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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

week in the Chronicle.
Several of these machines are
being successfully operated by our
neighboring editors, there being
one at Nezperce, Orofno and sew
eral others in the northern part of
the state. To show the simplicity
of this machine, a 15-year old boy,
the son of w. P. Conger, one of
the owners of the Nezperce Herald
has had complete charge of their
machine for some time. And
the Herald, by the way perhaps
sets more type by machine than
any other paper in the upper coun-
try. The type set by this concern
by no means all goes into their
paper much of it being used in
job work.
We expect this machine to ar
rive about the first of the month
and a general invitation is extend
ed to the public to come in and
see it in operation, being consi-
dered one of the wonders of the
twentieth century.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
Organizing Base Ball Teams

Several towns on Nezperce and
Camas prairie have already taken
steps to finance and organize base
ball clubs for the coming season
and with the returning of soldiers
from overseas and various other
military camps in the United
States were baseball has been one
of the main pastimes, many pro-
missing players have developed
who will help to ad honors to their
former homes in the national
game.
Cities that have already taken
steps to finance and organize base
ball clubs are: Ferdinand, Nez-
perez, Kamiah, Grangeville and
Ho-Vollmer.
Cottonwood to date has taken
no active steps in the forming of
of a baseball team but is expected
that the baseball fans will get to-
gether in the near future and find
out the sentiments of the busi-
ness men in financing a team.
Since the ending>ef the war, base
ball will perhaps draw more at
tention this year than it has for
some time past.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
Last Meeting "a Years Ago

Sergeant Frank Brooke, a form
er Cottonwood lad, but who is
now employed as a fireman on
the main line between Odgen,
Utah and San Francisco, Califor-
MIA accompanied by his aunt,
Mrs. w. G. Ream of Sacramento,
California arrived Saturday even
ing for a visit of several weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Brooke, who live east of Cotton
wood. Sergeant Brooke was sent
back home to the states after be-
ing wounded in the right hip, ar
irving in New York December
26 and then was sent to a conval-
escent hospital at Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Ream, who is a sister of
Mr.. Brooke arrived with her nep-
hew and came unheralded to
spend a few weeks at the home of
her brother, this being the first
time they have met for "a years
and to say that the meeting of
brother and sister was an enjoy
able one after a quarter of a GEN.
tury's separation goes without say
ing. The visitors expect to return
to their homes about May /.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
Much Land Change Hands

Several land deals were closed
this week in various sections of
the county. Among some of the
deals are the following:
William Lies who was the own
ner of 1872 acres in the Ferdinand
section traded his land for 142
acres owned by Jacob Lorentz in
the Denver section. Mr.. Lies
also exchanged I22 acres of land
with Mrs. Rosa Lies for 142 acres
in the Denver section. This now
makes the Lies brothers owners
of APT acres of fine land in the
Denver section, of which William
is the owner of 286 acres.
A deal was also closed by
Messrs. Joe Hoene, John Mager
and Alvin Bensing for 277 acres
of land owned by Mr.. Pratt Of
Charleston, Wash, two and one
half miles west of Keuterville.
The acreage purchased by these
gentlemen is as follows: Joe
Hoene u acres, John Mager and
Alvin BenSing 200 acres.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

Only one civil jury case has
been set for trial, that being the
case of James Lyttle VS.. Joseph
Leishner. There are only two or
three other civil jury cases re-
naming to be set for trial and
Judge Steele will come from
Moscow to try one of these.
The case of Effie M. Newman
against William Mulhall, a suit
for damages upon the motion of
the attorney for the defendant
for change of venue will be tried
at Lewiston, the motion having
been argued last Saturday at
Lewiston.
There are several divorce cases
on the docket to be disposed of at
this term, with several contests in
sight. There are a number of
Idaho county tax foreclosure cases
on the docket remaining to be
disposed at this term. Several
equity cases will be set for trial
during the term, but altogether
the work of this term will be the
lightest for some time in the his
tory of the county.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
Will Close Lyceum Course

The Cambridge players who
appear here Wednesday, April 16
under the auspices of the Cotton
wood Commercial Club will be
the last number of the lyceum
course to be presented under the
the direction of the club this year.
The Cambridge people come well
recommended and from press re-
ports from various cities where
they have appeared they have re-
ceived favorable comment. They
will show at the Orpheum The
atre and the admission price will
be so and 75 cent?.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

The Chronicle last week closed
a deal with Harry Arnold, a rep
resentative of the Intertype Cor
poration of Brooklyn, New York
for an Intertype which will great
ly widen the scope of work that
can be handled by this office.
This. machine will set all the type
to be used in the office with the
exception of the larger display
lines and does it in less time then
is now required by the old hand
setting method. The machine
with an ordinary operator can do
the work of four fast compositors
and after the matter is up in type
the old way of distribution is en-
tirely eliminated. With this
machine we will be able to give
our readers a greater volume of
reading matter and it is cur in
tention to get several wide awake
correspondents in our neighbor-
ing sections so that these COM
munities may be represented each
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
/. 90. FL Put on Degree Work

About thirty of Ferdinand's Odd
Fellows were here last Saturday
evening and nine of them were
initiated into the mysteries of the
order. The initiation workrequir-
ed the greatest part of the night.
An elegant midnight lunch was
served by the Cottonwood lodge
under the supervision of Fat"
Hamlin.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Martzen and
two children returned from Lew
iston Wednesday evening where
they have been spending the past
two weeks. The trip to Lewiston
was made on account of Mrs.
Martzen's health who has i'm
proved somewhat while in the
lower country.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

How would you like to be a
Man Without a Country?" For
an answer visit the Orpheum,
Tuesday, April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Matthies-
en- are the proud parents of a baby
boy, that arrived at their home
Thursday.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

to say that music and entertain
ment will, as always, have large
place on our platform and that in
every respect we will try to make
this the banner week of the year."
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items Of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

L.
heard at Genesee Of the appear
ance of rats which have hereto
fore been practically unknown in
that locality. The only explana-
ton advanced is that they have
reached there from the coast in
freight shipments.
Fire which broke out early
Thursday morning in the base
ment Of the Chastain Drug Co. at
Lewiston completely gutted the
store and caused a loss Of SIS, 900.
Fifty thousand dollars insurance
was carried.
F. w. Schulz, the Nezperce
banker, who some time ago took
over the Nezperce Hardware Co.
at Nezperce and the Ferdinand
Hardware & Imp. Co. at Ferdinand
has recently opened branch store
at Peck to be known as the Peck
AdAuWdlS OOs
The Genesee highway district
has authorized the issuance of
$170, 900 of bonds to build main
and lateral highways. The COM
pleting of the main highway will
make an all-year open highway
from Lewiston through the Cen
esee country via the Uniontown
hill.
Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the taiIings conveyor
plant and buildings Of the Sween-
ey concentrator now at Kellogg,
operated by the Bunker Hill
Company, milling custom ores.
In addition to the loss Of the
buildings and machinery a valu-
able motor burned. The mill
will be closed temporarily.
Under a law recently passed in
Idaho, grain cannot be shipped
out Of the state until it is sold to
warehouse men. This works
hardship on elevator operators
who must ship when their eleva-
tors are filled or go out of busi-
ness. It will drive farmers back
to handling their grain in sacks.
Miles Cannon of Weiser, head Of
the new commission Of agricul-
ture, which under the law has ABB
sorbed AZ different departments,
has called a meeting of elevator
and warehouse men to see what
can be done,
Strong efforts were made to Sc
cure the pardon of o. V. Allen,
former state treasurer, this week,
but they failed. Allen will re-
main in the penitentiary with the
possibility that his term may
be commuted to a definite time.
The strongest kind of influences
were at work, friends of the
former state treasurer claiming
that he had been punished suffi-
GENTLY to warrant his release.
Allen was sentenced to a term of
from 5 to 10 years four years ago.
Counting off his good time he has
served the minimum but on the
straight time he has not. He
confessed to the theft of $4,000
state funds. The state recovered
this amount and more from his
bondsmen.
Cue Owen, who has been en-
gagged in the restaurant business
in Lewiston for many years, has
retired from business and in a
short time will return to his old
home in China to spend the rest
of his days with his children and
grandchildren. Cue Owen has
more extensive acquaintance in
this section than any other China
man. He attended school on
Camas Prairie near Grangeville
and mastered the English langu-
age as few of his countrymen
have, and also became a loyal
citizen, always ready to do a
good turn for the government
under which he prospered. He
leaves many friends in Lewiston
who learned to like him. Lewis
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pease who
arrived in the city last week from
the coast to spend a few days at
the home of their father, G. F.
Mckinney departed again Satur-
day morning for Avery, Idaho
were MIR. Pease has accepted a
very lucrative position with a
railroad company of that city.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-11
REAL ESTATE
Good Gl0mm GS

Good Nl0nn es
$500, five-room modern
cottage, Hodge, 10th block,
nicely arranged, large rooms.
/ This is location convenient
to town, school and car line.
! $4,000, \ rooms, on Illinois
street; garage and servants
quarters. Has n sun room
and downstairs toilet. Base
ment with furnace roughed
| in, This is an elegant loca-
ton.
! $4,000. beautiful new bun
galow in Broadmoor Add
ton. Hardwood floors with
| all built-ih features. Streets
will be paved here soon.
$4,000, nine rooms, near
new Catholic church on
Rockford, corner lot. Garage
and servants quarters, Hard
wood floors throughout,
Dandy fireplace. This house
is nicely decorated and a very
comfortable home.
Sl5,500. Beautiful home in
Morningside on one of best
streets. Eight large rooms.
walls canvassed and hand
decorated. Built-in features
in living room. Kitchen, hall
and bath rooms. Large base
ment with furnace. Break
fast room. Sixty-foot lot.
Garage. You cannot dupli-
cate this house or lot Of equal
value for less than $4,000,
s21,500. Beautiful brick
home, two stories, with every
modern convenience. Hand
decorations. Walls canva@ed.
Furnace and basement. Ga
rage. Sixty-foot. East
front. Possession quickly.
$4,000. Beautiful home on
South Baltimore, 7 rooms,
sleeping porch, garage and
servants quarters, High To-
cation. 18th block.
T.. ~ Riley e. Co.
- "
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

of every calendar year. provided that this tax shall
not apply to undistrbuted income actually invested
or employed in the business.
The bill provides methods of ascertaining taxable
incomes, exempts agricultural and labor associa-
tions, fraternal organizations, domestic building
and loan societies, mutual insurance concerns and
-co-eperatve institutions from the provisions
Of the actspecies stiff penalties for refusal Of in
formation, and adds increased tax for delays at
tempted evasion.
The fundamental principle upon which this
plan rests is that taxes should be imposed,
B first according to the privileges enjoyed; and,
second, according to the ability Of the several
pA (,E FIyF
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

classes, interests industries to pay. So far
as practicable the burden should be distributed
also according to the benefit each taxpayer {.
class of taxpayers receives from the expend-
ture of revenue.
Taxes can and should be levied directly upon land
Values upon other highly profitable natural re-
sources, such power sites and mnes and upon
franchises and other socially developed advantages.
The amount of the tax nearly as possible should
be proportonate to the relative value of such re-
sources >or advantages. Taxes upon industry, no
matter who pays them in the first instance, are
finally shifted forward to the consumer or back
ward to the producer.
The result of this shifting of tax burdens is not
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17
DISPATCH SPANKED AGAIN !

Berg, N. D.
Farmers Dispatch: I have received some letters
from you regarding subscription to the Farmers
Dispatch
did subscribe. for one year and by reading your
sheet that year to the conclusion that it should
not be read by any who belongs to the Nom
partisan league I am member Of the League and
can not and will not support paper that is
hostile to it.
It will be very pleasing to me to have my name
scratched from your mailing list and not be pestered
ALFRED ELTON.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

only unJuSC ana oppressive TO
individuals of low average
earning power, but destructive
of the industrial production Of
the community as a whole, be-
cause it reduces the standards
of living Of the majority below
the level of minimum efficiency.
The prosperity of the many de-
mands a reversal of this meth
cd of taxation.
The North Dakota reve-
nue. plan, therefore, aims
first to tax privilege and
then to levy the remainder
of the tax burden upon
those most able to pay.
> The taxes on land values
and franchises reach privi-
lege directly; the proposed
income tax will reach abil-
ity to pay directly and
privilege indirectly because
in most cases extraOrdi-
nary profits, come only
from the control and use of
extraordinary privileges.
SETS PACE
FOR OTHER STATES
The proposed income tax
law is second in Importance
only to the measures for shift
ing the tax burden from indus.
try and enterprise to privilege.
It is an essential part of the
Nonpartisan league program
that will provide for North
Dakota incomparably the best
revenue law in the United
States, and probably the only
one, with the possible excep-
tion Of the Wisconsin law, de-
signed solely for the purpose
Of raising the necessary reve-
nue. from those who benefit
most from and are best able
to pay the cost of state pro-
lection.
In it's taxation measures, as
in the rest Of it's program,
North Dakota is proposing and
passing legislation which is
certain to be patterned after
by other states when the sue
cess Of its program of indus
trial democracy creates the
pressure Of public opinion in
neighboring commonwealths
that will force them to follow
that states example.
1u CDA NKEn AGAIN zs51.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17
RATES OF
TAXATION

per cent each additional 600 fraction there
of up to $4,000, which would pay a tax of per
cent. 1s
Incomes in excess of $4,000 and not in excess
of $4,000 will pay tax Of per cent.
ALI net incomes in excess of $4,000 and not in
Of $4,000 pay tax Of per cent, and on all
net incomes in excess Of $4,000 10 per cent tax
is levied.
On earned incomes tax of one-fourth of i per
cent levied the first $1,000, and an additional
onefourth Of per cent is levied each additional
thousand or fraction thereof up to $4,000, which
would pay a tax of 5 per cent. 81
NJ All net earned incomes in excess of $50 900 and
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

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The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17
BY WALTER W. LIGGETT

'COND in Importance only to the
measures which comprise the
industrial program of the Non
partisan league are the new
taxation acts indorsed by the
League caucus, introduced in
the senate, and which are ex-
: pected to pass both houses by
large majorities. No measures
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

carefully considered. These revenue bills were
drafted by Professor w. G. Roylance formerly chief
of the economics department of the University of
Utah and known all over the West as an authority
on political economy. Professor Roylance now is
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17
Fair Tax Principles for North Dakots
First State Make Between Earned and Uneand Incomes
Privilege FirsRief for Producers and Consumers

below 100000 are taxed per cent. All net earned
incomes in of 100000 taxed 10 per cent.
The unmarried head of family is allowed $1,000
exemption.
Married men and are allowed $4,000 ex-
emptions. All persons must make true return of
their income to the tax commissioner not later than
March l. l:--
CORPORATIONS
MUST PAY
The bill also provides tax of 8 per cent upon
the total net incomes of all corporations joint stock
companies associations. A further tax of per
cent is provided on the amount of income of such
corporation undstributed six months after the end
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-17

| IMNMMhmmAMMMM the senate,
Ma@zz.aaaaaaa@.Maz@M pected to p
large major
proposed by the Nonpartisan lea
carefully considered. These.
drafted by Professor w. G. Royl
of the economics department. o
Utah and known all over the v
on political economy. Profess
the head of the research de-
partment Of the Nonpartisan
league and is frequently con-
suited on all legislative mat
ters. He has been working on
the taxation bills for more
than a year and during that
time has consulted many ,au-
thorities and studied the re-
suits Of similar excise acts in
many parts of the world.
Probably no state in the Union
will have such soundly con-
structive taxation laws as
North Dakota when the new
bills go into effect.
The principal bill of the
eight taxation measures so far
indorsed by the Nonpartisan
league caucus is the income
and gross earnings tax meas
ure. The bill classifies incomes
in two divisions, learned" and
"unearned."
Income is defined to
mean "any earnings,
wages, profits or increases
from whatever source de-
rived" and is classified as
"earned income" and "un-
earned income"
"Earned income" is held
to mean any income re-
ceived as wages, salary or
fees for personal services,
the profits from any bust
ness personally managed,
or rents derived from any
property owned by a resi-
dent taxpayer.
"Unearned income" is
held to mean any income
derived from rents of land
or other property; interest
on mortgages, notes or
bonds; dividends on shares
of stock in any business
not personally conducted
by the taxpayers; from an
nuities; and from any
source whatsoever other
than the labor, skill or
personally conducted busi-
ness of the person receiv-
ing the income.
RATES OF
TAXATION
The act provides a tax Of
one-half Of l per cent on the
first $1,000 Of unearned income
and an additional one-half of
per cent on each additional ST.
of up to $4,000, which would
cent. E
Incomes in excess of $1,000
of $4,000 will pay a tax Of s
All net incomes in excess O
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Eberts AviatOrs
Fly More Than a
Million Miles

Aviators at Eberts field at Lonoke
have flown over a million miles. Ac-
cording to a report received from
Washingto nof the flying records OF
the various fields, aviators at Eberts
field have put in 20,727 hours IN the
air. Estimating the average speed at
go miles an hour, the Eberts Field
aviators travelled 1,243,62O miles. Kel,
lev field No. 2 at San Antonio led all
the fields in the United States with
1877 1882 hours in the air, and Ellington
field, Houston was second with 3d.
293 hours. Rockwell field at San
Diego, Cal. was third with 1882
hours. All Of these were advanced
schools and much larger than Eberts
field. Ellington field specializes in
bombing instruction, while Rockwell
field specializes in pursuit instruct
ion, and is one of the oldest schools IN
the country Of the primary schools.
Park field, Memphis leads with 81
172 hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
COunterfeiterS
Give Battle to
u. S. Officials

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. q
James Hogan, leader of an alleged
gang of counterfeiters, is dead and
Paul Gottfried, St. Paul police de-
tective, is badly wounded as the re-
suit of raid made on the Hogan
home today.
For several weeks, large number
of counterfeit silver dollars have
been placed in circulation in st. Paul
and Minneapolis and government of
ficials were led to the belief that
Hogan was connected with the gang.
When police called at the Hogan
home today, they were arrested with
a shower of bullets through the
door. They gained entrance, but in
attempting to disarm James Hogan,
Gottfried was shot by Harry Hogan,
a son. In the fight which followed
the elder Hogan was killed, Harry
Hogan, Mrs. James Hogan and her
IL year old daughter are being held
tv the police.
A complete counterfeiting outfit,
including dies and quantity of me-
tai, was confiscated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
PROPOSE BILL
FOR U.S,T0 BUY
THE RAIL ROADS

Washington, Aug. 2.-Government
ownership of the railroads is proposed
in a bill introduced today by Represen-
tative Sims, democrat, of Tennessee.
The measure embodies the plan which
has been endorsed by the four broth
erhoods and the American Federation
of Labor and which was presented to
congressional committees recently by
Glenn E. Plumb.
In statement accompanying the
measure, Representative Sims said It's
enactment would Establish harmony
between the public interest, the wage
Gamers and capital and would be
long step toward solving the high cost
of living problem by lowering trans
nortation charges.
Under the bill operating control OF
the railroads would be vested in di-
rectorate of fifteen, five appointed by
the president, five by operating Of
ficials and five by employees. Hold
ers of four per cent bonds which the
government would issue for the pur
chanse of the lines and then employees
would share equally in the earnings
Of the roads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
PERKINS LICENSED PREACHER.

Eastland, Tex. Aug. Eli Per-
kinsf owner of the Perkins lease. on
which Root, Hupp & Duff brought IN
gusher recently and proved the
Eastland field arrived in Eastland re-
Gently on a thirty day leave of abb
sence from the navy. He entered the
United States naval service before
development work was begun on his
land and this is his first visit to his
home since the Perkins tract became
the center of a forest Of derricks and
oil wells.
Calvin Perkins, father of Eli, owns
so acres north of the gusher tract:
The Gulf Production and other COM
panies are drilling on his land. Eli
has a year or more to serve in the
navy and will not try to get a dis
charge. He is licensed Methodist
preacher and says he will use the
wealth oil has brought him to pro
mote the cause of Christianity. He
is at his fathers home, four and a
half miles north of town.