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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22

Miss Helen L. Summer, assistant in
the United States Children's Bureau,
is indexing children's laws in all
States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22

Most of the carpets made in India
are woven by boys, who are told by
men watching them how many knots
of each color to tie to the warp, a
single row at a time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY CONVENES
Southern and Northern Branches Of
the Church May hnl'gauate
Al Dallas Meeting.

Dallas. Tex. nI.. u -WHar r.
. .I....t.r.n arner. assembly CON
'gmoI Iu annual session here TODAY
prospects fora reunion of the rarfH.r.
luG oa-Nun br.nr.c-. oHrfau,
known a. the PRESBYTERIAN cagra.
/. m In United States of America .g.
1.-the Pre- .Ftorau Church iu the Unite,
/ States. respectively. were regarded d..
uncertain.
Those openly fayor.ng the amale.
nation. however said that not since
. tIo tro branches Came 90 tire partirl
/ of ue ways iu 1861 had Indication
| for % reunion been as bright as at OLD.
. present meeting
THE northern branch OF the church
Is numerically Tie stronger having
0n Dos membership rolls Approximately
100000 per 0ns. The southern
branch uas % membership of 100000
THE northern branches has mamao.
In every state iu the union while OH.
southern bruc. ! confined 10 church.
o south of Mason ana Dixon Ino
The entire membership OF bo.b
ranches was known as "The Pres
Uytrrian Church in the United States
of America until the ciyU war; when
sectional differences brought about tic
organization of the mMeru branch
This is the first time the general
assembly has leen held 10 The south
west and the northern branch &c is
amt HDriftfIy.Iy .t4f.T mot ,.Yf., ,.....,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17
CUMBERLAND BRANCH
PFESBYIERIANS CONVENE
Fourteen St1tes Represented az Eighty
Seventh General Assembly in
Session a. Lincoln, III.

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/ ArIs.n.r. and To,.4
All told There were SCAT. I'm tbo r.r.
'Fsar.9u for 12s delegate. T..-, .,.ara
uru..megfed br ap almost .rysf r,r..
her ut arrernstcs and many ,i..tor.
Practically tho. entire mau.ars.fp NJ
the convention arrived .ar. I'm "a Eodr
late Yesterday .ig "A -per,aI train rou
ST. L0us TN. Gathering .,fI com.
.fuuo through six d4ys with morrfr,
afternoon and evening session.
Today. activities OFF r.a co1tsrtfor
were limited largely TO greetings ar1
organization work Tla oDarfrp -,r
mon was preached this morning tr
the retiring moderator Rev / T.
Price. Campbell. Mo. He took .or ri.
subject "The Inspiration O., tra Horv
Bible" and found his teyr I'm second
Timothy BIG
The selection of new moderator
has been announced "a. one Oft tro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17

THE subscription rate OF the Daily
Ardmor.ita advances TO So year I'm
advance. ON June I.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17
FEW ACCIDENTS ON
RAILROADS IN 1916.

Chicago. May H. Returns just is
sued by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and made public today by the
bureau of railway news and statistics.
shu" one Of the greatest safety
achievements in the history of Ameri.
can railways in the,r record for the
summer of 1916. iu the quarter from
july TO september when the roads
handled the largest passenger move.
ment in their history. returns show
there We're but two passengers killed
only in one previous quarter on record
when traffic was much lighter. was
this record equaled
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17
UEExPLODED SHELLS
MENACE TO FARMERS
IN DEVASTATED FRANCE
Tens Of Metal Under Surface Of era.
tercoyered Fields Present Big
Problem.


NUy1u France, May o. 0Cuun.
pondenoe of thn Associated Pre b.
Peasant returning to- the deyas'atc.
region. of France liberated by the re
treat of the Gormaus have before
them quite a- many difficulties Cos
faced the first American col0nists.
They viii have. in the resurrection
OF farming lands. me benefit OF nipple
menis th3t were unknown In the eeY
enieen'h century but instead of for
est- from which the coiouIs'. drew
material 90 build shelter and % virgin
soil that awaited only the breaking
up io furnish the necessities of Iie
they ind only dc arf devoid of tIm
per ana stripped of ail building ml.
iefials excepting those mat have been
oIpWn INTO Useless masses where
buildings once stood They find moth
lnE IeII OF iHr.f oIcAaId8 odi .Iumns
lhey IIhn me sou $50 LolieI hE war
ihai long ana patient nursing viii Doe
required I2 make % ready for 'he p.o"
Like Volcanic Region.
I'D ihl- northeast corner of the de-.
''
"hlch lhe NeFmans haI hc.d since the
retreat from the Marine. farm looks
IIte a reduced p'faseye view OF 20
FoIcahlc region I'D which the craters
are so ihlrh ihai lhelr edges touch.
fragments ol metal are the most
apparent OF all the debris That shows
above lhe surface. Millions OF pro.
JeclIes weighing hundreds OF thous,
anus OF IONS ana costing billions OF
francs Dursi over the land within q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-17
ENTERPRISE NEWS

There win be- pie supper at En-
ierprlse Friday night May %. for the
purpose of raising money 90 purchas,
more seats for the public
The sunday school is coming to IN,
front. Don petfijohn the supcuntend
eut is pleased with the attendance
church will be held next Sunday night
The Rev Mr. BARLEY viii preach.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
DEATH AND ILLNESS LAY
MARK ON LEGISLATURE

Madison-Death and serious illness
already have laid their mark on the
1917 legislature, as was shown when
four members of the assembly, who
were elected in November did not an.
swer the opening roll call. Assem-
blyman H. NJ. Laursen of Shell Lake.
who was killed in an automobile accf
dent. will be missed by all the ola
members. The next accident befell A.
n. Van Dorm of BirnarhwOod, who sus-
tanned a broken knee cap in fall IN
Chicago hotel. Mr.. Van Dorm Is near
ly 65 years of age. and his physicians
have refused to allow him to think of
the legislature for the present. Word
comes to Madison that two more mem
hers are seriously i'll, and one probably
will not be in Madison this winter.
He il Otto H. Luehrs of Hayton, rep
resenting Calumet county. He has
been ordered south for the winter, and
ia thinking of resigning. The fourth
victim is Frank W. Schaettle Of Mon
dovi. who represents the Buffalo and
Pepin COUNT district. Mr.. Schaettle
has gone to Rochester for an operation
which will keep him from all of the
early work of the session.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
TOO MUCH FOR HIS COURAGE
Student, Sent for One Breakfast Roll,
Found Himself in Position Which
Caused Embarrassment.

While visiting his married brother
In New York recently, a Cornell stu
dent was sent by his sister-in-law to
buy one breakfast roll at the bakers.
The careful judgment displayed by his
brothers wife in making both ends
meet, with little bit over each week
for the bank, had long been topic Of
conversation among members of the
family some of whom thought her pos
sessed Of great moral courage, because
she would ask the grocer's clerk to
wrap up two cents worth of beans,
delicacy she fed to the cat.
The college boy started for the shop,
but his nerve forsook him at the mo-
ment when a demure little thing be-
hind the counter inquired as to his
immediate wants. Instead of asking
for one roll he asked for dozen.
On his way back to his brothers
apartment, which is on Central Park
West, In the nineties, the sophomOre's
nerve again forsook him. So he wait
ed until he believed no one was look
ing before throwing IL of the rolls over
the stone fence into the park.--New
York Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your HairI Get IS cent bottle
Of Danderne right now-AIso
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of its lustre, its strength and it's very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
of it if you will just try little Dam
derine. Save your hair! Try itl-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Not in His Line.

Darwin went with his mamma to
visit his aunt. who had three little
girls. After a short time he came in
once asked why he wasn't playing WITH
his cousins, and he replied: 20,
mamma, it is too much girl for me"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Use Care.

The top shelf of the medicine closet
may be kept for emergency supplies
Especially where there are children
these things are neeessary-antidotes
for poison, antiseptie washes and such
supplies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Canvas Pipe for Ventilation.

For ventilating in places where
blasting is being done there has been
invented a vanished canvas pipe,
which has the advantage of being
practically proof against damage from
blasts, as it collapses If struck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
No Previous Experlenoe.

Traffic Cop ito autoist whose car
has just been in a bad collisionl--
That's the most complete smash-up
ever saw. Aute ist (proudly)-Thank
you. And would you believe it, it's the
first one ever had?-Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Worn Tires for Sole Leather.

An ingenious Maine cobbler has sub
stituted the material worn tire castings
for leather and patrons mob his shop.
Leather prices are quoted as lover the
moon" and the new substitute, IL gen.
orally adopted. ought to help mate
rally in stopping the killing of mans
most pressing necessities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Holds the Record.

A dramatic writer says Joybana
Rowland is the original model for the
Gibson girl. Solomon had 700 wives.
more than that many original Gibson
girls.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Neper Paws to Mait reo Lona.

Some of us let mighty good oppor~
tunities slip by, waiting for aspiration,
or the psychological moment. all the
time forgetting that idleness never In
spired anybody to do anything.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Ron1ances.

Romances are written and read not
true, but because regardless of actu-
ality they give relief TO the unused
emotional pressure of our hearts
George Soule in the New York Repub-
lie
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Taxation.

Under our system Of taxation real
property p~vs the larger part Of the
taxes collected. It is, therefore, neces-
sary that the assessments of such
property be carefully made and that
the values Ge arrived al on some uni
form basis. To DO This requires men
of experience and good judgment.
The work of our local or township
assessors is in many cases not well
done. It frequently occurs that re-as-
sessments are necessary. In such
cases the work is done by agents Of
the Tax Commission and is quite cost
ly. the expense falling upon the town
ship that is re-assessed We shall get
more equitable assessments and. there
fore. more satisfactory results II we
will by law abolish the old system Of
local or township assessors and create
the Office of county assessor instead.
Such county assessor should be COM
PEELED to pass satisfactory civil serv-
ice examination and the appointment
should be made by the county BOARD.
They should. however, do the work
under the direction Of the State Tax
Commission. Their salaries and ten
IRE of Office should be fixed by legisla-
tive act
The county assessors could act aa
the assessors of incomes. thereby re-
ducing the present force Of income as
SCISSORS to a small number. which
would result in a substantial saving to
the tax payers.
l believe it to be unnecessary to
make assessments Of real estate every
year The value OF that class of prop
erty does not, as a rule. change much
within that time, II fair and equit-
able assessment is once established. a
re-assessment every four years should
be sufficient. and / recommend that
this change be made in our statutes
The Tax Commission suggests mum.
erous changes in our income tax law.
am particularly impressed by the
suggestion that taxes paid upon per
sonal property should not be used as
an Offset for income taxes. It is din.
cult to understand why such a provi
sion ever was made, If personal prop
erty is to be taxed there seems TO be
no good reason why the tax payer shall
be permitted to deduct the amount
paid from his income tax AS the Law
works out in its present form large
percentage of the income tax that is
assessed at a considerable cost be
comes uncollectable because of this
provision of law. The aggregate in
come tax assessed in 1915 on the in
come of 1914 was $3,837.370. and the
amount of personal property receipts
used as an Offset was S1.s25, 641-thus
reducing the net result of the tax by
nearly fifty per cent. | recommend
that that statute which permits the taN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Devotion.

Alice-why are you taking up bot
any? Kitty-Because my fiance is
interested in a plant of some kind and
/ want to. be able to converse intelli-
gently with him about his business
Brooklyn Citizen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
mostly Of Average Strength.

Since the generality of persons act
from impulse much more than from
principle men are neither so good not
so bad as we are apt to think them
Hare.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Necessary First sten.

DE world won't be ready fob no
universal peace" said Uncle Eben.
It'll individuals quits gettin' mad
enough to fight bout politics"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

81 wish had a baby brother-the
real meat kind--to ride in my gocart,
mamma" said little Lola. my dolls
are always getting broke when 1t tips
over"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

payer to use his personal property tar
receipt as an Offset for income tax be
repealed.
| also recommend the rep.sl Of the
law under which the owner of home
is compelled to pay an income tax on
its rental value l do this because
believe such tax is unfair and un,
just.
call your attention to the numerous
recommendations made by the Tax
Commission. Their report has been
placed upon your desks. l cannot
agree to the proposition that personal
property shall be removed from the
tax roll. According to the report of
the Commission that class of property
yielded $5,6S0,72S in taxes in 1915. In
view of the growing demand for public
improvements, all Of which will neces-
state the expenditure of large sums
of money, the state cannot afford to
reduce its revenues. If the system Is
changed and personal property is
exempt, the loss of revenue must be
made up in some other way and the
greater part will naturally fall upon
our real estate Our income tax is al
ready high. The same people who pay
the income tax to the state pay an in
come tax to the national government
and II would seem hat the amount
that is now demanded from that class
of tax payers should bot be further in
creased. To do so would, in my judg-
ment, interfere with the industrial de-
velopment of our state.
Highways.
One of the most important subjects
that you are called upon to consider
during this session is the matter of de-
vising an economical and effective sys-
tenn of highway construction. The de-
mand for better roads is general 1t
is, however, a project that involves
tremendous expenditure of money and
we should, therefore. approach it in a
spirit of conservatism. The size Of the
undertaking is best understood when
we consider 1t in connection with the
fact that the state has over 10000
miles of highways, the greater part OF
which need to be rebuilt if we expect
to bring all of our public roads to a
satisfactory standard.
| wish particularly to impress upon
you the necessity Of making provision
for the proper maintenance of the
roads that are built. Nearly 5000
miles Of state aid roads have been
built since the beginning of the state
aid system. at a cost of about Sl6,000,-
600 No provision was made for the
maintenance of these roads, with thu
result that sections which were built
two and three years ago are worn out
and the investments has. therefore,
been lost.
The Congress Of the United States
has appropriated a sum Of money to
aid the states in the construction OF
post roads. The total amount that will
come to our state from that source is
S1,925,416 The appropriation covers a
period of five years and is made avail
able in the following sums:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
Worth While Quotation.

Mere family never made a man
great Thought and deed, not pedi-
gree. are the passports to enduring
fame."-Skobelof
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
INDESTRUCTIBLE SKEIN HOLDER
Appropriate Conduct.

Appropriate Conduct
Mrs. jumps is a consistent nag
ger"
Eyes; she is always sticking her
husband for pin money"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

The law which provides for the EN-
ployment of supervising teachers in
our rural schools Is beneficial and IS
admitted by educators 10 be an ad-
vance step in rural education. | be
lieve. howev"~ lat we win improve
this service and the results that we
viii derive from it if we require some
special training as a qualification for
this position.
also recommend that the minimum
salary fixed by law for rural scsool
supervising teachers be increased to a
sum large enough t oenable county
superintendent to compete with viii
lage and city schools in securing suit
able teachers.
The most helpful assistance that we
can give our country schools is to pro-
vide better teachers. We shall not sue
ceed in doing this unless we make the
profession of rural school teacher
more attractive Higher salaries ana
in many cases better schoolhouses are
required to bring conditions nearer the
ideal The last legislature recognized
the necessity Of doing something sub
stantial for this important branch of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
ECONOMY URGED
BY GOV. Philip
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WsRK
OF SESSION MADE TO WIS.,
cONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TAXATION CHANGES ASKED
Governor Would Repeal Law Permit
ting Deduction of Personal Property
Tax From Income Tax - Thinks
State Insurance a Failure.

Madison, Wis, Jan, 10.-Gov. E. L.
Philips message to the Wisconsin
legislature of 1917 was delivered to-
day 1t reads. in part, as follows;
In entering upon your duties as leg
islators. it is important for you to
know what the probable income of the
state Will be for the next biennium, in
order to guide you in making appro-
priations. l therefore submit to you
an estimate of the states income de
rived from other sources than general
tax levies for the fiscal years 1917-1S
and 1888 l am also able to present
TO you the appropriations that have
been requested by the different depart
ments and state institutions and the
revisions ard recommendations made
by the State Board of Public Affairs
and the Central Board of Education.
The following are the budget recon-
mendations as per the State Board OF
Public Affairs ami the Central Board
of Education, not including land and
building requests
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

Under the provisions Of the act
,,hich sppropriates these amounts the
aid from the government can be used
only for the purpose Of construction
and no part of it can be used for pur-
chasing right of way. for engineering
cost. or any other preliminary work.
The law provides further that the
state must spend at least an equal sum
for the same purpose. the road must be
continuous, and must, therefore, be
part of trunk line system, the plans
for which are subject to approval by
the United States Commissioner of
Agriculture.
In order to secure federal aid it Is
necessary for the state to undertake
the building of system of trunk line
roads as a separate PROJECT and rec.
ommend that you appropriate a sum
of money for this purpose which will
equal the sums that will be contribut-
ed by the United States government
Insomuch as the counties in which
these trunk lines will be located will
be especially benefited. | recommend
further that you pass a law that will
require appropriations in an equal sum
by such counties, the same TO be ap
portioued among the counties upon a
mileage basis.
II this plan is followed we will ex
pend over s6.O00.00 in the construc
ton of federal aid roads IN the next
five years. The appropriation passed
by the last legislature provides for an
annual expenditure Of S7s5,000 in state
aid. If we add the contributions made
81 the counties and towns we vii
spend over $4,000 900 under that sys
tenn during the same period. The
sums that have named. plus ths
money that is being expended by coun
ties independent OF state aid. will give
our road building organization as
much work as il can intelligently sup
RrViSe
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

lotais- .-..-.....-. Sl4.5l040l Sl4'as5.4bs
The appropriations that are recon-
mended have been kept within the
states income. If the appropriations
which you will make are kept within
the limits suggested by the revising
boards, the probable excess of the
states revenues for the same period
will be s774.140.O0. The estimates of
expenditures do not include any appro-
priations for new state buildings The
indications are that the states rtyen-
ues will be sufficient to provide the
money to complete the building oper-
atoms authorized by the legislatures of
1913 and 1915.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

Estimated Balance. g 397.466 $ 6s4.337
Estimated Receipts
fgi7-iS l9ts-l9
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

able IN the following SUM