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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24
OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
NOTICE

OF the First State Bank, Challis,
Idaho.
The Annual Meeting of sStockhol-
ders OF The First State Bank of Chal-
lis. Idaho, will be held at the Bank
ing Rooms of the First State Bank of
Challis, on January goth, 1925, at 2
P NJ. N. C. HovEY. Cashier.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

We invite you to call in and see
our beautiful line of gift shop goods
something you have never had
the opportunity to purchase in Cen
trail idaho before.
Subscribe for the Idaho Memorial.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

OF the Central Idaho Loan and
Investment Co., Ltd.
The Annual Meeting of Stock Hol-
ders Of The Central Idaho Loan and
Investment Co. Ltd, will be held at
The First State Bank of Challis. Ida
no, On January goth, 1925. at 3 P M.
N. C. HOvEY. Secretary
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

projects in its national program:
coye girls club work.
2. Diversified farming.
Increased appropriations for agricultural research
With the state bankers associations, the agri-
cultural colleges and hosts of farmers organiza-
tons uniting in all parts of the country, the
Commission has held conferences in forty-seven
states. The different individual projects ap-
proved number 1885, Plans are now under way
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

Come in and let us heip you with
the gift problem See our ad. on
rnge four of this Issue.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

We have large and varied assert
ment of beautiful trimmings for Xmas
trees.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

The Rebekah lodge of Challis VIII
give New Years Ball at the Odd
Fellow Hall, New Years Eve. Dance
the old year out and the new year
lin to good music.
Please pay your subscription!
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

for followup work in making these effective
These bankerfarmer conferences have resulted not only
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24
WORK OF ORGANIZED BANKING
TO PROMOTE BETTER FARMING
BY D. n. OTIS

BY H.
Agricultural Director Bankers Association
The Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers
Association has adopted and the following general
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24

~ ranch butter
All kinds of office supplies at The
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
WHAT sUPERPowER IS.

The electric industry in the
United States has had remarkable
growth in every item of Importance
the past year. Greatly increased
use of electrical power in industry
and a wider application of cleo
tricity in the home is the cause.
Within the last few months the
country has begun to hear of
"Superpower''. It is proposed that
we burn coal in great central power
stations, at the mouth of the mine
itself, thus saving useless waste in
transportation, useless loss in valu-
able by-products that amount to
many million dollars annually, and
useless small-scale conversion into
power in thousands of furnaces that
now waste 80 per cent of the
chemical energy in coal as heat. It
is proposed also, that we really be-
gin to tap our vast resources of
water power-now less than ten
per cent developed-hitching them
into the great systems fed by burn
ing coal. 1t is proposed to gener-
ate power at its sources and ship it
along transmission lines, at new
voltages which engineers are be-
ginning to command, to interlock
the country in finely-woven copper
net. That is Superpower.
With electric power generated by
waterfall in Oregon you can light
a reading lamp today in Yuma,
Arizona. There is a great electric
horseshoe in Michigan that links
ten of the largest cities in the state
there is Superpower project under
way in eastern section of Ohio
there is power trunk line of nine
hundred miles across the Appala-
chians that links N. Carolina, S.
Carolina, ALA, Tenn, and Georgia
A superpower system already ex.
lists in the Northwest, stretching
1000 miles east and west with 5000
miles of transmission lines and q
combined capacity of 100000 horse
power. In California superpowel
has for some time been a reality
Every step in this direction means
increased advantages for consumers
L
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

ton the exemption clause embraces
every officer and employee of the ma
ton, state, municipality, school dis
trict and other public institutions.
If anyone can show why Office hold
ers should be exempt, we would like
to know. The man working in the
mines, woods, factory or on the
farm is not exempt and why remove
from the list officers and employees
of the city or school district, town.
ship, county or state, all of whom
are top-notchers on the salary list
and constantly asking for more?
Even the local situation in regard
to taxes is not just and equal ac-
cording to the constitution, regard
less of what this able document
says. For example: John Jones
builds himself house in Ely val
ued at $4,000. At once his prop
erty goes on the tax rolls at say,
40 per cent of true value, which is
$4,000. On this he pays taxes at
the going rate of 1872 or total of
about $186. John Smith puts his
$4,000 into the bank and draws in
terest on the same at no less than
per cent. If Smith is honest and
| lists his $4,000 under the cash and
credit clause, he will pay $500 per
thousand or a total of $500. If
he fails to disclose his wealth, he
goes tax free. Thus Jones is pen
allied for helping to build up a
city while Smith is rewarded for
boarding his coin, at least this is
what it looks like to us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

industries and English workmen
must produce at a starvation price
in many instances even to exist.
In 1920, out of customs rev.
enue of las, 554,000 pounds Bter-
ling collected by Great Britain,
sugar, tea and tobacco, three neces-
sites of life of English workman,
paid I19,49A562 pound. Manu-
featured articles which were shipped
in from other countries and COM
peted with the British workman
paid a very small tariff.
Great Britain uses the tariff to
raise revenue, not to protect indus
try and workmen, while in United
States our tariff has been arranged
to encourage industrial develop
ment with resulting employment
and good wages. In "free trade
Great Britain the average per capita
Tariff for 192O-21-22 was 1887
In "high protective tariff" United
States for same period, the aver
age per capita tariff was $2.85.
Why not discuss the tariff from
the standpoint of industry and labor
rather than from the standpoint OF
| partisan politics? Any workman
can see that a portion of fail
days wage will paw his share Of
tariff levied by this country, while
| in Great Britain where tariff does
not protect industries or workmen
it may take a weeks wages of poor
ly paid employees to pay the pei
capita tariff of that nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

to $3,301, 100000 last year. The
total tax bill last year was $64.64
per capita, as compared with $17.O7
per capita in 1913.
The report includes among the
factors entering into the country
rising tax bill the growing army of
iob-holders. 1t finds added cause
for consideration in the growth OF
property of various kinds which is
exempt from taxation.
The report cites the value of all
exempt real property in 1921 as
$18,398, 100000, compared with
twelve and a third billions is 1912,
an increase of 400 per cent in the
nine-year period. .
eff to the exempt real property"
says the report, els added the vast
amount of personal property rep
resented in the security holdings of
the foundations and endowments
and in government bonds, viz, ST.
OO0, 100000 in foundations, $780,
100000 in college, hospital, char
liable and church endowments, $1O,-
900, 600, 600 in state and local gov
eminent securities, and $23,O0O,-
100000 in Federal government
securities, the stupendous sum Of
$54, 100000, is arrived at, the
principal and income of which is be-
yond the reach of the tay collector
of state and local governments"
AS has often been pointed out in
these pages, tax-exemption has di-
verified great volumes of money from
channels of industry and commerce
into channels of idleness. That is
something business cannot afford
Labor cannot. afford it. Taking
constructive capital out of industry
tends to cut doyn industry and re-
duce the chances of employment.
Industry needs the money!. the
government does not. The gov
eminent should have every cent
needed, but above that it is worse
than waste for the government to
have another penny.-Public Ser
vice Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT.

"The International Interpreter" of
recent date says: "The stability of
government is chiefly on employment
in useful industries, and in content
ment and wellbeing of the masses of
the people. Idleness and unemploy-
ment mean poverty, misery, low
grade morale, and breed radicalism,
immortality and crime. To deal with
unemployment by 'doles' still further
lowers morale, and builds up intoler-
able tax burdens. To stimulate in
dustry and lessen unemployment is
the first and obvious mandate in
family, community and national
life"
The above summary shows neces-
sity for industrial development
which maintains payrolls and steady
employment. Certainly all political
parties can agree on this point.
In the past when the word
tariff" has been mentioned in
connection with industry, it has
been red flag to arouse the antag-
onisms of individuals with varying
political beliefs. Mystery about
the tariff has been encouraged by
politicians who, like the magician or
"snake doctor" of old, hold a mys-
FERROUS power over large numbers
of people by keeping them in ignor-
ance of tricks or fake practices.
Those nations which have recog-
nized necessity for protecting their
Industries by reasonable tariffs to
enable them to compete with for
eign products in home market, have
developed most rapidly in raising
the standard of living, wages and
working conditions for the masses.
The United States, which leads the
! world in high wages and modern
conveniences for all the people, is
typical of a nation where the home
worker has been protected by a
tariff that encouraged industrial
development.
The International Farm Congress
advocates definite and permanent
removal of tariff question from
politics and urges its consideration
from purely economic standpoint.
Since the war, England has been
harassed with great unemployment
and millions md millions of dollars
have been hanoed out by the gov
eminent in form. of doles. England
is advertised as "free trade"
country 1t is free trade in this
way, industrial workers and basic
industries are exposed to competi-
ton of manufactured products from
countries having a lower wage scale
or lighter degree of efficiency
than in England. Hence, English
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

The National Forest idea is a
worthy one, if not carried to ex-
tremes. We now have a fine ma
tional park in Northern Minnesota,
disconnected though it is, and still,
like Oliver Twist, we want more
at least, there are persons who be-
lieve, to judge by the strides they
are taking that the whole of north
ern Minnesota should be set aside,
or fenced off, as a national forest.
There is before congress at the
present time what is known as the
Fuller bill, which provides for the
extension of the national forest to
include all of Cook county and a
large slice out of Saint Louis
county, and congress has way, you
know, of bulling things through
whether the people directly affected
like it or'not. We must admit that
the territory proposed to be added
to the national forest contains
some of the finest, prettiest and
most picturesque land that lies out
of doors, and we perhaps shouldn't
blame those who are seeking to
grab off something that will not cost
them "a cent. But there is always
the possibility of too much of a
good thing, and the passage of the
Fuller bill, it seems to US, comes
under that heading. 1t would be
better were congress to make law
that would connect the national
forest plots by bringing in the
separating territory, and and then
we would have great park, good
enough for anybody. Saint Louis
and Cook counties should oppose
the Fuller bill. and those interested
should lose no time in entering their
protests with our congressional rep
resentatives.-Hib Daily News,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

All roads do not lead to Rome in
this country, but some of them will
lead to ruin unless they are put on
a firm and permanent basis. There
is almost as much wisdom in try
ing to maintain dirt roads as there
would be in building dirt houses.
The early western settlers succeed
ed for a while with sod houses,
when it was hard to get lumber or
other building material, but they
were but temporary, and as soon as
the settler was able to build from
something more substantial the sod
house was replaced. 1t is just the
same with roads. A dirt road will
stand up for a while, but very soon
it needs repairs. Even a gravel
surface road is but temporary
Heavy traffic and the elements will
soon wear it out, and it will need
repairing. When the old Romans
built roads, they built them to with
stand the traffic of centuries, and
many of these old roads are still
good and in use. The sooner we
get away from building makeshift
lightly surfaced roads, the sooner
will our taxes be lowered
Wabasha Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
WHOSE TAXES ARE YOU PAY
ING?

What would the average citizen
say if he discovered that about
every sixth man or woman had been
relieved of the common obligation
of paying taxes? In other words,
how would a part of the people like
to pay taxes for all of the people?
That is exactly what happens with
reference to property in this coun-
try. That is to say, about one-sixth
of all the wealth in this country is
untaxed; the remaining five-sixths
foots the bill for all. (These per-
centages are based on the under
standing that the total wealth of
the United States amounts to $780,
000,000,000. We had supposed it
was nearer 100000, 100000 and
as stated in the December magazine,
about one-eighth of all property, as
result of tax-exempt securities,
went untaxed.)
In this day when all intelligent
citizens are gravely disturbed over
the matter of unprecedented taxa
ton, when the president is seeking
ways and means of reducing this
common burden, the fact should be
driven home to everybody that about
$54, 100000, or more than one
sixth of all the wealth in the coun-
try, goes untaxed. That staggering
amount has hid away in tax-exempt
securities. And the amount is stead
lily rising and may be expected to
rise so long as destructive income
taxes wipe out such large proper
tions of incomes and estates each
year, and wealth can find such vol
umes of tax-exempt securities in
which to hide.
The fact that $4,000, 600, 900
had found relief from taxation by
this method was recently brought
out in a report of the national in
dustrial conference board which
spent year studying the cost of
government to the people.
At least $54, 10000, 900 worth of
American property is not helping to
pay the cost of American govern
ment. That's the lald fact in a
nutshell.
If the total wealth is $500, OO0,-
100000, it means that S246, 000,-
100000 paws the cost of govern
ment and that $4,000. 000,0 900 gets
it's government for nothing.
That's a lot of cargo to carry
free.
Summarizing the growth of the
country's. tax bill, the report shows
that the nation paid last year in
taxes STOOL 900, 900, compared with
sS.363, 100000 in 1921, S2,194,-
900 in 1913 and $1,382, 100000 in
1903. In 1922 the taxes collected
by the Federal government showed
tremendous decline as compared
with 1921, due to the reduction of
income taxes caused by the low ebb
if business in 1921.
On the other hand. taxes or state
and local governments continued to
mount. State taxes increased from
$307. 900. 900 in 1913 to $846,000,-
900 in 1922. Likewise local taxes
rose from s1,219, 100000 in 1913
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

In another article in this issue
taken from the Public Service Maya
zine, an authority on the subject, it
is shown that sixty-four billions of
the total property of the United
States is tax free. This amounts to
about one-sixth of the total wealth
of the nation. A remedy FOR this
condition must be found or in time
the total wealth of the nation, not
now employed IN business or con-
tanned in personal and real property,
will be in the tax-exempt class and
the rate for those paying taxes will
mount high enough to swallow the
visible wealth of the nation. How
this is to be corrected is hard to fig
ure just at present, but it is hoped
some method will be devised by Con-
gress to correct the tax-exempt evil
Even in the income tax PROPOSE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

step" this one Wipe your feet and
save a life."
Henry Ford gets rich making
automobiles and Rockefeller gets
rich making them go. If it wasn't
for one the other would go broke.
Luke says a pessimist is woman
who starts asking her husband the
day after the wedding. "Do you
still love me?"
o.
Edgar Allan Poe.
Once upon a morning foggy, when
the earth was damp and soggy,
Barney Google left his house and
close behind him locked the door;
Made his way unto the stable,
Where slept Sparky on a table,
And his ears dragged on the floor;
This made Barney Google sore.
Presidential possibilities have start
ed their race. They're off. Some
are off more than others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01


A lot of the towns and cities
which pulled every available polit-
zeal wire to get one of the trunk
highways routed over their main
streets, with the hope of getting the
state sometime to pay for some
paving, may have played a fine joke
on themselves. Already in many
cases the congested traffic in these
places is problem and, in looking
into the matter, it is found that the
law states there shall be no parking
of cars on portions of trunk high
ways within the limits of incorpor-
ated cities or villages. 1t may re-
quire special act of the legislature
to cure the situation, for it is un-
derstood, once a route lis laid it
cannot be changed without legis-
lative action.-Le Sueur Center
Leader-Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

We have always commended that
the Anti-saloon League outlived its
usefulness when the saloons went
out of business and we could not
see why the outfit should keep right
after more and more donations.
The conviction of the head of the
League, VIM. H. Anderson in New
York this week on the charge of
forgery furnishes a clue gas to the
whyfore of the continuance of the
League. Anderson was accused of
splitting the commissions of solicit
ors for the fund to his own use.
Now that the commissions have been
accounted for, wouldn't it be a wise
plan to ascertain what became of
the principal?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

The columns of the Miner are
open to anyone wishing to air their
opinions in public and all we ask
of them is to use moderate language,
write legibly and sign their name
to their communication. We want
the name as a guarantee of good
faith and not necessarily for pub
Hcation. The extension of the
Superior National Forest will fur
nsh a good subject for public opin-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

The governor of California cut
off $50, 100000 from expenses last
wear and saved this to the taxpayer.
This was largely the result of cut
ting off useless employees ana max
ing those retained earn their sal,
aries. Why not try some OF TINS
in the national and state govern,
ments and other subdivisions! II
it costs SIS cents (estimated) In
administrative expenses of every
dollar expended, where will we
eventually land?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

The next session of the legis-
lature should enact law compel
ling the vehicles in the state to car
ry lights, whether they be auto
matte or horse drawn vehicles. The
man who drives on the highway to-
day takes his life in his hands if he
is running without lights. We
should think that every one would
want his vehicle lighted, even
though there is no light compelling
him to do so. 1t would be mat
ter of protection to himself as well
as to others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

An average of $68.37 for every
man, woman and child in the United
States. was collected in taxes. in
1922 by the national, state, county
and city governments and all other
civil divisions having power to levy
and collect taxes. Taxes collected
in that year amounted to $7,433,-
0S1 900, the census bureau an
nounced last month. Taxes collected
by the Federal government in the ifs
cal year beginning July i, 1922,
amounted to $3,204,133,O00, which
was almost five times the amount
collected in 1912 The per capita
amount of the governments taxes
was S29.47.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETI-
TON FOR LICENSE TO
SELL LAND.
State of Minnesota, County of St
Louis. SIS.

State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, SIS.
in PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Anna Janeksela, Deceased.
The Petition of Susanna Janeksela
as representative of the above
named estate, having been filed in
this Court, representing, among
other things, that for reasons stated
in said petition, it is necessary and
for the best interests of the estate
of said decedent and of all persons
interested therein, to sell certain
lands of said estate in said petition
described and praying that license
be to her granted to sell the said
land:
1t Is Ordered, That said petition
be heard before this Court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in Duluth, in said County, on
Monday, the 18th day of February,
1924 at ten o'clock A. M, and all
persons interested in said hearing
and in said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place
to show cause, if any there be, why
said petition should not be granted.
Ordered Further, That this order
be served by publication in The Ely
Miner according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, January
80, 1924.
By the Court,
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk of
Probate.
SEAL, Probate Court, St. Louis
County, Minnesota
A. j. Thomas, Attorney for Estate.
2-1 2-15
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

The papers, says Luke, usually de-
scribe everything the bride wears
except the look of triumph.
Why, asks Ike, do men feel so
timid about asking BARRIERS what
they think of safety razors?
Rico thinks the Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse were Buffalo Bill,
Phil Sheridan, Paul Revere and Bar
ney Google.
Coming Thru the Rye.
When a wild and pop-eyed driver
Shoots his auto down the street
He can make the public hustle,
And go hopping on both feet,
He can make the bravest tremble,
He can make the boldest quail,
But they say the female driver,
Is more deadly than the male.
Luke asks what has become of
the old-fashioned individual who
kept an honest-to-goodness diary?
"This hair tonic is made to sell
and not to grow hair" said the Ely
barber whose greatest joy in life
was ringing up sale on the cash
register.
The new gloves have fancy EN-.
broidery on the backs. If you have
a cold, advises Ike, carry a handker-
chief.
Ike says a spendthrift is a man
who made up with his girl two
months before Christmas.
A Chicago woman shot her hus-
band because he tracked mud in
upon her clean kitchen floor. Luke
says add to the slogan "Watch your