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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-19

certAinmenf, ana that the occupter and
not the owner should pay all the taxes.
So
Those who are insisting upon the taxa
ton Of land values entertain no delu-
sions as to who
| Cite Injustice eventually pays
:. p,..Ac the taxes. They
ever. that it is a rank injustice to the
toiling millions OF the underpaid and un-
derfed working classes that the taxation
laws should be so arranged As to en-
courage the further withdrawal Of land
from actual use either for farming or
for building purposes. They believe that
the actual assessment of land at its
capital value and the levying of a tax
work in the deer park and the plow to
| breaking up the bird preserves
Furthermore. they believe that to COM
pei the owner of undeveloped land in
the city to pay taxes on the market
value Of his holdings would be to en-
courage him to build houses, so as to
get an income out of his property, and
at the same time furnish accommoda-
tons for the unhoused people OF the
coHSeSteQ urban districts.
Some of the supporters Of the taxation
OF land values are single takers who &C
cept the theory of Henry George and
are looking forward ultimately to the re-
mission Of all other taxes except that on
land values. These extremists. however,
do not insist upon going more than a
step at time. and they are co-operat-
ing heartily with men OF more moderate
views, who look upon land value taxa
ton not as social reform. but as a de-
sirable readjustment Of the fiscal sys-
tenn.
1t was an event of very great impor-
lance when Mr.. Lloyd George included in
the budget introduced few weeks ago
proposition for the valuation Of lands
for the purpose Of assessing local rates.
thus committing the liberal government
to the proposition Of change from the
annual value to the capital value of land
for the purpose OF taxation. It is by no
means certain that this portion Of the
budget will be adopted, and even II it is
adopted it cannot be put into general eff
feet without supplemental legislation
that may require several years to enact
In fact, the details of the agitation for
the taxation of land values are relatively
unimportant. They are merely sympto-
matte of a much more significant gen.
eral trend. England today Is divided
into two camps. One Is composed of
those who would continue to govern the
country primarily in their own interest
and secondarfly in the interest Of all the
people by retaining their hold on the
governmental machinery through the
ownership of large landed estates. The
other is composed of those who would
destroy the partnership between the
ownership of land and tho governing
class, and who would distribute both the
land and the political power throughout
the masses of the people.
In these threatening times in British
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GREATER POWERS DESIRED.
McAdoo Would Have Income Tax
Agents. Authority ENLARGED.

Greater authority for Treasury agents
who soon will be placed on the trail of
the income tax dodgers is sought from
Congress by Secretary McAdoo.
He has sent to the House q proposed
amendment to the income tax law which
would enlarge and make more specific
the power Of tho internal revenue COM
missioners to compel corporations to fur
nish the names Of stockholders and the
dividends they received. and would re-
quire persons and corporations subject
to the tax to give free access to their
books for investigation Of returns.
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to ask his secretary. What do those
damned dots -mean7'
Now the occupier Of your house does
not pay his 1925 taxes to one collector.
He Is valued by one authority for the
poor rate-that Is. for the support Of
paupers-and by quite different author
ity for county and school purposes. In
some places he may be rated by as many
as five different rating authorities. and
each Of them may fix different annual
Even when he has paid all these
rates" as they are called. he has other
taxes to pay. He must pay an Inhabited
house tax. which ranges from pence to
3 pence in the pound on ratable value.
Over and above this he must deduct
from the rent he pays the owner the
amount Of income tax which the owner
must pay and return it to the govern
ment.
Now If the house burns down or Is torn
down and the land is not used no taxes
are paid by anybody whomsoever. Abb
solutely unimproved land pays no rates.
no income tax and no inhabited house
duty. If undeveloped land is found to
other purposes than agriculture the own
er must pay a tax of one-fifth of l per
cent of the annual value But this star
ting innovation dates only from the
disputed Lloyd George budget Of 1909.
Agricultural land such as deer parks and
Not only is undeveloped agricultural land
untaxed, but even the used and occupied
agricultural hold
Less Tax Paid ings pay nothing
on Farm Property. by 1 the ,e city house
such as has been discussed in this arti-
munity Of the same value as the ten
thousand dollar town house would pay
in some instances only one-half the rates.
and in others only one-fourth. the differ
ence being made up by direct contribu-
ton to the local authority from the i'm
perial exchequer.
Not only have the rural landlords thus
voted themselves grants in the way Of
rates out Of the national treasury, but
they have also SO changed the income tax
that whereas city man must pay tax on
all income over ESQ a year. the farmer
pays income tax only on one-third Of the
rent he receives instead of thew hole
amount. thus operating to increase his
exempted income from e16o to f4s0.
The tax reformers would change this
whole system by valuing the site value,
or capital value, of real estate holdings
and assessing q tax on that amount in
stead Of on the annual value. In the
United States. where all assessments of
lands are made on the capital value, 1t
is almost incomprehensibe that our
British cousins should dispute as to the
feasibility of such a scheme. 1t is
gravely declared every day in England
that it would be absolutely impossible to
assess the capital value Of land. that
only the annual value is possible of as
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clearness. Why, Zane had been right.
Girl though she was, she had seen what
he had not even suspected. PROBABLY
John! John Valney!" a voice called,
and almost instantly a hand touched his
arm: Monster! 1 have chased you
block" Then, seriously. You were right,
John. The delectables are not all be-
yond Moldy's Raise. 1 just had to come
back. and I must tell you how happy
am that you've proved my reading Of
you wrong. Oh" she exclaimed. as a
train whistled. Il shall have to run"
Never mind about the train" he said.
holding her back. I'm just now trying
to work it out. You were partly right.
at least l was contented, and for years
my energy was bent to proving you
wrong. Afterward. though, the business
fascinated me, I worked for love Of it.
I'm not the man I was then, Zane but
perhaps you'll like me better. You know
you said you would come back when you
had tried your wings. Will your
She fumbled in her purse for a mo-
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Boys and Girls Ct 80
Sc. 80 and So Values, VI az

Half a dozen snsppy styles Of Boys
'TRI-WEAR" aud "CADET'-the best
$3.50 and SO Shoes-in Tan and Black
Calf. All sizes to 6ls.
Choice Of 10 attractive styles Of RITE
FORM" and other Growing Girls 81 80 and
s. Tan or Black Calf and Patent Colt In
stepstrap Pumps. Sizes "a to AZ only.
SATURDAY AT $3.50.
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The BRITISH CRISIS
XXXIV,-Taxation of Land
Values.
Rv Erederic 7 Haskin.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

The liberal party in Great Britain is
pledged to a reform Of land taxation. so
that the actual value Of the land will be
considered in making assessments. to the
double end that the burden Of taxation
may be more than equitably distributed
and that the great landed estates may be
converted from deer parks and game pre-
serves into productive fields The oppo-
sition party is determined that no such
violent disturbance of the fiscal relations
between the government and the land
owning class shall be put into effect
An illustration may serve to explain
the present British system. Suppose you
own a house and lot, the market value
Of which is $4,000. You are not assessed
for any tax. but the property is rated"
at what a willing tenant would give to
occupy it for one year in its existing con-
dition.
Average real estate returns in England
are calculated at per cent. SO that your
house would be rated at an annual value
of $500. quite regardless of what the
tenant actually pays. The rating author
ity then allows a deduction Of 10 per cent
for repairs, which reduces the net ratable
value to $500 a year. Expressed in Eng
lish money this would be f72 sterling.
LaC tenant WHO occupies the mouse
Is compelled to pay the tax, which in an
average community would be shillings
in the pound. That would mean that he
would pay about $126 in tax, in addition
to the $500 rent that he pays.
i
All tax rates such as We express In
decimal form, under the English system
must be ex-
Decimal System pressed as SO
Puzzles Englishmen. and nsncs 'S n
the pound. SO that fiat amounts such as
4 per cent and per cent cannot ordinari-
ly be expressed. In fact. nothing Is so
puzzling to the British mind as the deci-
may system. and it is recorded as a fact
that when Lord Randolph Churchill was
chancellor of the exchequer he was forced
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mAnt and held up with a tremulous smile
a little circlet Of twisted gold. we
were both right and both wrong, John"
she said, "but 1t was my going over
Moldy's Raise that convinced us. I'm
SO glad there's going to be further use
for this"
(THE END.)
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IN ALL THE POINTS THAT GO TO
make fine shirts-looks, At and wear
these shirts measure up to the finest pro-
duced to sell for 500. The material is
soft. fine percale that will wash SPLEEN
didly. Coat style. with attached cuffs.
hand faundered
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affairs the student searching for the ul-
innate truth viii do well to 60 deeply
into the land question.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
Citation for Hearing on Petition
to Sell, Mortgage or Lease Land.
Estate ofElla Houver, Ward,

Estate of Ella Houver, Ward.
State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
in Probate Court
In the matter of the Estate of Ella
Houver, Ward.
The State of Minnesota to Ella Houver,
Ward, and Emma Galland and all persons
interested in the sale of certain lands
belonging to said Ella Houver, Ward.
The petition of Emma Gal1and as rep
resentative of the above named Ward,
being duly filed in this court, represent
ing that it is necessary and for the best
interests of said estate and of Ii interest,"
ed therein that certain lands of said
Ward. described therein be Sold and
praying that license be to Emma Gal
land, Guardian granted to sell at private
NOW, THEREFORE,, You and each of
you, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before this
court, at the Probate Court Rooms. in the
Court House in City of Morris, County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota. on the sec
ond day of February 1914, at l o'clock, T.
NJ. why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said court, and
the seal of said court, this 5th day of Jam
uary 1914.
Court SeaD A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate Court
James B. Ormond,
Attorney for petitioner.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
Citation for Hearing on Petition
for Administration.
Estate of August Emil Lang, also know

Estate of August Emil Lang, also known
as Il. A. Lang.
State of Minnesota, county of Stevens,
in probate court.
In the matter of the estate of August
Emil Lang, also known as E. A. Lang
Decedent
The State of Minnesota, to Max E. Lang.
Emil w. Lang, Mrs. Elsie Pegers, Gustav
r. Lang, Richard w. Lang, Anna I, LANG.
Lea NJ. Lang. Fred J. Lang, Martin
E, Lang, Clara P. Lang, Paul R. Lang aud
all persons interested in the granting
of administration of the estate of said
decedent:, The petition of Gustav r.
Lang having been flied in
this Court, representing that August Emil
Lang, also known as E. A. Lang, then a
resident of the County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota, died intes-
tate on the 18th day of September 1918; and
praying that letters of administration of
his estate be granted to Gus
tav r. Lang and the Court, hav-
ing fixed the time and place for hear
ing said petition; therefore, you, and
each of you, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, if any you have, before
the court house, in the City of Morris in
the County of Stevens State of Minnesota
on the 18th day of January, 1914 at 10
O'Clock a m, why said petition should not
be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said court, and
seal of said court, this 31st day of Dec
eInber, 1918.
Court SeaD AL. STENGER,
Probate Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
CRITICISES PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Final Report of Ramsey County Grand
Jury Scores Mayor, County AttOr-
ney and Police Commission.

Mayor Keller, County Attorney R.
D. O'Brien and members of the
board of police commissioners of st.
Paul were severely criticised by
the grand jury for lax police methods
and failure to vigorously enforce the
laws relating to the social evil and
the liquor traffic in final report sub
mitted to Judge Orr. The report says
the grand jury deviated from practice
in making it's investigation and in
order to emphasize what is vital to
the welfare of this community omit
ted minor items usually incorporated
in grand jury reports.
Honest and efficient policing and
fearless and vigorous enforcement of
law is regarded as VITAL says the re-
port. s4ssA.s5zs &yse4
The report was unanimous. Judge
Orr thanked the jurors for the fear
less manner in which they had under
taken their task and discharged it.
mot only has the police depart,
ment been extremely lax in the en-
forcement of laws governing the So
cial evil and illegal traffic in intoxi.
cants," said the report, "but our in
vestigation leads us to the conclusion
that the police department gave pro
lection to the keepers of disorderly
houses and hotels of bad reputation
and persons concerned in the illega.
sale of liquor, and shared in the
profits"
Mayor Keller has announced thai
under no circumstances will he be {
candidate for another term.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
Citation for Hearing on Petition
for Determination of Descent
of Land.

State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate of Charles
II Hollenbeck, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Harry c.. Ho1
1enDeck, Henry Blanchard Hollenbeck,
cora May Whipp1e, Myrtle Belle Hall,
Bert w. Hollenbeck, Olive Ann HoIlen-
PEE, and all persons interested in
the determination of the descent of the
real estate of said decedent: The petition
OF Henry blanchard Hollenbeck having
been HE'D in this court. representing tl1af
said decedent died more than five wears
prior to the filing thereof, leaving certain
real estate in said petition described. and
that no will of decedent has been nroved
nor administration of his estate rranted
in this state, and praying that the descent
OF said real estate be determined by this
court; - AAAS
Therefore you, and each of YOU. are here.
by cited and required to show cause. If
any you have, before this court at the
probate Court Room in the Court House
IN the City of Morris, in the County Of
Stevens State of Minnesota on the 92nd
day of February 1914, at ten O'clock A, M.
why said petition should not be granted
Witness the Judge of said court, and the
seal thereof this 7th day of January 1914.
court Seal A. i. STE NIGER
GEO. W. BEISE
Attorney for Petitioner
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
Commissioners Proceedings

Special session of the board of
County Commissioners was held at
the office of the county auditor Mon
day Dec. 20, 1913 at 10 a. H., for
the hearing on matters pertaining to
County bitches, Nos 10 and IA. Mem
bers present; Commissioners Dohlen
Gausman, Mecklenberg, McNally and
Devenney.
The following freeholders interested
in. ditch No. 10 were present: j. r.
stahler,, T. Holslin, Peter Nelson, J.
A., Bengston, S. Loher, f. l.. Geisel-
man and J. S. Westerly. After con-
siderable discussion it was moved and
carried that the Engineer be and he
hereby is instructed to forthwith pre-
pare from his notes an estimate Of
the number of GU ydss required TO
be moved from the highest portions
in the ditch to- permit the water to be
drawn off, the cost of which. is not
to exceed $780,
The hearing on the petition Of the
Heating Land and Mortgage Co., for
County ditch No. IA was read and on
motion made and seconded resell
ution was adopted appointing j. e.
Cole engineer of the same, he to make
and file his report on or before May
/ 1914
On motion made and seconded, and
order was made appointing Ole j.
Falk, c. 3. Park aud Fred Andert,
viewers on said ditch.
There being no further business
to transact meeting adjourned.
F. 3. Ware,
County Auditor.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
Order Limiting Time to File
Claims, and for Hearing
Thereon.

Estate of John Bohmbach, Decedent
in Probate court.
In the matter of the estate of John
Bohmbach, decedent. 80"
Letters of administration this day hav.
ing been granted to Carl Buckentir.
It is ordered, that the time within which
all creditors of the above named decedent
may IA present claims against his estate in
this court, be, and the same hereby is.
Limited to six. months from and after
the date hereof; and that Monday, the
18th day of June 1914, at 10 O'clock. A M
in the Probate. Court Rooms at the Court
house at the city of Morris, in said coun-
ty, be and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed app as the time and place for hear
ment and allowance of such claims az
SHAH be presented within the time afore-
Let notice hereof be given by the publi-
cation of this order in the Morris Tribune.
as provided by law.
Dated Jan. 9Th, 1914.
tCourt seal) A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate
Attorney for Executor
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
WEALTH AND SUCCESS.

Wealth does not always spell
success. The mere possession Of
money may be no evidence what
ever that man has succeeded. II
he cannot control himself, # his
aims are low and vulgar, if he is
greedy and grasping and selfish. #
he takes advantage of Others, if he
robs others Of opportunity. if he
has used them as stepping stones
upon which to climb to his fortune,
he is failure measured by all that
constitutes real man.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
SUES TO TEST ITS VALIDITY
Minneapolis Man Attacks Nonpartisan
Election Law.

Election Law.
Suit to test the validity of the
nonpartisan election law of 1912
has been started in the Hennepin
county district court at Minneapolis
The petitioner, N. Frederick Olson,
contends that the law making mem
bers of the legislature and county of
flcers nonpartisan is void because it
contains more than one subject which
is, not expressed in its title, as the
state constitution requires.
If the petitioner is sustained every
fling made up to date for the primary
election next June is void. A deci-
sion against the act of 1913 would
nullify several changes in the cleo
ton laws, as follows:
Changing the date of the primary
election from September to the third
Tuesday of June.
Making members of the legislature
and county officers nonpartisan.
Prohibiting nominations by petition
for nonpartisan Offices.
Providing for election Of county sur
veyor without primary.
Legalizing Bull Moose" party.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09
WOLVES KILL LONE INDIAN
Stays Nine Animals in North Before
He Is Overcome.

He Is Overcome.
After emptying his rifle and fighting
desperately with his knife, killing nine
wolves, lone Indian on the Lake Of
the Woods, thirty-hVe miles. from
Warroad, was torn to pieces By, the
rest Of the beasts that had attacked
him. His bones we're found stripped
OF. every vestige of flesh. The nine
carcasses of the dead wolves that he
had killed were lying near.
Thisais the first fatality Of the kind
reported this winter. The wolves are
starving because OF the lack OF snow.
which makes it, easy for them to oVer-
take deer in the woods and they are
travelling on the lake in large packs
of thirty or more animals. @
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09

? DANIEL w. LAWLER.
Minnesota, it is said, is DESTROYS of
having Mr.. LAWYER withdraw in favor
of Representative Pfaender of New
Ulm and has made overtures to that
end.
Rumors are many concerning pos
sible candidates for state auditor, but
so far Henry Rines of Mora, speaker
of the last house, has the center of
the stage. Mr.. Rines, you possibly
know, filed for the Republican nomi-
nation some weeks ago. The latest
to be mentioned is Senator Nelson of
Fillmore county. 1t is said that SEN
ator Nelson is flirting with the job.
He was one of the progressive mem
bers of the last senate and did some
good work in progressive way, but
no one ever picked him as a heavy
weight.
Whoever is governor a year hence
is due to be confronted with a bill
providing for the regulation of tele-
phone companies in the state and
compulsory connection on the part
of rival lines. President Wilson 8
latest agreement with the Bell tele-
phone monopoly is sure to bring it
about. The last legislature passed
a bill of this character, but it was
vetoed by Governor Eberhart. I am
told now that if the same bill was
presented to him again he would give
it his approval.
i. !. i
The Democratic leaders of the state
are going to be on the job this year
and don't you forget it. According
to the latest the Democratic forces
are going to contest every Office vot.
ed for this year and the contest will
be all down the line. This time out
side of the state Offices all filings will
| be on a nonpartisan basis and it is
here where the Democratic leaders
hope to profit. Under the old order
of things party put them out of the
running, but this time party has no
| place and the Democratic leaders
are arranging to offer as candidates
for Office in every district of the state
the strongest and most influential
men they can find.
+ !. !.
G. w. Brown of Mcleod county, q
heavyweight in the last legislature
while in st. Paul last week intimated
that he might take a flyer at the sen
atorship, If he does not file for thai
Office he will be candidate for coun
ty attorney. II have had enough Of
the house" said Representative
Brown. 81 feel like going higher
Oddly enough there are a number O
house members who have a similar
feeling. am told that quite mum
Der of them will seek positions In
the senate. 81
Another Iverson club has beer
formed at Chatfield and the friends
of the state auditor are accordingly
elated. The first club was organized
at Preston, Mr.. VERSIONS home town
The state auditor, who has Hled as
rival to Governor Eberhart, has mo-
been doing much in a publicity way
of Late, but / gather from reports
/ that his gumshoe work is above thu
average. If the present state admin
istration figures that the candidacy
of State Auditor Iverson is a joke 1T
leaders have another guess coming
Sam works twenty-four hours a day
1 + =
Do not be surprised if friends star
something in behalf of Warden VOL
fer of the Saltwater prison, who, it /,
said, will resign shortly, The tau
here and it is strong lis that M
Wolfer has designs on the goyernes
J ship. THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-09

In the new Tenth congressional
district Senator Johnson of Chisago
county is due to give Congressman
Manahan. who will ask to be return
ed, the run of his life because of the
latter's vote on the Underwood tariff
Jill. w in the Second district