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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06
EVASION IS PROVOKED
Excessive Intangible Tax Rate
Induces SeQuastratiOa
Possible Enforcement Tends 70 Drive
Money and Other Forms Of Wealth
Out Of Illinois.

money and other Forms o. Weatfh
Out Of Illinois
The excessive tax rate on intangible
property values explains-if 1t does
not justify-eyasion. The theory OF
taxation has always been that the tax
rate should be proportionate to the in
come of the property. This Is not SO
with the uniform tax rate system OF
Illinois. Property--and the courts. not
the constitution, have defined prop
erty"-includes many things that are
not income producing. Money In hand
produces no income. An ordinary COM
mercial bank deposit produces little
or no income. Savings bank deposits
earn three per cent "Credit"-book ac-
counts against customers produce no
interest income based ON time. Munich
pal and State bonds pay only four per
cent. II these are made to pay taxct
at the same rate as actual property
half or more Of the income will be
taken. In some cases part of the
principal will be taken. In time q
given sum of money in hand would all
be taxed back into the public treasury.
II the current tax rate is collected the
thrifty wage worker Is deprived OF
two-thirds of the small increment of his
savings and would be prompted to with.
draw his money and hoard It: or,
worse still, abandon thrift and cease to
save. A man buys bond at the
ha oto 10
or less: then. gradually, the tax rate
increases until it approximates two per
cent-half OF his interest income. II
a man owns and rents property, II he
sells goods. manufactures. or renders
professional service. he can increase
his charges as his tax and other costs
increase.
The effect Of these conditions is to
invite and provoke evasion OF intsn-
gible value assessments. The intangible
owner has an excuse-too good an ex-
cuse-for evading the law. The as
SCISSOR knows that 1t Is in existence
but he cannot locate 1t or determine
the ownership. The result OF the sys-
tenn Is that little or no intangibles are
assessed. Mortgages, credits. bonds
and stocks pay little or no revenuef
They ought to pay as much in Illinois
as in other states. They cannot be
made to pay more-or, they will move.
They are not immovable like farms.
The Tax Amendment will enable the
legislature to correct these errors OF
our tax system. 1t must have . ma
jorlty of all the votes cast Novem-
ber z.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06
S. Bartlett Kerr, Solicitor.


State of Illinois. Massac County SIS.
la the Circuit Court, of said County.
August Term A. d. 1916.
The City National Bank of Metrop-
oils. III. VS.. John Lackman and Ada
Lackman. Bill to foreclose mortgage
No. 297.
Public notice Is hereby given that in
pursuance Of u decree entered at the
Aua us. Term of said court, to wit. on
the 18th. day of August A. d. 1916 in
the above entitled cause. |. Lannes p.
Cskes, Special Master in Chancery Of
said County. will at the hour of 10
o'clock A. n. Saturday September 30,
A. ID. 1916 at the east door of the
Court house in the C,ty of Metropolis.
County of Massac. and State of Illinois.
sell at public vendue TO the highest and
best bidder. the following described
real estate to-wit:
All Of Lot One Q) in Block One
% ia the Goulds addition to the City
Of Brookport. Illinois. as per recorded
plat thereof and parcel of ground off
the westerly side of Lot number Two
t2) In Block number One til described
as follows:-Beginnsng at the South
west corner OF said lot number Two
t2l. thence Northerly to the Northwest
corner of said lot; thence easterly on
the Northeriy line of said lot. Q feet;
thence soathwesterly in direct line
70 the point of beginning. being the
property conveyed to me this day
By n. w. Meyer. situated In the Coun-
~ Of nassac. State OF Illinois.
Terms of sale. cash in hand.
dated this 3oth day Of August 1916.
LAssEs p. 0AEEs.
Special Master in Chaneery.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

property for taxation. Rhode Island
formerly had the Illinois system, but
abandoned 1t as impracticable and
adopted a system like that of other
advanced states. The Wisconsin Con-
stitution gives the legislature broad
powers.
Maryland and Other States.
Maryland began classification OF
personal property in 1895. At that
time interest-paying bonds, ETC., in
the city of Baltimore, at a $2.17 rate,
yielded only $4,000 In revenue. In
1897, with a 47-cent rate, the reve-
nues more than doubled. and in 1915
a Ascent rate produced nearly a mill
lion dollars. November 2, 1915,
Maryland voters adopted an amend
ment giving the legislature still fur
ther powers of classification.
Other states have classification sys-
tens with low rates for intangible
values. At the same time, in almost
every state in the Union the move
ment Is for similar reduction of the
tax on intangibles.
The pending tax amendment will
make 1t possible for the legislatures
of Illinois to provide modern sys-
TEN. This will prevent Illinois from
being outdistanced by other states In
proper methods for dealing with In.
tangibies. But, 1t must not be lost
sight of that the amendment requires
for It's adoption majority Of all the
voters voting November Z.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06
Dunbar Hiqh School

We visited the school rooms oi
Dunbar High Monday to see il
reports were SO that have come
to me as to the crowded condition
OF the school and found it even
worse than what had been told US
Another teacher is needed il
the law, is traced. The Boarc of
Education will be asked by the
citizens to make Dunbar High
School equal with the white High
School by adding one more year
to the colored school since We
NUT have separate schools.
We are going to see what will
be done to relieve the situation.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06
AMENDMENT RESULT
OF YEARS OF WORK
Product Of Study Of Impair.
tIal Statewide Tax Com
mission Of 1911.

The Edwardsville Intelligeneer
states the situation accurately when 1t
points out that too much attention
cannot be given to the Tax Amend
ment." It took years of hard work to
secure submission of the Amendment
prepared by the statewide Tax
Commission of 1911-to the people.
The State Constitution provides that
"the General Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to the
same articles oftener than once In four
years." Because of this If the Tax
Amendment is not adopted, no sub
stantial reform can be accomplished
for at least four years in the work
Of taxing intangible values. The &c,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06
Republican Candidates
Coming On Special Train
tuesday, October 10th.

The special train bearing the
State Candidates. Two (ongress-
men at large will be in Metropo-
lis. Tuesday, Oct. 10th. at 2:Is
D. m and will remain Tor 10
minutes. and at Bfookport 3:co
They will speak from the Car es-
pecially arranged Tor the occasion.
Let all the citizens turn cut and
meet hem at station. Hear the
music and see Trick elephant
the smallest in the state
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

Dear Editor Alter weeks
rest | now take np my pen and
write concerning the people OF
this vicinity.
School is still doing nicely.
Wednesday the rs. Co. Supt. w i.
A Spence. OF Metropolis. paid
Little Rock school a visit and
complimented the work OF teach
and pupils highly. We invite
him to come again.
MIR. snd Mrs. 7. p. King were
at the county seat Saturday on
business.
Rev. A. A. Grim. returned
home Monday from. Grand Rivers
Ky. where he filled his regular
appointment with the Free Bap-
tist church.
Miss Sibarlie Grubts, left last
week for Ala. after visiting her
parents several weeks. She will
again teach one OF the schools
near Selma.
Among the churches Sund ay
School at the Christian and Free
Baptist churches were well attend
ed and very interesting lessons.
Both Superintend,nts are active
Iy engaged and are doing an ex-
cellent work for the churches.
Sloan Baptist are in a revival
effort. The pastor Rev. P. Cross
is being ably assisted by Rev.
Halsey OF Paducah KY. Sunday
the services were above par.
Large crowds at each coming to-
gether. Total raised for the day
SIS II.
The revival will continue indei-
finitely. There are now 2 con-
verts and about IL mourners.
Pray for the success OF meeting
The pastor Rev. P. Cross. will
be installed the 5th Sunday in
this month. Something every
night beginning with Wednesday
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

Long Time In Transit
Neptune takes more than l60 years
20 make the complete revolution
cpund the sun. efn.sAAs
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

State of Iilinois. Massac County. Sc.
In the Circuit Court of said County.
August Term A. ID. 1916.
Mary C. heBane VS.. Arthur H.
Finley. chas. Finley. and Eiyira Fin.
ley. Ban 20 foreclose mortgage No.
1ai. -
Public notice Is hereby given that
In pursuance Of q decree entered at
the August Term of said court, towit.
On Tie 9Th day Of September A. ID.
1915 in the above entitled cauee. l,
s. Bsrtiett Kerr. Master In Chancery
of seid County. will at the hour
of 10 s'eisch A. N. Saturday October
7th A. ID. 1916 at the east door Of the
Court house " the City Of Metropolis.
County of Masssc- and the State OF
Illinois. coll 1T public vendue to the
highest and best bidder. the following
described real estate to-wit.
The Northeast fourth of the South.
east qusrtor Of section number Six (6j.
except one-half acre in the South
east corner thereof: and. also. excep,
Sin and one fourth acres which Is bound
ed ~ follows: Beginning az q poin,
on the South line Of said tract fiftyrods
West of the Southeast corner there
Of and running North thirty six rods
TO the public road: thence with the
public road in n Southeasterly direction
forty-eight rods. thence West thir
ty-hve rods to the place Of beginning.
And fifteen acres from of the West
side Of the. Southeast fourth of the
Southeast quarter of section number
Six f6)
And ten and one-third acres from off
the Eastern side Of the Northwest
fourth of the Southeast quarter of Sec.
number Six 90. except a strip of
ground two rods vide on the West side
Of said ten and one third acres leading
from the public road to the Curtis
graveyard. which said strip was here
tofore decided by David Curtis and wife
20 the heirs Of David Curtis, deceased.
for roadway to said graveyard.
And seven acres from off the Eas t.
ern side of the Southwest fourth Of the
Southeast quarter of section number
Six. (6). also.. seven acres from of
the Eastern side of Northwest fourth
Of the Northeast quarter of section
number Seven 7). and all of the above
lands lying and being in Township unm-
ber Fourteen (i4) south. Range num-
ber Four az east, situated in Massac
County. State Of Illinois.
Terms Of sale, Cash in hand.
Dated this 18th day Of September A.
ID. 1916.
S. BARTLETT KERn,
Master in Chancery.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

The Gazette has just received
another lot OF new type faces and
other material which adds much
to the output oi the work OF the
Office. We deserve your patron
age. We have full line OF cards.
Letter Heads, Envelt pes and 9TH
er material. lie; us do some OF
your work Let Us do yous m.n-
ute work and any other church
advertisements.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-06

add through the above. named
Sunday Prof. Edgar McCra,y.
v i'll be the conductor for the oc-
casion Everybody invittd.
Mr.. 1ssac Watson. OF Paducah,
Ky. IS attending the re.sivsl.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05

SO that the sections may be cut i'll du-
plicate. The sections marked by lire
Of large 20" perforations are placed or
a lengthwise thread.
Quite as simple as the cutting is tee
construction of the model. The under
arm and shoulder seams are drst
closed. and after these. the back seaI~
Close front seam from large "O' Ter
foration to lower edge. Sew a straixAt
strip of material I Il inches wide wren
finished) to front edge of left front so'
an underlap and finish for closing
For the petticoat and drawers section
close the Center-front seam indicated
by single small %" perforation and
close center back seam Indicated Ivy
single large "O' perforatiOn: join tH
front and back edges, notches even.
forming an opening for the leg.
The pleated frill is unique among ti.a
seasons trimmings and if the hem IS
hemstitched added individuality is i'm
parted to the combination.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
GRANDMA NEVER LET
HER HAIR GET GRAY
Kept her locks youthful, dark. glossy
and thick with common garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with Sage
Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell, be-
cause it's done so naturally, so evenly.
Preparing this mixture, though, at home
is mussy and troublesome. For so cents
you can buy at any drug store the ready.
to-use tonic called "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" You just dampen
d sponge or soft brush with ii
and draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time By morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your lair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy and
luxuriart. You will also discover dam
druf is gone and hair has stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace,
is q sign of old age, and as we all de-
sire a youthful and attractive appear
ance, get busy at once with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur and look years younger.
Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
THE BEAUTY DOCTOR
ON COLD BATHS
. . e>~< <%~>%%A<>

Il always take cold bath every
morning in spring and summer" re
marked a girl TO me the other day.
Some one told me cold baths act ds
splendid skin and complexion tones,
and yet look at my muddy skim"
And her skin was muddy, very much
the color of putty, with the addition OF
a slight bluey tinge, which spoke Of
a defective circulation.
"You are not the subject for cold
baths" told her "Your circulation y
not good enough. In future take warm
baths instead"
"But my friend swears by her colo
tub" she persisted. She says the reg
uIar taking of it has done her no end
OF good"
THAT may be. but one PERSONS
meat is only apt 10 be another per
sons poison, and because cold baths
agree with her that is no reason why
they would agree with you. Here is
a test. If your cold baths are doing
you good, you should feel pleasant
warm glow ali over your body after
your rundown"
Good gracious," she said. Il never
feel warm after cold bath. ! feel
oh;lIal for bourc -
Well. her words bore out the truth
of what had said. If you feel colo
and shivery after q cold bath, give
up taking cold baths for good and all;
they will only do you harm, ruin youi
digestion and your health and perhaps
also cause actual heart weakness in
time.
But you can have the invigorating
effec. some people derive from bath
ing in cold water by cold sponge
down after your warm bath.
Just before you are going to get on
CT the bath it's good plan to hold I,
Of your neck aud squeeze the water
ont, allowing it to run over your sho'l
sers You've no idea what a tonic tits
is and how fresh and VIC TcGs
nakes you feel
But the best toni i all IS ne / risi
rundown with Il 'tugh tow,' ate
to bath. You s..culd rub VIII tn
towel until Yoa skin cl''ws
A little ammonia in the bath is YER.
refreshing. Bath salts are good. to
because they soften the water, eau.
ing the soap to lather more freely thar
it otherwise would.
It is always better to take no
bath at night il you can manage ii
If you take it in the morning just be
fore going out you are liable to catcf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
SURGENCY AT MOTHERS CON
GRESS.

Nashville, Tenn, April 5.-The Ma
tional Congress of Mothers, which had
a brilliant opening here yesterday, has
developed an interesting contest over
the election of officers. An insurg-
ency movement against Mrs. Frederic
Schoff, the president of the national
organization, has gained some head
way. Many of the delegates are in
structed to vote for the nomination
of Mrs. Orville T. Bright of Chicago
for the office Mrs. Schoff has head
ed the Congress for fourteen years.
She is Philadelphia woman, and it
is said the movement against her be-
gan in her own state. 1t was charged
that Mrs. Schoff had presented to the
PENNSYLVANIA legislature bill allow
ing a ten-hour working day and vaca
ton employment without age limit for
children, and called this bill The
Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers
bill" although it is said. the Pennsyl-
vania state board had never heard OF
the measure and repudiated it after
wards.
The insurgents have framed drastic
amendments to the constitution of the
Mothers Congress, to provide for
larger executive council, rotation in
office and a change in the rule which
now requires all national elections to
be held in Washington.
The sessions of the congress are
being held in the state capitol. The
congress will be in session each day
until Sunday. The delegates will be
taken on a trip to the Hermitage, the
home OF Andrew jackson
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05

spoons of butter and simmer till ten
der. Season with small teaspoon OF
salt and quarter teaspoon of pepper.
When done drain off the vegetables
and add two-thirds of the liquor to one
quart of soup stock. Beat up the yolks
of three eggs with the other third
Of the liquor the vegetables were boil
ed in. toss it over the fire. and add
this With the vegetables.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
Quick Cinnamon Bun.

Sift quart OF flour into four tea
spoons baking powder and a half tea
spoon salt; rub in two tablespoons
shortening; add milk to just moisten
Mix, roll into a sheet, spread with
butter, dust thickly with sugar. lightly
with cinnamon, and sprinkle with dry
clean currents. Make into a roll, cut
side up in a CREASED pan, and bake
in moderate oven about forty min
utes. Serve warm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
ChL0MEL DYNAmITES YOUR LIVER!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SAL|VATES

Tone tonight. Yoiir druggist or dealer
sells you so cent bottle of Dodson,s
Liver Tone under my personal money
back guarantee that each spoonful will
clean your sluggish liver better than a
dose of nasty calomel and that it won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morning
because you will wake up feeling fine,
your liver will be working; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach will be
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely veee-
table, therefore harmless and can not
salivate- Give it to your .children
Millions of people are using sDodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous caIomel
now. . Your druggist viii tell you that
the sale OF Calomel is ALMOST stopped
entilslyf here.
Adv
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
"OudsoA's Liver Tone" Starts Your liVsI
Better Than CaIomeI and You Don't
Lose a Days Work

Liven up your sluggish liver! Fee
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure: be vigorous and full of ambi
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
ralomel because it makes you sick and
you may lose days work. =
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the \ incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced Just take
q spoonful Of harmless Dodsons Liver
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
Advertise in THE NEWS.
'TR' EASES TIRED,
SORE, SWOLLEN FEET
Instant relief for aching, puffed-
up, calloused feet and
corns.

Why 20 limping around with aching,
puffed-up feet--feet so tired, cbafed,
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or Off Why don't you
get % cent box of 'Tiz'' from the
drug store now and gladden. your tor
tured feet?
liz" makes your feet glow with com
fort; takes down swellings and draws
the soreness and misery right out of
feet that chafe, smart and burn. "Tiz"
instantly stops pain in corns, callouses
and bunions. "Tiz" is glorious for
tired, aching, sore feet No more shoe
tightness-no more foot torture.
Adv.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05

( to serve only soft or finely. divided
foods-sandwiches made from crust
less bread with finely chopped Filings,
for example. Before resorting to this,
however. it is well to make sure that
the time for eating and for insistence
on good table manners is not neces-
sarily cut short The advantage of
putting the meal on the table promptly
and of having foods served in individ-
ual portions. or at least ready to eat
when they are brought to the table,
should be kept in mind TO have the
meat already sliced and the dessert
in cups instead Of in one large dish
from which Individual portions must
be served, and to follow the same
general plan with other foods, may
change d hurried meal into one at
which there is plenty Of time for atten-
ton to details essential to health and
good manners.
If special lunches, different from
those prepared for the family in gen
eral, are to be given to school chill
dren, the following are suggested as
bills of fare. They are only typical and
many others might be given which
would be just as good
Suggested Bills of Fare for the
Home Lunch.
/. Eggs, boiled, coddled, poached,
or scrambled: bread and butter; spin
ach or other green's; cake.
2 Beef stew with Vegetables milk,
crisp, thin tea biscuits, honey.
3. Dried bean or pea PURGE; toast;
baked apple, cookies.
l. Vegetable-milk soup: zwieback;
rice with maple sugar and butter or
with milk or cream.
5 Potato chowder: crackers; jelly
sandwiches.
g. Cold meat: creamed potatoes;
peas. bread and butter: frozen Gus.
tard or plain ice cream and plain
cake.
7. Lamb chop; baked potatoes;
bread and butter; sliced mixed fruits;
cookies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05

was so kind that Claus got ashamed
of himself, as we'll as of the punish
ment, and tried to behave better in
the future With the bag of gold Hans
bought pretty home and two ponies,
on which the boys rode to school.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-05
Spring Vegetable Soup.

Put in a saucepan with one pint OF
water two shredded lettuces. one onion
half pint of green or canned peas,
d small bunch OF parsley. two table
in twO-inch lengths. stand these, cut