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troop suffered 96 casualties.
The letter:

January 5, 1929.
| State Tax Commission.
Jefferson City, Mo,
| Gentlemen:
| am farmer residing III Bate
| county, Missouri, and am experience
ing the same hardships and suffering
from the same depression i'll the vaiu'
of farm products that all other Mis-
souri, farmers are. | am man o.
moderate circumstances financially
and any extra burden, though small
works great hardsljps on me. In hSi-
ing my property for taxation with the
assessor OF my township, | gave to
him the reasonable value thereof al
the time Of making such return
And returned the following personal
property, to-wit:
Three horses, valued at $225.oo.
Five cows. valued at 100000.
Six hogs, valued at $500.
My household goods and farm ma
chinery at value OF $500.
The State Board OF Equalization
has seen fit to increase these values
respectively as follows: The three
horses to $248.oo; the five cows to
5000; the six hogs to 500; the house
hold goods and farm machinery to
$I2oo. o..
My farm machinery was purchased
by me secondhand, my household
goods are the ordinary furniture Of
d farmer in ordinary. circumstances,
much OF it being made by my own
hands and the value of SI2oo is many
times the actual value at the time OF
cess under present values. This eN-
ercise of power on the part of the
State Board seems to me to be
wholly unjustifiable and inexcusable
from any viewpoint. 1 would be glad
to cash in this property in its entire
ty for $500 at this time, yet by your
action l am required to pay taxes on
$I844. | am not the only taxpayer
caught in this same situation. The
only apparent result of this method
of procedure is to place premium
on dishonesty and offers to the own
ers of wealth an inducement to hide
their taxable property, thereby shift
ing the burden of all the expense of
the government upon the shoulders
of those taxpayers who are SO un-
fortunate as to own property that is
visible and not easily hidden from
the tax gatherer. l most respectfully
ask that this commission and the
State Board of Equalization find
some way to render equitable relief
to the taxpayers of this state. /
would suggest that it could be done
BY practicing some form of economy
in the administration of govern
affairs and limiting the ex-
travagant expenditure of the money
of the taxpayers of this State.
Very respectfully,
w. H. Clement.
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PUTS 1T UP TO THE STATE
TAX COMMISSION
a Bates County Farmer Suggests
That by the Practice of Econ
omy Taxes Need Not be

w. H. Clements, Bates county
farmer. in giving in his personal
property to the tax assessor put what
he thought was a fair valuation on
it. The. State Board of Equaliza-
ton raised the valuation to an
amount which. in the opinion of Mr..
Clements. was excessive and unjust.
He has written the following letter
in which he embodies some valuable
Suggestions to the State Tax Com
shission.
Mr.. Clements was soldier in the
regular army during the Spanish
Americas war and saw active service.
II Cuba. He was with his regiment,
the 3sd cavalry. in the fight at San
jean lhiH and during the battle his
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
Harry Lauder on Booze.

One day last week a reporter for .
Kansas City newspaper interviewed
Harry Lauder, who was playing Al
one OF the local theatres and in the
course of the interview asked the
tritty Scot about "a we'll known brand
OF scotch liquor and if the manufac-
turer was still living and received the
following reply:
.,,,,, What! cried the great comedian.
nat fellow has sunk more ships
than any warrior of the seas. He has
Killed more men than all the wars Of
history. He has hanged more mes
ana women, caused more misery and
greet and sorrow. than all the GRIM
maj minds since the world began"
winch would leave one to conclude
that Sir Harry is a teetotler
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Ohio Street NJ. E. Church.

H. A. Mitchell. Pastor. Res. EOS
Ohio. Phones: Res. I4I; Study, 400
o:3o Sunday school, Jesse E. Smith
Supt. Orchestra.
II:W Morning Worship. Text
blessed are the pure in heart
Goo Mission Study Class. Prof
c. A, Lee, teacher.
6:3o Epworth League, 1ntermedi.
ate and Junnior.
7:5o Evening Worship: Text:
"How Shall | Escape so Great Sal
vation!"
Orchestra at morning and evening
worship.
We are always glad to have every
one who does not attend elsewhere
with US.
You are most WELCOME.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

! A 2I-year-od shop girl is a cand'-
date for the Republican nomination
for governor of Kansas. Kansas is
the home of political peculiariiies,
but it Isl likely that a bright shop girl
would give the state better admin
isration than many of her predeces-
s0rs. It would Be worth trial, any
how
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

Fair Mount News,

We sure are having fine winte
weather.
John Schenker and wife and Osca,
Bracher visited at the c. M. Rapr
home Tuesday night
Nick Rapp killed hogs Wednesday.
c. NJ. Rapp and Mrs. John Mar
quardt butchered hogs Thursday.
Miss Mildred Estle is sick with
scarlet fever.
John Fischer and wife and John
Yoss helped Mr.. and Mrs burst
butcher hogs Friday.
Amos Rapp took load of wood
to his grandmother i'll Appleton City
Saturday.
c. NJ. and Frank Rapp and their
families, Nick Rapp and son, JOHNNIE,
visited Sunday with Mrs. Katharine
Rapp at Appleton City Her daueh-
ter, Mrs. James Lash and husband, OF
St. Louis. are also visiting with her.
VIM. Vogt and wife 5dined Sunday
with Fred Vogt, Jr., and family.
Rosa Rapp is visiting relatives in
Appleton City.
Hilda Rapp visited with Mrs. Zim'
merschied Monday afternoon. :
Nick Rapp sawed wood for HIM
self Monday afternoon and Tuesday
for Frank and c. M. Rapp.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
A Land Case.

The case of Claude Z. Stone, own
err of 90 acre farm one mile north
west of Amsterdam against his ten
ant, w. J. Boone, for possession al
leging that Boone had failed to per-
form all the conditions of his lease,
was called for hearing in Judge b. F.
letters court Tuesday afternoon.
Moore owned the land in February,
1921, and leased it to Boone for one
year. the tenancy ending March l..
1922. Last August Stone purchased
the land from Moore and last fall
made new lease with Boone for
another year for grain rent, ending
March, 1923. Boone had a bad crop
and failed to pay all of his last years
rent and he claimed that when he
made the new lease that Stone agreed
to extend the time of payment until
he could make a new crop. The
court after hearing all the evidence,
found in favor of the defendant, w.
]. Boone, holding that Stone was not
entitled to the possession and that
boone could hold the premises un-
til 1929.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

1t puts as many OF the strong
Democratic Counties in as few dis.
tricts as possible, and insures the
election OF at least ten Republicans
out or the sixteen congressman from
Missouri for the next ten years. Is
that fair, is it non-partisan?
1t has so arranged the three dis
tricta comprising the CITY of St
LOUIS as to make absolutely impos.
sible the election of a Democratic
Congressman from that city with its
10000 Democratic votes.
1t has divided the City of Kansas
City into two districts, placing the
northern wards in "a district with the
rural counties of Platte, Clinton. Raw
and forms another district out of the
southern wards of the city together
with rural Jackson County. Is that
fair? Are the interests of the farm.
ing counties of Platte, Clinton, CLAW
and Ray in any way similar to the
manufacturing and business inter-
ests of northern Kansas City! Is it
TAR to the people of Platte, Clinton.
Clay and Ray to place them in a dis
trict which would always be domi-
mated and controlled by the city vote.
While the redistricting in one or
two instances may appear to have
been done in fair. equitable and
non-partisan manner, it is the state
as whole that we have got to con-
slider. and if careful analysis is
made. it will appear evident to all
that this bill is not "fair redistr;ct-
ing OF the state, upon a population.
not partisan basis" but is a Repub-
lican gerrymander of the worst sort
and if allowed to stand will perpet,,,
ate Republican majority in Con
gress from Missouri for, the next ten
years. with Democratic chance in on
" five or six districts. =.
Before definitely deciding to refer
this bill. the Democratic State Com
mittee made careful and detailed
study OF. same, and has obtained an
expression of sen Aiment of Demo
rats generally throughout the state
this action. The sent;-
nent - expressed BY leadine Demo
rats from every district in the state
; almost unanimously in favor Of
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submitting same to the referendum.
Sincerely yours,
Democratic State Committee
Ford Prices Cut.

In line with reduced prices in 9th
or lines, a cut in FORD prices was an
nounced the first of the week by the
kockhold Motor Company. locJ
agents. The following are the new
prices II q r natro,,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
Agriculture Board Elects Officers

Jefferson City, Jan. I2.-At a meet
ing of the state board of agriculture
held here today John Case of Wrigh,
City was elected president of the
board for the ensuing two years ana
c. J. HARDWOOD of Webster Groves
was elected vice-president. Col. A. T.
Nelson. who had been president OF
the board for number of years, was
lately appointed at the head of the
state marketing bureau and was m.
eligible for reelection.
Congressman Atkeson Recommends
the Appointment of Postmasters.
w. O. Atkeson, congressman for
this district. has recommended Che
following appointments IS post
masters: Frank L. Neitzer. Knob
noster; james A. Pidcock. Lock-
wood; aHarland Kleppinger. Rock
vile
=.
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South of Town Items.

Many of our neighBors have bee,
taxing advantage of the beautiful
weather to butcher.
MI. Harry Traver, who accom-
PANIED the body of his mother, Mrs.
gallagher, to Illinois. for burial, re-
turned home Monday.
Mr.. Jay Craft. who spent a week
IN Iowa on business reports condi-
sible) than here. "
Inc Farmers Club met on Friday
evening at their usual hour The
i iuestlon on consolidated schools
Dlousnt many intensely interested
taxpayers to the meeting.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

Dodge dealers have announced q
reduction in the prices of that car.
The amount OF the reduction to be
announced in February and many
other cars can be bought somewhat
cheaper than in war times,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
Promoting Better Live Stool.

F. y. Frazier was in Henry and
Johnson counties last week in the m
i M OF fhe Missouri Poland China
Hog Association. Mr.. Frazier Is one
~ me directors OF the association
anu II IS their intention to employ {
seSIetary to devote all of his time 10
SCIvertislng the Missouri Pojaad
lima Hog Association and ofRanis-
T rne BOYS and Girls' Pig Cluba
Ing ms wlll be q fine thing and IN
neIp 70 produce better hoee for NJ
:oun The boys aad risiss % cjrke
= Aa1sas are proving ) Rrest &C.
cess.-Drexel Star
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
An Urgent Party Appeal.
the Democrats of Missouri.

TO the Democrats of Missouri:
At meeting of the subcommittee
appointed by c. Z. Yancey, Chair
man Of the Democratic State Com
mttee. Tor the purpose of determin-
ing what action should be taken ON
the Congressional Rcdistricting Bill
enacted by the second Special SEES
sion OF the Fifty-first General AS
sembly, it was unanimously decided
that the best interests of our state
and the Democratic party demand I'd
that this bill be submitted 10 the ref
erendum.
One of the campaign pledges of
Republican candidates for office at
the last election, and one on which
much stress was laid was "a fair re-
distrlcting OF the state, upon a popu-
latlon, not a partisan basis"
The Congressional Rcdistricting
Bill, which we are herewith submit
ting to the referendum, we consider
extremely unfair and partisan in the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
Congressman Atkeson Recommend,
the Appointment of postmasters.

The Times phone number i ..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19
Know Your Store

All Plush Goats HALF PRICE.
$500 Coats for .............. $I7.sp
All Salts Pure Silk Plush.
Special lot Ladies $1,000 Skirts 70.
$4.e5.
Georgette Waists HALF PRICE
Good selection of $3.50 to $1,000
Georgette Waists and Blouses for
just half or $3.as to $500.
Discontinued numbers in Redeem
Corsets HALF PRICE.
Special lot Brocade Brassiers 4sc.
Outing Gowns reduced:
$1.o8 Gowns for ...............$r4S
SITS Gowns fer .$I.25
SLAB Gowns for .o8c
$125 Gowns for .................8 5c
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

Two Dozen of the Well Known ALL
Voc! BRADLEY SWEATERS
Sa.o2. 5000 and $1,000 Grades
On Sale Says
Extra Wide So so French Serge.
Navy Blue. for $1.o8.
All Fancy Silks, Brocades, Stripes
etc. and Plain Baronette Satin for Z
HALF PRICE
$500 Qualities for ......:.... Sa co
$3.50 Qualities for SIX
$2.oo Georgette Silks ........... .oSc
Sa.so Velvets for .s1'as
$1.so Velvets for .7sc
All Ladies High Shoes, $500 to
$1,000 Grades 20 per cent off; 5000 to
$3.50 grades, 10 per cent off.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-19

The Dainty Quaker Curtain Nets
20 per cent off this month. Panel
Nets. Lace Edge Nets, Plain Edge
Nets.
All Room Rugs at special rock bot
tom prices tn 8 month.
Lot Ch.ldrens' Union Suits: 3r.2s
grade, sizes 8 to II. for 63c; $3.50
grade, sizes ID. for 7sc: for HALF
PRICE.
Suits, Cases and Grips Is per cent off
Mems IS Moleskin Vests with Sleeves
extra good for $3.50
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
STEAMER REPORT

SS. Valdez, Latouche for Juneau; in Icy Straits.
 SS. Northwestern, Seward for Sawmill Bay; "A miles east of Seward.
 SS. Skagway, Seattle for Anchor age; 90 miles west of Cape Spencer
 SS. Cordova, Seattle for Lost liar bor; 20 miles from Lost Harbor.
 MS. Anvil, Dutch Harbor for San Francisco; 102 miles from Dutch Harbor.
 SS. Westorowa, Darien for Port land; 113S miles from Columbia River.
 ss. President Mckinley; Seattle for Yokohama; s20 miles from Se- attle.
 SS. Wheatland Montana, Vancou- ver-Y Yokohama; 1919 miles from Van couver.
 SS. Hannawa, Darien for Portland; 148S miles from Columbia River.
 SS. President Grant, Yokohama for Seattle; 3011 miles from Seattle.
 US. Coast Guard Haiti, at Dutch Harbor.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
IoA 0C0X I NTo 1 KGU,D1.e:z211 ? :.

Sanford Finkelstein will leave for Seattle on the Northwestern
 Deputy Marshal Warren Taylor went up the line on a business trip.
 The thermometer registered 32 de- grees above, last night, which is the freezing point
 Ed. Barnett and wife, of Mile 30, will be outgoing passengers on the Northwestern.
 Work is still being continued on the Eyak Lake boulevard by the Bureau of Public Roads.
 A. J. Mcconnell and daughter, Miss Thelma, were town visitors yesterday from Humpback
 Mrs. O. D. Cochran, wife of one of Nome's leading attorneys, is here on her way to the States.
 Steamship Victoria is scheduled tc sail from here for Seattle at 8 o'clock. taking the outside passage.
 Mrs. I. M. Rank and MT. and Mrs. A. A. Newton are among the Nomeites who are Cordova visitors today.
 Mrs. Sam Magids. wife of a Deering fur trader, is visiting with Cordoya friends while the Victoria is in port George Osborne and Hans Olson left on the gas boat "Goney" for the Con. per River flats in quest of ducks and geese
 A. w. Key, of the Miners and Mer. chants Bank and Charles H. Milot, of Nome, are town visitors, en route to the States.
 The members of the Presbyterian Sunday school will hold an old-fash. toned Halloween Social at the church this evening
 P. Peterson, of Oldtown, was ar rested for violation of the bone dry law. He plead guilty and was fined by the commissioner.
 Elmer Reed, of Nome, is Cordova
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

visitor today, and later expects to re- turn here and spend about month in this section of Alaska.
 Any one desiring fire wood can have the old lumber from the approach to ocean dock, provided it is taken away within the next five days
 The oil boat "Taku" is in port after having encountered a severe storm on it's way over from Katalla, requiring five days to make the voyage.
 The Empress theater put on a matinee this afternoon to accommo- date the many Nomeites here who de- sired to attend a movie show.
 The regular business meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society will be held at the home of Mrs. F. H. Savell We'd nesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
 There will be a meeting of the House Committee ofthe Cordova Ath- letic Club tonight at 7:3O o'clock.
 s. A. Baker and H. w. Hawes left for Seward, where they will spend some time on Kenai Peninsula in the interest of the Bureau of Fisheries.
 s. J. Bakke, former postmaster at Nome, who spent the past season in mining in that district, is here today on his way to his home in San Fran cisco
 Capt and Mrs. Alexander Allan, who left here in the spring on their boat the Olga, for the Arctic region, re- turned last night from Nome on the Victoria.
 The Alaska Public Utilities gas boat Bill Bailey" which was lost during the recent storms, was discovered by fox rancher, at low tide, on the beach. She was completely wrecked
 The steamship Northwestern left Seward at o'clock yesterday and will stop at Sawmill bay loading herring She is due in Cordova tomorrow morn ing at 4:3O o'clock and will be in port six or eight hours loading copper ore
 The Bills Club has issued it's fina, call for basket ball players to report tonight at Eagles hall for practice Unless a good representation of pros pective players respond the plan tc form a team will have to be aban doned.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
CANDIDATES PREFER WIG"
 TO DOG-POWER TRAVEL

It is not solely with the anticipa- tion of basking under the bright lights of Seattle's great white way for a spell that certain of the passen- gers on the "Vic" are southbound just at this time of year. A num- Der of the passengers happen to be candidates for the Legislature. Now in the exgencies of things in the Northland, the converting of the Legislature comes at time of year when the going from Nome isn't as good as it might be. Self-sacrificing statesmen, bent on serving the inter- ests of their country and constituents, in getting to the seat of government from Seward Peninsula, have to go by dog-team across country to Nenana, thence out to Seward by way of the railroad, and then down to Juneau by | boat, It's a bit roundabout, to say i the least Farseeing candidates therefore, find it wise to take time by the forelock, and going south on the last boat out, arrive under the aus pices of good weather and comfortable berths at Seattle, only four days Dy boat from Juneau, whence they may if elected to their posts, repair with ease and dispatch when the Terrltor? demands their services. While not at home to supervise their campaigns at the last minute, the risks are consld- cred to be much less than those of the 1 trail and the dog-team through the "big snows." Mr. E. c. Holt, of Nome' is Republican candidate for the snort term for the Territorial Senate this wear. while J. J. Daly, Democrat, IS up for election to the House. Mrs. A. N' Kittleson and R. E. Raelson, Repub- licans, are candidates for the Leglsla- ture, while Rev. Richard Decker, Dan Connelly, James P. Daly and Andrew Nylen, Independents, are also among those running.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

The Northern Meat Market has re- ceived shipment of fresh reindeer meat on the steamship Victoria. Slit
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

The Women's Guild will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Fred Long.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
K. OF p. NOTICE

Regular meeting of the K. of P. will be held this evening at o'clock.
 EDWARD WALSH, K. of R. & s.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

Mrs. F. M. Ayers, wife of one of the leading mining operators at Nome, who is the Republican candidate f0' the long term as Territorial senator from the Second division, is among the Victoria passengers spending the day here.
 By an order just issued by the com missioner of the General Land Office and transmitted to the Surveyor Gen eral of Alaska, 19,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Fairbanks will be opened to entry soon. The date of filing will be fixed by the register of that office.
 The Cordova cannery, on the city dock, is busily engaged in canning razor back clans. Superintendent Jos White reports that the plant is working to capacity. A few more in dustries of this kind, which operate throughout the year, would be a valu- able asset to the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

Turn to page five and read the ad- vertisement of the Cash Grocery's big sale. ..., ..
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

visitor today, and later expects to re turn here and spend about a month in this section of Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

Any one desiring fire wood can have the old lumber from the approach tC ocean dock, provided it is taken away within the next five days
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10

am applying for parole.
ED. DAVIDSON
7-ld.3Od
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10
Sheriff sale
Sheriff sale
llth Judicial Distric. Cour. Wi hin and
for the Parish Of \ atchitoches
State of Louisiana
T. G.. Glass
vs.
A. A. Hammond
No. 1880

BY virtue of writ OF Fieri Facias
Issued to me In the above entitled and
numbered suit | will sell at public
auction at the front door Of the Court
House in the town Of Natcht,chcs on
SATURDAY, SEPTENBE.i ,, 1922
at II o'clock vi.
the following described property seized
suit, c6-wit:
An undivided half interest in the
following real estate:
1st. Lots 13, IA and 15 OF block AZ
in the town Of Marthaville.
End. All Of Of block al in Martha
vile except ll6 feet OF the south end
of lot l8.
3rd. 80 acres in seq Of NW1l of
section %, 7. 8, n IL 10 west, less
parcel sold w. 5. Chandler. For full
description see book l2S, page IS and
book 134, page 572.
4th. NJ of NJ of Me- Of SWI
of Section 2S, 7. 8. N X 10 west. ex-
cept QUE acre beginning at northwest
corner of NE1l Of SWl4 Of said Sec
ton. running thence east II yards.
thence south 10 yards, thence west
A yards, thence north 1lO yards to
place of beginning
Also the following movahles, to-wit:
4 cows, calves, heifer. sorrel
cony mare, l-3 interest in o:.e wagon :
and two gray mules.
Terms Of sale: Cash, subject to
J. W. PAYNE,
Sheriff of Natchitoches Parish. |
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10

Recently when the ancient
walls surrounding the city of Can
ton, China, were raxed to make
ssso fsf > street. railwaY. several
eonesaetors volunteered % do The
work for Whatever treasure the
walls might hold, and enough
ancient coin and ornaments we're
found to have made it . most
profitable undertaking for the
many among which they were
divided.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10
To The Public

| wish to announce that | have
bought the Fairview Dairy and am re-
modelling and putting in new and
modern devices for the conduct Of this
business along the most sanitary lines,
and solicit the continued patronage Of
the public, promising them prompt and
courteous service.
Phone your orders and you vii! get
quick delivery of the purest, richest
and most carefully handled milk and
cream TO be had. Phone 3O9.
VIM. JACKSON.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-10

Every able bodied youth in
France must serve 18 months of
active duty in the Army.