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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12

ship. 1t is commended to every man
who has ever consented to have his
property undervalued for tax pur-
poses"
And even all that is only half of
the astonishing features of the edi-
torial. The committeeman and men,
Der of the tax commission who
seemed to have been quoted in the
article, came to town forthwith and
asked the man who did the writing
If it was himself that was meant and
when told it was, he asked him why
he did not quote him correctly; asked
why he added so much to what he
really did say, and then left out such
a quantity of significant things that
he said on the other side of the ques-
ton. Then the writer is said to have
admitted that he had misrepresented
and victimized the visitor, and he
promised to correct it in the issue of
April IL, which he neglected to do,
Then the committeeman again sought
out the editor man and asked for an
explanation Of why he had not kept
that promise, and he said he would
attend to it in the next issue, which
he also neglected to do, and the
member of the tax commission and
central committee is still being
quoted and misquoted by others who
have read the article.
We waited month, thinking the
publisher might see the error of his
ways and make correction, and
even now we cannot refer to it and
explain it as we have, without seem
ing to criticise another newspaper
and run the risk of starting a news
paper scrap-but even a newspaper
fight might be justified in the inter
est Of having the public truthfully in
formed regarding the public business.
: We refer to the foregoing incidents
as good example of editorial color
ing and Justification of facts and cor
rupting the public mind.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12

then save the stamps on the en-
velopes. If he never had them made
out in duplicate he could save that
much Of the printing bill and could
save the county the cost Of having the
envelopes addressed and sealed.
Cinching the Cinche
The assessor is carrying out the
letter of the law by mailing the no
tees to owners. but at the same time
he is defeating the spirit of the law,
mourning all the expense, and plac-
ing legal barrier in the way of the
tax payer getting any relief after the
fourth Monday in June If he does
not get 1t then.
Therefore, If you are a tax payer
and you receive from the mails q
long sheet of paper bearing the
words Assessment list 1921" as
heading, the right-hand figures writ
ten in pencil will show your property
is assessed at this year, but they do
not signify that that is the true value
of the property or half its value or
one-third or three-fourths, nor any
other fractional part of it's true value
and therefore you can form no judy
ment. The only useful purpose the
notice serves is to bar you from get
ting relief next fall if you find that
you have been assessed too high. 1t
is a provision made to protect you
but it has been perverted in it's use
until it gives you no protection at
all and merely protects the official SO
he can tell you it is too late to COM
plain and that you might as well take
your medicine and pay it. 1t also
your comparisons so that
you cannot go to stOckman or
merchant or the owner of library
or good furniture and tell anything
at all about your taxes or his by COM
pairing tax notices. You might visit
all the industries in your county and
compare tax notices with them and
talk values until the fourth Monday
in June and none of you would have
secured any basis on which to appear
before the board of equalization and
the assessor and set up a complaint
in plain English and tell them that
you are assessed wrong, because you
first have to ask the assessor what
basis he assesses on and he will evade
the question or tell you there is no
basis that he knows Of, that it is just
a comparison by localities on some
piece of property that you don't know
the identity of.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
AND BOLSHEVIKS

| Members of the Republican count,
central committee who say the fact
about the assessors methods wer
we'll known last year and during thu
campaign, are asked If they knew thu
parts revealed in chapter 23 of thu
tax question published on this pag'
of this issue. The apologist that as
serts that this ought to have been ex
posed last year and that as it was MOI
done then it ought to be all righ1
now, and be left to go on because the
people reelected Mr.. Malcolm with
that condition existing, will probably
be able to show people that since II
has happened and had become the
custom, it ought to go on indefinitely
until it sinks the financial ship of the
county.
The editor of this paper proposed
in January and February of this year,
that definite basis be adopted to get
the results contemplated by the men
who enacted the laws to govern the
assessors, and was foolish enough to
suppose that the assessor and the
commissioners and the Republican
county central committee and their
apologist, really wanted the best re-
suits, but they seem to have been in
the position of the native of India
told about by the American travelling
thru that country who lacked fore
sight. The story ran as follows:
The American arrived at the banks
of river and wanted to get across,
the native was lying in the shade
quite comfortable and his boat was
tied at the river bank.
The American addressed the native
in his own tongue and explained his
wish to cross the river and his will
ingness and readiness to pay the fare.
The native replied in perfectly
matter-of-fact way as follows:
Sir, | have eaten today; I have
had all want and have no desires.
But you may take the boat and row
yourself across, and if | want the
ooat tomorrow | will swim for it,
And he remained in the shade, leav-
ing the traveller to do as he pleased
about getting across the river, and
leaving the boat where it. would be
more difficult for the native and
worse for his interests.
The powers that are responsible
for letting the assessor go on taking
the shady method for it this year, the
methods that have been wrecking the
county finances, the methods that
make it harder for us each year, the
metho DDS that breed tax dodgers and
are going to hear the
same things said of them that they
have been saving of the members of
an organization that sought to get
control of this county and put some
things across that were just about as
raw as the operations of the present
county assessor.
It's funny how men will deliber-
ately put their necks in moose,
knowing that somebody is going to
tighten the rope and hold it firm
The Republican central committee IS
getting it's head farther into the
moose each succeeding day, and the
little statement at the head of our
editorial page shows how many days
they have been approaching closer to
the moose.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12

proportion Iue lax DuTuen ana In no
other way can it be done,
i Changed Their Views
The committee agreed that this
view of the situation seemed sound
and that the assessors did not, but
the assessor did not say that he
would make any correction of his
ways Of assessing. Members Of the
committee kept referring to it after
wards when talking one with another
and saying they did not see how the
assessor could help getting things out
of proportion unless he learned the
actual sales values of property IN
town and villages. He must be as
sessing property in the villages on
something near the same basis as
property in the county seat, where
values are higher, or else he was
merely conducting guessing match
with himself and using nobody else s
judgment against his own, for he had
said he did not inquire as to sales
nor values as fixed by the ideas OF
the owners. Whenever anyone tried
to find out why the assessor did not
take the money value as his basis and
establish grade line so to speak,
and measure everything on the per-
centage basis, the assessor would
evade the subject and leave every
body guessing. The comment he
made oftenest was that it can't be
done, or that other counties do not
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12

The gunner have no chance to
complain. Their business is holding
up.-Muskogee Phoenix.
Some men think they're doing
their work when they're only doing
the Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12
Opinions Differ.

It's impossible to please everybody.
and If girl has what we in our ig-
norance consider good figure, the
neighhor women say she Is bunchy.-
Ohio State Journal.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12
wbv Holland Grows willows

Holland is covered with willow
trees, and the great dikes Of the
country are made stronger by the
network formed by the roots.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12
Proof of Good Sense,

"A man who has genuine horse
sense" said .Ind Tunkins, never tries
to show It Oft by trying to pick win.
ners at the ricetrack"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-12
Numbering Their
Days 1t Has Been
Forty Days

since the Republican county
central committee received the
report Of the Republican tax
commission acknowledging that
the Republican assessor had
been for over six years guilty
OF maladministratiOn Of office
and was still continuing so;
and neither they nor the Re-
publican board of county COM
missioners have asked him to
resign.
Will the Republican voters
ask the members Of the central
committee to resign or do they
by their silence endorse the
whole proceedings and the as
SCISSORS work that is still
wrecking the county finances.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
BELL R|NGERsTO
\. Be HERE FEB. 9TH

The Dunbar Bell Ringers, one Of the
well-known musical organizations Of
the country, will appear in Mt. Yer
non on the lyceum course Monday
evening, Feb. 7, instead Of Feb. 8.
Holders of lecture course tickets
are warned to hold their tickets after
Mondays entertainment. Mr.. Spence
has secured an extra number, THE
Montagu Opera Singers with q read.
er, to appear here the evening of
Feb. 2l This entertainment will be
absolutely free to all holders Of the
regular winter course tickets.
Secretary Spence states that the
Dunbar organization is as great as
ever, and this entertainment offers
one of the real fine musical treats for
Mt. Vernon this season. M
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
WINS
ANOTHER SUIT
Invention Of Mt. Vernon Man
Upheld By Decision In
Court

Word was received in the city Mon.
day that the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
company has just won another suit
against the American Window Glass
company, involving the invention Of
Mr.. A. Il. Spinasse of Mt. Vernon.
The current issue of the National
Glass Budget contains an opinion Of
Judge Thompson of the district court
of the United States for western
Pennsylvania handed down In favor OF
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company
which is now using the cold bait pro.
cess of drawing cylinders--an inven.
ton of Mr.. Spinasse.
The American Window Glass com.
pany brought suit against the Pitts
burgh Plate Glass company. The
court held that the certain Raspil-
laire patents to be totally imperative
and worthless device and hence up.
holding the cold bait process used by
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company.
This is the second suit decided in
favor OF the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
company and Mr. Spinasse within the
past two weeks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
CHURCH NOTE

Howard M. Il. church cottage meet
ings on Wednesday evening, Feb. 2, as
follows: Danville road group at the
homo of Mrs. Sherman White. Jello-
way group at the home of Ralph AL
len. Owl Creek group at the home of
Mrs. Hartman. Howard and Coshoc-
ton road group at the home Of Wesley
Jordan. General subject for the meet.
ings: 1.-THE Lost and Found" Luke 10
Let each member attend one Of these
meetings.
Woman's Foreign Missionary so
ciety meets with Mrs. Perry Thurs
day afternoon. Rev. French A. Gil
more. pastor.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
BOYS CONFESSED
BEING ON ROOF

Late Saturday afternoon Juvenile
officer Purcell rounded up the five
boys who were on the roof Of the Lor-
ey drug store and the Owen jewelry
store last Thursday night. Five boys
were before the juvenile officer and
confessed they had been on the roof.
The ysaid they did not intend to steal
anything in the stores, but were on
the roof for prank. The boys were
released upon the promise they would
behave in the future.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
PENSIONS GIVEN TO
MT. VERNON PEOPLE

Congressman w. A. Ashbrook has
just secured the passage of more
pension bills, giving pensions to IS
persons In his district.
Included in the list are two Mt. Yer.
non persons, David c. Doup, who is
given 800 per month, and Elizabeth
Fobes, WHO is given $50 per month
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
KNITTING MILLS MEN
IN CITY MONDAY

President r. w. Kahrl and ]. W.
Rudin Of the Chamber Of Commerce
spent the greater part of this after
noon showing factory locations to 8.
s. Sampliner and w. r. Woodwork
of the Rich.Sampliner Knitting Co. of
Cleveland.
II suitable location is found ,or
the branch factory here, the company
will move its present factory from the
third floor of the Rogers building.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
Wednesday, Feb. 2

4 Silver circle, northeast divis'
3 ion Of the M. church will meet
q at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Thur
4 low Berger, North Gay street.
4 Visitors are welcome.
4 Silver circle, southeast divis-
4 ion of the M. church will meet
& with Mrs. Walter Gilmore, 7o7
< East Vine street, at 2 p. m.
4 Y. w. F.. NJ. 8. Of the Gay
3 street M. e. hurch meets at the
= home OF Mrs. w. II. Browne,
q 500 East Chestnut street, at
q 1880. Miss Adella Ashbaugh
4 will give a talk.
z Cleaners class, M. P. Sunday
e school, will meet in the base-
3 ment OF the church In the af'
q ternoon. All members asked
8 to be present. Election of offi-
= GERS, followed by picnic sup
4 psr. Bring bread. butter and 1oc.
e The Perseverance, circle OF
e the M. p. church meets at 3 p.
y m. at the home of Miss Flor
= ence Cochran, 70t West Vine
y street.
u Class No. rs of the M. p. Sun
sN day school, Mrs. Reeder teach
"a er, meets in the afternoon at
u the home Of Mrs. George
s. Sweet, 8 Marion street.
= Il Il y n u n y p y p
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
&C. PRICHARD DIES
VERY SUDDENLY

DANvILlE, Jan. 31--C. G. Prich.
ard, aged sc years, died at l o'clock
today at his home. north Of this place.
following stroke of apoplexy. Mr..
Prichard was Ill only few minutes
when death occurred
He 10 survived by his wife and
three sons, Earl, who resides at home
and two who reside In Akron.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
SQG!;!!gEEA2J
CALENDAR

n = T. y q n * 4 X r. :

. Mt. Vernon w. C. T. y. will
1 meet in the community room,
4 public square, at 2 p. IN. A
4 good attendance requested.
4 Sorosis will meet at the
{ home OF Mrs. w. p. Sawvel. lis
8 East Hamtramck street, at
8 p. m.
4 w. B. A. M. will meet at 7:3O
8 o'clock. Social hour following
& the meeting.
q The Ruth class Of the M. r.
& Sunday school meets with Mrs.
= Charles White. East Chestnut
& street, at 2 o'clock.
q Circle No. 3 OF the M. P.
4 church meets at the parsonage
4 at 2 p. IN.
4 Mrs. Ransom's class, NJ. p.
s Sunday school. has monthly
& meeting in the evening at the
q home of Mrs BENJAMIN West,
4 3 Ridgewood avenue.
8 Knox chapter, No. 2S6, o. e.
8 g., will meet at o'clock. In
4 itiation.
q Circle No. 4 Of the M. P.
a church meets at 2 o'clock with
e Mrs. Gilliland, 1T West Pleas
H ant street. All members be
N present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
GAMBLER Hi SCHOOL
DEFEATS DANVILLE

GAMBLER, Jan. 31-Gambier high
school basketball team defeated Dan.
vile high school by score Of II to II
at a game played in Rosse hall Sat
urday evening. Stone and Walton
we're the point-rnhkers for the local
team. ~
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
GASOLINE DROPS

The price OF gasoline dropped from
81 to 80 cents in Mt Vernon satur.
day afternoon, according to announce.
ment made by number Of local fill
ing stations.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
KICKED BY COW;
MAN IS INJURED

DANvILLE, Jan. 5-Frank Stillin.
ger, who resides near this place. re.
ceived severe cuts about the head Sat.
urday when he was kicked against
the side of barn by COW.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
Legion Dance
We'd nesday Evening.

Dan G. Stone Jr. post, American Le-
gion. will give strictly Legion dance
ut the X. or C. hall Wednesday even
ing OF this week. The reorganized
Syucopaters will furnish the music.
Legionaires expect the dance to be q
gala event.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01

s''The executive committee Of the
K1ox county farm bureau will meet
Saturday morning at II o'clock In the
community room, Knox County Saw
.rgs bank. The feature Of the meet
ing will be the study OF a livestock
marketing program for this county.
and County Agent Anderson will pre-
sent some interesting data.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
Dinner 10 Given
sunday Evenlna

The Misses Gladys and Gertrude
Hagan, daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs
Hovey Hagan of tho Newark road, en-
tertained with six o'clock dinner Sun
day evening at their home. Covers
we're laid for twelve guests, includ'
ing two out Of town persons, Miss
Juantia Murray and Mr.. Leo Priest OF
Corning, o.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
-Ds-JeNul Club
Dance This Evening

The O-Be-Joyful club will entertain
with the second Of a series OF dances
this evening In the X. OF G. hall.
Music for the dancing will be furnish
ed by the Elk's orchestra.
The committee in charge Of the
dance consists Of Messrs. Kenneth
Miller. william Stull, Edward Weed
and Earl White.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
MEETINGS

sssThe Carpenters Uniop will meet
Wednesday. Feb. 2, at . p. N. at tho
union hail.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01

sssRegular communication Of Mt.
Zion lodge. No. Q, F. b A. M, Friday
evening, Feb. 4.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
Entertain Al
Dlus Crane

Dius Crane
Mr.. And Mrs. M. p. Cogswell en-
tertained Saturday evening at the
Blue Crane. honoring their guest, Mr..
Mercer. OF New York.
sixteen guests were present for the
evening. which was spent In cards
and dancing. Kenneth Payne, pianist,
furnished music throughout the even.
int.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01

s..rhs NJ ysraoa 1'rsdss aad 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
HARDING ATTENDS
 CHURCH--M|NISTER
 PRAYS FOR LEAGUE
Baptist Pastor Asks That Prov idence Guide America Into Common Understanding
 With Other Nations"

Washington, March 13.-Wearied by a week given over to an almost continuous round of conferences, Pres ident Harding today cast aside the cares of office and rested.
 Accompanied by Mrs. Harding the President attended the morning ser vices at Cavalry Baptist church and after dining with few intimate friends as guest, strolled through the White House grounds and took long automobile ride. The church was crowded, word having been spread that MT. Harding would attend the service and hundreds unable to gain admit - tance waited outside to get a glimpse of the Chief Executive.
 Doctor J. Stanley Durkee, president of Howard university, occupying the pulpit expressed the belief both in his prayer and sermon that the nations of the world including 'distraught' Rus sia would come to a common under standing, insuring perpetual peace. His prayer contained a request that the President and his cabinet be di- vinely led. in solving perplexin.s do- nestle and foreign problems.
 The afternoon of almo5t summerlike weather, Mir Harding took advantage of the opportunity to get acquainted with his surroundings. There was no intimation today at the White House as to wether any important nomna- . tions including those of the shipping board would be sent to Senate before il adjourned probably late tomorrow. II was likely however, that another batch of appointments would be announced tomorrow but no indicat tion was given as to what posts would be filled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
CYST OF THE NEWS

GENERAL Bavaria flatIy accuses Beriin of bad faith.
 League of Nations advised Costa Rica-Pauama war is over. Rrxnr logic fails to convince GeOr- gin senator.
 Widow of slain 0klahoma million nirc to testify. Hundred thousand packing employees to vote on strike. Coottou continues downward trend; pessirpism rules. UniI,yax wage reductions interest industrial marts.
 STATE Jackson county jail overflows with alleged "riders." Andalusia firm ships carload of eggs to Cuba.
 Madison county may vote saoo.ooO for good roads. Greensboro farmer tries to sell 1s- year-oId cotton; fails. PickensyiIIe man is accidentally shot by reaIntive.
 LOCAL Five trains to roll on A. H. & A. road today. near East Lake. Composite picture of conditions in Europe.
 Man and wife injured in auto aeci- dent. Frank (.nfferd, Jr., dies suddeuiy. Poyner held on murder charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
NAKED LEAGUERS
 ARE ROLLED IN TAR Kansans Forced Agitators to Strip and Do TumbIing
 Stunt on Sticky Ground
By Associated Press

Great Bend. kans., March 13-Details of the anti-nonpartsan league demon straion in this county yesterday and last night, which reached climax in the escorting from Great Bend of J. Ralph Burton, former United States senator from Kansas and the tarring of J. O. Stevie and A. A. Parsons. officers of the league, it was revealed today that Steyic and Parsons were compelled to apply a coating of tar to them after their cloth ing had been removed. After they had been forced by the crowd of several hun dred men to roll on the ground their clothing was returned and they. were told to leave the county.
 The whereabouts of Stevic and Par sons who are state organizer and state were not known tonight. Neither had word been received here as to the where abouts of Burton. or of a Professor Will son, another organizer for the league, who was with Burton when he was forced to leave Great Bend. Burton and Wilson were on their way to ElIinwood. a small town in this county where they were to address a meeting yesterday aft ernoon. When they did not appear, Stevic and Parsons came here to learn what had become of them The latter pair was then taken out of the city and
 tContinued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
BROWNSVILLE MAN
 |SBULLET VICTIM
Accidental Shot Enters Throat and Death Is lnStant-Wife
 Witnesses Tragedy

Carrollton, March 13.-(Special.) )-Cullen Estes, residing three miles from Pickens- vlle on the Columbus road, is dead at his home as the result of an accidenta! discharge of a pistol in the hands of Jones Harper of Reform. cousin
 The tragedy resulted yesterday when Harper and others were en routeato Co., lumbus, Miss, stopping at the home of Estes for a few minutes. While there, Harper attempted to sell Estes a pistol and while demonstrating the gun 1t was discharged, the bullet entering the body just below the throat, causing instant death.
 There were several eye witnesses 70 the affair among them being Mrs. Estes and a brother, who stated to Sheriff Scott that it was an accident Both par ties are well known in their respective sections of the county Estes is survived by wife and several children.
 While no arrests have been made in connection with the tragedy, it is pre- sumed that warrant will be issued and the matter investigated in preliminary trial to be held at an early date.