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The Idaho Republican., 1914-03-27
For Itemized Bills

TOT
"3. To make itemized appropria-
.tions which shall appear in the bills
for all offices or position authorized
by the legislatures
a. TO deprive all subordinate
levying bodies, such as county COM
missioners, school trustees, village
boards, etc, of the power to make
blanket levies as at present, substi-
tuting therefor the power, within fix
ed limits to make specific appropria-
tions for particular purposes, publica-
tion to be made of the amounts of
money to be raised by any unit OF
government and the purposes to
which they are to be applied; the ac-
tual determination of the levy to b.
made under the supervision and con-
troll of the state tax commission.
More Power for Commission
"5. To extend the supervisory
powers of the tax COMMISSION by Jaw
where possible and by proposed con
stitutional amendment where neces-
sary, to the end that this body shall
have general supervision and control
of all assessments, equalizations, and
tax levies, except those made by the
legislature.
g. TO provide for the payment
GAL FOUR
of taxes in two installments, a dis
count being allowed if the whole tax
is paid in one installment. This can
be accomplished by providing for the
levying of taxes for the current year
on the assessment of the previous
year. 1t will put us on cash basis
and will obviate large amount of
interest on warrants made necessary
under the present system.
Better System of Accounts
'7. To provide for scientific uni
form, comprehensive and easily ur-
derstood system of accounting in the
several branches of government; the
system thus provided to be under the
supervision of the state tax commits
sion.
"S. To provide for the more rapid
sale of state holdings and by this
means to convert our now dormant
resources into interest producing cap
ital. thus greatly reducing for the
near future the amount to be raised
in direct taxes for state purposes and
finally eliminating state taxes en-
tirely.
Will Prepare the Bills
"I shall have bills embodying the
specific plans for reduction outlined
above, and Others which further
study may show to be advisable,
ready at the convening of the legis-
lature, and shall press them to early
consideration. This program is spec
ific and definite; it will be based upon
the tax commissions report and will
accomplish results. In it's successful
carrying out ask the aid of all
good citizens"
The Idaho Republican., 1914-03-27
SPRINGFIELD CLUB MEETS

The Domestic Science club Of
Springfield will meet with Mrs. Sam
Cooper, Wednesday, April 1, at one
o'clock. Luncheon followed by bust
ness meeting and program. All mem
bers are requested to be present
MARY D. SNYDER,
Secretary.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-03-27
statesman

Governor Haines seems determined
to keep the tax issue right at the
front in the coming campaign and to
make his appeal to the voters for re-
election on that issue alone. He has
just arranged to have printed in
pamphlet form the wonderfully in
structive report on taxes and reven-
ues recently prepared by the state tax
commission. These pamphlets he
will have placed in the hands OF the
taxpayers in every county of the state
to enable tham to get at the real
facts.
Goes Straight to the Point
AS a preface to this pamphlet Gov
ernor Haines in brief address "To
the Taxpayers of Idaho,' says:
81 submit herewith for your con-
sideration the report of the state tax
commission on our public financial
condition and the amount and char
acter of taxes raised by us during the
past year for all purposes of gov
ernment. You will find this report
worthy of your most careful study, for
it contains much valuable informa-
tion never before collected in this
state.
How to Reduce Taxes
THE facts concerning state and 10
cal taxation contained herein show
clearly that the question of reducing
our public expenditures is a problem
to which we must bring our best
business judgment and experience.
The partisan representations of those
who have little if any experience in
matters of government but who for
personal advantage promise freely to
inaugurate the most sweeping reforms
will no longer suffice. The deep
study which this administration has
given to the question of reducing
taxes has at least served to raise the
same above the plane of partisan con-
tention and has presented for the first
time the data upon which plans for
a general reduction can be based.
"Tihe next legislature will be called
upon to take drastic action on this
important question and our best and
wisest men should be induced to ac-
cept service therein. If I am re-
elected to the office of governor, as
l hope to be, | shall expect to ask
the legislature to enact remedial leg
islation along the following lines, the
result of which will be a limitation
of expenditures and a consequent
lowering of taxes.
Reduce Expenses of State
81. To provide for reduction in
the cost of state government. In GER
tain Offices the business methods
adopted during the present admins
tration show that reducing may be
safely made. Specific recommends
tions will be made to the legislature
covering the cost of operation of all
departments and institutions, to the
end that no particular appropriation
shall be increased, except on the clear
est showing of actual necessity and
that the aggregate of all state appro-
priations shall be actually reduced.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-03-27

| was 10 De was HOInlnS Dul ydWu
ing pit, crying to be filled. We sur
veyed it with interest. IF we haC
water-supply, l wouldn't make {
grass-plot," | said; I'D make {
swimming-pool. It's deep enough.
But there was no water-supply, 81
we filled it with earth. Thirty wheel
barrow loads went in where those
rocks came out. And the little
gnomes perched on Stone Hepge ant
jeered the while. l photographed II
and the rocks took well, as regards
the gnomes, but the film was under
exposed.
Thus the grass seed was planted
And we reminded each other of the
version of America" once given
with unconscious inspiration, by a
little friend of ours:
Land where our father died,
Land where the pilgrims pried."
1t seemed to us to suit the adventure
As l have said, love to have my
friends love my garden. But there
is one thing about it that ind does
not always appeal to them pleasantly
and that is it's color-schemes. Yet
this is not my doing. For in nothing
do | feel more keenly the fact of my
mere stewardship than in this matter
Of color-scheme.,
II set out with a very rigid one.
l was quite decided in my own mind
that what, wanted was white and
salmon-pink and lavender. Asters,
phlox, sweet peas, hollyhocks, all
were to bend themselves to my rules.
At first affairs went very we'll. White
was easy. White phlox l had, ana
haye-an nheritance-which from a
few roots is spreading in waves of
whiteness that grow more luxuriant
every year. But I bought roots of
salmon-pink and lavender, and then
my troubles commenced. About the
third season strange things began to
happen. The pink phlox had the
strength of ten. 1t spread amazing
lv. but if forgot all about NV ru1os
II degenerated some of it-revarted
toward that Magenta shade that ma
ture seems so notura1lv to adore in
tho veeetab1e world 10 INV borror
found INV uarso, bioeco,,i,o int
magenta ntnt h.,a nirk orir,eo,
ardinal-al1 "a ca. 70 : .,d de4er-
mined not radar an, c,,o ,.,s4on -
to admit Cn ~, ot,,,-, ,,,d tba
lavender nblov whi i por+ior,or,,,
wanted, was mnsa lovely, but frail.
1t refused to g9read. n efaced H.
self before the rampant nink and it's
magenta-tain'c h~orl. vowed I
would pull cut tha nagentas, Int
each year nv - ra~, raiIoI. They
bIoomed so bra1c,y; I wc;,a wait till
they were through. But by that
time 7 was not nuite sure which waq
which. l might pull out the wrong
ones. And so | hesitated.
Moreover discovered, lingering
among thesHowers at dusk. that there
were certain coIors, most unpleasant
by daylight, which at that time tool,
on new shade, and, for perhaps
half an hour before night fell, were
richly lovely. This is true OF some o.
the magentas, which at dusk turn
suddenly to royal purples and deeD
avender-blues that are Wonderfully
satisfying.
For that baIf-hour of boo,,+, =,
snare them While +be s,p ebinoe
trv to look the othar wo, and ot
TWILIGHT 7 Iinoer noor +hor, ood io,,
their stranpa din, olorioe how, ,,tor
allv Of the magic hour Prt 7 hove
trouble exnIaining tbem bv dovliot+
to some of INV vieitors W bo 1iko oo1or
schemes.
1no,,onaiao4.
And -, '0'i,"s' ''o''
os+ors Yroro not un.r.a 1 'N'' my
The Idaho Republican., 1914-03-27
Governor Haines Outlines His
Campaign Against Eztrayigance

"2. If it is shown that the people
of the state do not desire the contin-
uance Of any office or department, to
take prompt action looking to it's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
FIVE PRIESTS
SLAIN BY REBELS
Three Others Are Held For Ransom and
Converts and Churches in Mexico
Are Burned and Looted.

New Orleans, March l6.Five priests
have been slain by rebels in the Mex
lean state of Tamaulpias since Novem-
ber three are held for ransom, con-
vent has been burned and cathedral
and smaller churches looted, according
to two Catholic priests who arrived here
to-day from Victoria, Mexico.
"Three weeks ago soldiers under Colo
mel Cavalero demanded money" said Fa-
ther Jose Moreno Medina, one of the ar
rivals. Continuing, he said, "We gave
all we had but not enough. Becom-
ing angered, they took away the gold
and silver utensils and wrecked the in
side of the building. The figure OF the
Saviour was smashed to bits and other
statuary was broken and trampled un-
der foot Archbishop Jose Gazman and
his aged aunt were thrown into the
street by the marauders. FIR. Gazman
died two days later, and his aunt died
at Tula.
"The church was looted by the rebels
in the same manner as at Victoria =
said Mr.. Medina, "and the rector and
his two assistants were kidnapped and
held for ransom"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
DIED AT AUTO WHEEL.
Judge L. M. Clark yictim--Machin Ran
Wild 100 Yards.

Boston. March l6.--Within five min
utes after he had bade his sister and
brother-in-law goodbye, Judge Louis
Munroe Clark of the Suffolk county
land court, formerly chairman of the
Boston board of aldermen, dropped dead
at the wheel of his automobile as it
was speeding along Beacon street, be-
tween Exeter and Fairfield streets. last
night. The machine zigzagged from one
side of the street to another for nearly
100 yards and finally ran over the side
walk and stopped on the lawn of 357
Beacon street, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert III. Stevenson. DIR. w. p. Cross
of 4al Broadway, South Boston, who
was walking along Beacon street, had
watched the machine swing from one
side of the street to another. at one
time running over the lawn at 335 Bea-
con street.
When the automobile stopped. DIR.
Cross ran to it and climbed into the
seat beside Judge Clark He stopped
the motor, and examined the Judge. He
found that he was dead DIR. Cross then
telephoned for Medical Examiner George
b. Magrath, who responded Immediately
and took the body to the North Grove
street morgue in the automobile He
declared the judge had died from natural
causes.
1t was later learned that Judge Clark
had been visiting his sister, Mrs. Sam
uel G. King, at IL Marlboro street.
When Mr.. and Mrs. King were notified
of his death they said he had left them
hardly five minutes before he was found.
They said he was in good spirits and
seemed to be feeling well.
Judge Clark's wife, who is visiting
relatives in California, was notified ~
telegraph of his death. She left for
California about two weeks ag',.
His mother, Mrs Albe c. Clark of
Mill street, Dorchester, mas not vet been
told of the death, as il was tearcd the
shock might endanger her life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
And With It a Grocery
Store at West Derby
Last Night
OTHER PROPERTY
WAS ENDANGERED
Newport Firemen Assisted
in Saving Surround
ing Buildings

West Derby, March l6.A large build
ing occupied by grist and feed mill and
grocery store, owned and operated by
Foster g. Beaumont, was destroyed by
fire last night, together with most of
its contents. The loss is estimated at
81 900, partially covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered at l0:l5
o'clock and apparently it broke out in
the storeroom. When the firemen from
Newport arrived on the scene, the build
ing was mass Of flames, and it was
not possible TO save any part of it. Sew
eral times other buildings in the yicin-
ity were on fire, but all of them were
saved. Only small amount of the gro
Gerry store stock was taken out.
The cause of the fire is not known.
One theory is that it started from spon-
taneous combustion of large amount
of dust from the mill. The building was
40 by 20 feet and was two stories in
height. The first floor was occupied by
the mill and the grocery store, and the
second floor as storage room. 1t was
an old building which had been remod-
eled 1t had been used as a mill for
about 40 years, having previously been
known as the Davis mill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
DIED ON SECOND ATTEMPT.
Ezra 7. Corson Shot Himself at Roches
ter, N. H.

Rochester, N H.. March l6.-Ezra T.
Corson shot himself through the heart
yesterday in his stable on Academy
street. He made an unsuccessful at
tempt at suicide number of years ago
at his home by shooting himself in the
head with revolver. This time he
used % calibre rifle.
He had been despondent of late, and
his wife had watched him closely. He
arose Sunday morning and appeared in
good spirits and attended to chores
about the house. He told his wife he
was going to the stable. soon q artcr he
left the house, Mrs Corson heard noise
in the stable. When she arrived there
she heard the report of the rifle mp
stairs, followed by her husbands fail.
She went to the top of the stairs and
found him dead on the floor
Il. Guy Abbott, roomer, was called.
who notified Medical Referee Walter J.
Roberts. He pronounced 4, ath due to
suicide.
Mr. Corson was born in East Roches-
ter, the son of Benjamin and Mary
(Noyes) Corson and had lived in Roch.
ester IA years. He was a shoemaker by
trade. He belonged to Rindge lodge,
Knights of Pythiass and the Rochester
Congregational churea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
BOOK BEER SEASON CELEBRATED.
Whether With Book or Not Was Mat
ter Undecided.

A quartet of alleged offenders were
arraigned before Judge H. w. Scott in
city court this forenoon on charges Of
celebrating well but none too wisely the
advent Of the open season on book beer.
Robert Heafy pleaded guilty to first
offense aud paid a S. fine with costs of
S6.l0. He was arrested on South Main
street Saturday night by Officer Harry
Gamble Alexander Mutch, who was ar
rested on West Patterson street Satur-
day afternoon by Chief Sinclair, plead
ed guilty to a subsequent offense and
paid SO and the costs amounting to SO.
.C. n. French. arrested by Officer Ed. I.
Mcleod last night on similar charge
entered plea Of nolo eontendere, and
was fined Sl5 and costs of $50. He
paid.
sunday afternoon Officer John W. Di-
necu was called to Foster street to quell
a disturbance in the house occupied bv
William Lowe Just as the officer ar
rived. owe tossed an offending parlor
lamp through the window into space.
Officer Dineen placed him under arrest
To-day he pleaded guilty to being an
habitual and was asked to disclose. The
respondent told blown-in-t bottle
story of having met one of the old boys
at the c. V. station Sunday morning. It
was none other than Pat. Curry al the
way from Cleveland, O.. whom lIe had
not seen in rs years. Pat. insisted on
settin' 'em up. process which did for
Lowe before lac could get home at noon.
Judge Scott gave him 80 days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
WOMAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
Cerebral Hemorrhage Given as Cause of
Mrs. Emily C. Barips Death.

Mrs Emily c. BariI, widow of the late
Albert Baril, former manufacturer Of
Barre granite, passed away at her home,
ia Pleasant street Saturday evening at
|6;30 o'clock. Death came less than two
hours after Mrs. Diack, who lives on the
ground floor oi the tenement at No. 81
found the unconscious form of Mrs.
Baril at the foot of staircase leading
to her apartments in the second story.
DR.. William Mcfarland, who treated the
woman, said that death was due to a
cerebral hemorrhage, although the fall
which she sustained when the hemor-
rhage occurred was undoubtedly con-
tributing cause.
Apparently Mrs. Baril was standing
at the head of the stairs when she was
overcome. That she became immediate
ly unconscious and fell the entire length
of the stairway seems certain. She was
alone in the apartments at the time, but
the indications are that she lay ON the
floor near the street entrance to the
house but short time when discovered
by Mrs. Diaek. Francis Barii, her son,
was away from home, but he was quick
ly summoned and reached his mothers
bedside before she died. A bad bruise on
the back of the head appeared to be the
only injury received in the fall. A post
mortem examination failed TO reeyal
any indication of skull fracture At
occasional intervals Mrs. Baril had been
subject to dizzy spells and it is believed
that one of these developed hemor-
rhage Of the brain.
Besides her son, she leaves a sister,
Miss Matte Campbell, of Montpelier and
two brothers, j. b. Campbell OF Balston
Spa, y. Y, a former resident OF Borre,
and Amasa Campbell, also Of Balston Spa,
Mrs. Baril was born in Inverness, r. O..
forty years ago Her maiden name was
Emily Campbell. She came to Barre in
1887 and sixteen years ago she was mar
ried to Albert Baril. The latter's death
occurred in August, 1912.
Funeral services viii be held at the
house Tuesday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock,
Rev. w. j. NJ. Beattie, rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, will Of
fciate. The interment will be made be-
side the body of Mr.. Baril in Hope Gem
etery. Messrs John B. Baril and Amasa
Benl of Balston Spa were notified of
their sisters death Saturday night and
they were expected to arrive in the city
this evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
IMPORTANT BILL
BEING CONSIDERED
Creating Interstate Trade Commission
Measure Regarded by President
Wilson as Very Important.

Washington, D. c., March l6.--A bill
providing for the creation of an inter-
state trade commission, regarded by Pres
ident Wilson as first in Importance
among the proposed measures in the adj
ministration's anti-trusS-program, was
before the House interstate commerce
commission to- day
The measure, which would create a
new commission to take over the pow
ers and duties of the present bureau of
corporations, was submitted to the full
subcommittee which framed it, The bill
was drawn up after several conferences
with the president, attorney general and
others, and the trainers expect the bill
to receive substantial Republican sup
port.
The bill would transfer all the powers
and duties of the bureau of corporations
and the commissioner Of corporations to
bers, presidential appontee subject to
the proposed commission of three mem
$4,000 annually each. Only two Of the
confirmation, whose salaries would be
commissioners could be from the same
political party.
The Covington bill defines as corpora
tions all bodies incorporated under the
law, and joint stock associations and all
other associations having shares of zap.
ital or other capital stock, or organized
to carry on business for profit.
Section nine of the bill requiring an
nual reports to the commission, would
provide that:
Every corporation engaged in COM
meree, excepting corporations subject TO
the acts to regulate commerce, which
by itself or with one or more other cor
porations owned, operated, controlled, or
organized in conjunction with il so as
to constitute substantially business
unit, has capital of $5,000,000 or more,
or has less capital and belongs to any
class of corporations which the com,nis-
sion may make, shall furnish to the com
mission annually such information
statements and records of its organiza-
tion, bondholders and stockholders, and
financial condition, and also such infor.
nation, statements and records of its
relation to other corporations, and its
business and practices while engaged in
commerce as the commission shall re-
quire. And the commission may. to en-
able it the better TO carry out the pur-
pose of this act, prescribe as near as
may be uniform system of annual re-
ports.
''The commission may also require
such special reports as it may deem adj
yisable."
Fine of $1oo Day.
This section penalties violations at
500 day. The Clayton bill made no
such classification of corporations, but
penalized violations at 81 900 day.
Authorizing Investigations and reports
by the commission, the bill would pro-
vide that:
"Section 10. The commission shall,
upon the direction of the president, the
attorney general or either house of Con-
gress investigate the organization, man
agement and business of any corpora
tion while engaged in commerce, to aid
in ascertaining whether or not the cor
poration investigated is violating the
acts relating to restraint of trade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
GRANITE CASE ON TRIAL.
In Which st. Adams Granite Co. Is
Suing Elwell & Co.

st. Albans, March l6-The case of the
st, Albans Granite company vs. Elwell
q company is still on trial in Franklin
county court before Judge L. p. Slack.
The case is for the recovery of the pur-
chase price of Aranite monument c. G.
Austin 4 Sons are counsel for the plain
tiff and r. A. Hoar Of Barre and q p.
Hogan for the defendant.
In the case of Reed Manosh by next
friend, vs. Clyde r. Chapman. assault,
the jury reported a disagreement after
once returning to the court room to have
part of the charge reread. The jury had
the case under consideration nearly
hours The action was for
alleged assault and battery by the de-
fendant upon the plaintiff resulting from
corporal punishment The
plaintiff alleged that If the punishment
was deserved it was clearly excessive
and claimed that his health was injured
thereby. The defendant claimed that
the actual punishment administered was
not excessive or unreasonable and ii the
boy had received it without resistance no
injury would have resulted. There has not
been a similar case in the state for many
years. A. B. Rowley of Richford and p.
II. Coleman were counsel for the plain
tiff and Watson & Tillotson appeared for
the defendant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16

When the final returns were filed Sat
urday night it was announced that the
total subscriptions in the Barre City
hospital campaign closely approached the
$4,000 mark. In fact, the days har
vest brought the total up to within $40
of that figure and pushed the total along
another notch toward $4,000, which is
only the minimum limit placed as the
amount necessary to realize the donation
OF Mr. Calef
As usual the announcement was made
at the regular get together" supper in
the vestry of the Uniyersalist church
soon after $3.50 o'clock. Workers from
all quarters assembled to learn the out
come of the fourth day of the big cam
paign. Enthusiasm over the returns as
they were read was not abated one whit.
Both banners offered the mems teams
for the largest number of subscriptions
and the greatest amount obtained were
carried away by Frank +. Robinson's
team. The transfer of the pennauts
from the table where sat Captain Thorn
as Mercer and his enlisted men to Cap
tain Robinson's field was accompanied
by some OF the loudest cheering OF the
week Over Sunday the Excelsior"
and the 1--WE Lead EN-" banners proudly
huttered in the Robinson camp. Honors
for the women were lugged off for the
weekend by Mrs. Grant A. Lanes team
Both banners that betoken victory We're
taken from Mrs. f. ]. Owens solicitors
by virtue OF larger subscriptions and
larger number of persons visited. Frank
G. Howland acted as chairman of the
meeting and the invocation was offered
by Miss A. Myrtle Jameson, the mis-
sionary in charge of the Italian Baptist
mission on Brook street.
To-day the campaigners embarked ON
the last lap of the big movement. Only
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