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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-25

An eminent legal authority has said,
''The power to tax is the power to de-
stroy." This naturally carries with II
the power to regulate and to render
taxes blessing or curse. They may
exert an all powerful force for good or
evil. They may assist or retard social,
industrial or economical growth. Rec
ognizing this, many countries and states
have adjusted their taxes so as to foster
and encourage industry and building. A
tax is an evil tax which drives away or
prevents desirable thing from coming
to you. A tax is good tax which
encourages home building, home indus
try and home production.
The first tax devised.was the general
property tax, now known as the primi-
tive system, and which we still retain
in the state of Washington. That
means the assessment and taxation of
everything which may be called prop
erty at the same proportion of it's mar
ket value, and at an equal and uniform
rate, regardless of it's character, condi-
tion or tax paying ability. When this
plan was devised, it was doubtless as
fair as any other. Then people pos
sessed only primitive, simple things,
which could be seen and touched and
counted. There have been changes in
our social, industrial and commercial
affairs then undreamed of. The con-
stantly increasing variety of business,
business relations and property forms,
each successive stage in our economic
development, have made the question
more complex and brought about a
gradually increasing injustice in taxa
tion. Primitive methods cannot cope
with modern conditions, and the result
is that vast and modern forms of wealth
are not adequately measured and their
owners largely escape just and fair
taxation, while added burdens have
been laid upon the owners of simple,
visible, tangible property. We impose
the constantly increasing cost of gov
ernment upon the home builder, the
farmer. the small business man and
small manufacturer, while those who
live life of ease escape. We tax toll
and thrift and indust.y y and permit ease,
idleness and luxury to escape.
For more than forty years Pennsyl-
vania has exempted from taxation all
the tools, implements and machinery of
industry, including the farmers tools,
implements and fam machinery. The
state of Washington is the only state
in the. Union, and to the best of my
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-25
TAX REFORMS NECESSARY
State Commissioner Points Out
Needed Changes.
Address to the County Grange.

On invitation from the Pomona Grange
of Pend Oreille county, ]. E. Frost,
chairman of the State Board of Tax
Commissioners, addressed public meet
ing of the Grange at Fid's Opera on
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Frost, who
is one of the best posted men in the ma
tion on matters of taxation, took as his
subject, Needed Tax Reforms, and
dealt with needed changes in the rev.
enue laws of the state of Washington.
Mr.. Frost's remarks were followed
with close attention and those present
felt we'll repaid for their attendance.
Following are some excerpts from the
address:
We have heard the relative merits of
free trade, a tariff for revenue only,
and of a protective tariff discussed in
the press, from the platform and the
upturned nail keg in the corner store
since earliest infancy. Outof the tariff
great political parties have come
that have torn our land with storm and
strife. 1t has builded and destroyed
fortunes, has brought prosperity and
panic. We have heard little about state
and local taxation, yet measured as men
usually measure things, by dollars and
cents, the subject of state and local
taxes is of vastly more Importance.
The tariff on imported articles is, in
round numbers, $500, 900, 900 per year.
Not more than 10 per cent of this, or
$50, 1000, 600, is collected from articles
about which there is any dispute as to
the propriety of the tariff. The people
of the United States annually pay more
than 81, 200, 600, 900 in state and local
taxes. For each dollar we pay in tariff
duties we pay 81 in local taxes. For
each dollar we are caused to payin GUS
toms duties, which are the subject of
political debate, we pay $40 in local
taxes. Yet the average well informed
citizen has heard so little about this i'm
portant subject that he takes it for
granted that the methods of taxation in
his own locality are in general use
throughout the world. Nothing could
be further from the truth.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-25
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL s25, 100000 SURPLUS s2.9Oo.oO
Property Owners

should realize the value of identi-
flying themselves with This BANK.
of joining interests with those
who are working for the upbuild-
ing of our town and vicinity. Why
not come in and open an account
with US now. The only National
Bank in the county.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-25

The affairs of this
bank are controlled
by local people, and
backed by men of
wealth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
DEATH FOR O|Az AND OFFICERS
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS HEAR
VERDICT.
Prisoner Openly Asserted to have
Had an Inadequate
Trial.

Vera Cruz, Oct. 2S.-General Felix
Diaz, leader of the recent revolt here,
and Major Zerate, Colonel Antonio MI.
goni and Lieutenant Lima, officers un.
der Diaz in his attempt to overthrow
the government, were condemned to
death by courtmartial. Lieutenant Ca.
mache, Captain Mayen of the rural
guard, and Captain Hermilia Martinez
were sentenced to ten years imprison.
ment, and Gabriel Ramos, customs col.
lector, and Herman Arostegui, censor
of kilograms, were sentenced to two
years. Imprisonment. Nine other Off.
GERS and civilians were allowed to go
free.
The sentences caused sensation. A
great crowd, including relatives and
many friends Of the accused men, gath.
cred outside the building where the
court sat and waited for hours for the
findings, Notwithstanding heavy rain
storm.
General Davila refused to acknowl.
edge the orders of the district Judge to
suspend the proceedings in the case OF
General Diaz and Major Zerate.
1t is openly asserted that the pris.
oners had an adequate defense and no
Investigations have been made so far
as to why the federal troops entered
the city with white flags flying and the
greeting, Long Live Diaz-"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Farmers Must Do Work.
DOG RouTs ELEPHANT.
Frightened Paehydsrm Dashes Intz
Tobacco Shop.

Paris, Oct. 2s.-Stampeded by toy
black and tan dog, the size Of small
kitten, a huge elephant did $1,000
worth of damage tonight in the traffic
thronged Boulevard Beaumarchais.
The elephant was shutting along the
boulevard, attended by an ebony
skinned, white.turbaned mahout armed
with long pole. Dashing from the
crowd on the sidewalk the dog opposed
the elephants further passage. offer
ing battle with Wild yapping.
Mortified, tho elephant wheeled and
broke into a pondsrous gallop, trump
citing shrilly. The dog pursued, snap
ping at his heels. The mahout tried
to stop the runaway, but the beast was
hysterical with terror. Into tobacco
shop he dashed. full tilt. The doo'
was too small for him, SO he took part
of the wall with It.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
s.xerldae On stand.

Washington, Oct 2s.-Former Sen.
ator Albert !. Beveridge, of INDIANA,
before the Clapp committee corrob-
Grated other testimony that in his
1904 campaign for the senate he re.
ceived 100000 from George w. Per-
kins, $4,000 from Edward L. Mclean
and $4,000 from Clifford Pinchot. Mr..
Perkins had testified he gave Bever.
idge $4,000 which was returned.
Beverage testified that he received
one draft for $4,000 and two certifi.
Gates of deposit for $4,000 each from
Perkins but could not remember
whether the three remittances were
sent together or separately. Bever
idge said he returned all the money
on the day after election.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Beware the Libel

There is certainly no man of broad
mind and fairness who approves of
campaign vilIification and anonymous
attacks upon either candidate or the
principles for which he stands. Ard
no man of any party or religious creed
approves bringing into campaign IL
belous and defametory articles, es-
pecially when the author shields him
self behind bush of secrecy, and pours
forth his vileness and abuse. From un-
known sources certain abusive and ur-
true libels are being circulated, and we
wish to warn our readers to beware of
lies or libels that may be circulated
lust on the eve of election.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
BECKER GIVES HIS STORY
TESTIMONY CONVICTED POLICE.
MAN WOULD HAVE GIVEN.
Declares Murder Followed Break Be.
tween Rose and Gambler
Now Dead.

New York, Oct 2S-The story which
Charles Becker, the former police
lieutenant convicted of the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, says he wanted to
tell on the stand ut his trial, was re-
lated in detail by Becker from his
cell in the Tombs. Had he been al
lowed to tell this story, he claims,
the verdict of the jury would have
been different.
Becker talked for two hours. He
denied that Bald Jack" Rose, who
was the states chief witness, was
his graft collector" declaring Rose
was his stool pigeon" who furnished
evidence on which he made scores of
raids. He gave an account of his
finances in an effort, he said, to show
that he had not boarded gamblers
tribute.
Becker said Rose never asked him
for money for his services. Eventu.
ally he learned why, when Rose told
him that he and Rosenthal were going
into gambling partnership, Rose re-
minding the lieutenant of the gratuit
GUS services he had given, asked i'm.
munity from raids.
II said would not modest the place
any more than l would any other
gambling house." said Becker. Il said
would not make special effort to
get evidence against Rosenthal unless
specifically directed"
Later, Becker continued, Rose told
him that Rosenthal had broken faith
with him and had won $4,000 from
him at gambling. Then complaints
against the resort began to reach Com.
missioner Waldo.
Il am sure these complaints were
written by Rose, or inspired by him."
said Becker. and he declared that this
break between the partners was the
beginning of Roses enmity against
Rosenthal-enmity which led to Ros-
enthal's determination to "squeal,"
and later to gamblers plot, the out.
come of which was the killing Of Ros.
enthal."
While Becker is awaiting sentence
Of death, to be imposed on Wednes.
day, Justice Golf, who will announce
the ex-lieutenant's fate, is under
guard. District Attorney Whitman is
also under guard. Becker's counsel,
Mr.. Mcintyre, is said to be going
about armed. The lives of all have
been threatened, it is reported, and
even the jury which found Becker
guilty, is said, individually, to fear at.
tack.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
BALLOON ExPLoDEs.
Kansas City u. Blows Up Just Before
Contest.

Contest.
Stuttgart, Oct. 28.-An hour before
the time set for the international bal
loon race for the Gordon-Bennett cup
the American balloon Kansas City II.
exploded while being filled. No one
was injured although the pilot, John
watts, was standing nearby. The
cause of the explosion has not been
learned.
The French entries protested against
DR.. Broeckelmann, who had been en-.
tered in place of Lieutenant Guerick,
who was killed in balloon explosion
In Grossenhain several days ago. The
protest was allowed.
Germany and the United States,
therefore, were each represented by
only two contestant, the latter country
for John Berry, Million Population"
and H. E. Honeywell, Uncle SAM"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Body Is Discarded.

New York, Oct. 2S.-The world Of
experimental medicine is hummine
with the latest discovery of DR.. Alexis
Carrel of the Rockefeller institute an
nounced the members and guests OF
New York Physicians association
DR.. Carroll has succeeded in separat
ing from the body and brain and ner
vous system of warm-blooded ami
NAL than animals heart, stomach
liver, intestines, kidneys and bladder
and of having these organs live ant
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
EIope In Aeroplane,

Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Arthur
Smith proved himself modern Loeb
invar when he placed his fiancee, Miss
Anne Cour, beside him in his biplane
and flew to Hillsdale, Mich, rs miles
away, where they were married. The
parents of the young woman had OBJ
jected to their marriage, but when
they learned of the flight and wed.
ding, telegraphed Smith that he would
be welcome in their home, but for bin
to ship his machine by freight and
return with their daughter on pas
senGer train.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
"1ub.rcu,o.l. Day" General.

New York, Oct. 22-Sermons to Still
church goers to realize that the white
plague is as much q social as medi
cal problem and to arouse them tt
practical efforts to stay the disease
were preached from probably 100000
pulpits in churches Of every denomina
ton Throughout the land Sunday. Il
was the annual observation of "tuber
culosis day." Statistics show that
100000 people die every year from thu
disease in this country and that this
total means Q death every three min
ufes
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Nineteen Blinded by Wire Flash.

Anderson, Ind. Oct. 2s.-Nineteen
persons are reported to have been
stricken blind as a result of gazing at
a light caused by workmen welding by
an electric process on a trolley wire,
according to local physicians, who
were called to treat the cases. Several
who saw the light were not stricken
until a few hours later. A local speci.
alist stated that in each cases attended
the inside of the eyelid was greatly
irritated. He gave as his theory Of
the cause, the peculiar rays of llsnt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Badly Burned in Prairie Fire.

Bismarck, Oct. 2S.-John Kirsch OF
Dawson was brought here in terrible
condition as the result of prairie
fire. His back, hands, arms and legs
are terribly scorched and he has only
fighting chance for recovery. He
was one of party that was combat.
ting the fire near Dawson and became
separated from the rest of the fire
fighters. His clothing caught fire and
he was unable to eXtinguish the blaze.
Pieces of burned and charred flesh
adhered to the clothing when pulled
from his body.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
$4,000 Blaze at Rochester.

Rochester. Mimi, Oct. 2S.-Roches
ter was visited by a disastrous fire ear
ly Sunday that totally destroyed hall
block of business buildings and for a
time threatened to wipe out the entire
section of that district. The loss Will
reach $4,000 or more. Twenty-Five
horses were burned to death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Strikers Wound Five Men.

Bingham, Utah, Oct. 26.-Sherif1
Sharp and his posse of 200 deputies
returned to Bingham after fruitless
search for the gang of 80 Cretans who
fired on deputy sheriff and number
Of workmen, wounding five men, one
Ofobahly fatally.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Ten chiIdren are Saved.

Minneapolis, Oct. 2S.-Ten children
the Oldest IL years old, among them
twins of only three weeks, were car.
ried from the burning home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. M. Hughes, by their ia.
Their and mother, barely in time te
save them from suffocatiOn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Crown Prince Better.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 2S.-Crown
Prince Alexis passed good day, &C
cording to the bulletin issued by the
physicians. His general condition is
improving; temperature 100, pulse 1870
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
sIIohtIy soiled.

Darn it, who BACKED up this roller
towel?" asked the editor of the
Quinceville Clarion.
THE Office boy washed his hands,
sir, before he went to mail some let
ters," answered the editors assistant.
from the looks Of it. thought
somebody had been giving the com
posing room cat rundown"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
35o for wIIeon In New York.
Two Men Murdered on Range.

Duluth, Oct. 2S.-The bodies of two
men, recently murdered were found In
the woods near Alsier, small station
on the Duluth and Iron Range rail.
road, 40 miles north Of here. One OF
the victims was Edward Theis, and the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Alaskan Volcano in ERUPTION.

Cordova, Alaska, Oct 26.-Katmai
volcano, which caused great damage
on the Alaskan peninsular and ada.
cent islands last June, is believed to
be in violent eruption again.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
To Correctly Mark Your Ballot

It IS necessary for you to mark a cross in the
square, thus: X] in front of the name of every
man for whom you wish to VOTE If you are
democrat and wish to vote the straight ticket
mark cross in the square in front of every name
in the second column on the ticket, from TOP TO
BOTTOM don't miss square. Take your time
when in the booth and mark your ticket correctly,
just as you want it, and so it will count
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Roo,evelt "a Year. Of Aoe.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-Sunday
was Theodore Roosevelt's fifty-fourth
birthday and he celebrated it quietly
indoors with his family.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
A Sian NJ Mother.

PA, what is an open letter."
ANY letter addressed to me that !
get when I arrive home, my SON."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
Colder Weather Eoree.,t.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Temperatures
below the seasonal normal and frost in
the southern states are to be expected
during the coming week. according to
the weather bureaus weekly bulletin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
His lnelinatlona..

His IncIlnatIonS..
II saw that old yachtsman lurchins
toward the sideboard just now"
Il SEQ he is evidently listing to
port"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
In the West.

In the West.
He-They say the woman's vote in
that precinct is very light.
She-Why, nearly every woman
voter down there 10 O brunette!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-12-10

Rack Cannot Be Tipped.

Sard or on the ground if it is frozen,
but when the ground is not frozen, /
feed a little entire grain, mostly oats,
to the breeding ewes.
On our own farm this year, we are
running them in the cornfields. At
first sight this may seem to be a
hazardous proposition to both sheep
and grain, but such is not the case.
We have considerable corn land so
that we are pasturing it only at the
rate of one head to the acre. There
is very little down corn and the sheep
go up and down the rows picking the
tender shoots of weeds that come up
despite the best Of cultivation, eating
off the lower blades of corn and doing
much good to the corn itself, regard
less of the benefit to the sheep.
AS a preventive to them eating the
grain, though they never have &C
CURED the habit, we feed a small
amount of oats at the barns every
morning and night. Our object in
feeding grain is two-fold To keep
them in good flesh and to get them to
come to the barns morning and night
for the inspection Of the ram.
An acre of rape too is very good
Sow seven or eight pounds per acre.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-12-10
TRIPLE ALLIANCE RENEWED
Germany Holds Herself in Readiness
to Aid Her Allies, Says Beth :
mann-HollWeg.

Berlin, Dec. 4-The triple alliance
the coalition of Germany, Austria and
Italy, was renewed here Monday for a
period of three .-ears. The statement,
which was made officially, is regard
ed as especially significant in the
light of the present disturbed condi-
tons in Europe, growing out OF the
Balkan war.
Berlin, Germany, Dec. 4.-Imperial
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg ut
tered a plain warning Monday to Rus
STA that if hostilities should arise
out of the Austro-Servian difficulties
Germany would draw her sword to
assist her allies.
The imperial chancellor made this
declaration in a speech in the reichs-
tag discussing the Balkan situation.
he said:
when our allies, Austria Hungary
and Italy, in maintaining their inter,
ests are attacked-although this is
not the present prosperity a third
party, and thereby threatened In their
existence. then we, faithful to our
compacts will take their part firmly
and decisively. Then we shall fight
side by side with our allies for the
maintenance of our own position in
Europe and in defense of the secur
ity and future of our own fatherland
am convinced that we have th2
whole nation behind US in such q
policy"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-12-10

lambs in March will reap the benefit
of higher prices then than can be OBJ
tanned later.
1t is all right to feed roughage to
sheep on the ground but as a rack can
be so easily and cheaply constructed
it is much better to feed from them.
My feed troughs are made of three
boards eight feet long. The bottom
one is ten inches wide and the sides
six inches, l scatter the oats thinly
In these troughs and the sheep cannot
get a large mouthful. Thus better
than if the sheep were permitted to
take large mouthfuls. / have fed
threshed oats to my sheep for good
many years, and have not experienced
anything but the most pleasing re-
suits. l feed oats until after lambing
time, then l add about one ear of corn,
shelled, to one pint of oats a day for
each sheep.
Nearly all the shelter sheep need
in the winter time is to keep off rain
and snow. | have always allowed
them to stay out in the coolest wealth
er If 1t was not stormy. However,
never under any circumstances allow
them to take rains and SHOWS in win
ter. At this season l give them good
clover hay, and in addition, little sill
age or corn fodder about three times
week. feed twice a day In the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-12-10
SNEAD "NOT GUILTY"
ALLEGED SLAYER OF CAPTAIN
BoYcE ACQUITTED.
Husband of Woman Who Eloped With
Young Texan to Be Tried Again
for Killing Youth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Nee 81. B.
Snead was found not guilty of the
murder of Captain Boyce by jury
on Tuesday. Snead will be tried
later for the murder of AL. Boyce.
Deaths that have followed in the
wake of the Snead- Boyce elopement;
Capt. A. G. Boyce, father of AL
Boyce, the eloper, shot and killed by
John Beal SneaG on January 10, 1912.
as he was sitting in the lobby of a
hotel at Amarillo Tex.
Edward ThrockInorton, son of a
former governor of Texas and princi-
pal witness against John Beal Snead.
died after mysterious two days i'll
ness on February 1, 1912, claiming he
was drugged.
Capt. j. T. Snead, father of John
Beal Snead, shot dead before the post
office at Amarillo by R. c. Hilliard, a
former employe, on March 6, 1912. Hill
lard left a note saying that his act
was one of revenge.
r. c. Hilliard, Snead's former en-
ploye who killed himself after muir
dering Snead
Al Boyce, who eloped with John
Beal Snead's wife. Boyce was shot
and instantly killed by John Beal
Snead at Amarillo on September Ia.