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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-31


ments Of the state in general and the
schools in particular. Our federal
government has shown the most eq-
uitable method Of taxation. namely.
the income tax, both for individuals
and corporations. Our Constitution
already provides for an income tax;
consequently no amendment Is nee
essary.
A state income tax will provide all
the additional revenue necessary and
place the burden equitably. instead
Of leaving such distribution to the
whims and prejudices of an appoint
i've board.
Already we are making our in
come returns In compliance with ma
tional law. This method has met
and will meet the national require
ments an dis worthy Of adoption by
the states.
On the other hand the proposed
amendment to the Constitution. II
adopted, would retard our develop
ment and would be the beginning Of
class legislation In this state. thing
most to be deplored and would not
provide a jus. or final settlement of
the tax problem.
Reduced to plain language, 1t
means constantly INCREASING powers
Of the board OF equalization who
thereby can favor their personal
friends and pcnalize their political
enemies. 1t is taxation without rep
resentation its worst form. and
therefore violates every fundamental
American principle. It opens an av-
enue for political corruption and In
vites graft and blackmail.
The principle of the national in
come tax appeals to the public sense
of justice, Notwithstanding the heavy
burdens II imposes.
Our legislature, without constitu-
tional amendment, has full power to
enact such laws as are necessary to
meet any revenue situation and this
is as 1t should be; thereby in the
words of Thomas Jefferson "prsserv-
ing inviolate the fundamental prin-
ciple, that the people are not to be
taxed but by representatives chosen
Immediately by themselves"
JESSE KNIGHT
"A z. Loo. \. o
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-31
THE
AMENDMENT

The method designed In the4pro-
posed amendment for taxing 1mines
Is wrong in principle. contrary to
the theory and spirit Of our Ameri.
can government. savors Of Prussian-
ism and should be defeated by the
voters Of the state. regardless Of pol
itical affiliations.
To delegate such powers to a
board, chosen by a partisan govern
or and responsible to him only.
would take away the rights of the
people. be extremely dangerous and
might result in confiscation of pro-
perty.
The amendment places no limita-
ton whatever on the Board Of Equal
ization in assessing net proceeds Of
metal mines. To confer. by the or
ganic law of the state such unlimited
power upon an appointed board,
would be Infamous.
The proposed amendment was not
introduced until the last day Of the
Legislative session-indeed, several
days after the Constitutional peii>d
had expired--and was passed with
out notice, without hearing and with
out due consideration.
It must be remembered that our
Constitutional provisions on taxation
were framed after mature delibera
lions by non-partisan Constitution
al convention, chosen forthat speci-
fic duty by the people. who adopt
ed and ratified their work. 1t should
not be tinkered with nor amended
without grave consideration and i'm
perative necessity, which does moi
exist.
Mine owners and operators expect
to pay theit proportion of all add
tional revenue to meet the require
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-31

50 great. But when the tax rate was
reduced that year to two-fifths Of
its former amount and It was found
that the assessed valuation Of the n
nual net proceeds from the mines
could not be raised. the result has
been that the mines have been pay:
ing the last three years only two
fifths the taxes in proportion to
their output that they formerly did.
Are you willing to let this subject
condition continue?
I. The remedy Ia simple. Tax
the mines on the basis of its actual
cash value rather than on its net
annual proceeds. after the same
manner that the farm. the facaory.
the city home and all other forms
OF business and property are now
taxed. wouldn't the farmer and the
business man rejoice to be taxed ON
only his net annual profits after de-
Quoting all expenses But that is
the snap the mine owner has had.
10 It right Let your vote answer.
and don't be misled by the cries OF
those paid to deceive you By shout
ing class legislation" 'injuring the
mining industry" etc.
S. But how can the actual cash
value of mine be determined? The
mining interests say 1t can't be done.
Are you willing to let matters rest
there and the mine owner thereby
escape paying his share Of the tax
es? OF course not. The proposition
will be to get all the data possible
and calculate the approximate Vaiue
Of the mine to the basis of Its annual
net proceeds. BY using some multi
pie or submultiple of the annual net
proceeds 1t will be comparatively
easy to arrive at figure which
will approximate the actual cash val
ue OF the mine for purposes of taxa
ton. Don't be confused on this
point by lot of wordy articles that
are written by those paid by the
mining interests to get you all tang
Pied up.
VOTERS OF CACHE COUNTY
the call is to YOU. Vote for the
imine amendment and the other two
Amendments as WE'LL BY so doing
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you will vote right and your chill.
dren's children will be grateful.
Very truly yours,
M. c. MERRILL.
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tjandIno u to Him.

1 "Ad," said Eve. cOyly, as she winked
Mt the snake unbeknownst to Adam.
"you are the one man In the world
for me-" Then she handed him the
apple.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Us fellows was having a game of NOV
ings up out on the street, being agenst
pop came along, and | sed, Hay, pop, do
you want to be empire, do you wunt to
be empire, pop?
Well, you mite go long way without
finding better one, if | do say SO my
self, sed pop. And Skinny Martin pitched
the ball and Sid Hunt dident try to hit
it, and pop sed. strike one.
Aw, strike nuthing, you must be blind,
it dident come enyware neer me, yelled
Sid Hunt
Heer, heer, no impertinents. please. sed
pop And Skinny Martin pitched the bali
agen, and Sid Hunt hit it and ran like
enything for ferst base. ard Ed Wernick
picked up the ball and him and Sid both
got to ferst base about the same time.
Safe sed pop.
Aw. go on, he was out by mile, yelled
Ed Wernick How dare you tell me to
60 on? sed pop, is that nice way to ad
are coming to nowadays
That's the way empires always get
tawl1ed to, pop, | sed.
Well then | resign, I'm not use to be
ing abused by lot OF kids, sed pop. And
jest then who wawked up but Flatfoot
the cop. saving to pop. Wat do you meen
by incurridging these boys to play base
bali in the street after me chasing them
100 times? You're verse. than they are
that's wat YOU are, a man your age, and
| got a good mind to run you in.
Good mite, I'm through, never agen, I'm
/ getting a lot of joy out of this ixperients,
| must say, sed pop, I'm very sorry officer,
! I'm sure, and Ill see that it duzzent hap
pin agen, you can bet your badge on that
And he gave Flatfoot ? segars and went
| in the house, and Flatfoot termed Ground
and looked at us fellows. and we all ran
like everything.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

A letter of protest has been signed
by British authors, publishers, and
booksellers against the proposed lux
ury tax on books, which they declare
would be as fundamentally wrong as
a tax on bread Never more than at
the present time have books been ap-
preciated by soldiers and civilians
alike. From the trenches and the rest
camps the demand is ever for more
books, while the clientele of the book
sellers among the general public has
been on the increase since the begin
ming of the war. On the face of it, ii
does seem strange that in country
where the demand is for higher edu-
cation and more of its books should be
described as luxuries and as such in
cluded under the luxury tax
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
SUBS. SANK SUGAR SHIPS.
U-Boat Raiders Have Put Americans
on Short Rations.

on Snort hatlonS. 4
BURLINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE pres
ent shortage of sugar is due to several
causes. The U-boats have sent 10000
tons to the bottom of the Atlantic
Ships which have been CARRYING sugar
have been diverted to other and more
important uses and much acreage de-
voted to beet sugar culture has been
Enclosed in battle areas. These things
have combined to cause a stringent
shortage of sugar and made it absolute
ly necessary for the allies to concern
trate upon methods to reduce the use
of sugar to the lowest possible point
until the new sugar crop is ready for
the market.
Americans have been lavish users of
sugar and sweet stuffs. The Yankee
sweet tooth has consumed candy enough
in year to supply the sugar rations of
England for one year or France for a
year and Italy for two years. The mon
ey spent in the United States for candy
for one year is double the amount re-
CURED to feed Belgium for a year.
This inordinate taste for sweets is an
acquired taste and according to excel
lent medical authorities, is largely III
excess of the requirements of we'll
balanced diet.
In limiting the use of sugar the
United States food administration does
not deprive anyone of the needful guam
tity of sweetened foods. 1t does ask
that the ration of two pounds of sugar
per month for each person be rigldly
adhered to; that dates, raisins, figs and
fruits be used in sweetening buildings,
that honey, syrups, maple sugar and
molasses be used in cakes, cookies and
desserts; that fruit and nut confections
be used in place of candy containing
much sugar and that waste of sugar be
avoided. Waste means leaving sugar
dregs in coffee and tea cups and in cereal
bowls Pieces of cake or cookies OF
sweetened desserts thrown into the
garbage can, homemade fudge and can
| dythat is burnt and thrown away
these are common ways Of wasting sug
ar.
A cheerful and ready compliance with
tie rules of the Vermont food admin
istration is a duty demanded of every
loyal and patriotic person in the Greer
Mountain state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14


little mist grandchildren.
eve most certainly WILL" said Nurse
Fog.
did people insult you?" asked the
raindrops. eve took 1t for granted
that people must have insulted you,
because they have before. But tell
US, are we right?'
"You are right" said the king of the
clouds.
Come on, make haste, get ready,
children" said old Nurse Fog to the
mist grandchildren.
'We1l come right away, nurse" said
the mist grandchildren. well not
wait to put on our best dresses. Well
wear our good everyday working ones,
the nice, dark gray ones, that make
the days so dark when we are out"
''That's right. mist grandchildren"
said old Nurse Fog.
"Fm glad you understand so we'll.
You know how to dress for working.
You don't get yourselves all fused up
and ruin your best frocks which you
can wear on party days behind the
king of the clouds home. You wear
the proper clothes for the proper
times"
"Rainy day clothes. eh, nurse?"
laughed the mist grandchildren.
''Yes, rainy day Clothes" said old
Nurse Fog. "And I viii wear my good
gray coat and hat and dress and my
gray rubbers. Not that | mind get
ting wet-gracious how could l when
I am so damp a creature myself? But
my gray rubbers make the fog thick
err. And l like to make the fog
thicker"
"Of course you do" said the king of
the clouds, ''when you are the fog 1T.
self. OF course you do. Dear old
faithful Nurse Fog. You have always
taken fine care of the children"
sand why wouldn't II" Nurse Fog
answered, with such a fine set OF
children, after my own foggy hearth
"Of course it's natural that you
would be fond of Them" said the king
'Do tell us the insult though" sale
the raindrops. "We're glad to worl
| for you, for 1t is play Tor us, but We
could do our work so much better if We
| were made quite angry and could jus
| fall down on the earth and the eartl
| people with might and MAN,"
| eyes, tell US what the insult was,
| said Nurse Fog.
| ''Tell u.s. urged the mist grandchil
dren.
at was this way" said the king O
the clouds, "some people said toda.
that there hadn't been rain storm
since last week and that they wer
jolly glad of 1t.
"Then they said that the storm
which occurred last week had BEEF
quite a dreadful one. They said
had raincd barn shovels.
'Now, I've heard about rainin
pltchforks. cats and dogs and othe
peculiar things, which don't meal
anything. But I've never heard thi
one-about raining barn shovels. An
so I feel I've been insulted again"
$50 you have" said the raindrop'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
MAJOR DIES AIDING WOUNDED
officer Adds to War Honors by Last
Acts

Acts.
PARIS, Aug. 14.-Maior David f.
Wheeler of Buffalo, n. Y, was killed
during the allied counter offensive while
attending the wounded under fire.
Major Wheeler, who was doctor,
came to Europe during the first winter
of the war as a Red Cross worker. He
enlisted in the foreign legion as a sol
der on Feb. I, 1915. In the Cham
payne fighting on Sept IS, 1915, Major
Wheeler was wounded in the right leg.
After the charging French had passed
he tried to crawl to the rear, but find
ing many wounded and suffering men
about him he stopped and attended
them. For this he was awarded the
French war cross.
After leaving the hospital he obtained
his discharge and joined the Canadian
army, receiving the rank of captain.
When the United States entered the war
he was transferred to the American
forces and was commissioned major.
He served as regimental surgeon in Lor-
raine and at Cantigny and Chateau
Thicrry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
BODY RECOVERED.
John Kehoe of Richmond Drowned in
Shelburne Pond Saturday.

BURLINGTON, Aug. 14.-Thc body
of John Kehoe. Richmond farmer, who
was drowned some time Saturday in tho
Shelburne pond, was found floating &c
feet from the spot whore the body was
found All day Sunday and Monday
men were dragging the pond in an effort
to locate the man S body, but the weed
and waste in the pond made their work
difficult. The body was fully dressed
and showed no marks of violence. Their,
was gold watch in one of the man I
pockets. The health officer of Shell
burne was called to the scene anC
after viewing the body it was turned
over to Undertaken Kenyon Of Rich
mond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

Americans should recall the gentle
peace terms that Germany imposed up
on Rumania and Russia. What Ger
many means by peace understanding
is that if the enemies of Germany do
not understand what Germany wants
Germany is ready to show them. Well,
Germany viii have to show the allies
exactly what sort of peace she is striv-
ing for before the allies can enter into
negotiations with her. If only gilt
tering generalities are employed, the
more plausibly Germany speaks the
more is she distrusted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
Flour at Rate Of
$40 per Barrel

= We have received a car of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour in 140-lb. sacks. We
are selling it to merchants at
a price that will enable them
to retail this at the rate of
$1,000. pr barrel, or about
$3.50 per barrel less than the
higher grades. Of course,
this Low Grade Flour re-
quires the same amount of
substitutes. A year ago we
were selling many cars Of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour for human consump-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

New Hampshire s political cauldron
is already boiling furiously There
are four candidates for United States
senatorship on the Republican side
alone, two at least and probably three,
on the Democratic side. In addition
there are contests for election of two
representatives in congress and the va
rious state Offices with plenty of aspi-
rants. We hope to sec Henry w. Reyes
the present Republican governor, elec-
ted to the senate. He is a man of excep
tional ability and would make an excel
lent colleague to work with the veteran
Gallinger in Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
GERMANY GRABS FOOD.
Austria Gets Short Rations in Division
of Ukraine Prospects.

PARIS, Aug. 14.-Germany and
Austria are about to conclude new
treaty regarding the Importation of food
products from the occupied territories
of the East.
An agreement on the method of divid-
ing the foodstuffs from the Ukraine al
ready has been reached, according to a
Frankfort despatch. and the Germans
will be favored both in quantities and
prices.
Austria, originally the favored party,
has a bone thrown to her in the nego-
tiations in the form of stipulation
that she is to get Ulrainian food at
prices less than she agreed to pay in a
treaty drawn previous to the signing of
the Ukrainian peace pact
Austria therefore saves a little mon
ey, but Germany gets the bulk of the
food.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

1t costs money to travel on the rail-
ways these days. The general rate
is three cents a mile, plus the war tax,
and YOU pay more for your ticket in
to the extra service when you
ride in a Pullman car. Beginning Au-
gust 20 interchangeable mileage books
will be sold, good on all railroads, the
price for a 900 mile book being $50
with war tax of $40, and 500 mile
books being sold at the same proper
tional rate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

If tobacco in the Connecticut river
valley is harvested in good condition
this year the growers will receive
small fortunes for the crops. Within
a few days sales have been at so cents
a pound. Primed tobacco, that is to-
bacco where the leaves are picked one
at time, is now bringing up to 81
cents, while the shades grown rules as
high as $1.25 The sorest men in the
tobacco business, it is said, are those
who, on the basis of last years prices
of % to IS cents, sold their 1918 cror
early in the season for a similar fig
ure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
. GUEsSWORK.

1t has been said that the practice. of
medicine at best is simply game Of guess
work, because the action Of drugs varies
to a great degree upon different individu-
ais; but when medicine has lived for for
ty years, constantly growing in sales and
popularity there can be no greaasr proof
of its merit. Such medicine is Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that
famous old root and herb remedy, now rec
ognized from shore to shore as the stand
ard remedy for female ills-Adv.
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ablng the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher the de-
sired service.
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The Reformer is on sale every evening by
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Major William A. Bishop, the most
noted Canadian aviator, has been trans
ferrcd from the fighting front to duties
with the British air board. He certain
ly has earned an assignment to a less
perilous task than air fighting He has
destroyed - enemy airplanes, in twelve
days brought down twelve, and in the
last u hours of his connection with the
active branch of the service dropped
five.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

"And we will see that you get revenge.
We will pay them back-the people.
you're really rather glad to be in
suited, aren't you?" asked Nurse Fog.
at gives you and all of US such good
chance to rain so hard, and make the
fog so thick. 1t makes us quite work
ed up to good storm"
"Yes, I like to be insulted," said the
king of the. clouds. 'It makes me feel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

"What, anoth-
er, exclaimed the
army of rain
drops.
"Yes, my fine
children, and my
grandchildren, the
mist children, and
you, old faithful
Nurse Fog, l have
been insulted once
more"
1T S q shame,
said the rain
drops.
"We'll keep the
people from see
ing to d a y--all
those who insulted
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Subscription Receipts

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the practice Of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
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the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
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Japanese Superstitions.

In Japan q light-colored mouse In
the house is sign of happiness. Ii
spider falls from the ceiling in the
morning it brings pleasure, but II at
night it is thought to be very unlucky.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

Washington suspects that Germany
is about to put out new set of peace feel
ers, and sounds warning against be-
ing fooled by them. Whenever Ger
many attempts anything of this kind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Il, 1918.

Does Frank G. Williams want to 90
to the legislature as a representative
Of the city Of Newport or to look out
for the interests Of Frank G. Williams?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-14

so rainy in spirit,
so cherries and
reckless. / could
Just rain when l
hear such things"
&c oodi" ex-
claimed the rain
drops.
But when they
fell down on the
earth some of
them did fall on
some real barn.
shovels. ave were
supposed to have
dropped down
things like you,"
the raindrops said.
"Ah, but you
didn't" the barn
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DADDYS EVENDNG
ARI TALL EIl
THE RAIN STORM.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Another insult" said The king Of
the clouds.