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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
Who Done 't7

Notwithstanding the state tax levy
is almost mills, one-third higher
than ever before, it will lack $685., 900
Of producing enough money to cover
the total appropriations made by the
last legislature, which amounted to 80,
SOC, 100000. Talk about reckless ex-
travagance in the use Of the peoples
money Here we have 1t in all its
glory!
OF the total amount to be raised,
Chehalis county will contribute $317.-
766, as against $2O7,O61 in 1912, or an
increase of $111.7O5, which is going
some for ,one short year. The Che
halls county ratio Of assessed actual
value was raised from 1929 per cent
to 1923 per cent. There is lesson
in the figures quoted herein which the
people would do we'll to take to heart.
When a state almost doubles its ex-
penditure in one year, it is full time
for the people to wake up and ask
themselves where this thing is goinG
to stop.-WashinEtonian.
Yes. and II It had not been for Gov
Lister, we would have been in much
worse condition. - Chehalis County
Call.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
PersonaI-Property Tax

Many states. first and last, have at
tempted to collect an income tax.
Every such attempt was a practical
failure until Wisconsin tried her hand
at it. Elsewhere the income tax was
evaded just as personal property tax
es are
AS to Wisconsin's reasons for trying
an income tax, Senator La Toilette re-
Gently instanced several eminent citi-
zens of that commonwealth whose
sworn returns to the local assessors
showed taxable personal property val
ued at five thousand dollars, but
whose estates, upon their demise,
showed taxable personally running
from three hundred thousand dollars
to over a million. That is the way
personal-property taxes are collected
everywhere. The farmer and mer.
chant, whose movables are in plain
sight. pay; the capitalist does not.
Wisconsin, in the first year after
the new law went on the statute book
collected nearly three and q half mil
lion dollars of income tax; and 1t pro
poses eventually to do away entirely
with the personalpropertyy tax there
substituting the income tax for It
Farmers and merchants should hal
this departure gleefully.
The chief reason for wisconsin,
success with the income tax appears
to be that the administration Of the
law is not left In the hands Of ioca
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Every member of the legislature Is
pleased to secure a liberal appropri'
alton from the state funds for his dis.
trict. but the kicks Of his constituents
on account OF the increased taxes are
not so pleasing-Mt. Vernon Her.
aid.
The people of Washington will pay
very respectful attention to what
Gov. Ernest Lister says on. the sub
ject Of possible economies in the
state, for they remember the COVER.
nor's efforts to kill of some Of the
extravagancies Of the last legislature.
Political topwaters and two-by.fours
must henceforth be told to step aside,
for we want real men at Olympia
when the legislature meets again
Seattle Sun.
That 8.81 mill state tax levy looks
pretty big to the man who has a
small cottage to be taxed. 1t may
look bigger to the man who made
the appropriations that made 1t nec-
essary before the aforesaid man gets
through with it. Won't somebody
please start that grand old hymn.
There's a ballot box in every ward"
-Ellensburg Record.
There Is little wonder that the tax
payers Of this state are ripe for re-
bellion. 1t is anything but pleasing
to the taxpayer that his state tax will
exceed mills as compared with $40
mills last year.-Kalama News.
The whole point is in the increase
in the general levy. which is now as
high as it can 60 under the constitu-
ton. for If the legislature had shown
decent regard for economies. in
stead of swapping favors at the ex-
pense of the people, the taxpayers
of Washington would not have to pay
out nearly 100000 more under the
1913 levy for general purposes than
they paid under the 1912 levy-Se.
attic Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

A good story comes from Monte
sano, on a prominent citizen Of Alb
erdeen, who was complaining before
the board Of commissioners Of the
excessive valuations Of property in
this city. He was asked what he
thought a certain property here was
worth in which he is interested. He
replied they would be pleased to take
$4,000 for it When shown that it
was valued at $4,000 on the assess.
ment roll he subsidized.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

oficials-so often subject to local In
fluences and more or less inspired by
that local patriotism which makes
them fearful their community may pay
pruportionately more taxes than some
other neighboring community.
The local assessor is an important
factor in the failure Of the personal
property tax; but Wisconsin's ex
ample ought to make the beginning Of
the end OF the barbarous personally
tax everywhere.-Saturday Evening
Post ytd aUt tn,r =
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
"Doiiar Diplomacy" and Fair Play

The announcement that President
Wilson's foreign policy is to be de.
veloped along lines of benefit to
American trade has set the old line
Republican press shouting that the
President has adopted the dollar
Diplomacy" idea which was so Sc
verely criticised by the Democrats in
the last national campaign. Dollar
Diplomacy" says the Portland Ore
gOnian. was only another phrase
coined for the purpose Of bringing
about Democratic triumph. Triumph
ant democracy now takes up the pol.
icy it had condemned"
These newspapers and other polit.
ical opponents of President Wilson
make the mistake Intentionally or
otherwise, Of failing to recognize the
difference between the President
policy Of encouraging foreign trade,
through consular agencies, for the
benefit of the whole people and the
old Dollar Diplomacy" system Of us.
ing the diplomatic and consular agen.
cieS for the purpose Of underwriting
enterprises for the benefit and profit
Of particular groups and interests.
This difference is strikingly illus.
trated in the changed attitude in the
dealings between this country and
China. When President Wilson as.
sumed the duties of his Office he
found the State Department practic.
ally committed to a sextuple loan
proposition for China. this country
Joining in the plan proposed by bank
ers here and abroad to share in the
loan. 1t was made plain that the for.
eign powers were making their recog-
milton Of the new Republic condition.
al on China's acceptance of the very
rigorous and onerous provisions Of
the loan. President Wilson prompt.
1y broke away from this plan, as it's
adoption would have made 1t neces-
sary for the United States, through
Its Department of State, practically
to underwrite the deal in which the
banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
the National City bank and others
proposed to enter. That was DOL
lar Diplomacy" pure and simple.
President Wilson has made it plain
that there will be no diplomatic un.
4derwriting during his administration.
In recent instructions sent to dip.
IlOmatic representatives it was made
plain that the United States would not
stand sponsor before other govern
ments for American enterprises, and
that 1t would not support some in
= dividnals to the detriment of others.
The "open door" in China, in South
America and in every field of for.
eign trade is taken to mean there is
to be no injustice. International
politics is not to play part in Amer
lean business extensions with the ap-
prevail Of the administration. Fair
play will be insisted on where there
seems to be danger of loss being in.
CURED by American commerce be.
cause of the cupidity or duplicity Of
other interests-Tacoma Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
PlNCHED AGAIN

A Johnson, who was acquitted in
the superior court last week Of a
charge of larceny, was arrested last
night and is held in the city Jail on
suspicion. The acquittal of Johnson
was a surprise to the Aberdeen police
as they caught him with the coat.
vest and watch of Frank Wheeler
which he had stolen. and propose to
keep him out Of this city
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Elizabeth Adams. J. R. Benedict,
James L. Caughlin, Claud Clark, L.
l.. Cummings, George H. Damon,
Mary c. Dawson, Eva France, Caro-
line Frary. Louise Chambers. Mabel
E. Hamilton, Walter Hamilton, Dora
Hicks, James Holton. Frank Hubble,
Julia Kluckow, Henri Levi, ]. o.
Morris, Peter Nelson, Violet H. Mel
son, John Olson, Joseph Phillips. Clara
L. Quaiff, Minnie B. Russell, Susie
]. Smith, J. A. Shines, Mrs. c. M.
Storey, Molly H. Straub, E. E. Suth-
erland, Louisa Tallman, Emily L.
Waldron, Pauline M. Walsh. w. ].
White and Bessie M. Whitehead.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

OF course regardless of any induce
ments offered, there will be a certain
amount of land cleared up each year
any way, and under this free tax
scheme, these cases would prove a
clear loss to the county, with no sal
wage.
The whole proposition ciphers
down to this: Will free taxes for a
short period induce greater and fast
er clearing of our cut-over agricul-
tural land? If it will, it would be a
good thing. If it will not it would
be a distinct loss. What do you
think?
ARTHUR S. CORY.
Chehalis, Wash.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

As the Herald goes to Press. the Alb
erdeen Chamber Of Commerce is hold
ing a meeting at Hotel Washington,
to discuss the acceptance Of the invi'
tation of the Tacoma Commercial club
to join the Hoquiam Commercial club
in a visit to that city. The matter OF
securing more interest and better at
tendance at the Farmers Institute is
also being discussed
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
ARRIVE FROM NEBRASKA

E. E. Close and family arrived in
the city yesterday from Nebraska,
bringing with him seven fine horses
and other stock and the family house
hold goods. Mr.. Close will put his
horses to work while he looks about
for q farm opening.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
ACTING CRAZY

Lars Kingstad, who has been act
ing queerly for some time, was tax.
en- to st. Joseph's hospital yesterday.
Kingstad had a leg broken several
years ago which has troubled him
very much ever since. He was two
years in the hospital with 1t, and 1t
is thought the trouble has affected his
mind.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
ARRESTED ON BENCH WARRANT

D. D. Williams. who was arrested
last week as "masher." and forfeited
his bail. was arrested again Friday on
bench warrant, and will have hear.
Ing this afternoon. $500
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

We won't begin to find out how poor
people are until income the tax gath
erer gets after them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

It must be an awful strain on some
of those Tammany Senators to look
like real judges.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Every time Thaw's lawyers have q
conference the police of Concord, N
H., think that a mass meeting is be
ing held.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Senator Penrose says he favors
Republican changes. Well, President
Wilson is making them, isn't he?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Red garters under slit skirt caus-
ed a girls arrest. How on earth do
the police discover such things?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

Some people grumble because. tn
road to success isn't paved.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
MANY WOMEN JURORS

List Of Jurors Drawn for November
Term Of Superior Court Shows
As Women on Panel
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14

parts Of the state in which the great.
est opportunities for settlers are be-
ing offered and in which the great
est actual development IL taking
place. the new law will appeal par
ticularly to this section and promises
to be q boon for those having large
tracts Of land for sale.'
Conditions Of Exemption
Following 10 the reading Of the law
ofhcially styled House Enrolled Bill
No. JSH:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-14
TAX EXEMPTIONS
FOR new: FARMS

Continued from Page One).
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30

Monied men of the city have signified
their willingness to take up certain
city warrants at S per cent, thus saw
ing to the city l and 2 per cent and
the city commissioners this morning
at the regular session met these men
half way by passing resolutions
which in the end will save to the city
large amount.
Heretofore the warrants that have
been issued from the water works
bore per cent interest while those
issued on the general fund were draw
ing interest at 6 per cent The resolu-
ton in regard to this matter requires
the city treasurer to stamp all of the
water works warrants and all from
the general fund at per cent.
Finance had a great deal of atten-
tion at the meeting of the commits
sioners this morning and matters in
that line were discussed at great
length. Another resolution was pass
ed, authorizing President Emery and
Commissioner of Finance Stern to de-
post all moneys in the sinking funds
in banks that will agree to pay not
less than 4 per cent. At the present
time the banks have been getting this
money at Q per cent and the differ
ence can easily be seen. These: two
actions will go into force at once.
Routine business occupied the at
teption of the commissions the balance
of thei8 time it was in session, as well
as the address OF George G. Earl of
New Orleans, mention of which is
made elsewhere e
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30
HEAT WAVE
BROKEN IN
NORTHWEST

st. Paul, June 3o.-A refreshing
wind gave St Paul & welcomed reIfef
from weeks intense heat and with
the thermometer hovering about 80, no
further prostra tions were reported.
Business, which was retarded by the
blistering pavements and overheated
Office buildings was resumed on the
usual scale. Chicago reports a contin-
uance of. the hot spell, with the ther-
mometer in the nineties. From the
heat in three days, there have been
forty two deaths and over 200 pros
trations. Mortality among the infants,
larger than in several years, is pre-
dicted. Thunder showers predicted for
tonight will probably bring relief.
The heat wave was. effectually brok-
en- in Fargo and throughout North Da-
kota and northern Minnesota yester-
day by a succession of showers and
electrical storm that cooled off the
atmosphere decidedly. The rains yes
terday covered practically all North
Dakota.
1t is reported that there was a verit-
able cloud burst in the vicinity of the
Detroit string of lakes and many
pleasure seekers from Fargo, who
made the trip in autos were maroon
ed.
Chas. E. Lewis & Co. received the
following report of. rains yesterday in
North Dakota:
Bottineau- Cloudy. 81, rain .01.
Wahpeton Cloudy, / inch rain.
Crookston Clear, 64, rain .0T.
Pembina- Cloudy. .48 rain.
Hatton--C Clear heavy rain.
Jamestown Cloudy, rain II,
Devils Lake Cloudy heavy rain.
Williston Cloudy, rained all night
and yesterday afternoon.
Minot Part cloudy, cloudy trace. q
Lisbon Cloudy, 80 rain.
Langd Cloudy, .07 rain. 81
Cando- Clear. light rain.
Crystal Springs Light rain.
Grafton Clear, .83 rain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30
DISSOLUTION
PLAN BEFORE
The JUDGES

ST. Paul, June 30.A plan dissolv.
inb the Union Pacific southern Pacf-
f1c Merger which Attorney General
McReynolds with the approval Of the
president agreed upon with the Of
ficials of the railroad was submitted
to Federal Judges Sanborn, Hook and
Smith of the eighth circuit court. G.
Carroll Todd, special assistant attor-
ney general, appeared for the govern
ment. H. w. Clark, and N. P. Loomis
represented the road.
The previous plans were superseded
by the plan presented today which
proposed that the Union Pacific ex-
change $38,000.000 of it's $126, 900
holdings in the Southern Pacific for
the Pennsylvania railroads entire
holdings of the Baltimore and Ohio
which virtually equal that amount and
that the remaining $8S,000,000 be sold
to the general public through a trust
company.
No present stockholders in the Union
Pacific continuing as such will be able
to buy any of the Southern Pacific
stock as when sold and each purchaser
will be obliged to make an affidavit
that he is not acting with anyone else
or buying the Southern Pacific to
secure new control for the Union Paci-
fic.
Transaction would begin Nov. I,
1913. and if not complete by Jan. l.,
1916, the court will direct the DISPOSE
ton Of any Southern Pacific stock re-
naming untaken.
Loomis objected to the suggestion
by McReynolds that the court direct
the plan to be published so that all
interested would be given an oppor- :
tunity to present any Objections.
Loomis said it would delay dissolu- 7
ton, which would be unfair to the
road.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30

With ideal weather promised by the
weatherman. with the track in the
finest possible kind OF condition, with
all the exhibits in place and every
thing ready for opening day, tomorrow
promises to be one of the biggest
opening days at an "off year" fair.
The fair grounds are in splendid
shape and with the finest day of the
week open for getting things in shape
an army of Workmen has been at work
today to get ready for the big open
ing. "A splendid race programme has
been secured for tomorrow, the enter
tainment features including the one
ring circus, the big tented shows, the
arrangements for the entertainment
by the grade school pupils ETC.. are
complete and those who attend the
opening day will be well repaid.
The Fargo Commercial club will
lend all of the assistance possible to
the Interstate fair people in making
the coming exhibition which begins to-
morrow the best that Fargo has ever
had.
III This was the sentiment of the COM
mercial club executive committee,
which met this noon and discussed
various matters in relation to the fair
and particularly that part of it which
involves the school children of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30

city on Friday next, July 4. Members
of the commercial club viii be pres
ent and see that the youngsters have
a good time. Secretary Hardy went
out to the grounds this morning and
afternoon to sse that all of the arr
rangements for the children for Fri
day are in first class shape. Every
part of the programme in which the
children are to take part has been
carefully gone over by the commercial
club people and is now perfected
This part of the fair is something
that the business organization of the
city is taking particular interest in,
although doing all in it's power to
further everything connected with the
fair, and they expect to make Friday
the biggest day that the children have
ever known. Arrangements have been
made with the street car people for
getting the children to the grounds
Friday as well as to get them home
after the big display of fire works and
all has been arranged. Friday will be
the day. on which the daylight fire.
works will be- seen. but there will be
The members of the commercial
other good displays each evening.
club, backed by the merchants and
manufacturers are all hard at work
for the fair and are being successful.
for there are few in the city if any
who are not interested in the big ex-
position.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30
Worm in Western Part
OF State Is Attackine
the Russian Thistle
Prof. G. B. Wadron Believes Il VIII Prove Blessing
fers Weeds to Grain, Resembles the Army Worm
Of Which It Is Relative

According to Prof. q. B. waldron
the peculiar worm that is just making
Its appearance about the Missouri
slope and as far north as Wiiliston. is
Ito be looked upon more as a blessing
than a curse.
The worm was noticed d week OF
two ago and, strange TO say, 1T has
made the most of its attacks on the
Russian thistle and ia this 1t lis doing
good work. sS
# The worm is about an inch and a
half In length and i'd OF greenisa color
and about the size OF wheat straw
around s3ss
IT has made its appearance in Bow
man. Hettinger ana Williams coun-
ties, where it has as yat not done any
thing In the way of being destructive
to grain, but on the other hand has
attached the thistle alluded to- Its
sfavorits diet appears to be the thistle
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30

ssg
Gettysburg, Pa, June 30. Twenty
ave thousand veterans In blue and
gray, the biggest army of the kind
ever gathered together ia fifty years.
woke today on the field OF Gettysburg
to the call of reveille and the warlike
rattle Of pots and pans Ia the score
sof mess tents. I'm
The veterans who sat about the
camp fires until late last night were
up long before the siln climbed over
the hills OF Blue r ge.
Before thu electric lights in this
modern camp were turned out to make
way FOR the sun, the veterans were
singing songs az the war time and the
wide streets of the tented city echoed
with the Xxi Yi' of the Johnny Reb-A
als'' and the flcarse yell OF the Yankee
brother from the north.
The regular army men In charge of
tie camp expected I5. 900 veterans to-
come to Gettysburg today and tonight
will be prepared to- tent more than