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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-07-26

oronno. Idaho. juno a., 1918.
Board EQualisation convened at
3 A. NJ. this date. pursuant to ad-
5ournment Of June 26. 1918.
Commissioners Fred Choate and
Seymour Snyder present. and JOS
eph Kauffman. Clerk. by w. H.
Gillespie. Deputy.
Minutes Of meeting June 20 read
and approved.
Board thercupoa examined appli-
cation Of Edith D. Simmons for re-
duction In acreage OF agricultural
land and ordered that property as
sessed to Edith d. Simmons be
changed "a follows.
80 acres agl. lands In NE IA
NV Ia section IS. Twp. IS N.
RING. E.. assessed 1t $4,000
changed to 10 acres agl. land,
$4,000 and 10 acres grazing land
In same section. township and range
assessed at $4,000. changed to 81
acres grazing land. $l0s.oo.
After further examination Of as
sessments Board adjourned 1T s p.
n. until . A. N. June 2S, 1918.
FRED CHOATE.
Attest: Chairman.
jos. kaufman, Clerk OF Board.
BY w. H. gillespie. Deputy.
Oronno. Idaho. June %, 1918.
Board e0uiliyafion !; convened nj
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
Those Excess" Profits.
From the Rochelle New Era.

If congress has real desire to equalize
the burdens of taxation that are to pay for
the war that body will be compelled to ap-
proach the question in a different spirit from
that now manifest.
If there is one truth that stands out more
plainly than any other in this country it is
that capital and capitalists have been more
favored than any other country on the
globe.
The United States has more princely in
comes than any other nation in the world.
The profits from her industries are greater
than those of any other country. 1t is the
expressed purpose to tax these incomes and
profits. AS to the former, they are contrib
uting probably their share. 1t is with the
latter that we have to deal
To the thoughtful person it would appear
that congress should devise just system of
taxes on profts-not on "eXcess" profits.
The profits on big business have been enor-
nous for years, and there is really little
excess" upon which to levy a tax
Take, merely as an example, the United
States Steel corporation. That concern is
credited with a dividend in 1916 of $780,
100000. 1t is extremely doubtful if their
profits will much exceed that figure in 1917,
which would enable U. S. steel to escape
the excess tax entirely.
Again it is asserted that the telephone
N0inP"HleS " CHt country CledIeu curing Ine
month of March last S1,00 on each tele-
phone in use in the entire country. But as
their earnings have been enormous for some
time they too, would escpae with very
modest excess"
But any little farmer worth less than $780,
600 who makes profit of $4,000 will be
compelled to pay at least $4,000.
The injustice of the entire scheme can be
seen at a glance.
The tax burden will not be equitably dis
tributed so long as we persist in dealing
with excess" profits. When we begin to con-
slider all profits we will begin to make pro-
gress toward a correct solution of the tax
ing problem.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
AN OLD STORY

A merchant in a Georgia town who often
boosted that he could run his business with.
out advertising and who took pride in say
ing he had never spent cent for advertis-
ing since he began business, made an as
signment recently for the benefit of his
creditors. He awoke to the fact that there
were too many debts, and not eonugh of
the right kind of business.
This mans experience is not new one,
nor has he experienced anything different
from others the world over who have tried
running their business without publicity and
without announcing through the newspapers
their desires and their advantages. People
everywhere spend money for newspapers,
not altogether to read the news, but just as
they invest in other things-they want to
know where to buy, and who offers the best
inducements from week to week.
The sheriff did this merchants advertis-
ing, and drew a customer
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
Some Buy at Home Reasons.

Editor of The Dawson News The activi-
ty of every town is measured by the extent
and appearance of its business section The
first question asked by stranger entering
town is, where is the business secton?"
If that part of the place looks prosperous
the whole city is attractive. If the business
section lacks paint and windows the stran-
ger soon moves on.
No city can have a prosperous business
section if its citizens go elsewhere to buy
their goods. The merchants prosperity de-
ponds on the volume of his business and he
cannot maintain clean, up-to-date bust
ness unless he gets the trade. Many a town
The home merchant pays his taxes into
the city's treasury, and thereby helps to
maintain good schools and the library, beau
tiful parks and clean streets He is the first
to want all streets paved and we'll lighted at
night. He supports the churches, he fra
ternizes in the lodges, and helps to care for
the city's poor. The out of town merchant
meets only the city's rich The home mer-
chant helps to advertise US to the world.
The out of town merchant usually belittles
our town and boosts his own.
The home merchant is not hedged about
with body of assistants and is easily ac-
cessible to the poorest among US. He is one
of US and is entitled to our trade He re-
joices in our prosperity and grieves over
the sorrows of the community. When we
deal with the home merchant we are dealing
with person whose heart is in the town
and whose sympathies are known. Buy at
home and grow rich. C. C. c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
NONSE.NSlCAL PEACE.

If ever cool judgment was needed in this
war it is right now. The lure of peace is
being dangled from a string by the central
powers in the hope that pacifsts and war
haters in general may bite in sufficient num-
bers to force a termination of hostilities.
Nothing could be more gratifying to the
German hordes in the present state of their
fortunes. Having been forcibly convinced
that their dream of world conquest was only
a dream, impractical and impossible because
at odds with all the higher instincts of the
civilized races of mankind, these arch bar
barians must needs make shift as best they
may to secure some tangible gain in return
for their terrible sacrifices on the altar of
rank folly. Hence, this dickering with the
bolsheviki of Russia.
If Germany could trade her western con-
quests for the return of her lost colonies
and a free hand in Russia the achievement
would be considered by her rulers as second
in Importance to the original purpose. With
Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey al
ready under her thumb, with every chance
of bringing the fragmental Russian to like
condition of servitude and with her colonial
belt across Africa restored for Prussian ex-
ploitation Germany could still snap her fin
gers in the face of the world with contempt
uous scorn. The mailed fist would domi-
nate 1873 100000 of the worlds total of
1,64O, 100000 population, or in round num-
bers just one-ffth, 1t is easy to foretell
what would happen under German exploita-
ton of national and human resources so
vast as these.
A successful Germany with her present
attitude toward life is unthinkable. Let no
nonsensical peace be patched up by the al
lies now, thinking to save further blood
she'd AS we'll temporize with hungry
wolf. Germany's willingness to dangle the
lure is proof both of her cunning and urgent
need Terms based on complete victory is
the only way to deal with the European
monster. Peace on any other pretext would
be great folly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
HOME MERCHANTS FIRST.

Have you been reading the carefully pre-
pared full page advertisements which have
been appearing in The News for the past
eight weeks setting forth the reasons why
you should trade at home? If you have, no
doubt you have found many good reasons
and arguments why you should patronize
the home merchants.
1t has been a campaign of publicity along
lines that should appeal to the patriotism,
loyalty and economical feeling of every citi-
zen of Dawson and Terrell county. When
The News concluded to put on this campaign
we received the hearty support of many
OF our leading merchants, bankers and other
business interests, and the unanimous ap-
proval of all. With next week the last of
these pages will appear, and we want every
reader of The News who has the good of
this community at heart, who believes in
helping to build up a bigger and better Daw-
son, to read it over carefully, and whenever
1t IS within your power to help boost for
your home city do so. And the surest and
least expensive way to do your share is to
keep money at home, for, as has been said
before during this campaign the dollar sent
away to the mail order house or to the out
of town stores is gone for good, never to
return, while the dollar you spend with your
home merchant travels around in this COM
munity, returning to you many times during
the year. Just remember this the next time
you have an idea that you will buy some
thing outside of Dawson. At least, give your
home merchants the first chance at supply
ing your needs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
To Our Heroes.

katie Bridges, twelve years of age and
a pupil in the fifth grade of the Bronwood
high school, has contributed the following
to The News:)
Hear the bugle's summoning call.
Round our ears the sound doth fall;
Ordering heroes true and daring
To the front, where flames are glaring.
Many boys who hear the call
Answer lest their country fall
Thinking only of their duty
Clnging to the home with its beauty
Which stands before him tempting. Turing
And the hero's heart is stirring;
All the great temptations past,
And his mind Is made at last.
Tenderly he bids his mother farewell;
Where he's going he cannot tell
Tells her that he'll never forget,
Tells her that his heart is set.
Through winters snow and sleet
through summers burning heat,
Our heroes bravely fought,
While mothers their daily thought.
At last our heroes shall return.
Led by their general, grave and stern:
The victory shall be theirs
Through worry and through cares.
Brave comrades thee shall we praise.
When upon thy heroic forms we gaze;
We thank thee in our country's name
Forever shalt thou live in fame.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
WE WILL ALL MISS BILLIE.
the cambridge Searchlight.

From the cambridge Searchlight.
The sad news has just reached us that
Billie Bush, of Colquitt, will take that ever
lasting smile and good humor of his to Ari-
iona in the near future. This information
will be read with regret by Billie's many
friends over this section, and we feel sure
somehow that this severe weather in this
country has somewhat to do with his depart
ure to the deserts of Arizona. 1t may be
the climate and it may be the clothes or
rather the lack of them, but in any event
this section will miss Billie Bush but will
wish him well wherever he may go and hope
he will find that climate that fits his bill.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
BROADCLOTH LIEUTENANTS.

The complaint comes from Camp Dix
somewhere in New Jersey, that certain of
the vain and wealthy holders of minor army
commissions are clothing themselves so
richly, in materials SO fine and of a tailoring
so superb, that they quite outshine plebian
creatures whose only claim to distinction is
the possession of major generals star or
a colonePs silver eagle. The situation that
has arisen at Camp Dix, according to ac-
counts, is deeply distressing. Between the
characteristic American reverence for
wealth and the newly acquired soldierly re-
spect for rank the poor underling is in
a fine pickle.
Rank, of course, demands the salute. But
what of broadcloth? Plainly, nothing but
an obsequious salaam could acknowledge
the presence of that Secretary Baker him
self has called attention to the fact that
in our army as now constituted, the private
may be superior in education and culture to
the officer The average private has sup
piled the clause, "And usually is" But the
secretary said nothing of clothes. He ignor-
ed sartorial superiority. He betrayed I'M
pardonable ignorance of the most funda-
mental thing in all Americas regard. Just
for the moment imagine the furore in AN
American army of which a particularly
tasteful and millionaire individual of sec
ond squad, rear, dressed himself in quiet
richness surprising the best his general could
afford. Who would be the real leader Of
y that army?
Clearly, the perturbation of the colonies
and the brigadiers at Camp Dix is an honest
one. Something must speedily be done about
it, if the Hun is not to conquer the world
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
BULLY FOR ROME.

Up in Rome, Ga, the board of education,
replying to a resolution that the teaching
of the German language in the public
schools be discontinued, announced that the
request would be complied with at the end
of the present term, whereupon the city
council directed the school authorities to do
so at once regardless of any reasons what
ever. And in Sutherland, Iowa. large posters
with the words German Language Strictly
Forbidden on the Streets and in All Public
Places in Sutherland" have been hung in
every business house and in every public
place in the town.
1t is just as WE'LL if not better The pa
triotism of these two cities, in widely differ
ent sections of the country is to be COM
mended. The American language ought to
be good enough for any American citizen in
these times. 1t ought not to be offensive to
any good American citizen, and if any Amer
lean citizen Of German birth or blood pre-
fers the German language to the American
language he is not good American citi-
zen. The German language does not sound
good to the American people, and the per-
son who prefers that language belongs in
Germany, not in America.
Every citizen of this country, whatever
his birth or blood may be, should be made
to know that this is America. Bully for
Rome! And also for Sutherland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

The pooling of the railroads by the gov
ernment enforcing the principle of coop
GRAFTON instead of competition, recalls the
political contention over this point, and how
many politician has lifted himself to prom
inence and leadership by activity in loading
the statutes with laws forbidding what the
government sees at a glance is the sane
and logical thing to do.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

AS a defense of the delay in getting rifles
it has been pointed out that when the i'm
proved American rifles are finally available
they will shoot bullets capable of penetrat-
ing three Germans, one right after the 9th
er. The British bullet only accounts for one
German at time But wouldn't it be just
like those Germans, though, to quit advanc-
ing in rows of three just as we get our new
rifles ready?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
HEALTH RESTORED, GROWTH ON
EYES REMOVED, CATARACTs ABB
SORBED AND CROSS EYES
STRENGTHENED WITHOUT KNIFE OR
PAIN BY NEW METHODS.

Drs. Hughes and Mott, the successful med
ical and non-medical specialists of 42S Aus
tell Building, Atlanta, are coming again to
Dawson. This is boon to those suffering
from bad eyes, ears, nose, throat, nervous
ness, headaches and in need of good sight
and good glasses. These noted specialists
have succeeded where others have failed, so
see them. Special absorbent treatment of
adenoids and tonsils without knife or pain
Women and children given special care. In
some cases eyes are corrected so that glasses
are not needed. Glass eyes ordered Special
care taken and satisfaction given. DON'T for
get the date, Feb 9Th, and the hours, and
call early, because cannot stay longer
than noon this trip.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

"Forego pleasure in 1918, and invest your
money in war savings stamps" urges finan-
cier Frank A. VANDERBILT. War investment
is good, but for heavens sake don't wear a
crouch. There are healthful pleasures that
do not require money. Take off that long
face, laugh and grow fat, and let the kaiser
wear the crepe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

Editor Doyle Jones is receiving congratu-
Lations on the forty-sixth anniversary of
the Jackson Progress-Argus. The News de-
sires also to offer its fluctuations. Brother
Jones is giving his readers a splendid paper
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

What did congress expect when it granted
dictatorial power to the president? Surely,
the power was not granted as compliment,
but for use when the grantee concluded that
the time had arrived to use it. Having part
ed with its own powers it must not expect
to give its cake away and keep it's cake also.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

That Professor Snider, in the Griffin vii
lage, has won hiss laurels by beating the Of
fetal weather man guessing this winter The
o. W. m. should be fired, and the Griffin wiz
zard given the job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

When Hon. Lee Worsham retires from
the Office of state entomologist on February
LIST, to engage in other work, Georgia will
lose an official whose services to its agri-
cultural and horticultural interests have
been almost invaluable. He has done a great
work in teaching. the farmers how to sue
cessfully combat destructive insect pests.
The News wishes him mighty we'll in his new
endeavors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

While distributing boquets for the coura-
geous buckling of nation to its job the
feat of Italy ought not to be overlooked. AT
ter battling two and one-half years and fl
nally achieving commanding position on
the heights overlooking the Austrian plains,
all this gain and many miles of territory
besides was overrun in one swift dash of the
enemy, And the Italians, undismayed, are
merely getting ready, when the proper time
comes, to start fighting their way back
again. Americans, even Englishmen, have
no idea what it means for a nation to meet
the tests that France and Italy have met
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

1t is said the fuel administration is plan
ming to take over control of oil. What dye
s'pose oil will cost US then?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

Our extreme prohibitionists are again
threatening to mix it up with Pershing for
letting the American soldiers in France
drink wine But if it's fight these water
wagoners want why don't they go after the
kaiser?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

Those pessimistic people who love to talk
about the war and hard times should look
over some of the recent South Georgia bank
statements.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

Even if it true that the war will be won
or lost under President Wilson the great
American public is entitled to take little
interest in which of the alternatives hap
pens
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

would peanut oil mill pay in Thomas
vilIe?" asks the Times-Enterprise. Two of
them pay in Dawson. And, best of all, they
pay the farmer, too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29

This may be an old-fashioned winter, but
there is something decidedly new-fangled
about the coal situation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29


full:
Henry West has bought the corner
storeroom in the E. A. jackson building
on Depot street and moved his stock of
merchandise into it. Henry is one of
our progressive colored citizens who has
no desire to emigrate North. By the, ex-
ercise of industry and business judg-
ment he is prospecting and increasing
his property holdings in Cuthbert.
We do not know Henry West, but we do
know the type he represents. Henry is a ne
gro who is polite, who is not oficious, who
does not endeavor to be continually creating
the impression that he is just as good as
white folks. He is progressive, but he is not
offensive. Such a negro in any community
in Dixie will find himself we'll liked by the
white people as well as by those of his own
race. 1t will be noticed that Henry has
bought the corner store He no doubt pur-
chased business stand in a section of Cuth-
bert, town that is occupied almost entire
ly by white business people. And we doubt
if there was a single protest against his max
ing the purchase. The right sort of negroes
in the South get along in the right way
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-29
Good Negroes.
From the Savannah Press.

issue of the Cuthbert Leader that give a
very clear indication of the feelings of the
people of the South for the negro who at
tends to his business, and by so doing earns
the respect of his fellow citizens of either
color or race. One of them we reprint in
fu1l.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-02-08
FUNDUSZE Ma PODR0Z 800 PIELE-
GNIAREK POLSKICH.

Dzislaj rano sekretarz Komitetp Po-
mocy Go~spodarczej Polsce otrzymai to-
legram z New Yorku cd 'honorowej pre-
zeski tegoz komitetu, PAM Laury Tur-
czynowiczowej treSci nastepujacej:
,,Posiadam fundusze ma przetranspor
towanie ma plac boiu pieciu set pol
Skich pfelegniarek, skoro tylko nadej-
die zawiadomienie, re obecnoSt ich
jest pozadana.
(podpisano) Laura TurczynOwiczOwa.
w nasrepujacych mielscacn
ma Town of Lake MONA otrzy.
mac ,,Dziennik Chicagoski":
BOCHNIAk -
1915 w. 43-cia Utica.
-
1924 S. Ashland ave.
-
4612 So. Lincoln utica.
1718 ". 4S-ma utica
M~IELZYNSKI -
1714 w. 48-ma utica.
BRADEL-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-02-08

westchnieniem - jeSli juz kie-
dy gentleman ma bye okradzio-
nym, to przynajmniej jaka taxa
pociecha W tenn jest to, re zbro-
dniarz bywa take gentlema-
mem.
(Ciag daisy nastapi.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-02-08
POrWana KSiezna,
ISuHsla hunurIsJs1na Z angslsSlsgo.
(Ciag adlszy.)

(Ciag adlszy.).
- Ach Boze - moi drogi Da-
ere ~potrzebuje pienied1y.
Gwaitowuie. Jest to sytuacya
malo przyjemna = .ktora panu
ME powinna bye obcq.
Poniewaz wszyscy wiedzleti o
tenn, &c Mkt ME vic, sk2I mr.
Dacre bierze nieniqdze, vice to
powiedzcuie obcego rozbawiio |,
vora.
"A niechzc pana!
Mlodzieniec zwrocil sic zn6w
do ksiecia;
Me tracmy drogiedo czasu.
Zareczam ksiecia, re w naszym
wypadku sekundy NIGGA bye
znaczacc.
MIN ksiqze zdolal cos powie-
dice. zabral CLOS mr.. Dacre:
JeSlil mi wolno dac rade,
rade powazna, to znwolaj pan
policyanta, ktory tam spaceruje
i oddaj mu pan w Opieke tego
milego jegomoscia. Me sadie,
zeby ksieznie coSkolwiek grozi6
mog}o. kajdaki tego rodzaja
predko bardzo p~rzychodza do roz
sqdku, gdy poczuja kajdanki ma
rekach.
Ksiqze sic wahal. To chciai
to znow ME chciai. Miodzie,
= to znow ME chcial. Miodzieh-
ca ia sytuacya zdawaia sic ba-
vic.
MOI ksi2ze - rzekl MECH
ksi2ze spokojnie przyjmie rade
mr.. Dacre'a. Czemu ME? In
teresujqccm bedzie 7 niezwykiem
ola pana oczekiwanie, czy ksie-
ina ramie u~traci, czy ME. ia
kiez to podniecajace! Ci lajda-
XII. kt6rzy Z wymuszen ! uprowa
DIAN uczynili swoja sp~ecyalnoSc'
groza moze tylko siowami! Ere
sta milo byloby panu wldz1ec
mnic aresztowanym. nieprawdaz;'
Mozc $~wiadomoSc tego, &c ia ma
Gale zycie bede skazany ma wig
z%ienic, bedzic ola pana satySta-
kcya "a utracone ramie ksieznej.
Piecset funtow, to bardzo DUO
p~ienicdzy - "a kobiete! Ia ivy
czajna zone! Czemu pan ME pc,
slucha rady mr.. Dacre'a? Otto
policyant nadchodzi!
Policyant istotnie przyblizyl
Isle znacznie, oddalony zaledwie
O dwanaScie moze jardow.
Czy go zawolat? Z prawdzi-
wa przyjcmno5cia to uczynie'
Spojrzai ma swoj zcgarek .zio-
ty.
Zalcdwie dzicsiet minut czasu
many. Pc ich upiywie ME bede
luz W moznoSci przes}ania umo-
mionej wiadomoSci, o ktorej po-
przednio m6wilem. Bedzie "a
p6zno. Instrumcnty, ~potrzebne
do operacyi, ktora ksiezne cze-
ka, juz So przygotowane, No.
MECH mnic ksiqze kazc zaarc57-
towac, o~szczedzi pan piecset fun
tow. Przynajmniej bedzie paE
miai zadoScuczynienie ga odcie-
tc ramie ksieznej. Otto poll
cyant tn juz Jest. Konstabler!
Mlodzicniec mowif z taxa Il