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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-15
For Men and Women.

Backache? Feel tired? Not so
spry as you used to be; Getting old
Many persons mistake kidney trouble
for advancing age. Kidneys out OF
order make you feel old before your
time. Foley Kidney Pills tone up and
lnvigorate the kidneys, Danish back
ache, rid your blood of acids and poi
sons. Sold by all dealers everywhere.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-15
748 STUDENTS AT CLEMSON

Clemson College, Jan. 10-Special:
The second term of the 1914-15 ses-
sion of Clemson College opened Tues
day morning, January 5, with nearly
all of the old students in their places
and with few new men. There are
only ten vacent places in barracks.
Last year at this time there were
736 students attending classes, while
this year there are 748.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-15
BUY THEM NOW

Buy them often, every time
the ground is dry enough
plant something, it means
money saved, good eating
and good health.
Red, White and Yellow On
ion Sets, for less than we
can buy them wholesale
later.
Sweet Peas or English Peas,
all the best heavy producing
bunch varieties, the sooner
planted the better they
make.
10000 papers of guaranteed
new crop seed. All varieties
for garden, yard and field.
If you will buy now you can
get your full selection.
Irish CObbler, Red Bliss,
Green Mountain, Early
Rose, Peerless and Burbank
Seed Irish Potatoes, now on
the road.
For the best seed. the fullest
selections, pay us a visit
early and often.
If we haven't got what you
want, we will get it for you.
New seed sold like they are
bought but not guaranteed.
UNION GROCERY co.
l.. L. Wagon, Manager.
Phone 100
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25

lied publicity and advertising powers
of street railways, however, are here
met by the publicity and advertising
powers of the automobile interests.
IN planning the city's streets and
roads the truck and the heavy as we'll
as the light passenger car must be
considered. Certain classes Of paving
are unable to properly satisfy the re-
Quirements, not only of the heavier
when it becomes even moderately
heavy. The author does not mean to
imply that motor busses and jitneys
should not bear their due share Of road
!! costs and maintenance. This tax, how
ever, should be levied as we'll upon
other motor and vehicular traffic and
might well he based on tonnage and
! on frequency Of use. One English pro
posal is to charge the motor bus COM
panies with the extra expense Incl
dent to such traffic This ''extra ex-
pense" is interpreted to mean ''the
amount by which the actual cost of re-
pairing such a route would be, assum-
ing the same to have been properly
maintained up to the standard requlr-
ed by the ordinary traffic thereon"
For this purpose motor bus owners,
whether public or private, were to be
required to keep daily records showing
the routes traversed, the number OF
Journeys, the mileage, tonnage and 9TH
er items of importance. English cities,
too, are demanding that the motor bus
pay proportional part of the cost Of
widening streets or roads in order that
they may be adapted to motor traffic.
The reasonableness of proper payments
for road maintenance based on actual
usage cannot be questioned. Even if
publicly owned and operated for $50
cial welfare,' this item should still be
included in operating costs of transit
systems in order that the taxpayer
may know just what such transit is
costing him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
NO DIFFERENCE.
The Proof Is Here the Same As
Everywhere.

For those who seek relief from kid
ney backache, weak kidneys, bladder
ills, Doan's Kidney Pills offer hope of
relief and the proof is here in Be-
midi, the same as everywhere. Be-
midi people recommend Doan's, the
kidney remedy used in America for
fifty years. Why suffer? Why run
the risk of dangerous kidney ills
fatal Bright's disease. Here's Be-
midi proof. Investigate it.
M. Flint, SIG Minnesota Ave., Be-
midi, says: my trouble was from
pain and lameness in my back, and
if worked hard or did lot of heavy
lifting, it was worse. I was also an
noyed by kidney weakness. I have
found that I can rely on Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at Bankers Drug
Store, every time to help me out in
time of need. They act as a tonic
to my kidneys and soon free my back
from pain and lameness.''
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get-
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Flint had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25

for her home at Guthrie last Thurs
day afternoon.
Rain! Rain! We're certainly
we'll supplied; if we could only have
little sunshine, too.
Fred Barr was Bemidji caller
last Wednesday. .:
Joseph Renne of Wilton visited
at the Malterud home over Sunday.
Mrs. Seth Smith and daughter,
Blanche, who have visited friends and
relatives at Minneapolis, Stanton and
Vergas, MIMI, returned to their home
Saturday afternoon.
Elmer Howe's daughter, Mrs.
Claude Savage, husband and son ar
rived here Saturday afternoon. They
have spent the past six months in
Florida.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
A. o. Hanson home last Sunday and
was we'll attended. Seven dollars and
ten cents were taken in, in spite of
the rainy weather.
Rev. Sorenson of Shevlin will hold
services in the town hall Thursday
forenoon.
Master Chubby Frost is visiting
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. H. Williams.
Miss Mildred Shell went to Bemidji
Saturday where she will attend sum-
NOR cobOO1
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TURTLE LAKE =

DR.. Ronald Laney Of Deer River
spent Friday and Saturday at the
summer home of his parents.
M w. Butler was a Puposky bust
ness visitor Saturday.
Mrs MedOra Butler returned Sat-
urday from Red Lake where she has
been visiting her son, George. She
was accompanied on her return by
her grandson, Erwin.
Walter Carlson and Harvey Laney
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
The J|TNEY BUS
ANDC|Ty STREETS S
Effect Of Motor Traffic on
Maintenance Of Highways.
A VITAL CIVIC PROBLEM.

Public Value if 1t Will Focus Public
Attention Upon the Need For Special
Types of Roads For Motor Traffic.
OF vital Importance to the public well
fare is the effect Of extended motor
vehicular traffic on the costs Of build
ing and maintaining city streets and
country roads, writes Clyde Lyndon
King in the American City. AS the
motor vehicles will, without doubt,
very largely supplant the horse drawn
vehicles in cities, this whole question
must be an increasing and vital prob
lem in every city. The jitney move
ment will be Of untold public value if
it will focus public attention upon the
need for special types of roads for mo-
tor traffic-a boon not only to automo-
bilists, but to business and trucking ia
cilities as well.
| Many insidious efforts have been
made, not only in this country, but in
England and in other European coun-
tries as well, to show that the motor
vehicles are solely responsible for the
wear and tear Of streets, and that they
alone should pay all the expenses of
their building and upkeep. Thus if
the levy Of % pence per car mile were
made on motor BUSES, as was proposed
in England, the motor busses would
pay in the Westminster area alone
practically $4,000 per year for road
maintenance, whereas the total cost of
the maintenance Of all the roads in
only $4,000 per year. No more effec-
tive measure could be taken to inhibit
either actual or potential motor COM
petition with street railways than exor-
i bitant levies for street and road main
tenance and operation. The central
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
Municipal Pipe Organ.

The people of Tulsa, Okla. recognize
ing their need for a convention hall,
have built one capable Of holding thou
sands and, according to reports, with
the only municipal pipe organ west of
the Allegheny mountains and paid for
by popular subscription !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
American Enterprise In Spain.

An American chamber Of commerce
for Spain has been definitely organized
at Barcelona with the cooperation Of
Spanish interests and with the official
recognition Of the Spanish government.
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BECIDA = =" x
x x x x X X X X X x x X x * x X +
Mrs. c. E. Hedman, who has been
staying with her daughter, Mrs. Otto
Malterud, for a couple of weeks, left
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25

spent Sunday as the guests of Turtle
River friends.
J. H. Locke spent Monday in Tur-
tie River on business.
Miss Marion Laney was a Bemidji
visitor Wednesday.
A. P. Reeves, who is working at
Tenstrike, spent Saturday with his
family.
Chicago women are going to found
a field hospital in Belgium in memory
of the late Nine. De Page, who lost
her life on the Lusitania.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25

Dancing is forbidden in Berlin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
D>zxR11plings
K G. Du1nplings

BY Mrs. Nevada Briggs, the well known
bst~ing expert.
2 cups -four; 3 level teaspoonta1zs X C
Baking Po1vdcr; teaspoontul salt; /
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
CHIEF POINTS IN BRIEF OF
CITIZENS COMMITTEE

Under the so per provision this great act Of Congress- the
city of Washington has grown beauty and aracveness
from year year, and fears comparison with
other capital in the world
f the indefinite contribution plan force prior 1878 should
be resorted in future the difficulties will which
formerly arose
Washngons property burden combining its heavy realty tax
and its light personally heavier than that of
American cities and averages up with cities approxmang
in size and general conditions.
THE unaness Washington in the comparison city
taxes with the total Of city county and State other
cities is in the inclusion of the General Government
item of State and county in the tax burden which
ngton to duplicate Washington enjoys Of the privi
eges benefits of State of State of
Washngons per capita burden instead Of being the
average is distinctly above it,
Official show that all of the important con.
tribute largely the development and maintenance Of their
national capitals There other national except
the District of Columbia which is NOTHING BUT NATION.
AL CAPITAL
THE District residents alone could only half develop
the nations city. 1t must be evident that the reve.
thus received will be sufficient for adequate and
appropriate maintenance and development Of the Capital Of
the United States the physical scale laid down by the
founders and the fathers upon the municipal service
demanded by the twentieth century.
During the period from 1900 1878 the District residents
almost bankrupted themselves thrice attempt to carry out
the plans of the founders for the development of great Ma
onal Capital, shown by the Southard report 1885 and
the reports of Congressional committees between 1874 and
1878"
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

future. the same difficulties will occur
which formerly arose. Indeed. those
difficulties would be aggravated. be-
cause the amounts involved grow larger
and larger as time goes on. Every
succeeding Congress, with its new
mombers. wholly unacquaintcd with the
subject. will be startled by having an
Appropriation bill presented In which
II VIII appear that the Government Is
paying all the expenses of the District
government.
The inevitable tendency would be to
Increase the taxes and to lessen the
Governments contribution.
The uncertainty and confusion which
would prevail In Congress from year to
year when the District appropriation
matters are under consideration, II the
Indefinite Contribution plan should he
adopted. Is indicated by the discussions
which took place In both the House
and the Senate in the recent session.
For instance. senator Norris stated that
the strongest objection to the Indefinite
Contribution plan IL that the citizens of
the District. in "clamoring for appro-
priations. would not be held back by
the fact that the District would have
TO pay half.
The pages Of history are fun Of H.
lustrations of the principle that where
one body OF mon have absolute power
over another. that power will be abused.
As was said by senator Root when this
question was under discussion in the
c'Thte ldsl Winter, ana nHu an
nounced that he stood for the old
halt f-and-half .plan"-it "A the sole
protection OF the people of Washington
against our arbitrary rule"
Senator Lee. on the same occasion.
after stating that he had heard an cmi-
ncnt representative from Kentucky
say that the average Congressman cared
as much for the protests of the citi-
zcns' associations Of the District as he
did for the bowling of dog In his
back yard. added that the fact that
every dollar from tho District must be
matched by one that "bitcs' is the Dis
trict's protection.
one does not need to look further
than to remarks made in Congress by
opponents OF the "hslf-and- half" plan
during the last session Of Congress to
SEQ what Is likely to be the result IL
that system is to be supplanted by the
indefinite contribution system. Mr..
prouty submitted to tho House figures
to prove that by proper taxation OF the
District there could easily be raised the
sum OF $500 09l-two or three millions
more than the total District appropria-
tions for the year! In the Senate.
Senator Kenyon said that II proper
taxes were imposed upon the people OF
the District. Congress would raise
more money than Is necessary to run
the affairs Of the District"
1t would seem to be inevitable that II
the indefinite contribution plan Is adopt
ed. the Government OF the United
States will again fail in its DUTY to the
District, and the hopeless insolvency
and wrecking OF District values which
existed in 1885. 1871. and 1874 will come
again.
Nearly all taxation is levied as a pro-
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

that provision should receive the same
consideration that is always given to
proposed alterations In the Constitu-
visions of that great instrument are no
more important to the people OF the
Union than is this paragraph OF the
act OF MS to the people OF the District
who framed the Federal Constitution
give more prolonged or more patient
consideration to Its provisions than was
given by the eminent statesmen who
Implanted In the statutes OF the United
states as a permanent settlement OF the
claims OF the people OF the District of
Columbia the projecting clause requir-
ing Congress TO take no more from them
by way OF taxation for the mainten-
ance and Improvement OF the Capital
OF the nation than Congress was willing
10 have the nation provide for the same
purpose.
Under the 50 per cent provision OF this
great act OF Congress tho city OF Wash
ington has grown in beauty and at
Iactiveness from year to year, and
other capital in the world For many
years no serious effort was made to 1!s-
solve or change the bond which that
provision established between the ma
ton and It's chosen seat OF government
But In January. 1896. there was intro
duced in the House OF Representatives
a oili ,H; X. it4Sl entitled "A bill to
tSp fSpe9l oysrf all pr9yisi9ns ,S Of the law for
one-half Of the appropriations for the
District OF Columbia" In due course
this bill was referred to the House Com
mittee on the District OF Columbia
On May %. 1896. the chairman Of the
committee. Mr.. Babcock, submitted TO
the House its unanimous report Oh. r.
Report No. 1879, and It's recommenda-
tion that the bill be indefinitely post
poned
To keep this brief within reasonable
limits we must omit much that rs ~
interest and value In this report. We
doubt not that every member Of the
Joint committee will read II carefully.
We quote few Passages to show tie
tenor of the whole report:
ITO change the act OF 1878. as pro-
posed by this bill. would be a clear
repudiation OF both tho equitable
and legal obligations assumed by the
nation In regard to its National
Capital. This we cannot believe
Congress will do.
"a reputation OF national obliga-
tions In respect to the nations city
would result either in a discredit-
able capital, poorly sustained by
reasonable taxation upon local re-
sources. or In the virtual confsca-
ton of local property through exces-
sive taxation.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

flx psrsaoReualy their relations to the
Federal 0overnment = to protest
against heing left subject to the whim
and caprice of Congress at each sos-
sion." He added that they have not and
can have no tangible value to real estate
property" so long as there remained
uncertainty as to the amount of taxa
ton. Il insist" he said, that some
definite plan shall be adopted. and the
relations between this city and the
Government shall be permanently de-
termined."
Just before the vote was taken on the
bill Mr.. 1ttncr moved to amend IL by
reserving to Congress power at any time
to repeal, alter or amend any provision
OF the act. He and Mr.. Keifer said
that this amendment was prese nted with
n view to preventing people coming to
Washington to live. and claiming that
the 20 per cent arrangement was n con-
tract. The amendment was defeated
without division not. however. until
Mr.. Hunton had said that without II
future Congresses could amend or re-
peal any part of the act. On final vote
the House, by rs to 13l. refused to order
the yeas and nays-''so the bill was
passed"
In the Senate of May 1s. 1873. Mr..
ingalls, from the Senate District Com
mittec, reported a substitute for tho
House bill. The substituted bill made
no change In the clause providing that
the Government should pay 50 per cent
of the District expenditures. There was
very little discussion In the Senate on
the subject of the 10 per cent clause.
except n speech by Senator Bayard
who thought that the Governmrnt
should pay more than so per cent. he
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Not Satisfied of Justice
Of for City

lation. But. Mr.. President. that was
before this system of reckless and
widespread Improvement which we
have witnessed was adopted. There
Is no city in the United States. there
Is none known to me In the world.
in which the same amount of eN-
pensive pavement has been laid
down as In this city of l25,coo people.
Instituting such a system OF eNLcn-
sive Improvement entails the ex-
pense OF keeping 1t up.
Let any man ride today, II he
can ride. over such streets and he
will see mile after mile of expensive
wooden pavement in such condition
of decay that the best thing would
be to take 1t up even If II never
were to be renewed. But 1t Is in
tended to he renewed. 1t Is intended
to be kept in order upon the scale
upon which 1t was started. That
will entail an enormous expenditure.
which. having some experience In
regard to expenses of that kind, I
would say the local population OF
Washington are totally unable to
bear. The property will not bear It:
1t is not worth It. II IT Is to be paid
1t must be paid out OF the Treasury
Of the United States. from which In
my Judgment 1t ought to be paid
because the laws contracting the OK.
pcnse and authorizing the outlay
were passed without consultation
with or without sufficient considera-
tion In any way for the people whose
prODerty lies hpre
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

portion OF the value of the property
taxed. II Is all important, therefore. to
tne taxing power as well as to those
VINO are to pay the tax that such val
ues should be reasonably stable. But
If from year to year IL cannot be known
have to pay all the expenses OF the
District government, or pay half OF
them, or some other proportion, the re-
sultinE uncertainty will go far toward
rendering taxataion useless by destroy
ing the very values to be taxed.
ON this subject. Mr. blackburn, in
addressing the House In 1873. said:
There can be no question that It
Is desirable and that the people Of
the District of Columbia have
right to dcmand that some terms
should be agreed upon and some
bas IS reached. scme. settlement had
as 10 the amount OF cNp' ditures
Columbia or to be borne by the
There is but one point
more to which desire to cali the
shall have done, II Is the neces-
sity Of having some basis Of cS-
pcnditure fixed between the Fed
cral Treasury and the District
holder in the District Of Columbia
his property to-day? can he tell
what tax II VIII be subjected to
as long as he Is left the victim Of
the whim and Capric" Of Con-
gross" Session after session you
make appropriations in your own
dif"r"'ion TO aid in CARRYING on the
necessary expenditures of the gov
eminent of this District. The
propertr-holdor does not know
wheihcr the appropriation made
by Congress Will be 10 per cent Of
80 per cent Of the expenditures Of
the District
This condition OF things unset
ties values in the District. No
value can be attached TO a foot
OF real estate owned by prop
crty-holdcr within the limits Of
this District. because the pur-
chaser cannot tell what taxation
he will he subjected to. The peo-
pic OF the District have a right
TO demand that you shall Ak thia
question permanently and finally.
II you do not intend to bear more
than 10 per cent of the burden OF
taxation. then say SO. II you will
bear 20 per cent Of It. then say so.
But whatever per cent the Federal
Government Is to hear should be
so that legitimate and permanent
values may be established in this
District.
"Cne appeal make to this
House in behalf of this bill Take
1t and amend 1t as you may deem
proper; put in such provisions as
may suggest themselves to your
discretion. and strike out such rro-
Visions as you are not disposed to
adOpt. Rut ! beg Congress to pass
some bill to establish some perE,a.
ncnt form of government.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Should Not Tax Man
Just Because You Can.

THE citizens OF the District receive
certain benefits and the Govern
ment receives certain benefits. You
should not go out and tax man
just because you can tax him. You
should only levy taxes to the extent
that the eXigencies OF the Govern
ment require. and In distributing the
burden 1t should be distributed not
as a matter of charity TO help the
District out with SO much revenue
that 1t cannot pay. but there must
bc some place, some line OF demarCa-
ton, where you can determine that
the Government ought to pay GER
tain portion of the burden and that
the people OF the District ought to
bear the other portion and whcu
levy n dollar more Of taxes than the
eXigcncics OF the Government re-
quire. You do not want to levy
taxes on the people unless your
Government requires the money TO
run the Government. Therefore. |
say that the logical way to settle
this proposition is to have detcrmi-
nation as to what Ia the fair share
for the Government to pay, and
after you have ascertained that fair
share then levy your taxes accord
ingly."
II is obvious that II the indefnit,
plan which was in fore,
prior to N'S should be resortsd to In tn,