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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-16
CITIZENS FILE PROTEST
AGAINST TAX INCREASE
Will Mean Raise of Rents. .Alreatly
High, Says II. II. Pol
lard, .Jr.
PUBLIC TEARING is HELD
!cv. ..sbury Christian. -. d.. Says
Burden. Will Fail on Working
Peoplc-Grundy Gives Figures as
to City Employees and Their Pay.

General Tcctcs. against .MH '-crnsci
Increase OF Ia per cent in all taxes and
licenses in Richmond. as recommended
by the Council Committee on Finance.
"IS made last night by citizens at a
sr"cia! public hearing called by the
committee for - discussion OF the taX
matter. Citizens declared that they
We're already hardened with taxes. and
with the cNcr-sonrinc cost of living did
not think the rate should bc increased.
Opponents OF the higher rate generally
believed that economies could he made
IN various departments Of the govern
mcut TO make an Increase unnecessary.
Numerous citizens spoke 20 the com-
mittcc opposing tho higher rate. but
the hearing was not completed last
night. aud Colonel Barton II. Gruudy.
the chairman. called another public
hearing for Monday night AT 5 o'clock.
Every citizen that desired wae given Il
hearing at The meeting. The Aminis-
tratiNc I'd. however, and pr. !. A.
&. CRandlc!. Superintendent OF city
schools We're not heard and their
statements viii hc presented to the
committees Monday night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-16

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Service Of Uneqlded Value
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24

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Arizona republican., 1918-03-24

Today silk undergarments play an important part in milady's wardrobe. We are showing beautiful and com plete line of silk under garments in both the Kayser silk and Crepe de Chine in white, flesh and pink in gogwns, camisoles, envelope chem1se, under skirts, combinations, vests, boomers and union suits, ranging ln
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
NEW BOOK ON FLORIDA

About the last of February. 1t will
be both humorous and sober. There
will be some poems, and they will be
full of ginger The book will contain
at least twelve pages of splendid pic
lures. There will be some amusing
stories. The book will show chiefly
Florida life and conditions as they
are today.
The print will be extra large. Book
will have handsome leatherette COW
er, and will be sold on subscription.
Name of the book will be Life in
Florida" by Jackercrack. | hope to
make it so interesting that all will be
glad to read it-citizens of Florida,
natives and otherwise. tourists, winter
residents, home seekers and land buy.
ers.
Price will be rs cents, payable after
the book is delivered. Size will be
right for side coat pocket. Those
who may wish copy are requested
to send their orders to the publisher
as soon as possible. Address Greater
Florida Book Company, Box 50, Bar
tow Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
Life In Florida
TRUE SHORT STORIES SHOWING HUMAN NATURE 40 -
BoBs UP IN THIS LAND OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS
(By Jackercrack)

fast he chased this gentleman h0o'
runner to the shore and came WITH
in one foot of closing his massive
laws over the mans feet his iih'
mense strength is shown by his aoli-
ity to travel so fast with his big pody
and to jump straight up in the ali
his full length.
But increasing numbers of people
have greatly decreased the number Oh
alligators. Most of those left are IN
extreme Southern Florida. They
have been known to be far over lOo
years old 1t is claimed that the old
est living one in this (Polk) county is
100 years old now and that he IS
spending his last years in Lake Park
er, just northeast Of Lakeland.
Mr.. Polk thinks the hide of the one
that nearly caught him could have
been made into fifteen pair Of shoes
| like the alligator
The alligator pear,
The other alligator
| want some other where.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE
MUST DO AND DO WELL, TO
DEFEAT THE kAISER'S WAR

1t will be well for us all if we pause
now and then and consider again
what, precisely, are the tasks con.
fronting us in this world war, writes
Thomas w. Lamont No one could
nave put them more clearly than Pres.
dent Wilson. Here is what he said.
These, then are the things we must
40, and do well, besides fghting-the
things without which mere fighting
would be fruitless:
we must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for our armies and orr
seamen not only, but also for a large
part OF the nations with whom we
nave now made common cause, In
whose support and by whose side we
shall be fighting.
we must supply ships by the HIM
ureds out of our shipyards to carry
to the other side of the sea suhn,o
rihes or no submarines, what will
every day be needed there and ohrn
uaiit materials out of our fields and
our mines and our factories with
which not only to clothe and eouin
our own forces on land and sea hn.
also to clothe and support our neo,Io
Tor whom the gallant fellows undor
arms no longer work, to help clotbe
and equip the armies with which ,uo
are cooperating in Europe, and 70
Keep the looms and manufactor;o,
'here III raw material; coal to keen
the fires going in ships at sea and -
'l'e furnaces of hundreds of factories
across the sea; steel out of which :,
MAKE arms and ammunition botb
mere and there; rails for wornor,
railways back of the fighting fronts
locomotives and rolling stock 70 to,,c
the place of those every day going +,
pieces; mules, horses, cattle for 1obo,
and for military service; evervtbin,
with which the people of Fnp,arf
and France and Italy and Russia bav,
usually supplied themselves HIT 49,.
not now afford the men, the materials
lor the machinery to make"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
RETURNS UNDER WAR
REVENUE ACT WILL BE
GREATER DURING YEAR

ut is estimated" said Collector of
Internal Revenue James M. Cathcart,
yesterday, that nearly ten times as
many returns must be filed under the
war revenue act for the 1917 as were
required to be filed for the year 1916,
owing largely to the extension of the
income tax feature of the law to
smaller personal incomes"
In letter to Collector Cathcart
Daniel G. Roper, commissioner of in
ternal revenue says:
The banks and trust companies OF
the country have in the past been OF
great assistance to the taxpayers in
the preparation of tax returns, by col
lating and publishing not only the
text Of the law, but also the numerous
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

valley. Valleys are open places
ually inhabited. II no sign OIL
can be found, the straggler SUI ~,
follow a stream, which ultllna'
will lead him to a house or Tow"
the country is fat, the injuncllOn
follow a stream is emphasized -
total absence of water or hills' -
note of the sun, determine the ~, IN
of the compass, and then c''o :,
decide in which direction the NO.
lhabitation is likely to be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

necessary regulations and rulings of
the department and by furnishing the
services of their accounting experts in
the preparation of the returns Of in.
dividual and corporate taxpayers in
conformity to such legal require
ments. All of that service is furn-
ished entirely at the expense of the
banks and trust companies, not only
as a convenience to their customers
and others, but also as patriotic
duty at this time, and is in line with
the services that have been so freely
extended in connection with the sew
eral Liberty loans.
"The preparation of returns under
the new law is in some instances
more difficult than under the previous
law and must be met by so many
more taxpayers that such expert SER
! vice is even more desirable than here
tofOre."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
BEAUTY Is ONLY SKIN DEEP

So it behooves every woman n
keep her skin smooth, clear and bean.
tiful, which may be done by using
TETTERINE
an oldtime-tried remedy which ra-
moves all blotches, scaly patches and
all marks that mar woman's bean.
ty' Tetterine cures eczema. rino.
worm, letter, itch, and all skin arfoc
tons. Sold at drug stores. shun
trine Company, Savannah, Ca
(Adv,l
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
WHEN LOST IN WOODS

"hen one is lost in the woods the
matter becomes serious. This NAV
ii happen to even the most acute. and
C , average city dweller would have
S u in finding civilization again
% the psychologist has laid dorn
suls set Of rules. When lost in the
WOODS keep going down hin GA
eventually the wanderer will reach
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
APPROVAL OF
JAPAN'S PLAN
IN ABEYANCE
Uncle Sam Has Neither O. KID
Nor Condemned Brown Al
H.. lies Proposals - T.

Washington, d. c., March 1T was
made plain today that the United
States has neither dissented nor con.
sented to any plan Of Japan for ac-
ton in Siberia, and that previous state
ments that no direct. communications
have been exchanged between the
two governments on the subject were
correct , .,s-,,y.
4, The American government has been
fully informed concerning the situa.
ton by Great Britain, Japan's ally,
by special treaty, and discussions be-
tween London and Washington are
continuing. But so far as can be
learned Japan has not even indirectly
asked the approval of her plans by
the United States, consequently the
latter is not called upon to make a for.
NAL expression. ~a''.>. -
Z Great Britain is said to have Elk.
pressed confidence in Japan's inten-
tons, with view to allaying any ap.
prehension here that Japan might do
more than protect the war stores at
Vladivostock and combat German &C.
tiyities. The understanding is that the
state department has been satisfied
on this point. :# =" 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
NOT WILD WEST
SHOWBUT
FARMERS F AIR
Billings County Secretary Says
- There's Nothing WOOlly
About Expo

Fargo. y. d.. March G.--Gerald p.
Nye, publisher of the Fryburg Pion-
eer and Secretary Of the Billings Coun-
ty fair who is here attending the an
nual convention of fair secretaries and
linging up attractions for next fall says
although Billings was famous in the
old days as COW country, and while
it was the western stamping grounds
of Colonel Roosevelt and Marquis de
Mnres. there is nothing wild western
about Billings county fair which the
Fryburg publisher insists is one of
the best typically agricultural eXposi-
tons on the Slope. Last fall, follow
ing an almost complete crop failure.
there was held an exposition which
was a revelation to everyone. The
attendance several times exceeded the
total population of Billings county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
AFTER MATH OF
BIG WAR RALLY
J FOR KlLLDEER
Rousing Patriotic Meeting Held
by Dunn County Loyal
lists Last Night

Killdeer. n d.. March As an af,
termath OF the state council at Bis
marck, Killdeer staged a rousing pa
triOtic mass meeting in its auditorium
last night with representatives from
every town in Dunn county, and stand
ing room was at a premium.
The .Killdeer,Dunn center band fur
nished patriotic music for the com
munity, singing. States Attorney
Johnson presided. r. G.. Nelson OF
Dunn Center spoke on preparedness
for the. third liberty loan; Rev. Gas
ton 81 Werner on the urgent need Of
paying income tax by April /; Henry
Klein of Halliday on The Danger to
Denocracy';C. S. Barrows Of Dodge
on war Savings" and Judge Morton
OF Manning on The Red Cross fol-
lowed by flag drill by the high
school, pupils.
Then the principal address of the
evening was given by Chief Justice A.
4. Bruce of Bismarck, who appealed
to the finer instincts OF. every Ameri'
can to dig in and help win the war
The council closed with seven reels
OF war pictures and the singing OF
America"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
BEAN:BANQUET BIDS
BYE-BYE BIGGEST OF
THE BOY SCOUTS

They, were all there, and they are
"all there. Scoutmaster D. 3. Cook
is going to leave his command and
Bismarck. So the boys Of troop three,
B.. s. A., headed by their new com.
mander J. G. Stewart, planned a sue
cessful surprise. Honorary and ordi-
nary members filled the brilliantly
lighted headquarters Of the scouts,
which the lads call depreciatingly,
the shack Laughter and eats We're
in abundance. The arrival OF the old
'scout-master and the new scout-mas.
ter was there for cheers. Then came
the feed and speeches. r"...g.,
Derrick Talks .- @,...r
Scott Derrick, superintendent of this
division of the 500 railroad, told the
boys he was one of them and glad Of
it. Tobacco in all its forms received
caustic notice In Mr.. Derrick's speech.
Then Mr.: Cook addressed the boys.
Il regret leaving you boys, who have
formed such a solid organization with
a spirit OF. co.operation, during the
few years since initial organization
work started. am proud of the fact
that l was your scout-nlaster. 1t was
my sincere hope that, you will grow
more strongly organized and that the
spirit Of fellowship which the scout
rules foster, will dominate this branch
of the B. s. A. even more than it did
while led the troop"
The new scout-master, Jack Stew
nrt, speaking for the boys, expressed
the reluctance with which the scouts
parted with their Old leader. He said:
eve are not here only to eat although
do hope you are all filled with beans.
We had, a busheI Of them. Seriously
though, fellows, this party is to be the
last we VIII have with a man who HAS
your esteem. He Is leaving. Much of
the work which has made the Bis.
marck boy, scouts what the organiza.
j., tons is today, is due Ito him. AS the
spokesman for all the members
thank him for all he has done"
y Cook cheeted.
The postmaster, Boyd Smith, ser
geant of the troop. proposed three
cheers for Mr. Cook They were
cheers, 100, as any one within several
blocks Of the shack will attest.
O. E. Anderson, in speech
informed the scouts that they could
count on him always, as one Of them
II am as much a full-aedged scout as
any Of YOU" said Mr.. Anderson. al
though you did put. me on the hon
orary list. And I'm proud that I'm q
boy scout" +.
Mothers Serve Feed
The success Of the banquet was due
In 4 great measure, to the efforts OF
s1apEs9w. cook, Mrs. E, 7. Burke,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07

and Mrs +. IL. Brandt. who cooked the
edibles in quantities unstinted. The
boys served the feed. Everybody
washed the dishes.
Then the new scout-master drilled
the team. After that few impromptu
boxing matches were staged, and the
big goodbye entertainment ended.
fI The Menu.
The menu follows
Beans, and more beans, with pork,
a la Honian. ttSfI
Baked potatoes, Smiths pride, la
Holman. \ @tp;,N ft Ias
Bacon and eggs la treasury Boy
Scouts. -. s..
Apple sauce, a la Mrs. Cook.
Fruit salad. la Mrs. Smith.
Coffee, bread and butter also pur.
chased from the treasury. .l
Pop, four cases, la Jack Lyons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
BURNSTAD RANCH
. PICTURES PROVE
d. = BIG ATTRACTION
Hundreds of Farmer Grainmen
- Remain Until Midnight
~ ~. to See Films q

In spite of the fact that it was
II O'clock before the exhibition of
the Publicity Film Co.'S pictures aof
the famous 70 ranch at Burnstad
could begin at the Auditorium last
night, the hundreds of farmer grain
dealers and city folk gathered there
waited patiently for this feature Of
the show, and all expressed themselves
as more than repaid. The films
show various phases OF ranch life.
with an abundance of scenes of reg.
istered and purebred percherons and
herefords; of vaccinating and brand
ing and operations; Of big alfalfa
fields and cattle by the tens Of hun
dreds in native pastures. The trans
fer OF stock across the Missouri river
by gasoline ferry was a novel fea.
ture of the show The Burnstad fam
appeared on the film, and some wild
western riding done by the Burnstad
boys and girls furnished an exciting
moment.
AS a fitting finale for patriotic
evening, Secretary F. @. Hellstrom ex-
Inhibited several reels of the United
States governments twenty-million-
dollar war films. the most specta cular
picture drama which ever has been
thrown on the screen. Cheer after
cheer greeted the boys in khaki and
the tackles of the navy and when the
last scene filckered out it left the big
Auditorium filled with ten hundred
missionaries ready to go home and
preach the praises Of this great pa
trioitc undertaking, in which the
North Dakota Council Of Defense has
invested $4,000. These pictures are
now being exhibited regularly IN 800
North Dakota picture houses, and Di.
rector q. ". Halliday has nine shows
out sSxssSty week. - ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
HOUSE BILL AZ
IN I'TIATED BY
N0NPARTISANS
Petitions Now Being Circulated
to Give North Dakota a.
New Constitution Il
SOME AMENDMENTS URGED

tThe NOnpartisan league is carrying
out its promise by attempting to mi
tate House Bill Al as a new constitu
ton for North Dakota. League or
ganizcrs in every section Of North Da
kota now are circulating Nonpartisan
petitions proposing the following ten
to the constitution to be
voted on at the next general election
1.-Give 10000 electors at large
the right to file initiative petitions.
2-Give 1000 electors at large
the right to file referendum pet.
tons. E& &.s.n~
& N3-Give 10000 electors at large
the right to propose amendments
to the constitution, by initiative.
4--Makes Il possible tor the peo-
pie 70 amend the constitution by a
majority vote without having the
Legislatures pass on the proposed
amendment at the ensuing session.
5-Gives the legislature the right
to exempt all personal property
from. taxation. +. g. - .vs -.
81 6-Makes it possible for the
legislature to levy an acreage tax
on land for the purpose OF estab-
fishing state hail insurance
fund. err. re. "a +rsztt
7-Give the state power to issue
or guarantee bonds, but provides
that those ", excess Of $4,000, 900
shall be secured BY real estate
first MORTGAGES, not to exceed one
half Of the value Of the property.
8-cive the state power. to issue
or guarantee bonds on state own
ed utilities, enterprises or indus
tries up to $4,000, 00U. ~..as
e-Requires that every bond is e
sue shall carry provisions BY an
nuaI tax or otherwise for payment
Of interest serni-annuaily, and
, payment Of principal within 80
days. ,....,
1o-cives state and counties the
RICH to make internal improve
ments or engage in any industry,
enterprise or business not pro.
hibited by article 20 Of the con-
stitution; and prohibits state or
any political subdivision from
Ioaning money or giving credit
il, to private org anizations, except
for reasonable support Of the
poor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07

Chicago, ILL.,, March TN a.. test
taken at the national prohibition party
convention here late today the reso-
luton calling for merger with the
new national party was defeated. DR..
w. J. Calderwood, OF Minnesota, an.
nounced following the ballot that if
the convention failed to adopt the
merger resolution those delegates who
favored it would bolt from the party.
The vote was:
For 1873: against al.
Two thirds vote is necessary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
HUN OFFICER
FOULLY STAYS
NONCOMBATANT
Master of Submarine Kills a
Wounded Pilot of Bel
gian Smack

London, Eng, March7.-How the
members of the crew of a German
submarine brutally killed the wounded
master OF Belgian fishing smack
who refused to leave his vessel is de-
scribed in press association dispatch
from Penzance. The submarine at
tackled the smack with gun fire, and
the skipper was wounded severely
He urged his men, including his son,
to save themselves. ss
The submarine commander forced
the fishermen to row German sailors
to the smack in order to place bombs
aboard. One OF the Germans drew a
revolver and shot the helpless skip
per through the head in the presence
Of his son.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-07
JOB FOR: r. r.
SOME WILTONITE
Vacancy in Coal City Postoffice
to Be Filled Soon

A. civil service examination will be
held in Bismarck April to select a
postmaster for the Wilton Office,
which has been vacant since the re.
cent resignation of the former post.
master, whose i'll health compelled
him to give up his duties. The office
pays $1,000. Citizens of the United
States and who reside within the
delivery of the Wilton Office and who
SO resided when the present vacancy
occurred, and who are not less than
81 years nor more than IS years Old,
will ,lbe eligible. Application forms
may be obtained from the postoffice
'at Wilton or from the civil service
commission at Washington. o.. &. -.