The Cedarville Herald, Volume 31, Numbers 1-26

•m e a n u t u muu-mmmm sm zzz ■ m m O P E R A HOU S E ! itlH W .llinm ~ ' I —l— I— -j ~ llO .lH l],!lm ■[ ,■I I -]■ - - I- _ — ■ A ll N ext W eek Commencing Monday, Apr. 27th s s 9 MORg TAXES i RIALESTATE Quadrennial Appraisement Bill Hits farmaudOtherRealtyOwners. ARE CORPORATIONS B CKFIT? THE KINSEY KOMEDY KO. In a R ep e r to ire o f N ew P lay s 5 ===Bir Soecialties -^5 P A N IC P R IC E S ■ ( . • ‘ ~ • #, , * >* to A ll P a rts o f th e House. ' ‘ ’ * pSTWBUTING P^POT tOSj • “ Pittsburgh Perfect” Fences , For some lime we have teen investigating a New Idea in Wire Fencing, After a most careful examination we have been convinced , that we have found the best field fence manufactured. *‘Pittsburgh ■ Perfect*’ is made of all galvanized steel wires. It® is the only fence welded by electricity. ' Every rpd is guaranteed perfect. All large wires, tile stays being the same size as line wires. It has no wraps to hold moisture and cause rust. I f Y ou A re Looking fo r a Fence That will stand HARD USAGE; That Will not SAG DOWN or CURL OVER, on the top ; That has stays that WILL NOT SLIP; u ■ That will CONFORMTO UNEVEN GROUND; That has no SLACK WIRES; That does not require an EXPERT TO ERECT; That Is LOW IN PRICE—- Then Read What W e Guarantee % 1 . Tlis otnya ire BLECTRICAtiLV WELDED to strands, forming1 n perfect Halos and tin amalgamationwith the stronUsfit* foundin any other fence. it, No wraps to getlooue, or holdmoistureand canno rust. 9 . Ho projections to injure Stock or tear wool fromcheap. Strongerat tho joints thanany other fenco; welded togothorby electricity. 6. Cf0ar*nte6d that thewire Is not injured at lifejoints, .. 6 , Guaranteed adjustable to unevenground. 7 . Guaranteed that stays Will not separate from siranda. 8. Guaranteed all right Inevery particular. 9, x G(je by thomostmodemprocess and ontho latest iropiOTOilmachinery. JO, Jlosfc of tfco weak politts In Other foUcca ato on account of tho wny the stays are fast* ened. Onrstay* are amalgamatedwith tho strands bymoansof electricity and tho strength of tho fetsco increased a hundred fold over tho strength of a fenco whore the stays are Vntappodor damped on tho strands. ■ I f by thir .:me you ate jfttetested, come and see this fence and get in your order. If you ate skeptical Come and he convinced. We add ourpersonal guarantee to everytking.claimed.£br4i-s.r.Awculdbi pleased to submitprice*. Don’ t fail to see u$ belore buying yopr fencing. Don't put it off until you are ready to Use it, but place your order in advance, at we cannot carry all sizes it) stock, C r o u s e & C r a w f o r d . YOUR APPETITE I f y ou r appetite is p o o f, eat meat. T o tempt yo tir appetite and nourish the system ou r ch o ice m eats are not excelled by anyth ing. T h e weak and the strong, the sm a ll and the hearty eater a like en joy them . /. C G WEIMER Measure Now Before the House In­ terests Farm and City Property Owners—Prompt Action Necessary to Meet the Situation. -—^oUrmbus* . .0 .-1 Sprc'q'T);=*-G<?nnto IJiij -'Nc, ' tlte tc-nate Week. This bill provides for the revaluation of real estate next year, and this Increased valuation will be subject to the tax rate for 1910; that Is to say, Increased valuations on real estate, farms, etc., will become sub­ ject to taxation one year In advance of the time under the regular cloaca- nlal appraisal. Every man who owns) a farm or other realty will find his taxes in­ creased if the bill becomes a law. Every owner Of a city lot and house will find hia poelcetbook touched hard by officials having taxation power. The outlook is not a pleasant one, Tor land and buildings already bear by. far the largest per cent of the taxes and the farms pay me bulk of this amount. ■ ’ These are arguments that oppo­ nents of the bill have presented to legislators. They claimJhat senate bill No. 558, by Sir. West, which on Its f$ce reads innocently enough, will give public officials power to levy in­ creased taxes on one class of prop-; erty—real estate. Even where a wisely-fixed debt limit or the adverse votes of citizens have kept down the debts of counties and cities, the way- will now be clear for officials to raise more money and to run' tne people more deeply into debt, .and the voters will have no chdfck on this prtiposed Increase. Single Tax. Though perhaps not intended as a single-tax measur , it tends in that direction. Single tax proposes to tax real estate alone, while this aims to throw mast Of the burden for the time being at least upon realty. The Cuyahoga county delegation is working hard for the passage of the. hill, Their' sponsor, Mayor Tom L, Johnson, is an ardent single-tax sup­ porter, But' more than this, Mayor Johnson’s administration has spent so much money that it has run Cleve­ land up to the debt limit, and” finds Itself unable ~to raise money for very necessary improvements and some df the ordinary expenses of tire city gov­ ernment. Several times the adminis­ tration has attempted to raise more money by. submitting a proposed bond issue to the voters at an elec­ tion, but each time the proposed in­ crease in debt has been voted down, In spite of this public sentiment under this hill the bonded indebted­ ness of Cleveland or any other'mu­ nicipality in the state might, "he In- -creusedHfitcf 100 percent. And this bill takes from the farmer and small realty owner the right to select and vote for tho man wjlo ap­ praises his property and puts It In the hands of a hoard to appoint the ap­ praiser, » This bill provides for appraisals of realty every four years, instead often years, as has been the custom in this state. There is no great objection to the more frequent reappraisal, but no change should be made prior to- the usual period. Leases and contracts have been made based on the decen­ nial appraisement of 1900, amLown­ ers and lessees had the right to ex­ pect that conditions would not be changed prior to the usual time. It the appraisal is made at the usual time for but four years, everybody will so understand it and be governed accordingly. New Rule For Valuation. Opponents of the bill demand that there shall be no change prior to the usual period, and that It should not pass unless other legislation accom­ pany lt„ such as reducing the limits of taxation which may be levied by municipal and county authorities. Ob­ jection Is offered to the section which provides that real estate shall be tax­ ed at its truovalue in money, “without discount” ‘'Without discount” aro new words In Ohio tax laws, By cus­ tom It has become the rule to value for taxationdll property, both real and personal, at 00 per cent of its true value. Some Is valued even lower, the tax valuation of personal property being especially low. Dor Instance, If a farm or If a city lot Is Worth $6,000 In the market, the assessors have placed upon It a valuation not to exceed $3,600, which Is 60 per cent. Under the new law the valuation on the tax books Wouldhave f6he$6,000. ftnd the Officials,would, have power.ia- keep tho tax rate on the property as high afl in the past, While the proposed law will' en­ force a higher valuation on all real estate, it will not cut down the rate of taxation which public officials hro embowered to fix. For Instance, if the rate of taxation has bceii 3 per cent in some county Or city, Officials may still keep it at 3 per cent, though the tax valuation of property jumps from 60 per cent of market value to full market value. If the total tax Valuation of tjie same locality under the 60 per cent rule has’been $60,000.* Worst Accident In History, Tho Most awesome accident in his- hfty was the fail of a Roman amphi­ theater in the time of Tiberius, Fifty thousand people were crushed. CASTOR IA to t Iftfipmt*ftfidOhlMxifi, Tin Kind You D in Always Bwgiit Dear# the Signatureof mmu f a f a f a f a 000 and the mount of tax collected has b<H-u $J.Mffi.000 at a a per cent rate, the .valuation will bo increased to $100,006,100 and tho- vato may 'still be 3 per cent, and the amount of tag collected will then reach to $3,006,000, The officials will have that amount to spend, aud they always, upend all they cm. get. Debt, Debt, pebt, The officials will uavo power to run the public more deeply Into debt. A wisely-made state law decrees that, the debt limit of a city shall never exoeed 4 per cent of tho tax valuation except by a vote of the peo­ ple, when It way go to 8 per cent When the tax valuation is $60,000,000 bonds may ha Issued by city officials only to tha amount of $2,400,000, but if the valuation jumps to $100,000,000, as-permitted under this bill, the bond ifisues may ha increased to $4,000,000, giving city officials power to. issue mow'hmuj*: of the people. ' ‘ • And there are other bills which will permit a city council to go even be­ yond the 4 per cent debt limit. They j were introduced by Senator Howe, a ■Johnson Democrat or Cleveland, .and they provide that certain classes of I bonds, such aa paving bonds, play­ ground bonds, grade-crossing bonds dnd several others shall be exempt from the 4 per cent doht rule. In other words, a city- administration may exclude these bonds from Its cal­ culation, and then may issue other bonds to the amount of 4 percent of the tax valuation. Waterworks bonds are now exempt from the debt limit. This quadrennial appraisement bill would affect every city, village, ham­ let and farm In the whole state. If the taxing officials could guarantee that they would,[decrease the tax rate or levy pro rata with the increase in Valuation fixed under the measure one. serious objection to it would be removed, . Encourages Extravagance. Thebill is*nothing less thana meas­ ure to encourage tax extravagance.- County, city and Village officials are always complaining that they do not have money enough to conduct .the public’s business,, and yet the av­ erage taxpayer feels that he contrlb-* utes-^by force, perhaps—more than his share of the, public expense. This bill, if enacted Into law, would give taxing bodies splendid opportu­ nity’to raise grsdter sums by taxation and at. the same time reduce the tax levy. That would be possible because the taxable yalue of a farm or lot, for Instance, cOuld be' increased. 50 per cent and the rate lowered 25 per cent. The net result to the taxpayer would be that bis taxes would be Increased 25 per cent, and If he complained, the taxing officials could “point with pride” toe the fact, and urge It as a defense, that the levy was reduced 25 per cent, Altogether, if looks as If certain large corporate .Interests might be greatly Interested Ip this jneasure. If the duplicates of the several -counties .were doubled, i t would giyeUhe-State4-ijt^ itself twice ,as.much money from its "• levy as it receives now. The $2,000,- 000 paid to state support would, be raised to $4,ooo,0oo, and this would help wonderfully well to meet the ex- tjpavwrnt. iwm tmm *, being made by the preuenV legislature, and not cost the “interests*' a cent more. The opponents of the measure ar­ gue that all farm, village and city realty owners should enter a protest, against the passage of the bill by the Louse and to that end tho matter should be taken up immediately-with the representatives in the legislature from YOUR county,.. , HuiTPnU'!^ **lt P a y s t o T ra d © in S p r in g f ie ld ** Fre Fares toSpringfieldandReturn Every Day in tKe Yeiir, On Any Train or Traction Car Do Your Buying in Springfield ® TheMerchants' Association pays your fare. Themembers are the leading firms of the highest reputationintheir respective lines of business, andare known as such throughoutCentralOhio. fa nPltA f i lm * On ft purchase of $15,00 worth of merchandise from any one or mere of the following ili I f i r P l f l l l firmo your fare for forty miles, coming and going, or a total*of eighty miles, one way, ■ -MV a imps will be refunded to you. Ask_for a rebate book In the first store you enter of those , t e | ; l s t { n g . v u - ' h a v l n g - e y e r v - p u r p l m e e - . y p u r - p q r - ^ ?.aejiook at-the^isiJkL^ts^AssocIatlon office,‘Ja the’ banktag^teointr Thff'AmerteJur-”-' Trust and Savings Company, American Trust Building, comer Main street and Fountain avenue, at any time between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m., and your fare will be refunded, If you live at a greater distance than forty miles from Springfield your fare will be refunded one way, up to eighty miles. Should yon live farther than eighty miles from' Springfield, your fare will be refunded one way for eighty miles of the distance, leaving the minimumo f cost to the purchaser. / Customers must show return railroad or traction ticket, or cash fare receipt at'the store-Where Rebate Rook Is applied for, also at tho Association's office when applying for the rebate. / It is all very Simple and easy, Try it ^ Gnz per cent additional cash rebate in addition to your farewill be allowed on all purchases Ikexcess of $15. ^ M E M B E R S o f T H E M E R C H A N T S * A S S O C I A T I O N Arcade Jewelry Store Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silverware, Opti­ cal Parlors, 57-59 Arcane. Arcade Music Store (L. C. Gorsuch*& Co.) Pianos, Organs, Talking Ma­ chines, Sheet Music, 74 Arcade, Baldwin’s , Shoes. 25 E. Main St, ' tj&tiflct >.rm\ Bancroft, Hatter and Furrier Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Headwear, Women’s, dren’s and Men’s Furs. 4 E. Main St, Chil- Boggan’s Toggery Shop Ladies’ Cloaks, Suits; WalBts, Slrirts, Neckwear, Furs and Millinery, 7 S, Limestone St. C. C. Fried & Son Diamonds, Watches, Silver­ ware, Brasses, Optical Goods. 6 E. Main St. Folckuner’s Pharmacy Drugs, Patent Medicines* Cigars, Soda1 Water* Post Cards. . Cw. High and Fountain Ave. Joseph H. Gnau Wall Paper, Llncrusta Wal­ ton; Burlap, Room Mouldings, ___ WiMow_Shadfi 3 ^_ 26 .E JH lgh^ Bookwalter Hotel Bldg. Kaufntan’s Men’s, Boys’ and Children's Clothing and - Furnishings, Hats, Trunks, 16-17 S, limestone St Kredel A Alexander Clothing for Men and Boys, Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, Main St near Limestone St MsCuIloph’s.Harness 8tore Harness, Blankets, Robes, Trunks, Satchels andLeather Goods. 40 E. Mata St. M> D. tevy & Sons Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing and FuroiBhlngs, Cor. Mata St and Fountain Ave. Miller’s Music Store Pianos, Player-Pfanos/ Or­ gans, Sheet Music. 34 S. Limestone St. Nlstey’s Arcade Shoe House Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. 62-54-56 In the Arcade. Oldham’s 19 S. Fountain Ave. Millinery, Cloaks, Suits, Cor­ sets, Gloves, Ribbons and , Yarns. . Oscar Young Shoes and Oxford TICs. 7 E. Main St. People’s Outfitting Co. Furniture,Carpets aimStoves 21-23 S. Fountain Avo. Pierce & Company Wall Paper, Window Shades, Pictures and Framing, Books, ' School Supplies, l l S. Fountain Ave. Rosensteel & "Weber __ Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Mattings,. linoleums. Stoves 1 and Ranges. 25-27 W, Mala St Rputzahn A Wright ' Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. " , 9 0, Fountain Ave. Salzer’a Furniture, Carpets, Stoyes, Men’s Clothing, Ladles’ Suits, Cloaks, Furs. Cor, High and Center Sts, 8. J. Lafferty A Sons Stoyes, Tin and Enameled Ware, Queenaware, Lamps, . Spouting and Roofing. ‘ 111-113 E. Mata St « Sullivan’s Department Store Dry Goods, Notions, Lace Curtains, Rugs, Men’s Goods and HouSe Furnishings. Cor Main and Limestone Sts, Sullivan, The Hatter Hats, Caps and Gent’s Furnishings, Trunks and Valises, *, 21 S. Limestone St. The Edward Wren Cp. Dry Goods, Cloaks, Suits, Millinery, Shoes, Carpets, Furniture, Housefumishings,. High Street—East. The Kinnane Bros. Co, Dry Goods, S'tts, Undergar­ ments, Carvels, Dmiseries, and House Furnishing Goods. Main St. and Fountain Ave. The Lion Hardware Co. Hardware, Doors and Sash, Mantels and Grates. 130-132 E. Mata St The Springfield Hardware Co. Builders’ and Residence Hardware, Mill add Factory Supplies. 36-38- E, Mata St. ' The Vogue Ladles'-CloaksrSults, 'Waists. Furs atuTMininery. 33-35 E. High St, near Ltr.*w stone St The When Arcade J' Men’s, Boys’ and Childrej s Clothing, Hats, Fumit-htac*. Trunks, Valises, Suit Cases- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS WlkBUR. M. FAU1LKNER BUSINESS MANAGER AMERICAN TRUST BUILDING SPRINGFIELD. OHIO r "UNIFORMITY,” f tzz v An Expensive ‘'Reform” Move- g 5 ment, DI« an Unwept Death. " That there wifi be no radical school legislation by the legislature this ses­ sion Is A foregone conclusion. Ad­ journment day is fixed /for May ll, with a recess from May 1 to that date. Even If the legislators were inclin­ ed to pass school lawn they would not have time to give them the proper consideration. . There will be many measures en­ acted into school laws, but they will not be the "burning” propositions of­ fered by "reformers" who were look­ ing after their own personal and financial interests, Tho "demand ’ for state uniformity of school books has worn itself to a frazzle, and what looked like a lusty demand at the outset has deteriorated into a “peep” that1 la not heard in the legislative hfdla even by those with the keenest ears. An effort wax made to manufacture sentiment on the “uniformity” ques­ tion, but when the advocates of that proposition showed that it would re­ quire tho appointment of a state com­ mission, and would cost the taxpayers thousands upon thousands of dollar^ for which,!hey would get no returns, the propaganda died an early death and uniformity was given a black eye from which it will not soon recover. An effort is being made to amend =fho ShOskiand koiiac bill, which is now before the senate,; so that school books can not be changed oftener than once in five years. Tho bill as it passed the house says changes can not he made except upon a vote of fiveslxtha Of the members of tho boards of education. It is pointed out that if the ’ exception" clause is cut out of the measure, the law will meet every honest demand for re­ form, for then books cohld not bo changed often and parents would not he compelled to put up money for new books from time to time, P A T E N T S 1 CuvetUit,AftJTr*d*i&*4Mobtained and altPat-i lentbittinm M*dw**d fer Mos>en*t* re ts . ! i ouSOm eatserrasrtcu.v.pAY tMTO i'ritK i ana w* ran M*mi oatimt I g h u time thftn those remote from WaaBnjftef. Sand model, dm' * - tlon, •WajMri**, charge. Oath * sent fra*. Ad<*#**> uv-thoto.. %ith dencrin- o< not, free o f atUMfiind. ; PtMCntt,” With kmt foreign eawuriei; Wjjf ii OW, I __ _ ft •pftteatehte i nrfeana* 4m* ® paten , iraa . ^ O .A .S N O W d t O O . AMFfttttfV fie, Hi ' Put Your Money In a New Country The Pacific Coast extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway now under construe** tlon, opens to thesettlerthousands of acres of excellent agricultural land. Thenewcountry in Adame, Hettinger, and Bowman Counties, North Dakota, and Butte County, South Dakota, is now reached •by the new track. The soil is a dark loam with clay subsoil, and produces in abundance wheat, oats, barley, spelz, flax, corn and potatoes. The land is well adaptedto farming, good water is found at a depth of from twenty to fifty feet, and the whole country is underlaid with lignite coal that out­ crops along thestreams, and inmost cases can be had for the digging. The climate 1s healthful, the air is dry and invigorating, and the percentage of sunshiny days is high. Outdoor work can be done almost every day in the year. Rainfall is amply suflb* A cient to xaiso the crops. Regular mail service has beeii established, the roads are good, rural telephone lines traverse tho country, and automobiles are in common use. The deeded land in thto district sells for from $10 to $18 per acre. There are many instances this year where the crop equalled in value the cost of tbe land. In Butte County, South Dakota, there is considerable government land open forhomestead entry. Government landoffices are.maiutainecl aFDemmon, Hettinger and Bowman, where filings and final proofs may be made. All of these towns are on the new line of the Chicago Milwaukee & S t Paul . . ^ J . , ... Railway InMontana, the'new’ rallroad traverses good farming iand. It has beetr-demonstrated that big . crops of grain may be raised. Along thoYellowstone and Mussellshell rivers, thVwater is used for , irrigation, and phenomenal yieldsofalfalfa, sugarbeets, and grain, arealwayscertain. In the Judith Basin near Lewisiown, Montana, is one of the most remarkable sections to be found on the new line, Undernatural rainfall, the famous bench lands produced this year an average of 35 bushels of hard Wheat to the acre, and tho price was 01cents perbushel. The basin contains about 1500 square miles and is sparselysettled. Sonjo government land still remains open forSettlement. A government land office ismaintained at Lewistown, In Fergus County, outside the Judith Basin, is ode of Ihe.grcatcst Stock countries in theworld, and good ranches cau be purchased at a reasonable figure. The Chicago, Milwaukee A St, Paul Railway Co, has established an immigration department for the purpose of assisting in the settlement and development of the new lands now being opened. Pamphlets descriptiveof its resources will be forwarded free oh request, „ ft At MILLER O i n i n l P «M c i f g * r A g « n t » CHICAGO CEOtB. HAYNES Immigration Ag*nt, «s Attaint tTR&rr, chicaoo To Cure aCold inOneDay itLaxative Drome rmm.4®