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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Interesting Figures Made Public
by Federal Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau.
l9, 045 PAY TAX ON INCOME
Personal and Corporation Income Tax,
payers Total as6, ,652 Receipts for
Year 1916 Show Total Of
s67,e43,5s4.63.

Observation-Disclosures Of the fig
ures made public by the federal inter-
nal revenue bureau showing the COL
lcctions made by the United States
government in its taxation of personal
and corporate incomes shows that the
minimum net income Of persons and
corporations paying the tax during the
last fiscal year was not less than $S,-
703, ,06S,3S9.
There were 3G6,443 corporations
making returns under the income tax
law during 1916. OF the entire num-
ber 190,911 showed an aggregate net
income of $5.184, ,442, ,3S9, upon which
there was assessed IN income tax of
$51, ,S44 ,4223.S9.
Taxable Returns So Per Cent.
There We're 1852 returns made by
corporations that showed an operating
deficit or no taxable income. The tax
able returns We're little in excess Of
81 per cent Of the whole number Of
corporation income tax returns.
There We're 69,O45 persons in the
country who paid the income tax and
who had incomes ranging fronl $1,000
to $1,000. Each of these persons had
an income subject to taxation Of not
less than $4,000. These taxpayers had
q minimum net income of not less
than $4,000 and not over $1,000 had u
net income of not less than $235, ,796,-
coo, the $4,000 minimum being taken
as h1Sic fnr 20 f;nr
BY carrying this rule Of cOmputa-
ton throughout the 10 classifications
into which the government has divided
the personal income taxpayers of the
country, it is shown that the total of
:36,652 income taxpayers during the
fiscal year 191C had a minimum net
income subject to income taxation ag-
gregating not less than S3,51S,626, 900.
Income Tax Receipts.
The total amount of income tax re-
ceipts during the fiscal year 1916 is
given by the internal revenue coin-
missioner as $67,943, ,594.G3. If the
rate Of income taxation had been uni
formly 1 per cent this aggregate col
lection would represent levy ON per-
sonal incomes aggregating $6,?04.350,-
463. But much of the personal i'll
come taxation was based on IL rate Of
more than the normal rate of l per
cent. Consequently, while computa-
tion shows that the minimum income
on which income taxes We're paid was
not less than $3,51S,626,O 900, it is cer-
tain that the maximum net income of
persons who paid the tax was some
what less than $6,794,359, ,463.
The total minimum income, both
personal and corporation, aggregate
Of 03,OGS,3S9, is obtained thus:
Exact income of corporations paying
corpor ion tax, $5,194, ,442,3 ,3S9.
Minimum income Of persons paying
Income tax, $3,51S $4,000.
Tota. minimum income of persons
and COZ .ioratiOnS, IS, 7O3 O6S.3S9.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
ND, COUNTY, $ D. THURSDAY JAN UARY IL 1el
EDITORIAL COMMENT

large, and the salaries of mem bers
far too small. Some of his re-
commendations are along very ad.
vanced lines, like the establish
ment of terminal elevators by the
state; hail insurance by the state,
matters that constitute new de-
partures from our established sys-
tenn of government, and would
have to be carefully worked out to
be safe and effectual Aside from
9 few such questionable recon-
mendations his suggestions are
timely and appear sensible.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
The decision of the federal

The decision of the federal su-
preme court in upholding the val.
idity of the Webb Kenyon law will
be ar-reaching in it's effect on the
enforcement of state prohibition
laws. The decision upholds the
right of a state to prohibit the pos
session, receipt, sale and use of
intoxicating liquors and not be
hampered by the agencies of inter-
state commerce. Very few of the
states have attempted to go that
far in passing prohibition laws,
but the holding of the supreme
court seems to be that the control
of the liquor business is entirely in
the hands of the various states and
that the government must respect
the state laws and must not thru
its management Of interstate com.
merce rules, interfere with the en-
forcement of those laws.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
.1iaH LIVING IS DANGEROUS
Surgeons at Philadelphia Clinics Say
It Is the Cause Of Many
Operations.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Clinics held in
many hospitals, attended by hundreds
OF members Of the Clinical Congress
VI Surgeons of North America, were
arguments for the simple life.
1t was the consensus Of opinion
among the surgeons that high living is
responsible for more operations than
Is the life led by poor persons. The
rich are more subject to cancer Of the
stomach than others. it was stated.
DR.. NJ. e. Rehfuss. during clinic at
one Of the hospitals, demonstrated
some of the theories held by diagno-
sticians generally that cancer may re-
s,,,t from too mach protein, the chief
ls;esSsnt ii meats and solne riah Ean-s-.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

A company of farmers near
Freeman are preparing to dig q
big drainage ditch several miles
long early in the spring, which will
be known as the Wipf drainage
ditch. The average depth will be
sixteen feet, and it is expected to
cost $1,000. When completed il
will reclaim several hundred acres
of choice land which has heretofore
been worthless on account of flood
ing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11


In the committee assignments in
the legislature Representative Tor.
renee Of this county is given a
place on the committee on Agricul.
ture and horticulture; Cspltol
Buildings and Grounds; !; Charitable
institutions; Drainage and Arte-
sian Wells. Representative MeDoi-
lum on Livestock; Bridges and
Ferries Manufactures; Medicine
and Surgery. Senator Stephens
on Capitol Buildings and Grounds !;
Railroads; Insurance; Ways aud
Means; Military Affairs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

It seems to US that the way to
remedy the evil of extravaganza
and logrolling IN legislation, is to
increase representation in the
more thinly settled counties, so as
to out vote the representa- tion
from the larger cities and the ap.
preparation counties. wv agne
Post.
Such a remedy might be effect
i've, but what is Bro. Ovens going
to do with the clause of the con.
stitution which says that this ap.
portionment must be made sac.
cording to the number of inhabit.
ants 2"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
Picking a "Peach."

'Tarcclla?" "Ycs, Waverly-"
.I'h~re is the milk?"
Right there in the BOTTLE"
"rhs one?"
so the next one. That is Just
yc!."
l-hat is?"
To reach right over the sweet one
pick the sour one. You always
thaG,"
''Eot always"
I'D Ike to know when you didn't"
when got YOU"
fT1uh!'
When got you, Marcella, reached
nver a whole bunch Of lemons aud
picked peach"
'oh, Waverly!" = Chicago Daily
News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
The Jobbers and Manufacture

The Jobbers and Manufacturers
of Sioux Falls have extended an
invitation to retail me rchants OF
South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
TO attend a Tri-State Merchants
Short Course, to be held In Sioux
Falls on January 16 to 10 inclu-
sive. The course will consist of
talks on subjects of interest to
merchants, by men of practical ex-
periecce, closing on Friday with
an entertainment by the travelling
men.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

"The establishment of the
Agricultural and Mechanical
Colleges was q revolt from older
education. That education set its
face toward the past, and occupied
itself with books; it was the desire
of the newer education to set the
pupil into relations with his on.
vironment, and to teach him things
as we'll as concepts Dean L. h.
Bailey, Cornell University.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
10R GIRL. sPuRNs RICHES
10y Smith Tires Of $4,000 Bargain
That Kept Her in the
Country.

>,nboy, Ill.--A1ary Smith. a poor Chi
% girl who was adopted by James
. nrKhurst, a wealthy farmer, and his
\ .L,. on August 13, 1915. with the un-
Ger standing she was to remain single
= az act as companion to the aged cou-
l'c '-und receive $4,000 upon their
daath, has grown tired Of the bargain
end will return to Chicago.
money isn't everything in this
world" she said today. II want the
right to live as please. I simply find
rii.t I 30 not like to live in the coun.
.ry,"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT

listing institutions for the bi annu.
al period aggregate 81, 600, GOO,
and this does not include anything
for road Improvement, improve
ments to capitol buildings, or
rural credits. A budget aystem
with q good pairing knife would
seem to be a necessity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Commissioner Fred Hepperlee
is sending notices to the various
counties of the amount due for
lease of public school lands. The
total amounts to $341, ,639 5e
This is an increase of $72,257. 81
over last year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
MAN SAYS HE BURIED GOLD
On Way to English Workhouse,
Former California Miner
Tells OF Hoard.

Corning, Cal.-Afrs. T. L. Barkle
Of Newlyn, England. in letter to her
son. Rev. T. j. Barkle Of this city,
states an old man named Kempe. who
came from California less than dozen
years ago. was found on the verge of
starvation and taken to the work.
house. Among the old mans effects
was found nearly $4,000. This was ali
made in California, and on the way to
the workhouse Kempe said he had
buried about $1,000 in California in a
hole five feet deep, but never could
find 1t.
Little is known Of Kempe except
that he was a miner in California and
returned to England II or IL years
ago
Somewhere in the mining district of
California q bag containing $4,000 is
huried.
.1iHH ;IVlN(z IS nhNcERntIs
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

The trouble with the peace prop
ositicn ia that neither party is suf-
ficiently licked to accept terms from
the other.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11
County School Letter
By supt. ]. w. Whiting

II a"
items relative to the work of the
public schools, the office will con-
Time same with slight variation.
II is our plan to publieh school
notes in the second and fourth
weeks Of each month. The office
will endeavor to give interesting
and instructive items relative TO
school life, trusting that the same
will be Of service to all teachers
and patrons.
The advent Of q new year in the
administration Of the affairs of the
state is marked with more than the
usual interest. The inaugural of
Hon. Peter Norbeck as Governor
should cause every citizen of South
Dakota to rejoice. 1t is not often
that the citizens of a state can
boast that they have chosen for
their governor a man who owes his
birth, his education, his SUCCESS &C
far in life to that which his native
state has produced, and that state
is South Dakota.
The fifteenth Bi annual session
of the South Dakota Legislature
convened at Pierre on Jan. 2, 1917.
In the organization of the respect
i've branches of the legislature un.
usual interest in the election of the
Speaker of the House, Rep. A. G.
Roberts was finally chosen by q
unanimous vote. By the constitu.
tional provision, Lieutenant. Gov
ernor presides over the Senate.
Governor Norbeck, in his inaug.
ural address, RECON- mended that
the following questions be con.
sidered by the State Legislature:
Creation Of state prohibition
commissioner.
Revision of taxation amendment.
Creation of market commissioner
and erection state terminal ell.
evatOrs.
Erection second hospital for insane
at Watertown at once.
Budget system in state finances.
Creation State bank as part Of
rural credit system.
Survey Of public school system.
Reductlon OF number of laws on
statute books.
Reduction of maximum contract
interest rate.
Development and operation states
water power.
State regulation of public utilities.
The first bills introduced are of
interest: Senator Amsden has the,
honor Of introducing the first bill
in the Senate, bill providing for
a free text book law. Rep. swan.
son introduced the first bill in the
House providing for a re-codifica.
tion OF the laws of South Dakota.
Bon Homme County is ably rep.
resented by Senator james Ii.
Stephens and Representatives j.
NJ. McCollum and 9. G.. Terrence.
Louise and Rose Vilhauer are
the first pupils in the county to
receive Spelling awards from this
office. We hope many more will
follow soon.
Library awards were issued this
week to George, Emil and Agnes
Dvoracek, Edward souhrada,
Augusta Ritter, and Elizabeth w.
borny.
Awards of perfect attendance
have been issued this week to Emil
Kusler, Ferdinand Buechler, Ross
and Rose Nelles, Leila Davis, Her
bert Haase, Joseph Olivia, Albert
Hubacek, Elizabeth Vyborny,
Lucy Hubacek, Glenn and Virgil
Peterson, Raleigh Bochman, John
Hubacek, Henry and Henrietta
Holleman, Harold McCann and
Oscar Schneider.
The trouble with the peace prop
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11

The estimates so far presented to
the Legislature for expenses Of ex.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
NEW STAR ROUTE
FROM SPRINGDALE.

The local post office has received
instructions from the Department at
Washington TO ask for bios for carry
ing the mail on new star route it is
proposed to establish from Spring
dale, by Elm Springs, Tontitown to
Wheeler, and return, distance of Is
miles The mail is to be transported
by motor vehicle and six trips per
week are to be made, leaving Spring
dale daily, except Sunday, on receipt
of mail from trains due at 7:05 and
1924 a. m, but not later than 10 a. m.
Due to arrive at Wheeler in two hours,
leaving Wheeler for the return trip
thirty minutes after arrival. Propos-
ais for carrying his mail are asked
for the period from February l, 1918,
to June 30, 1918, and all bids must be
in the hands of the Department at
Washington by January s.
Blank bonds and blanks on which to
submit bids can be had by calling on
the postmaster.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
THIS SECTION HAVING
SOME REAL WINTER


This section has been experiencing
some winter weather of the genuine
article for the past week. There was a
seven inch fall of snow Friday, follow
ed by a drop in the temperature.
Thermometers in town varied, some
registering three and four below,
while others registered as lew as ten.
The thermometer at the experiment
station at Fayetteville registered sew
en- below Saturday morning, and this
is probably the correct reading. Ac-
cording to the records at the expert
ment station, which have been kept
since 1890, this is the coolest Deem
Der weather ever experienced. 1t was
also the coolest since January Z, 1912,
when the record showed ten below.
The coolest weather recorded since
the station was established was jan
uary IL, 1899, when "a below zero was
reached. The cold weather had been
hanging on all week, lowering around
zero almost every night. Continuous
cold weather, such as we have been
experiencing, is unusual in this Sec
ton.
Some claim that the peaches have
been killed, while others say they
have not. As they are usually kill
ed" two or three times every season
before the crop is harvested there is
still anticipation of a crop for 1918.
Trains from the north have all been
delayed, No 5 running all the way
from five to eight hours behind sched-
ule. No 3, due Wednesday evening
at 1850, did not arrive until Thursday
morning at 9:20.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS SEALS
NOW ON SALE
Consignment of 10000 Seals Received
This Week by Local Red Cross
Workers.-On Sale at Stores.

A consignment of 10000 Red Cross
Christmas Seals has been received by
Red Cross workers in Springdale and
may be purchased at the following
places: Ownbey's Drug Store, Joyce's
Drug Store, Kuhlman's Confectionery,
The Style Shop, White Enamel Bak-
cry or any of the dry goods stores.
While it is not expected that all of
seals will be sold it is hoped that
Springdale people will respond hter-
atty as all proceeds from the sale of
these stickers is usei to combat tie
spread of tuberculosis which disease
resulted, in Arkansas alone, in 1880
deaths last year, and which is costing
the state over $14,OOO,0O0 yearl
The seals may be used on Christ
mas packages or for sealing letters.
When used on letters the seal must
not be placed on the side bearing the
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
ARKANSAS TO HAVE
A LOYALTY WEEK
To Be Held in Every Community.

Little Rock, Dee. 10.-Goy. Brough
has issued proclamation setting
apart Dec 1929, as Loyalty Week for
the people of Arkansas. All people of
the state are called upon to observe
the week in patriotic manner. 1t is
the purpose of the tSate Council of
Defense, which is promoting it, to
have at least one patriotic meeting in
each community of the state during
the week. Volunteer speakers are be-
ing enrolled daily for these meetings.
The following model program has
been drafted by Miss Mary MeCabe
who originated the idea for Loyalty
week, and it has been approves. by
the State Council
The Lords Prayer.
Salute, Our American Flag.
Song, America"
Three Five Minute Talks, why the
United States is at War With Ger
many"
Three five-minute Talks, How Can
We Help Win this War;"
Song-"The Star Spangled Banner
Reading-Patriotic Address of Gov
Chas. II. Brough.
Pledge-'Loyalty to Our Country
and President"
Song-"Columbia."
The program is adaptable to any
sort of gathering For public mass
meetings, the six five-minute talks
may be omitted, and one principal add
dress by prominent local or visiting
speaker substituted.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
5 BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROY
ED BY FIRE At PETTIGREW

Fire destroyed five buildings in
the business section of Pettigrew Sat
urday night between 10 and II o'clock.
The principal business houses burn
ed were Lewis Bros store and the
moving picture theatre. The other
structures in the path of the flames
were a livery barn and two smaller
buildings in which feed was stored. 1t
was in one of these smaller buildings
where the fire started and is said to
have originated from sparks from
Roman candles and sky rockets which
some BOYS had been shooting. The
conflagration would no doubt have
spread over the entire business part
of the town but for the fact that the
wind blew in the right direction to
protect the buildings saved and enabl-
ed the fighters to head the flames off
with water at Ssemore- Cornett's
store, adiacent to which was a vacant
lot.
The heaviest personal loser is Eli
Sisemore who had just that day pur-
chased the Lewis Bros. stock of goods
and building The invoice was COM
pleted about o'clock and Mr.. Sise-
more gave his check for $4,000. Six
hours later he lost it all except a few
hundred dollars worth of merchan-
disc which was carried out of the
building before the fire reached 1t.
this building and all fixtures, books
and regalia were burned. There was
no insurance on any property de-
stroyed. Huntsville Democrat.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
DRAFTED MEN TO
REPORT DEC. II.
Twelve More Washington County
Men Ordered to Report for Service
at Camp Pike.

Twelve more Washington county
selected men will leave Fayetteville
December II for Camp Pike at Little
Rock to complete the first draft net
quota of rs which has been reduced by
the discharge of married men, says
Wednesdays Fayetteville Democrat.
The local board this morning receiv-
ed papers from the district board
at Fort Smith certifying the twelve
into service and the notices were
posted by the local board today The
slected men will report to the local
board on December II at 300 D. m
and will be in the military service
from that hour. The four negroes
accepted have not yet been called to
the cantonment.
Following are the twelve who will
report December IL
John NJ Whittenburg, Elm Springs
Charles Fl. Moore, Lincoln.
Wallace Eugene Yates, Clyde.
Jacob Album Harrison, Prairie
Grove.
James Harrison Pierce, Rosedale
Durwood Hepler, Fayetteville.
John Ernest Shelley, Spring Valley
Evans R. Hudson, Fayetteville
Clint Davis, Lincoln.
Griff Lilburn Wilson, Elkins.
John T. Taylor, West Fork
Clint Gutherie, West Fork.
Two men-Oscar H. Dobbs of
Springdale and George Charles Hast
ings of Harris, who passed the ply
steal examination in November, were
not included in the list notified to re-
port. Dobbs' claim for exemption on
account of dependent parents is still
before the district board Hastings
though married, had not claimed ex-
emption. 1t is considered improbable
that either will be finally accepted
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
NEW ROAD IN SEARCY
COUNTY COMPLETED
Results are Highly Satisfactory to
the People of the County.

Without dollar of state or Nation
al aid and under many obstacles, Scar
cy county has just completed fifteen
miles of public highway under the
Alexander Act, that every citizen of
the county is proud of.
The district was bonded for $4,000
for the improvement to be paid out In
twenty years. The bonds bear 6 per
cent. The road cost $3.50 per mile.
Being built without reference to the
requirements for government and
state aid, it is dirt surface.
This is one of the first roads under
taken under the Alexander law, and
the manner Of proceeding was not
quite clear to start with. The com
missioners in Searcy got balled up on
the proposition and in order to set
things right special act was passed
by the last legislature, after a long
delay but finally the matter was
threshed out and the road built ac-
cording to specifications
The road was built by the commits
sioners. no contract being let. the com
missioners overseeing the job them
selves. The total cost per acre to the
land owners in the district ranged
from rs cents to $500 owing to the
proximity of the land to the road and
the benefits derived.
Discussing the new road upon its
completion, j. H. Robinson, one of the
commissioners, told the editor of the
Marshall Wave last week that in spite
of the opposition official and other
wise, the work had been brought to a
very successful end. He said:
"Searcv can now boast OF fifteen
miles of road as good as any in the
state and better than most roads.
1.-The State Highway Commissioner
was over the road few weeks ago
and expressed himself as highly pleas
ed with it. The work has been done
by the taxpayers and the people liv.
ing in the district AS the work pro-
crossed and got too far away from
those living in one neighborhood to
continue the work others would take
it up, thus it was carried on to the end
Of the road.
mo high priced contractor has car
ried off cent of the money and no
labor has been imported to do the
work as is usually the case where a
job is let by contract. Every dollar
has gone into the pockets OF the tax
payers and the people living in the
district and along the line of the
road. From a financial standpoint
the biggest losers have been the Gem
missioners themselves. Having ac-
cepted the appointment at the hands
of Judge Henley they considered it