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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

Signs of worms are: Deranged
stomach, swollen upper lip.
sour stomach, offensive breath.
hard and full belly with occa-
sional gripings and pains
about the navel, pale face of
Ieaden tint. eyes heavy and
dull. twitching eyeIids. itching
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
Guard Children Against Worms

Pinworms or stomach worms are some of
the most dreaded diseases Of children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

Citizens Bank Block. St. Johnsbury. VI
once hours. 9to IL. 1880 to q and by
appointment Tel Connection
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24

Die 9sadridten, bic snr 3eit iiber
Sie Sample bei gerSnn borliegen,
finb gum Sell mt iplder GntidJie-
benbeit sil 0nniten Der Aaiiertem
srfdrbt, Oaf man ibnen seseniiber
febr boriidtig iein n1mf. Gs 1T gar
niAt oenfbar, oaf bic Oemtlden, Sic
borgeitern nod beSeuten6e Gr.
fplse anfsnipeifen batteu, nit einem
Sdlase bon ben Granspien iiberal
geidlasen iein iollten. @artem mir
rnbis iueitere 9epeldem ab. Sic
iuer0en nns Id)pn Elm anberes Bib
geben.
0epeIden ans 9onoun mmo Earis
rnelben, baf bic &fe anf bei-
ben Geiten Der Wfaas ipabreno Der
Ictten "a Stnn6en leioenIhaftli6)er
iuaren, ais ie snbor, baf aber alle
Angriffe Der 0entiden snriifsefdla-
gen ipnroen. Die 0emtidJen ariffen
Die frana0iiiden Gtellmngen 0ftIidl
MnS iueiflidJ bonn ySoten Nannes"-
9asel an, Is seIans linen and, in
bur Stellnngen, iueitlid bon oem
.Siigei, feften J1rf sn fallen, bod
iunr6en iie, mad Seut BeridJt aug
Baris, iuieber bertrieben. Menferit
Beftig mar aud Der &f anf Ser
redJten Seite Der Naas, in Der Sc
sen6 BON .9nnSrempnt biz Ooman-
mont, bic Jransplen luarem aber,
mic fie bebanpten, i'm Stanoe, trob
Der idarfen 9lnsriffe, 6as, mas iie
BON Sem Sort 9omanmunt erubert
baben, sn balten. 0eiitId)e 9epeIdJem
feblen sur 3eit nod.
Rad BEN Ictten frans5fiidjen
NadJrid)ten ffnb bic 9entidem in oas
Oprf Gnnrieres eingebrnnaen nnS
basen einen Sell berIelben beIett.
SIN lIebrisen limb Siefe letten 9epe-
fden nmr cine nod pbantaitiidDere
@ieberbolnng Der friiberen G6iloe-
rnmsen BON oem @erlnit bes syurt
Dpnnmmont nno an0ererStellmnaen,
ben bic 9emtiden erlitten baben iol-
len.
GnblidJ TT and cine oentldje De-
peld)e iiber bic &Drsange bei geronn
aefsmnen. 9iefelbe melbet nidts
iiber bic slansenben Grfolse Der
Jransoien, midjts iiber Die Grobe-
rnng bes st. 9omanmont bnrdD fie.
Sic meloet ismr, bak ale 9lngriffc
Der syransoien siiriifseidlasen ieien.
Gimer Gomooner 9epeidJe nah ioll
syelomarid)aif BON 6inbenbitrg in
Sesng anf bic Srieoensseriidte sm
leiuen bnrdJ 0ieTe 0eriid)te anfseres-
ten Gplbaten seiast baben: pSm
Hamen oes aaiiers erflare id) GndJ,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24

fonlmen gu fem, oaB elm energiihes
gorgeben gegen GroB Britannien
llotig tit, Inn oas 2ano bon Der In
parteilibfeit Der Aon1iniitration 5ll
iiber5eugen. Die irilAe Menolntion,
ibre llrter6riidi,ng lno oas gho,
oas Die Sinridtlng 5ablrei1er iri-
iher Eatrioten bier gefunoen, bnben
aud in Aominiitrationsfreile tDie
neutrnle DipIonlaten nit grItaunea
feititenten eitten merfuiiroigen TIM
ldmung Der Stimnrng betpirft uno
ben GntlhluB geaeitigt, ieBt aud
@nglan6 negen ieiner 8erlesungen
oes 8olferrehts 5ll Itrifter Re6en-
ldaft 81 5ieben. Der @eg oortbiu
gebt aber angeblid nilr iiber Serrn
2a1iines 2eibe, ooer ieoenfaas iiber
feine oipIonlotiidJe grfrar,fllng, ia
gen Die gerbreiter oes Deniifions-
aeriihts.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24
Cine Note
Garralt3a's.
abbtrnfnng Scr sruppea
augtblid) Dtrlangt.
Studenteit tei garraM3a,

Cine 9eyelae Ses vSnttrna-
tipnal Stems Serniee" bebanptet,
Garransa babe cine geote na6 8aSb-
ington geidift, in Der er oas lofor-
tige 3nriidsieben Der Srnppen ber-
lange. Cine anbere SepeIfe aus
berielben Aneae bebamptet, @ene-
raj Srenino iper6e bis sHm Gnoe
Der @od)e i'm Gtaate chihuahua
$4,000 Iann smIammensesssen ba-
ben. Cine ambere 9epeld)e Ipridt
iugar BON 10000 nno Iast, baf man
in 8aibinston Siele Srnppen-Mn-
banfnnsen int n0rbliden Nerieo NIT
srpksr geiOrsnis iebe.
Nus Der merifonilhen Saitpt-
itaot miro berihtet, oaB 5neitailleno
Stuoenten elm &oniite ernannt bot
ten, I'M Garran5a ibrer ltnterftiis=
ung 81 periiheru, ipenn elm Seino
ms 2ano riiden lollte. GarranBa
foa ben Stuoenten erfl0rt baben,
NIT oen Ser Staaten fditoen oiplo-
matilbe 8erbonollingen ltatt nno er
fonne nod nidt lagen, wie iih ole
Gahe entiuifeln lperoe. @r babe
cine Note naeb @aibington geihidt
ino bon Der Inttuort auf tie, iperoe
es abbangen, mas 9efheben Inlle.
@nd oiel gsa6rift 1T nid)t beltatiat-
- General Eeribius Ioa beridtct
baben, bak Die Garransa Soloaten
ibr Seites taten, nm Die merifani-
id)e Gipil6epolfernna scsen Die
Imerifaner anf5nbetem.
General Beribing madt be-
fannt, feline Solooten ieien iett nit
,Ganop" uno ouoern geaidereien
iiberreihlih perlorgt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24
Surge l1tbtriittt.

Sei @erbnn ipirb leiSen-
ld)aftIid sefampft. Ansriffe
ber 9eitid)en iueroen anseblid)
iiberaa abseidlagen. 9entide
9epeide meloef Sagegen baF
Mnsriffe Der Jranspien snriif-
geldJIagen ieien. guntieres 1T
gum Sell bom ben 0emtIden
senommeu.
Or. &arl 6elfferidD ipirS
iteabertretcl0er Neidlab abnmsler,
4rGiibent Bilion unb iein
&nbinet fpredtn iiber syris-
bensnermittlnnge1.
Die GnglGn6er fpnfis5ieren
@amnti, Der fir Oeutidlan6
beitiu1tnt lit.
Der 6eutide adiler mil nadj
ser itaiirniidJsn 5ront fabren.
Der a6nig BON Gpanien min
ben Jrieben berntitteln.
Die fran5jFIde 0epntiertem-
fammer mill cine llnterInd)nng
besiiglid) &erbmn's einlkiten.
6inoenbnrg iuirS cine nniin-
nigc Aemkcring ansebidJtet.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24
Canning anseblid amtsmiibe-

9lus @nlbington miro Der yge.
9. Staats8eitmlg4 rnitgeteilt.. @bes
riidte, oaB Staatslefret1r Nobert
Saniing. antstttioe lei itno innerbaIb
Der itdhiten bier @ohen feline Heiig-
nation einreihen neroe, tpollen rlidt
sur &nbe fontn1en. 0ie tpeit fie
auf @abrbeit berubet1 nn6 tpie meit
nur Der @unlh ibrer @erbreiter ga-
ter oes @eoanfens it, ldBt fi1
ilidt feititeaen; 1ie fanlen 5uerit nnf,
als Die 6rage Der getDaffnllrlg bon
Sanoelslhiffen einen @egenins 5pi-
ihen Dem Brdiioenten uno leinenl
eriten 9erater gu idaffen ffien uno
lie fino ieitber ieoesnlal tpieoer gu
neuem 2eben eripeGft poroe1, ipelln
man i'm Staatsoepartement cine
Shuetfung boll5og.
Serr 2aniing loll .iib angeblib
NIT Sanoen llno SiiBen gegen elm
energiibes 3nrrehenidaft5ieben
@roB 8ritanaiens itrGuben, tpGb-
reno Der 8r1lioent, tells aus &C.
redtigfeitsgefiibl, tells aus politi-
i6en @eipeggriinoen, entihlolien lit,
nadoem 9entf1lano in allen Ssra-
gen nahgegeben bat, Die @irfung
idarfer gtoten aub einntol an Sssobn
8ull 5lt periuhen, Serrn 2anlinas
stniidten famen fiir5Iih in elmer piel
nno iiberruiegeno abfalig fonlmen-t
tierten grflarrng gum Musoruf,
nad Der Elm @orgeben qeget GroB-
8ritannien pegen Der in Ser Iebten
oertlhen geote entbaltenen angebli-
den 8eoinsunsen lebr id5tpieris,
wenn nidt unnoglih gemaht NOR
oen fei. 8enige Gage lpdter per-
laltete bonn @eiBen 6altIe, oaB Ser
8rdiioent cine enereiide 9eote an
England in 8orbereitung babe, tpo-
ralif man aud i'm Staats6eporte-
nent oen Con tuehlelte.
Sb Der gorfan beoeutlinsspoG
ooer nibtslageno it, bleibe Dem 2e-
Ter iiberlaiien, ieoenfaas ertpefte
Die ldeinbure Oesaoouierlrng tpieoer
oie alien @eriibte, oie ourh oie
iiinglte angeblid lebr leidte grfrafl-
flung Serrn 2anitngs neue 8eitGti-
gung 5u erbalten ifeinen. Gs mGre
elm leltianes Spiel oes 3nfalles,
iollte Serr 2anline Elm ssabr, nad-
Dem 8rpan pegen Der geote an,
0eutldIano ieinen slbl6ieo nabnl,
ii6er cine geote an england itoIpern
ober Der Offentliden Meinung gum
Opfer fallen. gr mag I'M @eiite
probritil6 fem, fir oie perihieoenen
Soften Der COMMUNICATION fam er
inoes ttidt allein berantiportlid ge-
maht lueroen, oenn Iotpeit 8rdlioent
8ilIon nift ibren &orafter be-
itimnte lno ioipeit rein leaale SSro-
gen in 8etradt fommert bot Or.
SSSarnes 8roiun Scott, elm geborener
&onaoier uno nahtroIiiierter omeri-
fonilder 8iirger, piel NIT Der 8e-
Itinmltng oeS 1egen 9eutfhIano
eingeld)laeenen 8itrIes 81 tln ee-
babt.
SIN 8eiBen Saufe Iheint man in-
oeS iebt 8u Der lleberseueltne ae-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24

Smet" NIT oer 8egriin6ung an, oaB
Der 0anrpfer auslhlieBlib tpiiien=
Idaftliben nno er5ieberiIhen 3tpef-
fen oiene.
8ie Wfaoriber 3eitmnsen melben,
mag &Dnig MlfDns in Der mabem 3m-
fmnft 0rieoensperbanblnnaen einsm-
leiten perinden. Ser &Dnie pon
Spanien ipill smerit bic ssriebens-
Thinning in alien friesfiibrenSen
2anoern Ionbieren nnb, falls Sas
9ieinltat bieier ltmterindunaem aim=
itig lit, 5ipei ipaniId)e Gtaatsntanner
nadJ ben !6anptitabten Gnropas lem
ben, nm EI6ne fir einsn @affenitill-
itano aitssmnrbeiten.
Nus 9Onbpn ipirS gemel6et, sSiirit
Billion fpmme in elmer GpesialmiI-
iiDn nad @nibington. Die 9eadridt
iuir6 iupl nid)t iuabr Iein.
Sn Der seitrisen &nbinetsiitans
iDllen Die SriebensansId)ten belprp-
den iein nnb Der Graiibent ipa ben
Niniitern anseinanhergeIett baben,
oaf es nidlt al seitig iei,, nm iidl
nit bem Geoanfen sii befaiIen, cine
Trie6ensbermittlnng in Gseme ~
ieten. Cine iold)e miifle bon nell-
trailer 6eite fommen. Ser grGf6ent
lagte nidJt Sdf linn irgenb iuefdle
Wiitteilnnsen iiber Die Saltnns Der
friesfiibrenbem NGdte elmer iolden
germittlnns segeniiber srsesansen
ieien, audi nidlt, baf linn bpn irgenb
elmer Geite 8e6ingungen mtitseteilt
ieien, inter benen bie getreffenben
bereit ieien, syrieben sm MAIDEN.
8abrid)einlid miro er in Der Me6e,
bic er am Sanitns bpr Der oGeague
to enfOrce peace" bGlt, ieine Stef-
lung sit Observation-Disclosures Har
lesen.
eeSt Der Seripirrung, pelfe beinl
3uiammenbrlih Der iriid)en Mebolu-
tion in Dublin berrl1te, iIt es, tpie
Derlaitet, elmer InsabI Hebellen ge-
llingen, Die grllppen 3n iiberli1ten
ltno IN S1rgen Der @efangennabme
81 entgeben. Sssn Der allgenleinerl
Infregllng fDaren namlid Die gor-
idriften IN ge5ug anf Eotelrideine
uno gegrabnisilrfiitoen niht ourd-
gefiibrt iporoen, iino oas lit elmer
Mn5abl bon &ebellen 5nitatten ge-
fommen Die angeruanote Ofetbooe
mar Iebr einfa6. Der Wann, Ser
flieben ipollte, ipurbe in einen Sarg
gelegt un6, begleitet bon eirligen
5rennoen, gum sSrieobof gebraht,
mo Die ins gertrauen ge5oaenett
3otengraber Die erlte bette @eIeget-
belt benltsten, Inn Dem Geben in Dem
Sarg 5ur Sludt 5n perbeIfen.
@ie nus 2urenburg beridtet
miro, bat oos @roBber5ogtum ange-
iihts Der Oppoiition, ipelde @na.
lano Der @infiibrung bon giabrnnas-
mttteln in oas 21noden entaeaen-
eIste, NIT 0eutiblano einen 8ertraa
abgeIdloiien. Inter oieiem 8ertrag
bat oenn audi bereits bas aagemei-
ne 0elti6e 9(nfaufs aonlite $50
/ @iienbnbnnagen @etreioe nah
2nremburg eeidift, ipeIde sur gr-
lltbrllng Der gepolferllng notipenoia
sparpn.
Die lleberlee 9eadridtenagentur
peroffentlidt einen 8eriht aug Sell
iingbora, Sdipeoen, nad meIdem
ienes britiide 9audboot, peI6es
ben oeltti6en 9ampfer uGrape" per-
lenft Die oeutIde ssIagge qebiBt bot.
te, Inn oen 0antpfer aus lbpebi-
lfen Sobeitsgeipaiiern beraus5u-
lofen.
@s lit reidIid @eIo in Berlin
Im lebten Sonntag tpuroen BEL Den
Bferoerennen oif Dem &ennplab int
@ritneipalo iiber 100000 Warf
am Sotaliiator aelpettet. 0abei lit
sn bcmerfen oaB Die g3ennen BON
feiner belonoeren 8eoeutunq iporen
-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24

/ baF BON syrie6em 1idjt eber bic Me6e
iein fann ais big mir bie Dina ge=
freust baben. Sploaten, ipenn SIR
ben Jrieben iuiinfd)t, 10 gebt mno
lmdt lin anf Sem anbern liter Der
Dina" = Sas fat Gin6enbnrg
gang seipif nidt selast. Die Ge-
I6idte lit selpsen.
| 9ns 08erliner Sageblatt" sibt
befnnnt, 6af Or. &arl 6elfferidl,
Staatsiefretar bes Geidsidatamts,
snm 9sa6foIger bes Or. Clemens
0elbriif als itellbertretenber @eid)s-
fansIer ernaint uproen 1T Sas
nSaseblatt" melbet audi bnf Der
prenkii&e gferbanminiiter 1reiberr
BON Sdorlemer ieines Toitens ent-
bpben nnb Oaf bas fpnierbatipe
&eidstassmitslieb SGid sm ieinenr
Na9fDlger ernannt ipmr6e.
Der griedJifde 9ampfer yAoamau-
tico &arais" ipnrbe i'm Wlittelmeer
ppn ben OeterreidJern perienft; 6ie
;taI;sn;If,s ~ Namsf.s M.6r;eot4; ~;
~ mnS Ser narmso;Id,e Nomnfsr
os6omon nanrSsn shsnfrlfs nsrssnH
ms Ssr ,unI;Sf,e Nomnfer nsehsnos
,nmrSe S,srd' e;ns ap;r. rp .sr;tSrt
G;shsr monn ss;n.r Msratuns ,.,,,~
son cs+St.+
a.: sI;rA ~.:,.:4
~ tnnn ensaalusn mer. Fau.ns.''n9: -. yus
S.M t19U sU. Ssae.s t:sa eaaMl U.s cum
S.M yOuuMD.Ia''a oun'p,.l yvysp.'u
N s.a"ss.s.yc'' n 'oute ioau.Mn1sIs. Mn
~ yaMa' ''ur ihr oeAl'apaHo
O'.."s. :4,.r4
aa usa 'lul'ea'lven SlDh! oaher1
uus Splut''sen m D.I StlelIsIaleI a1,
1ala.'nsaO le s ~: anetSlngs Slu Ianelamer aus
o. ".sysL pn p'e ,SIal1ener peoeH1eHOe
Se1i'u'lnnssn elgu.sen paoeH.
sel oeHHae Mauer m'ii, p'e e
ge1EL e,Asn oels0 aa Ger tIal'en'ld,-
pHe'le'ul''u,eh 0loAl Maa)eH.
] Ste Jransoien iuollen IN Der We-
seno pon Jnrnes, bet geanmonf
ilno BET Stnge oentldDe SnftfdDiffe
bernnterseidoilen baben.
Adt rransOttid)e Sffi5iere, iuelde
IN Dem Wefangenenlager fir Diff
5tere bet Wfasoebnrs tntermlert ipa-
rem, ltno nad) Veesfom, ErenRen,
transpprtiert iuoroen, mo fie als
Strafgefangene bebanoelt iperoen
loilen. Oteie Wtaknabme ipnroe
Siuefs WteOernergelfnng far Die
idanoltdle Nebanolnng Der tn Tranf-
REID sefansen gebaltenen nentlden
Srl.Stere ergrtffen.
Nady e'aer aus Unfareit etngetrof4
tenen Sepeld)e iptro Der fransOitlde
Welanofe m Nnmanten, Gamille
Sionoel, anf leinen eisenen 8mnid
Dpn letner Sfsglernng abbernfen
peroen. Jtnmanten bat fiirslid)
iuadfige 9anSelspertrage NIT ben
3entralmadfen abseldloiIen, iueldJe
anf letten Der Nlluerten ben Terbadt
erregt baben, oa man oielen @ertrG=
Gen audi politiIdJc geoeitung bei-
miRt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-05-24
&eriniinidlnna.

pSdBli6 ioa ie lein, Ieine 8raut.
iino nlitbefommen ioG iie nifts ais
N Glabierl"
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17

happen to any man, people or nation is
to become affiliated with what we COM
monty call "the big head" and our Amer
lean nation has long been badly affect
ed by that ailment, but Europe and
even Mexico is offering lessons for teach
ing us how :ill-conditioned disease it
is. One Of the evil effects of that nation
al disease, has been the debasing of
our American farmer to such an extent
that even our President has said, s'We
will take education right down to the
farmer" If there was not "a screw very
much loose in somebody's upper story no
such unstatesmanlike thing or insult
would ever have been uttered, and our
chief executive would have naturally ta->
ken counsel with the farmer instead Of
emphasizing the tendency to treat him
as though he was but q ward Of the
government, just as the Indian was be-
fore Standing Bear, by his .eloquence, re-
deemed him and made of him a man
governmentally. <,
In one of my public addresses Of the
past two years I cited the beneficial in
fuence which the Mortimer Of Europe
had exerted upon the building Of that
European civilization which we knew be-
fore the breaking out there Of the pres
ent cataclysm Of international anarchy
and i cited reasons for expecting the
people Of North Dakota to be or to be-
come the Mortimer of the United States.
Am / not already justified in believing
that they are soon to fulfil that predic-
tion along political and economical lines
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17
The Mortimer of America
Editorial in Minot Messenger.)

Editorial in Minot Messenger,)
GOGIN During my recent
Wisconsin visit found not only the far
mers but labor union men and even pro-
minent business or town men were deep
ly interested in what the North Dakota
farmers have already done in political
way, and like all the rest of the North-
west the people of Wisconsin will be
close and interested observers of the le-
gislative and administrative acts of our.
North Dakota forces of state govern
ment when the farmers party has assu-
med the reins Of government in this
state. - 49,. j, ); So, 81;
This keen interest on the part of the
general, public and more especially of
students of political economy and cur
rant politics is, for me at least, the
strongest evidence that the conditions Of
the times are demanding and the Anne
rican people are ready to comply with
that demand-that the American farmer
be reinstated in his inherent rights to
political equity, that is, to represent him
self in governmental affairs, both state
and national. And incidentally it proves
my contention Of some years ago
that the time was not only ripe for such
political reinstatement of the farmer, but
the national economic drift urgently de-
nanded the steadying and corrective in
fuence Of the actual farmer or tiller OF
the soil in governmental affairs as pro-
per and adequate parts and portions Of
our forces of government.
One of the worst things that could
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17
STUDY AND WORK y.
NEEDED TO SOLVE PROBLEM

VI course tonnage tax on ore pro
duction would solve this latter abuse and
perhaps some other abuses. 1t could be
made sufficiently high So that ore would
pay something nearer the same rate in
PROPORTION to value that other property
IN the state pays, and 1t would work to
stop the passing Of the remaining ore
now an independent hands to the steel
trust for 4 song: An independent owner
could hold his ore in the ground till he
has capital TO mine it or till he could sell
at 9 fair price, for he would pay no taxes
till he started to nine.
There is no doubt that the present tax
alton plan is bad. It is unjust to the
people Of the state. The solution
undoubtedly will be some sort Of a ton
mage tax on ore production. How big
this tax should be and just what sort Of
tax it should be in detail are prob
lens that Minnesota should figure out.
and undoubtedly it will be figured out
scientifically as soon as there is sufficient
organized public demand, but not before.
The steel trust is satisfied, the tax COM
mission is satisfied and past legislatures
have been satisfied with the present sit
uation. It will therefore take lots Of
study and work by the people Of Mime
sofa to get the needed reforms.
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17

ed revenue in the Hibbing taxing dis
trict Of $1,180,311 for local and county
governments exclusive of state tax,
revenue that community of many times
this size would be proud of.
MINE TAXES PAY FOR
LAVISH TOWN EXPENDITURES
Another instance is the town of
Stuntz in st. Louis county, rich almost
beyond imagination in tax revenue be-
cause of the ore deposits. This town for
the last year reported by the tax COM
mission paid total tax of only 1872
mills for all purposes, county, school,
town and state. Yet this brought a
total revenue of $579,473 from iron ore
alone. ..". H.. -
In the mining districts as a whole the
mines pay 95 per cent of all taxes. In
some districts they pay SO per cent or
more.
The tax levy for the mining districts
as whole for the last year reported by
the tax commission averaged only 24.39
mills. Therefore mining property, for
local, county and state purposes, paid
only 24.39 mills. The average tax in the
state that year was 1874 mills and in
some counties it was as high as 43 mills,
which was the rate in Polk county, an
agricultural district. Hennepin county,
in which is Minneapolis, paid total
rate of AZ mills that year. Yet the
mines got off for 2439 mills.
The 1913 legislature attempted in a
measure to correct this abuse. It pass
ed a bill providing that iron ore should
be assessed at SO per cent of it's true
and full value, while household furni-
ture should be assessed at only rs per
cent of its value; live stock, goods and
merchandise, machinery and agricultural
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17

land at only 1915 per cent of its true
value, and stocks and bonds and city
real estate at 40 per cent of it's true
value.
ACT OF LEGISLATURE FAILS
TO ACCOMPLISH PURPOSE
This law was effective January 1, 1914.
Heretofore property was supposed to be
assessed at it's full and true value, but
it never was. The tax commission re-
adjusted the valuations after the new
law was passed, with the result that the
total valuation in the state for taxation
purposes was raised between and 10
per cent. Real estate was increased
1913 per cent; personal property was de-
creased 2k per cent and the valuation
of ore deposits was increased 5 per cent.
Hence this law did not under the ad-
ministration of the tax commission, pro-
portionally increase the tax on ore, as
it was evidently intended to do. :: Ore
still pays a substantially less tax than
other property, though valued at a
greater per cent of its true value for
taxation purposes. It pays less tax be-
cause the state has never assumed the
policy that it is a statewide asset, a gift
Of nature to all the people, but has let
it be exploited as a local asset in four
counties, where, the taxation values be-
ing so high, it has not been subject to
as great rate as agricultural land, city
real estate and many other kinds Of
property in other counties. The steel
trust has got off easy. -, -
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17

posed to be assessed in Minnesota,
comparisons can be made of the tax paid
by iron ore and other kinds of property.
For every $1,000 of true and full value
of iron ore tax of $12.19 is paid. This
would be the rate for the ore as a whole.
Some vast deposits, like those around
Hibbing and Stuntz, pay tax Of only
$3.50 to $3.50 per $1,000 of full ore
value. Now in Hennepin county, where
Minneapolis is located, the average tax
rate is AZ mills, so that for every $1,000
Of full value Of city real estate a tax of
$3.50 is paid, against an average tax
of $12.19 for every $1,000 of true value
of ore. That shows how little tax ore
pays in comparison with city realty.
Agricultural land pays taxes on valu-
alton in theory Of only 331s per cent Of
true value, while ore is supposed to pay
on SO per cent of true value. Yet even
with this difference in valuation ore gets
the best of it. The average tax rate in
Polk county is 43 mills, in Clay county
37.6 mills and in Marshall county Alt
mills. These are agricultural counties.
On $1,000 true value of agricultural land
Polk county farmers have to pay under
the average county rate, $14.33, Clay
county farmers $12.50 and Marshall
county farmers $3.50. Yet the ore
deposits, for every $1,000 of true value,
get off for tax Of $12.19. Some great
ore deposits only pay $3.50 per $1,000 of
true value. 80
These figures are based on the average
tax rates figured from the tax commits
sion's last published report, the latest
published figures available for COM
parison. ~
The nonpartisan leader., 1916-08-17
POOR MEN CAN'T HOLD
BODIES OF IRON ORE


But these are not all the evils of the
present unscientifc method of taxing ore
deposits. Under the present system the
ore bodies have been gradually forced
into the hands Of the steel trust and
Great Northern railroad interest hands.
Because all known ore bodies in the
ground are taxed it becomes impossible
for any owner to hold ore land unless he
has capital to mine it.
:. AS soon as an ore body is discovered
it begins to pay taxes. If the owner
has not the capital to develop and oper-
ate it he must sell, for the tax on the
ore in the ground is too great to allow
him to hold the land. He couldn't meet
the tax, perhaps not even the first year.
His only hope Of any realization at all
on his ore holding is to sell out as soon
as possible. He must sell. The steel
trust offers him ridiculously low price
for his holdings and he must take it.
There is no alternative.
Millions of dollars have been lost BY
independent interests in the mine fields
because of this system Of taxation.