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A BUDGET SYSTEM PROPOSED
PHILIP .. STEWART.

Until tax notice hits him full be-
tween the eyes the average citizen
does not attempt to give very close
scrutiny to what he considers the
humdrum routine Of public affairs. But
when his assessment sheet shows
what appears to be a high and Ear
cenous tax he grimly decides that 1t
is time to do something. His determ-
iaation to alleviate the evil does not
go to its source. His theory is the
administration in power assesses me
and hence it is responsible. So he
goes to the polls and uses his ballot
as a club to exterminate the re-elec-
tion-seeking officials.
In so far as Colorado's state gov
ernment is concerned the taxpayer
must awaken to the cold. hard fact
that the most conscientious and we'll
meaning state official. regardless OF
his politics. is unable to effect sub
stantial tax economies because of the
states present grossly wasteful. be-
fuddled and complicated financial sys-
TEN.
In fact there is no system, The
present method of conducting stats
affairs-making appropriations. ex.
pending funds. raising revenue. etc
cannot be justified by any principle OF
sound business. It is makeshift meth.
cd. unsusceptible OF Intelligent ex-
PLANTATION. 1t continues to perplex
men and officials who have long been
associated with 1t. and simply de
tracts and eonfounds the earnest ex.
ecutiye or legislator who comes in
contact with It for the first time.
The legislature now in session was
full month passing the short appro
priation bill. which makes funds avail.
able 10 pay the expenses of the state
| government from December list to
May 1st- This WIS purely wasted ef
fort with all of its consequent ex.
pense.
To begin with. the legislature as.
sumed a function that is essentially
executive and administrative. Aside
unqualified to pass on the items OF the
appropriation bill Eighty per cent oi
the members OF the house OF repre-
centatives of the Twentieth General
assembly had never had previous leg
isiative experience. OF the two com
mittees Of the house. with a total OF
twenty-five members. which had in
charge the principal appropriation
measures. only two of their members
had previous legislative experience.
Is there any private business tina,
could long escape bankruptcy II 1t en-,
trusted its financial management IA
persona so ignorant OF the details OF
it's Affairs,
The legislature convenes. The IN
ance and appropriations committees
Of the senate and house are appoint
ed These committees Immediately
make a frenzied search for data upon
which to support their recommends
tions for the long and short appropri
alton bills and to pass inteiligentIy
upon the nifty or sixty other bills car
rying appropriations which are re
ferred TO them.
Heads OF departments and institu
,ions are sent for. Previous appropri
alton bills. the auditors. public ex
aminer's and reports OF the different
institutions. departments and visiting
committees are hastily scanned. The
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1OuIts Ol
W. ) DAVIS rlaintin.
MATTE l. scEARcE.
Under and by virtue of a decree and
order of sale entered by the District
Court in and for the County OF Fre-
mont. State of. Colorado. on the 10th
day Of February. A D. 1877. wherein
il is decreed that there Is due the
above named plaintiff. w. !. Davis. up
on certain promissory note secured
hereinafter described. the sum OF
ssso:es, together with sss.24 taxes and
si4.sc the amount assessed against
teen shares Of Capital stuck of the
DeWeese-Dye Ditch & Reservoir Com
attorneys fees in the sum OF s125-oo
and in and by virtue ot said decree
NeWeomsi eS sast 8 sherif saia % Of SAID a Fremoht Mt
County, Colorado. am antho<ized. en-
powered and directed 70 expose for
ing notice Of the time and place Of
practice OF law relating TO sale OF real
property under execution for the pur-
creed TO be due the. pfaintir above
named. with interest," costs. disburse-
Sow anT GnsI 81 sald .ad by
virtue of said decree and order Of fore
closure and sale. Pn6ae notice IS here
sheriff of Fremone County. Colorado.
will on the 10th day of March. A D.
forenoon OF saia day. a. the front
door of the County Court House In the
GaS mos, e ana :ass ssss. Ss q s q ns
SisRoss Ss as az .;ssn;ss n;ss. sSet.on 10 the
OF Fremont. STATE of Colorado. to-Wif-
from the % Ner,hesss corner Of the so1fh-
west quarter OF the Northwest Quarter
Ha Range se'Sn sS West 1ss OF ase s,h NUN n RUIZ %
ming thence South 20 rods. thence East
r9ds; ssssse ss So5sh , 20 rods; Ssv,nni insnse
containing two and a half acres OF
Excepting ana reservinx therefrom
a strip of land Twenty feet wide on
from the North end OF said tract for
sased o sserSins Psse 5eaa tight Of le
for eaisehes for the conveyance of WA
lands M below the e0s said He deseriSea e'0n tr.es
together with Certificate No. se7. rep
resSnsing Nineissn 1l Isl shares Of the the
Ditch & Reservoir Company. or so
much thereof as may be necessary 10
mentioned Indebtedness with interest
thereon at $ per gent per annum from
TO the date of sale the costs. expenses
and commissions of said sale.
Ihsa Tat spSn a the nm making king Of said sale sale
chasers of said property Certificate
OF Purchase as REQUIRED by law. show
sRsn S '1ss be i seaeemea T before fs iss % sspi9s- ira
tion OF the period of redemption al
lowed by law. l. or my successors
the holder or holders of said Certff-
cate of Purchase n good and sufficient
title in fee simple to the property So
sold against the defendants in said
cause and all persons claiming BY.
thru under them. and upon execu-
tion and delivery OF said deed tho
grantee or grantees thereof shall be
entitled to the Immediate possession
ance with said decree and order OF
foreclosure and sale
18th day of February. A. u. 1871.
WILLIAM II. NEMCOAB.
Sherin OF Fremont County. Colorado
First Pub. February i5. 1917.
Last Pub, March 8. 1911.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-01
DUFF-LEAR co. COMPLETE
READY-TO-W WEAR DEPARTMENT

The Duff-Lear Dry Goods company
have just completed the re-arrangs-
ment OF their store so as to accom-
modate their new Ready-to-wear de-
partment.
New dust-proof skirt and waist
cases have been constructed. together
with compartments for the big line
OF Palmer coats that have arrived and
are now ON display. They come in by
express and are the newest styles on
the market today.
The Read-To-wear section will be
absolutely separate from the remain
der OF the store. In this department
the corsets. muslin underwear and
patterns will also be handled.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-01
FIRST ARTICLE.

( members. however. soon find that to
go into the details of every request
| for funds is entirely out of the cues
ton. Uninvestigated. uncorroborated
reach $4,000. 900. becomes a grab-bag.
recommendations The appropriation
for the biennium, which will soon
reach $S.000.000. become sa grabbag.
That department or institution having
pull gets an appropriation out of all
proportion to its needs and relative
Importance.
When an unusually conscientious
committee attempts to go into the re-
ports with which it is deluged, it
finds that because of tie lack of uni
formity in accounting methods, there
is startling disparity between the re-
ports supposed TO cover the same sub
| ject matter. Thus, two years ago
legislator attempted TO make a detail
ed study of the University of Colora-
dos financial needs. The reports of
the auditor, treasurer and public ex-
aminer were studied and to this leg
islator's astonishment all of these re
ports varied on the information desir-
ed. The university's statement COW
cred it's fiscal year, which ends two
months before the fiscal year OF the
auditor and treasurer, and so, of
F., course. this was valueless for the
purpose.
These examples illustrate how con-
( fusing and wasteful is the financial
system of the state of Colorado.
The central accounting system of
the state is such in name only. No
effort is made 20 classify in detail OF
group the different expenditures Al.
most every housewife knows approx
imateIy what her grocery bill, the
light. coal and telephone bills were
for tie previous month. 1t is impos-
sibIe to find out from any record book
counting how much OF the s7.765. .402.S7
+, spent by the state in the biennium of
19l2-1914 was for salaries. supplies.
fuel or sapital outlay. To a business
mar such a condition is inconceiv-
able: to any one interested in good
| government |; is intolerable.
In suc.-=edinS articles shall ex-
plain why 1t is imperative that the
state adopt the budget system pro-
posed by the state survey committee
and provided for in bill presented
to the Legislature by Senator Elliot
Of Colorado Springs.
Heads OF educational institutions
drop their work OF instructing the
youth and managing the schools. hurry
feverishly to the capital and assume
the undignihed. humiliating role Of
amateur lobbyists.
Having no knowledge of the de-
tailed operation and needs of the diff
ferent departments and institutions.
the committee makes its appropria-
tons in broad. general terms. opening
the door to wasteful. extravagant ex-
penditures entirely beyond the
power OF the auditor to check. About
SO per cent of the expenditures, au-
thorized by our legislatures are ap-
propriated for in this general. slip
shod fashion.
4 The writer has interviewed many
persons who have served on these
committees. He has never talked
with one who defended the system.
II is wastefui. archaic. disgraceful,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-01
BIG DAMAGE SUITS
FILED AGAINST D. & R. 6.

Damage suits against the Denver
Z Rio 0rande Railroad company az
gregatinG 100000 were nied In the
ofnco Of the district clerk here this
week. The suits Are brought By Miss
Florence Mckenzie. Mrs. Agnes Cut.
ting and M5s. EisIs Price FAircy for
injuries sustained In an accident IN
Elo.saea on Nov. 20. 1915. when an
auleneAils II which they wero riding
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-01
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Notice Is hereby given that on SAT-
urday. the srd day of March. A. IN.
1917. Ada A. Arthur. the Admiuistra-
trix OF the Estate of James l. Hyde.
deceased. and Mary Q. Russell. the ADJ
mfnistratrix OF the Estate OF Howard
Russell, deceased: will attend before
the Judge of the County Court at the
coar. HOUSE In cenoH city In the
o'clock in the forenoon OF said day
for the purpose Of settling and adjust
Ing claims. at which all persons hav-.
ing claims and demands against sAt0
Estates are notified and requested to
present the same to the Court. AlR
persons Indebted to said Estates are
requested to make Immediate payment
WITNESS Kent L. Eidred. Judge and
Acting Clerk of the County, Coure
within and for the County OF Fremont
In the State OF Colorado and the oeA1
of said Court this lat day OF Febru-
ary, A. u. 1917.
KENT L. ELpRED.
Judge and Acting Clerhs
BY Grace N. Cunningham.
Deputy Clerk.
First Pub February 9, 1917.
Last Pub. March I. 1917.
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REv. koNkLe Hxpecrep noMr

Rev. Guy Z. Konkie. pastor OF the
First Methodist church. Is expected to
return home today from Denver.
where he has been in attendance at
Sunday school Institute for several
days this week.
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NJ : l.ss.l WA a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14
FINAL ATTEMPT
is SUCCESSFUL
Mrs. Davis Regarded Tanlac
as Her Last Chance to
Gain Relief.

Champaign. HI, June IA When /
began taking Tauiac I regarded it as
my last chance TO get relief TOR / had
tried almost every other means but
without success. You can imagine
hoa grateful I was when this new
medicine began 80 relieve nay troubles "
Mrs II r. Davis. wife of mail car
rier, who lives at $40 West Stoughtou
street. Urbana, near here, said on
May 20
About year ago 7 began having
trouble with my stomach" she con
tinued why I tried every means 10
get relief but 70 no avail I just had
20 force myself to eat ana ebeu The
food wouldn't agree with me / often
became deathly sick following meals.
! tried dieting but this did no good
was SO nervous and restless at night
that couldn't sleep In the mornings
I'D feel tired and worn out
Il took TanIac 'sorta' as last re-
sort and lt sure did the work within
a few days ] feel remarkably improved
ana I've been getting better ALI the
time I eat ny meals regularly now
and thoroughly enjoy them. / dont
hay to be careful about MY eating
ans more. I rest simply fine at night
ana feel fresh in the mornings Tan
Lao certainly Is wonderful medicine"
Tanlac. the master medicine is es-
peCjaIle beneficial for stomach. liver
and kidney trouble. catarrhal com
plant loss of appetite. nervousness
ana the like
Tanlac is being introduced and ex-
planned in Rock Island at Riess phar-
macy, 1900 block Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14

be given an increase froH IS to S805
a week for the care OF county patients.
nut the later amount which fgured
sI.l5 day was shaved to 81 even and
then passed
Contracts 80 furnish the county
drugs we're awarded 10 G. J, Strate Of
this city NJ W Battles Jr Moline.
and H Il. Siebke. East Moline Al
though the bill ~ DIT r. II Zeir ol
Northwestern university for 500 for
blood analysis in connection With the
alleged murder OF August SChleuke
caused big furoTe at the morning
session when the matter came up after
dinner the claim was paid without
a muTuIr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14

ment can get access. That govern
ment has many spokesman here In
places high and low. They have learn
ed discretion. They keep within the
law. II is opinion they utter now. not
sedItion. Iney proclaim the liberal
purposes of their masters declare
this foreign war which can touch
America with ne danger 10 --~~-r her
lands or her institutions. set England
a the center Of the stage and faIk of
her ambition 10 assert economic do
mlnion throughout the world appeal
to our ancient tradition of isolation In
the politics Of tAe nations. and seek
TO undermine tae government with
false professions of loyalty 10 its pr5u-
eiples
False Betray Themselves.
But they viii make no headwav.
The false beErav themselves in every
accent. It IS only friends and parti-
sans OF the German government whom
we, have already identified who utter
these thinlE disguised royal ties The
facts are patent to all the world and
nowhere are they more plainly seen
than in the United States. where we
are accustomed TO zeal with facts and
not with sophi5tTies. and the greaF
fact that stands out above all the rest
lis that this lis peoples war. a war
for freedom and justice and self gov
eminent amongst All the nations 0G
the world. war 10 make The world
safe for the peoples who live upon it
and have made II their own. the Ger
man people themselves Included. ana
thar with us rests the choice to break
through all these hEpOcrisies and
patent cheats and masks of brute
force and helm set the world free or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14
Intrigue Is Widespread.

The sinister intrigue is being no
less actively conducted IN this country
than in Russia and in every country
Ia Europe to Which the agents and
dupes Of the imperial German govern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14

has moved to Sweden. Pastor Rich
ard taten returned his ordination Ger
tihcate Pastor 0 O. Eckhardt return
en- from the mission field in India and
took up pastoral work in California.
our chief work is to preach the Cos
pei of Jesus Christ which is needed By
dying world, and 10 administer the
sacraments in their purity May the
work and earnestness of Martin Luth-
er animate and inspire us to undertake
great things for our Saviour.
AS : now close my last year Of ser
vice as president. I wish 30 thank the
synod heartily for its love and trust.
] wish also to thank Or Brandelie, the
vice president. for his assistance
Unity Of spirit has been present in all
our boards and committees. May God,
Our fathers Cod. be with cur dear Au-
enstaHa synod. and lead us with His
grace during this jubilee meeting and
fer all time 20 the honor OF His name
aud the salvation Of souls"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14

Continued From Page Foar3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14


no choice but to take their orders
from Berlin. From Hamburg To the
Persian gull the net Is spread.
Peace Aims Are Plain.
aF- s.. mat 1se,- tn understand the
-saar-z=a FIR raaea mar has been
manifested from Berlin ever since the
snare Was SET and zD~ung2 Peace.
r.la.a ra..- has haa- the faI- Of her
----s aimee far rr.e a YEAR and
.-n--. nor 7a7-a u1r- her own frIrfa-
ITS Init -~-r srz =rs-fa-f-z ri the ma
inns over which she now deems her
a-1e III .-rFa the ADVANTAGES A LITTLE rf
The farE has been published. but most
OF mas been private. Through all
sorts Of channels II has come to me.
ua 'r all sorts OF Eut=ez but never
with tra terms disclosed which the
German government would he willing
-n ACCEPT That government has other
valuable u5wus i'm its hands besides
those have mentioned II still holds
4 valuable part of France though with
slowly rataztag asps. and practice
aLiE the whole of Belgium. It's armies
press close upon Russia and oTer-run
Poland BIT their will IT. cannot go
further. ID dare not go back. II wishes
.u close it's bargain before 1t is too
late and p has little Iafe to offer Tor
LtaEG tttaa-e
esg.tar., Masters SOP Fate
.--a r.-5rsrase. masters rrfar whom
-.--.....e.- +. srl--s-- SOC vary -faa-Hy-
~. -.--t r--rf fata has hrauan- them
r 4- .s hack or are forced back
.- 4n.H -nrf- hover h--h abroad and
IN r,--a sin fan to aiaraz like
r,-4,sr -s .a~.. IT fz rha,r Do.rar a-
---.E .--.. .r- -l.s.-r-5-. zr-r. -7.rs
r,[r. rE..- .rs4- 7@q.ar arroar 7r ii
-rz- maven .-ri-h fe f~lrurlfra aaaz-
-la-- faer. and deem raar has entered
-.a-- na.rss NAV have brf rra
chance .o rar-af-.fa rHaf- military
bower on eeeu their controlling polftf-
FL =-au-r.- iii t-ae can secure nas.a
now with lie immense ADVANTAGES stfu
4-- srz5- hands watch .tn9z have nm .to
This ar=-r -nr4raa+fz- GAINED sher viii
have Justified themselves before the
German nasrfe. fha. viii have gained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-14

Etna-iza with j. A Moran. sos
Safety building, phone r. l. 200. Ev-
erything In the line of insurance and
surety bonds,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15

the boys that. looking at the matter
in the light Of cold reason that they are
not going into anywhere near the dan
ger the folks at home imagine"
When we read the accounts Of terri
BILE slaughter we are to remember that
the news writer naturally note the SUI
peraltive in war People desire to know.
not of the men who are not injured but
Of the losses. The books Of remints-
cences published deal Of course with the
greater battles and their worthless Of
casualties. And so an impression has
been cultivated that few escape death
or injury.
But that is a wrong conclusion. The
figures disprove It, And as the war goes
on The losses will be proportionately
less as the veterans learn war and a
caution that is not in any manner
derogatory Of their bravery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15
THE poPE's PROPOSITION.

The effort of the pope to hasten peace
is a we'll meant attempt to stop carni-
val of slaughter and destruction. 1t is
within his province as a representative
Of Him who preached peace and good
will to men, no matter whether or not
it was suggested thru Austria and Ger
many. The pope sees his own people
tearing each other like wolves, sees
nations a, each others threats and
pleads for peace. -
| But the pope, like other pacifists and
peace makers who desire peace above
all things loses sight of the Importance
| Of peace terms that shall assure a per-
manent and lasting peace and prevent
a recurrence of world wars The war
and peace now depends upon the ma
ton whose autocrat threw the world
into a maelstrom Of blood and iron.
1t is not enough that Germany should
wish for a cessation Of the war. She
must offer terms that include restitu-
ton. General subscription to the prin-
ciples Of the sermon on the mount are
insufficient. She must offer security
and safe assurance. SO much blood and
treasure have been wasted that peace
without the positive certainty that the
dream OF world conquest is over and
over for all time would be criminal.
This generation owes it to posterity
that world piracy sholl be made i'm
possible as we'll as impractical.
Prussianism and militarism must pass
under the yoke. walk behind the chariot
wheels OF a triumphant democracy So
much the world demands and so much
IS the due Of the German people as it is
the right of all peoples. Conquest IS the
righteous outcome of this war, not the
conquest of the world by Prussianism
or the conquest of nation by the al
lied nations but the conquering of an
idea and the establishment of safe
barrier against the night raiders of ma
luis SAFETY Ilrst is 10 De written mo
the final settlement Of this war,
The end Of this war marks the end of
one epoch and the beginning of another
and the greatest in the progress of the
world. 1t is not to be mortgaged by ILL
considered peace which fails TO include
assurances Of the common safety and
freedom of nations great and small 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15

The announcement that Siam has de-
clared q state Of war with Germany on
account Of German intrigues In the
Asiatic kingdom carries Tar greater sig
nificance than might At first be sup
posed, according 70 q statement made
by John Barrstt, director Of the Pan
American union and formerly United
States minister 10 Siam.
while Siam ~ q country" he said,
"is comparatively little known in the
United States, 1t ranks as important
and strategic land. IN Asia as tho
Netherlands and Belgium in Europe.
1t is next. to Japan the most progress
sive country on that continent has
king and statesmen Of unusual ability.
a prosperous population Of over 10000
600, an area equal to that Of France
and an agricultural wealth unsurpass-
ed in the world.
I 'Its chief Importance, however, IN the
present war crisis Is that 1t is practical
ly the rice granary or source OF food
supply for China, and It's action may
have direct effect upon China's atti-
tude toward Germany. It also gives the
allies now for. the first time an un-,
broken "a, orablc coastline all the way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15
Billy Bunny and His Friends

like that, a big water snake came
swimming by.
''Oh, don't let HIM swallow me-, !. cried
the little rabbit, and he took his pop
gun out of his knapsack and stuck tho
cork in the end.
'I'll shoot you on the tail II you
touch me-" he cried just as brately as
he could. but he nearly slipped on the
swans back Just the Same he was so
frightened. JEF u,
Don't you come any nearer" said
the swan with a fierce hiss, but the
snake didn't care. He swan around
and around until the little rabbit got
so dizzy that he had to held on to the
swans neck.
Please swim around the other way.
pleaded the little rabbit, you make me
dreadfully dizzy" But the bad water
snake said he wouldn't because that1
Just what he wanted Billy Bunny to Be
so dizzy that he would fall into this
water and then that dreadful water
snake could swallow him and maybe 8
pond lily besides. n
Look here said the swan. III you
don't stop making suakery circles all
around me- I'll bite your head of With
my big, etrong beak" And then what
do you suppose the Mttle rabbit did?
Why, he managed somehow to lift UP
his gun and shoot 1t of, and the cora
hit the water snake on. the end Of the
tail and gave him such a headache that
he swan over to the long grass ana
ate watercress salad and q piece OF
lemon pie. And while he was doin9
that the swan took the little, rabbit to
the other side OF the pond and he
hoped away so fast that he didn't
tell me what he was going to do in to.
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