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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
NO EVIDENCE OF.
FOUL PLAY
To Make More Careful Ex-
animation Of Orphans Body

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.--Cursory ex.
animation OF the body OF William
MccllntoclS. millionaire orphan, .
has failed 10 reveal evidence Of foul
play. DR., William D. McNally cor
oners chemist, declared today.
Chemical analysis OF the vital
organs now Is under way by Nc.
Nally and other physicians to de.
termlne whether the youths death
was tho result OF foul play.
States attorney Robert K. Grove,
directing the investigation, will ex.
anime William u. Shepherd, foster
father OF Billy, some timo tomor.
row,
Shepherd left Albuquerque, n. NJ,
last night for Chicago, to face in.
timntions OF something wrong" in
connection with his wards death.
Mrs. Shepherd has been ordered
20 stay in Albuquerque for her
health. according 10 word TO Grove.
Tho Shepherds left here shortly
after the youth died. and publica-
ton OF tho will beaueathing them
the bulk OF the fortune.
Chief Justice Harry Olson. OF the
municipal court and for many years
associated closely with the MeClm'
took family. expects TO confer with
Grove and other officials today to
reveal Interesting data"
Justice Olson. one Of the prime
factors in starting the investigation.
has made q personal investigation
and indicated he would mako i'm.
por,ant disclosures In due time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
MRS. MIRACLE
FILES EARLY
Mrs. landeS and Blaine
Expected 10 Act Soon

Appearing In the city comp,roll.
er's Office half an hour after Il
opened Friday morning. Mu. Kh,h.
ryn Miracle nlsd hoT Intentions o.
candidacy 90 succeed herself TO tho
city council. She was the only can.
didaie 10 file Friday mornior
I've Eot new pair Of shoes
With spriuE -oles and rubber heels.
aud anyone who beats me must
travel fast In this eampsiFu.T Mfa,
Miracle declared after fling.
Mrs. Bertha Landes. council pres
dent viii also filo 20 succeed her.
sslt torne time between Friday and
January - when registration
oloscs.
Councilman y. Ia Blaine. finance
chairman. tho third member whose
term expires this year. han not set
authorized statement aa 20 HIS
probable candidacy.
Oliver r. Erickson and Lou Cohen.
former councilm,n. are the only
other ayowcd candidates FOR the
March election They arc expected
70 file announcement OF candidacy
soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Million Letters a Day
Handled at POStOffice
Christmas Cards Replacing More Expensive
Remembrance, Postal Men Declare

until Friday. All package mail, how
ever, was handled and delivered
Thursday, carriers working until IL
o'clock.
AS result of the new distributing
machinery in the new terminal sta.
ton, packages mailed Tuesday and
Wednesday for out-of.town delivery
never stopped moving. As the trucks
unloaded their packages they were
carried away on belts to be dis
trtbuted to mail sacks. which were
loaded into the mail cars and hauled
away to their destinations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Dope Agents Here
Get Commentator

The high standard Of work OF the
federal narcotic agents here under
she direction of Harry V. William.
son. agent in charge, was given rec.
ognition In n letter received by WIN.
hanson Thursday from Y. s. Prohibit.
ton Commissioned Roy a. Halncs Mt
Washington. j.. G.
Hainos Congratulated Williamson
and staff on tho feat of obtaining
1874 per cent convictions on all mar.
cotlcs cnsos tried In federal court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
So PERSONS DEAD IN
HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES!
Fire, Flood, Liquor and Winter Storm
Take Heavy Toll of Life

GlArNTWO persons were dead o..
- day az the result ~ varied
tragedies during the Christmas boli-
da1s. according 20 United states dis.
patches frofa several states
AZ the hiilo town ~ Babs's
switch near Hobart Okla. fad facSi
frSnds ind relatives prepared %
bury the gg victims who perlshcd
Christmas I've. when namlng
Christmas tree Est IRE 20 a school
house 1nd caused frantic and
fatal stampede Tor tho only exit
-Four of thc ~ Injured were ca
pectcd % die
Thirteen bodies had bssn rreoy.
cred and seven persons were sian
missing today IA the wake 81 the
Hood. which devastated the uolston
river valley a. Parmcrtowu, Va on
HH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
WOULD REVOKE
LICENSE
liquor Found in Pool Hall,
Dry Agents Claim

Ssps to revoke the pool han
<snse Of William Kvarsell. pool
Proprietor who WINS arrested
s7iay by federal dry agents, have
n taken BY the city license com
Aies. Robert Hesketh. chairman
The committee. has asked Direc.
|aN.
syanell has been operating on
a'y license. An ordinance has
IN Introduced to revoke It and
subllc hearing viii be held in
council rooms December 20 on
|a matter.
hssrsell operated a pool room NJ
- Howell 1t. Dry agents found
Vanity Of colored moonshlno hid.
z 10 a secret panel OF the wall
"e place. they charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Yakima Couple Will
Celebrate Next Week

YAKIMA, Dec. 2s.-Sext week
Il. and Mrs. Arson $. White viii
,.sbgate their golden wedding ami.
trsary at their home. 80 n. Sec
ID 81. They were married at the
ione Of the brides father. a. J.
lizards. in the Cowitche valley.
ssw Years day, 1875. aud have
red 50 years in the Yakima dis
.s...
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Civics Class Tours
County-City Building

Thirty members OF tho Roosevelt
high school civicB department shook
Mayor Browns hand, collected mar.
rlnBc license blanks and city pay
warrants and watched the govern.
montal wheels royolyc during n Fri.
dny morning tour of the county.city
building.
Tho party was headed by tho civ.
les instructor. Charles D'vorals.
who nlso coaches tho ToddyS nth.
lctic teams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
CARRIERS WORKED
CHRISTMAS DAY
ESCAPES DEATH
Attempt Life Of u S. Dis
triCt Attorney at S. f.

SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 26.--An
attempt Is believed 10 have been
mado here today to assassinate As.
sistant United States Attorney Ken.
meth c. ellis.
Gillis was at work when bullet
crushed thru tho window OF his
office in tn federal building here.
Had he been biting IN his aocus.
toned chair no would have been
killed. secret service mon nid after
an examination OF the path taken
by tho bullet.
The would.bc assassin escaped,
ellis could ascribo no motive for
tho attempt nor could he narne
anyone who might have designs
upon his life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

CHRISTMAS cards are taking the
" place OF moro expensive and
cumbersome gifts as Christmas re.
membranes. Judging from records of
the Seattle postoffice during the holi-
days.
While tho number of packages
mailed during the season fell off
heavily, a huge increase in letter
mail or Christmas cards was record
ed. according to Postmaster c. NJ.
Perkins.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
preceding Christmas an average Of
slightly over 100000 letters a day
were mailed thru the local office.
OF this huge number, 100000 were
out-of.town mail, the balance being
for Seattle delivery.
Seattles ordinary letter mail runs
around 225.oO0 letters daily, Perkins
said.
CARRIERS WORKED
CHRISTMAS DAY
As the result OF flood OF late
cards. mailed Wednesday. many resi-
dents did not receive their greetings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
1t " as an Economical
Oh. iStmas in Seattle
Folks Aren't Spending as Much as They Used
to; Radios Led the List

take refuge in the old belief that its
the spirit Of tho thing. and not the
price, that counts" there was a
steady buying of practical gifts, ac.
cording TO store managers. What
was missing was tho mad rush Of
former years to buy anything, as
long as II was expensive.
Christmas card sales hit now high
marks. the number OF those having
privately printed or engraved cards
showing large gain. stores dealing
in these reported.
Freak gifts, fairly numerous In
former years, seemed to be absent
Managers Friday failed TO remember
any outstanding freaks"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Body of Unknown
Man Found in Bay

The body OF an unknown man
was found floating In Elliott bay.
off pier G, Friday morning. The
man was dressed in overalls, had Il
red moustache. WIS around 50.yenrs
old and weighed about 100 pounds.
Tho body was found by Lawrence
Meek. ISIS sixth ave. n. II. The
coroner is trying TO identify tho
man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

OUT Of the rush Of Christmas mer.
" ehandising came the news Fri.
day that this was zone OF tho most
economical Christmases Seattle ever
had. Whatever the reason was, the
days Of free spending such az
marked the war years and the post
war YuletiSes seem TO have gone
People bought Just as many presents
as usual, but they were noticeably
backward about "splurging," mer.
chants said.
In former years every automobile
firm in town used TO deliver from
half dozen to a score Of new cars
as Christmas presents. This year
many firms didn't deliver one. There
was a brisk trade in accessories tho.
The crossword craze resulted In
heavy sales OF dictionaries, but the
trade in extensively bound books OF
poems or classics dropped consider
~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
KILLING FR0STS
IN CALIFORNIA

Yakima had n temperature OF 4
below zero Friday morning. Killing
trosis we're reported from south Of
Fresno. Cal. and New Orleans had
freezing weather All except this
corner Of Washington was still in
the grip OF intense cold.
Helena and Havre, Mont. and
other places In the Missouri valley,
while still below normal. had much
relief Friday when the mercury rose
10 20 degrees above zero,
independence, en-. southeast Of
Fresno. Cal. reported IS degrees
above. an unusually low reading for
that part OF the state, and Red
Bluff. in the Sacramento valley, re.
ported 20 above.
Sub.zoro temperatures were reg.
istered In many parts OF Oregon
and Washington. Cold weather pre-.
walls over most OF the country, the
weather bureau stated. and another
cold wave Is expected to sweep east.
ward.
Trains from the south and east
into Portland were running hours
behind schedules. The Union Pa,
cifc train from the ehst. due at
G:15 o'clock last night. failed to arrive
until 1870 "a. IN today. Other trains
from tho cast wero three or more
hours late, owing TO tho storms in
the mountain states.
Boise. Idaho, reported eight de-.
grees below zero this morning.
Other temperatures obtained by the
weather bureau included: Bakor. 10
below; Umatllla, . below: walla
walln, below: Spokane. below;
Albany below; salem, 3 above:
Portland, 10 above; The Dalles, IL
below
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PIGOTT
STARTS ON PAGEl

rgost to be present"
Judge Donworth. who Is known b.
ga Italians as the best friend OF
ikly on the Pacific coast. will re.
siTs the decoration that carries the
ls Of knight Commander OF the
Town Of Italy.
he decoration Is a handsome Nal.
y cross, gold base. inIaid with
shl's enamel. with the Crown OF
2iy In the center. and on the re.
'sFse the single eagle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
WANT THEIR HOLIDAYS

:. AEHico CITY, Dec. 2s.--Agita,
" Ml against an executive ruling d.
-uns all government officers to
'.O's religious holidays and con-
w business rs usual lis reported
~ The decree, adding 81 working
q 70 the year, was made because
many governmental activities
'a''lrnes are seriously impaired
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
CELEBRATIONS HELD
ALL OVER THE CITY

And then thegC was the SALIVA
ton Army. with itB turkey dinner
for hungry men. the millionaire
club. with is feast for homeless
men: tho bis. portly Santa Claus
who Exported himself for the little
Riddles at tho orthopcdic hospital
and many others far too numberous
20 mcutiu.
~ Tacoma thoy held a commu.
nifty event az Wrlghts park. around
tho Tree OF Light native fir.
Illuminated with electric lights.
EllCs also had a big tree there.
Two conditions made the day
ideal for celebration. ono was tho
bounteous snow for santas rein.
deer. and tho other tho crisp. snap.
py weather that made outdoor
sports popular md invigoratjng.
Thousands coasted down SEATTLE
hills. and other thousands fiocked
10 the ice on various skating ponds.
from Green Lake 10 Georgetown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
FOLSOM LIQUOR
TAKES s LIVES

Poison uQuor claimed Fewer lives
this year than IN 1893. Eight deaths
were reported. Three died Ia New
NoFl, ana four Of 81 others stricken
BY liquor may die Chicago re.
ported two deaths from poisoned
drink; Boston. Cleveland and scmn-
ton. Pa, one each, There were 80
victims ia PHILADELPHIA hospitals
san Antonio. Texas. reports two
women dying.
A. Houston. Texas three were
killed. ono mau was suicide:
another shot down on a street and
a third killed by an automobilo on
Christmas day.
Fiye were killed In billiards.. four
al Chiogu and one az Buffalo.
y. Y.
Scores were made homeless by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
ALL RADIO STORES
CRUSHED TO DEATH"

Every store handling radio equip.
ment reported It's working force ms
crushed TO DEATH" and there Is little
doubt that tho banner sales figures
were hung up In these stores. Most
such stores found that buyers want
ed an inclusive price for the set "set
up in working order" and this kept
installers busy putting up aernls
and adjusting sets.
While there was "a tendency 70
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Ex-Labor Car of
N. Y. Rearrested

ALBANY, n. " Dec. 26.-Rsbert
r. Brlndell, cx.labor car Of New
York, who waB convicted Of extors
lion. was released on parole from
Comstocls prison today and lmmcdI.
atcly rcarrested by United States
Marshal Gorge $. Blae!Son a charge
OF perjury.
a observation-disclosures charges that
Brindoli fal6ified his 1921 income tax
report.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
sTRoNG,ARM BILL

RlTTSBURG, Dee. 6.--Patrolnlun
Bill Sullivan strongest OF the
strong.arm squad tried in vain to
get mule out OF hole. Finally,
tho animal bit Bill and tho police
man walked away, dragging the
mule out by It's own teeth,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
Ask the Kids if Santa
Didn't Come to Seattle
They'll Tell You He Did and That 1t Was
the Finest Yuletide Ever

70 b. held In Seattle lot many
months, was celebrated In the vacant
lot next the Lodge building. Then a
Christmas tree with Eift packages
was held In the lodge gymnasium.
Seattle churches. Of course. had
their celebrations. and their tress
and Christmas carols. an very fine
and In proper spirit Of The holiday.
II Il estimated tho biggest crowds
since last Christmas attended sery.
ices in honor OF tho birthday 81 the
ssf.arff. ~s.s., rTtt.ss frhttrad.v
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
nan AMERICAN sPups

LONDON, Dee. 2s.-The ministry
OF agriculture has put nm embargo
on tho importation of American po.
tntoes. because of reports OF In.
crensing damage done by tho Colo.
1ndn bootlo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

MADfWD. Dec. &C. Sonora Leon
ara Grau vowed II her son returned
alive from tho (oettleriolds OF Moroc.
60 shc would take her life as sue.
rlfice. Her son came back Tuesday.
and next morning the moehors holy
was found In It river
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
A CHRISTMAS VISIT
LANDS HIM In JAIL

A CHRISTMAS visit 10 Seattle
n friends after moro than two
years absence put Leslie Rein
osld in the county Jail Friday. A
warrant charging abandonment
OF Ids two children was filed
against him September. 1929. lie
had left tho state, according to
Miss Cordelia Tbiel, deputy prose-
cutrix. and never was upprehend-
ed until ho decided 10 yis, Seat
Ito friends Thursday Deputies
served warrant on him at tho
fricndg' home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
BOMB MAILED
AS PRESENT
EXPLODES
Prominent Los Angeles ltal-
ian Attorney Is Wounded
DAUGHTER is INJURED
Van Opens Package on
Christmas, Blast Follows

IoS ANGELES. Dec. s6.-Faccd
l. With ths mysteries q Latin
selxm, police moved slowly today
I, hey searched Ter suspects IN the
.mb.ng % Ernest NJ, Torchia. Ital.
u attorney, possibly fatally Injured
rhsn q Christmas package he was
ssuing exploded In hts hands
Hidden in an the secrccies o. a
t-slgu vendetta. the perpttrator Of
~ oatrage may never be known. Il
sas feared
TIC attorneys condition this
nxaiRg was pronounced 'un.
AanEe4." he is In the Glendale
Aquarium. % which he was rushed
Hom bis home In the Vertuyo foot
rs. where the tragedy occurred.
Members % his family spent the
.gAi hy the bedside. whcrc the ar
nrnsy b making a valiant fight for
Es HIS lcft arm was blown away,
e. eye IS sons, and portions Of his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
MTEkTAINs nyoINGsrERso

q wv y, YORK, Dec. Theodore
"A nonhrup, author, lecturer and
sssa.''',,opher. was host 10 200 young.
~. al o Now York hotel on the
'''1'ion Of his 10th birthday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

Seattle youngsters Friday arc
looking FOR the fellow who said there
isn't any Santa Claus.
They want to prove 20 him in a
hundred different ways just how aw.
fully wrong he g. with scores OF
different organizations holding com.
munlty Christmas trees and with
Christmas trees IN q majority OF the
homes and apartments of Tho city.
the youngsters point out that Santa
Claus was not only here and there.
but must have had several score rs
slstants working FOR him
Riddles had r. wonderful day. cE.
eept for diverse "tumIny aches"
which developed late Thursday after.
noon about an hour after the Christ.
mas dinner had been served.
And even II II was n cold Christ.
mas, this only added 70 the sport
OF sleighing. skating and snow.ngft.
A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
FORTY ABOVE Ar NOME

NOME, Alaska, Dec. &c, Alaska
had green Christmas" inhob.
itanta OF Nome discardlng coats
when the mercury rose To 40 above
zero. o
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
NAVY DOES
THE HONORs

on the good ship Nevada OF tho
u. $. navy the gobs played Santa
Claus to 30 little orphan boys and
girls from Bremcrton. In addition
to the food and candy and oranges
and toys. zach youngzter carried
away a warm wool sweater corduroy
trousers or wooden dresses. stockings.
toques. gloves and q iiss for each
from some lonesome sailor.
~ the EikB' club, in Seattle, 5000
hot dogs were given away to as many
youngsters Tor oldsJersD that wanted
them. a weinio roast. tho first Que
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

flood in Virginia. Fifteen homes in
the little settlement weTc swept
away ia a torrent ~ white MUCK
and water when the dam % the
Mathitsou alkai works gave way.
Nineteen were injured
UNION FUNERAL
FOR FIRE VICTIMS
The body 81 another Oklahoma
fire victim, believed 20 be- that -
LILLY Reyul was removed from
the cmbera ~ The school house last
night
A union funenl viii be- held Tor
The firo victims this afternoon.
Grim faced men, part " the 10
psfoua who escaped tho licking
Tongues % tho flames. which onysl.
oped the small. onsrt0ry frame
building when a tiny candle Ia the
TOP n the large christmna tire over
turned. were busy boring FaVes Ia
he Recovered ground thL morning.
Path0s ninlkod Ia htter tragedy
this morning when large boK u
toys arrived from AluskoEse. okla.
Tor tie two.Scoro children who saw
flames onguif their presents which a
hantn claus had just started remoy-
ms from the tree.
Nearly 30 MuskoEse children gath.
cred az "a MAS meeting yesterday
and decided 10 send their Chhs,Ipaz
giftH 20 the little sufferer
Funeral services Tor the remaining
dead VIII Do held tomorrow, when nd.
ditional GRAVES can b. dug in the
frozru ground
Andrew jackson. hero % the diaas.
Ter. was called upon dozens o. times
today by grisfsiriekeu relatives %
the victims. who desired 10 hear the
story u tho nations most disastrous
Chrlstmaa eve tragedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26

Tho chief oriental market for
American kerosene is North China.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
NEIGHBORS AID
.ROUNDED MAN

NclEhbors who heard the explosion
rashed IN and put out the fire the
somb started. They pulled the
ranslcd attorney from beneath tho
Nsriurncd Chrtstm mas tree and
rushed him 70 the hospital
4 watched papa ~ he opened the
saeSsse." Emily said Tho ia
Semsd TO rs up Ike Jack-in-thc-
iex and the explosion followed.
7 must have tainted FOR tho next
1.ns I remember was when the doc.
0rs we're putting bandasos on my
,scS."
Search was stlll pressed today FOR
~ rough paper IN which the bomb
ras mailed. II was carried out Of
erchia's office with other waste
apsr Wednesday night and n thoro
N, In the basement was made.
TorchLa. 81 years Of agr. - a prom
asnt member Of tho local Italian
rlony. He has served IN several
ialan divorce suits. histories OF
rhich are being studied 10 ascertain
rhai enemies he may have made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-26
rOSIN SI.EUTHS
RISHING INQIlRN

Postal inspectors were called into
o, case today. the bomb having
zen sent thru the malls, Il was
knyercd al Tofehia's downtown o..
e. Wednesday morning The no,
erusy casually tore OF the heavy
.s,side wrapping and. noticing tho
nner package. bedcckcd ana labeled
10 not open untl Christmas" set
g aside and took Il home. where u
~ placed 1t the base or the
eAssimgs tr5c wiz, other gifts.
Yesterday morning ToychiH aud
~ ls,ycor.old daughter. Emily.
EaHel opening the gins. Mr..
rrchla was stu IN her bedroom.
one Of the first packages the alton.
ssy picked Up vas the death box
As he tore OF the ia there was
q terrific crash and Torchla was
anried TO the floor. Windows were
Gathered and the furniture wrecked.
Torchh's loft arm was blown
,fon his body Emily was shocked
.1aasbiaqz and eltrhffv hurt
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-07-17
THE MISSION OF THE NEWS
PAPER BY UNCLE BILL

Mr.. EDITOR, am firm be
lever in the efficacy of the News
paper. | am convinced that the News
papers of Barbour County, had much
to do with my nomination for House
of Delegates; not that any of them
espoused my cause during the pri-
mary, but they were willing to put
my matter with others, before the
people. The great mission of the
Newspaper, as / see it is to keep the
people informed on current events.
We have some complaint concering
the assessment of property in this
county, that because of the low val
uation placed on property, that our
taxes will be high. As | see it, it
matters very little what the value of
property may be if it is equitable.
Mr.. AS property may be assessed at
$1,000 The rate be 2 cents to the one
hundred, he will pay $50. taxes Again
he may be assessed at $4,000. for the
same property and the rate be cent
on the hundred, he will pay 500. tax.
But if Mr.. BIS is assessed at $1,000,
and Mr. A, at $4,000 for property of
the same actual value, then no mat
ter what the rate may be Mr.. A will
suffer. The only way to reduce taxes
is to reduce expense.
Our next legislature will be called
on to consider another Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States. This Amendment will give
the National government power to re-
gulate the employment of children in
certain occupations, by the National
Government. Two States have act
ed on this Amendment, Georgia, re-
jected it and another state, Arkansas
| believe approved it. Think this
over and instruct your members Of
the legislature whether or not you
favor it.