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The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
HOW WISCONSIN
RAISES REVENUES

Madison, Wis, Dec. Wiscon-
sin is able to meet its liabilities
and have a snug reserve fund
through a system of taxation that
is fair and equitable, and which
does not pinch any taxpayers.
Wisconsin proceeds upon the the
DRY that property should be taxed
at the rate of assessment fixed by
law, and that the law should in no
wise be winked at.
The Wisconsin tax commission
went to work in 1900. When it
began its labors it was confronted
with a problem similar to that
which is before the Missouri and
Arkansas authorities.
When the Wisconsin tax commits
sion met it found that the property
of the state was assessed at only
$500, 100000. The tax commission
increased this to $1,400,000, 200 the
first year and continued to increase
the assessed valuation, until now it
totals $780, 100000.
The Wisconsin plan of assessing
is based upon the actual selling val
ne of property. Under this plan
the railroads and other public ser
vice corporations contribute $780,
coo to the state government. This
is sufficient to pay the expenses of
the state departments
Wisconsin railroads have mile
age of 1852. They are assessed
at $360,96O, 1000. The railroads of
Missouri have a mileage of 9065.
They are assessed at SIZE, 030,985.
The Wisconsin railroads paid $4,-
754,748 to the state, which was dis
tributed to the counties. In Mis-
souri,, the railroads pay to the coun-
ties and they, in turn, pay into
the state treasury.
The Wisconsin State University
is maintained by tax of 38 of a
mill. Last year this tax produced
a fund of $1,237,420. For the sup
port of normal schools, tax of 16
of a mill is levied and 710 of a
mill for the support of common
schools.
Because of the fact that the state
has shown a disposition to help
counties in the building of good
roads, several counties have voted
bond issuse.
State money is so plentiful in
Wisconsin the state has built a cap
itol, costing $7,25O.OO0, out of state
revenue.
The state tax commission oper-
ates through forty-one district as
SCISSORS, who see that ~the assess
ments of the commission are obey
ed. If it should be ascertained
that a district assessor is underval-
uing the property in his district, a
direct reassessment is made under
the supervision of the tax commits
sion.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in
pursuance of the authority and di-
rections contained in the decretal or
der of the Chancery Court of Greene
County, Arkansas, made and entered
on the 9th day of November, A. d.
1915, in a certain cause (No. 67D
then pending therein between J. f.
HastY & Sons, plaintiffs, and w. L..
Holmes ct al defendants the under
signed as Commissioner of said Court,
WIN offer for sale at public vendue
TO the highest bidder, at the south
door of the Courthouse, in Greene
County. Arkansas, within the hours
of legal sales on Saturday the 3Oth
day of December, A. u. 1916. the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit;
I The So Ia OF the SW IA of Sec
ton Is, and acres off of the South
Side of the NV Ia of the NE Ii
of Section 10, all in township 16
North, Range East, containing So
acres more or less, in Greene County,
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of
three months, the purchaser to exc
cute a bond with approved security.
hearing interest at the rate of ten
per cent per annum from date of sale
until paid. and a lien being retained
on premises sold to secure the pur-
chase money.
Given under my hand this 5th day
of December,~A. D. 1916.
aEED WATSON,
$3.50 Commissioner in Chancery.
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commissioners SuIe.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in
pursuance of the authority and di-
rections contained in the decretal or
der of the Chancery Court of Greene
County, Arkansas, made and entered
on the 9th day of November, ~. ID.
1916, in a certain cause (No. $3.50
then pending therein between Secu-
rity Bank & Trust Co., plaintiff. and
II. NJ. Burrell ct al. defendants, the
undersigned as Commissioner of said
Court. viii offer for sale at public
vendue to the highest bidder, at the
south door of the Courthouse. in
Greene County. Arkansas, within the
hours of legal sales, on Saturday, the
30th day of December, A. D. 1916, the
following described real estate. to-
wit;
SIC IA of Section 49,, and th.e. NV
Ia of the NE Ia of Section 81, all
in Township II North. Range 5 East.
in Greene County, Arkansas.
TERMS or SALE: on a credit of
three months, the purchaser to exc
cute bond with approved security,
per cent per annum from date OF sale
until paid, and a lien being retained
on premises sold to secure the pur-
chase money.
Given under my hand this 5th day
of December, A. D. 1916.
FRED WATSON,
G9) Commissioner in Chancery.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
Poolrooms Disciplined.

Little Rock, Dec 9--Acting upon
the suggestion of the grand jury,
Mayors Taylor of Little Rock and
Faucet of Argenta have begun a
crusade against poolroom operators
who have been flagrantly violating
the law relative to permitting mi
nors to loaf around their premises.
Both of the executives have threat
ened to remove all police officers
who fail TO perform their duty in
permitting minors to loaf about
poolrooms, and the proprietors OF
pool halls will lose their license
when they again violate the law
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
WOMEN WHO WORK FOR BIG
CORPORATIONS IJNDERPAID,
SAYS CHURCH COMMITTEE;

st. Louis, Dec 11.--Urgng closer work by the
churches in demanding equality laboring conditions for
Women crcizing the larger corporations because OF the
fact that thousands Of employees derpad, condi-
ton which brings about moral reaction and lowering OF
moral Standards more especially among Women-these
the outstanding paragraphs in the report OF the
commission social service to the conference OF the
Church Of Christ Of America which closed its session this
afternoon with few minor elections.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
DEMONSTRATION
WORK in SOUTH

Thos. ]. Bentley, farm demonstra-
tor for this county, this morning
the following summary
of the report of the secretary of
agriculture on farm demonstration
work:
From the report of the secretary
of agriculture the following facts
and figures are taken relative to
the demonstration work as done by
county agents, such as is carried on
in Greene county and other counties
of the thirteen southern states
known as the cotton belt of the
United States.
Fields farmed as demonstrations
in agriculture under the superyis-
ion of county agents in 1915 showed
an increase of loo per cent over
the ordinary southern method of
suited in a widespread adoption of
better methods, especially in prep
.aration of seed beds, selection of
seed and the cultivation of the
crops.
During the year 1915s@731 regu-
lar county agents, 4O7 women
agents, and 20 special boys club
agents were employed in the south's
agricultural work They carried
on various kinds of improved farm
work with 10000 adult farmers,
$4,000 boys and 1000 farm women
and $4,000 farm girls.
In addition to the regular dem
onstration work carried on by the
county agents and the extension
forces, quite a lot of special work
has been done in eradicating hog
cholera, cleaning up cattle ticks,
fighting boil weevil, inducing farm
ers to buy pure bred horses, cattle
and hogs, making permanent pas
lures, etc.
As evidence of the above work
the report for last year shows that
in the above named section of the
country, citizens have bought and
brought in 1776 pure bred horses
and mares, 8639 pure bred and
high grade dairy cattle, 1850 pure
bred and high grade beef cattle,
17,739 pure bred hogs.
Nearly two million head of do
nestle stock were treated for va
rious diseases and pests, some en-
tirely free and others at the bare
cost of medicine.
While the per cent of cotton has
increased Is per cent since the
beginning of demonstration work in
the south, the acreage of corn has
increased % per cent, wheat 1872
per cent, oats "a per cent, hay 40
per cent.
Four thousand five hundred and
eighty-four silos have been built.
Boy club members have averaged
81 bushels of corn to the acre.
Girl club members have averaged
nearly 1000 cans of fruits and veg
etables, at a net profit per member
of $24 each year.
Some of this work has been done
in Greene county and we hope with
the cooperation of everybody to
make it greater in our county in
1917 than ever before. We have
had hearty cooperation of business
and commercial interests of the
county but we need a little more
encouragement and assistance from
the farmers.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
City of Bentonville Sued.

Bentonville, Ark. Dec. Ito
compel the City of Bentonville to
pay $5,352.O3 in city warrants
which she holds, Harriet Patton of
Quincy, H., filed suit for a writ
of mandamus in the United States
district court at Fort Smith Satur-
day to compel George n. Gearhart,
county assessor, to assess the prop
erty of Bentonville for it's full value.
The plaintiff obtained a Judgment
against the city Feb 6, 1915.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
commissioners Sale.

NOTlCE is HEREBY GIVEN, That IN
pursuance of the authority and d.
rections contained in the decretal or
der of the GAancery Court Of Greene
County, Arkansas, made and entered
on the 9th day of November, a. d.
1916. in certain cause 4Ao. 664)
then pending therein between j. NJ.
Merideth ct al, defendants, the under
signed, as Commissioner of said
Court, will offer for sale at public
Vendue to the highest bidder at the
south door of the Courthouse. IN
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
SECTION THREE
No. 10

Greene County, Arkansas. within the
hours of legal sales, Saturday, the
Goth day of December. A. D. 1916,
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
That part of the south half of the
NV Ia of Section 18, Township 10
North, Range z East lying east of
the Cotton Belt Railroad containing
so acres more or less, in Greene
County, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On q credit of
three months the purchaser to exc
cute a bond with approved security,
bearing interest at the rate IF 8
per cent per annum from date oil sale
until paid, and lien being reta med
on premises sold to secure the pur-
chase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Iof December, a. u. 1916.
FRED WATSON,
C49S) Commissioner in Chancery.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15

Department OF the InterIOft
IT, s. Land office at Little Rock,
Ark, November 29th, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that James
H. Thompson. of Paragould. Ark.
who, on July 10th, 1916. made Home
stead Entry. No. O12227, FOR Lots A
& s, Section g. Township II N.
Range I b., 5th Prin. Meridian. has
filed notice of intention to make
Communication Proof to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Fred Watson, Clerk of the Circuit
Court at Paragould, Ark. on the
18th day of January, 1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Samuel II. Curtis. of Paragould, Ark.
Henry Biggs, of Paragould, Ark
j, r. Hartsoe, Of Paragould. Ark.
George Noel of Paragould, Ark.
JNO. w. ALLEN,
(477) Register.
Los Angeles has an area of 337
square miles.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
Discovers "Sleener" in Law.

A sleeper" has been discovered
in the Ohio law regulating hours OF
labor for women. The word "city"
excludes villages and Attorney Gen
eral Turner ruled that the law linn
iting the hours of woman workers
under 81 years of age does not APP
ply to mercantile establishments in
villages.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
$4,000 For a Bull.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Fifteen thou
sand, one hundred dollars was paid
at auction here Saturday for Wood
ford Sixth, prize Hereford bull, at
the international live stock EXPOSE
ton.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15

If cotton and linen are stepped in
any saline solution, such as alum,
ammonia, chloride 70 borax, they
will become fireproof
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15

A Vienna physician has obtained
good results and effected some cures
by treating insane persons with ny
podermic injections Of pure owen
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15

The arrival Of the Deutschland
at German port marks the success
full completion OF the second round
trip of this commercial undersea
boat to the United States. On her
voyage just finished, she made the
passage in 10 days. She left New
London on Novembre 81. Her pre-
vious eastward trip from Baltimore
took her 90 days. Her two west
ward voyages occupied respectively
16 and 81 days.
The Deutschland is the Only com
mereial craft of her type that has
succeeded in reaching this country
from Germany. Her sister ship, the
Bremen, was lost on her outward
voyage. On her last voyage the
Deutschland took a cargo estimated
at 100000 in value and official
mail for Germany,
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-15
Deutschland Is In
Home Port Again

Berlin, Dec. 10.-The German
commercial submarine Deutschland
completing a quick trip home from
the United States arrived at noon
today off the mouth of the Weser
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-12

"Thc improvement in Victor
recording during the past
years has been so great that q
singer is compelled to give
the matter of making Victor
Records the most serious and
conscientious consideration"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13

guard appear to be the ones who can most
easily and quickly acquire this knowledge.
| also believe that We should stay here
until this situation is absolutely straight.
ened out, until we feel positive that there
Will be no more border outragcs commit
ted by McNicans. nor any killings made
by Texans. In other words, | believe our
duty is to intervene. conquer, and then
police Mexico until matters are properly
adjusted. but 1 feel very sure that nothing
of this kind will happen. Well probably
come back without a shot fired, with littll
accomplishment sorts of assurances from
Carranza. who Immediately after our
backs are turned will continue more MUIR
leave the to God" as Stone
wall Jackson used to say. Jist now the
band is playing some good old ragtinle
song. a bunch or fellows are singing down
the street, and Il million stars are twink.
ling overhead. s.
The cake and cookies YOU sent We're de-
licious and lasted about half an hour.
home each day. Then the veterans u:
Company \ are most generous. not to
mention the regular food We get. which is
very good. AS a matter of fact. you can
eat most anything with relish. sleep any
where with comfort. and not object to the
heat in the least. TO my mind, this life
which calls for twice as much energy and
endurance. So please don't expend too
much sympathy on Your border boys
and above ali discount 80 per cent of what
' ~" 'NH' III lhc icMSPAbtIS
1 surely do miss my books. for it is my
first experience ever since | can remem-
Der of allowing two weeks to elapse with
out reading a novel or essay. But this is
no place for revery. theorizing, or day
dreaming. We must train our minds on IA
thousand and one practical details, more
or less difficult for me.
The nation that has such men serving it
in the ranks of it's citizen soldiery ought
to give them a national military organ
ization. under exclusive control of the
national government. and provide fol
them as it is not providing NOW.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
SYSTEM FACES T|EuP
If Strike Is Pulled Off In Cen
junction With Rail Walkout
City May Suffer.

San Francisco. Sept. l.-T:.is city
confident that no cal inconvenience
through food shortage will be felt even
in the event of a prolonged railroad
today the effect OF a walkout % the
transbay ferry system.
Fifty thousand commuters S the
ferries daily. reaching their homes on
the other side by electric trains over
three routes, two of which are manned
by brotherhood trainmen, being con-
verified steam roads Officials e the
two latter. the southern Pacific n
Northwestern Pacific, express CENT?
dence that they will be able to operate
with nonbrotherhod men.
President c. Nj. Levy. of the Western
Pacific. expressed doubt last night that
the strike would be called. but Joined
With President William Sproule ia see
ing h n thorough preparation SHOULD
he made.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
FRANCE and VATICAN
ARE DRAWING CLOSER
Believed Diplomatic Relations
Will Be Restored at Con-
clusion of War.

Paris. Sept. 1.-The vatican is con-
sidering the action of Germany in COM
pelling the inhabitants of the north of
France to work in the fields, according
to a statement by Cardinal Gaspurri,
the papal secretary OF state, says the
Rome correspondent of the Journal. n
cardinal declined, however, To discuss
the status of this subject.
Questioned as to the possibility of
the resumption of diplomatic relations
between France and the Holy See. the
cardinal said the vatican would be de-
lighted by such an event, but that all
would depend upon the French govern
ment and whether that government de-
sired it.
With the reestablishment of peace.
all the belligerents would nave need for
rest which would for a number of years
at least put an end to internal wars
said the cardinal. Religious peace. he
declared, Will never be complete in
France without a resumption of diplo-
matte relations with the Holy See. He
asserted that after the war, the points
of contact between the civil power in
france and the ecclesiastical authority
not only will not disappear, but rather
will go on multiplying and, he pre-
dicted, a government really careful of
the interests of the French republic will
not sacrifice them to IAN old fashioned
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
SAW ADVERTISING in SONG
Concert Committee Baked at sugges
ton Made by the CIose-Fisted
Coal Dealer.

LAey were getting UP Il charity CON
cert ia the small provincial town. and
The committee determined to work
hard to make a great success of it.
The local magnates and tradesmen
were called on, and to ono of the
latter. IL coal merchant, whose place
vas somewhere in the North, an APP
peal was duly made.
"Ah'm very sorry," was the coal mer
chants reply to the committees rep
reseAtative. "but Abs stopped sub
scribin' tae a these things
"Welf, You'll give us an order for
m advertisement on the program? p
suggested the caller.
The coal merchant shook his head.
Ilten Il sudden inspiration seized him
"Ah'll tell We what Anil due, though
he said. "Ahll get ma dochter tae
stag for yc."
Fright YOU are" said the other.
What will l put her down for?"
keep the Home Fires Burning
Cant be DONE" declared the con
cert man emphatically, folding up his
papers. "If you Won't subscribe I'll
take jolly good care you get no free
advertising on our ."-Londor
Answers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
An advertisers Wise Words.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
Edward A. Filene. of Boston. knows
merchandising and knows advertising as
an expert of Wild experience knows them.
Addressing the recent advertising mems
convention. he said:
"Tilose papers are most valuable to us
as advertisers which resist the pleasure
of US advertisers and equally resist the
pleasure Of any financial interest and try
only to serve the common good, for, as
the reward for that, they command the
confidence of their readers. If we adver-
Users undermine the confidence in the
papers we advertise in, eventually they
viii cease to be good mediums for us to
advertise in. Those which command the
most confidence of their readers are. as
l have said, the ones that get the best
results for u.s."
Seldom have wiser words been spoken
en- the topic OF newspaper advertising.
They should be printed In big type ana
hang up over the desk of every advertiser
and of every advertising nag in
every Newspaper office in the country.
Frequent mt,Atation upon them would 60
zar to remedy many of the abuses taat
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
A Garden BY the Sea,

| know a little garden close.
Set thick with lily and red rose.
Where l would wander il 1 might.
From deWy morn to dewy night,
And have one with me wandering.
And though within it no birds sing.
And though no pillared house is there.
ana though the apple boughs are bare
OF fruit and blossom, would TO God
Her feet upon the green grass trod,
And L beheld them as before.
There comes a murnur from the shore.
And In tho close two fair streams are
Drawn from the purple hills afar,
Drawn down into the restless sea;
Dark hills, whose heath bloom feeds no
bee.
Dark shore no ships have ever seen.
Tormented by the pillows green
Whose murInur comes increasingly
Unto the place for which I cry.
For which I cry both day end night.
For which l let slip all delight,
Whereby ] grow both deaf and blind.
Careless to win. unskilled to find.
And quick to lose what all men seek
Yet lettering as 1 am and weak,
Still have I left a little breath
To seek within the jaws of death
An entrance to that happy place.
To seek the unforgotten face,
Once. seen. once kissed, once reft from me
Anigh the niIrS.rring of the sea.
William Ms,rris.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
re still found in the field of paid pub

licity. '"N p""-
The %newspaper that will not sell it's
nc hdependen ana character when it sells
us space adds 100 per cent to it's circula-
ton value as a medium for any respon-
sible business concern.
And what is true of advertising is true
Of other departments of the newspaper
II is rue of dramatic criticism. The
newspaper that runs it's dramatic depart-
ment as a mere bureau of puff for every
snow mat comes along is of no value to
Ihe play with merit. The hurt that is
done the box office when a dramatic
eIa.ic Tells the truth about a bad or stupid
pay is more than compensated when he
tells the truth about a good play. His
praise is worth hundreds of dollars where
II would be worth nothing if he praised
indiscriminately.
1t is true of the news columns. 1t is
true Of editorials, The newspaper that
OWLS IT'S own soul, maintains a sense of
proportion plays fair with the public and
tells the truth as its Intelligence and
conscience con. enable 1T t. see the truth will
PIE, and every cause it advocates and
every concern that uses it's columns will
reap the advantage wa"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
A New Locomotive.
From the Knickerbocker Pros

FIuIH INC hnlCAeFDOcker PreSS.
Announcement that the Delaware &
Hudson company will exhibit at a rail-
way convention in Atlantic City this
week a monster locomotive, weighing
293, 900 pounds, which burns powdered
coal, long a waste product, recalls that
his company imported. the first steam
locomotive ever placed on the rails in
America. That was the Stourbridge
Lion. which made it's trial trip ON the
Delaware & Hudson line between Car
hondale and Seelyville. Pa, on august
s, 1929, thus %antedating by two a
the first trip Of the Dewitt Clinton
from Albany to Schenectady.
The Stourbridge Lion. reconstructed
from the original materials. reposes in
the National Museum at Washington.
The new giant is far too large to be
thus accommodated, but it is worthy of
as much admiration as anything h
museum contains. Besides consuming
fuel which has hitherto been valueless,
the combustion processes Of this loco
motive eliminate smoke and sparks.
There are nc waste products Of COM
bustion and there is no fire hazard. It
marks an important step IN locomotive
construction.