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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
EAST CONCORD
Large Amount of Milk Being Shipped
From This Station-PersOnaIs.


From This StatiOn-PersonaIs.
(Mrs. ]. I. Folsom. Correspondent
From $500 to 1000 quarts of milk
are CARED for shipping mornings az
this station for the Boston markets,
very large amount for the farmers
in this section to produce.
Mrs. Willie Savers was a visitor at
ST. Johnsbury Center and ST. Johns
bury on Monday.
Mrs. Stella Folsom will be at Mrs.
John FoIsom's Tuesday afternoon and
evening, Apr. rs, with a full line of
spring millinery. All are cordially in
vited to call. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Smith of Lit
Teton were called here last week by
the illness of Mrs. Smiths mother,
Mrs. H. A Whipple.
The school in the village began Mon
day with Miss jeanette Kidder of Fair
Haven as teacher, also the school in
the Kellogg district with Miss Eva
st. John of Francestown, N H., as
teacher.
Charles Elliott of Whitefield, N. H.,
was an over-Sunday guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Cole.
Henry Graham has been sick for
the last few days.
Clarence Blanchard who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
Brightlook hospital a few weeks ago
is so far recovered as to be able to
come to his sister, Mrs. Dana Browns,
for a short stay, before returning to
his home in Newport.
Andrew Folsom of ST. Johnsbury
was business visitor in the place
Monday.
James Warren is making repairs on
his buildings. Charles Badger of St.
Johnsbury is doing the work.
Archie Fournier and Mrs. Frank
Smith of Groveton, N. H., were guests
of Mrs. Frank Fisher the past few
days.
Mabel Fisher has finished work for
George Morrill, of Waterford and re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sweet are re-
joicing over the birth of a son, Apr. l.
Bertha Bishop is working for Mrs.
H. A. Whipple, who is slowly GONZALES
cling.
Isabelle Briggs of st. Johnsbury is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Fisher.
Mrs. James Warren and son Harold
were in Woodsville last Thursday and
Friday to see Mr.. Warren's mother,
Mrs. Frank Warren, who is very i'll.
Norman Crawford has returned
from Bridgewater, Mass, to help care
for his father. Frank Crawford, who
is little better.
Scott Ranney of Lyndon was in the
place recently looking after his farm
which he recently purchased from
the Robert Sutton estate. He was a
guest of D. M. Smith while here.
Alfred Hartman of Dalton recently
visited his uncle, Alphonso Hartman.
Among the visitors in st. Johnsbury
the past week were Mrs. Henry Ora
ham, Mrs. Harry Fisher, Henry Briggs,
d. M. Smith, Fl. A. Smith, l.. A. Mich
OILS, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bennett and
daughter and Delbert Laveture.
w. H. Perham of Sawyers River was
a weekend guest at George Kings.
The sugar party at the church din
ing rooms last Wednesday evening was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19

be, in the general tax-burden due to
the crooked" system. he pays in the
increased cost Of what he has to buy
or perhaps IT would be more accurate
to say il is subtracted from the pur-
chasing power of his money.
How Crooked. Taxes Work.
AS all crooked taxes fall not on
property or wealth but on consump-
ton. of course they fall in the pro-
portion that expenditure bears to in
come. This means. according to Mr..
Shearman's compilations (and sub
stantiaIIy the same conclusion is
reached by other writers) that while
they take less than 40 of the savings
(before they are deducted) of the
richest classes. they take 1870 of the
savings of the poor.
You will also notice that if all taxes
were straight assessments on land at
its unimproved value, the total to be
paid by the people in order to put the
same amounts in the public treasures
would be considerably less than one
third what it costs them now. This,
however does not seem to concern our
lawmakers at all, as compared with
their anxiety to have taxes extracted
without pain" and the people left in
ignorance of how much they pay and
therefore, naturally, not troubled with
undue curiosity as to what becomes of
it,
If 1 have not made the points you
asked about clear, shall be happy to
try again.
STEPHEN E.oROYCE.
St Adams, VT, Apr. IL, 1915.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19

well attended md s7.36 was added to
the treasury OF the L. A S.
John Folsom was a business visitor
in Concord Monday.
Pearl Whipple visited relatives in
Littleton the first of the week.
Charles Woodbury. and Mrs. Lewis
Stockwen visited their sister. Mrs.
Leslie Hartshorn at Lyndonville last
week
(Intended for last week-)
A party of friends gathered at the
home of Willie Sayers last Thursday
evening to remind him of his birthday
Although taken by surprise Mr.. Say
ers was prepared to serve them to new
sugar and a pleasant evening was en-
joyed.
Mrs. David Thomas is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Rivers, at Lit
Teton, N. H., also her mother and
brother at Bethlehem, this week.
Mrs Roy Swift of Jacksonville and
Charles Badger of St. Johnsbury- are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Timpson and
child are visiting at d. H. Thomas
The farm known as the Robert Suit
or farm was recently purchased by
Scott Ranney of Lyndon. 1t is ex-
pected he will take possession soon.
Mrs. Herbert Jackman of st. Johns
bury was a guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Weir, Friday and
Saturday. Miss Madeline returned
home with her after spending the week
with her grandparents.
James Warren had telephone in
stalled in his house Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
LYNDON CENTER

mildred Rivers, Correspondent
Word has been received here that
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood from Lisbon, ~.
H., are the parents of a son, Wallace
KimbaIl, born Apr. 4. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kimball are the grandparents.
A birthday party was given to Mrs.
Emma Campbell in remembrance of
her 68th birthday Thursday evening.
Prayer meeting viii be held in the
vestry at 1880 Wednesday evening at
the Baptist church.
Mrs. A. A. Batchelder is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Noyes, at St.
Johnsbury for few days.
Benjamin Wright from st. Johns
bury was a Sunday visitor of Miss
Mona Richardson.
Miss Jennie Barrett has returned
from Salem, Mass, where she has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Barrett.
Miss Cordelia Enos is quite i'll with
the grip.
William Downer from Lyndonville
has moved into the Shores tenement
lately vacated by Dennis w. Rivers.
Mrs. Gerald Batchelder is spending
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Greene of Wheelock.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
6ultn bdlCHSIuer 10 sew LnurSudy.
Miss Vera Phillips will teach the
Pudding Hill school the remainder of
the year.
Mrs. Clifford entertained the mem
bers of the Book club by giving a
sugar party at the sugar place Friday.
The Is cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative
NaSoI iS not a Sooraf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
SHEFFIELD

(Mrs. d. S. Roberts. Correspondent
Word has been received that Mrs.
Martha Underwood is very low at her
daughters in New Hampshire.
Warner Gray has sold his farm to
Mr.. Eastman of Newport Center.
Harold Ranney has finished work
for G. A. Roberts. Clifford Mclean
takes his place.
Charles Sheldon was a Sunday visi-
tor in st. Johnsbury.
Helen Brown is at Brightlook hos
pital having her foot treated.
Clinton Jones' family returned to
town Saturday.
Ray Wood moved Monday into Mrs.
Quimby's tenement.
Herbert Lyon of Glover was in town
one day last week. While he was here
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
EXPLANATION BY S. K. ROYCE
Gives the Figures ON Which He Bases
The Statement That Persons with
$500 salary Pay S56.1O I'm Taxes

To the Editor OF The Caldonian:-
L am glad to accept your challenge
to substantiate certain statements
which you quote from my talk on
taxation at Rutland March 31st-
There are some printers errors In
the report of the first proposition you
quote. Corrected. IL should read;
about 9OSS OF the breadwinners OF
the country at that time are shown to
have average earnings Of $500. to
spend S2S5. oe which $56.1O goes Tor
taxes, and to save SIS.
About SEQ to have average earn
ings of S14OO, to spend $1,000, Of
which 1924 goes for taxes, and to save
5000.
About 49e to have average incomes
OF $4,000, to spend $3.50, of which
$500 goes for taxes. and to save
1920"
stated that these statistics were
compiled a number of years ago and
used because i had found none more
recent that seemed to me as thorough
and fair; and because there was no
reason to suppose things were changed
now except that the amounts of all
items had increased. They are con-
densed from a very interesting COM
pilation which you will find in ''Natu-
raj Taxation" by Thomas g. Shear
man. one of the ablest lawyers of this
generation and an investigator and
writer whose work along these lines
holds very high rank.
The second proposition you quote
is:
oMr. Royce estimated the average
taxes per person at $50 year, or $3.50
a year for each head of the family,
whose average income today was $500
or $780,"
You feel that these statements are
open to challenge on this ground:
But who can believe that q. man
with $500 income per year spends $50
a wear for taxes. Such men have no
property to be taxed. The average
poll-tax cannot exceed "a per year
and we know of no other tax man
with such a pitifully small income is
asked to pay. We chal-
lenge the accuracy of his statements
and would respectfully ask for proof
of the truth of the same"
Take A Short Sighted View.
Permit me to suggest that you are
here taking the very short-sighted
view which / find most people do
take, and which it is the purpose and
intention of our tax system that they
should take-namely that the only
taxes are those BADLY so called, and
for which a local tax bill is presented.
This is a great mistake.
Here are a few quite considerable
items which 1 think you must concede
are not picked from the air or collected
by voluntary contribution, but are
paid by somebody. And if they are
not paid by the consumer, 1T would
be very interesting to learn who does
pay them:
Even millions
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19

he. got into quite a little misunder-
standing with Silas Gray.
(Intended for last week.)
Clinton Jones has moved his family
back to his home here. Mr.. Jones
will teach the spring term of school
in the town farm district.
Mrs. Alex Drake is gaining.
Fred Smelling has moved into Mrs.
Lurinda Snelling's tenement
Perry Barber is having a bay win
dow put on the front of his house.
Mrs. Jane Woodman received many
remembrances and flowers on Apr. 5,
her S0th birthday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
HIS AGE As AGAINST HIM

II am 50 years old and I have been
troubled with kidneys and bladder for
Jones, Allen, Kas. MY age is against
me to ever get cured, but Foley Kidney
ever tried" Many people suffer from
aching back, shooting pains, stiff joints,
all have been relieved. c.. c. BINGHAM.
kidney trouble who need not suffer
when they can get Foley Kidney Pills.
Mr.. Jones in a later letter says If 1t was
not for them he would never be able to
work in the hay field rheumatism.
aching back. shooting pains. stiff joints. all
have been relieved. c Obi NGHAM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
$4S.S6
Totals. S.164.5S2.
Explanation.


(A) Federal revenue, not including
postal. Population treated as an even
one hundred millions.
OBJ Increased prices of domestic
products due to the protective tariff
three times the amount of customs
collected. Authority for this estimate,
statistical appendix to Economic
Changes" by David A. Wells.
Co Twenty five per cent on items
A. and b., which are treated by deal
ers as part of the cost of goods on
which their profit is figured. For per-
centage see above authorities.
CD Increased prices of domestic
products due to internal revenue taxes,
$3.50. See above authorities.
(E) State and local taxes in YER
mont. See Report of Commissioner
of Taxes. To get the per capita, the
population IS figured as $4,000.
CD Local excise and business tax
es, licenses and fees. This item is es-
dmated on partial statistics. and is no
doubt much too low.
(G) Excessive profits on goods and
service produced or handled by cor
porations having special privileges
under the law. over what they could
obtain without such privileges. A
great many statistics have been COM
piled and estimates made by different
writer's on this subject and of course
it is necessarily, in part, only an es-
innate. l take an average of such as
/ have seen and then cut it down to an
even figure. This. of course, is not
strictly a tax, as it does not go into
the public treasures where taxes
should go but to the profit of protected
and special interests. But as it is
added to the cost of what consumers
and taxpayers buy by virtue of revenue
and other laws, and is a direct out
growth of the system of crooked
taxation, it is. so far as the people who
have to pay it are concerned, exactly
the same thing as a tax.
An Approximate Estimate.
My use, for illustration, of $50 a
year per capita as the average tax
burden was particularly specified as
only an approximate estimate, and ]
also particularly stated that 1 should
use round numbers to avoid firing my
hearers with figures and statistics, ]
think the above figures fairly sustain
all that was claimed 1 do not vouch
for any figures not official 1t is the
principle of correct, scientific, natural
taxation versus crooked" and wrong
taxation that Is important-not the
exact amounts involved.
You will notice that a considerable
part Of the Vermont taxes and all OF
the others are what are termed crook
ed" taxes-that is, while in reality
tax-burdens, many Of them masquer-
ade under other names; and none OF
them are either expected or intended
to be borne by the person who pays
them in the first instance. but to be
passed along to the consumer as a
part of the price of merchandise OF
service. The purpose of this is that
the person who really pays the tax
shall not know when, or how, or how
much he pays.
When your man with no property
in the grand list pays his polI-tax. that
is all the tax he knows about. The
balance of his share, whatever it Taeo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19

The 25 cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets. the
perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
COULD HARDLY DO HER WORK

Homework is trying on health and
strength. Women are as much inclined
to kidney and bladder trouble as men.
symptoms OF aching back, stiff and
sore joints and muscles, blurred vision,
prompt attention before they lead to
chronic or more serious ailment. Mrs
George Hauck, 955 Pearl ST., Benton
Harbor, Mich, writes: 81 was awful
bad, with such pain / could hardly do
my work. and 1 am very thankful for
Foley Kidney Pills" c. c. BINGHAM.
The 25 cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets. the
perfect laxative.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
TELL HOW DREAM
CAME TO NAUGHT
Late James IIill Hoped to Merge
Three Great Kodds, Wit
ncsscs Relate.

ST, PAUL, oct 16.-Officials of
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Burlington railway companies to-
day told of the working relations OF
the three systems and reviewed the
cream of the late James J. Hi, which
was shattered by the United States
supreme court in 1901 when he at
tempted a merger Of the three roads,
in testifYng in the Ramsey district
court today. Their testimony was
given in tho suit brought by tho
county to collect $1,000 900 alleged de-
linquent personal property taxes of
these railway companies.
President Louis w Hill OF the
Great Northern spent tho day in court
listening to the proceedings.
In pointing out the necessity for the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
having control OF the Burlington, w.
i. Kenney. vice president OF the
Great Northern. said that as & result
OF the development Of the great north
west by the Hill interests II was i'm
perativc that a market outlet to the
east be procured. Tho Burlington
which touches the richest country be-
tween St. Paul, Chicago and st Louis
is the road, Mr.. Kenney said. that
gives valuable outlet to the east The
hearing will be resumed tomorrow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
IICALIH CHIEFS CAN
CITY TAMALE SUPPLY
TOO MUCH "LONG TIME DEAD"
MlAT USED IN MANUTAC-
TJKE, II RULING
N'rc't Vendors Must Change Modes
and Must Pa, "a CITY License
To Get Back.

Ihe city health department has de-
claleu war on hot tamllcs. Tntu the
street vendors change their mode OF
manufacturing the Mexican dish and
take out city licenses they Will he
fcrbiddcn to ply their trade.
An investigation OF the tamale bust
ness was instiggtcd last week bv the
arrest OF joe Reno. "thc tamale
king on charge of using diseased
meat In his wares Renzo had found
4 dead hog in a box car and hauled II
TO his shack where II was converted
into the rod bots"
During his trial in police court IL
also was brought out that Ron2o's dog
had hecn i'm the habit of using FOR Il
bed the corn husls which ancase the
tamalcs. Reno was fined s2l and
sentenced TO ten lays In all The
sentence was suspended upon his
promise not To again violate the city
health laws.
Or S. DcZell Hawley health su-
perlntcndcnt says that tho McXlCaus
whC peddle tamales usually make
Them i'm the novels in which most Of
them live. Tho sanitary conditions of
these places are indescribahle, he
SAYS
II has not been the custom of the
tealth department to enforce the or
dinanco requiring these pcddlcrs to
take out city license. But from now
on all persons who sell prepared food
or TIE streets will be compelled to do
this or run the risk of vigorous prose-
Cution
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
LET CON lRACI FOR
HARD-SURFACE ROAD
j. Il. LANGTRY Is LOWEST BIDDER
FOR TULSA-SAPULPA
HIGHWAY.
Long and VIII Cost Approxi-
matcly $4,000.

Within another week actual con-
struction work Will be under way on
the Tulsa -Sapulpa highway. The con-
tract for that part of the road IN
Tulsa county was awarded by the COM
missioners yesterday TO j. 4. Langtry.
Teams and men will start on the
grading of the new highway next
Monday. About forty days will be re-
quired for this part OF the work. The
surfacing and paving will following
the grading work Immediately If
weather conditions permit
That portion of the road in Tulsa
county will be between the southern
limits Of West Tulsa near the Texas
refinery to New Taneha, a distance Of
six and one-fifth miles From New
Taneha the highway will be built TO
Sapulpa by Creek county.
Mr. Langtry's bid for tho grading
was made on a unit basis at "a cents
a yard. For the surfacing and paving
his bid was S6,933 a milo.
The entire road will he about IA
miles long and will cost approximate
ly $4,000. The paving will be of
asphalt, giving this section the finest
road in Oklahoma.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
ARREST FOUR FOR
STORE ROBBERY
Nro Said to Have Hidden Owasso
Goods in House in Bird
Creek Bottoms.

Four young men were arrested Mon
day and charged with the robbery OF
the Ballard store at Owasso saturday
night. They are Bennie Pace, MllIard
Busscy, John Bussey and White Davis.
They were found in the Bird creek
bottoms near OwasSo.
About $500 worth of merchandise
was stolon from the store and more
than half of this was found in a house
said to have been occupied by the
young men. The remainder Of the
goods has not been found.
Among the articles stolen from the
stole We're II slabs of bacon, 1000
pounds of flour, five sweaters, 20 pair
of shoes, 10 cartons of smoking TO-
bacco. several overcoats and three
suits Of clothes. 1t is believed that the
goods missing are hidden somewhere
in tho Bird creek bottoms.
The youths arrested were brought to
tho county Jail here. They stoutly
deny that they were connected In any
way with the robbery. Two Of them
were caught as they were preparing
to enter the house where the stolen
articles were found.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17

farmers and laboring men of all po-
litical parties and from every part Of
Comanche county. The organization
was effected for the purpose of ad-
Nancing the candidacy Of +. A. Park
inson Of this city for corporation com
missioner for the long term.
This Is Mr.. Parkinson's own county
and he will be given the largest vote
ever accorded IA candidate from this
county, according to political WISE
acres.
Elect Officers.
The organization was effected by
the election Of w. II. Ozmun chair
man and W. s. Jordan secretary, both
officials are business men and both
Democrats. An everybody vote for
Parkinson" campaign will be inaugu-
rated at once. Mr.. Parkinson is one
of Comanche county's best known
citizens, having resided here since the
opening. lie served as county com
missioner under territorial county gov
ernment with such general satisfaction,
that he has frequently been impor-
tuned to become candidate for th ,
various county offices since statehood.
but the only office he filled was that
tONT1NI'ID ON PAGE SIX
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
AUTO THIEVERY
MUST END HERE
Traffic Sergeant Takes Initiative in
Forming Group OF Citizens
TO Fight.

Seeds sown in an article In The
World Of Sunday morning already
have taken root A plant proposed by
Jim Pil<ington, traffic sergeant, to
organize an anti-auto thief association
met immediate response yesterday and
a number OF insurance companies as
well as private individuals pledged
their support.
officer Pilldngton insists that at
least five hundred Tulsans should
band together for concerted action
against the nefarious and wholesale
theft Of machines in and around
Tulsa. A membership fee Of SO would
insure $500 to carry on an active
campaign against these thieves. He
believes an organized gang is ut work
here and that some demonstration
must take place before 1t can be scat
tered. He declares that sporadic po-
lice activity will never forge to the
root Of the evil here.
Monday the officer and those inter-
ested tentatively determined OH future
steps. They will be announced as soon
as they have been permanently out
lined