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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-25

creeing that "the taxation and reve
nue. laws of this state shall Apply with
t,;ua, iorce TO all property and bust
ness and all increase or profit there
from. though, the owners or recipients
of the same may have or claim domi-
cile elsewhere, the intent and pur-
pose. of this act being that. all prop,
erty or interest in property within
the state, or incomeGor profit derived
therefronl, shall be subject to all the
taxes imposed by the laws of tthe
state, whether the 1Owner Of such
property or the person receiving such
income or profit reside within the
state Or, elsewhere. pa. T. h:F
Report to Tax Commissioners. 4s.
Senate Bill 80 transfers to the state
tax commissioner all reports in re
taxation matters heretofore made by
persons, corporations associations or
state or county officers to the state
auditor. r.
~ The Single Tax.
/ And last and perhaps most import
ant of all, is the leagues Single Tax
bill. authorizing the legislature to ex'
empt from taxation all personal prop
erty of every description and to inn
pose the entire burden of producing
state revenues upon the land. The
bill, introduced in the senate as No.
A by the committee on taxes and tax
laws, specifically exempts all public
school houses, academies, colleges.
ETC.; all land used for cemeteries; all
property. real or personal. of the
state; all county public buildings, with
grounds not to exceed 10 acres; all
property used exclusively for the &C
commodation Of the poor; all public
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-25
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LANDLORD HIT
IN TAX BILLS
(Continued from Page One

.s. NLOHLlHueu lIOIu rage OuS.J 80 a
on, and such part so used is located
on lands which can be described only
b metes and bounds, the county aud
itor Of the county in which such lands
are located, or the state tax commits
sion, may request such railway In
writing to survey and plat such lands
and file such plat with the county
auditor" Or If the railway fails to
do it, the state tax commission or
count auditor may cause such survey
to be made and add the cost to the
tax to be levied against this property,
which shall be assessed and collected
in the same manner as other real es-
tate taxes are collected, subject to
the same general Classifications.
The purpose of this bill, 1t is ex-
planned. Is to get some revenue out or
elevators, warehouses. jobbing houses.
etc, occupying leased sites on railway
rights Of way which heretofore have
escaped taxation. This is Senate Bill
No. A.
kositzky Shorn.
Then to handle all this complicated
machinery for money getting, Senate
! Bill No. 80, also from the committee
on taxes and tax laws, creates new
board of equalization, with the state
tax commissioner replacing the state
auditor as secretary and general adj
ministrative officer Meetings OF this
board shall be held in the office Of
the tax commissioner, where all rec
ords shall be kept This board shall
consist Of the governor, attorney gen
eral, state auditor, and commissioner
OF agriculture and labor, and 1t shall
appoint on or before the last Mon
day in February. 1919, tax commits
sioner for term OF six years and
whom the board may remove at any
time, with or without cause.
Situs is Fixed.
/ Senate Bill 40 fixes the situs OF
property for purposes OF taxation, de-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-25
You Can't Rub It Away; ..
Rheumatism is in the Blood

tism until you cleanse your blood Of
the germs that. cause the disease.
S. S. S. has never had an equal as .
blood purifier and scores Of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood Of
rheumatism, and removed all trace
Of tie d:eaSe from their system.
! Get q bottle Of S. s. S. at your
drug store, and get on the right
treatment to-day. If you want spe-
cial medical advice, you can obtain it
free by addressing Medical Director,
% Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. /
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-25
Will Never Cure,

,LinimentS Will Never Cure.
If you are afflicted with Rheuma.
tism, why waste time with liniments
lotions and other local application
that never did cure rheumatism, an
never will?
Do not try to rub the pain. away,
for you will never succeed. Try the
sensible plan Of finding the cause of
the pain, and go after that. Remove
the cause. and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid Of Rhevma.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-25

ticed veterinary medicine in Fargo for
a number of years and was chief of
the Fargo police department when
Dakota was territory Otterstetter
is a market gardener and has made mis-
home in .Moorhead for Is gears.
Otterstetter is about so years old;
Mrs. Earnes about As. ~
{. !. Finch Lumber Co. for Mon
arch coil. re ~. H..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06

people OF Maine Have all the rights
they ever had" are growing In value
by leaps and bounds; In fact, have ad-
vanced many hundred per cent In val
ue. What have the owners done to
them to give them this added value?
Simple waited for the growth OF pop
ulation and invention, SO that now by
this perfectly legal alchemy they are
able to extract from these natural
sources, for their own benefit. what
would otherwise have gone for the
benefit OF the State.
Now that the people Of Maine. who
have all the rights they ever had" in
Maine land and water are kindly al
lowed to hunt and fish on the prop
erty of others, let US ask what will
be the effect on these rights II the
present Legislature should pass the
laws recommended by the Chairman
of the Fish and Game Commission?
AS late as ITO there were in Eng
land between nine and ten million
acres of land that were common.
Between ITO and 1S45 by author
ity of many legislature acts more
then seven millions of acres had been
inelosed.
This rhyme was written in conse-
quence.-
why prosecute the man or woman
Who steals a goose from off the
common,
And let the greater felon loose,
Who steals the common from the
goose"
One of these recommendations Is a
resident hunters license. Another
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06
On Moosehead VIM You Hunt and
Flshf

In one of the expensive advertise
aents, which, during the past year
were to be found in the Maine news
papers, the Publicity agent OF the
sower companies. in speaking Of the
water powers, makes this statement:
The title to these powers Is vested
in the present owners with as good
a title as is any property which the
state may have conveyed by sale.
No doubt this statement Is approx
aately true. If it Is not as good IL
tie 1t 10 legal and will hold.
Another advertisement makes this
statement: EVEN after the State
sold the wild land and water power
sites, the people of Maine have all the
rights they ever had to use the rivers
and lakes of Maine for business and
pleasure" Also this one THAT the
people of Maine have lost any rights
they ever had Is untrue" If man
calls you a liar, never deny it but
say b'You'r another"-this is more
sorcible. Who is the State that sold
the wild land and water power sites
Where is the line that divides this
State" from the People of Maine
who have all the rights they ever
had" in Maine land and water? Does
the publicity agent of the sixteen pow
ar companies think the people OF
Maine are fools and would rather hunt
and fish ON land belonging to some
one else than on their own land
These land and waters In which the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06

Leighton. He enjoyed athletics and
becoming skilled in baseball, basket
ball and football. helped to win many
games for his school. He was a mem
Der of the high school team OF Island
Falls which held the championship Of
Northern Aroostook baseball. He was
pupil of the Island Falls high
school two years. His parents then
moved to Fairfield. where he attend
ed Lawrence high school, was very
popular with his school mates and
played on the basket ball and football
teams for one year. After leaving
school, he worked for some time In
the Fairfield Garage. In April, 1917.
he enlisted In the Old Second Maine
and was assigned guard duty at Bath
and Brunswick. then went to the Au-
gusta, Maine and Westfield, Mass.
training camps. and later overseas.
He was killed in action, July 10, 1918.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06
Could Have Sold 200O Chix

Regarding an ad In our everybody s
column. Offering baby chix for sale in
the spring of 1918. L. A. Hilton of
Scion writes substantially as follows j:
1t brought me more orders than
could fill. My chixs were all
spoken for within ten days after
the ad first appeared. could
have sold 1000 more If could
have Matched them.
shall certainly use your ad
department when l have anything
to sell.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06
Thinks It's Great

Independent Reporter Co,
Skowhegan, Maine.
Gentlemen
In regard to my ad in everybody's
column. think it's great | sold my
sleigh the first week and l have had
lots of inquiries since.
If anyone has anything to sell or
buy just put 1t in everybodys column
and 1t will do the trick every time.
Yours truly,
c. L. WORTHY
Norridgewock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06

that The Lordly Trout" shall not be
fished for with angle worms. Strange
ly enough this reminds as that Nero
fiddled while Rome was burning.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06
Lived IN Fairfield

George II. Leighton was born in
Hartland. N. b.. Feb. Is. 1898, his
parents being Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-06
DINSMORE & BICkFORD
INSURANCE AGENTS SkOWHEGAN, MAINE
Aetna Insurance Company
Hartford. Conn.

ASSETS. DECEMBER 81. 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02

TITLE by little unpublished details
are beginning to arrive concerning
the now historic flve-day visit which
president and Mrs. Wilson paid to the King
ana Queen Of England at Buckingham Pal
ace. London.
or course. most people know that it was
the first visit ever paid by an American
President while in office 10 king, but they
have probably not stopped to think OF the
extraordinary problems of etiquette that it
involved. the unprecedented issues that it
raised
President Wilson met the situation with
democratic simplicity and good sense Tho
court etiquette OF England is the relic OF
bygone centuries when the King was looked
upon as sort OF super-human. godike per-
sonage in whose presence the faithful sub.
1ects must conduct themselves with obse-
Qulous and unnatural behavior Mr. Wilson
is the elected President OF a great modern
republic and. manifestly. ii would be alb.
aurd and unbecoming for him of Mrs. Viii.
son TO bend the knee TO the crowned head
OF monarchy
In her relations with The Queen OF Eng.
land Mrs Wilson acted with the same sim
pllclty and democracy a. did her husband
NO one imagines that the President. an
0A.eP.ioHaiiy intellectual man, was lgnOr-
ant OF the general rules OF British court
etiquette or incapable of learning all about
them very quickly. There Is an army OF
oHiclals at the court only 100 anxious TO
instruct visitor to the palace concerning
the smallest details OF etiquette
II therefore appears certain that the
President gave the matter some thought
and acted as he did because he thought il
was the right way TO act
comments now received from the Eng
llsh newspapers show that some OF the
court functlonaries. and especially the old
servants Of Buckingham Palace were as
tonished at Mr. Wilson's simple and direct
way OF cutting the red tape Of royal ETH
quette when the customs seemed to be
senseless or unbecoming. The King and
Queen understood perfectly well, but the
palace servants were surprised On the
whole the tendency in England is to admire
Mr.. Wilson for his conduct
That the King and Queen thoroughly en-.
1oyed the kindly informally of their visit.
ors is evident from their smiling appear
ance and many OF their actions
To come down to details, the thing that
astontshed the English most Of all was that
the President, In his speech at the state
banquet at Buckingham Palace, addressed
the King as Sir" instead Of "Your
Majesty" Here is one OF the several
passages in which Mr.. Wilson used this
form:
wi Sou 1, OIL
body the spirit Of two very great nations.
and whatever strength, and whatever au-
thority have, possess 1t only so long and
so far as express the spirit and purpose
OF the American people"
II is pointed out in England that all per-
sons, including kings and the highest for.
eign dlgnitaries. when they have occasion
to address the King in formal speech, al
ways say your Majesty" if speaking Eng
lish. In French they say "Sire" President
Poincare. of France, has several times used
this latter form in addressing the King. 1t
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
These Men Were on Duty at the
Palace During President Viii
sons Visit in Addition to a
Host of Functionaries and
Flunkies.

The inner doors and approaches to the
Ning were guarded by the Honorable
Corps Of Gentlemen-at- Arms, in full mi.
form, with halberds in their hands. The
outer doors were guarded by the still more
picturesque Yeomen of the Guard some.
times called "Beefeaters," in Tudor COZ.
tune OF blue and red and gold, also carry.
ing halberds.
A hundred servants In scarlet and gold
waited on the table. No one turned his
back on the King at any time, but those
having to leave the presence walked back.
ward.
The solid gold plate was mostly on the
table. Part Of this was purchased by King
George ~ for s15,00O,000. while the rest
past centuries. Three buffets were Gov
cred with gold pieces too cumbersome to
be placed on the ble including a great
pitcher saved from the wreck of the Span.
ish Armada. =.
1t was not only in addressing the King
ma. resident Wilson played havoc with
Britlsh etiquette. He addressed the Lord
Mayor of London as "Mr. Lord Mayor
instead Of the customary, "My Lord
MaNor. 1t was at meeting in the his
toric Guildhall Of London presided over by
ms somewhat medieval official, that our
President said:
AR LORD Mayor:
We have now come upon times when
ceremonies like this have a new sienia.
canoe"
1t should be explained that the King
would be careful to say my Lord Mayor"
III addressing the head Of the ancient city.
In view OF the Presidents disregard of
the Lord Mayors title it is significant that
he said in his speech to him:
The breaking Of presidents, though this
may sound strange doctrine in England, is
the most sensible thing to do. The har-
ness Of precedent is sometimes a very sad
and harassng trammel"
president Wilson's democracy and dis
regard OF etiquette were shown elsewhere
than in England For instance, thew were
noticed in Rome, where he visited the King
OF Italy and the Pope 1t is stated that he
held out mis- hand to the Pope and looked
Ills Holiness Straight in the eye with az
friendly smile," instead of kneeling first
as is customary. A British commentator
says: NJ
Nobody could be more friendly and moro
polite, but in Buckingham Palace and At
the Vatican nobody more informal than
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson The President
aid not kneel to the Pope-a courtesy
shown him by Kings, Catholic and Protes-
tant and by Sultans outside the Christian
creed. But nobody minded The cham.
Deriains exchanged smiles, but they knew
that for such ceremony this was neither
the occasion nor the man.
catholic Kings and princes kpeel to the
rope because OF his religious character az
me dlvlnely inspired representative OF the
Almlshty it may be questioned whether
many Protestant rulers would kneel Fer.
maj visits by foreign kings to Rome have
oeeli extremely rare in recent times be.
cause they involved the delicate question
whether the King OF Italy or the Popc
should be considered the first personaps in
the city. -
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hope each of you will
live 10 enjoy the fruits
of the victory for
which you so coura-
geously fought"
So III e amusement
appears to have been
created in court circles
by the personal ut
tendants OF the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson.
The King and Queen
have All army OF
hunkies, chosen with
great care from the
largest and 'handsom-
est specimens in the
kingdom by the Nigh
officials OF the court.
They wear powdered
wigs, scarlet liveries,
with knee breaches
and white silk stock
ings. The President
and Mrs. Wilson were
attended by a plain
colored m an and
woman.
The colored maid.
who bears the name
OF Susie, caused the
most amusement. 1t
is reported that when
the celebrated solid
gold plate was brought
out for the state ban
quot at Buckingham
Palace some one asked
her what she thought
Of it. Susie answered
that it was very fine.
but that they had
quite rs fine a collec-
lion of gold plate at
the White House.
Mrs. Wilson heard
OF the episode and ad-
monished Susie that
they had no gold plate
at the White House.
:" know that.
ma'am," said Susie,
but ! wasn't going TO
let them know it."
What a contrast
this humble colored
couple III ade with
I n cir surroundings
may be Judged from
some Of the details of
the great state ban.
Tuet. The Lord Cham
berlain and the Lord
Steward Of the House.
hold. in full uniform,
with their wands OF
office. assisted by all
their deputies, also in
uniform, had charge
OF the arrangements.
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regard OF senseless
etiquette impressed
the British nearly as
much as the Presi-
dents. 1t was par
ticularly remarked
that she did not
"curtsey" to the Queen
upon any occasion.
The "curtsey" is the
peculiar low bow
which q woman makes
10 the sovereign.
a short, friendly nod
Of the head was all
that Mrs. Wilson ac-
corded the Queen,
while the latter bowed
somewhat d e cply.
Mrs. Wilson, OF
course, has no official
position and. it seems
10 have been expected
by some people that
she might act as an
ordinary American
woman does when re-
ceived at court.
81 watched the two
contrasting figures
fMrs. Wilson and
Queen Nary at the
final good-by on the
platform at Charing
Cross" says a writer
in the London Sketch.
"A long and cordial
handshake was the
only ceremonial.
Mrs. Wilson did
not curtsey to the
Queen-indeed the
slight inclination for
ward was the Queens.
she having an adj
vantage Of inches
over her guest"
The King and Queen
gave many evidences
that they enjoyed the
informal simplicity OF
their guests and the
King showed his ap.
probation by acting
at least once with the
Same lnfOrmalty. IL
happened entirely by
chance that the Presi-
dent passed his sixty
second birthday in
buckingham Palace.
The day was Deem
Der IS. Early In the
morning Mr.. Wilson
heard a knock at the
door OF his sitting
room. OF course he
thought 1t was one of
the numerous flinc-
tionar1es or servants.
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follow anybody at a public ap-
pearance in England was con-
trary to all precedent. Even
the Kaiser, when in England,
never went ahead of the King
n public.
The cheering keep, up and the
President seeing that the people
really wanted to hear from him
made these remarks, contrary
to all established precedent,
from the balcony OF Buckingham
Palace:
Il do not want TO make a
speech, but ! do want to tell
You how much | honor you men
who have been wounded in this
fight for freedom and TO thank
YOU all for the welcome you
so generously have given me. [
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02

may not be generally known to Americans
thal persons Of good social position in pr-
Vate conversation address the King of Eng
land always as Sir" and the Queen as
Ma am" but in any address which is in
any way formal it is considered indIspen-
sible to say Your Majesty"
There is much speculation III England
as ID how the President, after using the
simple "Sr" in a formal speech. addressed
the King when he sat down for long and
Intimate private conversations with him
but this curiosity has not yet been satisfied
another fact that impressed the British
mind deeply was that when President vii.
son went away from Buckingham Palace
in company with the King, the Presiden.
had his left trouser leg turned IN and not
MS right He was photographed several
times beside the King in this unsym.
Inetrlcal costume, and also between the
hing and the Queen. The King was in
uniform, very correctly dressed. with
sword at his side. gloves on his hands and
MS trousers turned down
Or course the photographs ONLY nrovo
that the President had other Things on his
MIND besides the fit Of his clothes but the
incident has excited comment both IN
england and France. Various citizens az
those countries are asking themselves
whether in order 10 cultivate the vaIrahIo
friendship of America they should 20
about with one trouser leg turned up.
mere was one distinctly American ne
cuharity OF the President that worried
the British court officials very much It
may be explained that the Presidents
safety was watched over by an impressive
number OF high court functionaries, army
officers and secret service men.
AT about midnight the watchers in the
Ialace anterooms and corridors heard q
strange, harsh, Onlinous, persistent regu.
lar ticking, unfamiliar to British ears
coming from the Pink Room one Of the
great suite occupied by the President.
The Lords-inWaiting and the Gentleman
OF the Cellars and the lesser lights OF the
court listened with terror and fascination.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02

NOuiu tnlS De an lnIernal ma
chine? They had heard that they
licked. To think OF such thing
being planted in the room
OF the President Of the
United States while he was a
guest OF ;he King of England
was certainly unnerving.
At the risk Of intruding on the
Presidents privacy at this late
hour they knocked at his door
and called his attention 10 the
danger. He calmly babe them
enter and then they beheli
tho President Of the United
states industriously pounding
away on his American typewrit-
er, preparing his speech for the
London Guildhall on the morrow.
Mrs. Wilson'S democratic dis
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sratulations and he would have dressed
himself IN full uniform and stood up in his
chiel apartment to receive congratulations
1t was evident that the President and
Mrs. Wilson made themselves perfectly at,
home in every way at Buckingham Palace
AS one observer expresses it: mo oues-
tions of rank or precedence we're raised.
such as had marred the visit OF General
Grant"
me President took his place in the right
hand scat in the Kings state carriage on
the two occasions when they rode together
through the streets OF London 1t is Wills.
pcred that the minor officials and servants
we're quite shocked at this tremendous
honor to n republican President The
same captious persons were still more dis
turbed when. as the carriage emerged
from Charng Cross Railway Station and
the vast crowd cheered heartily the Pres
ident promptly acknowledged the ovation
by taking off his hat Again and again
during the drive he swept off his hat with
graceful gesture, while the King gave
only an occasional military salute
British experts in etiquette hold that
an CHEERS uttered in the presence of the
King III England must be intended for
MN alone, and should be acknow lodged
ny NOBODY else. or at least only after the
hing has given his acknowledgment
Inc biggest jar Of all was administered
10 official and servitorial sensibities when
the President delivered a speech from the
balcony of buckingham Palace When the
Wilson's and the royal party had entered
the palace an immense crowd gathered
outside and called loudly for Wilson"
Most Vocferous among them were sew.
eral American soldiers and sailors, who
ctmDed up on the palace gates and posts
ana detied the efforts of the London
boobies TO make them come down.
In response to continued cheering the
PRESIDENT then came out followed bv Mrs,
wilson, the King, the Queen Princess
Mary and II. r. H. the Duke OF Connaugbt