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The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12
THE GRAND OLD GAME

by such splendid majorities of the
people Of North Dakota are the
following:
Industrial Commission act,
creating a commission to admins
ter the state bank, mill and eleva-
tor association, home building as
sociaiion and other parts of the
industrial program.
Bank of North Dakota act, Gre
ating a state reserve and farm
loan bank, with provision for
loaning to farmers on warehouse
receipts representing stored farm
products.
Administration bill, abolishing
the board Of control, board of re-
gents and board Of education and
setting up in their place one
board, the board of administra-
tion; proposed in the interests of
economy and efficiency in state
government.
The tax commission bill, abol-
ishing the present tax commission
OF three men and setting up one
tax commissioner; proposed to
simplify the government.
The newspaper bill, making one
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12

League opposition to get high po-
litical prefcrment which they felt
they could not get lcgitimately
through the League organization.
The vote was not only crushing
defeat for the I. V. A. and it's big
business and monopoly support
ers but it utterly discredited the
League traitors, who took the
stump against the bills.
Right-of Way Clear
The carrying of this election is
the end of the last possible attack
that the opposition can make on
the farmer-labor industrial pro-
gram and allied measures. The
farmer-labor state administration,
headed by Governor Frazier, is
now in a position to proceed as
rapidly as good business practice
iustifies, with the actual carrying
out of the program, bringing
about the ''new day. SO patiently
worked for and waited for by the
common people Of the state
The Bank of North Dakota is
already established, the state mill
and elevator association organ
lied, and now the state admins
tration will proceed with organi.
zation of the state home building
association. The entire program
will be in operation within a year
The Measures.
The seven measures approved
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12

The vote was upon seven acts
passed by the legislature which
adjourned last February. Two OF
the acts, the Industrial Commits
sion act and the Bank Of North
Dakota act, involved the entire
League industrial program, and
the other five acts voted upon
were passed by the legislature to
simplify the state government in
the interests Of economy and effl-
cheney. All seven measures We're
approved by the people. the vote
differing little OH any Of the bills.
Slush Fund.
The opposition campaign was
conducted by the Independent
Voters association, which spent a
huge slush fund contributed by
interests which will be adversely
affected by the farmers program,
most of" the fund coming from
outside the state. The l. Y. A.
was aided by three state Officials
who were elected last year with
the farmers Endorsement but who
turned traitor to the cause. These
officials, Attorney-General Ian
GER. State Auditor Kositzky ant
Secretary of State Hall, We're not
farmers or workers like the ma
jority of state officials who stooe
firm for the cause. They hope tt
become leaders of a faction in tn
League and with the aid OF thu
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12

nv p" 4tC4 A4tSso 1SNCl4Uly OCCA
on tour through the eastern and
northern part Of the state and it
might be Of interest to the reader
to see how things are going in
various places.
To begin with, we would not
like to be an assessor or a deputy,
not this season thank you. They
promise to become as popular in
some places as were the Roman
tax-gatherers of Imperial days. 1t
seems to be the plan of the gov
ernment as run by the powers
that be, to devise means Of rails
ing money from taxes but never
giving thought to cutting public
expenses. AS a good farmer re-
preventative told us recently,
"About all the Legislature did
this winter that was noticeable was
to create jobs and fat commissions
with swollen salaries and careful
ly overlooked all opportunities for
passing good legislation.
Arbitrary Assessments
And so the assessors of various
counties are being pounded on
the back in order to have them tax
the dear public for all the traffic
will bear, and little more if pos
sible, for instance, in one of the
new eastern counties the assessor
was ordered to place a value of
500 on all tillable land and $15
on all pasture land. The deputy
found that he could not get by
with that so he got permission
from the "County dads" to lower
the figures with the result that
the assessor reduced the charge
to SIG on farming land and placed
grazing land at $40. He got by in
a few places with this, but where
kicking developed he made it SIG
and $S, respectively. More kicking
in this locality brought Il further
reduction to $6 on grazing land
III tnat V1clnltV.
The trouble with this system is
that some of the farmers who were
taxed on such widely different
scales lived too close together and
on comparing notes a number OF
heated mass meetings We're held.
to the intense satisfaction OF the
injured parties and the undis-
guised dismay Of the gang.
Commissioners Listen.
The commissioners in this coun-
ttv listened to the rumbling Of the
storm and took action, we under
stand so that now all assessments
stand at S16 for tillable and Sc
for pasturagc and the docile and
unrcsisting amongst the popula-
/ ton who had their land assessed
at the former highest figure are
said to kcccnly appreciate the
! beauties Of this decision.
Another county presents the
singular spectacle of indiscrimin'
ate taxation of values without re
gard to the actual facts in tho
case and in opposition to the or
binary usages Of common sense
I Here all lands are taxed at $l1 pei
acre and it does noctaoinetaoil
acre and it does not seem to make
any difference whether one land
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12
WIN final VICTORY IN DAKOTA
LEAGUE LAWS ENDORSED BY
SPLENDID MAJ0R|T|ES
Forward Toward New Day

The Dakota which has ended in another
League landslide accompanied with probably the most bitter and
attack farmers their elected state
officials leaders program Every year. before this since and
including people Of the state have to the polls and
nled up the candidates and
ndorsed by organized farmers but the opposition still
satisfied year, which ordinarily would not have had cleo
new organized labor realize that their
ton the precpd another test which has just been decd
ed with the usual result.
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12

ing is full of red hills and deep
coulees and another is a beautiful
aluvial deposit Of rich loan, it all
goes for the same amount. This
may be something in the nature Of
retrlbutive justice for a tardy ar
rival in the district when ali the
really good land was taken up, but
all could not get here first, or
could they all get the best. in spite
OF the assertions of the apostles
the competitive life. Nature has
little to offer some of the new
comers and it seems a trifle unfair
that the tax system should be so
devised as to rub it in for their
late arrival in the Treasure state.
Assessed Above Value.
The concensus of opinion among
farmers of Richland, McCone.
Roosevelt, Valley and other coun-
ties is that most of them are as
sessed at a much higher value
than they could hope to achieve
by selling their holdings and ac-
cordlng to their point of view, the
assessed value of the land should
be somewhat within the realms OF
the true value. At least is should
not be any higher. And in view Of
the fact that the Montana farmer
is chronic optimist in many cases
his own valuation is too high.
One deputy assessor in an east
ern county when given the books
and plan of assessments returned
the outfit to the County Commits
sioners with the suggestion to
them that they retire permanently
to the birthstone lake with it. He
told them that he knew what the
value of the land in his neighbor-
hood was and that their demands
were unjust. One farmer in Nc
Cone told me that he was assessed
for $440O on his half section and
would gladly sell out for 800 less.
H. p. Dcyarmond 1--WE did not in
tend to mention any names, but a
little cheap advertising will not
hurt stated to the writer that he
was assessed with value of S44OO
on his 400 acres and has been ad-
vcrtising to sell his place for some
time for $4,000.
And Horses Also.
Horses are practically worthless
in eastern Montana at the present
time. 4 carload of Washington
horses We're recently shipped into
Miles City, the greatest horse mar
kt in the world. The owner was un-
able to sell them so he gave them
away, according to first hand au-
thority, the receiver Of the gift, an
expert salesman. after paving the
freight made a neat profit Of $40
on the whole carload. The owner
from Washington state paid his
own car fare, but we can see that
he served his state we'll by the con-
scrvation of feed while Montana
has just one more carload of an
imals eating their heads off.
Horses are being assessed on
values up to 1925 in eastern coun-
ties. There is no sale for any Of
them. OF course that is tough on
the little farmer with few horses
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Montana nonpartisan., 1919-07-12
POVERTY STRICKEN DRYLANDERS
0VER-CHARGED BY TAX RULES
FOR SPECIAL ELECTION COST
Unnecessary Expense Loaded on Over
burdened Producers to Pay for
Repeating the Primary.
Special Correspondent Korab Finds Deplorable
State Of Affairs
By Frank H. Korab.

The farmers Of Montana facing situation in
The resultant feeling promises be the under
tenn only The legislature
in developing lazy dealing with the old question
equally bad than has heretofore conceived
While the farmer has not awakened the situation
confronts yet coming that the rule the Minor
slipped another unpleasant innovation long suffering
taxpayers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-15
COMING EVENTS

FEB. 1rDedication new 100000 Port.
land High school building.
Feb. 15-Bowdoin College. dinner and
reunion, Congress Squar Hotel. Port
Feb. Maine Industrial Accident Com
Fec. 1s-Annral meeting. Maine sarI,ns
Pachers' ASSOCIATION. Bangor.
Feb. 19-Governor' Reception in CITY
Hall. Augusta.
Feb. 1a-Maine Industrial Accident Com
mission hearing. 20. Biddetord
Feb. l9-Maine Industrial Accident Com
Feb. 1-kora Temple. Ladies' Night,
Feb. .o-22-AIaine State Checker Ass,.
CATION Tournament, Lewiston
Feb. 2.-hora Temple ceremonial. Lew
iston.
Feb. zl-23-Annual convention Maine
Christian Enceavor at Watervile
Feb. 22-Western Maine r'ythian, Py.
THAN Temple. Portland.
Fec. Nv ashingtOn's birthday.
FEB. Z2-Bowdoin intercollegiate ira II
meet.
Feb. 22-Maine -ociety Sons Of Ameri-
can Revolution annual meeting, PORT
FEB. determination OF teachers for
state certificates. Auburn. Augusta.
Bangor. Eath Castine, Farn.ngtoi,,
Fort Kent. Pressure Isle, Portlan /.
Eocl,land. RumioId and Skowhegan.
Feb. 2-Major General Clarence *. Ed
w:rds at WatervIl'e.
Feb. 23-Major Clarence r. Edwards
visits Augusta.
Web. 25-2s-truit Growers convention,
March 5-s-Por.land Automobile show,
Exposition hail.
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Editors Letter Box
Open Letter from a Subscriber


Without preliminarie: | beg. GEN
tlemen OF the Senate. your attention
20 few points. 1t is not because ~"
do not wish TO concern ourselves in ID:
public needs that We So earnestly hes
TO be excused from voting. but because
| in the history cf the world and n t'e
nature OF things We are convinced W.
can exert our woman's influence bette
in other WAYS than by IL. ballot. You
are eloquent over the work we have
done during this late war. Have 20.
not noticed hat the women Of he ami
suffrage states have worked az active! :
and efficiently az those Of the suffrage
states" Why should We I've burden, t
with A duty we dislike ard do not b.
i.eve to be helpful because few active
and ambitious; wcmen seem Jealous o. u
right" hitherto exerc sed by men Ma
dig bitches, train horses. nght-but the :
act Tor our service and ar" always
guided b. our wishes or 20. our COMO /
and that Of the family. When WOMB
awoke to the need Of Their taking upon
themselves more public duties the:' La l
the laws OF their states altered 20 SUIT
.
leaders in I'll. suffrage party, ny life
, long friends. if there were any law thet
wished to pat on :h2 statute book. al :.
/ Law they wished 10 take of. an respect
in which they thought women Of the
suffrage states better OF than wo,r el
OF our anti-suffraSe states. Tie II
variably have answered 40. t!ien ask
why do you wish to vote As inNarid =
oily the reply is-eecaus. | think nE
gardener or Inv son. or some n.c.i
around them would respect them NOR
il they should vote. l could not help
sayinY if these men 30 not respect on
while doing what you have been edu,ai
ed to do and do we'll how can YOU ex-
pect to win their respect doing uha;
you have never been trained to do and
what is quite outside YOUR most init
mate interests
Let us urge our husbands and sons
and friends to pay attention to their
public duties. Let US convince them
that it is better TO live on modest means
in a well regulated state than by an.
sorption in business to gain great
wealth and eXpend it in boss gov
erned city. 1t was the women Of New
York City. WITHOUT THE VOTE
who elected Seth Low mayor against
the hosts Of Tammany. New York City
now. with the women's vote has Hearst
on the committee to receive our brave
boys. \ New York chief of police said
20 friend Of mine. lady whose name
all New York knows. that of course
Tammany was in favor of WON IN S
suffrage. for said he emphatically, we
have 10000 women here under our
thumb The recent election showed he
knew what he was talking about.
NJ. G. MckEEN,
Chairman Of the Brunswick Anti-Suf-
frage Assn
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Dr.. Oonnetl Arrested

c. *. Donnell, an electric physician,
Sabattus road. Lewiston. who was in
dicted by the grand jury on the
charge Of performing an illegal OBJ
Grafton was arrested and gave $1,000
bail at O'Clock. Tuesday mornin :.
The charge grew out of a civil case
brought to recover damages, it be-
ing alleged by the complainant in this
civil case that an illegal operation
had been performed by Dr. Donnell.
DR.. Donnell was indicted on SIM
liar charge several years ago. the
State charging that he performed an
illegal operation upon a Sabattus girl
and that the operation caused her
death. He was acquitted.
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Light and An~v
The Newspapers

The Newspapers
They tell Us what 20 eat and drink,
And how. and when. and where:
They give advice on row to think.
Yet leave no lines OF care.
They give the dope Oh how to spend
Or how invest. or save.
They tell US how to treat q friend,
And how We should behave.
They tell Us how 20 cure pain.
And how to prolong life:
They give us rules for keeping sane,
And help Us choose a wife.
The: tell Us when a show is good,
And sometimes when it's bad:
They give the price OF coal and wood,
And ice, and milk, and shad.
The- tell us who the great men are.
And how they live and look:
They tell maiden how to star.
And wash. and knit, and COOK.
The. tell Us low 10 go 20 sleep.
Ana how TO take out stains:
Trey tell LIE how 10 SOW. to reap;
And look bright without brains.
Trey tell us stories Of the past.
They chase away the blues:
And on the front page and the last
Sometimes they tell US news.
r. g.. in Boston sunday Post.
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Dear Horace:

Dear Horace:
The only method of escape that has
chance of success in so desperate q
situation as yours is to develop cpl
leptic fits or bad manners. You can
study yourself and your lady and de-
eide for yourself which will make the
soonest and deepest impression. I
should say the fits would be calculat-
ed to cool her admiration if they &C.
cur in the proper circumstances.
If YOU arc a good sport you might
ask her to the theatre and supper but
give her n rotten time as the boys
say. Be as hoorish as you can, be
distracted by something in the rear of
the theatre. explain all the jokes in
the play so that they fall fiat as pan
cakes. and yawn deliberately.
Then at supper when you get about
half through the salad throw your fit
and do good one. Make a regular
scene, get some kind friend who has
been let into the game to exhibit SYM
pathy and take you home. and I
prophesy YOU can go to the next tea
in peace. LILY LOVELY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-15

Dear Miss Lovely:
| went to one OF those COMPOUNDED
pink teas last week just to keep peace
in my family. my mother and sister
having nagged me for week about
it. IT was a regular one with all. the
gush and gowns and smiles and
smirks. just as of old. before the war.
At this agony fest l was introduced
to a lady that is I thought 500 who
seemed nice enough and less Of bore
than some of the others. l was civil
10 her. I suppose, but I'm sure ! was
not more than that. Since that day
have had no peace. She has been
looking me UP in Dun's and Brad
streets. has been trying to make ap-
pointments with me and has gone
out of her way to try to meet me.
Now / can't and won't be bothered
with a woman other than of my own
choosing. Can you tell me what to
do?
Not to be indicate I should say
my admress is about 80 years old
HORACE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-15

nary heroism in action near Grand
pre-. France. Oct. -. 1918. Leading a
protection patrol, Capt. Coolidge went
to the assistance of two observation
planes which were being attacked by
six German machines. Observing this
maneuver, the enemy sent up a ter
rife barrage from anti-aircraft guns
on the ground. Disresarding the ex-
IRENE danger, Capt. Coolidge dived
straight into the barragc and his
pane was struck and sent down in
flames. Home address, Boston, Mass.
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Four n. E. Men Cited for
DISTINGUISHED Service

The commander in chief, in the
name Of the President. has awarded
the distinguishes service cross to the
following named officers and soldiers
for the acts OF extraordinary heroisnl
described after their names:
Second Lieut.. Frank p. O'Neill
101st Infantry For extraordinary
heroism in action near Bots de St
Reny. Franco, September IL, 1918
When the advance of his battalion
was held up for nearly two hours
Lieut.. O'Eeill, with four soldiers
made an attack on the enemy. and
although subjected to direct fire, sue
ceeded in silencing two of their ma :
chine guns. and enabling his battalion
to proceed further Home address
Dorchester, Mass.
First Lieut.. William Hepburn. 102d
Infantry. For extraordinary heroism
in action near Eerdun, France. Oct
"a, 1913. With only n handful of men,
Lieut.. Hepburn charged a machine
gun nest. killing or wounding the
whole crew. He Silenced the fire OF
five different guns. and, ip taking the
last, he was severely wounded about
the head. He continued, however. un-
til his mission was accomplished and
the gun silenced. Home address,
Windsor. Conn.
Major Christopher +. Lee. 1o2d In
fantry. For extraordinary heroism in
action near Nerdun. France. Oct. IS
1918. When his battalion had met
with heavy 'artillery, machine gun,
and rife resistance. and his troops
were on the verge of becoming dis
organized. Maj. Lee took the leader
ship Of the front line platoon and
charged the enemy. In this act he was
so seriously wounded that he had to
be evacuated. Home address, Dorches-
ter. Mass
Capt. Hamilton Coolidge. decea sed,
94th Aero Squadron. For extraordi-
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Nobody Home.

The rent collector knocked three
times at certain house. without
even once getting a reply. Becoming
enga gcd. he went back fourth time,
and in response 10 his knock an
urchin opened the door. Where were
you all day." demanded the collec-
tor.
Il was out" replied the boy.
"N'hcre is Your father
Hes OUT
Where is YOUR mother:''
"Sle's out"
Well said the collector. y will
just 60 in and sit by the fire until
some one Of them returns.
But the fires out. too" responded
the boy .-Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
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Greatest Hero Of the War"

Charles Evans Hughes, addressing
the Republican Club Of New York
City on Roosevelt Memorial Day, gave
an eloquent and careful analysis OF
Colonel Roosevelt's crowded career
but pronounced his last four and a
half years the most useful and the
most valuable Of his life.
Roosevelt was one of the first
said Mr.. Hughes. to appreciate the
significance Of the great war and our
duty. His soul revolted at the wrongs
of Belgium and he poured out the
walls Of his scorn upon the neutrality
which ignored the calls OF humanity
and sacrificed the self-rcspect Of the
American Republic.
When the Lusitania was sunk, in
May, 1915. he demanded action with
immediate decision and vigor.' Cen
turtles have passed. said he, since
any war vessel of a civilized power
has shown such ruthless brutality
toward non combatants and especial
ly toward women and children None
Of the old time pirates had commit
ted murder on 50 vast a scale We
earn. as nation he cried measure
less scorn and contempt IL we follow
the lead Of those who exalt peace
above Righteousness, If we heed the
voices Of those feeble folks who bieat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-15
Child Saved
From Worms

4 mother Of six children writes: MY
baby was very sick and a friend OF m NJ
suggested trying Or. True's Worn
Elixir. Now l have six children anc
am never without DR. True's Elixir. TIE
Family Laxative and Worm EXreller il,
my house. Mrs. Z. y. Gle. Yves;
Newbury. Mass.
Signs of worms are: Derangel stom.
ach. swollen upper lip. sour stomach.
ofensive breath. hard and full le,.
with occasional sripinss and pans
about the navel. pale face OF leade =,
TINT. eyes heavy and dull. twitching eye
lids, itching of the nose. itching OF tire
rectum. short. dry cough. grinding OF
the teeth. little red points stick ng out
on tongue. starting during sleep. SLOW
fever. II your child SHOWS anv of
these symptoms. start giving DR.. True )
Elixir at once.-AGv
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For Soldiers Medals

A drive was started in Sanford and
Springvale Wednesday to raise $500
to purchase honor medals to be pre-
scented to the 100 local boys who have
been in the service. The drive start
ed in the Town hall and in % minutes
$50 was raised by Town Clerk Butler.
1t is not expected to require more
than week 10 raise the fund