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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17

INTO question. Owing TO Detects in Der
sonal property taxation the larger ii
comes in the United States have FOL
many years been able to escape with
less than their share OF the general
burden Of taxation, and this inequality
VIII be, It Is believed, In part over
come by the plan now proposed.
Definition Of Income.
The effort has been made to arrive
at an inclusive definition Of income,
which is described as, 80
gains. profits and income derived from
salaries, wages of@compensation for per-
sonal service Of any kind and In. what
ever form paid, professions, vecations.
businesses, sales or dealings in property,
whether real or personal, growing out at
the use Of or interest in real or personal
property, trade, commerce, interest, rent,
dividends. premiums, securities or the
transactions Of any lawful business car
ried on for gain or profit $50
In the attempt to establish 4 reasona-
BILE definition of net income there has
been a careful enumeration Of all L.
gitimate deductions properly to bs
made from the total amount received
by any individual and including taxes,
losses, interest ON state and municipal
bonds and other items. While rs-sn-
acting the present corporation tax,
some Improvements Of detail have bsen
introduced, among them a change in
the fiscal year, for which report is to
be made, improvements that have long
been demanded in the interest of good
business practice and easy collection Of
the tax leved upon corporations.
The definite application OF the IN
come tax principle has been made pos
sible by the adoption by; the requisite
number Of states OF the sixteenth
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States, granting to congress the
power to levy taxes upon incomes prac-
tically at its discretion. .-..
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
Fl Obituary

Relatives and friends, and many
men and women whom he has quietly
helped during his short life, will great
ly mourn the loss of Frank Shelton,
one of the best liked citizens of Glen
dive.
Death occurred at the Samaritan
! ! Hospital, Monday afternoon, from
pneumonia to which trouble he had
been subject for some time. He had
been at the hospital only since last
Wednesday.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington
State, 43 years ago, he came to Daw-
son county in 1889, working as cow
puncher, and afterward going into
business for himself.
George Williams knew him as far
back AS 1886, having met him in Spo-
kane. He feels his loss keenly, as
do all those who knew him personally.
1t is not yet known what property
he possessed, excert his homestead at
Pasture creek.
Mr.. Shelton was member Of the
Moose and the Eagles, and 10 survived
by three sisters and two brothers; Mrs.
j. F. Mclean and Jessie Shelton of
Walla Walla, Mrs. Joseph Kirk of
Freewater, Oregon, Steven Shelton
of San Francisco, and L. Shelton of
Walla Walla. who came on to take
charge Of the funeral.
The saloonmen of the city showed
their respect to the memory OF the
deceased by keeping their doors closed
from 2 until 8 o'clock.
The funeral of Mr.. Shelton took
place from the Congregational church.
the pastor Of the church conducting
the service. Interment was made in
the local cemetery.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
Limit ON INCOME
TAX IS $4,000
Only Sums In Excess Of That
viii Have to Pay.
WILL YIELD s1o0,oOO,o

Levy Will Range From I Per Cent on
Salaries Between $4,000 and $2o,ooe
to 8 Per Cent on Those Above $780,
ooo-There Are Penalties For Evad-
ing Payment. -. b.
The proposed income tax is expected
to yield an annual revenue Of 500, ,OOO,-
900. Chairman Underwood makes the
following explanat ton Of the provisions
OF the law: . u
In formulating this additional impost
the attempt has been made to provide
not only source of revenue, but also
a means of redressing in some measure
the unequal tax burdens which result
from the practice of basins tho federal
income entirely upon customs and in
ternal revenue duties. This is 4 sys-
tenn Of taxation which inevitably
throws the burden OF supporting the
government upon the shoulders of the
consumers. It correspondiagly exempts
the men of large income, whose con-
sumption OF the ordinary necsssaries
of life Is subject to tariff taxation In 4
far less aggregate degree than is that
Of the smaller income earners, whs ex-
pend the greater proportion Of their re-
sources for the ordinary necessities Of
life.
In pursuance Of these ideas It has
been determined to levy upon incomes
Of more than $4,000 annually, 4 tax OF
per cent to be imposed upon the ex-l
cess OF such incomes shove the $4,O0O
minimum. But in addition 4 surtax
upon the higher classes OF income has
also been included. This surtax will
amount to per cent extra upon the
excess Of incomes over $4,000 and not
over $50, 600, and 2 per cent extra upon
the excess Of incomes over $50, 900 and
not over $1OO,OO0. and per cent upon
the excess Of incomes over $1OO, 900 an
nually. This application Of the pro-
gressive principle In income taxation
II believed to be fully warranted by
the best theory on the subject and will
add materially to the yield obtainable
from 4 nat rate Of taxation. The pro-
gressive principle has already been
sustained by the supreme court Of the
United States in the inheritance tax
cases, and there can be no doubt that
the same principle applies to the In.
come tax included In III. r. 10 and will
be fully upheld should It ever be called
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
FOUND DEAD
BY HIS NEIGHBORS
Grant Watson, Well Known Bloomfield
.s Farmer, Meets Untimely End
under Heels of Horses.

O'Clock. Services were conducted by
Rev. H. C. Juell of the Congregation
al church.
Watson was thought we'll of by his
neighbors. A touching incident in
connection with the finding of the body
was the barking and yelping of his
dog who, on the arrival of Benes and
Jones licked their hands and drew them
to where the body lay.
Mr.. Morse who knew Watson about
as we'll as anyone in the county, pro-
claimed him to be man of mys-
terry. ''He was a peculiar sort of fel-
low said Morse, usually very quiet,
and when asked about his past, always
turned the subject. On rare occa-
sions when he became talkative he let
it slip that he had wife in Missouri,
but that was as far as he would ever
60 Frank Boyle of Bloomfield,
who also knew Watson confirmed this
and added that Wilson claimed to
have fought in the Spanish American
war. 80 =".~---
John Kelly stated that his home
was probably in St. Joe, Mo-, and that
it had been rumored he had sister in
Big Timber Mont, some years ago.
In the early 9O's Watson had quite
a farm in Nebraska, but was dried out
and lost everything. He had worked
at various times for Mart Dickman,
Joe Holtz and for the Harvey boys.
Efforts are being made to locate his
people.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
DARING PRISONER
g s:s4 ATTEMPTS ESCAPE
Leaps from Police Auto After Trial
Wants Freedom to Borrow $1,000
Fine. Now out on a Farm

Two drunken laborers, one of whom
(afterward escaped, visited, without
special invitation, house on West
Benham street, and not encounterine
resistance, made their way to the room
Of a lodger, which they at once pro.
!ceeded to take possession of, by going
to bed.
l When the party, who usually oc-
cupies the bed,, came home Monday
night, he was somewhat taken aback
by the presence of the two strangers,
and not having remembered ever in
viting them to partake Of such hospi.
tality, he Immediately ordered their
departure.
They resented his interference, how
ever, and forthwith proceeded to
start something
. E FNH
In. the meantime, the landlady
phoned for the police and Leslie White
burnt the avenue on his way to the
seese Of the excitement.
One of the fellows had taken French
leave" but the loudest- -mouthed one
remained to argue it over with Les.
White. On their way to the lookup,
and while the auto was going at good
speed the prisoner made daring leap.
Between John Barleycorn" and his
lack Of knowledge Of high diving, he
got caught in the rigging Of the car
and was dragged some distance before
it could be stopped.
He was not hurt, however, and on
Tuesday was sent out to farm on six
months probation.
at his trial Tuesday morning, the
prisonss wanted permission to 60 down
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17

The crushed and bleeding body of
Grant Watson, aged a. years, OF
Bloomfield, was found at sundown
on his farm by Frank Benes and Tom
Jones, neighbors of the dead man.
| The body was with difficulty ex-
tracted from the torn harness, and
shattered plow parts, and it was found
that death resulted from a fractured
skull and possible internal injuries.
The collarbone was broken and the inn
print of horses foot could be plainly
seen on the dead mans chest.
Watson is supposed to have come
from Missouri, some six years ago
and worked for Mr.. j. A. Morse a
year before filing on a claim near
Bloomfield.
From the position of the body when
found it was apparent that Watson
had the lines around his shoulders
when the horses became frightened and
bolted away at breakneck speed for
nearly quarter of mile before
coming to a stop in the entangled har-
ness. It is not definitely known
whether death resulted directly from
the horses hoofs or from the plow ov-
erturning and dragging him along.
Frank Benes showed a pocketbook con-
tanning $37. .O5 which he removed for
safekeeping. The body was brought
into Glendive by Mr.. John Kelly Tues
day afternoon to loves undertaking
from where the funeral
took place Wednesday morning at 10
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17


enue, a station, that within five year
would not be considered obsolete an,
entirely inadequate. -....
One of the most important fact
developed, during the interview, wa
that the company's payroll this month
on the Yellowstone Division alone
would probably reach one hundred anc
fifty thousand dollars
The recent washouts at Mandan
Big Horn, and Yellowstone, will cost
$50, 900 to repair; will take weeks in
its accomplishment, using 300 men,
200 cars of rock and other fill-in, and
steam shovels.
On the Butte line, from Butte to
Logan, $50, 900 will be expended this
summer. The sum Of $2D, 900 for ma
chinery alone, including a battery of
four boilers, will be expended to in
crease the safety from gas in the Miller
tunnel, 3, TOO foot tube. The system
to be used, consisting of a series Of
fans which draw the gas out ahead Of
the trains.
The new round house at Logan will
cost $35, 200.
The new bridge at Columbus and
the one-mile line change will cost
$l3O, 600 and will be completed within
the summer.
The bridge over Cabin Creek, west
of Hoyt will cost $50,
The Yellowstone Division will re-
ceive it's proper proportion of the
thousands of new cars now being built,
but no definite figures can be obtained
at this time.
The three Divisions Of the Central
District will receive so new freight
Engines that cost s26, 900 each, and 6
that cost $50, 900 each. Eight Of these
iron horses are already on the
Division and 20 more are on their way
between Glendive and st. Paul.
A new local passenger service will
be put into effect on April ~ between
Glendive and Billings, No. l53 leaving
here at 6 80 a. m. and No. l54 arriving
at a p. m.
These are only a few Of the
many improvements being put into ef-
feet in Montana, from which Dawson
County will receive a direct benefit,
and out of which Glendive can be
sure of receiving its full proportion.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
EMPIRE BUILDING:
WHAT 1T MEANS
How Glendive is Sharing in the State
Prosperity. Special Interview
with Gen. Supt. RapeJe.

Immediately following informatio
CLEANED from Conductors James Has
kins, and Donohue, that number 8, tn
Northern Pacific Express, that pulle
into Glendive three hours behind it
schedule Wednesday evening, was tn
heaviest passenger train of the season
and that it's thirteen cars carried up
ward of five hundred people bound 70
various points on the. system, Tn
Monitor determined to get a railroa
story, first hand if possible, that woul,
open the eyes of our people to tn
enormous debt the State of Montana
owes to it's railroads, who have been
are now; and will continue to be, such
great factors in it's commercial anC
economic development.
The train mentioned, is only for the
sake of illustration. 1t is the last OF
the low rate, home seekers trains,
which the N. P. have been running
during the past month out of Chicago,
st. Louis, St. Paul, and Minneapolis.
We know, and so does every other
Dawson Countyan know that there
were, (but thank goodness they are
fast disappearing) people, who pre-
dicted that if the line to Sidney was
built, Glendive would melt like a
SNOWFALL in the proverbial birthstone
region people who honestly feared
that railroad development spelled ruin,
in capital letters, to their community.
We saw and heard what other states
had accomplished by nursing the
railroads; we learned that property in
Winnipeg, bought for one thousand
dollars, sold fol fifty thousand inside
of ten years; we heard of Saskatoon
increasing 500 per cent in seven years,
and we know that the city of Calgary,
where people walk in the streets, and
where one of the greatest Railroad
shops of entire North America is be-
ing erected, grew like mushroom
in marsh" until it is now Cosmo-
politan city Of IS, 900 people.
We saw, heard and knew all these
things and still some of US fought the
Railroad, and forgot that Montana an
empire in size compared to such coun-
tries as England and Switzerland,
possessed unlimited treasures which
only awaited the magic wand" Of
the steel rails to distribute them upon
its people. A special interview was
arranged with Genl. Supt. John Ra-
pelje. w..ose jurisdiction extends
from Mandan to Paradise, covering
100 miles of main line and 1000 miles
of branch line track, and his first re-
mark was that in the past 10 days
greater number of cars had passed over
his division than during any similar
period in the history Of the Northern
Pacific.
Most of these cars, however, were
empty freight cars moving west and
producing no revenue, but were dis
patched for the convenience of western
shippers.
We all want, and know that we
oadly need, new station. The atti-
tade OF the railroad is probably this:
that other cities along its line in Mon
tana are much worse off than we are
IN that respect, and furthermore on
account of the increasing increase in
dawson County's development, invol-
wing new branches and additional
trackage out Of Glendive, it would be
almost impossible, at this time, for the
road to plan and erect, within it,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17
FEATURES OF THE NEW
TARIFF BILL.

A graduated income tax On
ss!ariss Of more than 5000.
Free raw wool. ..s-ss
Sugar rates cut IS per cent;
sugar to be frss in three years.
Msat, bread, Hour, petatsss, I
milk, salt and fish On the free
list.
Reduced rates on butter, eggs
and other necessities.
Lumber, iron ore, weed pulp,
print paper, hituminsus esai and
leather 10 bs free.
Radical outs in manufactured
woelsns, Including blankets,
hannsis, ready made clothing
and wemen's and childrsn's
!, drsssss. ..- .-.- .s-.,.-
Heavy cuts in steel products
and pig iron. # 10 80 i
Some ehsmieals and drugs
shifted from free to dutiabIs
list. f1 4
Taxes on luxuriss stand sxespt
for some instances WHARF they
are raised beyond tie Payne.
Aid-ich law figures. se,g
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17

town to borrow his fine of $40. 90, but
it was feared he might forget to re-
turn so he was held.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-04-17

means in proportion to the known rev.
enue, station, that within five years
would not be considered obsolete and
entirely inadeQuate.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27
"EVeU Little Olive Tablet Has q Movement
 All It's Own"

Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes from fnac- fsvsS bowels and liver. Dr. Edwards a well known physician in Ohio, per- fected vegetable compound mixed with olive oil, to act on the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for years.
 mel, are gentle in their action, yet always effective. They bring about buoyancy which should be enjoyed by everyone, by tonfne. up the liver and Purities.
 Ice and z6c per box
 The Olive Tablet Cos Columbus. O.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27
CHRISTIAN EMDEAvoR5 UNION
 AT PRESTON CHAPEL
Aggressive Christian Endeavor to Be
 the Theme for Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the Nor wien Christian Endeavor union at 4 p. m. Friday, this week. at Preston chap el The theme will be Aggressive Christian Endeavor. The programme follows:
 400. Short devotional service
 4.15. Welcome, president local so- cfety; response.
 4.7o. Two papers: Christian Endeav- or fn Church, Miss Calla White, Nor- wdch Town society; Christian Endeav- or in the Community, Fred Armstrong, Jewett ctts' Baptist church.
 6.60 Open parliament. conducted by Rev. Clarence Barber. Danieleop.
 E.50. Social hour.
 7.1s. Short deyefionai sAry5ce, leader Rev. M. J. E. Fuller. Hanover: Fifteen minute talk. Afissionary ETart. Miss Elizabeth Pf1iIea. Norwich. address by Rev. Clarence Barber, Danie1son,
 The meeting will close at G.15 3. "a. , that Jewett City and Lisbon meta- FITS may take aR AAaAx aaz ha..sA
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27
Farmers, Attention 1

We pay the highest cash prize fss dressed hoss. Ysu sbeuid deal Aissst with us and save the miaaisma9's profit. We make q specially of buying and ssIsaak down psRk. Ne shaRzaent too laxsA fer us to handle,
 N. RoZHckL, Grocery and Market, 4ss N, Main St.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27
LE GISLATIvE LORE

1 Iution- NE Wilson said that inasmueh as he had accomplished his purpose he would relieve the house of the asper- sion cast upon 1t relative te It's earlier action against the request pf the gen. tleman from Bridgeport This incident was closed bx Representative King of Fairfield, who made the sarcastic fno- tion that MT. Wilson be given g vote of thanks.
 Representative kirohbergsr wears the cap with bells on 1t now known as the house jester. It was he who sug- gested session on Lincoln day as the most notahte sort of observance. and who made brief spread eagle remarks on several occasions. Tuesday he made motion that when tn house adjourn 1t be to a time when the mileage question was settled. to a time when the men- bers would not be required to reduce their pile by paying railroad fares to do business for the state. The speaker did not entertain the motion of the gentleman from Morris. but did recog- nize a motion from the republican side that the house adjourn to 11.3o Thurs day morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27

After explanation by Representative Ciitus King, house chairman of the committee on cities and boroughs, the amendment to the charter Of the city of WiIfimantic was adopted This amendment provides that the appro- priaf1on for the public library cazl at fhe option of the city council. be in creased from $1, 200 to $1 300 annually
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27


 There was hearing on the petition
 of the Norwich, Colchester and Hart ford Traction company Wednesday aft ernoon by the committee on railroads, and there is no doubt but a favorable report will be made to the general as sembly. Attorney Henney of Hartford, representing the company, stated that the desire was to extend the time of building the road to Dec. l, 1917, and to increase the capital stock from $1,- 0o0. 900 to $7,ooo, 900. MT. Henney said S1,S50,o06 would be expended in the construction of the road, and that the stockholders had paid in $102,000. Of this 65 per cent has been expended in grading and securing the right of way, and IS per cent. In engineering. About six miles Of the roadbed had been graded, and the intention was to build the road as expeditiously as possible. There is need for a trolley road be- tween Hartford and Norwich. There is no opposition to this road, and the steam railroad companies have no in- tention of building over the route se- lected by the traction company. AS no opposition appeared at the hearing, the committee did not consider it neces- sary to hear any farther testimony in favor of the measure.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-31
LIVESTOCK INCREASE
ON FOREST RANGES

A marked increase in the
quantity of livestock grazed on
! ational forest ranges during
Inc past fiscal year is reported
Nv the forest service. Nine and
a half million domestic animals
have been occupied during the
summer in converting one of
the by-products of the forests
into meat, hides, and wool. In
addition, there were in round
numbers three hundred thous-
and calves and colts and five
million lambs and kids exempt
from permit and therefore not
enumerated.
According to the figures
gathered, the amount of stock
.,razed under permit during the
year is over four per cent
greater than for the previous
year, while the number of per-
mittees using the forests for
pasturage purposes was in
creased from 26,50l to q, 466.
The total receipts by the govern
ment from grazing fees for the
twelve months ending June 30,
1913. were 81, 007, 739, and the
portion of this applied to schools
and roads on the states in which
the national forest are situated,
is about 1852, 708.
Grazing is second only to
numbering as a principal use of
the national forests, Practically
all of the nationl forests used
extensively for grazing purposes
are within the eleven states ex-
tending east from the Pacific
Coast. known as the "far west
ern group" These states con-
tlin. according to latest reports,
S.546. 900 cattle. 2,9l0. 900 horses
and mules. and %. 366, 900 sheep.
The national forests support in
these states IL per cent of the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-10-31
Toquerville.

The recent visit Of Elders w.
G. Miles and John I. Woodbury.
Of st. George, az home mission
aries, was very much apprecl-
ated by those in attendance at
our Ward services.
Governor Vim. Spry and party
passed through town last Thurs
day morning en- route to Salt
Lake City, on their return from
the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO. Their enthusiasm for the
Mukunteweap, or lions canyon
scenery, was as great as for the
Grand Canyon.
ID. II. Forsyth is in from the
sheep herd for brief visit.
The cattle sale is on and stock
driving is the order of the day.
Mr.. w. p. Barton of Iron county
is buying the cattle at a good
figure.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rogers of
Pima, Arizona. old time resi-
dents of Dixie, are here on a
visit.
Geo. r. Lund, attorney of st.
George, was a visitor here for a
lew days.
Mrs. David Salisbury has gone
to Richfield to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Genevieve Hays.
Leon Slack has gone TO attend
school at the Dixie academy, St.
George. This brings the total
attendance from this place to
the stake academy, to ten.
Presidents r. G. Savage and
Iva G. Higbee of the Mutual
Associations, with their aides,
have arranged for a social party
Wednesday night.
Our teachers in the district
schools went to St. George Sat-
urday to attend the SC h % !
teachers convention.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. !
Lamb. a Girl.-nD tho a5eh inst. I
Mother and babe doing well.