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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26

Notwithstanding the new tar
iff, the import prices OF a num-
ber of articles show an advance
| for instance-bar iron, pig iron,
rice, coal, unbleached cotton
cloth, cylinder glass, mattings,
cheese. Showing this by COM
parative figures the New York
Sun says: "The import prices as
published represent the price OF
the article in question in the
country from which it is import
ed. and the general advance
seems to sustain the theory thai
exporters to the United States
take advantage of the opportun
ity offered by tariff reductions tt
advance their prices, thus pock
eting the amount of the reduc
f ton and depriving the consume
in the United States of the re
duction in price promised him b
the low tariff theorists" I"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26
The Warnes Law.
By James Boyle.

Columbus, O., March 21. The
people generally-and especially
the farmers-fairly hate the new
tax law. In his educational
campaign" upon which he has re-
Gently embarked, Gov. Cox glor-
| les in the fact that the Warnes
enactment is a good tax squeez-
er. But the payers of taxes do
not chuck!e with glee over an e.
normous duplicate; what they de-
sire is to have the burden light
ened as much as possible. And
| it is to be noted that the '"GoVer-
nor has not afforded any encour-
agement to the belief that there
will be G let-up in the unprece-
dented extravaganza of his ad-
miniStration.
The Cleveland PIsir Dealer,
which is Democratic paper and
inclined to be friendly to the Gov
ernor, makes this very point. 1T
is WE'LL" the Plain Dealer says,
"to have the law which digs out
hidden property and makes the
tax dodger bear his just share OF
the burden of government. It's
| no less important, however, to IN
sist that after the revenue has
been collected it shall be spent e.
| economically. 1t is important,
too, that no more revenue be col
lected than is needed for therea'
sonable economical conduct OF
government. These are ques
rions which voters will ask can
didates for state office in the COM
ling campaign. Now that you
have discovered a way to get the
taxes how are you going to pro
tect US from wastefulness in then
expenditure?'
So far as it goes, it is all righ'
| for the Governor to show that MI
appointed assessors are getting
bigger returns than the old as
SCISSORS got. But even as to thi
he is giving too much credit t.
the Warnes law. The valuations
were on the upward jump befor
that measure came into opera
ton. There were several rea
sons for this, the principal on
being the inducement held out b.
the Smith 1 per cent law; the
: there has undoubtedly been
l ouickening of what might b
called the public conscience as
correct tax returns; aid there ma
! come into play almost automa'
ically, although quietly and prot
ably without appreciation an
n that is the Federal income ia
law, in that men of means ha1
n been compelled to take stock (
! their worldly affairs and to mai
report thereon to Uncle Sam, WI
If will stand no foollshness, and tn
le at about the very time when Il
stI local tax assessor made his call
AS to the Warnes law compt
m ling Rockefeller to disgorge
nough millions to run the who
It. state of Ohio-as Triumphant
~ proclaimed by the Governor
We the first place the legal procee
ings involved were not under t
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26
cREENvILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 2e. 1914.

What the people OF Ohio would
like the Governor to do is to ans
wer the great overwhelming OBJ
lection to the Warnes law, which
is, that it takes away from the
taxpayers a right they have al
ways heretofore enjoyed that of
selecting or electing their local
tax officials, and that the Cover
nor has appropriated this right
unto himself, and has so used it
as to make the tax law an integ-
raj part of the biggest political
machine ever constructed in this
state-or probably any other
state. The objection is funda-
mental-it goes to the very root
of Anglo. Saxon and American
representative government.
The claim that to reform Ohio's
tax laws it was necessary to di-
rectly give the Governor the ap-
pointment of the county tax as
SCISSORS, and, in addition, to ihdi-
rectly give him the appointment
of the deputy assessors, and the
members of the county boards of
complaints, with all the hundreds
of clerks and other assistants,
will not hold water. No other
governor in the United States has
this tremendous power.
Even Wisconsin, the Cover
| nor's model in progressive"
legislation, does not go this far,
| for in that state, while there is a
State Tax Commission and CEN
tralized supervision over local
taxation, the local assessors are
elected by the peonle. And Wis
consin is not now being Dragged
| about as much as formerly as the
one commonwealth to pattern af-
ter: the latest report is that Wis
consin is about bankrupt, and
that there is a reaction against
it's complicated and wildly eX-
travagant system Of government
by commissions and bureaus,
with legislation by university pro-
fessors and experts. Gov.
Cox's own political party out ir
Wisconsin is making its campaign
this year against the very sys
TEN upon which he bases hi
claim for fame and reelection.
The Practical Farmer, of Phil
adelphia, in it's issue of March, Z
, confirms reports recently pub
lished in New York and Chicag'
papers of a growing revolt ag
ainst the new system in Wiscon
sin which Gov. Cox lauds am
, copies. The farmers out ther
recently met IN convention, an
E they condemned "the modern sc
o Ions" who ''have been cruisinI
: in the seas of experiment, work
8 ing for half baked reforms, quac
nostrums and Utopian vagarie'
which they often enact into il
dipesred laws, and then Great
more commissions to interpret.
It is'stated as a fact that at tt
last session of the Wisconsin LEI
islature there were three separa
, bills on cleaning and disinfectil
cuspidors. The state payroll
nou, ovor 81 OOO OOO a wear.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26
Getty sburg.

pie of Bradford friends for her
guests yesterday.
John Warner and |. F. Brown,
suffering from physical disabili.
ty, are on the mend.
A stove used for warming the
bakery fell over Saturday even
ing, emptying a large bunch of
live Goals on the floor of the bull
ding, fortunately avoiding the
occurrence Of a fire. A rumor
was in circulation that a PERSONS
feet rested on the stove at the
time, precipltating the fall, but
this could hardly be true, as no
person of ordinary calefulness
would think of resting his feet
upon a broken stove, as this was
said to be.
P. B. Moul has been appointed
postmaster for this place, vice
w. H. HCrner removed.
C. L. Nauss is cutting the saw
timber off a part of the timber
land of the Pearson farm adjoin
ing our village.
The time of year is here for
spring weather, but the spring
like weather is not materializing.
A portion of last week was real
winter weather for a good part
of the time and yesterday was
another wintry blast We eX-
perienced a snow blizzard, MAX
ing it very dlsagreeable for out
door movements or amusement.
It seems from the conditions a.
bout US that winter is lingering
in the lap of spring. Of course,
| this is no news and we only men
ton the fact for the purpose OF
making record Of existing condi
tions. The weather bureau al
Washington has predicted a gra
| dual return TO normal spring tenn
peratures, with generally fail
skies, for all sections of the coun
| try east of the Rocky Mountain
| for this week. May it be real
lied. The time is getting shor
| for farmers to get oats sowed il
this month.
We are here at the first ami
versary of the flood that inunda
ted our country one year age
The 25tn Of last March marke
the highest stage the water ret
ched in that flood at this place
and | presume the maximum
height was on the same da
thro ughout this region. AS "
think that memorable time owe
we congratulate ourselves upc
the happy conditions now exis
ing in contrast with the loss ar
suffering endured resulting fro
the occurrence, and while a fl
year has elapsed the questlt
may be asked what has bet
> done during this time to less'
the losses and suffering fro
= that flood or a recurrence of /
Much of the territory devastat
- has been rebuilt and cleaned
; IF debris, and in this way t
" marks of the flood have been
. moved, and so far so good, (
% what has been done to avoid t
In
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26
Row the Tariff is Work
ing.

AA6'
On February %, 1914, the ur-
filled orders on the books of the
United States Steel Corporation
were 5,O26, ,44O tons, as compared
with 1867 on February %,
191S-adecreaseof2 2, $50, 274tons.
Last months S orders on hand were
the smallest of any month, with
one exception, since the corpora
ton has been giving out month
ly tonnage figures.
Dun's Review reports that the
gross earnings of United States
railroads for the month of Feb
ruary amounted to $35, ,OO9, 955,
as against $97, ,961,916 for the
same month in 1914 decrease
of 7.8 per cent. In January last
the loss was only 3 per cent as
compared with January, 1913.
The American Sugar Company,
like the American Woolen Com
pany, paid it's 1918 dividends
from surplus. Nothing was earn
ed on the stock. whereas, in
1912, earnings were equivalent
to 13.48 per cent, and in the
great year of 1911 as much as 244
per cent was earned. Average
annual earnings for the four
years previous to 1914 were l53
per cent and annual average pro-
fits for the same period $780, :
900, compared with profits in
1913 of 81, OILS, 900.
Trade, according to the week
w reviews, continues to be irreg-
ular Bank clearings are small
err than a year ago and the gross
earnings of railroads reporting
for February have shown a fall
ing off of almost 10 per cent.
There still continues to be con
siderable uncertainty regarding
the scope of future Legislation
regarding business, and this has
it's retarding effect upon future
engagements and commitments
New York Sun. March IA:
The Hooking Valley R. r. re
ports that for the month of Jan
uary, 1914, it's gross income wa
$1O9, ,945, as compared with $219,
5O3-a falling off of SO per cent
The gross income for the seve
months from July 1, 1913, to Jan
uary, 81, 1914, was 81, 756, 3O1, a
compared with $2,177, 1923 in tn
same period of the precedin
year-a decrease of II per cent
The Cincinnati Enquirer
March 12, in it's local financi'
article, reports a continued fal
= ing off Of banking operation
and it quotes bankers as sayir
that general business seems
be tagging.
Here are some of the omino1
headlines over a local article
the New York Sun one day Ia
week:
''FREE BREAD LINE
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26

139 last year.
x X
Leading steel interests are not
optimistic over the future of the
industry, judged by recent inter-
views with the heads of some of
the large concerns. President j.
G. Maben of the Sloss-Sheffield
Steel and Iron Company, who has
been in the South recently, said
I'VE had a comparatively poor
year in 1913, but the iron bust
ness since the first of the year
has shown a steady decline. 1t
is true that in January there was
a little turn for the better, when
prices improved somewhat and
several fair orders were booked
by us and by other iron produc-
ers, but in the last four weeks
conditions have been much less
hopeful.
II attribute the extreme dull
ness in the iron and steel bust
ness to the activities of our law :
makers at Washington and can.
not help but feel that until Wash
ington ceases it's activity we shall
have dull times in the industrial
feld."-New York Sun, March
IA.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26

ito the prolonged tariff discus
sion," the profits of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co. dropped
from 81, 492 1862 in 1912 to $685.
139 last year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26


In February the number OF
blast furnaces in operation in
creased by twentyone, or about
10 per cent. The average daily
production of pig iron was $3.50
tons more than it was in Janu-
ary, a gain Of about the same
rate per cent as the increase in
the number Of furnaces in blast
But the production of pig iror
last month was about II per cent
less than the output of the cor
responding month Of 1913. |
fell fully 10 per cent below tn
record for February, 1912. Whel
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-03-26

Experience with the new tar
lff thus far does not justify the
assertion that it is reducing the
prices of foodstuffs on which ii
lowered or removed duties. On
the contrary, prices of many of
the articles on which the duty
was reduced or removed have
continued to advance. = Wash
ington Correspondent New York
Sun. March 13.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09
CLAY COUNTY POTATO
GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Officials of the Clay County Potato
Growers association, the head office Of
which Is in Moorhead, say that in all
probability when the annual meeting,
pursuant to the constitution and by
laws, is held later in the month that
only routine business will be transact
ed and a resolution adopted ad%journing
the meeting to some date in June.
There Is a feeling among the mem
bers that some time about midsummer
would be a better time of the year to
hold the annual meeting than in mid
winter, as the summer would afford
much better opportunities for q real
good time "gct-together' gathering. a
monster picnic could be for, q
f1rst-claSs band could be engaged and
provision made for the Entertainment
Of the young people as we'll as the cid
ers of the families, the programme to
include the service of a inner at which
there would be a programme Of ad-
dresses by the best Of speakers and
authorities on the potato industry in
the Red river valley.
The idea seems to be we'll received
wherever the suggestion has been put
and the comment has been made that
not only would such a meeting be val
liable from the standpoint Of good
for the association and would
a splendid advertisement for Clay
but the news of it would go
far and wide as the social fea
would stir up the young people in the
Of an industry which is going
make this part of the Red river
valley the richest section In the whole
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09
TO ARGUE
CLARk'S APPEAL

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. o.
Tracy Bangs and George A. Bangs
of this city will leave Saturday for
St Louis, Mo, to present the appeal
Of Sam Clark and c. M. Crockard
of Bismarck, publishers Of Jim Jam
Jems. to the United States circuit
court Of appeals.
The two publishers were found
guilty in he federal district court at
Bismarck last June Of sending an
obscene publication by an interstata
carrier, and were sentenced to spend
two years each in the federal prison
at ~Leavenworth by Judge J. G. Will
lard. 80
There are three chief points ON
which the appeal to the circuit court
Is based. 1t is alleged that the judge
erred In refusing to permit the entire
book to be admitted in evidence, and
also that In his charge to the jury he
decided certain points which should
have been left to the iuryrnen,
1t will also be claimed that the YER
dict is an infringement of the con-
stltutional guarantee Of the freedom
Of the press.
A large number of minor points are
also contained in the brief, including
he claim that one OF the Jurors
should have been barred from service
on account of being a lawyer.
The case is scheduled to be argued
Tuesday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09

from these are likely to produce an
infectious sore throat, blood poisoning,
and, possibly, erysipelas. Twenty one
deaths have occurred this year in
Chicago as the result of this variety OF
sore throat. In the same car three
colonies Of streptococus germs were
found. This Is a pus forming organ
ism which frequently produces septi-
cemia and other diseases. It Is pres
ent in boils and ~carbuncles.
"The count of samples taken from
cars is only a slight Indication OF
germs which may be carried from the
vitiated atmosphere of a car the
pert says. when it is remembered
that each bacteria body under ordin-
airy circumstances a reproduce itself
in an hour some estimate Of their pro-
pagation may be gained.
For instance, in a. temperature. of
Sc degrees or the body temperature,
n active bacteria will produce L.
900, 900 in tw%enty-four hours, and
more than 81, 900, 900, 900, 900 in forty
eight hours. This is figured under
perfect conditions, but it is certain
that enough AN be reproduced to
make them extremely dangerous.
Ventilation in a car is Of the ut
most Importance. The carbon dioxid
laden air Of the usual car is such that
1t becomes a perfect medium for the
suspension of such germs. Many Of
even more dangerous variety may be
present, all depending upon the pas
sengers and what diseases they may
happen to carry" ---,s s~- 49, >.r~ ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09

Liverpool, Jan. 9.-Whcat: Easier
American cables and forecast of large
worlds shipments caused some realiz-
ing at he opening and values were 70
to Il lower. Following this there was
covering by shorts and speculative
support on improved demand for
Manitoba and plate cargoes, unfavor-
able Argentine news and firm
Australian offers. The loss was re-
gained and at 1870 p. m. the market
was steady and unchanged.
Corn: Corn opened a lower and
later declined. Il. Argentine ship
ments were heavy crop prospects
there were fine and spot here was
weak: At 100 p. M. prices were Il
to "a lower.
Argentine: Frequent rains are
beneficial to corn, but against the
movement Of wheat. Arrivals from. the
country very small and holders still
remain a firm attitude. Crop &C
counts are disappointing. Corn weak
with favorable crop news.
Argentine Shi pments: Wheat 2SS,-
600 bushels against 10000 bushels last
week and 1,44O.0O0 bushels last year;
corn 1905, 600 against 1,233,OOO bush
last week and 1880 bushels
last year. Oats 2,590,000 against L.
$50, COO and 1850. 600 bushels last
year. Argentine visible wheat 2,24O,-
600 bushels against 2.24S,000 last week
and 1900, 600 bdslleIs last year; corn
l, 020,0 600 bushels against $4,000 bush
last week and $40, 900 bushels
iast year.
Buenos Ayres: Wheat closed "A
lower to Il higher.
Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09
BREATHE MILLIONS OF GERMS

Kansas City Star: To arrive home
with a headache after a ride on a
crowded car is a common experience.
1t is not q necessary one, however, if
or two passengers on each car
should have the moral bravery to open
a window and provide a little ventila-
ton.
The chief of a chemical laboratory in
Chicago recently went on a germ quest
during a trip down town in the rush
hour. The result was so astounding
week in order to verify it. He found
that each Of Chicago's straphangers
had millions Of unseen companions in
the car in which he rides. These COM
panions are bacteria of various corts
foating on the poisonous air passen-
gers breathe. Most of them are poison
Gus, and few are absolutely harmless.
Chemical analysis of air samples
proved that the loading of cars with
straphangers resulted in an atmos-
phere containing from ten to forty
times the normal amount of impurities,
that being the excess of carbon diox-
found. Carbon dioxide is fatal to
human life. An atmosphere with no
inlet of oxygen and an abundance Of
carbon dioxide will produce death in
h Ia two hours.
The analysis which related to bac-
terra showed that even more than that
percentage of disease germs float II
the air of crowded cars. Chief among
the germs found in one car were 3d.
600 staplylocuccus bacteria. Infection
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09
Great nnina..

Philadelphia telegram. tJera ;.
one that was told by Cong. Williar
kettner of California the other aVa.
nlns, when one of the party in :
washington club remarked hat tht
person who does not make an occa
ticle. 'e@Aee Of
The other day a woman went to 8
grocery store to order the daily sun.
ply, and hardly had she entered ~
door before the proprietor hastenef
sion. eApfes-
I am glad you came in. madame !,
ne humbly remarked. 'I want To mali
aI1ellus Q the distressing error hat
occurred in your order yesterday"
An error in my order!" wondering
~ responded the woman. ITO what
error are you treferring?" ~
~ your cereal, madame" answer
60 1ile grocery man. Instead of oat-
our grapes are packed 800
,Rlght there the unexpected hanna,
ea. Instead OF starting a wild riot
me woman leaned back and ioyons1y
lausned Then shelaughed some more
and yet again she laughed.
felleye me greatly, madame
salu the grocery man, as soon asg he
could break in with a few words. 'T
AFRAID You would be greatly dis
p1spleased!" exclaimed the woman
WIN announcer merry smile. II was new
er SO happy over anything il nv liz
[ cooked that sawdust Without Innry-
ing what it was, and in eating ~ Har
~ communicated me and said ii tasted
to make" ussu
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09

F1ett and came back to Fargo, then
securing a team he drove to Arthur.
C~oncealing himself in the hay over, the
stable in the power house, he awaited
the coming of his victim to feed the
horses which furnished the power for
the elevator. AS FIett crawled into
the loft to secure hay, Remington
brutally beat in his brains, stole the
money on the agents person and re.
turned to the woman in Minneapolis.
He was later arrested in Wisconsin,
brought back here and convicted and
sentenced to serve in prison for life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-09
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
n. II. Limited Strikes Boy and Girl
Crossing Tracks Wear Detroit,
Boy Killed.

A frightfuI accident occurred at Nc
Hugh, five miles from Detroit Wednes-
day afternoon. George, the Is year old
SON of G. S. Youmans, OF McHugh, was
run over and instantly killed by the
North Coast Limited train on the Nor
thern Pacific. The boy was driving
eastward and was about to cross the
track at Ntzhugh, station when the big
mogul engine struck his rig, demolish-
ing the buggy completely, killing the
team and the boy, and severely injur-
ing his little sister, Mamie, who was
riding with him.
The engineer, it is said, did not OBJ
serve the team at the crossing and
knew nothing Of hitting it until STOP
ping at Detroit to oil his engine when
he found pieces of the harness hang
ing onto the pilot of the engine and
~streaks of blood here n there. The
boy was instantly killed by getting the
top, of his head laid open and his
brains spilled on the ground. The girl
was severely injured, merely getting
some scalp wounds and will undoubt-
eddy recover. The horses were disem-
bowled and carried for about 100 feet
and thrown In a heep beside the track.
The switch was also broken by the
force Of the impact, and it is a mystery