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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-28

tween the ages of twenty one and sixty
years. Poll taxes shall be a lien only upon
assessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection Of the same
except against assessed property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the commissioners Of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years issued on the
official form, or duplicate thereon, in the
event OF loss or proof of payment of such
pOll taxes MAY be made by certificate
Of the tax collector. which shall be sent
! to the commissioners of the several Not-
| ing precincts. showing a list of those who
| have paid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates of pay
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be forgery,
| and punishable as such, for any tax col
hector or other person, to antedate, or
/ alter Il poll tax receipt. Any person who
| shall pay the poll tax Of another or ad-
vance him money for that purpose, in
| order to influence his vote. shall be guilty
| Of bribery and punished accordingly. The
| provisions of this article as to the pay
ment Of poll taxes shall not apply to per-
/ sons who are deaf and dumb, or blind,
| nor to persons under twenty three years
of age who have paid all poll taxes as
SeSSed against them: nor to persons in
| the military service of the State or of the
| United States. during Il time of war; nor
4 to persons who entered the military ser
! vice. rs aforesaid. after the first day of
| January. 1910. ana who have since been
4 hon0rublN discharged, provided that such
/ persons shall pay al poll taxes assessed
I against them after said discharge; pro-
| Nidcl. that any person in the military or
naval service Of the United States shall,
| during the war. without either regiStra-
! tiOn or the payment of poll taxes. be per-
mitttd to vote i'm all primary elections,
| to Sign nominating papers, for state and
Congressional candidates; provided that
! T. such person were not IN such service he
" ould he otherwise qualified to partici-
| pate III such elections.
| This amendment. If adopted, shall vail
| date any legislation enacted at the regu-
! lar session Of l9l&. authorizing military
| electors to vote. where such legislation
would he invalid without this amendment.
| Section ,. BE il further enacted, etc,
| That the official ballot to he used in such
/ election shall nave printed thereon the
| words: For the proposed amendment TO
! the Constitution. eNempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment of poll taxes:
and the. words. Against the amendment
| to The Constitution tXempting soldiers
| ANA sailors from the payment of poll
| taxes"
FERNAND MOUTON.
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the
| Senate.
| HEWITT BOUANCHAl'D.
TSpeakcr Of the House of Representatives.
/ Approved. July II. 1918.
| K. q. PLEASANT
| Governor Of the state Of Louisiana.
| 4 true copy
| JAMES j. BAILEY,
| Secretary of state.
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w. s . s
ACT NO. 271.


Senate Bill No. 1893. BY Mr.. Thoele.
AN ACT
To amend and re-enact Act No. 80 of the
Extra Session of 1917, entitled "A
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, exempting persons in
the military service from the payment
of poll taxes"
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, That
the title to Act No. 80 of the Extra SEES
sion of 1917 be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 1913 Of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, eXempting per-
sons in the military service from the pay
ment of poll taxes: and authorizing them
to participate in primaries and other nomi-
mating elections without registration or
the payment of poll taxes.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That Section | of said Act be amended
and e-enacted so as to read as follows:
BE it resolved by the General Assembly
OF, the state Of Louisiana, two thirds OF
all the members elected to each House
concurring, That at the election for mem
bers of Congress to be held in this State
on the eth day of November. 1918. there
shall be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State. for their approval or
rejection, the following amendment to the
Constitution:
Art 1873 No person less than sixty
years of age shall be permitted to vote
at any election in the State who shall
above described, have paid on or before
the 31st day of December, of each year,
for the two years preceding the year in
which he offers to vote, poll tax or one
in aid of the public schools of the parish
in whichi such tax shall have been col
lected; which tax is hereby imposed on
every male resident of this State, be-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-21

49,. v.,.-=-a>= 80 - -
America" muttered Mr.. SimpkinG
He leaned forward suddenly and put
his face In his hands.
For a long time Mr. Simpkins sat
very still In that position. There was
no sound In the library except the
ticking of the tall clock and an occa-
sional trili Of laughter from the chill
dren skylarking upstairs. The square
OF light on the carpet gradually with
drew itself through the window, and
first twilight and then darkness settled
In about the quiet, white haired, some
times irascible. old man.
Mr.. Simpkins was thinking things
which he would never afterward speak
, of, he was thinking things that were
too sacred ever to be put into words.
But some inkling of his thoughts may
be found In his rejoinder to Mrs.
Simpkins when that placid lady came
In and turned on the lights, and asked
him whether he was ready for dinner.
"Judge willoughby's only son was
worth as much as fourteen hundred
and thirty-four dollars, wasn't hef"
Mr.. Simpkine demanded Of her.
AS his wife, who was not unused to
his superficial irritations, watched him
In mild establishment, Mr.. Simpkins
limped out to the hall and took his
old felt hat and silver-headed cane
from the hat rack. Letting himself out
into the foggy evening, he tapped his
way down to the corner, and mailed his
income tax statement and check with
his own hands.
snow, God be thanked" said Mr..
shnpkins rs the lid clanked shut over
his inlssIve. 81 can do this much for
my country. anyhow"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-21
Mr.. SIMPKINS PAYS
HIS INCOME TAX
BY ROBERT MesLAlR.

MIR. Simpkins gazed at the portrait
On the wall till his eyes filed with
tears 1t was portrait of his father,
Colonel Simpkins. who had four times
been promoted for valor du1ing the
OWL War and had died bravely on the
neld OF action. Mr.. Simpkins' throat
ached now for two reasons: First, he
reverenced and adored the memory of
his father; secondly, his age and his
eyes and his game leg wouldn't let him
20 to war himself. And as he observed
the martial bearing and uncompromis-
ing gaze Of Colonel Simpkins he saw,
In imagination. the khaki-clad lads Of
the new generation marching forth and
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-21

crossing three thousand miles OF sea 70
light, maybe die. for liberty.
Mr.. Simpkins peered around to make
sure that neither Bess nor John (who
were at the teasing ages of sixteen
and seventeen) were where they could
see him, then he Strengthened and
threw his right arm up for a salute.
But his equity shoulder twinged, and he
groaned. He couldn't even salute.
Damn r. said Mr.. Slmpkins, and
with his other hand iercely twirled his
white mustachios.
He turned and limped into the IL
brary and sat down creakily before the
the blanks for his income tax state
ment, blanks which he had rather
grumpily got from the Internal Reve-
nue. officer only that day after lunch
con on his way home from the club.
Mr.. Simpkins' income for 1917 had
amounted to just about $4,000, and he
had been rather snappy on the sub
ject of taxes ever since he had discov-
cred that the more income man has
pays In taxes. He could think of sew
eral men who, like himself, were mar.
ried and had two children, and yet,
although their incomes were nearly
half Of his, they would pay only q
small fraction of the amount he paid.
He gloomily drew the blank nearer
and began filling in the information
that 1t asked for
AS Mr.. Simpkins' income was $4,000
able on each Of the successive smaller
classes Of incomes In order to arrive
ut the total due from himself. He
passed over the first class who must
pay taxes, that is, single men making
over 1000. His calculation for mar
ried men then showed up as follows:
First, they pay 2 per cent. (under
the 1915 law) on all income over
$4,000, deducting 5000 for each Of their
/ children under eighteen years. In Mr..
Simpkins' case this was S212, which he
put down in the payable" column.
He saw next that, under the 1917
law. married men pay an additional
per cent. on all over $2,O00-with the
same allowance for children. This
added 1852 to his payable" column
He then observed that for every
$500 jump In his income over $1,000
he had to pay Surtax, the percentage
/ growing larger with each jump. This
was $3.50 more added to his burden.
And on top of all this came an "Ex-
cess Profits tax of 8 per cent. on all
Occupation" income over $4,000, max
ing $72O more.
The total, then, he must pay was four
teen hundred and thirty-four dollars.
"Whew" exclaimed Mr.. Simpkins
angrily. There's young Henry Will
kins, who married Jake Johnson's girl,
he makes $1,000 and he doesn't pay a
cent of taxes. I guess this is his war
as we'll as mine"
Thinking of young Henry wilkins,
he remembered that Mrs. wilkins went
every afternoon to make bandages for
the Red Cross and that Henry, who
was lawyer. was aiding the Local
Draft Board with it's questionnaires
We'll" he admitted to himself
shat makes a difference"
He thought next of Judge willough'
by, whose income was about $1,000.
HE only pays $40" commented Mr.,
E,mpkins, not quite 30 angrily this
time; and then a thought struck him
and he sat up rigidly In his chair.
Judge Willoughby's son had been
drowned on the TuscAnia when Il waa
summarized with the loss of two hum.
dred goldierl
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-21

In the new school opened at Roches-
ter, N. Y, to train photographers for
the Signal corps, the primary train
ing will cover four weeks along high
" specialized developments brought
ttit IA the war. AT fts close the sue
cessful graduates will be sent on FOR
a months advanced training, after
which they will be organized into units
and sent overseas.
Men with the highest grades win be
given still further training for commits
sions as Photographic intelligence Of.
flcers, first at a school and then In &C
tual flights at the flying fields.
During the month Of January ST..
7S7,517 were paid out to farmers of
the United States by the federal land
banks on longtime flrst-mortgage
loans, according to a statement by the
federal farm loan board
On February the total amount Of
money paid out to farmers since the
establishment Of the federal land
banks was $50, 7S2, 482, covering 24,020
loans closed. The total amount Of
loans applied for up to February
was $3.50, SOC, S91, representing 112, 14A
applications.
Near beer and temperance drinks
coming within the designation Of malt
liquor are included In the Presidents
proclamation limiting brewers of beer
to 10 per cent of the amounts Of grains
and other food materials that were
used last year.
Massachusetts, and Michigan chap
tiers Of the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton are establishing intending rooms"
In cantonments. These departments
are opened for hospitals, where hun
dreds Of garments are mended each
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

500 How Spiritual vision came
to one who suffered of tUtal blind.
ness by Mary Bristow.
8:25 Poem by Evelyn jackson
Tilden Delaney. President
CHRISTIAN
Bible School at 9:45 a. N.
Morning church service IL a. m.
Sermon by the pastor on The Max
ing of a Christian"
This is the beginning of our Al
tendance Campaign" Let all com e
to Bible School and Church.
In the evening we will unite with
the Presbyterian Church in Farewell
Services to the retiring Pastor, Rev.
Lee r. Sparks.
Church Attendance Campaign at
Christian Church.
The Christian Church of this part
of the state will inaugurate a six
weeks Church Attendance Cam
paien" next Sunday, April7.
The Campaign covers the 6 b
Missionary district of ri counties
with 265 churches.
The attendance at Sunday School
and morning aud evening service
of all these 265 churches will re re-
ported to headquarters at COlumbi g
every Monday morning. Monroe
City must not fall behind in the
procession. Start it going mex
Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05
Welfare Agencies.

SafrAu riding toe young women
whom the var has forced into in
dustry IS oue uf the great social
problems OF in day Industrial vel
fare workers are being appointed IN
all large fictorjeS and stores to -ook
after the physical and moral we'll
being nf lis w0men and girl elm
p oyteS Toe uro ecti0u when such
Il aorEer provides Tor wOden I'D IN
d iStry is raising the STANDARDS OF
social iif, in all commercial centers.
A. scores OF girls from country
tn~us are daily fiockinRto the city
t. take the places of men who have
gDre to the from, the welfare OF IN
duSlri4l workers is of vital interest
e. the people of every community.
At he great Conference of Social
Work t. be nnId in Kansas City,
Nav 18th to 22ud, the questions OF
the girl in industry will be discuss
ed from The platform and in con-
ferences Mrs. Florence Kelley, the
great labor leader and general
secretary Of the National Consumers
League of New York, will be one of
the speakers on social work and
radical econumic mnvemenLs
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05


An interesting suit was tried in
Probate Court at Palmyra, Monday
before Judge Harrison The suit grew
out of the claim of Mrs Elizabeth
Haney against the estate of Grdfrey
Diescher, deceased, The claim was
for $3280 90 for wages as housekeep-
er for d o riod of IL years About
20 witnesses from Warren Town.
ship were examined and all testi
fed to the business of the claim
Very little if any evidence was
offered in behalf of the defense
The witnesses included some of the
best people of the West end ct
Marion County aud the Judge ex
pressed surprise at the one sided
ness of the case and quality of the
evidence judgements was render
ed for the full amount of the claims
The plaintiff was represented b.
Meriwether and Meriwether of this
city and the defense by Public Ad-
ministrator, G W. Pine, assisted by
his attorney. I. C Hays of Hannibal
Godfrey Diescher died suddenly a.
his home few miles north of this
city some months ago. He was f
bachelor and fairly we'll to do farm,
er and for number of years previ
GUS to his death Mrs. Haney had
been his housekeeper. II was gen.
orally understood in the neighbor
hood thai she was to receive re-
Enumeration for her services but the
sudden demise of Mr. Diescher
made il necessary that the claim
should lie substanuated in court
Hence the suit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05
Buy Your Coal Now.

State Fuel Director Crossley has
issued a statement asking ever,
householder 10 the state to lay in
his next winters supply of coal
without delay.
Missouri mines must produc
10000 more tons of coal than last
year as result Of the zonase s.
tenn, arranged by the joint Fuel ar!
Railroads committee at Wasnius
ington. There is no provision fur
storage at the mines, so the CO II
must be shipped as fast as mined
The small town dealers cannot stors,
it so it must 60 from the cars to the
home bins in order to keep the
Il los running at full blast.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting items About the
Different Denominations.
Turn Up Clock One Hour.

Ministerial Alliance met in par
Tors of First Baptist Church Monday
10 a m. and after prayer by the
president the following time was
decided on for church services:
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Preach
ipg IL m. and $50 p. m. B. Y.
P. U, Christian Endeavor, Epworth
Leauee at 7:30 p. m. The resigna-
ton of Rev. Sparks was accepted
and Rev. Bolen. of the Methodist
Church was elected president. Revs
Wharton, Bolen and Cook were ap-
pointed as a Committee to draft
suitable resolutions in behalf of
Rev. Sparks and family who are
soon to leave for Southeast Missouri
By j C. Cook, Sec.
METHODIST
Regular services as follows:
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
Preaching at 10:45 a. m.
Senior League at $50 p. m.
Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 7:30.
H. c. BoleD, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Preach.
ing II a. m. Theme Let man ex'
anime himself" No night service
B. p U 7:S0 p m. Joseph c Cook
BY.P. u. PROGRAM
Devotional meeting-Misunder
stood Blessings, Gen. 45:1,16
7:S0 Song and prayer service
Business.
TAO Scripture reading Gen. As
/ 16 by Burnley Cook.
7:45 Special music, Quartet o
male voices, Cook, Proctor. Delane!
and Rhodes
ESQ Povety, Talk by Francis
Proctor.
800 DELAYS and sickness by Dali
Wilson.
$40 The new light that came t.
Harry Lauder by Joe Cook.
8:15 The Spiritual illumination o
q Philadelphia business man by Loi
Hawkins
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05
Embroidery and Llces 1 2 price
al the New Way Store.

Jasper Henderson and wife were
to leave Tuesday for an extended
visit in New York and other eastern
points, but owing TO the serious i'll.
ness of their dauehter-in-law. Mrs.
j. Henderson, of Macon. who was
taken on tuesday to the Mayo hos
pital at Rochester, MINI. for treat
ment, the trip WIS postponed 10.
definitely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Thomas Pierceall. stationed at
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas is
home on a short furloueh.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Geo S. Tompkins, one of the Free
Delivery carriers took the Rural
Free Delivery examination and was
appointed Rural carrier but 10 view
of the fact that the city carriers
got a raise in salary he declined the
the Rural route job and will remain
in the city service.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Mrs. R. M. Walker left Thursday
for Corning, Kansas for few days
visit with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05
Death of Or. MCNair.

The lad news of the death of Rev.
DR. E. McNair which occurred at
Denver, Colo. on April 3rd has just
reached this city. He had been in
feeble health for many months and
while the news is received with sor-
row it was not altogether unex-
pected. DR. McNair was a chaplin
10 the civil war and was intimately
associated with most of the leading
generals of the lost cause as we'll as
many of the leading spirits of the
Confederacy He had been a
Minister of the Presbyterian church
for nearly GU years. his last charge
being in this city. He was pastor
of the PRESBYTERIAN church here for
many years and until the infirmities
of age compelled his retirement
from the ministry a few years ago.
DR.. McNair enjoyed the esteem of
everybody in Monroe City ire
spective of age or creed and his
memory will be cherished for a
generation. He was IS years of age
at the time of his death
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

There are many people who are
not III position TO invest $50.
500 $500 Or $1,000 10 a Liberty
OJnu but tnern are few people who
can not bHy from time to time
twenty five cent or a five collar
Thrift stamp. During the next
month the Liberty bond drive will
he on but nevertheless the Thrift
stamps should not be forgotten.
If you have not yel started your
self aud your children on Thrift
stamp books don'i put the ma tier
off ali, longer.
Ii is reported that the govern
meDt has on file at ST. Louis and
ST. Louis and Washington the names
of men who are financially able to
buy the new DJndS which will be
on sale Saturday and it might re-
suit in, placing one iG an embarrass-
ing position if he refuses to buy
these bonds after il has been shown
that he is abundantIy able to do so.
The government is Verv much in
earnest about this matter and il
you CAT possibly raise this amount
don't wait to be solicited but 90
voluntarily TO any of the banks in
the county and they will help you
without charge to secure a bond.
Mems Work Shoes is off at the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Miss Pearl Settles will teach the
spring term Of school at the Hayden
school near Frankford in Rails
County.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Grace Baptist Church will
meet Friday afternoon with Mrs
Jennie Fields.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

New bag tops at McCarty Mer.,
%.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Ribbons at l-2 price at the New
Way Store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Mems Work Shoes 3 off at the
New Way Store
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

A. c. Jordan. of the Old Bark of
StOutsville, who was recently oper
ated on at the Mayo hospital at
Rochester. MINI, for appendicitis
passed through this city yesterday
on his way home. Mr Jordan has
almost entirely recovered and ex,
poets 10 soon be as good as ever.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Read it in the Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

The government will shortly put
a stop to the indIscriminate mailing
of packages to soldiers in France
and none will be received at the
post Office unless the sender can
show letter of request from the
soldier. This rule is made. it is pre-
sumed, partially to relieve the con-
eestion of mail and partially for the
reasof that pro-Germans might try
to send poison or explosives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-04-05

Mems Work Shoes is off at the
New-Way Store
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FOR RENT-WAREHOUSES.

FOR LEASE-wAREH0UsE PROPERTY.
down town; Is 900 50. It. floor space: on promi-
uent street. Address Box ia;,A. Star ONCE. IL
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POULTRY. PETS & LIVESTOCK.

phone n. $3.50 los
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| YOUNG ARMY OFFICER AND WIFE De
sire a two three room housekeeping apart
ment, preferably in northwest section. Nd
| dress Box 261-A. Star Office. O.
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AUToMoB1LEs FOR SALE, ETC.

DETROIT electric: closed; seats four; good
looking car; batteries fair; tires good; price,
$500. See Mr.. Snellings. Kalorama Garage.
1910 Kalorama road NV
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HORSE AND WAGON AND TWO SETS OF
harness; cheap. 2119 18th st. NV. Phone n.
-
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Will BUY FURNITURE AND TAKE LEASE
3 or room apartment: state price, terms. Adj
dress Box 3oO-A, Star office. TO-
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| SMALL WE'LL FURNISHED HOUSEkEEl
! ing apartment, by officer and wife. ENceIirnt
care taken. Address Box list. Star oiiic"-
/
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SIS BONUS FOR INFORMATION RESULT
ing in lease of two-room. kitchen and bath
apartmentAfor officer and wife, northwest
tion, October or before. Address Box 2osA.
Stor offica
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WAX figures for display of
ladies' suits, dresses and coats ;
perfect condition; price cheap.
Address Box 10o-A, Star office.