediate payment to
 RANSOM F. SMITH, JR., Administrator.
 West Cornwall, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
ENGLAND BROTHERS ENGLAND BROTHERS
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Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
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Second hand. Bargains
 worth looking after.

50 h. p. New York Safety En- zine; 60 h. D. Return Tubular Boiler; 20 inch Unique Nutrition Mill, very little used; Munson Burr Mill, Steel Pulleys, Wood Pulleys and Shafting; No. Lane Saw Mill.
 Also new Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys and Gears of all descrip- tions, Unique Nutrition Mills, Steam Engines and Boilers, Gas and Gasoline Engines, Turbine Water Wheels, Circular Saw Mills, Saws and Betting, Wood Saving Machines. If you don't see what you want ask for it.
 20 New Gasolene Engines at a low price for cash.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate D Court, April 10, 1e12.

Estate of George L. Stevens, late of North Canaan, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts properly attested, with in said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to ma&e immediate payment to
 EDWARD s. ROBERTS, Administrator
 East Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18
NOTICE

The Rate Bill for the Canaan Fire Dis trict Is now due and payable on or before May 1st, 1912.
 JOHN S. RKED, Collector. Office Canaan Savings Bank, North Canaan, Conn.,, April 10th, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

on that subject because the citizens of the city could be entirely satisfied with the district CT city tax for their own pub lie schools. The citizens of the smaller centers in the same county certainly would not urge the calling of an election to raise the county tax because the rail- roads run through these villages and al low them opportunities at very small rate of securing whatever additional pub lie school funds they might find them selves to need In order to call a county election for tho levy of a county school tax the provision might require that a certain reasonable percentage of all the qualified voters of the county sign sucn petition before the election could be called. This provision should require that the percentage be based in the total vote of the county at the last regular cleo ton.
 Tn this way. all interests will be fully safeguarded the rural section. the smal centers of population and the cities. If really sincere in desiring to assist the sparsely settled sections of the country where better schools are so much needed the provisions of this proposition will give them the opportunity and will at the same time allow them the relief which they ask in the form of local district village. town or city taxation for the betterment of their public schools.
 Importance of Taxation 'In order to learn from the experience of others on this subject 1 addressed on the Iath of this month an inquiry to the supeiintendents of education in our bor- der states and also Arkansas and North
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
SLATON'S MAJORITY
 ABOUT 100000

Atlanta. August 22.-Returns. from almost every county in the state in- dicate that John M. Slaton was nom 5nated for governor in yesterdays prl- mary by the largest majority in the history of the state, It Is possible that his popular vote will he near 100, ,000 out of about 100000 cast.
 Contrary 10 early reports, late re turns today showed that Congressman Charles L. Bartlett had been reelected from the Sixth by a plurality of 60O0.
 Returns canvassed up to tonight left the race for the office of the com- missioner of agriculture still in doubt, and it is possible official reports may be necessary to determine the winner. James D Price was leading according to today's returns. ]. w. Brown and A O. Blalock followed in order.
 towing to the length of the ballot it is' probable that complete returns. will not be available. until tomorrow.
 Returns from the Eleventh congress sional district still are incomplete. Randall Walker is ahead of Judge F. A. Parker for the nomination to Con gress by 2 few votes, but complete re- turns may alter the present stand ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
JUST HATS

Chicago, August 22.-Along with the banishment of the tube skirt and hobble skirt comes the announcement that fall and winter hats for the fair sex will be very much smaller. In appearance they harken back tc the joyous days when men had the courage to saunter forth in the little pancake lids now shown in old tintypes and on the vaudeville stage. The powers that be in Paris have disapproved of tine extremely wide hats recently af- fecteC in thls country. Milliners return ing from over the sea say the styles con siitute revolution in Oriental raiments The idea of the designer is to make the head appear as small as possible, and this means wisp of alfalfa, rag carpet cotton waste or wire grass. or any other auxiliary. ca,l he worn.
 The woman blessed with abundant hair win have to dress it down tightly if she is ;o be within shouting distance of the styles. The turbans are the most inter estihg of the Russian type. They are rather shy or material, but what they lack in that respect in modishness they overcome in style. Designed to it down over the ears the head is compressed. as 1t were into the smallest possible space.
 The hair as d consequence ol oiden time k dressed fat in back and on top is hanged over the ears stimulating a fringe on the forehead of the wearer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

10 emulate the example. The objection of ths plan, of course. is that as a rule tlie poorer and more sparsey settled dis tilcts cannot receive much help from loca ' taxation. Where it can be done am O } the opinion that it would be best 10 vol the tax for the entire county and max l the county the unit of distribution sA that the strong could help the weak dis . tricts in the county, and then follow tha r by additional district local taxation m districts that were willing to vote it, in order that they might have still better srisoo and longer term. - | am ift- clinea to think that 1t would be wise Io provide for both county and district tdx by vote of the people. somewhat as oar law does then press the county tax first, and if you fail in that. let such districts in counties in which 1t fails as desire to go forward vote their local tax, provid- ing. somewhat as our law does, that if the county tax should afterward be voted the district tax could be proportionaliy reduced and with the increase from the. special county tax it would not be neces- sary to levy 90 large a district tax In any event I an decidedly of the opinioI that provision should be made for dis trict taxation as well as special counYo taxation, in order to stimulate local eoa mun;tv pride and interest The schools should not only be the state schools and the county schools, but they should also tc the community schools. and the com ruunity or district will be carried a little closer to them by local district or com mufiity tax.
 This pape- contemplates the retention without change of the present constitu7 tional 3 mill tax for schools.
 HENRY J. WILLINGHAM.
 August 21 1q12.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
MADISON ACCOUNTS ARE FOUND CORRECT Reports Filed With O'Neal by Examiners Wilkinson
 and Sedberry

Montgomery, August 22.-tSpecial)-An examination of the books, accounts and vouchers of officials of Madison county, extending over a period of several years, were found to be correct. according to re- ports filed today with Governor o'Nsal by Examiners of Public Accounts w.. F. Wilkinson and G. F. Sedberry.
 Only q few slight discrepancies were found, and these were purely on tech nieal nature, having been adjusted when these errors were pointed out. On the whole the books were in excellent shape, and is one of the best reports that has yet been submitted to the governor.
 The books of the following officials were examined: D. D. Overton, clerk of the circuit court. F. G. Hereford, sheriff: William Mitchell ex-sheriff: C. l.. Townes. ex-clerk of circuit and law and equity court; H. B. Roper, ex-clerk circuit and law and equity court; W. l.. Lawler, judge of probate: w. l. Spivey. tax col iector; s. R. Butler. superintendent of ed ueation; J. E. Gardner, ex-tax collector: A. E. Overton, tax assessor, and ]. w. Garner, ex-tax assessor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
carolina.. No replies have yet been re.

Carolina-s No replies have yet been re- ceived from Mississippi and Georgia
 State Superintendent Brister of Ten nessee says:
 We use the county as the school unit for financial and other purposes and we are convinced of the wisdom of the plan. We have no district tax. and I think under no conditions would 1t be favored unless the county had already levied a tax sufficient to secure reasonable school ing for all it's boys and girls, which in Tennessee would be placed at 70 cents as the minimum. To allow district tax without this minimum county tax would result in inequality of educational condi- tons that would be very undesrable' -'state Superintendent Holloway of Florida says:
 ' Under our constitution the state IS required to levy a 1 mill tax, and each county not less than mills nor more than [ mills for school purposes In accordance with this provision, 47 of the AS counties are levying the maximum of mills and some 600 special tax districts are levying not less than : mills. The constitutional requirement. of county tax antedates the levying of the special district tax by many years.
 state Superintendent Cook of Arkan- sas says:
 ".I am just in receipt of your day let ter of the 10th instant. and beg to ad- wise that We have no county school tax in Arkansas There is a state tax of 5 mills and the local district tax may be any levy up to mills, which is the con- stitutional limit. There is growing sem liment in Arkansas in favor of county organization based on both the needs Of our rural schools and the uniform suc- cess of the county plan in other states
 State Superintendent Joyner of North Carolina says:
 ' In answer to your night letter, l beg to say. first. North Carolina requires each county to levy a mill tax on all property for school purposes. The law permits the county. by vote of maJor1- tv of the qualified voters. to supplement- this by a county tax for schools not to exceed 30 cents on the hundred dollars valuation of property, or mills It also allows any school district, upon petition, to have an election ordered ana vote q tax for the schools of the district not 10 exceed 30 cents on the hundred dollars valuation Of property. or mills The districts, however. have been- much auicker to avail themselves of this sup elementary local tax than the counties as whole We began with the district 1ocal tax because we did not have law allowing the entire county to vote the special tax unti; two years ago. Ii is of course. easier to canvass and carry a local tax in a smaller territory than it is in an entire province. but usual N the object lesson of better schools and stimulates other districts in the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Willingham's Paper

W oPSA
 Superintendent Willngham's paper is as follows:
 Ut is said that an extraordinary session of the legislature will convene some time during the approaching winter for the purpose of relieving the condition of the state treasury. That condition cannot be improved except by reducing expendi- lures or increasing the income, or both reducing the expenses and increasing at the same time the income
 Whatever else may be done the effi- eieney of the public schools ought not be impaired. The legislature has always been reasonably generous in appropriations for this cause. The present session set apart $25O, 0C0 annually for public schools, more than the state has been able to pay and more than there is any likelihood of it's paying in the future. Experience in the last 12 months have shown that increase in tax levies for the purpose of main taining our state government is by no means a popular enterprise. Tax paying never has become popular-popular In the sense that the people take delight in 1t. Maybe the average taxpayer will part with his money more cheerfully if he is given an opportunity of seeing just what he is getting for his taxes.
 Nearly half of all the money collected as state taxes is returned from the state treasury to the support of the public school system in the several counties. When it is returned for the support of the neighborhood schools. the taxpayer fails to recognize it as his own money ac- count of the long travel it has taken be- fore lt returns. Being regarded on It's re- turn as mere public money, anybody's s money, the taxpayer is not as vigilant as he ought to be in seeing what he gets for 1t in his own school. The average tax payer would manifest much greater in- terest in his neighborhood school if he were able to follow with his own eye a larger part of it into that school. This development of a keen interest on the part of citizen in his own public school would be an additional benefit besides the fact of his paying taxes more cheerfully when he knew what he was getting for his money.
 The financial condition of the state treasury in the,past few years shows con- clusively that the state government has about reached its limit in support of the public school system. The constitution requires that 30 cents of each 65 cents be set apart for the public school. and certainly that is a generous percentage Have we reached the limit of our progress in providing for the education of our chill dren? Are our schools as good as we de- sire to make them? Are the terms in the rural districts as long we want them :? Are the teachers as strong as we would have them? Are we satisfied when only three fourths of the white children are enrolled in any of the schools and fewer than half the negro children?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
ANNOUNCEMENT

While in Chicago attending the National C,ptical convention this week leave com petent assistants in every department. .
 Mildred D. osborne in charge of the re- fracting has had wide experience as an optometrist, having graduated from one of the best optical colleges in New York, class 1904.
 Eyes tested and lens grinding goes on rninterrupted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Shawley Is Exonerated

Little Rock. August 22-Preliminary hearing before B justice of the peace at Ashdown. Ark, today resulted in J. w. Shawler, who yesterday shot and killed Mellow. an Indian merchant. who was stopping at Shawler's hotel. being exon erated. shawier declared Mellow had in suited Mrs. Shawler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Pembroke Pit Sentenced

Baltimore, August 22-Pembroke A. Pitt of the defunct grain commission firm of Pitt Bros. X Co.,, was today sentenced to five years and six months in jail for ob- taining money by means of fraudulent bills of lading on which 1t was alleged he had realized about $3O0, ,O0o. Pitt had plead ed guilty to one of the 30 indictments re- turned against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23

be made not by increasing the support from the state government, but by allow ing the people in the counties and Tn the school districts 10 increase their own pup lie school revenue to such degree or eN- tent as they are willing 10 provide it.
 And this brings us to the point Of some division among those who have been studying this question of local taxes Tor schools. Our present constitution allows any county to vote upon itself by a 60 per cent vote of all votes cast mill tax for the support of public schools in the county and no more. No provision Is made in the constitution allowing school district to tax Itself by vote of the people or otherwise for the support of the public schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Tn Protect Americans

Austin, Tex, August Ex-Governor O .B. Colqlitt was today advised by telegraph that Mexican troop escort has arrived at Tominil to protect the American and English miners there. The escort VIII take them to the coast immediately Thrn miners telegraphed the Texas soverl somo time ago asking protection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
W|LL|NGHAM FAVORS LOCAL TAXATION FOR SUPPORT 0F SCHOOLS Issues Comprehensive Paper Which He Has Prepared
 on the Subject VIEWS BY OTHER
 SUPERINTENDENTS Parents Should Not Look Wholly to State to Provide Educational Fa-
 cilities-Suggests Increased
 Tax By Counties

| Montgomery, August 2.-(Special.)- | Local taxation for the support and main
 tenance of the public schools of the state
 is advocated by Superintendent of Educa-
 ton Henry J. Willingham in a comprehen- sive paper which he has prepared on this important subject
 Superintendent Willingham's paper Is an ex xhaustive and panstaking study of the
 subject with which he deals, and is clear exposition of the necessity of local taxation as a means of building up the public school system of the state.
 According to the superintendent of edu- cation, the people of Alabama should not look wholly to the state to provide adequate educational facilities for their sons and daughters, but should, on the other hand, assist in the support and maintenance of the schools by local, coun- ty and district taxation in order to as- sure the best equipped educational insti- tutions.
 In the introduction to his article Su- perintendent Wiilngham points out that nearly one-half of the money collected as state taxes is returned for the support of the public school system throughout the counties of the state, but declares that the average taxpayer fails to recog- nize 1t of it's return on account of the long travel it has taken
 The superintendent of education declares that, in his opinion, each county ought to be able to levy by vote of the people school tax of not more than to mills, and that, 'in addition, any school dis trict ought to have the liberty of levying whatever tax they might vote upon them selves"
 Superintendent Wilingham believes, however that no district ought to be al- lowed to tax itself until the county in which that district is located shall have levied tax of as much as 211 mills for the support of the public schools in that county. The superintendent of education closes his article with several statements from other well known superintendents of ed- ucation relative to the importance of local taxation for the support of the schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Putnam Calls on WiIson

Seagirt. N. J.. August 2.-FraEk nam of Houston, Tex. en route to Euro~ to study municipal conditions for his city called on Governor Wilson today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
Terms Must Be Lengthened

our terms must Dt lfldut io1Stf anu our teachers must be encouraged to be- come stronger and more efficient. The welfare of each individual child and the future welfare of the state demands 1t. The history through all the years of Ala bama since it was a state, as well review of educational development of each of the other states of the union, leaves no room for doubt that the sum total of expenditures for public education in this state will grow with each passing year; that each years expenditure Will be larger than the preceding. How are We to pro vide the money?
 Very few of the southern states have to draw so largely as does the state of A la bama on the state treasury for the support of public schools None of the other states are in this class. The east ern states, the western states. the north ern states, the middle states and most of the southern states supply a far larger percentage of public school revenue from counties and districts than does the state of Alabama. Those states provide not only a much larger percentage locally or their public school revenues than does the state of Alabama, but they provide a far greater amount per capita for school pur- poses than does this state. In my opinion the case with which they provide their large school fund is due to the fact that they raise large q percentage Of 1t l by school districts and by counties. the l people being willing to stand the tax rate when they are given an opportunity to | see what their taxes are providing for | them and for their children. Through
 many years we have been agftating in 1 this state the question of local taxation l for public schools--taxation by districts | and an increased taxation by counties President conditions force every thinking man to the conclusion that whatever ad-
 yances we may make in the future must