St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 22, 1920
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sits, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1926. ———_—_— “oo -_ - —~ wer ” ls -~ 7 ~- . — ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH » EQUAL TAX OBJECT LESSON. _ the presidency it would be interesting to have an pow. eal yt ; m If. 4 7 a zy %. ¥ *; ash ‘e = ~x55 ce + ~ " =! aoe j Founded by JOSEPH PULITZER Kansas is a smaller State than Missouri by about | sp ee ee. ta hack of i uy * ” a OR DE we SF % Dec. 12, 1878. 12,000 square miles, but it has no inconsiderable area | The Republican boas 4 Harding is true, but whose money is it’ li t lit blishing Co., 9 ye as Faget pono peer aad of semi-arid farms. Its largest city had only about | ‘ ‘ior 7 a % | 85,000 population in 1910. The State accordingly lacks = 22 POST-DISPATCH CIRCULA TION that accession to values that comes from the presence | 2 r ier: Months’ Average, 1920: 3.393 of congested populations in Missouri's great cities. | In-an interview in the Post-Dispatch John M. At ° : % ~ io B. DAILY AND SUNDAY |........ 196,410 | It had under the former census almost exactly one-| kinson, Democratic candidate for Governor, declared eT tans | Weddin et ——™“,| half the inhabitants of Missouri. that “our biggest problem today is doing the business | , - toe Bek | THE a PLAT- | nd still Kansas’ total valuation as fixed for taxa- of the State and of the nation along business lines, | , Ped ee a or Tc 'tion purposes by the State Tax Board, sitting as a and it is one of the most difficult things.” He ex- : | : eet del 8 a . Atay n oan — | Board of Equalization, is $3,869,137,174, whereas Mis- Dlained why. The head of a private corporation can De ; \ ja > “= —Ser _ souri’s was fixed last week at only $2,694,190,171. The ¢xpand or retreneh as occasion demands. The Gov- a oe ee Week principles, that it will always fight | for progress and reform, never tol- | increase this year in Kansas’ assessment, which a ernor of Missouri cannot. As the head of this im- erate injustice or corruption, always ‘year agd was already hundreds of millions ahead of Mense corporation called the State the Governor may 4 : = ot Se ae ie the Wateor of the Pest-Diepateh. 'sas has none of the immensely costly railroad ter-| M@y conservatively be placed at $3 a day, though as a : \ aS b> | Sy ere re o- Miss Carte: After reading the article by Mr. T. | Minals of which Missouri has several examples, but matter of fact it probably exceeded that figure. But m ee th ? : ’ . otal 9 tion to it. sessment and not very much less than one-half of enough as that is, it does not begin to cover the loss to f | : : = 4 — hay ee : Sy : ae | Corps of the United States is intended | other. superfluous employes, frittering away their time in (ge r “Sar ae ee ae Cae #2 ws gt = dride’s mothe « > . = etek: : : es os ah gchool records must be excluded. If it | believe that Kansas has five times as much railroad | ©™Ployed employes. | Ss: - : : Mes | a | le waiting the te is known that a man has served a prison | and utility property as Missouri? BD ORR ae ~ alts Me Seale wae 9 AEN. OMe — a Ohne a A te ee — : % al ¥ “— . oe my . _ a i * 1 aaa aneainatnaaee nner: ectaeteiath y part neitineipatsnine malbcatye: - vatneed caren eee ‘ a : at Ee ee nd AO Be a . be 2 ee ge ; “ : , “ ae dhe sad is pT Dee Cee ¢ ‘ bet sg ‘ _ a PAP ar manne * nape aRent ie Neat OREO STF oy ~ sevens : : owas ’ Pe ge Aa LO LE LN OLLIE DL AE: de Pate Trt Ws ‘ EE pot ata se ie a 7 ? _s = . iS dee ek lee ete Wee ee eee = Re ae a ae , Pik beget hh eee w aeieamnets ahead pen ~ Se ee eee ae eee ee « ‘ : +h ? - ‘ a | ‘ eee he i Crm ot LL CEES. I A tee OAL IES Ree eo Y ‘ LEP POR A AL ALLER, CAE ATCA CLO GLY AIS ON A A I Mee ae a we, The day is gone when the people of Missouri or i? s* iis ee s Bea 7 . “= 8 summer hor term or a reform schoo! or jail sentence The basis of equal taxation may not be fully at- #"Y other State can afford the luxury of padded pay- —_- ~ a. ‘ “tp . | x .. : | = [a «TRey will res he will not be enlisted. If Mr. Roemer | tained in Kansas, but it is approximating it rapidly, Tolls. From taxes bearing heavily upon us all the a F * ares | Pa? A 2 | , ae i =e a Fae a has such a high opinion of the reform | while Missouri is going backward. Kansas shows the People must have relief. We cannot get that reliet ff = oF As oe, , , ees, = aage | = e plier Aloe echool graduates he no doubt has at the | only manner in which it can be attained—by a cen- 8° ong as officials charged with managing our pub- ep | | , 7 = : : | way tg. a. _— nue, to John present time several of these boys under | tralized authority, a Supreme Court in tax matters. /i¢ business are unable to apply the elemental prin- ! eS i i Fr a, Pe = Isaac H. Lion! his care, where the association with his! to adjust and equalize local differences and irregu- ciples of economy. If we are to hold our public offi- . ee . | he Ma £. ed ca = stand pace, © own, children will have the same effect larities. Results evidence the distinction between cials responsible for the conduct of public affairs we | | a of the bride's lower the honor of the service by crease in freight rates and passenger rates. but why. pacity of private industry. Wanton extravagance in Pe ate ee eee ' | a to c-Fes — on was the Pullman company given an increase? And Public business is too much of a load for the citizen - poeta at aS. & ee — sy tg ust assoc with men who ve | i hes : . a - Si , . r Mrs. ae ” having been awarded an increase after the sleeping ‘° “@™TY today. Emergency jobs must end when the THE RUSSIAN WORKMEN’S GOVERNMENT > of Mr. and } Ps en cali , i | Wetmore of 6 convicts or inmates of reform and rial schools? car increases of the past, why was this company's’ emergency ends. The public payrolls must be purged vard. She w: Mr. Roemer conscientiously state | percentage. fixed at 50 per cent, when freight rates of parasites. To accomplish this in Missouri we must) —— nation was made and to insure to th stopped, coming into violent collision with the rob-| hand while the bi lave “Everrthine le | 7 Ue C*traordinary power exercised by the Gem a Py can't the laboring class of people ee ne: “j | hand while the band plays “Everything Is | erm#menr that the, weak mogeneous *— Fogether and organize’ co-operative | 2" unlimited supply of money. pers. With ease and deftness they compelled him to| eed yOu more than I can tell, Wrong When the Other Fellow’s In.” | Russia of today "h pt et be forte, tf pe #] 7 : r vate mments have appeared lately in| scheming to get contro! of the Federah Reserve bank- law have equal daring, but courage alone is not la ied he got, lioan F 7 ieassshare be tcc tue — | nearest town, cut the telephone wires and | PS -_ . o> geo } home+run 1 | em oie ee ee " eae ly gaged in kicking him all around the Sheriff in the pursuing posse, Which is al? | | mit 7 diehedindh ,s ROBT. A. MAY, Louisiana, Xo | tiresome stuff to a confirmed movie addict. , on - “ip ' : . A woman has amnounced she will take . ~ ; . we ° . : nig ae PON City Star. - dcete ates SBE ag, “a to decide whether che lor . bh husbs or th TI h wor, ae Ps : - ° ’ ea ge a — 1e i iS Tice cool Weather to speculate upon rom ¢ Atiot : 4 “other man” best Maybe at the : a ; i all . ° , , id 2 « sae ’ _ . is - a OF Ui 1€ bable distance North Carolina is lead- OW that the aueet ee School Mistress: Why did Fou stop at home yeater- . f ~ time she will lo. seithe , weit: tin av ers Sectiinnt ani wate iina Ne at ham q ies ion of race is again on @ day? Little Girl: Please, miss, mother ig poorly a ff lucky. = a ee . ve of being raised, and in a form in which “ a“ . - - * ei z Z. . School Mistress: What's the matter? What doeg 4 | i | . raat a «} mee well be dodged. the American 7: : is - . b4li> si ] ; s . Goctor say it is? Little Girt: Please, miss, he | > = Every time we buy gasoline we can’t hel ILLINOIS. setian of Pelee Ee Se ae , P > : ~. r ‘ " a — 4 eu e : : ity : - it's a@ little boy.—London Mail. ShSiking the dictionary man made a mistake | [LES oa miles of ripening grain with a frank paves ey See of . . = sua « ; ta! rece? iit ™ and left an “i” out of the word “oligarchy.” The rushing train eats up in vain “a! oy — of the difficulties ¥ ep ~ I California situation. With that, however, #he Yellow and green, yellow and green, gO aism the adoption of the on! rational highway. Following its zigzag course he arrived at The start of the national automobile yoad race Yellow, green and yellow again. ciple upon which aan na can saf ” ¢ We ——" pun scl Si a moonshine still. Surely upon arriving he smacked ~ at Eigin was postponed on account of wet riort > ‘ - , : ’ it ved, “rPase Waxing eocial war against resident t 5 iscovered that eM rl jountifu! : ’ Sat Land ‘ , 4 Col. House is resting at The Hague. which he : pan gr gd has disco ered that New York is Bount gift of the Master's hand. whose labor is contributieg to the nation’s Was 3 says is the most delightful spot in. Burope. For.) ; oniy
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