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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21

would not give sufficient increase TO
pay the cost OF Roberts tax machine
and In addition anything On the states
iafseit. So real estate ESPECIALLY the
small homes and farm lands), have
been assessed at war inflated prices,
at prices above which they would sell
on long and liberal terms, while yalu-
able city blocks and Office buildings
have been but little raised.
AT the storm of righteous indigna-
ton, under the stress Of pressure from
outraged taxpayers, the Governor be
came alarmed and had his Punch and
Judy convention on June Sth promise
the speedy enactment of the Todd per-
sonalty tax bill. This will mean, II
enacted, two things-that Governor
Roberts will add a fresh corps TO his
already enormous army of taxraisers
and that personal property will be
either driven out of the state or con-
fiscated.
As q result banks will lose millions
of deposits and there will be an ex.
treme financial depression, If not
panic, in the state. Yet Governor
Roberts is daily promising TO bring
just Iulb rum un tue btdto u9 SudCtiub
the Todd bill. .-
Therefore every voter who believes
that Governor Roberts will keep his
word must know that If Roberts il re-
elected personal property will be
assessed at its cash value.
Therefore, every voter who believes
that Governor Roberts will not keep
his word must know that the person
atty tax bill will fail as it did at the
last Legislature, and the small homes
and farm lnds will continue to be
assessed, not at their cash value, but
at war-inflated prices at which they
would sell on long time.
Therefore the choice is limited, II
Governor Roberts is reelected either
personally property win be confis-
Gated and real estate depressed by
the raising of taxes to meet Roberts
wanton extravagances or farm lands
and small homes must be assessed far
above even their cash value,
Why have either of these evils?
The remedy is simple, put Roberts
out Of office, demobilize Roberts army
Of taxraisers and administer the
affairs of the state economically.
Then there will be no need for addi-
tional revenue. Cut expenses instead
of raising taxes
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21

astride Of McAdoo, whose broad bach
he used for toehold, and another
leap landed him alongside the friend
of his bosom, JGhn K. Shields, on this
diaphragm OF Mitchell Palmer. Paus
ing only for a fresh leap, he rose high
in the air, and touching a single pro
hibition banner, splaslsd into whis
key vat alongside "JinIuie" Cox Of
Ohio.
Bidding Jimmie" Godspeed with q
thirst-slacking sigh, Governor Roberts
took his second wind, kicked friend
Garrett into the diseard-and in SC
doing spattered with disgust three Of
his truest friends-and threw himself
with a wild embrace around the neck
of Kenneth Mcclellan, whose scalp he
formerly claimed for his little tommy.
hawk.
By this time the jumping frog be,
gan to hit his stride. He jumped of
his rotten tax law plank, catching 9
toe-hold upon the sound tax planks of
Riley Crabtree. The next leap took
him of another pet plank, his public
utilities law, squerely upon Crabtree's
plank for the repeal of the public
utilities act. One more leap and he
was off his highway plank onto a
sound road platform.
Tired, but still enthusiastic, the
Governor thought he saw only one OBJ
struction between him and the guber-
material gates which stood ajar. 1t
was a massive form-it might have
been that of Judas Iscariot; it might
have been that OF Benedict Arnold; it
might have been a statue, a cold,
craven image with side-glancing eyes
and dropping mustachios, personifying
treachery, but it was not. 1t was only
the lifeless form of his former poll
teal friend, John knight Shields.
Croaking with hatred the jumping
political frog gurgled-"You may be
a dead one, but this corpse will never
be buried without knowing how
despise him." So with venom in his
throat and blood in his eye, he leaped
upon the PROSTATE figure of his erst-
while friend, John X. Shields, and
spewed and spat upon him.
Then the Governor made last fly.
ing leap for the gubernatorial gates,
which stood wide apart.
But something halted the last jump.
A tornado of ballots rudely drove what
had once been the proud form of the
Governor back to Livingston.
In less time than it takes to tell 1t,
the great tax reform Governor fell
against the door of the small law Of
fice-a kind stenographer opened it
and stopped chewing gum long enough
to exclaim, We'll, 1t looks like the re-
mains Of Albert, only there's nothing
but his gall"
Moral--Sometimes 1t Is best to I'LL
a frog with shot before he tires him.
self and everyone else by jumping too
much.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
ROBERTS A JUMPING FROG

NASHVILLE Tennessean, June 25.)
Mark Twain in his inimitable style
gave rein to his descriptive talents in
the story Of The Jumping Frog" that
held all records in his community un.
til some evil genius filed him full OF
shot before one of his jumping con
tests. He then became so weighed
down he could no longer jump.
This jumping frog was stationary
one with iron feet, nailed down and
clinched, in comparison to our own
leaping, bounding, jumping Governor
the Hon. Albert HI. Roberts.
There is no principle broad enough
no conviction deep enough, no friend
ship sincere enough to keep this jump
ing political frog from hurdling every
one of them.
Two months ago Governor Roberts
stood upon platform Of which he
alone was both architect and builder.
His position was that, nominated in
a primary and elected in a general
election after opposition in both had
required an expression of his opinion
upon public questions, these said opin-
ions-except as they had been quail
fed and contradicted by his acts as
Governor, for always Govern
Roberts has shown jumping frog tend
encies-constituted the Democratic
platform.
Then the jumping political frog be-
gan to gurgle with glee and to croak
with joy over planks In his platform
the sacred, inviolate tax system by
which he, the anointed, was vested
with the power to assess the taxes of
every freeholder in Tennessee; the
public, utilities act; the highway act,
under which millions of miles Of good
roads have been constructed upon
political maps; and the economies of
his administration by which specific
appropriation had been kept to reason
able figures only to be doubled and
tripled in violation of law by that
great outlaw, the Emergency Board.
Having settled the life ambition of
two such friends as Wilson and
Shields, Governor Roberts then yearn-
ed for other friends to satisfy. He
sent his Court Chamberlain to Wash
ington for a triple purpose--to con-
vey his heartfelt prayers to friend
Woodrow for his speedy restoration
to health; to smouch friend John K.
with a. kiss of friendship on both
cheeks where the dropping glances
and mustachios meet in dimples, and
to beseech Congressman Garrett to
fill to overlooking his cup of happiness
by permitting the Governor to send
the Congressman to San Francisco as
a delegate from the state-at-large.
Then this jumping political frog be-
gan to jump, and he has since been
the jumpingest bullfrog any pond. big
or little, has ever produced. The
Governor in one leap cleared the lofty
fame of the great Wilson and landed
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21

lated a constitutional provision 10 the
effect that the governor shall not
appoint members Of the legislature to
ONCE during the term for which the
Legislators were elected. He has
favored seventeen members OF the last
Legislature with appointments to lucra-
tive oflce5. II It is lawless for an
individual to obtain legislative action
through the payment of his money for
such favors, II is even worse for the
to endorsement because he has vio-
governor to obtain legislative ction
through the payment Of the taxpayers
money.
Tax Law Was Suspended.
Governor Roberts in his agility and
ability to favor whatever he believes to
be popular, now claims to be the
supreme advocate and exponent of law
and order, though only recently he has
at least sanctioned the violation of law
by permitting the suspension of the
execution of one of the statutes of the
state, his famous, or infamous, tax law.
He sanctioned the suspension Of this
law for one year. Vicious as II Is, the
suspension ls unlawful.
Fortunately, most Of us who rejoice
in the name Of Tennessee have dedi-
Gated our whole lives to law and order
and do not need to conceal former radi-
cal and lawless tendencies by FASTING
upon false fronts large label, Il am
for Law and Order; honestly, / am"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
WHY THIS PRATING OF
VIRTUE?

Fulsome credit has been given His
Excellency, Governor A. H. Roberts,
because at some time in his career
that worthy stated that he favored
law and order. Is it to be presumed
that the governor of a great common
wealth will stand for the disorderly
elements of anarchy, bolsheyism and
destruction, If any such exist in our
midst, and against the orderly process
of law?
Why, then, pirate so continuously
of the law and order Governor"
Have not all other governors enforced
the law! That is a duty. His Ex-
cellency might as we'll be lauded for
the high moral stand by which he
lives. He might as well be held up
as a model of family virtue. But why
do such? 1t is expected that the gov
ernor of a state will keep both the
civil and the moral laws.
There evidently is coon up the
tree somewhere, else there would not
be so much prating of these public
virtues. What the Tennessean is con-
cerned with is, first, is the wisdom of,
and second, the maladministration of
these laws, whose enactment the
Governor instigated, not his enforce
ment Of the common laws against ar
son and murderer obedience to one
of the commandments of Moses-Ten-
nessean, June "a.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
What Austin Peay Thinks Of
Roberts Assessment Law

injustice has been done the farm own.
ers Of Tenpessee In tho recent assees.
rnent. Lands have been assessed up.
on the basis Of inflated sales which
do not represent their cash value.
do not speak with reference to the re-
cent assessments in the cities. be-
cause have not examined them, but
/ live in an agricultural community
and am familiar with farming condi-
tons, and know that our land own
ers cannot pay their taxes on these
new assessments IL any regard is had
for fair income from their farms.
Too many conditions enter into sue
cessful farming. It IL little considered
what hazards attend an agricultural
enterprise.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
Extract from letter by Mr.. Peay in
Nashville Banner of Feb. q, 1920
New Assessment Laws.

Having now disposed Of this ques.
ton, and now speaking only as a citi.
zen and Democratsswho feels the
keenest interest in his state and his
party, I would respectfully urge upon
those in authority careful considera.
ton Of the manifest unrest and dis
satisfaction in the state toward the
new assessment act. 1t is useless, by
sophistry and propaganda to glove It's
effects and to arbitrarily impose some
thing upon the people to which they
will not submit. Il 10 manifest that an
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
Tax Payers Take Notice

The total state tax rate levied by
the State for all purposes for the
year 1919 and 1920 per $4,000 of as
sessed taxable property is as follows:
(cents per $1,000 1920. 1919.
"a state purposes ....... IAN .36
(2) School purposes Ito be
retained in the
counties) ..... .O6 1t
60 State highways ....... DAN 10
"a University of Tenn. -. .02 .05
(5) Elementary. 8 hools
(Sec. 8, Chap. III,
Acts 1879 ...... .05 .06
Total ............... 80 10
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
INCREASE In GREEN COUNTY
TAXES.

Read the amount of taxes paid by
these taxpayers for 1919 and what they
will have to pay for 1920-the result
of the Roberts Tax Law. He asks for
reelection. VIII you vote for him?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
First District.

Second District.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21
state Board In Politics.

"a Governor Roberts should not be
Endorsed because of his policies with
reference to the administration Of the
public schools, penal, and charitable
institutions.
AT the time Governor Roberts went
into office, these institutions were man.
aged by non-political boards. But he
! has had enacted legislation restoring
the superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, the wardens Of the penitentiaries,
and the heads of all reformatories and
asylunas, as personal appointees of the
Governor, thereby becoming the spokes
in the governors political wheel that
rolls over and brushes the independ-
ence and character of these institu-
tons which should be the states most
sacred trusts.
The administration Of the Highway
Department is a public scandal. Vast
sums of money Fave been appropriated
for fits maintenance, but few miles of
roads have been built. Under this sys-
tenn but small portion Of the Federal
aid which the state as whole should
have has been occurred.
6. Governor Roberts is not entitled
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-21

Similar reports are coming from ev-
cry county in the State.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
ENTITLED TO CHECK
IN ROAD RACE WAGER

PHOENIX, April 30.-Cal Messner
was right in retaining the $500
check OF Walter E. Lewis. given to
r. ID. Roper, as stakeholder, and by
the latter turned over to Mr.. Mess
ner, according to the verdict of q
jury yesterday in Judge Lyman's
court.
The check was wager in the El
Paso-Phoenix road race last state
fair time. Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Messner
each picked a car to win. The car
selected by Mr.. Lewis failed to ar
rive at FL Paso in time TO enter the
race and was ruled out. When Mr..
Lewis learned of this. he demanded
that his check be returned to him
by the stakeholder, X. d. Roper. But
Mr.. Roper had already turned both
checks over to Mr.. Messner. WHIP
couldn't see the matter in the light
| of Mr.. Lewis reasoning. The latter
then started suit.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
kElTON QUITS PLACE
AS FAIR PRICE LEADER

DOUGLAS, April 36.-Japt. c. B
Keiton. named by the Cochise county
board OF supervisors to act with the
state fair price director, George II.
Smalley, under the title of investiga-
.o-, yesterday sent IN his resignation
to Mr. Smalley and notified the ST.
pervisors that he no longer cared for
the job. The captain has been IN
able to accomplish what he expected
to do when he began the work. He
says there was very little sincere CO.
operation on the part Of the general
public. His letter OF resignation fol-
lows:
Il hereby tender my resignation
as investigator Tor Cochise county,
after several months of experience, ]
fail to see where any good has been
accomplished by the organization Of
fair price boards. 1t has been stated
by a Judge OF the United States dis
trict court for st. Louis that the L.
yer act Of congress fails to define
the limit of profit that constitutes a
violation of the act.
The judge Of the United States
district court at Tucson has practl.
,cally given expression to the same
opinion. In view Of these facts, your
investigator feels that he is no long.
er justified in drawing compensation
from the county Of Cochise for a ser
vice that fails under the law. to give
satisfactory returns for such ser
vice.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02

to stage comeback but public SEN
timent SENS to be strong against him
and 1t is doubtful whether he will
succeed in his aspirations"
Regarding business conditions in
the states he visited. business in all
the states along the route was very
good. High wages are prevailing in
all industries. but q serious decrease
in production is threatened. Young
men are deserving the farms in great
numbers, going to the city where
they can earn bigger money and find
amusement Entire families are NOV
ing from the farms to the city. in
spite Of high rents and the high cost
of living. The most serious part Of
this situation lies in the fact that
the exodus from the farms is daily
becoming greater.
Upon being questioned as to the
outlook OF his candidacy for Cover
nor. Mr. Roberts replied. Il find m,
support among the Democratic vot
ers as strong as ever. l have beer
absent for nearly a month and MAJ
not be exactly up-todate as TO thu
developments in the political field a
present. but assurances from the su
pervisors and many former represen
tatives and senators. and prominen
Democratic leaders have been ten
dered continuously"
When asked about the probable
candidacy OF other aspirants h
chuckled and said: well. I don
know. but / would not be surprise,
at anything in the line OF additions
candidates
He continued on 20 Bisbee an
Douglas this afternoon and viii r.
turn to Tombstone Monday to atten
the regular meeting Of the board c
supervisors, after which he wi
make a trip through the central par
Of the state inspecting his politica
fences.
One impression TO be gained b
the attitude of Mr.. Roberts in di
. GUS sing his candidacy is that he
in the race to stay. win or lose, an
: these who know the Lone Wolf {
Cochise give little thought TO h
. playing TO lose.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
FALL BREAKS NECK
OF MINE LAeoRER

BISBEE. April 30.-The mystery
surrounding the death of Jesus Nun
OF, a Mexican who was found dead
on dump No. 3, Sacramento Hill.
early yesterday morning was cleared
up by an autopsy performed by DR..
Charles F. Hawley, who found that
death had been caused by broken
neck
Two men who were working with
Munoz say that they had just dump
ed a car of waste and that Munoz
went around 20 the other side OF the
car TO fasten the chains when the
body OF the car should swing back
into place. When Munoz failed to
return the other two went around the
car to see what was the matter and
found him lying dead. The cause OF
his death was a puzzle as there was
no mark on the body except a slight
bruise on the chin. The autopsy re-
vealed that his neck was broken
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
PREPARING TO TAKE
REGISTRATION

Chief Deputy Recorder ii. L. HUI
Gibson is busy preparing for the
sending out OF registration blanks
and other necessary equipment for
the taking OF the registration for the
coming elections.
The names OF those appointed in
the various cities and towns have not
as yet been made public by the re-
corder's office, but all the necessary
supplies will be in the hands of the
proper executives by May 3rd. when
the registration will open.
| Special stress is being laid upon
the following information to registra-
ton clerks:
when you register an elector you
will inform he or she that they must
give a party to enable them to vote
at the primary election. Also. that
when they register under given
party they cannot change their party
utilization on the register. Be sure
and call their attention to this as i!
is. very important.
Before you register an elector be
sure and ask him If they have regis
tered for the county election. Re
member that it is crime in Arizona
TO register more than once. We will
check the blanks and the registra
ton officer will not receive credit
for a duplicate registration.
BE sure and give post office ad
dress Of the elector.
All postage and phone charges
mus, be paid by the registration o.
ficer, except a Justice Of the Peace
Registration officers will be pail
twenty cents coco for each Blanl
AS accepted by this office. You viii
receive no fee for Blank BIS. Jus
tice of the peace will receive no fe
for registration as their salary is prc
vided by law"
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
SCHOOLS AND ROADS
TO SHARE EQUALLY
IN FOREST FUNDS

PHOENIX. April 3o.-That the
boards of supervisors of the differ
ent counties must equally distribute
the 25 per cent forest reserve fund
for the benefit of the schools and
roads was the decision of the United
States court at Seattle. according to
a copy OF the ruling made By Judge
Neterer that has been forwarded %
Jesse Boyce state auditor
The law provides that % per cent
OF all proceeds from national forests
shall be paid TO the state in which
the national forest is situated to be
apportioned TO the various counties
in proportion to the nation forest &C
reage for the use OF school and roads
Heretofore il has remained optional
with the board OF supervisors 0; each
county to divide the amount.
According to, the queries sent out
by the state of Washington tbs
roads received the bulk OF the fund
Because OF the unequal division Of
the fund in that state a suit was
brought in the federal court and the
decision not only provides for az
equal distribution between the roads
and schools but offers a means o
recovery OF the fund which may no
have been properly distributed.
According to the records OF Audi
tor Boyce the forest reserve fund fo
the fiscal year ending June 1. 1919
are as follows.
Maricopa county s4,s70s7: Coco
nino $41.4s3.51; Apache $5.o3S.s5
ella $10,9s22s; Graham county So
2sO.4s; GreenIee ss.13s.ss; Mohav'
1914; Navajo $2.s1s.ss: Pima 81
0l5.oo: Pinal sl.ss1.23; Santa Cru
S4.2s9.ss; Yavapai $21.5s5.2s. Luml
county has no income from the fund
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02

fact that he put Brown in line but
did not take him down to Warren
Park still leaves him responsible un-
der the courts instruction. declared
Mr.. French.
He upheld vigorously Browns char
acter AS an A. +. L. man and a,
enemy OF the l. W. w. and was not
the bad man" the ,defense had paint
ed him.
The most serious point in the case
for the jury to decide. he said. was
the fact that if wootton thought
Brown was an |. W. W.. 1t was no
excuse. and they must find him
guilty under the courts ruling.
Since Fred Brown was not respon-
sible for conditions in Bisbee II
those conditions existed. it was no
excuse for wooton to deport him
under the guise of necessity, even
though Wootton may have though,
Brown was connected with 1t.
With reference OF the opportunity
offered Brown by Clarence Ingraham
to get out of line. as testified to by
Ingraham before he died, Mr.. Frenc1
said Ingraham merely said he would
try to get Brown out and they there
fore could not consider Brown turn
ed down a chance to leave the line
Mr.. French closed by charging thu
jury that with them rests the ques
ton as TO whether laws will be cor
tined to be broken as they were II
July 1917. The law is no respector o
persons. he said. and he was glad t
; give the jury a chance to prove /!
fIe was confident they would not up
hold the violation of constitutional
rights and liberties. Let that de
cree go forth and you will do NOR
to kill the l. W. W. than thousan,
deportations," he concluded.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
SCHOOLS SHOW WELL
AT INTERSCHolASTIc
MEET AT UNIVERSITY

TUCSON, April 26.-The eighth
annual interscholastic week was the
largest ever attended, attracting
more than 500 students from most
of the high schools of the state. Pre-
yious records made in former track
meets were broken, apd the compc-
tition in the sports program was
very keen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
SUES SHERIFF

PHOENIX, April 30.-Declaring he
had been arrested and falsely charg-
ed with a felony known as mis-
branding. which accusation he, alleg-
ed had injured his credit and reputa-
ton to the extent Of 10000, William
Adolph Evans today filed suit in the
superior court against Sheriff Mel
Greenleaf of Yuma county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-02
GAMBLERS OUT ON STRIKE;
ASK SIS PER SHIFT

DOUGLAS, April 2s.-Sunday the
gamblers OF Aqua Prieta delivered an
ultimatum to the operators of the
gaming places and walked out. We
want SIS a shift. the same wage that
is paid at Mexicali. Tijuana and 9th
er border gambling centers,' they
said. Heretofore, they have been re-
ceiving SO shift, but they say they
cannot meet the high cost Of living
and other expenses on that amount.