Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-10

installation of the electrical appara-
tus will be under the direct super
vision of Thomas A. Edison.
Each of the superdreadnaugLts will
cost s1s.ooo.o 900.
DENVER. Colo, Feb. S.-Probably
no one greatly enjoys paying taxes.
The average citizen regards it as
neoe ssary evil, as an expenditure for
which he receives very little in re-rrn
ard which he would gla'lly cut out
u h. could. Few are aware how large
a percentage of the state taxes he
pays is returned to the courty and
community in which he lives to help
in the maintenance of scnools. the
ecn''ruction of roads ard bridges,
snd other similar purposes.
Last year the county treasurers
sent to the state treasurer $780,
702.31. The state treasurer returned
to the county treasurcrs S36s, ,294.d3
to help support the schools of the
counties; $197,59250 to help in the
Improvement of the roads; $59.2fS.60
from the revenue derived from forest
reserves; and sl5,970 to help to make
good the minimum salary allowed By
law to teachers. OF the 60 counties in
tho state-five. Archuleta, Dolores,
Hinsdale Mineral and Pitkin receive
back more than they sent in. One of
them, Archulcta, received back six
times as much ms sent in. Twenty
thre counties received back more than
helf as much as they sent in.
The above figures do not include
what was expended by the state in
support Of the various state institu-
tions, such as the University Of
Colorado, the School of Mines, Teach
ers' College, Agricultural school,
Penitentiary, Insane asylum, etc
These cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars, and were they taken into CON
sidcration would show that fully one
half of the counties received back
more than they paid in.
Contrary to general belief Dem
yer receives back but small por-
ton of what it pays in. In 1915,
the state received from Denver 1926
S27.d2. and paid back $s7, ,363.20 to
help support the schools and moth
ing ut all for roads or from the for
est service.
Larimer county ranks among the
leaders in the amount received back.
1t paid in $50,729.10 and received
sl3,077.27 for its schools, s22609.22
for its roads, S9d5.55 from the for
est service fund and $1,000 for it's
minimum teachers salary fund. In
addition to these amounts it receiv-
ed very large sum to meet the bills
of the Agricultural college.
Fremont county pays in $13,137,27
and receives back from these various
funds $29,225.12.
Adams paid in $31.149.62 and re-
ceived back $17,91741.
Boulder Paid in s55,714.60 and re-
ceived back $20,144.63.
Ell Paso paid in s104,5471s and re-
ceived back $26.490.51.
Huerfano paid in $18,022.14 and re-
ceived back $12,234.54.
Pueblo paid in $94.993.O1 and re-
ceived back $2S,64294.
Weld paid in s11O,569.69 and re-
ceived back $27,47s.79.
The friends of prohibition are
greatly elated over the satisfactory
working of the law for the first
month. Not only has there been no
concerted effort against it's enforce
ment, but many of those most bit
terly opposed to it are aiding in its
enforcement, believing that the new
system is entitled to fair trial. The
police records in Denver show that
while there were 503 arrests for all
causes, made in Denver in January
1915. in the month just closed there
was but PIP. While the police ad-
nit that the decrease in the num-
ber Of arrests for all causes cannot
be attributed solely to the departure
of j. Barleycorn, they argue that
his going has contributed largely to
the falling off Of their business.
Fights have been fewer than hereto
fore, desertions and non support
cases have decreased in number and
the "vags," who in former years havs
been wont to fill up the city and
county jaiIs have sought more genial
climes.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb.S.-Claren-
don, Arkansas, has appealed for the
aid OF every possible physician to
check the spread of the epidemic of
typhoid fever that has started in the
city since the Mississippi river broke
thru the levee and flooded the town.
Conditions there are terrible. The
sewers have caved in. Seven hun
dred women and children are ma