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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
so would we
LOCAL ASSESSORS.
(Milwaukee Journal }

DR.. Charles ]. Bullock, whose name
looms large to every student of econ
omics, like that of f. r. A. Selig-
man. as an authority on taxation,
fears the result of the plot in the
Wisconsin legislature TO overtUrn our
splendid tax achievements especially
the admiral BILE income tax. Concern
ing this problem, he writes
There never was and never can be
a good assessment of anything under
a system Of local assessment A local
" appointed assessor must represent
the people OF his locality and if he
does not do so. will not long retain
his position. Therefore. you can not
have a strict and impartial enforce
ment of the law if you place assess
ment wholly in his hands.
"The assessor also needs to have the
advice and instruction of a state COM
mission 10 do his work intelligently
and obtain a uniform Interpretation
and enforcement Of the law in all
counties of your state. Without these
things, your income tax will lose its
efficiency. and will gradually begin to
work about as badly as the old prop
erty tax: and this would be a great
misfortune to the cause of rational
tax reform in ali the states Of the
union.
I'VE are now trying 10 get a state
income tax in Massachusetts,. and
when we get il we shall have to have
centralized administration, or else it
will be a failure If Wisconsin turns
her income tax over to local assessors,
our plans here will be hard hit. be-
cause her example is counting for a
great deal with our people"
Mr. Bullock is in no doubt regard
ing the efficacy of the Wisconsin sys-
tenn of taxation and the present tax
administration. Neither is anyone
else who has studied the tax systems
of other states. their failures in in
come taxation. and the general slip
shod methods of enforcing tax stat
utes. other states are not bambOOzled
when they copy Wisconsin tax laws.
They want the latest and best results
of taxation as a modern science. To
get these things they have to come to
Wisconsin. Shall Wisconsin now tear
down what it has built so well?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
VALUING LANDS FOR TAXATION.
Gndiananolis Timesl

In Duck Creek township, Madison
county. according 10 members Of the
county board of review, lands now
valued for taxation at SAL an acre
or less are worth $500 in the market,
or not for sale at $500 an acre or
even larger figures
After an informing trip through the
fertile reaches of Duck Greek town
ship il is said that the board OF review
plans the addition of five per cent To
the assessed valuation Of the lands.
In Anderson township. in the same
county. farm lands are assessed $50
an acre for taxing purposes. While
these lands are not so productive as
farms in Duck Greek township. they
have been assessed at a higher figure
because they are closer 20 the city of
Anderson. Regardless Of their inner
ent ability 10 pay and regardless
whether they actually will sell for
more than the Duck Creek lands.
these clOse-to-tOwn tracts are valued
for taxation at $40 more on the acre
than are the Duck Creek township
lands. The board of review is eX-
pected 10 attempt some sort Of equal
ization.
The big thing 10 be kept in mind.
however. Is the fact that all these
lands are being put in for taxation.
not az their true cash value. as the
law directs. but at about - 10 50
per cent OF their real value. The pro-
posed five per cent increase is a mere
admission OF the fact the tax law IS
not being observed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
AMERICAN TEA.

The recent death of DR.. Charles U.
Shepard has attracted attention to his
unique agricultural achievement. He
had succeeded in doing something that
the experts of the government had
long attempted without success-the
domestication of the tea plant. on his
South Carolina plantation he not only
made the exotic herb live and grow,
but made it commercially profitable.
His yearly production was about 49,
600 pounds That isn't much COM
pared TO the $1,000, 900 pounds we i'm
port from Asia every year. but never
theless it's as creditable a feat as
many of the celebrated successes of
Luther Burbank who creates new spe-
ces of fruits. vegetables and grain.
1t doesn't seem likely that tea will
ever be so thoroughly dOmesticated in
America as 10 be raised easily and
profitably by the average farmer. Ma
ture seems to have marked out GER
tain sections of China. Assam, Japan.
India and Java for this plant just as
definitely as/she has made Kansas the
great corn state. and adapted South
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama. Missis-
sippi and Texas particularly TO the
raising of cotton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
ANOTHER ONE ANSWERED..

Editor News Times: You think
you're darned smart at answering
public questions. Here's one that
I guess Will hold you: If you had
hold of a tigers tail would you
hold on or let go2-Niles, Mich,
Constant Reader.
There's no difficulty whatever about
this question. Ii is in the same cate
CORY as other questions we have an
swered. such as How does bee
sting or. eff you were in mud up to
your chin. would you dodge should
some one throw a brick at you?" or
IF you kiss your girl in the dark and
found out it was her mother, would
you holler or standpat?"
And so forth.
Constant Reader on a question like
the one now presented is mean enough
10 start "a row in a drug store because
their postage stamps aren't fresh
II we had hold of a tigers tail
would we hold on or let go? II
would all depend upon how we came
TO have that tail-holt and the DISPOSE
ton of the tiger. IL. 10 illustrate. We
had in a spirit OF sheer bravado,
sneaked up behind the beas; and seiz-
ed his tail. only 10 discover that he
was of an irrascible temperament and
inclined 10 rebel against our editorial
use OF his tail. we should hold on until
one or the other OF US starved to
death.
ON the other hand. were it the IL
ger, who. in playful mood, hacked
up 20 US and Familiarity inserted his
tail within our hand. we, not know
Ing his full purpose and being gen
era..s averse 10 location at the hind
ermost end Of anything. including Ii
gers. would let go and climb the near
est telephone pole in protest against
further familiarity. confident that we
could reach he op Of said pole be-
fore the animal could switch ends on
us.
OF course. this az sar covers the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
INDUSTRY AND SERVICE.
indianapolis Times.)

AlnQldudFOllS llIneS.J
For what does industry exist? Is it
solely for profit that the mills and
factories, mines and railroads, farms
and power plants are operated? Is
not the element of service first and the
element of profit secondary Does
not society rightly demand a return in
service from the industry which soci-
ETY. makes possible through social
safeguards and stable government?
England now is a position to realize
TO the full the meaning of industry
for service as well as the significance
of industry for profit only. When
the British empire has need for every
ounce of industrial energy she can en-
list in war emergency, she finds that
she is unable TO command her indus
try for adequate service.
For many years the proft-takers
have ruled. and the idea of service
has been ignored in an industrial an
archy of strife and inefficiency. Eng
land finds that she has neither the
education, the industrial tradition nor
the cooperative training for putting
to proper use Eer immense industrial
resources. She lacks technical Skill
social good will and collective habit
She has no industrial statecraft for
her greatest emergency.
Vocational training would have sup
piled the skilled workers LLOYD
George now needs and can not find
England is learning in sorrow from
disaster that she has not only neg
lected TO train her people industrially
but that she has misdhected the labor
which might be useful in her time OF
stress.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

case only IN the abstract. in a general
way AS II were. We are not informed
how Constant Reader comes TO have
hold OF a tigers tail. IL any, or the
disposition OF the tiger, II any. If the
question is purely suppositious, we
have only TO say that tigers always
come into our office headfirst and our
conduct. should we get a tail-holt. is.
after all. a matter Of speculation,
pretty considerable.
out in the back room-the COM
posing room. however.-we under
stand il is different. Out there some
of the fellows who have come in con-
tact with a tiger. called Tiger Export.
say they take it by the neck and
drink II. while others assert that
biting the tail off from a Royal Ben
gal. and smoking it.-not the tail. but
the Bengal-is a real sport.
If any further advice is needed on
the subject Of tigers let us know.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

ance that there is no contraband
aboard. although that is in absolute
disregard Of our own rights as guar
anteed by the German-American
treaties. She refuses 10 apologize for
killing the Americans on the Lusi-
tania, and refuses TO make reparation
20 their families.
The situation is serious. Unless
Germany quickly changes her front.
there is apparently nothing for Pres [
Wilson TO do. in view of the position
ne has taken with the solid support OF
the whole nation. but 10 cut of diplo-
matte relations with Germany.
And we are not worrying in the least
about his ever being impeached for it
either
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

Tort and enjoyment Of members and
visitors are not short of marvellous
and make we Of smaller possibilities
wonder how we may be content with
what we have or what we may ac-
Qulre. Yet, on second thought we re-
allze that cOntentment does rot come
of safety. but rather of reasonable
satisfaction and that spirit which &C
cepts in good part and faith the things
provided. After all. IL is the use of
what we have which gives it its true
value.
ONE of the state supreme courts.
that of Alabama. has ruled that a wife
cannot keep a dog without her hus-
bands consent and participation. The
Interpretation of this decision is sim
pie as 10 the first paragraph. but WE
are at loss 10 understand what the
court means by participation. We as
sumo that the ruling pertains 20 case
IN which the dog in question was one
OF those woolly. watery eyed pups
which women of certain temperament
affect, and II correct in our assump-
ton we fail 10 see how a man could
participate, except by kicking the dog.
Not TO Mention the Corns.
alexandra Times-Tribune.)
Now if the weather man will give US
a period Of warm nights the corn will
make music for his ears.
ONE Of our marrying justices of the
peace boasts that he has lost only one
case of matrimony in the divorce
courts and he deprecatingly admits
he thought at the time the ma
terial was too old TO make a good job.
WE don't question Sec'y Spaulding's
decision that the road via Buchanan
and Michigan City is the best TO Chi
cagO, but if YOU don't happen TO have
an automobile you can get there
quicker by taking the Lake Shore
tracks.
THIS old Balkan league the newspa-
pers are talking about, that's q new
one on us. We didn't know there was
such a league in organized baseball.
AND then we have no hectic inter
est in baseball anyway.
c. y. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
MISnOM OF YOUTH

From the mouths of babes there oft
comes words of wisdom. There's a
lot of goth century high school lads
at large who can give their dads cards
an evidence of the advancement-fools
call it precocity-of Americas youth,
we mention the class motto of the ID
graduating class of the Menasha,
somewhere in Wisconsin. high school
It's a gem. original or not. and worthy
OF adoption by any grown-up:
THE elevator TO success is not run
ning-take the stairs"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
PREJUDICE BoRN OF WAR.
dayton News. }

1t Will be strange If this war does
not create prejudices that will infiu-
encs the world for years TO come.
Many Of these prejudices will work
harm; in fact. all prejudices do that
10 some extent. One can not carry
ont his prejIdices without injuring
himself in some way. II the war
leaves scars OF hate in the hearts OF
any II will rebound 20 their discom-
Tort. not 10 the discomfort of those
who are hated
The prejudice born Of war often
takes strange turns and twists. II
meets dress and manners and Gus
toms which. continuing until long az
ter the war is forgotten, cause the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
TERRTRLE Outrage.

Speaking of jitneys, one of the mag
mates of the street railways, says:
During May 1915. we we're offering
1.S7 seats per passenger. or nearly two
seats for every passenger we carried.
Clearly the thing should be stop
ped and a return be made TO the old
condition of two passengers for nearly
one seat As between accommodating
the public and the franchise holders
who can hesitate?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

They want 20 vote and Yet are
afraid OF mice" is the anti-suffrage
argument OF an easterner who. being
a man, is afraid OF women who are
afrai of mice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

Germany has driven one lesson into
Russia. anyhow. Russia's private
Industries have now been at command
OF a commission charged with pro-
ducing enough powder and guns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

Jane Adams has returned from
her inspection OF the warning peo-
Piles. She had a pleasant trip, con-
sidering the conditions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13

NOW quit your grinning and turn
from the frivolous and fleeing Galaxy
10 the sober consideration OF the seTi-
Gus phases OF life as exemplified IN ths
Pot. Life is real. life is earnest, anu
we should meet il half way. Stlil'
wise word spoken in jest has more
penetrating power than a foolish Word
spoken seriously
IN this war controversy the moral
and military are constantly clashing on
points OF law. Which is not surprls-
ing. There is little. il any. relation
ship or harmony between military ne
cessity and moral right. The latter
exists because IL is a part OF the Iuh-
daments. the former because II is ere
ated out of artificial conditions we
pretend TO be justified in reconcllng
the assured right TO sell munitions OF
war TO belligerents with our high NOR
al attitude as a neutral nation but II
is little short OF a crucifiNon OF the
latter.
WE fail TO see the difference be-
tween aiding and abetting wrong do
ing and wrong doing itself.
What DO a Few Toes Matter.
(Cor. Fl. Wayne Journal-Gazette.)
Tuesday morning Charles Smith met
with a might-have- been serious accl-
dent. He was riding a motorcycle and
in front Of the Hull residence his foot
was caught in the chain and the ends
of three toes were taken off.
SOME men dig trenches. erect
buildings. guide public opinion, con-
struct machinery or go down in mines
TO delve among the treasures or the
earth, and some men ride in autOmo-
biles. yet all have their uses. Ii is
not for us. blind mortals, 10 question
the ways OF providence. but if left to
you which would you choose?
so would we
THE 100 or less golf courses about
Chicago are at once the inspiration
and despair of the provincial golfer.
The lavish expenditure of money, the
assidious care devoted to the con-
struction and establishment of the
grounds, the consideration Of the COM
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-05
Personals

s INHl superintendent Wells
farau d. Ou northern Texas Divis
ION Headquarters at Dallas. Texas
$500. 300 rH. city yesterday and TO
dat auUuu Tor the express SER
500. uH .lr ... Sal,a Re trains ef-
1rDtu sunday
lu. d. O..1od. rapid scelic
#u... VISITING friends in ANA
lI'o . i.. UI, Ilc is ca his way
from HM. 'n pallus. II will be
remembered ny many old tins
tu.uH. f..f .r u TIME Mr. Osgeod
was uu fHr N,vs staff
500. N.. HmUps viii r., urn sun
.". rm IHmu' ond Miami where
sbo has been visiting relatives for
HDtDr. NH.
Ailur,. Marvin Jones aud T. 4.
Miller returned from Tulia yester-
dl. s.r. ..'y have been co lduct
fu- .... . court
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-05
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.HfIlr rIH'rH anna part. fnr 1Ii
musH of uar Hw Ofu,D af Ns.o1
Hotel I1uur .t. amarillo. I.fa.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-05
SPORT CALENDAR FOR WEEI

ltidHI. i"h. %.
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UuI n.i w.of iI s.. York
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
WHEAT GOES
UP TO S1.41


CHICAGO. Jan i3.-Wheat stormed
dizzy heights. selling Al sI.4i repeat
edly on the Board OF Trade to-day.
and closing at si.4O&. only one cent
under the uppermost record made
since the war began throughout the
session h May option perched near
the top rungs of the price ladder.
while immense new export sales were
Effected. and the bulls had almost n
disputed control Of the turbulent pit
In which speculative dealings went
on.
Competition by miliers with export
ers appeared to be largely responsible
for the impetus which since Monday
has whiried prices up ~ cents a
bushel from the collapse brought
about by Sensational stories that the
Turkish grip on the Dardanelles had
been smashed. II was said today that
the Dardaneiles. which are 100 miles
long. are heavily mined from end to
end. and that ven II the passage was
forced. the scarcity OF available YES
sells and h virtual certainty OF al
most prohibitive war risks would still
remain. not to mention winter condi-
tons on the Black sea.
Frozen chickens to the extent OF
hundreds OF thousands OF pounds was
added to-day TO the list of foodstuffs
being ~bargained for in Chicago. TO be
shipped to Europe. IL was said one
and one-half million pounds had been
sold TO England alone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
CANADIANS HOLD
UP TWO A MERS

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Jan. lathe
Japanese steamer Mexico. Of the
Osaka Shosen Kaisha line, and the
American steamship Governor. OF the
Pacific Coast Steamship company.
have been detained here by the Gus.
toms officials because part Of the
cargoes the vessels have taken on
board are alleged TO be c~ontraband OF
war under the regulations promulgat.
ed from Ottawa
Action against the japanese liner
taken yesterday when her purser
asked for a clearance. that against
the Governor was taken at noon to-
day. whe nher purser went to the Gus
toms house TO clear.
AS regards the Mexico. the authori-
ties IA her shipments from Vancou-
yer for Japan included a consignment
Of lead from Trail. Il. c.. some barbed
wire and other materials which figure
in the list OF commodities prohibited
by orders from Ottawa.
The detention OF the governor. II
Is understood. Is on the ground that
she has a shipment of hides for San
Francisco and hides can be turned
into leather. Shipping OF hides to
San Francisco has been a regular
trade for years and this Is the first
case Of Interference with a ships
papers because OF IL.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
PROVIDE FOR MUCH
FIGHTING CRAFT

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Provision
'or the construction OF two great
dreadnauRh-n. SIX torpedo boat d..
Eiroyers. sixteen coast defense subma.
rines. a sea-Roinz submarine. a hos.
pital ship. a TRANSPORT. and a fuel shin
~ an aggregate cost Of t~53.fGs.S2S Ia
made In the naval appropriation bNl
agreed upon today by the house naval
committee. All told the bill carries
tif5.j0O.0O0. Of which s22. 9O3.9ss IL al.
Tectly appropriated for new constrgc.
lion.
While the construction program
falls far below the plans urged by
Representative Hobson and other al.
vocates o. a larger navy % includes
the two battleships asked for By Sec.
retary Daniels and provides for more
auxillaries than the secretary had
contemplated Chairman PadFett
protested that the committee was
running Wild Vith appropriations
According 10 the program the two
~battleships are 10 cost not more than
81 100000 each. exclusive OF armor
and armament
Representative H0bson gave notice
that be would carry TO the floor Of
the house his fight Tor three battle.
ships. two battle cruisers and addi.
tionsl d~estroyers and submarinea
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
ARREST MADE
IN BLACK HAND CASE

Special Dispatch 60 the I-ntelligencer.
FAlRMONT. W. Va. Jan. 13.-With
the arrest to-day Of Frank Perry. an
Italian. as he got off a Clarksburg
street car. one OF the men wanted for
the kilarm black hand murder is
thought to rave been apprehended. Il
learned that a day or so after the
Perry left two revolyers and
two dirk knives at a Shinnston store.
saying he would call for them later.
Sunday he got the weapons from the
store. He vas trying 20 make his
way into Pennsylvania when captured.
The c%Oroner's inquest into the Kill
arm murder will be resumed to-day
and will likely be completed AT the
session to-day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14
TO VISIT w. Y. u.
Resolution 10 Be Presented for 40.
pointnent OF Commission 10 Aseer.
tain Needs Of Institution.
(BY ". r. kEYsER.D
(StaH Corresponedntl

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. IA
resolution vii be presented I'm the sen.
ate tomorrow by Senator n. A. Bless.
ing. of Pt Pleasant. providing for the
appointment Of a joint committee con.
sisting Of three members from each
branch Of the legislature TO visit the
West Virginia University with the
Of ascertaininE a. first hand and
reporting 10 their respective bodies the
needs 81 his institution.
The resolution was offered to-day.
but a. tho house Of DELEGATES had NOT
~ that time been organized. D motion
10 adopt the resolution. vas ruled ouf
OF order.
Senator blessing declared that he
would again offer tho resolution a.
the earliest opportunity In order that
the matter may receive immediate AZ.
tention
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14

Granted by Judge Raymond Restrain
ing Wells Fargo Company From
Accepting Liquor Shipments.
.pecial Dispatch TO the Intelligencer.

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelligencer.
FAIRMONT. W. Va, Jan. 10
Judge W. s. Raymond at a special
term Of the circuit court today grant-
ed the injunction prayed for on the
part Of the state by Prosecuting At
torney Morris to restrain the Wells
Fargo Express company from deliver
ing shipments OF intoxicating liquors
into Marion county. The Injunction
placed the burden on the express com
pany OF proving that all shipments IL
delivers are to be used by the COD
signee In accordance with the provi-
sions Of the Yost law. When last
August a similar injunction was grant
ed against the Baltimore A. Ohio Rail-
road company. that common carrier
Immediately stopped accepting liquor
shipments for this county. IL Is pre-
sumed the injunction granted today
will have the same effect on the Wells
Fargo company. and hat Marion
county VII now experience an even
more severe drouth than that which
has prevailed here since the frat OF
July.
Injunctions similar 10 that granted
here today are already In force in
Harrison and Monogahelia counties,
and liquor shipments for those coun-
ties have In he past been sent TO
nearby towns In Marion county. where
they we're taken IN person into the
other counties By the consignees.
WorthingtOn was the shipping point
for Harrison county goods. Glovers
Gap for Monongahelia county. and
other towns on the edge 81 this county
we're used a. distributing points. The
action n Judge Raymond here today
viii sion III this traffic and will be
far reaching On lie effect.