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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-24
SAY TAXATION SCHEME
KEEPS UP LIVING COSTS
Speakers at Cotton Mems Meeting
Declare Federal System Creates
Intolerablc Situation.
PUBLIC JUST ALIVE TO FACT
Theodore ii. Price and William +.
Cornwcll, Of New York, Suggest
Employers Privilege and Gross
Sale Tax as Remedies.
tBy Associated Press

Sy Associated Ircss,l
MAPLEWOOD, y. H.. Sept. o3.-Thc
present system OF Federal taxation
was, declared TO have created IAN in
tolerablc situation" and TO be re-
sponsible for the continued high
prices of many articles. by speakers
at the opening session of the semi
annual meeting OF the National AS
ISOLATION OF Cotton Manufacturers
Suggested substitutes included an
employers privilege tax. outlined by
Theodore Fl. Price. editor OF Com
mcrce and Finance, OF New York
ann a gross sale tax. explained by
william, Is T. Cornwe!i of New York.
Cornwell said. are becoming educat-
ed to the fact that the whole system
of taxation in tho United States is
wrong. adding that the system was
founded on class and sectional bias"
Says II Keeps III Prices.
me present method of taxation Is
wastefully destructive" he continued.
but it is only during the past year
or so that the public has become alive
TO the fact. Today a vast number or
people of all classes, not only bank
ers and business heads, but those in
the rank and file OF all occupations.
are impressed. This widespread
knowledge is mainly due to the fact
that the public is beginning to see
that prices are being kept high in
many articles by the excessive taxes"
Two important sources OF the coun-
try's progress are being dried up py
operation of the excess pro~ts taxes
and heavy surfaces on incomes. the
speaker said. The sources were sur
plus capital and intelligent enter
prise.
''As to the first" he continued, the
nigh taxes are driving people with
large income to invest as much as
possible In tax exempt securities. in
stead of furnishing capital for new
business and general commercial and
financial development
And as to the second extra pro6ts
in business are being appropriated bv
inc government. instead OF being used
TO strengthen business concerns and
10 provide agains, loss in lean periods
winch are bound TO come"
Taxes Must Re Fair to ALL
inc requirements OF good tax
system. Mr.. Cornwell said. were: thai
IL be fair to all. that burden be uni
N':Saily distributed. and that the col
icction he simple and easy, Instead
OF beng complicated and Irritating.
do, "a ,aS on gross sales is an ideal
nc added 1T is passed along in
very small fractions and added
,,nroush the various processes from
the producer OF raw material 10
stage after stage during manufac.
iurc, the tax itself accommodating all
,nmntically as IL proceeds, and is
nnaliy paid by the consumer prac-
,icaiiy, without his knowledge. and
me aooitions are SO triilinC as not
Waicriaily TO affect prices"
riTA III.
ihc present surtaxes penalizc surcess
and compel an enterprisinE man to
pay the government an i-nmoderate
snare or his gains in profitabIc
yenr. leaving him to bear the losses
OF an Improbable year alone.
explaining the employers privilege
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-24
Fox lend. Mn sip,n, nho

y. Nj. Fox. of the class of 81, was
chosen president Of the AIu Sigma
Rho Literary Society at University Of
Richmond yesterday. Other officers
chosen were: NJ. l.. SkaEgs. 81, vice
president: Is. '. Davenport. 80. Soc
rotary. and b. Stockton. 80. treas
urer: w. \. Smith, 80. sergeant-at-
arms
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-24
BUSINESS is GOOD
Justice John CrutchfieId Collects STOO
From Spcedcrs In Police
Court.

Twelve alleged sp-eders were fined
$50 and costs in Police Court ycstcr-
day. Samuel Ward, colorcd. was
fined 500 when arraiGncd in court
yesterday charged with speeding and
resisting an officer. Appeal was
noted 10 both charges
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-24
Hoods
SarsapariIla
Makes Food
aSte Good

Creates an appetite, aids digestion,
purifies the blood. and thus relieves
scrofula, catarrh. the pains and
aches OF rheumatism and gives
strength to the whole system.
Nearly so years phenomenal sales
tell the story OF the great merit and
success OF Hoods Sarsa parilla. It
Is Just the medicine you need now.
Hoods Pills help-fine cathartic.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-09

he tell me that we all stay on the
island together first, and have a holi-
day"
"Nanette, Leblanc never Intended
to marry you." said Hilary. "They
were using you to get Marie into
Pierre's power. Nanette-"
He bent toward her and touched
her on the shoulder. She looked up at
him. her lips Quivering, her face pa
thetic as scolded child's.
us it long since you left your
homer"
1.-Two years. monsieur"
"Nanette. you were child then. like
Marie here? Leblanc came to you and
told you Of the great world outside.
and how he would marry you and be
kind to you. Two years have passed,
and he has ruined your life, and he
has not kept his promise, and still he
deceives you with his promises. Would
you go back to him?'
"Never. monsieur! He struck me
seel Not in just anger. as man
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-09

uS1b SoPssoSSs
strikes his wife who nags him. but be-
cause he was afraid. See where his
nst fell-seei"
"Yet. Nanette. even as Leblanc did
to you. you would have had Pierre do
to Marie here"
"Monsieuri I thought he was to
marry her. Pierre told me, II bring
Marie to Ste. Marie no harm Is done,
because he loves her and he wishes to
save her from you. who mean no good
to her."
From me. Nanette !" exclaimed Hill
ary. stupef1ed.
"Oui, monsieur. and then you 60 to
Ste. Marie to meet her and take her
home. And everybody say Monsieur
Askew loves her. and no doubt he has
wife in his own country"
Hilary looked at her In amazement.
He noticed that Lafe was staring over
the side of the boat. as II he had not
heard.
"Nanette. If you went home, would
your father receive you7"
"Ah, monsieur, do not speak OF 1t.
Perhaps he Is dead. Perhaps they are
all dead from grief"
"Wou!d you like to 60 home, Nam
ette?"
"Yes, monsieur, I will 60 now, for I
have nothing more to live for. I shall
go and beg on my knees"
Il shall send you home, then, Nam
cite. But now ask forgiveness from
Marie here, and then thank God that
He has saved her tonight In spite of
all the evil that was against her."
Nanette crouched toward Marie Du-
pont. whose arms stole round her neck,
and the two girls cried and whispered
together. Hilary turned away. He
thought of Madeleine, and breathed q
prayer that their lives might run to-
gether. and that they might strive to-
gether for the right all their days.
He turned back into the boat. "Now,
Marie. no word of this nights doings
shall ever pass my lips" he said. But,
Marie. your life is unhappy. There is
good man in ST. Boniface who cares
for you. Do you think that you could
learn to care for him?"
"Ah. pauvre Jean" wept the girl.
II have been ungrateful to him. mon
sieur. And now am not worthy that
he should have anything to do with
me-"
HE shall know nothing unless You
tell him." said Hilary. "As to that, ]
cannot advise. But you need have no
fears as to me-"
The black shadow Of the wharf be-
gan to project out Of the shore line.
with Baptiste's schooner moored along
side. Lights Of lanterns were moving.
and as the sloop drew near Hilary per
ceived a little group Of people near
the wharf-head. Louis Duval let down
the sails and guided the vessels PROV
toward the mooring ring. Hilary
stepped out. but before he could turn
to give his hand to Marie . woman
stepped. forward.
It was Madeleine. She ran to him
with q little cry Of giadness. She
raised her lips to his.
Dear. I have been waiting since
dark," ahe said, pressing his arm. Fl
only got your lstter this afternoon,
telling me that yeu lad gone to the
island, and I Was frisAtensd, Hilary"
He natted hee am. z ~ lu1ts
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-09
by George b. Doran Coz


the base into a wide recess.
Jacques saw them at the same time
and stood motionless. As Lafe and
Hilary advanced he seemed to be gal
vanized into lie. He rushed toward
them, screaming, his face convulsed
with fury.
Hilary cast his eyes about to ascer-
tain the cause of the old mans fury.
He saw. near the caves mouth, a large
slab Of granite. and heavy hammer
lying beside it.
Lets see what he's got there" he
said. 1T doesn't look like traps to
me-"
The sun. now very low. shone full
into the interior. 1t revealed a cavern
GUS depth, whose recesses were lost In
gloom. high arch. and the remnants
of many fires on the granite slabs that
paved 1t almost az regularly as those
of a city sidewalk. Somebody had
cnmped here for a long time-pos-
sibly Jacques. though he must have
burned whole cord Of wood. to Judge
from the charred remnants that were
scattered everywhere.
"Lookl" shouted Lafe, pointing.
The ground was covered with frag-
ments of some sort of ore, and trail
of chips and dust led out of the mouth
of the cave into another recess among
the rocks. Among the brambles, un-
der a roughly constructed roof. was a
small hand machine. consisting in the
main of two steel rollers. white with
crushed rock.
Looks like hand four-mill." said
Lafe. II thought maybe 1t might be
gold. But it amt gold. Alluvial's
washed in a stream, and quartz gold
has to be got with cyanide"
A pick next caught their eyes. Some
body. or party. rather. had been work
ing at the rocks. apparently to take
samples Of some ore; but there was
certainly no gold in the Laurentian
granite.
Suddenly Lafe uttered an exclama-
ton and. STOPPING down. picked up a
matted handful Of some fibrous. wool
like material that had been stuffed
into a cleft. he pulled out yet anoth-
er handful. and more and more-sttfi
wool. yet Of stony consistency-spun,
stons. II such a thing were possible.
"Rock fia1l' he exclaimed. II seen
1t down Thetford way years ago. Mr..
Askew. Look therel The cliffs alive
with It'll"
"Asbestos!" cried Hilary.
"A regular asbestos quarry" said
Lafe. "There's thousands of dollars
worth here. Look at iti"
Hilary could see now that the coarse
fibers ran through the side of the cliff
in every direction. They were so
blended with the mottled stone that
he had not even noticed them.
That accounts for everything" he
said.
"Yes, Mr.. Askew. I guess Brous
seau wasn't paying all those hands al
Ste. Marie and pretending to work his
limits Just to jump your timber rights
I knew he had something up his sleeve
but didn't know what. knew there
wasn't no gold round here"
$50 that's why he wants to get me
out Of the way"
"That's the whole game. sir. he
knew you'd hit upon this mine sooner
or later. though he'd left the island
off the map of the seigniory. Lord
what fool was not to have known |!
There's more to 1t than that. Lafe
That's why he tried to draw us of the
scent on the subject Of the river boun.
Diary. He thought that If he could get
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-09

afford to be magnanimous. I've heard
for a week past that you'd quarreled.
but I'm not the sort of man 70 push
In where he isn't wanted"
"Edouard," said the girl quietly.
how much are you willing to pay for
me-"
Brousseau stared. "Eh9 All, mon
Dieu. why do you talk about money!
Haven't I enoughT
Il am going to have an agreement
in place Of an indefinite understand
ing. II marry you at Christmas you
will, on the morning Of the ceremony,
destroy my fathers mortgage, and you
will walt until his death to own the
seigniory. It won't take long" she
ended, with q flicker OF scorn.
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-09


Pierre's Arms.
into a fight with US over that we
wouldn't be thinking of the island.
And this mine belongs to Rosny. No
wonder Rrousseau wants the seign-
ioryr
TITS as sood as q play" said Lafe.
1T gives US the trump card" said
Hilary. TT means that he'll lose his
hold over him, and-well, Lafe, I feel
too happy to say any more about It"
Lafe grabbed him By the hand.
"We've won" he said ecstatically.
.And now I guess we'd best be start
Ing for the boat"
They retraced their steps along the
trail Il was Q nervous experience.
WITH the thought that old Jacques
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
A GOOD DOG. BUT

Some concerns advertise half-heart.
edly and find that their business new
er makes a very big success. They
drift along without definite plan
They change from one objective to
another-when they have q definite
objective. They grow faint.hearted
when they cannot see immediate re.
suits.
1t doesn't pay. It is like the story
told in Impressions. the house or
gan of the Mccormick Armstrong
Press Of Wichita. Kans.
"Some folks are just like the dog
which the storyteller in the Saturday
Evening Post describes as .the fast
est. the best bred. and the keenest
nosed hound that had ever been seen
in the infant settlements beyond the
mountains. But the dog suffered
from a tempsramental defect which
initiated against his success. A,
sunrise be would stsyt ont on bis owu
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

In discussing the joint resolution
introduced by Senator Knox, declar-
ing the war at an end, the Sioux
City Tribune says:
''The Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives cannot make treaty, as
this resolution provides. Or any trea-
ty at all, for that matter. The con.
stitution places the treaty making
power with the president. "hy and
with the advice and consent Of the
Senate" The House. not being
mentioned. is. therefore, excluded
from-peace making"
True, the senate and house alone
can not negotiate treaty but this
joint resolution would have to be sign
ed bv the president and approved by
Germany. If this were done WHY
would 1t not be a legal treaty? It
would be signed by the president and
have the consent of the senate.
True, the action Of the house would
not be required, but its approval GER
tainly would not invalidate it.
The Tribune then says:
e'The right to initiative negotiation
ssbts entirely With the executive, sud
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

The coal consumers in Chicago were
notified last week that the price of
coal would be raised from 80 to 35
cents ton to make up for the in.
crease of ID per cent in miners wag-
es. Attorney General Palmer says
the return of the miners to their
work was a victory for the govern.
ment. Perhaps this is so. but it
doesn't seem to be much of victory
for the coal consumers, 1t is said
that the average wage of miner un-
der the old schedule was about SIS per
day. A raise of Ia per cent would
therefore be 20 cents day. 1t is al
40 figured that miner can dig from
5 to 10 tons of coal day. Tai ing
the minimum production of S tons,
the raise of 80 cents ton would 5e
raise Of 81. so on the production of
each miner day. OF this increase
in price Of coal the miner gets 70
cents and the mine operator gets 80
cents to put into his own pocket.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
HAS REGULAR TIME TO EAT
Vegetable Plant in South Pacific
Islands Demands Its Food and
Seems TO Appreciate It.

"Tul-tul," as the natives call 1t, is
the most wonderful vegetable plant In
the world.
1t grows on certain South Pacific
islands, and in appearance is like a
giant turnip, but blood-red in color.
To the white man it is very tough
and tasteless. vegetable. To the ma
tives, however, it is main item of
their diet. They cook it and mix 1t
with their coconut and breadfrult. for
1t is supposed to be very nourishing.
They cultivate the plant in a rough
sort of fashion in large bitches or
swamps.
Its most peculiar feature is that it
has to be fed, and for this purpose the
native children go over the island col
lccting all decayed vegetable matter.
This is soaked in plenty of salt water.
and is then taken in armfuls to the
plants and put in the center of the leaf
stems or on the short, thick stem from
which the leayes spread out on every
side.
Slowly but surely the decayed mat
te; disappears, the leaves stiffen and
spread out erect-signs, apparently,
that the plant has dined heartily, for
1t really Is case of feeding a plant.
There is no opening Of the stem or the
leaves; the food is slowly and gradu-
ally absorbed in silent and wonderful
manner.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
For Historians to Worry over.

Was Joan Of Arc burned? The
question will throw a bomb into hui
man thinking. Documentary evidence
of the most authoritative character
completely negatives the story of her
being burned-shows that she was alive
and happily married several years
after the date Of her execution" in
Reuen, 1431. These documents are in
the registry of the city Of Maycnce.
They show she came thither in 1436.
Her brothers, Pierre and Jean, recog-
nized her. Her marriage contract to
Robert d'Ambroise, knight, and bear
ing her name, Jeanne dare, la pucelle
d'Orleans, has been discovered. What
does it all mean? No question is
more interesting save that perennial
one-did Shakespeare write Shake
speare?
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

In it's investigation as to where to
use the pruning knife IN cutting down
governmental expenses congress has
found that there are now lO7. 900
civilian employees in the various de-
partments at Washington. drawing
salaries aggregating $3.50, 900. 900 a
year. Instead of cutting down the
forces since the war closed they seem
to have been increased. The appro.
priations committee has given notice
that if these forces are not reduced
to a reasonable number some of the
departments will find themselves
without money to operate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
In Memory of Nell Gwynn.

There Is always ;iii orange in Il plate
placed on Il chair near the door in the
Savoy chapel, in London, on the Sun
day after Christmas. The custom is
very old, done in memory Of Nell
Gwynn, who, when q well-nigh home
less child sold oranges in little court
near Drury Lane. AT all times she
was generous giver to the church
and to the poor, even If her life was
gay and immoral. While she lived it
became the custom TO place the orange
on the plate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
EXCHANGE NOTES
IRON, the Avon Clarion

From the Avon Clarion
Mr.. John Vilhauer went to Scot
land Friday to see Mrs. Martin Roose
who is quite sick.
MIR. Frank Berry and family were
in Avon Friday to atten' the mar
riage of Miss Myrtle Berry to Mr..
George Meyers.
The Farmers Elevator recently or
ganized at this place with paid up
capital of $4,000 and credit of
$50, 900 commenced business THUS
day morning with Mr.. A. j. Macy as
manager. The other elevators will
doubtless have some keen compete
tion, but the old saying is that COM
petition is the life Of trade and so
there is chance that all will be BEN
Gifted by the addition of this new
business enterprise.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
From the Hutchinson Herald.

From the Hutchinson Herald.
Edw Berndt, of Eagle Butte, S.
D., has been here couple of weeks
visiting his brother, En-. Berndt and
family. He says feed was short in
the western counties of the state and
several lost stock in the early snow
storms. One man lost a thousand
sheep in one night.
The Kost- Ritteyshaus- Herrbo!dt
Company bought forty head of big
steers of Jacob Birtsch for 81, 500,
or an average Of $1S7. so per head
This looks like lot of money for
cattle, about twice as much as that
many horses would bring. Mr., Birtscb
has about sixty head left on his farm
besides big herd of cows and ;oung
cattle.
Mrs. A. Cobb, of Scotland came
over to Memo last Thursday for a
visit at the home of her niece, Mrs.
w. F. Schnaidt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
SCOTLAND, BON HoMME COUNTY, D. THURSDAY JANUARY :

the Senate has nothing to say as to
who he shall send to carry ont such
negotiations. Nor is the Senate
given any part during negotiations.
It comes into action when, and only
when. the president lays before it for
approval or rejection the treRty that
has been negotiated.
If the senate has nothing to say in
the masking Of treaty until it has
been negotiated by the preeident; if,
in other words. only the consent of
the senaJe il required, why does the
constitution say "By and with the
ADVICE and consent of the senate ?''
How can the senate give advice"
after the treaty is negotiated?
The Knox resolution also provides
that this country shall be entitled to
all the benefits that would have been
conferred upon us if we lad been a
party to the Versailles treaty This
the Tribune characterizes as "cow-
ard1y" as we are demanding the ben
efits without assuming the >responsi-
billties. The benefits that the Knox
resolution refers to are those due us
in the treaty of peace, and are alrea.
dy earned. while the responsibilities
that we do not assume are those in
cident to the league of nations. The
resolution appears to deal only with
the settlement of the war, leaving
the formation of a league of nations
for future negotiations as should have
been done in the first place. The
resolution provides for the formation
of court of arbitration for the set
tlement of international differences,
but does not contemplate the organic.
alton of an international government
which would make US become party
to every international dispute, and
compel ua to furnish men and money
to police the world whenever the 9TH
er nations demand it. 1t is not like
ly that the Knox resolution will ever
be negotiated, as the prospects are
that compromise IN the reservations
to the Versailles treaty will be agreed
upon,ahut the resolution is not open
to the objections raised by the Trib-
une.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01

hook after deer. He would jump a
buck and rnn him for miles. When
the buck was on the point Of exhaus-
tion, the hounds nostrils would catch
the faint in the air. where's fox had
crossed the trail and he would in
stantly decide that, after all. fox was
what he had come for. and he would
turn aside to pursue the fox. Per-
haps an hour later, when the chase
was growing warmer every minute.
his keen nose would detect the nraa-
ence of rabbit, and he would 60 af-
ter the cottontail with the inevitable
result that by four o'clock in the af.
ternoon the hound would be thirty or
forty miles away from home, in q
swamp. with chipmunk tread. "-Ex.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
From the Tyndall Tribune.

rfonl the lynQall lrtOune.
Mrs. A. G. Serr, accompanied by
her son. Harold. left Saturday morn.
ing for Rochester, Mimi, where she
will submit to an operation. Mr.
Serr is confined to the house with
sciatjca and was unable to accom-
pany her.
Judge j. D. Elliott. of Sioux Falls
Atty. C. M. Stilwill of Sioux City,
Dr.. Hiram Stilwill of Denver. Colo.
are in Tyndall spending Christmas
with relatives and their many friends
here.
Clarence Van Kirk and family
reached Tyndall Saturday evening and
are spending the holidays at the home
of his parents. Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Van Kirk. Clarence IL now living
on farm near Hyannis. Neb. He
says the winter there has been very
severe and S .kmen have !cs. n:aHv
cattle due to the excessive amount of
snow and ice.
Register of Deeds 0 E. Plumb has
recently totaled the amount for the
sales of real estate in Bon Homme
county for the wear 1919 as shown
by the records in his Office. The sales
amounted to a little over Sd, 900, 900.
In all probability there are a number
of transfers which have been made on
contract and which do not appear up.
on his records.