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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11

Secretary Mellon at Washington
has taken measures to speed 'up col
lection of back taxes. Delinquent
tax collections run about $40,O0O,OO
month. A larger force of experts
may be employed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor The star:
II were an ex.service man look.
Ing for an agreeable. healthy and
promising location for home.
would come to ciailam county.
Apart from land values. quality Of
soil. cost Of clearing and irrigation
possibilities. there are features at.
tached 20 this locality which appeal
to a young man OF energy and enter.
prise.
The tract OF land known as the
sequim district. offered TO the state
for a soldier colony. In well situated
fer that purpose. lt Is an ideal place
for young men Of vigor and action.
for young men who enjoy hunting
and fishing right at home instead OF
going out hundreds OF miles to find
the same enjoyment.
This land Ia situated within a very
few miles OF snow.olad mountains
and short distance from salt
water. combining Alpine and aquatic
diversion.
At tldewater are found the far.
famed Dungeneas crabs and the sue.
culent Port Washington clans.
Here. too. are 20 be found ducks and
Wild geese. In the DunReneas river
and It's scores OF tributaries. salmon
ana trout abound. Farther IN the
upland the sportsman finds grouse
and pheasants. cougars and bears,
while in the foothills he finds deer
and elk grazing side by side.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

sportsuen and tourists come from
thousands OF miles and many from
the sase-brush stretches Of the Inland
Empire 10 take a shot az our game
and glance at our scenery.
This trne, OF land IN reached by
hardsurfaeed roads close 10 post.
office. school. railroad station.
theatre. stores. bank. lumber and
shingis mills. creamery and many
other convenienccs.
Our climatic conditions are too
well known TO be discussed here.
suffice 10 stay that they are almost
as good an II ordered by phoue-no
killing frost. no scorchlng sun. rain
in season.
The pioneering days OF Ciatiam
county are gone. The new farmers
have the advantage OF modern i'm.
provements and they may say with
truth like the old Romans. Rus in
urbae" We ara farming In town.
II | were 10 cast my lot with the
soldiers land settlement I would in.
sist ON the choice OF a location that
would afford manly amusements
with a fair hope OF prosperity.
r. BENoIT.
Carlsbofg. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Circumstantial Evidence

Well, here is what came out In the
Pittsburg case; when the police
arrived. they arrested the man with
the gun and held the gun as evi.
dencc. and even dug the bail out OF
the wall and held II as evidence.
Al the trial. when the states at.
torney was thru. IL sure did look
black for the prisoner. But the de.
Tense at once threw bomb Into the
evidence that knocked the states
evidence into the little end OF nothing.
lie called for the revolver and ball
which the state had used. lie showed
tho jury that the ball would not III
the gun. and the states evidence fell
to the ground.
lie had the jury visit the scene OF
the murder. and there II was shown
that some one from outside the
room had fired thru the window and
had killed tho man. Tho hole was
sttli there In the pane Of glass where
the ball had entered the room and
killed the man. T. J. PIERCE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Dad and His
Gun Again

Editor The Star:
Hunting season Is here again. ana
with II has come carnival OF
blood and fear for the jewellers IN
the woods and forests. This Is the
time Of the year when tho civilized
man goes out into the woods TO dc
strox. to wound. TO XIII the peaceful
denizens OF the wild. IL they would
kill all their prey outright II would
not be so bad. but thousands OF
deer and other animals. and many
birds. are left wounded TO drag
their bullet ridden or shottorn bodies
thru the woods. left TO lead miser'
able existence. sometimes for weeks.
until death ends their agonics.
Why do people want 10 cause
pain and suffering 10 the helpless
and the innocent7
You say they are only animals
and birds. and that's what they arc
here for--to be hunted.
But. are you sure Of thatY The
animals and the festhercd folk have
rights the same as people have,
They feel pain as keeniy as we do,
only they cannot talk. They can
not cry out against their wrongs
as you and can. Theirs Is 10
suffer In silence.
Out here In the beautiful Hoods
Canal country the woods are svarfn
ing with the red.capped men. their
nhota ringing thru the air~-ihey
leave trail OF blood and fesss
wherever they so. And the beauti
ful deer. that looked upon man
without suspicion just few daye
since. have learned what fear IL,
They are being hunted day and
night.
When Dad II seized with a long
Ing TO so out into the wilds. back
10 the earth that gave him birth"
why must he take gun with hirny
why must he yield TO the savage
Impulse 10 kill7 And he does not
XIII like the sayages did. for food.
he kills for sport"
lie could sniff the aroma OF the
green hills" and enjoy the natnre's
charms with a clear conscience II
he would live and let live: II he
would leave bis gun behind. or bet.
ter stiii. never possesses onei HIS
outing would do him far more good
II he spends his vacation co-operat.
Ing with nature and her children
Instead OF destroying them. Yours
for justice for every living creature.
ANNIE ~. BURGESS,
Beifalr. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Seattle and the Spectators

the spcculator Is favored" We
Gods, Does not the author OF that
letter know that there is no specu.
eyeslght enough TO see that the
speculator has quit Seattle because
the small home owner Is goat
enough TO fan for the very political
schemes that he Is now trying TO
foist on the public?
The speculator IL favored In.
deed? Who are the spectators, and
who is Javoring them7 When are
we of Seattle going to quit listening
10 such dwelling gcneralitles7 Their
purpose is merely TO arouse the
masses into a state Of prejudice
against anyone and anything con.
nccted with capital. How do you
suppose Seattle was built7 Certain
~ not by any destructive doctrine
like that.
Mr.. Editor. did you ever believe
when YOU went to school, that you
would live to see the day when
ability would be belittied and sue.
cess would be scored In this coun-
try? No. YOU did not. But that
day Is here, because the people heed
blatherslSites In politics who pander
to them with rotten falschoods
merely to capture their votes and
gain power. Seattle has had a
falling real estate market for IL
years, due principally TO the un-
paralleled taxation caused by poll.
tioians catering exclusively to popu-
lar fallacies. Spectators are too
smart 10 even try to operate in an
atmosphere where there is no
chance for cithcr--workingman or
capitalists. Yours.
CHARLES MASON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor The Star;
II has been my luck, or bad luck.
60 see one man whom believed In.
nocent hanged By eireumstantiai ev.
idence. and two or three others make
very narrow escapes from being
hanged because the clrcumstantial
evidence was so strong as to appear
positive.
I beg 10 relate a case that came
under my observation In rittsburE
about co years ago. which Is a per.
feet parallel OF the trial OF Maho.
ney.
Two men were heard quarreling in
a back room; then a shot was heard.
When the door was burst open.
one man was dead from n shot thru
the heart and the other man was
standing with a smoking revolver in
his hand,
The evidence seemed indisp,uahle
Nine men GU, OF ten would have said
the man with the gun had shot the
other. Just as juryman had an.
awercd In the Mahoney trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor the star.
Maybe II win seem very much like
oiking against somebody who has
taken you home for dinner to eriti.
elise an editorial In your hospitabIc
paper. but cannot resist making
the criticism.
Your Birds OF the Uplands. !"
Oct. LIST. would have been so much
happier II dad had left his gun
at home. Ills pocket would not
have been stained with blood then.
Earth stains perhaps and briers and
traces OF falling leaves. but not the
ugly stain that testifics 10 mans
selfishness and mans savaEery.
An afternoon in the woods with
my father used TO be the happicsf
time OF my life. and IL he might
come back from that world into
which he has gone think he would
20 walking Just as he used 10 do.
Always quick to sec the little crea-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor The Star:
Under your READERS Editorials"
you seem willing to print anything,
even when 4. contains mischievous
and misleading statements. Maybe
you will print this--taking my open.
ing sentence on its merits. All this
Is inspired by a communication
printed yesterday by you from an
officer OF the Public Ownership
League lone OF the prodigious mum.
Der Of organizations with which Sc.
attic is burdened). Every one with
IN idea wants to start a club here
and IDEAS are plentiful. even II they
are not practical.
The thing that caught my eye
and my Ire at the same time was
the statement that the small home
owner In Seattle is the goat and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor The yStar;
The report OF the committee on
the office OF corporation counsel to
the Tax Reduction council shows
that office to be the most expensive
Of its kind In the whole American
continent. Ii shows at least twice
as many highly paid employees as
any other city OF equal Or even
more. population In the United
states. The report shows that Seat.
Ito pays Sc cents per capita. while
49, Angeles pays II cents. cinetn.
natl pays Is cents. Portland PAYS IL
cents and Minneapolis pays only IA
cents.
The question OF why Is the big
question. Echo repeats tho ques-
tion-WHyg The answer for at
least a part OF II Is found In the ad.
vrrtising columns of the puwamish
Valley News. paper OF limited cir.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Outside Work for Public EMPLOYEES

eulation, which appears 10 exist for
political purposes only. IN a paid nd.
versisement wherein II IL shown that
Howard A. Hanson. AL eountv.city
huildlng, IL the attorney In probate
case.
In the ordinary lines Of emnlov.
nent Il means that the one en-.
plcyed gives tho whole OF his time
and energy TO hts employer, ana mar.
ucularly when said empioye Is re.
ccivins high record wnKcs.
II an employee In the federal serv.
Ice deyotes any time to outside work
he finds himself separated from the
service. and Il T. not 80 very long
ago that a city fireman found him.
self in trouble for operating a iltnev
In his hours Off duty.
Now. Mr.. Editor. why should the
taxpayer furnish any lawyer. or ono
Of any other profession. with free or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Page That Star Readers Edit for Themselves

flee rent. free light. free heat, free
books and free steuogfapher and
free typlst. for any man 20 transact
hts own private husinessf Remem.
Der. MIR. lianson Is already in receipt
OF salary that Is as great or great.
er than the majority OF men are
earning. and yet Is not satisfied. Mr..
Hanson has sold his time and his
services to the taxpayer. yet takes
that time. which Is well paid for. and
sells Il again. In this case. time and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Take Dads Gun From Him

, lures. but never with any thought
but that they should be undlsturbed
and unharmed.
Your lines had the inspiration OF
the out of doors in them and tho up
lift OF getting away from the town.
and l think you only put the killing
in becnuse---weii. because we have
sort OF accepted those things. We
haven't thought. We don't think
until we are brought UP face 10 face
with some awful tragedy. Some boy
that dad taught to shoot and to kin
without mercy learns the unholy les.
SON all too well and often It's the
woman or another mnn less pre-.
pared to defend himself that Is
victim.
wish you might have sent dad
out without his gun. The worlds
30 full Of hurt and pain just now we
all must hold every smallest crea.
sure immune from adding 10 the
bulk OF IT,. II. II. JACOBS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor The STAR
What Is despotisms II Is NO
called government In which author.
lty has crossed It's proper boundary.
moral rishtfulness. set by the all.wise
Creator and Ruler Of the Universe
and has extended Its power over the
whole domain Of individual right and
individual liberty. leaving nothing 60
the individual that government can
appropriate. Mercy Is unknown In
such a government.
DO We have despotic government
flourishIng under the waving fold Of
the American fiag. absolutely lgnor
ing the constitution OF the u. &.
that grand fruitare OF Magma
charta. the visible expression OF God.
given principles. personal right and
individual iibertyG Yes. We have such
q dexpotism right here in Seattle un.
der which. II man invest his honest
earnings in a home. he loses control
OF II: IL Is confiscatrd by the city.
which ignores his constitutional right
embodied In the article. which de.
clares private property shall not be
taken for public use without just
compensation.
Here the emIilionaIres. screened
from the public. in their club rooms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

energy become matters OF product,
and an honest man viii not cell the
same product twice. You enn draw
your own conclusion.
Tho corporation counsel declares
he can not prune down his office
force or his expenses. n he does not
nrune this condition out OF his office
then the taxpayers viii gladly do a
little pruning Themselves. Yours for
common honesty IN public affairs.
Ut. ANpAYER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
New Black Plush Stoles
Special $500
Church Federation
Urged Evangelism

stressing the need for evangelism
the Seattle Federation of Churches
held three meetings Monday in the
First Presbyterian church.
Local Protestant pastors spoke On
the necessity OF Christian courage.
and Professor Howell Isaacs, OF tha
y. Nj. c. A., emphasized the religious
power of music.
The principal address was made by
DR.. c. Q. Johnson, of Tacoma, ON
The Church Must Do It."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Try 1t and See, He Urges

municipal line was not taking IN
enough TO meet the requirements.
Even when there were more people
TO ride than there are at the present
time, 80 what reason have we to be.
iievc Il will nowe The proof OF the
puddin' Is the tasting.
N. IL. wfNANS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

IultcF INC NflFE,
Why so much delay and talk
about reducing the street car fare
"a ) cents7 III II would be legal to
ae so. why not suspend the s ts-cent
fare. say for 60 days. and try the 5.
cent fare outf
The fare was raised because the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

| dictate the city government for their
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The leading OF.
ficers ~ the eity-county building arc
the arms with which dcspotic civic
lpower IN welded and the more ser.
vlleiy they obey their masters who
dictate the government. the more
sure they are TO continue in office
and tho greater privileges they have
in the use Of faisehood. deceit.
Hypocrisy. cunning. subterfuge and
chicanery In op-rnting the machin.
cry Of government.
Blu, the most sIlnrsng and beau.
tifuily attractive OF all the aids In
administering civic dcspotlsm IL
found In the assessment AREA. he,
cause Of lta supreme efficiency as q
camoufiaEe for favoritism and graft,
No scheme Of civic government has.
up 20 date. approached Il in value.
money value. II Is not likely to be
In the future.
The present regime is. OF course.
very satisfactory TO the mllllonaires.
but a safeguarding of home owners
interests would result In greater civic
prosperity. but no relief for home
owners is In sight. for the people
have learned how futile and what
folly u Is to appeal to tho courts for
redress Of grievances. c. II. $.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Beaded Table Mats
Special Soc

Excellent as tea tiles and hot
dish mats. these flexible Mats
formed of large beads. special.
zoe each.
Aisle Table. FIRST FLOOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

As pictured. Pyrex Glass Pse
Plate in nIckci-piated decorative
frame; .. and io-inch size; special
S1.05.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14

Uncle Sans choice DIPLOMATS,
o,un-the ambass ship 70 the
Court Of St James (Engiano)-wsn
likely go TO the man who wes mcss
directly responsible Tor pussiag
Woodrow Wilson II the White
House And bis opppietmeae VII
come from . Repuo6tne pecosoeee
according 70 rGDosea Hl = ~
George Harvey edieeS - ~
!. 49, se.,l - = = ~ sss2'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
JAMES MILNER
SEEKS OFFICE
Announces Himself as Candidate for
Tax Commissioner.

u i our pleasure 10 announce this
week that James II. MIlner of Fulton
i a candidate for the office OF tax com
missioner of Fulton County. subject 10
the action Of the Democratic primary in
August. 1921
Mr.. Milner states that ne j. making
the race solely because lac thinks he i
qualified % fin the Office which he
seeks. He recently took the examlna
tion required of candidates for tax com
missioner aud made an excellent grade
His business experience has been along
such lines ms would make him IN IDEAL
man for the place. He is perhaps ono
of the best accountants in this section.
and this Is the sort of man who Is need
cd 10 fill such an office. He was master
commissioner ~ Fulton County for
twelve years or more: has made the
city tax assessments In Fulton on three
occasions: served as city clerk 81 Ful.
ton for FIVE year~. and is an all-round
business success.
AIR. Milner is not making any cam
paign pledges except that ne win ill
the office. II elected. 20 the very hest Of
his ability and 10 give the tax payers
Square deal in every particular. He
expects 20 make thorough canvas OF
the county during the coming months.
and will endeavor 10 see every voter
personally. In the meantime he asks
that you refrain from pledging your
support 10 amy candidate until he has n
chance to set up his claims.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
LAUNDRY Il REOPE>ED.

Paul and Charlie S,ahr during the
past week purchased the Hickman
Steam Laundry froiu slrs y u. Turpin.
and have announced lhst beginning
Monday April ~ they win be prepared
to d. laundry work They have over
hauled the machinery IN the plant snd
have made numerous improvements
and a. tlicy stat. that they intend tst
employ only cNperisii, ~ lfl,or. they viii
be in "a position to ID first class work.
They have succeeded in securing the
efficient service Of Walter Holland.
who will act in the capacity Of fore
man lcins wen equipped for that po-
>ition through his long experience in
laundry work Tie new laundry y
STYLED The Sfahr Steam Laundry and
they will call on Monday for bundles
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14

have been found buried ON the farm or
elsewhere.
The chief witness Tor the state was
CLYDE Manning. negro farm boss. who
testified To having thrown Peterson into
the river AT Williams order. the farm
owner having driven the automobile Ia
which the negroes were taken 10 the
bridge The defense put Williams uu
the stand. but not under oath. whicii
prevented cross-examlnation. No other
witness was called.
In charging the jury Friday the Court
gave Instructions on three verdiets~-
murder. which under the Georgia law
would carry the death penalty murder
with recommendation for mercy. which
would automatically carry life impri~
onment; and acquittal
The verdict was received calmly hy
Williams. though his wife sobhcd ON
his shoulder and his two daughters he
came hysferical and were led from thu
room. Williams appeared more affect
ell by his family's suffering than he had
been by the verdict.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
TO DISCUSS TAX
REVISION PLANS
Senate Committees Hearings. Starts
This Week-Repeals in View.

Progress toward formuiating Re
publican plan for revision of ii1iorial
revenue taxes was made ~ confer.
ence Saturday between Chairman Pen
rose of the Senate Finance Committee
and Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
department President Harding has
Indicated he viii discuss tax revision
with Congress
The concensus 81 Republican opinion.
10 was ssid is toward several definite
principles for tax revision. These in
ciiide primarily repeal or the excess
profits tax. reduction of surtaxes ON the
larger incomes. repeal ~ special con
sumption taxes. such as those on trans
portaiion and certain stamp taxes. and
elimination Of several commodity taxes.
Imposition of y sales tax T. being ag-
tsted strongly. hut without certainty at
adoption in the Republican program.
Senator Penrose said the Senate Com
mittee's hearings would begin this week
and that the sales tax would he taken
up first with advocates and opponents
invited 70 present their views Hear
ings on the income tax schedules. he
said. would follow.
Reduction I'm army and navy appro-
priations and those for Government hii-
reaus Is being advocated by Senator
Penrose.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
NEGRO SLAYER
GETS LIFE TERM
Georgia Planter Found Guilty In Peon-
age Cases.

John 3. Williams. plantation owner,
was found guilty Of murder by "a jury
"a Covington. Ga. Saturday ln eonnee-
tion with the Jasper County peonage
cases The jury recommended mercy.
The verdict carries with II auto
maticaliy life Imprisonment sentence.
The defense filed motion for a new
trial.
Williams was convicted specifically
oc the murder OF Lindsey Peterson. a
negro farm hand whose body. bound
and weighted with sack OF rocks. was
found with that Of another negro EN-
ploye In Yellow River. ON Williams
farm i'm Newton County. Ga. Bodies
of nine other negroes. said TO have been
Killed to conceal peonage conditions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
BIG FAILURE
IN UNION CITY
Dal,nke- Walker Milling Company Has
Made an Assignment. Report.

According 10 news received here the
Dahnke- Walker Milling Company. op-
Grating n large corn and flour mill and
one Of Union City's biggest enterprises.
has made an assignment for the benefit
Of its creditors. None Of the partlc,i-
lars relative 10 the ease has been learn
company had large amount of paper
from firms i'm the South. on which IL
was unable 20 collect. The liabilities
of the firm have not been announced.
but n i understood that they are ex-
trenely heavy. Charles Keiser was
named as assignee.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
OPEN uOTTI.I>6 WORKS.

Dob and Dave Bushe~. operating un
have purchased fhe Hickman Botili4ig
works. which has been idle tor th..
pal year. aud have begun ihs tnaIu.
facture u bottled soft drinks The,
will make All kinds 81 soda water. aul
will feature Gas -Ola Thes tell w. thtt
they are using only tn. best of ,yfup~
and that they are going ta run -1ui
tary place in all respects
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14

Among the four st Louis soldiers
whose bodies were considered represen-
tative of that city's 900 war dead. In n
memorial parade held saturday was the
name Of Private Jake Linder. co,ored
He is the son Of Cairo Linder. negro
who formerly lived In Hickman. where
he was highly respected, and moved tc
81. Louis six or seven years ago. Jake
was serving n Company A. $40 InfaD
try, when he was killed In action Nov
enber 4. 1913. one week before Armis
ficc Day
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14
Mrs. WALTER LEACH.

Mr.. Walter Leach died - ful,.r.-,i-
l"sis at her home in Paduc.,h TUESDAY
having i.oen section foreman on ih,. G,
VI 4 q for several year~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-04-14

sentence was formally passed within
a few moments after the verdict w'~
read. Judge Hutcheson saying the vsf-
dict was the sentence of the court.