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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

of the most striking of the economic
movements OF today is the increase
of dry territory throughout the
United States. Last years elections
in Oregon told the same story aud
the Supreme Court has just upheld
these elections which were bitterly
fought by the liquor interests. Wash
ington will undoubtedly vote on the
question of state wide prohibition
this fall. At the present there seems
to be a fair chance that the drys will
carry the state The only fear is that
the people will fail to give the ques-
ton the attention which it merits
and neglect to vote. There is no
president to elect this year; so is
what is known as an"oH year." which
usually shows large stay at-home
vote. The liquor interests are alert
and are putting forth every argument
to help their cause. The drys would
do we'll to remember that a contest
of this kind is never won until the
votes are counted. 1t will be nee
essary to secure the signatures of
about rs. 900 legal voters as petitioners
to have the question placed on the
ballot. Get busy and sign the petit
tions.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15
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and our farmers must take this into
consideration when planning their
summer work. This will probably be
a great year for tent caterpillars all
kinds of aphis, IN fact all kinds of
fruit and grain pests. Grain was
never in finer condition on the east
side of the Cascade mountains and
soil is in splendid condition on the
west side. Though January was an
exceedingly wet month, February was
unusually dry and March has not had
the usual amount of rainfall. How
ever we may yet have series of un-
expected cold winter storms before
spring really comes.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

ever issued by the college, and shows
a great deal of careful work.
Bulletin Cd by Prof. Melander en-
tomologist at the station, deals with
winter sprays such as sulphur lime
and crude oil emulsion.
Bulletin SO discusses the fight now
being waged against fire blight in the
Wenatchee and Yakima valleys. Fire
blight has attacked the pear trees Of
the Pacific Northwest and is one Of
the worst diseases known to orchard
lists. 1t is fortunate that the state
and its citizens are making so active
fight to control it.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

The school directors of North Iaki-
ma, realizing the necessity of better
agricultural knowledge among school
children, have organized three year
agricultural course IN connection
with the high school there. A plot
of ground near the school will be
fenced and a special effort made to
interest the children in farming.
The first year will be devoted to
horticulture and vegetable gardening.
The second year will be devoted to
soils crops and irrigating. The third
year will be devoted to animal hus-
bandry, dairying and poultry raising.
This is wise move on the part of
North Yakima.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

The Normal School at Bellingham
will have a new president at the be-
ginning of the next school year Mr..
Geo. w. Nash of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, has been chosen as the sue
cessor of DR.. Mathes, who has been
at the head of the school for fifteen
years. Prof. Nash comes recon-
mended as one of the best educators
in the country. After having been
graduated from college he pursued
his educational course at the Univer-
sity of Leipzig, Germany, later grad
uating from the State University of
Minnesota.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

Calvin V. Thompson, field organizer
for the boys and girls agricultural
contest, has received so applications
to enter the pig feeding contest and
quite nun Der for the Shetland pony
contest. These contests are going to
prove big feature.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15
SOME NEW BULLETINS.

The Agricultural Station Of the
State College at Pullman has just is
sued several new bulletins of great
value. These may be had by address
ing Ira d. Cardiff, Director OF Agri-
culture, Pullman, Wash
Bulletin 81 is entitled "Prune
Growing in Southwestern Washington
and'' is written by Prof. o. M. Nor
lis, after an Investigation of the
subject covering several years. He
discusses types of soil and kinds of
climate best adapted to prune grow
ing He then takes up methods OF
planting, cover crops, pruning and
handling the crop. The bulletin can
be read with profit by every grower
in the Northwest.
Bulletin 60 is entitled "Corn Grow
ing in Washing ton" written by Prof.
Geo. Severance, agriculturist at the
station. He discusses the develop
ment of the corn growing industry in
the Pacific Northwest and gives a
large amount of detailed advice re-
garding this great crop. An especial
ly valuable department is that devoted
to seed selection and the success of
the different varieties. He also dis
cusses prepare ton of ground, plant
ing. cultivation and harvesting.
Another very valuable part of the
bulletin is the one devoted to corn
as silage material.
Bulletin 81 is devoted to the peach
tree twig borer, one Of the most seri-
Gus of pests in this country The
bulletin was written by M. FL.
Youthers, Assistant EntimolOgist at
the station He discusses the history
and life methods of the pest and the
methods of its control by the use of
sprays. He recommends that lime
sulphur be applied just before the
buds open in the spring. Also gives
the successful results of oil emulsion
and kerosene in controlling the pest
Bulletin 81 is pIofusely illustrated
discourse on potato growing in Wash
ington. This is written by Prof.
Morris, horticulturist, with the aid
of two of his assistants at the col
lege. The potato industry is dis
cussed from every angle and the re-
suits are given from several years.
experimenting at the station. The
first part of the bulletin deals with
soil preparation, type of soil, plant
ing, digging and storage. The sec
ond part of the bulletin is on diseases
of the potato-such as blight, scab,
black rot. Directions are given for
combating these diseases. The third
part of the bulletin deals with the in
sect pests which attack potatoes, and
gives remedies for the same. This is
one of the most valuable bulletins
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

President Wilson has entered upon
the biggest fight of his administra-
ton by requesting Congress to repeal
the free tolls clause for American
coastwise vessels passing through the
Panama canal. Some of the strong
est Democrats in the House are bit
terly opposed to the Presidents plan,
though there is no question that the
law as outlined by Pres. Wilson will
pass the House. A great many of
the leading senator's are also opposed
to the presidents plan. The plat
form on which Mr.. Wilson was elected
was emphatic for free tolls for Amer
lean coastwise vessels. The Presi-
dent, however, claims that a study
especially the Hay -Pauncefote treaty
with England, precludes granting
this favor to American vessels This
treaty demands that all vessels shall
pass through the canal on equal
terms. Pacific Coast Congressman
Democrats, Republicans and Pro
'gressives alike-are emphatically
opposed to the Presidents plan.
There is no question that a repeal of
the free tolls clause will give the
transcontinental railways especially
those of Canada, considerable advan-
tage over American shippers. 1t is
we'll known fact that foreign vessels
are operated at much less expense
than are American vessels. The rea
son for this is that American seamen
are paid double the wages of foreign
seamen, and that the navigation laws
of foreign nations are more favorable
to ship owners than are ours.
Statistics which are undisputed show
that foreign vessls are built and oper-
ated at about 60 per cent of the cost
to American ships. Pacific Coast
people will demand, if free tolls are
abolished for coastwise shippers, some
form of subsidy that will allow the
American ships to compete with the
foreign vessels shall be established.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15

The late elections in Minnesota
and Wisconsin on the wet and dry
question show a gain of at least %
per cent in favor of the drys. One
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
GLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
II your Back hurts or Bladder both
ers you, drink lots Of water.

When Your sla1eFs bIrt and Eou
back ees sore dont get scared and
proceed 20 load SOUR stomach Rit.
: lot b. drl- Thar excite .lc si.ne-
and iuitate tHc entire urinary tract
Ee.y Sour aiIu-s- clean like t08
.e-. .uur bowels clean. br flushing
them with 81, mild. uErmle-s salts
.li.a removes tae bo&t Hr.nals
waste and stimulates them &. tuer
normal acuut Tine function g. tle
aunr. IS tu sitter the blood ID 81
r.ltr- rar,.-- --+.4sr r.-., f. -al GRAINS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
Dizzy Head, Fiuttering Heart. Float
ina Specks

These are si-ns of kidney end blade
der trouble. NouH have headaches
500. backarhes and hc tired ail over.
Don't Wait longer. but take Foley kid
uer pills az once l0Hr mi-cr1 1hia
sick feeling HiN be- gone You Etl
sleep HelL eat Re.i and 2r0w s'rons
anil active again Try them.
For sale fr au druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
TO OARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
Look YoungQ Bring Back Its Natural
Color. Gloss and Thickness.

Common garden sage breWei into
d heavy tea with sulphu and alcohol
added. viii turn gray. streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
lr'ant. remove every bit Of dandulf
stop scalp itching and falling hair
Just q fow applications win prove q
revelation Sc your hair is fading. gray
or drg. scr3eslv and Chin Mixine
the Sage Tea and sulphur recipe at
home thou1h IS troublesome. Am
easier way is 10 ger ale -to-use
sonic costing a0out-R etau . iarFc
eottie ti.,. st eel s9-ss lsnoFn J, z.
Remedr" thns avoiiinE lot of muss
While Wisnr. grav. faded hair is not
sinful we au desire to retain our
Youthful appearance aud attractive
ness By darsenine your hair with
Wfeth's SAGE and sulphur. no one
can teI because it does it so natural
lv. So evenly. You Just damuen q
sponge or soft brush with IL and
draw this through vour hair. takinE
one small strand az a time hv morn
ing all gray hairs have disappeared
and after another application or two.
your hair becomes beautifully dark.
glossy. soft and luxuriant For sale
by owl Drug Store. -.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
eo,s Ro5se-s at criokasrs.

.a ei robbers entered jhe Earl
Lr.el 90 tui sa-ha SATURDAY, and re-
hcyed the hote. clerk of al money n
fhe cash drawers amouutm 90
So05o. The bold robbers ESCAPED
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
Don't be Bothered with Coughing

stop it With Foley Honey and TH
Compound 1t spreads a soothin-
healing coating as j glides down thu
throat, and tickling hoarseness. anl
nervous hacking, are quicklr heela'
Children love it-tastes good and r.,
opiates a man ipa Texas Malfed
miles to a drug store to get q bot
Best Won can buy for GROUP and brca
chial coughs Try it,
For sale by all druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
Bio School Registration.

-The largest student enrolment in
The history OF the OhlahoWa Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college is ann
noun el from saltwater More than
mo REGISTERED during the firs, five
DAYS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
- aAksAeE coMPAnY.

let as furnish YOU a sanitary Gar
bage can and keep It clean for gOl
Phone S31 ss.ztss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14

Robertson Will Practice Law.
!. b. A. Robertson Is spending MS
vacation at Atlantic City When IN
returns he will open his LAW office in
Oklahoma City
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14

Dr.. p. e. Adams. Dentist, Suite ]. ?.
F. spurlock Building Phone is.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
TOWEL SupPLY.

Towels and aprons or all kinds fur
aished at very reasonable prices. See
before you buy D.sCrays.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-09-14
Lilies Drug Store

School book season is on and as Na
wish to serve the people well, Ne re-
speatfully suggest that al Bho know
what books they will need make their
exchanges as early as possible II
this is net done and all wait until
school begins We shall not be able to
give you satisfactory service. +
sakes time to make these exchanges
OF books and the work cannot be
done in a hurry without liability OF
making errors. Bring in your old
books ROW eud let as make yoDr eX-
changes before schoG begins.
We continue last weeks specials
in our voting contest
No / Brownie sI00 and 900 votes
No > Brownie 500 and ,609 votes
No , Folding Brownie $500 and
5000 votes.
And so on through the nss We al.
so have three or four cameras that
are not OF this years pattern upCn
which We win make a special price
Perfumes Will also De on the spgci4
list this week
50c odors Will got SOC votes
Palm Olive Shampoo With three
cakes Of Palm Olive SOAP free for soc
and 5000 votes.
CONTEST CANE DATES
AS Count stood Sept. 49,
Abrams Madge ........ 6J35
Baldwin, Grace .........s. 530
Burke, Lenore ............... Gl55
Durling, Maud -.........-.-.. 404l15
si
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-03
ORDINANCE NO. I72

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CALLING. HOLDING AND THE MANNER OF
HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN AND FOR THE
CITY OF LAKELAND. FLORIDA, FOR THE
OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND ISSUING
BONDS FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND
FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE TRUS-
TEES TO SERVE AS A BOARD OF BOND
TRUsTEES For THE SAP PROPOSED RorG
IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICH
PAL BONDS; AMENDING ORDINANCE NUM-
Der ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, THE
SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE CALLING, HOLDING AND THE
MANNER OF HOLDING. AN ELECTION IN
AND FOR THE CITY OF LAKELAND. FLOR
IDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON
THE QUESTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
LAND ISSUING BONDS FOR MUNICIPAL
ELECTING THREE TRUSTEES TO SERVE
AS A BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES FOR THE
SAID BOND ISSUES AND THE DISBURSE-
MENT OF THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE
NER. SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE IN
FAVOR FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL
Be it ordained by the board Of commission
ers Of the City Of Lakeland
Section I. That ordinance number one hun
dred and sixty whine be and the same Is here
by amended to read:
Section H. That an election is hereby
called in and for the city Of lakeland in the
State Of Florida, for the purpose Of voting
for or against the issue Of bonds by the city
Of Lakeland in the amounts and for the pur-
poses hereinafter stated:
Fire Department
Twenty thousand dollars 100000 0) fol
fire department improvement and enlarge.
ment-
Light and water distribution system. ant
light and water plant enlargement.
One hundred and thirty thousand dollars
$3.50, 000.O0) for the enlargement Of the ligh
and water distribution system and the ligh
and water plant.
Building and equipping Morrell Memoria
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-03
State taxes from last years as
Dill

State taxes from last years as
sessment-or where Polk paid
more than $Ioo,ooo.oo in State
taxes last year, it will pay about
$4,000 this year. 1t means
that if the Board of County Com
missioners had decreased the
county tax levy over which the
Tax Commission has no control
as much as the assessor in
creased the valuation so that the
taxes raised for county purposes
would have been the same as last
year, the people of Polk County
would have paid about sixty-six
and two-thirds cents less a piece
average for every man, woman
and child in the county than was
paid last year. This is the re-
suit of our first years work, be-
ginning a new and unchartered
work, having to take hold and
study the situation without any
previous line to follow, having to
start an innovation, with much
opposition caused by the feat
we meant to raise taxes or by
interested persons who do not
wish equalization. We expect
to do better next year; we are
Continued on Page ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-03
hospital.
Fifteen thousand dollars ($15, OOOCO)
the building or altering and equipping Y
rell Memorial hospital

hospital.
Fifteen thousand dollars ISIS ,OOOCO) a
the building or altering and equipping VI
rell Memorial hospital
Section Ill. Notice of the said elect
shall be given by the board Of commsa
ers of the City Of Lakeland, for thirty a
next preceding the said election, by pubs
ing the same in newspaper published in
City Of Lakeland. according to law,
Section Nv. Only resident electors who
otherwise qualified to vote, who own 4
estate within the city Of Lakeland. who l
paid taxes thereon for the year when
same shall have been last due shall be
titled to vote In the said election.
Section Y. There shall be elected a, d.
election three trustees, who shall serve a
board Of public works, or bond trustees
have such character and capacity as the Oh
, ter of the City Of Lakeland provides in
; spect to the said bond issues proposed
| otherwise.
Section vi. The form Of ballots to be !
in the said election shall be so arranged .
each voter can vote for or against each
the proposed issues Of bonds, and for
three Of the candidates for the board Of
| trustees.
Section VII. Laws, charter provision;
the City Of Lakeland. and ordinances Of
said city. are hereby ordained to govern
actS IN RELATION 10 tne Salu prOpOSeu elec.
Section VIII. The laws and ordinances
the city Of Lakeland, as they now are,
be deemed In force as the rules and sane
Of the said election, and prescriptiye Of
manner Of certifying the same.
Section TX. That all ordinances or !
Of ordinances in conflict with this ordins
be and the same are hereby repealed.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
nance numbered one hundred and sew
two. was duly passed at an adjourned re-
meeting Of the board Of commissioners d
City Of Lakeland. on the tenth day ofAu
A. D. 1914.
O. NJ. EATON,
Mayor Of the City Of Lakeland
Chairman Of the Board Of Commission;
Attest:
H. L. SWATTS, Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-03

taxes as was the big bank though
it should have paid as much as
they did, having exactly the same
amount OF wealth to be taxed.
BY equalizing and bringing that
two million dollar bank up to so
per cent, if the tax to be raised
from the Al banks is the same as
last year, that big bank will pay
twice as much taxes as it did
last year-taXes that it has es-
capped heretofore-and the forty
smaller banks willpay only two
thirds as much taxes as they did
last year. This is what equaliz-
ing does-and brings a fair con-
dition. We believe we have
done considerable work already
in this line, but we have just be-.
gun this work. We have spent
most of Our time learning the
real situation. But we have &C
complished something. Last
year the total assessed valuation
in Florida was $234, 100000. co.
this year, it will be approx
mately $2o5,ooo,ooo.oo, or more
than $6o,ooo,ooo.oo increase; last
year the State millage was 7 I-2
mills; when we saw that we were
going to get a good increase in
values we began at once to use
all our influence and information
to get a reduction in the State
mdllage. Only the Governor can
reduce the State millage and he
and the Tax Commission were
constantly writing and wiring
tax assessors for exact informa-
ton on which he might act.
About August Ist, he made an
order reducing the Pension levy
from 4 to I-2 mills. We be-
lieved that a further reduction
could be made; so he and we
kept after information until we
had enough to warrant the re-
duction of another one-fourth
mill 90 on the pension levy
and Ia mill on the general reve.
nue. fund, cutting that from z
mills to 1 "a mills-making tho
total State levy S I-2 mills fol
. 1914 against 7 1-2 for 1913, re.
.. duction OF mills or a reduc
: ton of twenty-six and two
thirds per cent. This mean:
:. that Notwithstanding the 500,
ooo,o increase in State values
!, there will be $I6o,ooo.oo les
!. State taxes paid in 1914 thai
!, there was in 1913 in Florida. l
!. means for Polk County that al
! though it increased its valuation
IL about ST 100000 over 1913
! the people of Polk County will
Il save more than 100000 i
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-03

other banks in the same county.
We found that range cattle were
assessed at from three dollars per
head in some counties, to four,
five. six and ten dollars in other
counties. We found them as
sessed at three dolloars in one
county and at six in the adjoin-
ing county, running on the same
ranges and of the same true val
tie. Folks range cattle were as
sessed at six dollars per head.
We found other property in the
same chaotic condition.
end. We found property IN all
parts OF the State as a rule as
sessed at ridiculously low valu-
atoms although the law required
it to be assessed at full cash val
tie and that much property that
the law requires to be taxed was
off the tax books and not paying
taxes.
We thought these two condi-
tions were the worst faults and
needed our immediate attention.
Therefore began at once to get
all the counties to agree on a
basis of valuation above that at
which most of them were then
assessed, so that we might start
toward full cash value, and at
the same time toward the more
desirable end, equalization. The
assessors and we agreed on
basis for this year of so per cent
of true cash value. Although we
do not think we have yet gotten
an assessment so per cent. OF
true cash value, we think great
majority of the assessors have
made an honest effort to that end
We have started in that direc'
ton and equalization is being &C
complished. Under the agree
ment, range cattle over the whole
State are assessed at $500 pei
head and other live stock is as
sessed in all counties on thu
same basis of values. Tn
banks all over State are assessed
at approximately so per cent. in
stead of 10 per cent. to 100 pc
cent. as last year. AS an ex
. ample of what this will do, lie
{ us take one bank in Florida tina
) is worth $2,ooo,ooo.oo and wa
/ assessed last year at II per cent
of true value. Now, there wer
5 a number of banks assessed a
: high as 50 per cent. If you wi
: select forty of those bank
e worth 100000 each you wi
e have just the same wealt
: in that $2,oooooo.oo bank wit
: at the so per cent, they were pay
S ing almost three times as niue