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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15

has arisen from his failure to con-
slider with sufficient care the Incl
dence of taxation. He has, in
short, failed to note the fact that
government service is reflected in
land values, and that the owner of
the land where the service is rem
dered is able to collect from his
tenants the full value of that SER
vice.
1t is a matter of common exper-
fence with all persons who have at
temped to buy OF rent a place in
which to live that the owner never
failed to enumerate the advantages
ia the shape of parks, schools and
the various public utilities that
were at the command of the user
of that land. And present tenants
are forcibly reminded by a rise
in rents when any public improve
ment is made. This was dramatic
ally demonstrated when the City
of New York attempted, a few
years ago, to relieve congestion in
the o~vercrowded tenement district
by converting certain blocks into
parks and Fairgrounds. What
was the result? Was there the
slightest confusion or uncertainty
as to rents? Were the learned
economists of Columbia, Yale or
Harvard consulted in determining
the values under the new condi-
tions? There was nothing of the
kind. The result was as certain
as the movement of. the falling APP
pie and the earth toward each
other.
Before even the rubbish of the
RACED buildings had been cleared
away there was a movement of
tenants toward the rooms of the
houses facing the newly cleared
space. 1t was not necessary for
the landlords to raise the rents.
The tenants outside voluntarily
offered to pay more than the oc-
cupants. And this competition for
the right to live in rooms facing
the park continued until the price
had risen to a point far above the
former rents: until, indeed, all the
advantage of the Improvement was
reflected in the new rental. So
great was the advance in the rents
of rooms fronting on the park.that
the original poverty stricken ten
ants whom the city government
had thought to relieve we're forced
back into other congested districts
to make room for the better-to-do
tenants who crowded Them, out.
The net result was that tenement
congestion had been shifted from
one point to another point, while
the advantages of the Improvement
were enjoyed by a class who were
able before to live in better neigh.
borhoods, and the owners of the
surrounding land reaped the whole
financial benefit in increased rents.
This concrete application should
not be lightly dismissed. It is
worthy of the consideration even
of those learned economists who
have confused such men as DIR.
Eliot by stringing out their an
alyses SO far that they are unable
to draw q conclusion. It should
be noted that neither the parks
created in the tenement district,
nor the schools erected, nor any
other government service render
ed. added one cent Of value to
brick or stone, house or furniture,
meat or groceries, or any other
product Of labor. Il was space
only, the land, that increased in
value. And that increased value
was paid BY the users of the space
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15
wAN1ED-NEw TAX SYSTEM

Aae
Some people don't believe in
miracles. But they don't consider
that only a miracle or series of
miracles could have preserved our
own county--the U. S. A.-and
brought it to it's present state of
power and prosperity.
At least it presents itself to The
Press as a miracle when we consid-
er several features that 90 to make
the present form of cur state and
federal government burdensome
and inequitable.
Two of the most conspicuous of
these is the question of taxation
and various commonwealths(states
which make so many conflicting
state laws. Regarding the latter
problem, The Press will have some
thing more to say in a future is
sue.
The logic, or argument, of the
following, from ssThe Public" of
New York City, may not be clear
to all of our readers; but the argu-
ment is the inequality, or inequity.
of our present tax system. The
Press is not a Socialist, but it does
cot believe that taxing labor to
death is the right way for any gov
eminent to attain to it's highest
usefulness, saying nothing about
preserving it's existence. We
believe this is one of the causes of
SO many strikes: it is labor striking
back when taxes become Cypress
i've. The author of the article
following is Mr.. Stoughton Cooley.
persons who have wondered
why the science of taxation should
be the least developed of our social
and political activities may receive
some light by giving a moments
thought to the recent u~tterance of
DIR. Charles w. Eliot, President
Emeritus of Harvard. For more
than a generation DR.. Eliot has
stood in the forefront of move
ments looking to the advancement
of much that is best in our civiliz-
alton. 1t may be doubted, indeed,
If there is another man who quite
SO completely fulflls the American
ideal of q scholar. Profound in
erudition, he yet retains the whole
some democratic impulses that
have kept him in touch with the
practical world, and enabled him.
to exercise great influence over
the moral and intellectual life of
his countrymen. Yet he appears
to have failed to grasp the newer
thoughts on government.
lit is because of Dr. Eliot's sur
passing merits in other fields that
his failure to sense economic truths
becomes so striking. He is right
: in saying that men seeking, under
democratic forms Of government,
to avoid payment of taxes will lose
their self respect. "By their own
selfish and mean action" he says,
they become morally paanerized."
He stands upon equally firm ground
in claiming that another grave in
jury to national character is
wrought whenever the mass of the
people get their Inquiries and
pleasures out Of the public revenue,
instead Of paying for them them
selves" But he becomes confused
apparently az. to individual ident-
ity when he says Of the poor who
get their comforts and Injuries
ont Of public expenditures for
schools. parks. libraries, and play
grounds: IF they had not know.
49, vLEAfWr so Xa Ep 80 49, HFHNA a. EN e-zf
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15
AGENCY RIFLES

Frank Glodt was over from Get
tysburg with the oil wagon Tues
day
Miss Marie Congdon left for
Huron. Tuesday, to attend q Sum
mer School
Messrs Orville and Eddie Won,
VALID of Apprenticeship were
over Tuesday on business
Whitney Traverse is buying
aumber with which to make some
Improvement on his allotment
Whitney Traverse and Dick
Fielder with the Mesdames trans
acted business in Gettysburg Mon
day
James Robertson, disciplinarian
at the Indian School, was a pleas
ant caller at The Press Office last
Saturday .
Bids are to be opened on June
18th at the Sup't's office for cutting
30 tons of alfalfa on Latferty Is
land and 30 of same at the Agency
Mr.. j. G.. Antrim and family
have swapt quarters with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tolliver and are now at home.
next door north of Hotel de Cong
don
Mr.. Andrews and family, accom-
panied by his sisterinlaw, return
ed from their trip to Lawrence,
Kansas, last Saturday. They had
the misfortune to lose their young
est child while absent.
Pierre Cap. -Journal:--M. A.
Adams, deputy land commissioner,
with Frank Knoll as surveyor went
up to Forest City to survey an
island which the state claims, in
the Missouri just below that place.
A SON of Mr.. Thos. Hill of Trail
City met with a sad accident which
caused his death last Friday, by
being thrown from a horse and
dragged some distance. This
makes the third member of Mr..
Hills family WHO has met with
a violent death
Messrs G. NJ. Breene of Gettys-
burg and w. A. Gum of Huron
ere visitors at the Agency
Wednesday. Mr.. Gum represents
Rogers & Bodies of Huron and
came to see about buying the gov
eminent wool clip. 1t is to- be
sold by advertised bids early in
July
Walter Thoms, who left here a
few weeks ago for Wyoming, an
nouncing he was going to look for
a homestead, has been heard from
in Texas. b. B. Congdon received
a letter from him Monday evening
and among other things the letter
stated that the writer was going
to leave the following day with a
corps of aviators for France. in the
capacity of truck driver
Ye Editor had the pleasure of
another ride to Lafferty Island
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15
The Evils Of Constipation.

Constipation is one of the main
reasons why the average human
life is below 40 years. Leaving
waste material III the body poisons
the system and blood and makes
rs liable to sick headaches, bilious
ness, nervousness and muddy skin.
When you note these symptoms.
try Tr. King New Life Pills. They
give prompt relief, are mild, non
gripping in action, add tone to your
system and clear. the complexion.
Al your druggists, 25c.
William School and G. E. Stearns
were over toour City last Thursday
remaining over night. Mr.. Storms
has recently bought the Dencker
restaurant in Gettysburg, and was
Nft-l4M - f[IHNrE
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15

Ye Editor had the pleasure of
another ride to Lafferty Island
last Friday on the White Swan.
when it took Supt Campbell and
Inspector Knight there on a spec
ial trip. The Old Muddy is still
at it's nefarious work of pairing off
the shores and banks of the island.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15

The City witnessed the coming
in of q train once more again, last
Friday, when George Gear brought
inssix cars behind his Alp. The
train" was enroute for the Ag-
.ency, and consisted Of FIVE new
wagons, set up in Gettysburg, in
addition to the front baggage s'car'''
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15

Word has been received Of the
death Of MI. Eugene Mosher, at
Toxic, North Dakota, on the 3rd
inst. MI. Mosher was the father
of our townsman, Earl Mosher,
and at one time lived in this vicin-
Hity, on the former Gunnison farm.
after coming here from Sully-co
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Notice for PubIication.

Department of the Interior, u
$. Land office at Lewiston, Idaho,
August 21st, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Ed
gar Hunsueker, of Nezperce, Ida
no, who, ON April 29th, 1912, made
homestead entry No. 04437, for
S12 NE1 and N12 SEA, section
6, township 80 north, range 3 east
Boise meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make five-year proof,
to establish claim to the land
above described, before G. NJ. But
Ter, U. S. Commissioner, at Sites,
Idaho, on the 25th day Of Septem-
Der, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
B. A. Hunsucker, A. Farmer,
Carl Stigum, all of Nezperce, Ida
no; N. j. Drake, of Kamiah, Ida
ho. 5w
Henry Heitfeld, Register.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
AIias Summon.

In the district court Of the tenth
judicial district, state of Idaho,
in and for the county of Lewis.
Belle Tustain, plaintiff, vs. John
Tustain, defendant.
The state Of Idaho sends greet
ings to John Tustain, the above
named defendant.
You are hereby notified that a
complaint has been filed against
you in the district court of the
tenth judicial district Of the state
Of Idaho, in and for the county Of
Lewis, by the abOve-named plain
tiff.
This action is brought to dis
solve the bonds Of matrimOny
heretofore and now existing be-
tween you and plaintiff and plain
tiff asks for the care and custody
of the minor child and you are
hereby directed to appear and an
swer the said complaint within
twenty days Of the service Of this
if served within said
judicial district, and within forty
days if served elsewhere and you
are further notified that unless
you so appear and answer said /
complaint within the time herein
specified, the plaintiff will take
judgement against you, as prayed
In said complaint.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said district court, this ~ day Of
August, 1917.
j. B. White, clerk.
?. w. Mitchell, attorney for plain
tiff, residence and postoffice adj
dress, Nezperce, Idaho. 12w5 /
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
HOT SPOTS OF THE EARTH.
The Desert Of Sahara a Close Second
70 Death Valley.

| Greenland ranch in Death valley
holds the palm for registered heat,
according to an official announce
ment. On July 10, 1913, the Their
mometer at this ranch capped the
climax in possibilities by climbing
to 1874 degrees F. No figure ap-
preaching it has ever been known,
according TO MeteorolOgist Carpen-
! ter Of the United States weather
bureau.
The next highest registration was
that. Of 0uargia, Algeria, which is
situated on the edge of the Sahara
desert. This station registered 127
degrees, Aug. p, 1884. During
this same hot spell the thermometer
at the Greenland ranch in Death
valley was unoflicially reported to
have registered the following points:
Aug. s, 1885, Aug. 9, 1873; Aug. 10,
1874; Aug. II, 1S9; Aug. 70, $50;
Aug. Is, Isl, and Aug. IA, 129,
which records, if official, would have
surpassed anything ever recorded
on the known globe.
The highest previous record in
California was at Mammoth Tank,
Aug. H., 1885, when the tempera-
ture climbed to 1877 in the shade.
The 134 record was also a shade
record. 1t was taken from a Their
mometer installed on a standard
screen, placed above an alfalfa sod,
four feet above the ground. This |
shelter was not exposed to the re-
Elected heat of the desert. This |
point is lis feet below sea level.
Any attempt to give the actual
heat Of the open desert places of
Death valley has so far as known
not been made, according to Mr..
Carpenter.-Los Angeles Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23

The two landladies were compar-
ing notes. Il find it pays, now
things are so awfully dear, to serve
the breakfast piping hot" said one.
Except on Sundays. Then / serve
it cold"
"Why. do you do that - asked the
other.
'Well, on weekdays my boarders
have to eat breakfast in a hurry,
and if it is hot they don't have
time to wait for it to cool, and so
they eat very little. Sundays they
eat less because it is cold. / assure
you, Mrs. Jones, but for this dis
eoyery / should have lost money
these last twelve months" - Ex-
change.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Why Worrv2

You have two alternatives eth,
er you are drafted or you are not
Ii not, you have nothing to worry
about. If you are drafted, you
have two alternatives you are in
camp or at the front Ii you are
in camp you have nothing to wor-
~ about; is you are at the front,
you have two alternatives either
yt;. ne in reserve & on the fight
ing line. III you are in reserve
you have nothing to worry about !;
If you are ON the fighting line you
have two alternatives either You
fight or you don Ii you don I
you have nothing to worry about /;
ii you do, you have two alterna-
tives either you get hurt or you
don't. Iii you don't, you have
to worry about ii you do,
you have two alternatives either
you get slightly hurt, or you get
badly hurt. Ii slightly, you have
to worry about; ii badly
you have two alternatives-either
you recover or you don't. Ii you
recover, you have nothing to wor-
ry about; and if you don't you
can't worry if you want to, SO
what S the use?
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
The @sua Ribls.s

The fBug Bible" was printed in
l549 by. the authority of Edward
VI, and its curiosity lies in the
rendering of the fifth verse Of the
ninety-frst Psalm, which, as we
know, runs, Thou shalt not be
afraid for the terror by night nor
for the arrow which flieth By. day, .
but in the above version it ran, so
thou shalt not need to be afraid Of
any bugges BY night
Ludicrous as this sounds, it is not
etymologically without justification.
Bug" is derived from the Welsh
word @bwg," which meant a hob
goblin or terrifying specter, a sig
MITIGATION traeeable in the word com
monty in use today. bugbear''-
and Shakespeare once or twice uses
the word in this primary sense, no
tably when he makes Hamlet say,
Such bugs and COLLINS in my life"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
10 ~ and tha Matohs..

One would be inclined to say that
for a fly to empty box Of matches
is utterly impossible, yet it can be
made to accomplish this feat. Catch
an ordinary hOusefy alive and, tax
ing hold Of it carefully BY the
wings, let it touch a match in an
uncovered box with its legs. 1t
win at once grip the match in its
endeayors to walk, and on lifting
the fly the insect will in turn lift
the match Pull the match away
from the fly, and the same maneu-
yer can be repeated time after time
until the box is empty.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23

In New England town a local
celebrity was brought up before the
justice for stealing chickens. The
prisoner was noted for never telling
the truth when he could help it and
consequently there was general sur
prise when he pleaded guilty. 1t
evidently staggered the justice. He
rubbed his glasses and then scratch
ed his head. Il guess-I'm afraid
Well, Hiram" said he, after a
thoughtful pause, 81 guess III have
to have more evidence before / SEN
tence YOU
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
SmoKELESs POWDER.
Psrils the Workers Who Make This
Explosive Must Face.

Smokeless powder is made il
sticks, something like macaroni. /
goes through a number of process
es, and for the sake of safety thosl
processes are conducted in small
buildings remote from one another
In New jersey plant the pow
der is conveyed from one building
10 another on fiat cars drawn by
electric motor cars. Six 100 pound
open boxes are loaded on each flat
car. The wheel trucks have to be
blocked by wooden bar, which the
brakeman adjusts before the motor
starts.
One day last spring brakeman
failed to adjust his wooden bar
properly. The car was derailed,
and the powder was spilled down
an embankment. No guard happen
ed to be near, and as quickly as
possible the brakeman and the mo-
torman shoveled up the powder and
put it back on the car. In a few
minutes the load was delivered at
the grinding house, and no one ex-
cept the two men knew Of the acct
dent. Unfortunately, they had
shoveled up some gravel with the
powder. The three men IN the
grinding house heard the harsh
crunching of the small stones as
they passed through the rollers.
Every powder mill employee re-
ceives minute instructions about
what to do when anything goes
wrong, and one of the three, fol-
lowing instructions, threw open the
door to make a way of escape.
The crunehing continued. One of
the gravel stones emitted spark
as the rollers crushed it. In an in
slant there was a great flash and
roar, and the building disappeared.
Three blaekened and mangled corps
es were picked up. In order to save
themselves from rebuke and per
haps from discharge two workmen
had sacrificed the lives Of three 9th
er faithful men and placed the lives
of thousands in jeopardy.
In Delaware plant a young man
operating a cutting machine, in
which long sticks Of smokeless pow
der are cut into shorter pieces, saw
an iron nail coming down with the
powder. He did not have time to
stop the machine before the knives
struck the nail. If he tried to
snatch it out he might lose hand.
If he let it go nothing but a miracle
conld prevent an explosion, for the
nail would be sure to give off a
spark if struck by the knife.
There was only the fraction Of a
second in which TO decide. With
the GOODNESS that characterizes those
who spend their days in the pres
ence of danger, he snatched the
nail from under the knife and put it |
into his pocket. So quickly did he
move that not even the skin of his
land was broken. - Youths Com
oanion. II
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23

BOnaventure, the "seraphic doc
tot" was general Of the franciscan
order, one Of whose rules required
a rotation of work among the men,
bers. Gregory Y. sent him cardi-
nal's hat by two nuneios, who found
him in the kitchen washing the
plates after dinner. The n1ncios
we're amazed. The @seraphic doc
tor" without a blush, excused him
self from attending to their BUSH
ness until he had finished his dishes.
So the cardinals hat was hung on a
dogwood tree near the kitchen door
till the dishes we're finished and the
new cardinals hands we're dried.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Pencil Tips from the Methodist
Church

We can report progress on the
new church. The briek-layers are
at work and the walls are growing
from day to day.
One week from next Monday
the children viii hear the sound OF
the school bell calling them to stu
dy and play. That means that the
vacation season is drawing to a
close. As people return, our Sun
day school classes will assume
their normal proportions. Let
teachers and officers be alert that
the members of the class may re-
eeive a cordial welcome. Let rs
make next year the best in the his
tory of our Sunday school.
There viii be but one more Sun
day in this conference year after
next Sunday and that means that
the benevolent money is all due.
Mrs. Hunter is the treasurer for
this fund and she will gladly re-
eeive your offerings. We desire
to have all church accounts settled
by September first.
Sunday morning services will
include the Sacrament Of our
Lords Supper. We invite al lfol-
lowers who so desire to worship
with us Sunday morning. With
best wishes towards all the
churches of Nezperee, we close the
work of our third year ON Septem-
Der second.
T. II. Fertig, Pastor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Small CHARGE.

A drill sergeant was instiIling
into squad Of recruits that which
marks the advent Of their military
career-namely, squad drill by num-
bers. One man was exceedingly
backward and exhausted the pa
thence Of the instructor, who at last
exclaimed in tones Of deep disgust,
Heavens man, if your brains were
made Of dynamite the charge
wouldn't be sufficient to blow your
hat offr-London Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Proving Mau Wronn-

Freddy, with a determined Iool
on his small countenance, marched
into the front room and up to the
ardent sutton Of his pretty sister.
whats them :" he demanded,
thrusting out a grimy handful OF
small white objects.
"What are those 2" said the Young
man, with an ingratiatipg smile.
Those are beans"
@He does know 'em, maww bawI-
ed Freddy triumphantly into the adj
joining room. you said he didn't. {"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
A soomsrana Rsbuks.

A certain high school professor,
who at times is rather blunt in
speech, remarked to his class Of
boys at the beginning Of a lesson,
q don't know why it is-every time
I get up. to speak some fool talks. /"
Then he wondered why the boys
burst out into roar Of laughter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23

Judge-You are accused Of as
saulting your husband.
Defendant admit hitting him,
your honor, but the weapon / used
proves that l did it more in sorrow
than in anger.
Judge = What did you hit him
with?
Defendant-A sad iron, your hon
or.-New York Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23
Locust and FlN

Loeusts in Algeria have a danger
Gus enemy in a fy which follows
them and lays its eggs where they
lay theirs. A Iarva issues from the
egg Of the fly and devours the To-
Gust eggs. When it has become a
perfect insect it follows the fight
Of the locusts, repeating the same
performance.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-23

Your friends are proud of you
and the cause you serve. They
want your photograph. Better
have a sitting this week at Dad
Miners. 12w4