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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-24

= Paris. Conform unui rapport
Official dat astazi, consiliul su-
prem de aprovizionare 81 ajutor,
la sedinta sa de 1uni, a luat hota-
rirea ca la Triest, Bucuresti 81
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cite un comitet inter-aliat pentru
ajutor. Sedinta a fost prezidata
de Mr.. Herbert c. Hoover. fost
administrators al (hranei in Ame
rica.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-24

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gasi.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
WHEN A LEAGUE PAPER
Is NOT A LEAGUE PAPER

1t is' now given out from league
headquarters that the Farmers Press
of Mandan, the paper that refuses
to take orders from few self-ap-
pointed bosses, is not a league paper
at all. That is what the league dailies
are circulating. They admit that the
Farmers Press is owned by about
four hundred farmers, all of them
Nonpartisans. They admit that tho
paper has and is supporting the pro-
gram that won the election Now that
should make it league paper But
it doesn't. Why? Because, we are
told, that paper has not been accepted
by "the bureau" More evidence OF
the democracy" that pervades the
inner circles of the league.-The H.
dependent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
kOSlTZKY At VALLEY CITY

Valley City April 7-Karl R. Kosit-
zky, the state auditor, addressed two
large audiences here Saturday discus
sing the graft bills enacted into laws
at the last session of the legislature
The fighting state official struck from
the shoulder, spared no one, and was
roundly applauded. In part he said:
"As an American citizen and a tax
payer of this state, contend that
have perfect right to object to such
laws as the printing and educational
laws to be written on our statute
books, and l believe that l am acting
as good citizen when I combat these
laws which il allowed to stand will
hang onto the people of this state two
Of the most un-American and un-demo-
cratic laws ever enacted in these
whole United States.
Several of us state officials have
been branded towards, fools and trai-
tors by the leaders of the Nonpart-
isan league, because we oppose some
of the laws enacted during the last
session of the legislature and it is now
up to the people of this state to de-
eide who the real towards, fools and
traitors really are. There is Bill Lang
er, who has lived in this state his
whole life; Simon Nagel and Senator
Mees OF Morton county, State Treas
urer Obert Olson, Thomas Hall and
myself. We have all lived in North
Dakota the greater part of our life,
the people know who we are, they
know that we have helped build up
the country and we are taxpayers of
this state, are they going to believe
those agitators who have lived in this
state but q short time and pay no
taxes whatsoever. that we are all
towards, fools and traitors?"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18

the tax burden from personal to acre
property. Measuring this shift of in.
cidence of tax burden in percentage,
it means that acre property will bear
45.8 per cent greater proportion Of
the burden for 1919 than for 1918
The Tax Burden for All Purposes.
The above deals entirely with the
state tax burden. 1t is interesting to
note that the proportion Of all taxes
paid for the past decade that from TX
per cent to 10 per cent went to meet
state expenditures, but that for 1919,
according to the figures of Mr.. Baker,
more than 16 per cent of the direct
levy will go for state purposes. Ex-
elusive Of special assessments, the to-
tai tax burden, state and local, for
1918 was $20,399,682. Mr.. Baker esti-
mates that this will increase for 1919
to $25 ,924,016, an increase of $5,524,-
334 or $27 08 per cent. In foot note,
however, Mr.. Baker calls attention to
the fact that this does not include the
hail insurance tax of &c per acre nor
fees and licenses special corporation
taxes insurance and inheritance taxes
and oil taxes. With these included
the increase will be $6,95O,O00 Adding
the hail insurance tax, which is pro-
per direct tax burden, we get an in
crease Of $7,324,334 or 36 per cent Of
the direct tax burden of 1918.
This is not all, beginning with next
year, 1920, there will be an income
tax, which will be applicable to farm
ers, as we'll as business and profess
sional men. This will fall especially
heavy upon North Dakota retailers,
professional men and farmers. The
Investment Company is exempt, all in
come from MORTGAGES on North Da-
kota real estate and insurance COM
panies are exempt from the opera
ton of this law.
While Mr.. Baker, in his compilia-
tions, speaks of "a possible tax" l.
think that his figures are very con-
servative. While it is true that the
legislature fixed levy limits, yet what
are they between friends. The State
of North Dakota, since statehood, has
but three or four times observed the
constitutional levy limit If the state
board Of equalization does not comply
with the constitution, how can you ex-
pect county; city and district levy
boards to pay any attention to sta
tute. Unless an organized effort is
made, it is my judgement that the tag
burden will increase upon acre prop
erty so per cent and upon some other
classes of property in proportion. 1t
is a grave situation, which unless pro-
perly handled, will work a real hard
ship upon the people OF the state.
Sincerely yours,
F. E. PACKARD.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
Farmer Recalls
Early History

and Other Middle States Still
tendIno for
turers Following Held the
STAGE Thompson Of
Mortsage Your Farms and Homes
of Constitution
and Sane Laws Have
Made Possible Of Citizens
Makes the Sky the Limit and
Resident Smooth GUY Who
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
The Victory Loan
Allotment Easy

North Dakota has been allotted $18,
soo,O0o.00 of tpe Victory Liberty Loan.
The ninth district quota. is one hun
dred fifty-seven million five hundred
million dollars and the rate of inter-
est is four and three quarters per
cent. The unexpected small amount
of the loan and the high rate of inter-
est has brought great JOY to the liber-
ty loan workers of the ninth federal
reserve district who will begin their
announced, by the treasury depart
ment, the Victory Liberty Loan will
take the form of gold notes maturing
In four years. These notes will be
exempt from state and local taxes ex-
cept estate and inheritance tax from
normal federal income tax, and will
be convertible at the option of the
holder through their life into three
and three quarters per cent four-year
notes Of like maturity and exempt
from all federal state and local taxes
except estate and inheritance taxes.
The notes of both issues will be-
dated and will bear interest from May
20, 1919 and will mature on May 20.
1923.
II the loan is over subscribed, as
is probable, only subscriptions of $1o.-
600. 90 and less will be allotted In full.
The terms of this issue have been
based upon the desire to devise a
security which will not only prove
attractive to the people, but the terms
Of which will insure a good market
for the notes and not affect adversely
the market for the existing govern
mont securities.
Theo Void, governor of the federal
reserve bank, commented as follows:
"The terms Of the Victory Liberty
Loan are so extremely favorable the
amount to be raised in this district
Is so comparatively small that to my
mind there is absolutely no doubt but
that the loan will be promptly over
subscribed in the ninth federal re-
serve district.
A. R. Rogers, chairman of the CEN
tlal liberty loan committee, expressed
eager satisfaction over the terms of
the loan. 1.-THE Victory notes are the
finest securities ever issued by the
United States" said Mr. Rogers. "Peo-
pie in this district and all over the
United States will take them because
they appreciate their value as an
investment and because they believe
in their government" *;
The treasury departments an
nouncement of terms should dispel
the last trace of pessimism, and this
has been the cause of our only fear
about the overwhelming success Of
the loan.
North Dakota will be there with
the old-time spirit that put over the
first four loans in this state" said
Wesley c. Mcdowell, state chairman
Of North Dakota. No state in the
Union is more ready to help finish
the job than our state, and subscrib-
ing the s18,500,0 900 90 that Uncle
Sam has asked of us will not be diff
fcult. The amount asked is so much
less than was expected that our work
will be all the eacier."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
SAYS PRINTING BILL
LIMIT OF RoTTENNEss

Bowden, N D, April 12.-HenEy
Monk, a farmer living in Cottonwood
township, believes the people of the
state are right in signing their names
to petitions for referring some Of the
laws passed at the session Of the state
legislature to the people at 9 special
election. He says that the printing
graft law, in his opinion, ts the limit
Of rottenness. .E::', -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
Mclean County
Road Institute

The Mclean County Annual Road
Institute, held at Washburn on the
afternoon of April 10th, was attended
by practically all Of the deputy sup
erintendents of highways, or road
bosses, from the different townships
in the county At this meeting plans
and methods of road construction and
maintenance were discussed. ]. E.
Kaulfuss, Assistant Chief Engineer
Of. the State Highways Commission
gave an interesting talk on what has
been done and what is being done in
the United States and in this state
| in the line OF road construction. He
quoted statistics showing how mil
Eions of dollars had been spent en-
roads and not IA great deal has been
accomplished due to the lack of a
definite system in the various town.
ships and counties in the state. He
also emphasized the value of main
tenance and dragging of earth roads.
If earth roads are built and not main
tanned that much money might as we'll
have been thrown away. He also
emphasized the necessity of handling
the road building in the state, coun-
ties and townships thru some central
lied head.
States Attorney J. e. WILLIAMS
quoted some of the more important
Jaws relating to highways. He en-
phasized the fact that the plowing in
or filling of bitches, or. the turning on
roads with farming implements that
injure the road is~strictly against the
law: The same applies to the piling
of rocks on the right-of-way He also
quoted the law relating to the drag
ging of roads. This law requires that
all roads that are graded shall be
dragged A special levy shall be made
for this purpose not to exceed five
dollars per mile for all graded roads
in the township, and not more than
ono dollar per mile shall be paid for
one trip back and forth dragging.
Road bosses are requested to see that
this work is done. They shall also
see that all weeds are kept cut along
the roads.
Supt OF Highways, Robinson gave
a short summary of the road work
that has been done in the county the
past three years. A map Of Mclean
county thrown on the screen was used
TO illustrate this. He pointed out that
all the towns in the county were con-
nected by turnpiked roads, and every
town in the county had at least four
turnpiked roads leading from it. If
present plans are carried out there
will not be point in the county that
will be more than three miles from
"a graded road. ): ..r
+ To date Mclean county has a total
of seven hundred and sixty-two miles
of turnpikcd roads which cost approx
,mately eighty-se dollars per mile.
The county has at present six trac7
tors, two read fnishers and four
twelye-foot graders costing approxi-I
mately twenty four thousand dollars
"a short talk was given 81 MI. Tell
lefson, chairman Of the speakers
bureau Of Mclean county, on tho Vic
tory Loan. 1t was firmly impressed,
upon the minds of the audience the.
necessity OF our finishing up the job
that, has been so. we'll advanced by1
those that gave their all, Ii.
The large audience was also favor
ed with a cornet solo by Leo. Wilson.
accompanied by Miss Joe 5Indseth ct
the piano. 5:. y y = 81 <
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18

over the school children's money to
them. And our prohibition law was
also good You know no state had
as good laws as we had in North Da-
kota. No state has had as cheap tax
es. l have paid taxes in other states
so can say our taxes have been the
lowest Of all. have raised crops in
Dakota every year since 1880 and am
(Continued on page ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
%4.+*+++****s++++++%+++44+4
!. THRIFT is PATRIOTISM

4 Put your money where II will +
4 be safe-where It will work for +
+ yo.-,vnere It will render patrl #
i. otlc service-prepars to buy +
j wl,et, the Victory Liberty Loan 4
SO is offered. " *2s .s2 >,s g. +
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
Total appropriations and
levies by the legislature

y leVles Dy the legislature
for the biennial period $12,954,285. 90
This as against $4,229,o54 OF appro-
priations and leEies, appropriated and
levied by the 1917 assembly for the
current biennial period, an increase
Of $8,730,231 or 203 per cent:
HHs Quoting the official statement of
Mr. Baker, "The average assessed
eEauation of acre property for the state
in 1918 was $5.4S per acre, or $876,S0
per quarter section. Assuming that
land will be raised from a 80 per cent
valuation to a 100 per cent valuation,
the average assessed valuation in 1919
will be $2,923 per quarter section. In
1918 the state levy was 4.3 mills and
section was $3.77; ia 1919 the prob
able state levy will be 3.5 mills lin
Guiding provisions for interest and
sinking fundsl, which will mean a
state tax of s10.23 per quarter section,
or an increase of S., ,46"
Mr. Baker thus admits an increase
of III per cent in the state tax bur-
den, upon acre property. 1t will be
noted, however, that he does not in
clude in this total tax, the state hail
tax of 3c'per acre or $3.50 per quarter,
section Adding this, we get total
tax of $15.03 per quarter section, an
increase of $11 .06 or 296 per cent.
1t will be noted that, while the total
increase in the state tax burden is
2O3 per cent On property generally
that it is 296 per cent on acre pro-
perty. This measures the shifting of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18
TAX FIGURES GIVEN BY +. +.
PACKARD90 Times RECORD

Dear Mr. Trubshaw. Editor Times-
Record, Valley City: have read with
interest the controversy in the cot
umns Of your newspaper between my
good friends, DR.. S. A. zimmerman
and County Auditor Chas. W. Nelson.
Zimmerman is a good doctor, but II
am afraid he is not as good a statis-
tician and analysist Of public finance.
Nearly seven years as State Tax Conf
missioner, in close touch with the
finances of the state, and an inbred
desire to be in the thick of any fight
which is going on, is my only excuse
for breaking into this controversy.
According to- figures compiled BIZ
Mr.. Lyman A. Baker, secretary and
statistician of the North Dakota Tak
Commission, working under George Il.
Wallace, the new one-man Tax Conis
missioner, the appropriations by
legislative assembly to meet the nor:
NAL expenses of the state for the en-
suing biennial period
were ................ se,o56,5s2 90
Appropriations for new
building and extension
street car line ..... 24o,ooo. 90
Revolving appropriation
out of fees and license
funds ........:...:. 656,243. .O5
Deficiency appropriation 256,460. 90
For industries (banks,
elevators, mills, etc.,. 6S7;400 90
Standing appropriation. $500 90
s7,9O0,2S5 90
To this he adds one-half mill levy
for returned soldiers, $1,2O0,OOO. 90.
Estimate of bonds to be issued $9,OO0,.
900. This would. require $4,000 an.
nually interest and sinking fund levies
for the new Indebtedness. The old
Indebtedness requires a levy of $214,-
900 or a total levy for interest and
sinking fund for the biennial of $2,054,-
900.
He estimates the tillable land sub
ject to hail insurance tax at 30,OOO,-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18

FINISH TIE JOB
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-04-18

900 acres. An annual tax of &c per
acre would therefore result in a
revenue of 100000 annually or ST.
100000 for the biennial period To
recapitulate:
Direct appropriations. $1,000, ,285 90
Levy for Soldiers ...... 100000. 90
Interest and sinking fund 2,054,000. 90
Hail insurance tax .... 100000. 90
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-04

TNVE distinct purposes ar Q
IN given in the new Peace Pro
gram of the Junior Red Cross
outlined by tho officials at National
headquarters and affecting the 4S,26S
Junior Red Cross members in the Gui
Division. comprising Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Alabama
The purposes are given AZ follows;
10 furnish relief TO suffering
children throughout the world.
10 stimulate community activt
ties appropriate to the spirit OF
the American Red Cross.
TO develop an international I'M
derstanding and good will made
necessary by the new world con-
ditions resulting from the war.
TO provide motives for the pur-
poseful and useful school actiVi-
ties
To inenlcate ideals and habits
of service.
There is a great need for relleI
among the millions OF children in for
sign lands who are suffering and Will
continue to suffer for long period
because of the depriyations forced
upon them during the war Through
the new plan of the Junior Red Cross
the children 81 the Gulf Division, as
well as thousands OF other Juniors
throughout America. will be given an
opportunity to help these children
across the sea.
The questions arising are: Are we
not vitality bound to help the children
of those countriesf What can we do
tor them? Are we not even serving
our own best interests In following to
the letter the creed of unselfshness?
National Chlidren's Fund.
In future years as the children OF
America take out Red Cross member
ships through the schools, a part OF
the membership fee 5000, Will be
sent through the proper channels to
Ndtiuhdi iiShuHu'4tSaS, " AciA -
National Children's Fund" for the
purpose OF carrying on relief work
entirely among children in various
countries. IL the school or school
committee desires to remit an amount
larger than 6095 of the membership
fee It may do so, and credit will be
given accordingly. No part of this
money will be used for any other pur-
pose.
In addition to the relief work car
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-04
ADVERTISEMENT

which they and our children must
live, or to help select the men to ad.
minister such laws, or even to have
a voice 10 the matter of school GOV.
ernment. Well, all OF that is on the
eve OF a change. When the womer
get hold of things in such places as
New Orleans they are going to leave
bear sign, skin. hair and the ground
torn up politically.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-04
Hopes For Better Things From Womans
Suffrage.

Wavne County News.
The bill providing for woman suf=
frage passed the House of Repressn-
tatives by good majority last week.
Women will soon have the right to
vote and / am glad of it. AT pres
emit anyone can vote except Indians
lupatics and women; and judging
from some officials we sometimes
elect TO Office. it appears that good
percentage of the lunatics have not
only slipped out OF the asylums and
voted, but have actually elected
some of their own crowd. We men
are funny kind of animals. We are
willing enough to let our wives take
charge Of the raising OF our children
while we raise hogs and cattle or
maybe slip of now and then and
raise razee but we haven't been
willing to trust our women to have
| any say so in making the laws under
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-04
For State Senator 4lst. District
EW. eRELAsp
Be- On The Alert To Maintain Clean
Politics.

New Augusta News.
Politics are about as clean in ont
locality as another, and clean poll
tics is noble ambition and we nigh
say, profession; sill 1t behooves us Il
be on the alert, and the Greene
County Herald issues the following
timely warning, which tvery county
may well heed,
Inquire very diligently into
the truth of the matter OF report
about that candidate of whom it
is said he is controlled by An
other. We do not want some
weakling to creep into Office who
will be the tool of some sharp
ster who is himself so unpopular
and so lacking in public trust he
could not be elected dog catcher
as the old saying goes. Nine
times out of ten there Is proven
to be some fire where there is SO
much smoke, SO let due inquiry
be made If the voters really val
ne the Offices which they have to
bestow upon willing ones at
this election and see to it that
no mistakes are made against
good government. There is no
quicker way to breed graft Than
for it to be known there is a
fellow or so holding Office whom
another can deliver ON . close
vote. 1t rather invites graft
from the outside and is against
good democracy anyway, so deal
it a death blow it you see
chance"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-04

ried ON abroad through the use Of IL
money contributed by the Junior Ro1
Cross, the production Of the new refn-
gee garments, reconstructed garments
for use among the refugees, refugee
furniture, and large number Of A.
ticles for use In camps. environments
and hospitals as well as for local IN
stitutions, will be continued for some
time to come.
An illustration OF the extent to
which these articles are required a
the present time is presented in The
following statements:
In most chapters the sewtqg
classes will be kept busy duY4dt
the remainder OF the school rear Y
and still the number Of articles :
produced cannot possibly msss
the demands.
Orders and Instructions have
just been sent out suggesting to
schools that they cooperate In
the making of reconstructed gar
ments,for use in Europe.
Alloezssnts hzee been made %