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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04
BALLOTS UNMARKED
PERIL TAX RELIEF
Amendment Needs Majority Of
of all Men's Votes Cast
~ r- Mark Your Ballot
Eyes"

Under the head of Amendments
the constitution of the State of illinois
says, ''if a majority of the electors
voting at said election shall vote for
the proposed amendments, they shall
become a part of this constitution.
This provision was put into the con-
stitution to prevent the possibility of
an amendment slipping through with
only minority in its favor. The con-
stitution with its amendments is pre-
sumed to be the expression of the will
of the people Of the state. And the
theory of our government is that the
majority rules. 1t would not be ruler
ship by the majority If constitution
could be amended by minority of
those voting at an election. This pro-
vision is for the safety of the people.
1t is designed to compel those who
desire change in the constitution to
express themselves affirmatiyely. 1t
is predicated upon the idea that those
who want change will vote for it. 1t
assumes that those who are not for
a change will vote against it. Every
voter who goes to the polls November
7, should mark his ballot consistently
with his belief as to what ought to be
done in regard to the matters in
volved in the proposed constitutional
amendment. He should remember,
however, that failure to mark his
ballot counts against the amendment
and makes him responsible for neg
alive vote.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04
Other States Tax intangible
Values at C0Ilectable Rates
and Lift Tax Burdens Off
Real Estate, Farmers
Institute Explains.
TAX AMENDMENT is NEEDED
Amendment Was Drafted by "a Repre-
sentative Body of Which the Late
A. p. Grout of Winchester Was An
Earnest Worker and Was Well
Considered In All Respects.

"v0TE YES ON CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENT" is the advice CIV
On TO Illinois farmers and taxpayers
In bulletin just sent out by the Illi-
nois Farmers Institute from Spring
field. The bulletin reads:
Farmers of Illinois should remem-
Der to vote Eyes" on November for
the proposed Amendment to the State
Constitution relating to personal
property taxation and commonly
known as the "Tax Amendment"
This reminder is pursuant to resolu-
tion unanimously adopted at Decatur
last February at the twenty-first an
nual meeting of the Illinois State
Farmers Institute, and reading as
follows:
"RESOLVED, That we recommend
the adoption at the next general cleo
ton on November Z, of the pending
Amendment to the Revenue Article
Of the Illinois State Constitution, in
order that the General Assembly may
have the necessary authority to re-
wise our Revenue Laws and adjust
the present unequal burdens of taxa
tion."
The proposed Amendment will
make no change of itself In the pres
ent tax laws but will give to the Illi-
nois General Assembly authority to
classify personal property for taxa
tion-an authority granted in the
Constitutions of 81 other states, In
GLIDING New York, Pennsylvania, Con-
necticut, Minnesota, Maryland, Vir-
ginia. Michigan, Wisconsin, etc. The
Amendment If adopted will remove
the restrictions now in the Constitu-
ton which are responsible for land
and visible property bearing con-
stantly greater share of the total tax
burden, and for the escape of intang-
ible wealth, notes, stocks, bonds, etc,
because laws cannot now be passed
to tax these latter classes of property
rigidly and surely and at the same
time at a rate which will not confis-
cate one-third or more of the income.
other states tax these modern
forms of intangible wealth so that
they pay in proportion to their abil-
ity, deriving large revenues which
lessen the share of the burden upon
real estate. Double taxation evils
which harrass the farmer in Illinois,
also are largely remedied.
Illinois can profit by none of these
modern methods of taxation unless
the voters on Nov. vote Eyes" for
the adoption of the amendment to the
constitution. The amendment was
drafted by a representative tax COM
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

The Tax Amendment to be voted on
November Z offers the only means for
an intelligent and impartial recasting
of the Illinois taxation system.
In eastern states--as statistics show
the interstate rate on money is much
less than 1t is in Illinois. At the same
time the tax rate on mortgages and
other intangible values is less than
provided for by the laws of this state.
There is a connection between these
two facts which voters, November Z,
when the Tax Amendment is laid be-
fore them to be voted on, cannot af-
ford to disregard. Our law requires
the taxation of all mortgages at rate
three or four times as great as that
of eastern states.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04
THE UTICA NORMAL SCHOOL.

Mississippi Institution Begins Term
With a Large Enrolment.
The Utica Normal and Industrial
school at Utica, Miss, begins its 1916
II school year with large enrolment.
Principal William Il. Holtzclaw has
been busily engaged the past summer
in an effort to raise funds with which
to install larger and better plant for
heating and lighting purposes. He has
been quite successful in personally
raising much of the amount necessary
to cover the cost of the new equipment
Mr.. Holtzclaw is doing a splendid
work of education among the colored
people of the section In which the In
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Have you a mortgage note coming
due? If the tax on mortgages is col
leeted in the future you should count
on about l per cent increase in the in
terest rate which you will have to ask
on your mortgage. If the Tax Amend
ment is adopted, the legislature prob
ably will provide for taxing mortgages
at a low rate and there will be no in
crease of your interest rate. Also the
tax would be paid at time of record
ing and revenue would flow in to the
relief of property now overtaxed.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Have you a savings deposit? If you
have, it is liable to taxation under the
laws as they now exist. If the law is
enforced in future you will have to
pay every year, in taxes, about one
half the amount which the bank pays
to you In interest. In states where
this matter of fixing savings bank de-
posts has been intelligently dealt with
a very low rate has been placed upon
savings deposits which has helped
banks and depository and made for
public honesty. Vote for the Tax
Amendment.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Do you know that mortgages are
practically untaxed in Illinois? The
threat that they will be taxed gives
"taxflxers" work and keeps taxdodgers
uneasy. A low rate Of taxes on mort
cages can be collected. A higher rate
will be evaded by the removal of the
mortgage notes from the state. 1t will
not be worth while to remove mortgage
notes from Illinois IL the tax be as low
as generally prevails in other states.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Little is likely to be said against the
Tax Amendment, says the Chicago
Daily News. 1t is difficult to see how
intelligent citizens who view the situa-
ton in its broad aspects can oppose
affirmative action by the voters. Much
emphasis, however, must be laid upon
the need for the actual casting of an
affirmative vote by every friend of tax
reform.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Every voter should vote one way
or the other on the Tax Amendment.
The making and amending of consti-
tutions is about the only way in which
the voter acts in the matter of self
government. He should vote Yes"
on the Tax Amendment because the
result is bound to affect him in his
personal welfare.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

stitution is located About $500 win
enable the principal to complete pay
ment on the heating plant. The school
appeals to the friends of education
who are able to contribute the amount
needed for the above purpose so that
the principal may be relieved of some
of the financial burden and thus devote
more of his time to other matters OF
school management.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Don't forget to vote Eyes" on the
tax amendment-first on the little
ballot"
Holders of the great bulk of intan-
gible wealth are not paying taxes in
Illinois. Why? We are attempting
to enforce tax system found impos-
sible wherever tried. Vote Eyes" to
modernize tax laws.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

The merchant you buy your goods
from is in favor of the Tax Amend
ment because it will do away with
the present law which requires that
he be taxed on every dollar of credit
which he allows to his customers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

saptists to Found School of Theology.
At the recent annual meeting of the
national Baptist convention. held In
Kansas City. Mo-. it was decided to
formulate plans for the establishment
of theological college for the educa-
sion and training of young men and
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Voters who think they are not OPP
posing the Tax Amendment if they
refrain from marking their ballots
against it are greatly in error A fail
ure to vote counts as much against the
amendment as If the voter marked his
ballot mo"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Vote Eyes" on the tax amendment.
Only those will vote mo" who want
the injustice of the present system
perpetuated.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

No vote on the constitutional
amendment is a vote 'No"-a vote
against yourself. Mark your little
ballot" yes"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Do not vote to continue tax evils
by failing to mark your "Httle bal
lot" Vote Eyes" for the tax amend
ment.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-04

Do you want the tax burden on
real estate lightened? Vote Eyes"
for tax equality.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
kINGMAN MEN TO
STUDY BUTTE PLANT

KINGMAN. Arizona, May 4.-For
the purpose of studying the new Oil
flotation plant of the Butte and Su-
perior Copper company, and with a
view to erecting a similar plant In the
Cedar Valley district, Robert Jacob
son and I. c. Stricken. general man
ager and superintendent Of the Levia-
than Mines company are at Butte,
Montana The data they obtain will
be used in erecting at 5O-ton oil flota-
ton plant, to be situated on the Levia-
than property. The machinery for
the new plant will be ordered before
they return to Kingman. Another So
ton oil flssation mill is to be installed
by the American Molybdenum COM
pany. also operating in the Cedar VAL
ley district. Two carloads Of ma
chinery for the new plant have al
ready arrived.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
ANOTHER CROP OF
POLITICAL WEEkklES

PHOENIX. Arizona. May Ain
creasing interest in the political cam
paign is shown by the appearance of
a number Of new weekly papers In va
rious parts of Arizona "The Messen-
ger" is the name of a new weekly pub
lication which has just made it's ap-
pearance in Phoenix. 1t was formerly
small Spanish weekly, conducted un-
der the name Of Ell Mensajero 1t Is to
be a democratic organ and is openly
espousing the cause Of Governor Hunt,
who has been almost without support
in the capital. The governor and his
friends are also determined that he
shall have an organ in the north. The
result is the Northern Leader" which
made it's appearance at Flagstaff this
week. Another weekly Of similar poll
cies will be published at Winslow.
"The Signal is the name Of a fourth
weekly which is being issued at
Tucson. 1t is said that it win be Sin
dependent in politics"
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
AVOID MISTAKES
No Need to Experiment with Such
Convincing Evidence at Hand

There are many well-advertised
kidney remedies on the market today,
but none so well-recommended in this
vicinity as Doan's Kidney Pills Read
the statement Of a resident Of this
locality:
James Day, School,! HILL Bisbee.
Ariz., says: II suffered from back
ache. headaches and bladder trouble.
My ankles were swollen and I was in
bad shape when / began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills. After using sew
eral boxes. the backaches left. the
swelling went down and I felt better
all over"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Day had. Foster -Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
REiF'S SPECIAL
CAN'T COME IN

PHOENIVX, Arizona, May 4.-If
Reifs Special, soft drink, sto be
sold in Arizona, an order will have to
be secured in the federal courts to
compel the railroad companies to bring
it in. Proceedings for writ of man
damus to force the southern Pacific
company to forward a shipment of the
drink from Lordsburg, N. NJ, failed in
the superior court of Maricopa county.
when Judge Frank Lyman sustained a
demurrer of the railroad company and
dismissed the contempt proceedings
against the company. Suit was brought
by D. H. McClintock, agent for the
beverage. to compel the. company to
bring it into the state. The company
took the ground that the court had no
Jurisdiction over a shipment in another
state and also held that the beverage
had not been proven non alcoholic.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
PROTEST SALE TO THE
MAGMA COMPANY

SUPERIOR, Arizona, May 4-Alleg-
ing conspiracy on the part Of three Of
the directors Of the Queen Copper
company, stockholders Of that organi-
cation are preparing to bring proceed
ings in the federal court to have the
transactions by which the company's
property was transferred to the Magma
Copper company here set aside. At the
last meeting Of the stockholders pro-
tests against the proposed sale Of the
Queen property to the Magma were
filed by attorneys representing both
California and Arizona shareholders
The stockholders allege that Fisk,
Crawford and Kellner, directors Of the
Queen company. entered into a con.
spiracy in violation of their trust as
officers Of the company.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
NO DANGER OF WAR

We are not apprehensive Of war with
Germany. There are a number of rea-
sons, but two will suffice. One is that
she couldn't get here, if she wanted to
fight, and we have nothing to fight with,
and the other is that she has in our
porth something like $40, 100000 worth
of splendid steamships of commerce
that would be forfeited at once if she de-
clared war. Ships are nightly needed
these days. The hostage is here.
Those are adequate reasons from the
practical side. An aspect of the trou-
bles with Germany that is especially
deplorable is the attitude of so many.
American citizens of German origin.
Most Of these or their fathers came to
this country because they did not want
longer to live under the Germany gov
ernment. They became large and i'm
portant element in the population of
this country, and have done much to
upbuild it. They are a sentimental
people and have never overcome their
love for what they call so reverently
their fatherland. Now that the war in
it's dreadful ferceness is raging, many
of these do not discriminate between
the country they trace back to and love
and the government Of that country,
which they voluntarily left because
they didn't like being governed that
way.
If we sever relations with Germany,
it will be cutting loose from their old
home and repugnant to many of them
But the self-respect Of this nation is of
primary Importance. The war must be
fought out and then, if any agreement
or device of man can prevent another
war, no effort or expense should be
spared to bring about that millennial
condition Of human affairs.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
EDITORIAL

to the extreme he refuses to believe
anything but what he has always be-
lieved, and now, on the eve of another
election, he discover" a still greater
conspiracy than any he has yet found.
If any such great public crisis exists
as that which the governor says he has
discovered, then Gov. Hunt is not the
man Arizona needs to meet that crisis.
No man is fit to handle such situation
who is not broad minded, who cannot
be fair, who can see only one side Of
question, and that imperfectly But
we do not believe, and we do not think
that the voters Of Arizona believe, that
such crisis exists. No evidence has
been forthcoming in support Of such
theory. 1t seems to have been manu-
factured for the occasion
If it does not exist, then the govern
or admittedly has no other ground on
which to run for reelection. Only the
urgency of great need, he says, in
which he, the Galahad of the new state
OF Arizona, is called again into the lists,
would induce him to again run for
office. The interests of his appointees,
the clamorous, hungry crowd at the pie
counter, these are as nothing. Their
pleas have no weight. It is to save the
state that he now comes forward, drag
ging by a chain Of verbiage his latest,
fercest looking bogie.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
BUYS ANTHONY MINE

PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 4.-The
old White Spar group of mines on
the Hassayampa river near the Climax
mines has been sold to A. E. Moyna-
han Of Denver, who will at once begin
getting out antimony ore. The White
Spar. which was operated thirty years
ago, was. abandoned largely because
the silver ore ran high In antimony at
that time worthless. Now antimony
Is running neck and neck with tung-
sten and the old mine Is said to be
worth a fortune. Moynahan Is pre-
pairing to start shipments from the
mine in a very short time.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
HUNTS REFUSAL OF
ExTRADiTiON CRITICIZED

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4-Criti-
cism Of Governor Hunts action in re-
fusing to grant the requisition Of the
governor of New Mexico for the return
to that state of George F. Gardiner
and c. E. Pettingall. whsoe extradition
was sought in connection with the
failure of a bank at Silver City, N. NJ,
still continues. In spite Of the fact
that two representatives Of the attor-
ney generals office assisted the New
Mexico authorities In their argument
for extradition the governor denied. on
the ground that he would not permit
citizens of Arizona to be returned to
another state to be railroaded to the
penitentiary."
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
REGISTRATION
AND PRIMARIES

Arizona voters who have no political
affiliations may vote at the primary
election, but they cannot vote for any
Of the candidates whose names appear
on the party ballots. This is the opin-
ion Of County Attorney C. NJ. Candy
Of Maricopa county and concurred in
by the Attorney General According
to the opinion on the registration law,
rendered at the request of the county
recorder Of Maricopa county, party af-
filiations must be given by each voter
in registering, even though the party
named is not represented on the ticket
Of the primary or general election. The
elector may declare that he has no
party affiliation, in which case he
would be handed a blank ballot at the
primary election. On this he may
write the names of any candidates for
nomination, except those whose names
appear on any of the party ballots. If
a voter refuses to give his party af-
filiation OF to declare that he is not af-
filiated with any political party, he
cannot register as an elector.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
MAY REDUCE COST
OF ROOSEVELT PROJECT

PHOENIX. Arizona, May "A re-
duction of at least $SS2.OO0 in the cost
of the Salt River project has been
agreed upon by the reclamation COM
mission. according to advices received
from Washington. The announcement
that the commission would accept the
report OF the central cost review board
and strike certain items from the book
cost Of the Roosevelt dam irrigation
system was made after a three day
hearing with representatives sent to
Washington by the. Water Users asso-
citation. The reductions already grant
ed will reduce the cost from $64 to $50
an acre. and it is expected that other
substantial reductions may yet be
made.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
PLAN TO IMPROVE
WHITE MOUNTAIN ROAD

GLOBE, Arizona, May 4.-Plans for
the improvement Of the Globe Spring
erville road through the White noun
tains are being considered by citizens
and county officials with a view of
county to Flagstaff and the Grand
Canyon. Thousands Of cars Of tourists
passing across Arizona would be di-
verted through the celebrated White
mountains in case the road is i'm
proved. w. H GODDARD. supervisor of
the Tonto National forest. is strongly
possibility Of improving the highway
up with local officials.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
ARIZONA MEN BUY
OLD sOEHM GROUP

PRESCOTT, Arizona. May A
syndicate Of southern, arizona mining
men, composed of A. T. Crawford, A.
L. Johns and Thomas J. Sparks, has
taken over the Herman Boehm group
of IA claims in the Copper Basin dis
tr1ct and will begin operations imme-
diately. A. L. Johns has taken charge
of operations. and as soon as a per-
manent bases for exploration is decided
upon. operations will be commenced on
a large scale. The Boehn holdings are
located east and northwest Of the Com
mercial, adjoining it and the Iona
Prieta
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
FRISCO MEN MAY
BUY KEYSTONE GROUP

PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 4.-Ne-
gotiations for the purchase by group
of San Francisco operators of the
Keystone claims in the Hassayampa
pected that the deal will be closed this
week Engineers have finished a pre-
liminary examination, and as soon as
development opera tions are to be be-
gun. The group involved includes
Dos Oris, Raven, Buzzard and Mark
Twain holdings of the Keystone group
on the Blue Dick fissure.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
PIONEER SHELTER
MAY BE REoPENED

SAHUARITA, Arizona. May 4.-The
old Pioneer Smelter will be reopened
and it's capacity enlarged If plan un-
der consideration by operators in the
Twin Buttes district is carried out
The men behind the scheme expect to
enlist a number Of companies in the
project and to enlarge the capacity Of
the plant from 125 to 500 tons daily.
The Pioneer Smelling company has
been in bankruptcy for some time.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
MANY WANT TO BORROW
MONEY FROM STATE

PHOENIX, Arizona, May Alum
dreds of applications to borrow money
from the state at per cent. are being
received by State Treasurer Mitt
Sims, who has charge Of the loan
funds Of the state. Applications come
from homesteaders and owners Of bus
mess and city property as we'll as
farmers, but no money is loaned ex-
cept on farm property under cultiva-
ton Borrowers can only mortgage
their property up to une-third of it's
appraised value. The loans are for
from five to fifteen years.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
-FOUR MEX|CANS
To HEAR FINAL
SENTENCE MAY q

PRESCOTT, Arizona, May An. B
Chavez, Miguel Peralta and Eduardo
Perez, three Mexicans convicted of
burder five years ago, will be resen-
fenced in the superior court of Yavapai
county on May %. The three con-
demned men have been reprieved seven
times since the original sentence of
death was imposed five years ago. They
will be executed at Florence. Francisco
Rodriguez, a fourth murderer, has been
resentenced to hand May 10.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
MRS. COWGlLL ON
LONG JOURNEY

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4-For the
purpose of collecting exhibits for the
Arizona display at the San Diego ex-
position, Mrs. R. L. Cowgirl, superin-
tendent of the Arizona exhibit, has
started to walk from San Diego to
spend six. weeks on the road and ex-
poets to reach Phoenix by June IS
She is accompanied on her trip by her
pet dog.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-05
AZTEC RELICS ARE
FOUND NEAR PRESCOTT

PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 4.-Two
frescoed plates and a stone cup of
uniue design, unearthed from an old
Aztec dwelling near Walnut Grove,
nave been brought to Prescott by
James McNary, the finder of the relics
The plates and cup are far superior to
anything yet found in the Aztec ruins
of Arizona, both in thei rartistic ex-
cellence an dthe high state Of preser-
vation. They will be sent to the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington.