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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
FORMER CURRENCY ASSOCIATION
50 Vermont National Banks Unite Their
Efforts

Rutland, Nov THE National Cur
rency association OF Vermont was organ
lied yesterday afternoon at meeting at
the Berwick hotel, with total member
ship of 32 national banks, of which 10
were represented at the meeting. The
purpose of this new organizations which
has been advocated for some time. is to
| allow its members to take advantage of
the emergency currency 1t is formed
under the currency association act of the
United States. The rule is that each
association formed throughout the coun-
| try must have assets aggregating S.
10000 or more. The new association has
capital and surplus aggregating $5,394,-
600
Yesterdays meeting was a short one
The election OF officers and committees
was practically all the business tram
sacted
The following officers were elected
President, Henry Field of Rutland vice
president, w. H. Bracket of Brattle-
horo; secretary and treasurer Charles
II. Harrison OF Rutland. The men ap-
pointed to the executive committee were
F, Z. Burgess OF Burlington, F. w. Wild
er of Woodstock, Albert Tuttle OF Mont
pelier J. Gregory Smith Of St Adams
and G. W. Ruiter OF St. Johnsbury
fhe membership committee consists
of Nelson Bailey of Wells River. w. b. |
G. Stiekney of this city and Bethel. ]. H. |
Williams of Bellows Falls and A. j. Hol. |
den Of Bennington
The place Of business for the organiza-
tion will be at Rutland, Several details
of the plan remain to be completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
SLATE COMPANY LOSES.
Judgment Of s7s,o62ae in Favor Of
Pittsburg Concern.

Albany. Nov What are said to ~
the first substantial Judgments fof triple
damages entered in tho United states
under the sherman antitrust lsR. were
awarded yesterday BY Judge g. W. Ray
Of the federal court against firms con
stitutinn the American Sea Green slate
company 81 Granville.
The Judgment argevstinr s2s pG2 90.
were awarded tho firm Of OHafI0ran 4
Jacots 81 PittsburQ Pa on the finding
ct the court that -the defendants siolat
ed the sherman a. ln the formation 81
e combination % restrain and - nionou-
olize. ~ attemrt - inon0polize the in-
q rsfats traie IN =fH green slate
Tns material constitutes arrrar
matflr 81 uH raHt q tlis roefmr slate
produced n Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
WHITE FLAG HOISTED
OVER THE FORTRESS
Using Tau Was Germany's Last Strategic
Position Outside of the German En-
pire in the East and Its Fall Ends Pic
turesque Phase of the War.

Toxic AFTER desperate assaults in which the Japanese
are said to have bravery Of their forces Port Arthur
heroic resistance by the Germans Using
at OILS this morning when Governor MeyerWadeck
official with flag of truce to the AngoJapanese nes
having previously hosted white flag on the forts
At this afternoon the Japanese and German officers opened
the Motk barracks when the fomaes of the
capitulation concluded.
report says the Germans blew what left of the
surrenderng and practically the whole town is in
Japanese torpedo boat oa that entered the bay
nearly all the ships DESTROYED
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
NO FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE IN VERMONT
Commissioner Davis Is Taking Steps TO
See That No Cases of the Cattle
Epidemic Shall Be Brought In.

Z T. Davis. Vermont live stock CON-
missioner has notified all dealers in live
stock that quarantine has been cstab-
lished against the states Of Massachu-
setts and Pennsylvania because OF foot
and mouth disease. he was busy yestcr-
lay recalling all permits for tie impor-
tation OF cattle from these states lie
saws that every effort j. being made 10
keep Vermont free from the disease and
50 iar no evidence Of il appears in this
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
ENEMY'S MINISTER'S
HELD PRISONERS
Austro- Hungarian Consul General and
Turkish Diplomatic Representatives
at Tabriz, Persia, Captured by
Russians.

London, 1915 p. m, Nov. 7.-Tele-
from Amsterdam, correspond
cnt to the Reuters Telegram company
says that message received there from
Vienna sets forth that the Austro-Hun.
garian consul general and Turkish diplo-
matte representatives at Tabriz, Persia,
have been taken prisoners by the Rus
slams and transported TO Tiflis. The Per
sian government and the American min
ister at Teheran, Charles W. Russell,
have protested to Russia against the al
legged infraction of international law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
1000 SAW EXHIBITS.
Apple and Corn Show at Montpelier Is
Completed.

With two hours OF speaking in the
memorial room of the Montpelier city
hall yesterday afternoon, the two days'
agricultural convention and annual apple
end corn show closed. Col H. S. Foster,
representatives. elect from Calais, presid-
ed at the meeting, and State Forester
A. F. Halves. G. w. Perry of South Hero
end Prof. B. T. Lutman of the Uni
ycrsity OF Vermont spoke The exhibits
in the city hall auditorium attracted
many visitors. 1t is estimated that
about 1000 people looked over the ex
hibits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07

Epissops1 eathsrirr 70 Bs Hsls IL Bur.
nnEtur Isa a, 1913

narin inrtan Err TIE sr.~~fr7 etans.
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f. ~ rsstst r Darlington
sauu-g - JOBS Fey tiat Fu-rue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
43s,247 PRISONERS
Are Claimed to Be Held by the Ger
mans

London, Nov. IA dispatch 10 Reut
er's Telegram Co. from Amsterdam SAYS
that advices received there from Berlin
are TO the effect that up TO last sun
day the German concentration camps
and hospitals held the following pris.
oners;
French, 3l3s officers and lss6ls men;
Russians, 3,l2l officers and ls6,779 men.
Belgians. 537 officers and 34.gO7 men:
British, Az officers and 1890 men. The
correspondent adds that Berlin dispatch
says these figures do not include prison.
ers not encamped.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
SIPS, 1000 FIRE SWEEPS
OVER STOCKYARD
30 Acres Of Pens at Kansas City Were
Wiped Out This Morning but All the
the Cattle Were Removed

Kansas City, No. nov Fire that
burned bercely for several hours early
70 day swept over the Kansas CITY stock
yards and destroyed 81 acres Of pens.
covering one-third of the cattle section
81 the yards. The loss i about sl2sOeo.
according to an Official annouuoement
al the cattle were removed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
SEVERAL SENT TO JAN
After Pleading Guilty in Montpelier
Court.

~ Montpelier city court today nar-
I'll Lynch. Dcnnie Sullivan. EdwarH Row
ers and John Hogan pleaded guilty 70
tarions charces az intotifafian Ifrrh
uss given ~ days in the county ia1s
Hogan wss fined SIS nith raets. ana an
failure to paF wtnt to iaH. Sufiau
ard Powers were srut % iaH for ~
day- aud alec sired sl5 Tie last two
vsrs recently released frum fi.s ,ssrftr
iaH
Peter EorHr uhn rieaaef erIft rrs-
t.fdat ~ f-taah 81 tht usaae. sas an-
ttnaea t1-fsS IS nat itss ti.an g1 aars
iH tlf enutty isI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
CHILD H1r BY AUTO
Pct wheels Dc Ns. Tourt wostpsH-r
Teunarttr.

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
TWO EARTHQUAKES
SHOOK VIVA, CALF.
The visitations Were Fifteen Seconds
Apart Last Night-No Damage Is
Reported.

Chico, Cal. Nov. 7.-Two distinct
sarthquakes fifteen seconds apart were
felt in the town Of Nina. 20 miles north
of here, last night No damage was re-
ported
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07

Paris, Nov. !, 1901 p. m.-The French
official statement this afternoon says
the situation is relatively quiet on the
river User below Dixmude.
Paris, Nov. THE following official
communication was issued by the French
war office last night;
"To the north the fighting continues
to be severe, According to the latest
reports. offensive was proceeding in the
region to the south and east of Ypres.
In the region of Arras, and from Arras
to the Disc, several German attacks have
been'repulsed.
"In the region Of the Aisne, we have
retaken, 10 the east of Vailly, the viii
lage of Soupir, which was lost the other
day. In the Argonne the enemy keeps
attacking violently, but without result.
on the heights of the Meuse and to the
east Of Verdun, we have captured some
trenches"
London, Nov. THE Marconi Wire
less Co. has received the following OIL
cial statement issued by the German
headquarters yesterday;
"Our offensive TO the northwest and
southwest Of Ypres has made good prog
ress. AZ Ia Bassee, "a the north OF Ar
ras and in the Argonne region. we have
gained. Our troops captured important
positions southeast Of 81. Mihiel and
have inflicted heavy losses in French"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-07
French Official Statement
Says There Is But Little
Movement by Armies
GERMANS MAY BE
PLANNING NEW MOVE
British Believe Best Corps
Are Being Rushed to
the Attack

A German attempt to reach the Strait:
of Dover, prosecuted with such reckless
abandon and courage as to wiring praise
even from the foe, appeared to-day to
have relaxed temporarily. Along the
now famous User, from the sands of the
North sea to the ruined town of Dix
nude, the situation, in Unconditional Ian
guage is this: The French war Office re-
ports it relatively quiet and that the
fighting there has all but ceased.
Pending decisive developments on any
Of the European fields of battle, the fall
OF Using Tau held first place in the at
tention of military men to-day.
Official reports from Toxic show that
it was not without desperate resistance
that the German garrison, vastly out
numbered by the British and Japanese,
gave up the fight. Toxic to-day is cele-
brating with an outburst of popular en-
thusiasm the fall of Tsing-Tau.
Notwithstanding the Russian claims
to overwhelming success in the East,
there is nothing to show that the Ger
man and Austrian forces met with great
disaster and although they were COM
PEELED to retreat they were apparently
able to fall back upon strongly fortified
positions, selected in advance.
Of fighting on land and sea, brought
lbout by Turkeys entrance into the war,
title was learned to-day. Turkish Off
ials at Symrna are said to have made
urther seizures of vessels of hostile
ountries and the Russian general staff |
n Caucasia reports that the Turkish |
orces, which attempted an offensive
movement, were driven back with heavy |
osses.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-06

amendment. Amendments are proha-
bly, necessary to II. IT,.
Our local assessing methods arc
hopciessly at fault. Under their op-
Grafton every ward and township is
jealous lest 1t pay state taxes at a
higher rate than DO contiguous wards
and townships and there Is ,hc same
jealousy between the several citics
and cOuntieS We must ha re a sys-
tenn under which taxable values gener-
ally. shall be assessetil,.nd tQualalizeti
by u board or bOnrds ! Iepre senting the
state and not the cOultiof and small
or subdivisions. Thu, nee Il of this re-
form has Ions ben observed and has
been emphasized IL the press of tho
state. It's cnactme Mt would present
NO serious difficulties.
Novel IN This State.
The ambition OF the uniform prop
erty tax. although II has been accom-
pltshel. think, in various American
stntes, has not been freely discussed
in thiS state., Prof. llaper OF North
Carolina in his Founders day. ad-
dress before the university. discussed
both the proposed reforms, but our
people have been accustomed always
TO the uniform property tax and, at
frat. the .norelty OF destroying 1t may
shock them little. At the same time
tho idea has seeped into the minds OF
MANY People. and boards Of aasessors,
quietly iSnGring the law, sometimes
put 1t into practice. For example, Inn
provemcnts on land and the land IT.
self are not always II usually assessed
ut the same rate. here in Columbia
Whether 'isipglei takers" or not. most
o: us vii agree that q :t5-story building
that cost $5Q9.900 ought not to carry
30 heavy. a. .shAra of, tho tax load as
should the land It. stands on while
0Wnershof one,story buildings on tho
other si,le OF the street neglect to I'M
prove tho!r propoEty,in o measure pro-
pQrttonal TO the value OF the land and
40 grow rich from the Hnearned in
crenent. refualng to- sell their ground
ta those who would ipprose,it. Other
Illustrations lof tha, unfairness and un-
wisdom, ofi the uniform property tax
might bc cited. ;Qur income and cor-
poratton taxes imply admission that
tho old taxation principle that we have
relied upon Is unscientific and no long
er adequate. This paper does not pre-
tend to work out q detailed taxing
plan but the Capitalization Of assess-
Ing and dsabolition o fthe uniform prop
erty tax are Impressed az essential
preliminary changes 70 the plan HIpiy.
Ing to certain quantities of property
II mn income tax be Just Mt all md
which ehall proceed to outline.
-. Extension Of the Principle.
an exemption from II Of persons hav-.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-06
WISHED SHE
COULD Die
And Be Free From Her Troubles.
But Finds Be,,teir Wy.

Columbian T;i1 Ts;nir1...,"yas1nsy a time. !"
eayh Mrs. Jessie Sharp, OF This place.
-s.I wished H,would; die and,bc relieved
ofmy suffering, from womaniy troubles.
] could not get up, without pulling, m
something to help me, and stayed in bed
most OF the time. | could not do my
.holisework.
The least amount OF work fired me me
out. NY head would swim, and would
tremble for an hour or more. Finally.
took Cardui, the woman tonic, and /
am not bothered with pains any more.
and / don't have 10 DO to bed. In fact
81 4 am sound aad wsll ot all my troubles" ;"
g Cardui goes TO all the weak spots and
helps to make them strong. II acts will,
snatqre-not against her. II Is for the
.tired, nervous, irritable women, who feel
as, 1t everything were IwronR, and need
something to quiet their. nerves and
strengthen the worn-out system.
II you are a woman, suffering from ,ny
OF the numerous symptoms oflwonnanly
trouble, take Cardui. twill help you.
Atali druggists.
sftyas r.: chattanaora Medisins Co.. tadIes'
AdMrory Dept,, Chsftenoogn, Tenn, Tor .St.ttai
Lsarstffes! on Your eass ana 6<spsgs book Home
Treatment Tor Womsn," 10 psaln Wfsppet. Ncs992
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-06
THE STATE SHOULD NOrTAX
SMALL FARMS AND HOME
Give Every Man Chance Own His to Assist Ten
ants To Become Property Holders Too

The following paper was read by w.
w. Ball before the Kosmos club OF Co
lumbia:
Before any substantial progress in
IA polltica! way can be made In South
Carolina. two improvements are neces-
sary, one o fthem better election sys-
tenn. which | shall not discuss to-
night and the other n better taxation
system. is
We have In South Carolina what Ia
known as the uniform property tax.
All prenerty subject to taxation shall
he taxed I'm proportion to its vnluc,"
reads section 6 OF article 1 OF tho state
constitution OF 1895. Repeal OF this
section and other amendments OF the
constitution by which the way will be
cleared for a System OF classified tax
alton TO he substituted for, the uniform
property tax should preccde the adop-
tion o fthe reforms which l shpll sug-
gest, though am not saying IT, thoy
are Impossible without constitutional
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-06


the County and to fractions of an acre
in the towns and cities.
Let us say THAT the exemption be
$1,000 for i farmer and apply to not
mo-. than so acres. while for the citi.
zen 1t he $1,000 and a quarter OF an
acre lot. In no case would the ex-
cnipelon apply unless the man lived on
the land. Manifestly, the result woum
be that the farmer would strive to de-
yelop his so acres while the cotton mill
operative or other artisan would buill
a cottage on his lot Every tenant
would try n acquire lot or farm
In practice. how would the scheme
work?
The total value. OF all property as
assessed for taxation In South Caro-.
lima is III rbihd numbers s296. ZOO. 900,
according to the comptroller generals
report for 1913.
The Assessed Property.
The total asccsscd value of real cs-
tate Is 500 0O4
To make tho latter sum 1888. .6SS
acres CT country land are assessed at
S72.691.306 ard the 21l.863 buildings
on them at $S1 .200.144. The average
assessment per acre is $3.50 and per
butidinc $50. Tho average assessment
of 30 acres with ono building would be
$?79 Let us suppose, however. that
the average farm of so acres to be ex-
emptcd Ia now assessed at $500 and we
fin,i that the totol exemption of 81. 1850
farms in the state owned by farmers
aud ouerated by themselves. as re-
ported by the census of 1910 would be
So, 900. This estimate Is probably
FAR too great. the number of acres be-
Ing only one-sixth OF the number now
assessed In the state, and the estimate
being little more than One-third Of
the total assessment OF SOC, 1891 ,450. IL
ia to be remembered. however. that the
1S.7SS,68S acres includes 'unimproved
land. The number OF acres in farms
In 1910 was 13,512.62S and OF these g.
O97.999 were Improved. twenty-five
million dollars would probably cover
the proposed exemption. but taking the
former estimate of $32.f75.00O, tho
value Of lands In the state assessed
would he reduced from $780, ,45O to
$5S.716.45O.
The Large Holdings.
A farmer In Marlboro or Dillon
owning plantation of the value Of
$50,000 would be entitled to his ex-
emption of $2,500 only! considera-
tion tending to make my estimate Of
the total exemption too large. Nom
resident land owners would have no
exemption. About 8.0Q0.000 of the
13.000,000 acres In farms are under
the control OF tenants and none of this
land wo'.Id be exempted. There re-
main 100000 acres not included In
farms, much OF which Is valuable tim
ber land that ought to bear q, share Of
the tax burden much heavier than that
It does bear. By the census report
the total value OF farm property is
and the average value OF
each farm Is $3.228s OF which $1,sS7 Is
IN land ands buildfngs. $256 In live
stock, $50 in implements saad machin- !.
cry. s.,, :. s; -:
Were the burden now horne. by. the
part to be .exempted to be ,shifted to !
the unexempted part; the tax rate on |
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-06

ing incomes OF $500 and under be
lust, 1t is cqunlly JUS ito extend the
principe OF exemption to other forms
or taxation.
Our constitutional homestead cx-'
cmpt1ons of real estate of the value of
$1,000 and personally OF the value of
S50o seem to commit the state to the
principle that the head OF family
ought TO have property Of that value.
Ought not the converse of the proposI-
tion on which the homestead exemp-
tiun rests to be true-that the state
should place no obstacle In the way OF
the! head Of family acquiring proper
ty Of that value? In practice, the
homestead exemption Is unfair. The
sscati Of Ii family having renl estate
worth $1,000 and personally worth $500
can not be deprived of that property
by his creditors, We're the 176 900
FARMERS nthe sta o go into bank
ruptcy. the $4,000 owning farms would
reMa:nand owners ard the III 900 ten
ants would remain tenants. albeit the
$4,000 op-cd debts {" or greater than
the value Of their ! ,mcsteads. The
s:.aic constitution, fixing an arbitra-
ry minimu mof Ia. | holdings for the
man who once ) them (unless he
voluntarily alieE'. thcm) under
takes to create - :lass occupying a
higher level tETi: the class already
lnntile3s
TT ''rcccdent.
Before the = '.lstitution Of 1895 was
adopted citit and counties were al
owed to exc 'pt certain manufactur-
ing concern .orm certain kinds OF
taxes. tt" present constitution al
lows muni' ',alitics to exempt them Tor
term of years. Tho aim Of these
laws was and IL to induce factory con-
struction and 90 years ago It served
great pun pose--pcrhaps a good pur.
pose. ] make bold to say that on
grounds of expcdlency n similar cx-
cWntlcn of small Industrial plants
would be not less just.
Speaking from the non-Soeialist
point OF view, all of us will. / suppose,
agree that the encouragement Of small
holdings Of land is beneficial to the
state; that they are an Improvement
OH the plantation system when the
average holding was 54l.2 acres, an in
1St0 80. M
Ali OF us will agree that. in the
present social order, good citizenship
IL promoted by home ownership. The
more home owners we have the more
conservative and dependable body of
citizens we shall have.
agricultural region nonresident
All Of us will agree, too, that in an
ownership OF land is Injurious to the
general welfare. ...
i; The Exemption Plan.
My plan. then. briefly. is that every
icme owners property in land and IN
the tools OF his trade shall be exempt
from all taxation for general purposes.
state, county and municipal. up to n
valtieF. fixed by law. The exemption
might he permanent or II might be Tor
definite periods. the exemption de-
creasing by gradations as time passed.
FMither. the exemptions should apply
to fixed areas, Q number Of acres in