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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Illinois Press Comment.

Springfield News Record: The pre-
ent system overburdens land and Other
visible property. 1t permits intangible
property to escape.
Edwardsville Intelieeneer: Popular
willingness to give state legislatures
the necessary authority to meet mod
ern and advancing economic condi-
lions, especially in states like New
York and Maryland. where the vote
was taken on basis Of actual expert
ence, may be reflected In Illinois when
the amendment is voted upon.
Illinois State journal: In all these
years no one has raised his voice In
defense Of the existing scheme.
Chicago Herald: If adopted by the
people. as it will be, 1t (the amend
ment), will empower the general as
sembly to enact laws that will take
note Of the fact that income-producing
power as well as market value, must
be considered In any fair taxation sys-
tenn.
Troy Call: The pending amendment
will not Of itself make any change In
existing laws.
Watseka Republican: Other states
have dealt with the tax problem with
considerable success.
Milan Independent: Years of effort
have been spent by honesty-loving leg
islators In getting such an amendment
through as we now have to vote upon.
The Farmers Review: Under the
present system, which has been In
vogue in Illinois since 1S4S, greater
burdens are constantly heaped upon
real property.
Streator Free Press: The action Of
the legislature with reference to the
taxing Of Illinois Is eminently timely.
GaIesburs Mail. There Is nothing to
lead us to believe that the peoples YER
dict will not favor new tax laws.
EIsin News: If all the property In FL
gin were actually taxed, the revenue
derived therefrom at the present rate
would be more than ample. But It
never has been and never will be under
the present law.
Kswanee Courier: Injustice and In
equity should give way to fairness In
our Illinois system Of taxing and this
action of the legislature submission
Of the amendmeno is a step In the
right direction.
Belleville News Democrat: Other
states. similar In character to Illinois,
by modern and scientific methods.
have made tax-dodging a rare offense.
instead Of a common habit. and have
devised means for taxing effectively
and justly those classes of property
which largely escape In Illinois.
Dixon Telegraph: In eastern states
where the power Of centralized wealth
In great cities Is greater than In I'LL
nois, we see no tendency to exempt
this vast Qntangible) wealth, but rather
the effective taxation Of It on a basis,
having some regard for the income and
character Of the property taxed
Monmouth Rsvlswi Let anyone In
vest bis or her savings In bonds. stocks
or mortgages, or let anyone put q sum
In a savings bank. and Illinois demands
annually half or two-thirds Of the In
come from such securities or deposits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07

only to pain in the time of its appear
ance and in its power of producing dis
tress.
Diarrhea and constipation are found
in certain cases of ptomaine poisoning.
The latter is more often found than is
the former. Gases are produced in the
stomach and intestines by the action
of certain germs; the process is called
fermentation. Foul odors of the breath
and of the excreta are produced by
chemical disintegration of putrefactive
products of germs.
The germs render us a double ser
vice; they produce good or i'll, depend
ing upon time, quantity and quality.
They contaminate water and thus pro-
duce disease; they attack foul water
and purify it, thus aiding health pro-
cesses. The making of cheese, the
aroma and palatability of wines and
beers, as well as other gustatory en-
joyments of our foods, depend upon the
action of germs, microscopical in size
but mighty in performance.
Ptomaine poisoning is often caused
by not removing canned meats, fish and
other canned foods at once upon open
ing before chemical changes are pro-
duced by the combined action of the
tin, the air and the germs. The poi
sons thus formed are powerful aka
loids called ptomaines by students of
physiological chemistry.
If the body is not properly cared for
internally, ptomaine poisoning is more
than possibility.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
AirshiLs and Altitude,

There are two ways of measuring
altitude in a flying machine One is
by triangulation from the ground.
which is an involved operation. requir
ing the services of several trained ex-
perts I'm the calculation Of angles from
different points ON a measured dis
lance ON the earth's surface. The Sec
ond and usual way is by means Of a
Paragraph. which Is form of aneroid
barometer that records altitude by
means of atmospheric pressure The
latter method is not as exact as the
former, but Is more expeditions and is
approximately correct
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
PToMAINE POISONING.

The term ptomaine poisoning has
been made to mean food poisoning of
germ origin. At least that is the mean
ing that is intended by popular con-
sent. Custom has decreed it and hence
We use the terms ptomaine poisoning
and food poisoning anonymously. But
there is a technical difference some
times, for instance, food poisons may
be of two kinds, indigenous poisons,
meaning from within and exogenous
poisons meaning from without. The
indigenous food poisons, an example of
which is the poisonous mushroom,
should not be regarded as foods. The
exogenous food poisons are the most
common and are made poisonous by ac-
cidental contamination. ANY food is
liable to become poisonous under GER
tain circumstances; this is true espe-
cially of heterogeneous substances, meats,
eggs, ice cream, milk and the like.
Such foods contain micro-organisms
that are harmless and even beneficial
within certain limitations; but when
those germs are permitted to reach the
disease producing stage in those foods
they cause ptomaine poisoning. They
cause a symptom complex called by diff
ferent names, depending upon the or
gan that happens to be overcome by
the germs and their poisonous products.
Pain is prominent symptom that is
often earlier than any other symptom;
it is certainly the most distressing
symptom. Vomiting is perhaps second
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Undue Taxation of Evidences of
Indebtedness Makes Debt
or Pay Twice.

A conspicuous injustice which the
constitutional amendment. to be voted
on November Z. will make 1t possible
to remedy, is double taxation.
The taxation Of mortgaged property
and Of mortgages as well as some
other forms Of intangible value occa-
sions frequent complaint Of double
taxation" Most farms and most homes
In Illinois today are bought on the
prepayment plan, q little cash and a
note secured by mortgage being given
by the purchaser.
A mortgage on land Is taxable. And
In effect is double taxation. Two tax
values have been created where only
one before existed. In paying the in
terest the mortgagor must pay all or
part of the tax which the mortgage
IN obligated to pay. The fact that the
mortgage evades taxation generally
does not benefit the morteagor Mort
gagged land Is land burdened with
double taxation.
Suppose that q man sells a horse for
say $500 and takes note fo- II, the
note becomes taxable. Suppose, fur
thur, that tho buyer sells the horse to
another man for another note, this sec
ond note becomes taxable. This same
horse may be sold indefinitely on credit
creating a taxable value each time
that It Is sold.
Many other examples might be cited
The merchant who buys q stock Of
goods on credit may have In bank on
assessment day the money to pay his
debt. In that case. the money. the
goods and the credit are all three sub
ject 10 taxation and the merchant can.
not, now. offset his debt against his
money In bank nor the goods on his
shelves.
Modern laws regard mortgages and
kindred values a differing tn char
actsr from other property and tax
them according to ability 30 bear the
tax. Greater Justice and Q better basis
foR rsvsnus result
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Cow Mothers Young Pigs.

Milton. Del.-Because his COW had
been MIXED dry every evening and his
family had been compelled to do with
out milk or butter John Henderson of
Broadkiln Neck sat up with gun the
other night In the hope of catching the
thief. He was astonished to find that
the cow was a willing victim Of his
young pigs. who took turns sucking
milk while the old COW lay on the
ground for their better provision. The
cow is now pasturing within a hog
tight fence.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Charles E. Stump Attended
the A. M. E. Conference at
Wichita, Kansas, Where he
Feasted on Fried Chicken
and Sweet Honey, then de-
parted for Houston, Texas.

/ Now 1 went around and met some
of the leading men and women of the
town, visited the schools, talked with
the teachers. They were all delighted
to see and be with me. am sorry that
L cannot tell you all the things that
took place while 1 was there.
The conference closed and 1 spent
the night with several of my sister IS
daughters. They were glad to see their
Uncle Charley, and he was glad to see
them, believe me, honey. They had one
more chicken dinner for their uncle
they had not seen for years. They
were Mrs. Lille Fielder and Miss Ma
bel Overstreet. These young people
were doing good. Mrs. Fielder had lost
by death her husband. Her brother was
there, also her father, Milton Over
street. He has some chickens to his
credit, believe me, honey.
1 have been to Topeka, and had the
pleasure of visiting a school there,
which is called the Western Tuskegee.
At the head of this institution is Prof.
w. R. Carter, an educator. / was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Wright,
and it was a nice thing to be their
guest. Mr.. Wright was for long time
the real treasurer of Topeka, Kans.
and now he holds another important
position there, and is the only member
/ of our race that is a registered public
accountant. He knows his business
when it comes to that.
Truly John NJ. Wright is a represen-
tative of his race. He believes in the
possibility of his people and for them
he is spending his life. For long time
he has been actively engaged in the
National Negro Business League, and
will continue with them. His wife is
one of the best singers this race has in
America. She was for long time with
Blind Boone, and when she married
took hold of her beautiful home in To-
pchd one 10 COhhCCJCu WIN bhC
that mean to help the race. am proud
to know these good people. I met Rev.
Jesse Peck, and Rev. T. L. Griffith, who
is pastor of the Baptist church, and
there is one church without a preacher,
and thought one time I would get it
or settle up.
DR.. Chesta Augusteene Deane is the
leading druggist in the town, and she
is one of the finest women 1 have ever
met She is right down to business,
and is doing well in the city. 1 want
to here congratulate her on the good
work she is doing.
Now I will have to bring this letter
to a close until the next time. 1 hope
to be able to keep you reading what 1
am doing and where am going. Ny
next letter will be from Houston, Tex
as, or some other southern point.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Quite Common.

Its strange what interest small
boys and girls take in boasting about
the possessions Of themselves and their
families.
Mollie. aged nine. and Nancy, a year
younger. were trying to outmatch each
other at this game. and Mollie was
several points ahead In the contest.
"Oh. you should see my mothers
FAM she boosted. thinking to make
her victory complete. Its lovely-an
hand painted
Nancy tossed scornful head.
POOH she retOrted. That's moth
ing. Sos our garden fence"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Size ef the Roman Empire.
According 10 tho historian GibboI

the Roman empire was above 1000
miles in breadth. from the wall Of
Antoninus and the northern limits Of
Docia to Mount Atlas and the Tropic
Of Cancer: that it extended in length
more than 5000 miles. from the west
ern ocean to the Euphrates; that it
was situated in the finest part of the
temperate zone. and that it was sup
posed to contain above 100000 square
miles,
According to this. the Roman en-
pire was considerably smaller than the
United States. the area Of which Qeav-
ing out Alaska and the islands) is
nearly 100000 square miles. or al
most twice as big as was the empire
Of the Caesars.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Bold Court Fool.

Ferdinand III. was a man Of very IN
certain moods and would allow his
jester to take liberties with him one
hour while resenting any familiarity
the next. One day he turned round
on Jonas, his fav0rite fool, and thun-
dered: Fellow. be silent! / never
stoop to talk to a fool!'
Never mind that" answered Jonas.
Il do. So please listen to me In your
turn"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
To Make Sure.

won't you please leave the light
burning In the hall. mother?" pleaded
little Robert as he was being put to
bed.
Nonsense. BObbie." was the reply.
Surely you know there isn't anything
to be afraid OF In the dark"
Eyes. know. but can't you leave a
teeny weeny light so l can see there
isn't anything there"-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
BABY SERVED IN A LAWSUIT
One year-oId Heir to Share In Million
Dollar Estate Summoned.

Bridgeport, Gonna one-year-old
baby was served with papers in law
suit when Deputy Sheriff Cunningham
went to Riverside and found little
Helen Green at the palatial summer
home Of her father. Harold Rumsey
Green.
The baby is one of twenty heirs Of
James Green. who died In st. Louis in
1914, leaving an estate Of $1.O00,O00
Two Of the heirs, Laura c. Littlebrant
and Marian C. Littlebrant Of st. Louis.
have brought suit to have the will set
aside on the ground that Green was in
competent
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Envelopes.

Envelopes were practically unknown
before 1725. About that time one was
seen enthusiastically. AS late as 1850
letters were often sent folded and seal
ed. Envelopes may be said to have
come into use shortly after ls44.-Ex
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
End of the Story,

"Oh, If / were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
81 wouldn't care If l were you." he
said. You are very intellectual and
you have a sweet disposition. Besides,
you are nice to your mother. and all
that Is much better than being beau
tiful."
And he was never invited to see her
again.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Eats Eel That Nearly Drowned Him

Eats Eel That Nearly Drowned Him.
Rochester, N. Y. - While County
Clerk William S. Cornwell Of Penn
Yam was In swimming he cried for
help, and when rescuers brought him
to shore a FIVE pound eel was found
fastened to his right foot The eel was
killed and dressed, and In the evening
Cornwel and his friends dined OF the
tlsh that nearly drowned him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Bob 6urdette's Aside.

When Bob Burdette was addressing
the graduating class Of q large eastern
college for women be began his re-
marks with the usual salutation.
young ladies OF 81" Then In a hor-
rified aside he added. That's an aw-
ful age for a girl!'
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lwxxxxxsxssxxsxx w.. {.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The Inattsntivs Child.

- Never scold a child who Is dull J
~ or needless nor one who seems
u to refuse to pay attention. Take
" such a child Ito a physician for
- an examination. for many times
u there will he found explanations
~ for his cOnduct-his ears may be =
y diseased or filled with impacted y
y wax. which dulls or prevents his !
" hearing. His eyesight may be =
v so defective as to keep him from
u fixing his gaze upon anything. =
y Children who are normal and 7
u well are bright. alert. attentive =
y and responsive. Thuse who are I
q III or suffering from disease OF
q the nervous system. some defect
q Of hearing or vision. are unable
q to do anything as u should be 4
q done and deserve pity and never
q blame. 4
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Important.

My dear. what shall buy you for
your birthdayT
Consult our jeweler he knows
pretty well what my tastes are"
"And did you tell him anything about
the state Of my fnances?"-Kansas
City Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Happy Boys.

1.-The Smithers twins are so much
alike that their own mother can't tell
them apart"
THAT must be rather confusing"
1T is. but the boys don't mind it.
Their mother never dares to whip
either of them for fear it might be the
wrong one"-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Bio Pelican Killed.

Middlesboro. Ky.-A beautiful peli
can was killed on a farm near Ar
thur, Tenn, recently. It was q large
bird, white with black tips on the
wings, which measured seven feet
from DIP to dip. Its bin measured
twelve inches IN length, and II stood
Eve feet high.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Badly Timed.

Nephew tried to get a raise today.
aunt. but the boss refused II. Mrs.
Blunderby-Too bad. Dicky. Perhaps
you didn't approach him at the zoolOg-
ical moment. Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Atlas Rsioicss.

Atlas bore the world on his shoulders.
1T II much easier than having It on
your conscience" he explained New
York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07
Har Tact.

Howard - Did she refuse you, old
man? Coward-Well. In a delicate. in
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-10-07

The virtue OF justice consists In mod
sration a regulated By wisdom.-Aris-
totieL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
K|RKPA!R|CKS WIN
BEAT LOJUS 4 TO z
Young Cetleman Named Bak-
er a Sinister Pitcher
Turned the Trick

The home team lost by score of
a to 2.
A young man by the name of Thomas
Baker was in-tOwn yesterday.
To this fact is largely due the fact
that the Lojus were defeated.
The said Mr.. Baker is pitcher of the
species known as southpaw," and he
appeared yesterday in company with an
aggregation of players which included
an air-tight infield and other features.
The people who gathered at the State
street ball park yesterday afternoon to
see the Kirkpatricks play against the
Lojus saw fine exhibition of the ma
tional game Before the first inning
WAS over, the conviction was borne in
upon the minds of the spectators that
this was to be the real article of base
ball, game characterized sy tight,
clean work, in which one small error or
fragment of bad luck might make the
the difference between defeat and vic
tcIy.
And it proved to be exactly that sort
of game
There still remains chance for the
local team to win the pennant. The
Baby Beavers won double victory over
Rainier at Portland yesterday, which
puts them well in the lead, but should
they lose the next two contests and
should Salem win the next two the
teams would be tied for first place, and
a post season series would be necessary
to settle the matter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
OREGON COW is CHAMPION.

An Oregon cow has broken u
world s record, and is now entitled to
the proud title of Oregon IS first
world s champion Holstein. Johanna
DE Kol, of Rush Court, junior two
year.old heifer at Hill Crest Holstein
farm, Amity, has just completed her
seven'day official test, eight months
after freshenipg, with Ass pounds
of milk and 1887 pounds Of fat ex-
ceeding the former worlds record of
425.l pounds of milk by more than
20 pounds, and now, after she has
been milking 8 l2 months, she is still
exceeding tho former worlds record
by giving from 81 to GA pounds of
milk day. Her owner is Herbert w.
Jones, secretary of the Oregon Hol.
stein Cattle club.-Dallas Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
Notice Of Improvement of Alley II
Blocks SO and SO, University

Notice is hereby given that the COM
mon council deems it expedient so to
do, and hereby declares its purpose and
intention to improve the alley in blocks
80 and 36, University addition to the
city of Salem, between the east line
of Twelfth street and the west line Of
the Race in block So, at the expense Of
the abutting and adjacent property by
bringing said portion of said alley to
the official grade, and paving the same
with six.incn Portland cement con-
crete pavement in accordance with the
plans, specifications and estimates for
the improvement of said portion OF
said alley, adopted by the common
council on the 9th day of July, 1916,
now on file in the office of the city
recorder, which, for a more detailed
description thereof are hereby referred
to and made a part of this notice; be-
ing that character or kind of improve
ment known and designated in said
plans, specifications and estimates as
i'' Cement Concrete Pavement.
The common council hereby declares
its purpose and intention to make the
said above described Improvement by
and through the street improvement de-
partment Of the City.
BY order of the common council.
-CHAS F. ELGIN City Recorder.
Dated this sth day of August, 1916.
Aug 10
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
Cheese Factory Grows
With Better Business

If there is one thing above all others
the Record delights in doing it is to
tell Of the growth and development of
the institutions of this vicinity; and
we expect to keep right on footing the
horn for Donald just as long as we are
accorded the opportunity.
In this issue we desire to say lit
tie more in regard to the Donald Cheese
Factory.
After months of successful opera
tion it was deemed advisable to make
change in the milk routes, taking in
considerable more territory. This was
made necessary on account of a large
number Of farmers desiring to become
patrons of the institution.
A complete pc arrangement was made
and an entirely new route established.
The increase in tho amount of milk re.
ceived daily is about so per cent.
They are now getting a little better
than $500 pounds. when before the
change it was but 5000.
The price paid the farmer for this
milk is approximately $l.37 per hun,
dred, so it can be seen that the local
factory is distributing nearly $4,000
o month among the farmers. We do
not say that these figures are correct,
but we know that during the month
of June 93,365 pounds of milk was re-
ceived, and that the price paid was
$l.37, and that the amount paid to
farmers was $l2S0.65; and as the milk
supply has been increased so per cent,
the outlay will be correspondingly
greater.
Those who are doing the hauling are
Willis Eppers and Arthur Mckay of
this place and j. II. Eisels of near
Wilsonville.
The factory is now making little
better than 500 pounds of cheese q
day, and it has been necessary to add
another milk tank. Cheesemaker Gray
has also been furnished helper in the
person of Mrs. Gray. She has had con-
siderable experince in this line and is
very able assistant.
The phenomenal success of the fac
tory is due in a large measure to the
untiring efforts and splendid work of
Manager Jas. p. Fe1ler. While all the
directors and officers are entitled to
great deal of credit, candor compels
us to Law considerable stress upon the
work of the manager. The only regret
able feature of the whole affair is that
we have not about twenty more jim
Fellers in this cOmmunity.-Donald
Record.