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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

Farmers do pay an unfair pro
portion OF the nations taxes.
That is fact proved and sus-
tanned by research, and not mere
common statement derived from
prejudice and guessWork.
shall emphasize in this article
Il cause for this injustice that has
not reached the serious attention
its Importance deserves. The cause
suggests its own remedy, but moth
ing will be done about it until eff
fectively organized farmers see
that the remedy is applied.
Tax reduction can be accomplish
ed by lowering public expenses. No
che questions that expenditures
should be kept as low as is consist
ent with efficiency. Although a
general reduction of taxes will in
clude lowering of farm taxes, the
injustice Of putting an undue share
of the tax load on farm property
still will remain. This IS the in
justice we want corrected.
Almost everyone now knows that
most OF tne farmer tax dollar is
spent within his own county In
some states ninety or more cents
Of it is so used. Some have there
fore assumed that only by reducing
! these local expenses can farmers
/ cut down their tax bills.
That conclusion is not necessarily
true. In most states it is not true.
Road and school expenses con-
] sumo more Of the farm tax dollar
than any other items. These have
been considered local expenses and
as such have usually been charged
to the local community. But are
they local expenses
Were Once Local Matters
AT one time roads and schools
were fairly enough local matters
and supported by local revenues
That was before the day Of the au-
tomobile and Of new conception
of the purpose Of public education.
Anyone can stand by the high
road now and see for himself that
highways no longer are a local
matter. He will see flashing past
him pleasure cars and freighted
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

authority to impose these REQUIRE.
ments upon local tax districts be.
cause for the broader purposes OF
public welfare the educational fla.
iiiti"s being provided voluntarily
by the local communities were con.
siderea inadequate.
Wealthy and populous districts
have to meet these state-determin-
ed standards. Rural districts,
where wealth is less and incomes
average smaller, have to meet
them. The cost Of providing a
state-prescribed education for his
children bears more heavily upon
the rural taxpayer than upon the
property owner elsewhere.
Townships and counties are mark
ed off by arbitrary geographical
boundaries that were adopted with
no regard for their potential abil-
tiles as taxpaying districts. A poor
township may have to raise as
much money as a rich township
to meet the states school require
ments. 1t frequently has to raise
more money per pupil. If the
money for the schools were raised
on state basis the burden would
be evened up. The Iocnl levies
upon farm property for school
purposes would be less and the
weather. sections would contribute
more nearly their share of the cost
of education Of the states citizens.
1t would be as fair to do this as
it is to tax childless property own
ers to educate other peoples child
rem. The situations are identical.
How Texas Does II
in the pioneer period education
was a personal matter. A man who
wanted to educate his children hir-
ed tutor or joined with his neigh
bors to employ a teacher. Our
statesmen saw that il this country
was to. be- successful as democ-
racy it must have an educated
citizenship. Public schools were
set up. Later school attendance
was made compulsory. In recent
years the school age has been in
creased to obtain an even better
educated citizenship. These steps
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
JOS. G. CANNON
OBSERVES HIS
GOTH BIRTHDAY
Gets Scores Of Congratulatory
Messages and Visits From
Well-Wishers

Danville, H., May 7.-LR--A SOL
der home from the wars. Joseph G.
Cannon celebrated his goth birth day
today amid his home folk, nor view
ed with any regret the shield he had
laid aside.
In the midwcstern city from which
he went % times to the congress of
the United States. the aged patriarch
planned his customary morning trip
down town, to be followed by pcrsual
Of his mail in his study, and then
tuning in of the radio.
Only the arrival Of scores of con.
gratulatory letters and kilograms and
the visits Of several formal delcga-
tons Of we'll wishers ever alters this
birthday routine from which he sell
dom has deviated since he dropped
the mantle Of statesHanship four
years ago and came home to rest.
TO visitors he has declined to ex-
press any views on questions of the
day. "even on my birthday"
~ had opinions and expressed
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

places for them. Flowing was done
with a child driving the team.
Hunter was considered in this. see
ton as the most remarkable man in
Minnesota because Of his uncanny
intuitive powers and his highly de-
veloped sense of hearing.
Hearing Was Acute
A story is told here of how watch
lost in the woods was found when
Hunter walked through the place and
heard it ticking. On another oc-
casion. he found five dollar gold
piece which had been thrown into a
hog trough inadvertently. He To-
Gated the coin by hearing the pigs
teeth click against it.
One night he boarded up a granary
when he expected threshers the next
day. He bhilt chicken coop alone.
On one occasion he arose at 30 a.
M, sacked and loaded, alone, two
large loads of grain before break
fast so that his boys could get an
early start to town.
Surviving him are his children, Miss
Bertha Hunter, of Ottcrtail county;
Thomas H.. Fargo. N. d.; Ray, Mad
dock, N. d.; Theodore. Jamestown, N.
D.; Mrs. Anna Nygren, Falion,
Nevada; and Joseph. Graceville,
MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

show clearly that we have settled
public policy that education is no
longer a personal nor even local
matter.
The principle that education is
state project has been partially
recognized in Texas.A About half
the property taxes for schools are
levied bv the state and half by the
local tax units. A few other states
have sought by various means to
insure. equal opportunity to school
children by diverting state funds
to districts where the taxable
wealth is small. There is no reason
why farmers in every state should
not demand that their heavily taxed
property should be freed from pay
ing a cent more than is equitable.
More effort has been made t.
equalize road taxes, because farm
ers have demanded more vigorously
that it be done, and because the
fact that roads areNnot a local mat
ter is more plainly obvious to any
one.
Whether taxes are to be levied
in proportion to benefits derived or
in proportion to ability to pay,
farm property is paying unfairly
for schools and roads.
Farmers have an unassailablc ar
gumcnt for demanding of their
state governments more fair dis
tribution of the tax load. | do not
believe much can be expected as Il
result Of decreased public expenses,
for / do not expect them to be de-
creased much. The farmers hope
of getting a square deal on taxes
lies in going out and showing that
he has been absolutely right in
saying that he is taxed unfairly
and in keeping up the fight until
he compels his state to adopt an
equitable basis. of taxation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
FARMERS ARE TAXED UNFAIRLY
BY WHEELER McMILLEN
Associate Editor Of Farm 4 Firesidc

trucks from the next county, the
next state and from states far re-
mote.
Obviously it is not fair far town
ship or u county to stand the en-
tire expense Of building and main
tanning highways used more by
people from other localities than
by the people who pay for them.
Exactly the same principle APP
plies to schools. In earlier times
schools were regarded by general
consent as local matters. A local
! ity might support as good or as
poor school as it desired to build
and pay for maintaining. Some
communities had pretty poor
schools, frequently because they
could afford no better ones.
States Stepped In
So the states stepped in. BY
state law communities were requir-
ed to keep their schools up to GER
tain standards for the good of the
state and society at large. Laws
require school terms of certain
length. Some states prescribe mini.
mum salaries for teachers. Courses
Of study are laid down by states.
Public education has thus be
come accepted as a function OF
concern to the state. Therefore
should not the burden of paying
the school bills be met, in large part
at least, by the state, instead of be
ing left to the local taxing unit
1t the state assumes the obliga
ton to say what shall be taught
how long the school term must be
and how much teachers are to be
paid, can it fairly leave to the loca
tax unit the entire load of tho
cost?
The state has taken upon Itself
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
CORPORATIONS

Neche Oil Co.. Neche, N. D.. 800
600; Frank OLeary, Edward c. Laugh
lin and Otto f.. Jackson.
Central Dakota Investment Co.
jamestown, $4,000; Charles H.
Schrawder and j. O. Hunt, Medina;
Alvin Vcssey and o. II. Bennett
Jamestown and II. f. Knox. Bismarck
Bremen Hall. incorporated, Brc-
men, N. D., $4,000; Frank Il. Dnsek
William r. Hartl and Thomas Boiling
berg, Bremen and John N and Matt
Lies, Cathay.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
MASKS FOR ENGINEERS

Geneva. Switzerland.--Gas masks
are being given by the Swiss FEEDER.
al railway to engineers, their assist
ants and guards employed in freight
trains which pass through the Grand
Moutier tunnel. There is much poi
soned air in the tunnel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

A big line Of Ladies' and
Misses hats on sale at the NJ.
E. church basement Saturday,
May 8, 8 a. m. Old hats re-
trimmed while you wait.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

them when was in public life," he
said. "Now I've retired. The new
generation doesn't need my advice"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07

One point, however, he stresses. He
still is a Republican and eager for
Republican success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
AUTOS KILL $500
CHILDREN YEARLY
Figures Given by Official
Urging Careful Driving.

Approximately $500 school chill
dren were killed last year in auto
mobile accidents in the United
States, it was pointed out today by
Secretary Of State Frederick e.
Schortemeier in plea for more care
full driving on public highways.
"That is a terrible indictment
against American citizenship"
Schortemeier declared. Probably
not one of them was killed in
tentionally. but nevertheless they
were killed and 1t probably is true
that some were killed through
carelessness. II some foreign coun-
try were TO kill not $500, but fifty
seven Of our people we would go to
war"
Firm enforcement Of. the State
automobile laws and more active
participation by the public in pre-
ventive measures were recon-
mended. Schortemeier commended
the plan OF organizing older school
children into traffic groups to pro-
tect the younger pupils near school
buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
PRESBYTERY IN
SPRING SESSION
Rev. K. P. Miller, Franklin,
Named Moderator.

Election of commissioners to the
Baltimore general assembly May 81
was the principal business Of the
presbytery of Indianapolis at West
minister Presbyterian Church, 445 N,
State Ave. today. Forty laymen
and forty ministers, representing
Presbyterian churches in Marion and
seven adjacent counties, attended.
The Rev. X. Palmer Miller of
Franklin was elected moderator
Monday night. The Rev. Thomas
B. Hunt of the Seventh Presby-
terrain Church, S28 Elm St. was
expected to be reelected stated clerk
this afternoon.
Retiring Moderator Victor l.. Ra-
phael Of Greencastle urged adher-
ence Of church members to the
leadership of Christ, in spite Of the
hazard of forgetting Him in the pur
suit of wealth, in the opening SER
mon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20

even more than is claimed for it,"
said Mr.. Edward Gustin, we'll known
indianapolis citizen, living at POI
North Noble St, this city, while
talking a Few days ago with The
nKonjola Man, who is at Hooks drug
Store, corner Pennsylvania and Mar
.ket Streets, Indianapolis where
crowds are calling daily to hear him
explain this celebrated Konjola com
pound.
Yes, this certainly proved to be
q great medicine in my case" Mr.
dustin continued. THE very first
bottle showed me that it was just
what I was needing.
II had been troubled with kidney
and bladder suffering. The pains
would keep me awake all through
hihe night. 1 would just lay and
y hear the clock strike each hour. I
also had terrible, sharp pains in my
shack and across my kidneys. I would
awake in the morning with a dull,
achy feeling, suffering also from
night rising, and my ankles and feet
were swollen SO that l couldn't lace
up my shoes. Sometimes those ter
srific pains would strike me in the
back, and 1 tell you 1t was miser-
able.
II began to take Konjola, and as
Il said before, it benefited me at once,
sand since 1 have continued with it,
y am feeling fine in every way again.
u am able to sleep through the night
without pains Of any kind, and each
lnorning I get up feeling fine, and
without those dull achy pains in the
back. The swelling has gone down
afrom my ankles and feet, and
i can lace up my shoes
tight once more. certain
ly feel like a different man in
every respect, and 1 am mighty glad
you have brought Konjola to Indi-
annapolis, as it has done more for my
health than any other medicine, and
$50 it Is a pleasure to indorse this
wonderful compound"
81 This Konjola is a combination of
twenty-five different roots, herbs,
leaves, etc, which are blended to-
gether with still other proven eff
scacious ingredients into a liquid mix
Nture which seems, to have a sur
prising effect upon the stomach,
liver kidneys and bowels, and in
Instances of catarrhal and rheu-
Nmatic troubles. Many people who
Make Konjola say afterward that it
>Eseems to act like magic and suffer
GERS throughout this entire section
are turning 20 this remarkable prep.
1aration for relief
The Konjola Man is at Hooks
drug store, corner Pennsylvania
and Market Streets, Indianapolis,
where he is daily meeting the pub
lic and Introducing and explaining
the merits Of this remedy. Free
samples given.
Konjola is also sold at all other
Hook drug stores throughout the
downtown district Of indianapolis.
Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
BALLOTS ARE CHANGED

PrirGsARxs Of ballots for the primary
May 8, of which approx
mately 40 900 have been ordered for
Marion County, was begun today by
the William B. Burford Company, it
was announced by Albert II. Losche,
county clerk. Ballot numbers prev
iously assigned to 116 candidates for
for Republican and Dem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
TO OPEN PAVING BIDS
Highway Body Will Let Contracts
on 232 Miles.

Bids will be opened by the State
highway commission May IL on 50.3
miles of paving. Chief Engineer w.
]. Titus announced today. 1t is the
fourth letting Of the season and will
mean the actual contracting for
1923 miles of pavement. Included
in the projects are State Rd. l from
Columbus to near Sugar Creek. 13.45
miles, and State Rd. -, Indianapolis
to Mooresville, 479 miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
ENTRY OF j. S.
IN WORLD COURT
SEEN DIFFICULT
KelIogg'S Refusal to Attend
Conference Viewed
With Alarm.


GENEVA, April 20.--Entry Of
the United States into the world
court has been made much more diff
ilcult, If not impossible, by the re-
fusal Of the American Government
to participate in a conference at Ge-
neva to discuss it's reservations in
connection with membership in the
court.
Following a note from Secretary Of
State Kellogg Monday, in which he
refused the invitation to meet with
Hague Court signatories, league Of
ficials admitted that the projected
conference probably would be aband-
,oned. 1t was pointed out that even
if the conference were held, other
signatories to the Hague conventions
would be apt to veto American reser-
vations unless an American reprent-
alive were on hand at the meeting.
The League of Nations council
may take up the question and seek
another solution whereby the United
States may be admitted to the court,
however.
Unanimous approval of the Amer
lean conditions by notes from Wash
ington to the various signers Of the
conventions is believed by many
here to be almost impossible. Such
an attempt for ratification Of the
reservations has been discouraged by
League leaders since the Senate ac-
ton on the World Court first be-
came known. 1t is pointed out that
there are forty-eight individual sig
natorles to the Hague conventions
and that it would be most difficult
to convince each one of these ma
lions separately that the American
reservations should be accepted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20

CARPENTER: Clara E. Thomas. 25. la E.
North waitress.
Samuel V. Lowe. Shelbyville. farmer
Lula NJ. Lowe. 46 1909 Bellefontaine. do
0smond P. McFahev. II. Arcola. Ill.
auto dealer, Ruth B. Coombes. "a. $40 E.
Charles A. McNfurray, %. $50 N. SEN
ate. delivery carrier; Eddah B. Jones. 81.
Iva MI Redfern, 90. 201e Ashland. ma
chnist; Madge G.. Wainscott 20. 2Ol6
Edward L. Schneider. %. 1916 E. wash
ington cook Fannie j. Kirby 20. 213 S.
Oriental.
hnrer. Helen b Samnle II $50 Camn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20

ocratic offices were changed Monday
by the county board Of election COM
missioners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
MIR. FIXIT
High Jumping Rats Have
Big Time on Corner,
Reader Says,

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case to
city officials. He is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
BLADDER PAINS
kept HIM AWAKE
ALL THRU NIGHT
Konjola Made Amazing
Change in Local Man; Re-
lieved Kidney Bladder
Misery.

i, II had been a sufferer for several
years, but since have taken this
.Konjola compound my health has
shown a marked Improvement in
every way, and 1 can honestly say
that | believe koniola does all and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
Better Than Soda

For fifty years genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia" has been pre-
scribed by physicians because it
,overcomes three times as much acid
in the stomach as a saturated solu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20
MARRIAGE Licenses

Fred Carter. As. Noblc5vile Ind
painter: Rose Duzan. A. o25 Woodlawn.
Louis Haala. AZ 1905 Roosevelt; Marie
Hosoy As 1905 Roosevelt.
Clinton V. Johnson. "a S26 N. Alabama.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20

Instead of soda hereafter take a
little Phillips Milk of Magresia" in
water any time for indigestion or
sour, acid, gassy stomach. and relief
will come instantly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-20

city Onlc1als. lie lS Inc Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him at
The Times.
High jumping, contented rats find
a haven at McCarty and Pennsylva-
MIA Sts., are the tidings Mr.. Fixit
received in today's mail.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: II you want
to see some high-jumping, really con-
tented rats, come to the corner Of
McCarty and Pennsylvania SITS. and
you can a lot of fun. Can't you get
the premises cleaned up?
A TIMES READER.
Do the rats ever try any pole
vaulting? The board OF health
promised Mr.. Fixit an early inves-
tigation.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Please have
the health inspector visit the alley
between Hoyt and Fletcher AYES,
from state Ave. to Spruce st. Trash
is scattered all over.
Can you do anything with the
sanitary department to get ash
wagons covered? The ashes blow
off the wagon each Thursday in this
district. Canvas covers would do.
EDWARD ]. SETON.
The health department is inves-
tigating. Truly Nolen, garbage and
ashes superintendent, is installing
on a number of trucks a patent
type of wagon cover he invented
himself. The sanitary board hopes
to overcome the difficulty you de-
scribe by this means.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12

A To hold that the exchange of my goods, my SER
4 vice and my ideas for profit is legitimate and
ethical provided that all parties in the exchange
benefited thereby.
z To use my best endeavors to elevate the stand
y ards of the vocation in which l am engaged, and
to conduct my affairs that others in my vocation
may find it WISE profitable and conducive to happ-
to emulate my example.
e To conduct my business in such a manner that
U may give perfect service equal to even better
than my competitor and when in doubt to give added
service beyond the strict measure of debt ob-
cation.
To understand that one of the greatest assets of
a professional or of business is his friends
and that any advantage gained by of friend
ship is eminently ethical and proper.
@ To hold that true friends demand nothing of one
y another and that any abuse of the confidence of
friendship for profit is foreign to the spirit of Rotary
and in violation of its Code of Ethics.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
WONDERFUL MOTOR
RIDES IN STORE
FOR ROTARIANS

For those visiting Rotarians who
are motor enthusiasts, San Antonio Of
fers many drives over paved highways
radiating in every direction from the
city. Innumerable side trips over ex-
cellent motor highways are among the
leading attractions of this city. Me-
dina Lake is within 90 minutes ride
over good roads. Loop drives, the
longest of 46 miles, known as the
Scenic Loop, the North Loop Of 20
miles and the Mission Loop Of four.
teen miles, lead the motorist TO points
Of historic interest and past beautiful
sylvan scenery. Trips can also be
made TO the Gulf coast and to the
Mexican border by a short auto ride.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12

fast, hotel, Z 80 a. m. chairman, Jack
Bennett, secretary Houston club.
$50, Educating the Public as =
Rotary" Robert L. Bobbitt, member
Rotary Club Of Laredo; 8 40, Meth
DDS of Educating Rotarians," Walter
Cline, district governor Forty-first dis
trict Of Rotary International; 10 10,
Rotary Fellowship" Dave Glasscock,
member Rotary Club of McAllen /;
10 80. The Mission of Rotary" Hugh
Mcclellan. immediate past president,
San Antonio Rotary Club; IL Is. THE
Denver Convention" Frank G. Davis,
chairman On to Denver Committee of
the Forty-seventh district: IL 80, re-
port of credentials committee; IL :35,
report of resolution committee; IL :45,
nomination Of candidates for district
governor; IL 80, Attendance the
Measure of a Rotary Club" Maston
Nixon, member Rotary Club of Robs-
town: u 700, recess for luncheons.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12

Service dbO5e se-he Profits most aVho serves best.
Ny business standards shall have in them a note
of sympathy for our common humanity. My bust
ness dealings ambitions and relations shall always
cause me to take into consideration my highest duties
as a member of society In every position in business
fe in every responsibility that comes before me, my
chief thought shall be to fill that responsibility and
discharge that duty so when l have ended each of
them shall have lifted the level of human ideals
and achievements little higher than I found it.
In view of this, it is my duty Rotarian-
4 To consider my vocation worthy, and as afford
i ing me distinct opportunity to serve society
q To improve myself, increase my efficiency and en-
& large my service and by so doing attest my faith
in the fundamental principles of Rotary, that he
profits most who serves best
. To realize that am business man and ambitious
j to succeed but that I am first ethical man and
wish no success that is not founded the highest
justice and morality.