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Show t ' POLITICAL NEWS 10 PAGES THIS ISSUE Every week daring campaign times you will find all the news of the politicians in The Weekly Reflex. Read about them! ; i VOLUME XII REACHES lEVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF DAMS COUNTY KAYSVILLE, LAYTON AND. FARMINGTON. UTAH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26. 1916 AND SUTHERLAND-HOWEL- L ANDERSON G. 0. High School News are: officers P. RALLY WOMENS WILSON CLUB President, Virginia Rebecca Pel-to- n secretary-treasureKina Ford; ' Florence Terkins. yell mistress, Phillips; NUMBER 7 SCORES BIG SUCCESS vice-preside- I I r, ty The Kaysville-Layto- n Meetings of Sutherland and Anderson the Largest Political third league game of football Meet- last Friday evenig at the Kays to the Panama Canal tolls and the opera house, and at La Tnnia Democrats platform in general, and s, ot non-partis- TAX nt AMENDMENT EQUALIZATION at center did good defensive work, breaking up many plays. Lou White-side- s at quarter, playing for Simpson who was at Odgen was in On High every playinjured ; and was successful in running back punts. Local High School Defeats Jordan The next league game will be played Friday with the West Side High Farmers S to 0 in Hard Fought of Salt Lake at Salt Lake. Gridiron Battle Jordan Last Friday afternoon Davis and Jordan met at Davis field at Kays-rill- e in the second league game of the --season" and Davis got'revenge '"for their defeat of last year at the hands of the southern boys. Davis superiority on all parts of the game was marked, with the possible exception of kicking. Time after time in the first half Davis put the tall to within 30 yards of the goal line but in each case lacked the punch t put it over. At the end of he first talf Davis had the ball within 20 yards of the Jordan goal when time - was called. In the third quarter Davis Runted to Jordan and when the Jordan back fumbled the ball Reeves recovered it and ran 50 yards to a touchdown. In the last-hal.Jordan tried the forward pass and long end runs with considerable success" and when' close to Davis goal on the fourth down tried a forward pass which was broken up by Whitesides. Jordan claimed that their man recovered the ball before it touched the ground but the referee ruled that it was Davis balL On the first down Marshall kicked the ball out of dangerous territory ,&nd a few seconds later time was called. Reeves and Adams at ends did some fine tackling and were successful in gathering in forward passes and also making long gains on end runs. Bone f DISTRICT COURT TRIAL CALENDAR Friday, October 27, 1916, at 16 a. m.: Israel Barlow, plaintiff, vs. John Y. Barlow .et al, defendants; answer. C. E. Norton,, attorney for plaintiff; D. R. Roberts, attorney for defendant. Charlotte Ellen Buchanan, plaintiff, vs. John W. Buchanan, defendant; answer. Ezra C. Robinson, attorney for plaintiff; George Halverson, attorney for defendant. Barnes Banking Company, plaintiff; vs. Elmer E. King, et al, defendants; answer- - Hancock & Barnes, attorneys for plaintiff; Claudius L. King, attorney for defendant. Tom Bavalas, plaintiff, vs. Spiros Melonas, defendant; answer, Lether-wooStockman and Smith, attorneys for plaintiff; A. A. Duncan, attorney d, Terdefendantr Josgeph C. Wood et al, plaintiffs, vs. M. O. Parrish defendant; answer. Young & Moyle attorneys for plaintiff. 'Walter' C. Hurd attorney for de- ' "7 fendant.' - In the matter of the application of Robert Birkin Jr. petition for naturalization. FOUND A gold bradet on which engraved with an Old English E. Owner can have same by calling at this office and paying for this advertisement. Adv. Is RATES King. Th first speaker of the evening was Mrs. P. B. Clark, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and at the time of the breaking out of the war in Europe, a resident of Brussels, Belgium. After the experience of the in Belgium she was strong The speaker third , provision proposed by this amendment, and the one nat- for President Wilson and his peace ' Her descriptions of the n urally arouses the special opposition of the owners of the property affected, policies. reand her Belgium were vivid is that mines producing net proceeds shall.be taxed in addition to the taxa- marks were listened Jto with marked tion of their surface rights and im- attention. provements, and additional assessThe principal speaker of the evenment of not to exceed three times the amount of the net proceeds produced, ing was Mrs. Louise Palmer Weber, of Denver. Mrs. Weber proved herproposed change were as follows: - Reason self the mistress ' of wit and satire forhange. Prior to 1916 the general property and flayed the Womans party, which of the state has been assessed at she was an auxiliary to the declared conditions that called for this d of its value, lepublican party, and quoted excerpts proximately notwithstanding the fact that both the rom the Congressional Record to exconstitution and statutory law, replode many of the rgumenta being quired that it be assessed at full value. used by the workers of the party in conThe method provided, by the stitution for the assessment of mines Jtah She declared that . President and mining claims is the only excep- Wilson and the Democratic party had tion to this full value provision. In shown more interest in woman sufmines the the case of constitution provides that the land frage during the past four yeara than shall be assessed at the price paid the lad any former president and and asserted that Charles E. government per acre ana not at what its selling value may be. The con- Iughes as goveriior of New York had stitution further provides that mines declined to meet a delegation of sufi. which are operating at a net profit shall be assessed on these net proragists. .Mrs. Webber paid a strorig ceeds. tribute to Senator Simon Barnberger In nearly all cases the price paid and predicted his electionbyan overthe government per acre for mineral whelming of majority. Betn Mrs. Ieb-e-r its small fraction land is only a and Mrs. Clarktouched on the actual value. The assessment on the acreage of Mexican situation and praised the producing mines at the price paid the action of the'president. government, together with the assessJ. R. Letcher, of Salt Lake City, was ment of the net proceeds is not In our the ratio opinion more than at which other classes of property is assessed. For the first, time In the history of State Board of Equalization Issues Statement Explaining Provisions Under New Levy - -- House-Crowde- -- at 3 p. m. Features of the program The domestic science department are: Cornet solos, violin solos, whistwill sene a lunch to the stu- ling, cello solos, violin and flute duet, The initial meeting of the Woodrow dents tomorrow (Friday) at noon. Humorous readings and vocal numWoman's club of Kaysville, at Wilson The proceeds will go to add equip- bers. Admission 25c; season tickets the opera house last Monday evening, 75c. ment to the department. was an unqualified success both from The opening dance of the student a political and social point of view. The High School Glee club was orMiss Martha E. Barnes, president ganized last Monday afternoon under body which was given last Friday Mrs. Sitzers direction. Harold Nel- night was a social and finahciul suc- of the club, was the moving spirit in son was elected president and Verna cess. All parts of Davis county were arranging for and carrying out the Robins, secretary. The first appear- well represented, amopg both the meeting, and was ably assited by a ance was made at assembly this morn- dancers and the chaperons. The list of number of the moat prominent ladies patrons included the members of the of the City. ing when they rendered a song. school board and their wives and other The opera house was filled to seatThe Girls Athletic association re- prominent people of the county. The ing capacity and the audience was enorganized yesterday afternoon. The dance was exceptionally well con- thusiastic with its applause. The audiofficers for the year were elected and ducted, in fact, better than most torium and stage were decorated with plans discussed for their work. The dances are throughoufr'the country. American flags amT portraits ' of President Wilson,' Senator Simon Bambelger and Judge; William H. 10-ce- hall, Layton, Senator George Suther- warned the people of the- danger land, Republican candidate for the which is sure to confront the nation United States Senate, to succeed him- after the close of the great war, when self, and Hon. James A. Anderson, of it will be necesary to mantain our Morgan, Republican candidate for place in the markets, of the world state senator, held the largest and and at the same time maintain a most enthusastic political meeting yet wage scale for our people which will addressed by candidates in Davis enable them to maintain their present standard of living . county. Mr. Anderson is making a redhot Judge J. A. Howell, of Ogden, one campaign of this district, which em- of the judges of the district of which braces 'Rich, Morgan and Davis coun-ie- Davis county is a part, followed Senand to add spice and enthusiam ator Sutherland with one of the most to his visit to this part of Davis convincing political speeches of this .county he brought along the uniform- campaign. Judge Howell, who is a ed Morgan brass band. The band, candidate for touched on occupied three autoc and each auto was the claims of Hie solcallednon-parti-sa- n American provided with an eight-fojudicial candidates on' the Demoflag. The band, escorted by a deligat- crat ticket and declared himself in ion of citizens .from Layton in autos favor of a judicial ticket paraded the streets of Kaysville in just as soon as the people demanded the afternoon and made several stops such ax change and arranged for nonfor the band to play. A like parade partisan conventions. He was willing was pulled off at Layton and when to- take his chances with the people the time for the meetings had arrived when given a fair opportunity but the halls were well filled with enthus- warned the people against the noniastic Republicans. partisan claims set up by candidates The Morgan band furnished the on the regular Democratic ticket The music for themeeting al Layton And speaker believed "airmen should have the Kaysville band furinshed the the courage of their political convicmusic for the Kaysville meeting. The tions no matter what their profession Bountiful ladies glee club also sang , or calling. several approprate songs at both The judge paid, a grand tribute to meetings." Charles E. Hughes and reviewed his Senator Sutherland set forth the great record as governor of New issues of the campaign in no uncertain York and as special attorney of language and clinched his arguments Kings county when he curbed the gas with facta which were undisputable. trust and unveiled the crookedness of ' His long service in the senate,- and the great insurance companies who close touch with the legislation of the were juggling the money of the holdcounty enabled him to present his ers of insurance policies. arguments, in a convincing manner. At the close of Judge Howells adThe. speaker ridiculed the statement dress, James A. Anderson, addressed that the administration had kept the th meeting. Mr. Anderson who is country out of war and aserted that the head of the great pea canning a state of war had existed between industry of Morgan, has served two the United States and Mexico from terms in the legislature and was time to time, during the entire mainly responsible for the local optbut that Mexico was to ion law wjiich is now in force over poor to fight, had she been so inclined. most of the State. ' After the passage As to the president keeping the nation of this law Mr. Anderson set out to out of war with Europeean powers make his county and city dry and the idea was simply amusing. No accomplished the end, although he had nation of Europe or any other part of to go into the supreme court to make the world wanted to fight the United the county dry. The speaker told the States, and the United States had no audience of this fight in detail and desire to fight any other nation. pledged himself to wrork just as hard That being the case it was no job to for a state '"wide prohibition law, a law which would mean prohibition in keep the nation out of war. The senator paid his compliments I fact as well as in name. Davis Gets Revenge d Kaysville Opera toCapacity on Monday Evening; "Speakers Strongly Endorse Wilson and Bamberger; Other Meetings Next Week The date for the Maurer Sisters orchestra has been postponed until row aftenfoon with the West Side November 8. On that date they will appear at the high school auditorium High. in which Davis will participate will be played on Cummings Field ' tomor- ings Yet Addressed by Candidates in Davis County On ville rj An active campaign having been launched by the Utah Chapter of the American Mining Congress to defeat the proposed amendment to the state constitution relative to taxation, the state .board of equalization has prepared a statement explaining its provisions. The amendment changes the present constitution making it possible to allow a classification of property and to multiply the net proceeds of mines by three and then levy the tax. The last legislature lowered the levy d on all taxes about of what it formerly was, so that under the present law the mining companies are d on their net paying about proceeds this year as compared to last year. The mining companies have subscribed to the fund to defeat the amendments and have paid workers that the amendment contains a "joker. The boards statement fololws: "Inasmuch as a large fund has been raised and is being spent for the purpose of defeating the proposed constitutional amendment, that is to be voted upon at the approaching election, and inasmuch as this board is by one-thir- one-thir- law charged with the responsibility o raising the revenue to meet the appropriations made by each succeeding legislature, we have deemed it our duty to call to the attention of the voters of the state, the purposes sought to be accomplished by such proposed amend- ment. The proposed amendment repeals the provisions of the present constitution, requiring the asesssment of all property at a uniform rate of asess-meand provides instead, in section 1, that taxes shall be uniform upon the Mnys class of property within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax. This provision is intended to permit the taxation of homes, nonproducing property used only as a shelter for the family, to be taxed at a lower rate than is applied to general property; and is in conformity with the generally accepted feeling that the building and beautifying of homes should be encouraged by light taxation rather than that they be burdened vrith the general present day heavy ratea. Hence the proposal (and it meets the approval of practically every prominent student of taxation inf the country) to make this class of property subject to lower rates than other property. This cannot be done under our . present .constitution. To Correct Old Method. The second object sought to be 'accomplished by the proposed amendment is to give to the legislature power to correct what Governor Spry m his message to the legislature of 1911, characterized as the iniquitous and unjust taxation of the surface ground of mining claims. The present constitution requires that such land be taxed at the price paid the government therefor, which, in the case of metalliferous mines, is uniformly $5 per acre, while coal lands vary from $10 per acre, to $300, such valuations to continue throughout all the time, regardless of whether or not it be held for investment, be operating,' or be worked out and valueless. Some county .assessors in this state, recognizing the injustice of these provisions, have In the past arbitrarily taken upon themselves, to assess coal lands at a unif ormLprice. per. acre-i- n soinejwsea under agreement with the owners; and while, in our opinion, the agreed price made the aggregate valuation of all coal lands in the county; equal to what it would have been if made under the constitution and laws of the state, yet we feel that no matter what justification there might seem to be for such departure from the provisions of the law it cannot be tolerated. We do not favor, nor is this proposed change in the constitution intended to bring about any increase in the valuation of the surface ground of mining claims; but instead to permit the legislature to pass laws that will make more equitable the assessment of such claims as between themselves. nt war-tor- ap-T- he one-thir- non-produci- admin-stratio- one-four- ; 0, s, m or-th- i i le WOMENS WILSON CLUB MEETINGS On Wednesday, November 1, the Woodrow Wilson Womens club of Kayiville, will hold meetings as follows: At 2 oclock p. m., at the home of Mrs. James Criddle on the Mountain road; at 4 oclock p. m., at the home of Mrs. Henry H. Blood, in Kaysville. These meetings will be addressed by Mrs. Little, state organizer of Utah Woodrow Wilson clubs. Mrs. R. A. Brower will furnish the music for both occasions. Al lare invited. th the state a strong' effort was'inade this year to assess all property of the state at full value, the levies haying been so reduced bythe last legisla ture that the aggregate of all taxes to be collected will be less than for last year. As s7 result of this condition the valuation of the net proceeds of mine' could not be increased, and the taxes assessed against them could not Aggregate more than 40 per cent of what they have been in the past, all tax levies having been reduced to that . extent The net proceeds of all the mines in the state for 1916, are $21,622,651. We are sur no one would hold out for a moment that this comes anywhere near representing the full value of the mining claims of the state. Relation Is Maintained. The propostal, therefore, to permit the taxation of mines at not to exceed three times their net proceeds puts them practically where they have al ways been in relation to other proper ty, and maintains the same comparative ratio as between mining property and other classes of property that has always existed. Had the proposed constitutional provision been In effect thit year the tax rolls of the state would have been increased by $40,000,-00tax levies could have been correspondingly reduced on all porperty to the benefit and relief of the genera public, and yet the mining companies pay no more taxes in comparison with than they have done other in the past. Should the resolution fail of adoption the loss to the tax rolls for next year will undoubtedly be double .what it has been for 1916. rlWeJnsirtthat' there, is joke: in the proposed amendment, that there is nothing in it that increases the bonding power of 'the state or of any city, county or other subdivision of the will prevent the deducstate, tion of debts from credits,. No additional power of any kind is given the state hoard of equalization, although we readily grant that the resolution does give to the legislature some poW' er denied by the constitution as it now exists, power which in oilr judgement it should have, power given in all state constitutions recently enacted. We have no personal interest in the matter, and this communication is intended only by way of explanation to advertisement. the public. tax-payer- n, the last speaker, and made at strong argument for the national Issues of the Democratic party. II urged the election of Senator Simon Bamberger and the remainder of the Democratic State ticket. During the meeting Miss Barnes read the following telegram from President Wilson: Shadow Lawn, New Jersey, October 23, 1916. Miss Martha E. Barnes, Pres. Woodrow Wilson Women's Club, Kaysville, Utah. May I not send my warmest greet-- , ings to the meeting of this evening, to express the deep appreciation with )vhich I learn of the genefous support of the women of Kaysville and Davis WOODROW WILSON. county? The audience listened to the reading of the telegram and gave three cheers for the president. The following were seated on the platform during the meeting: Miss Martha E. Barnes chairman, Mrs. P. B. Clark, of Louisville, Mrs. Louis Palmer Weber, of Denver, Mrs. Robert Birkin, of Layton, Mrs. Rice, of Farmington, Mrs. John W. Gaily, Mrs. Mary Jane Proudfoot, Mrs. C. S. Gardner, Mrs. Joseph B. Jarman and lion. Leo. J. Muir, chairman of the Democratic committee. Music was furnished by the Kays-vilband and orchestra and the Davis county Democratic male quartette. After the speaking, punch and wafers were served. Presiding at the punch bowl were Mesdames John M. Barnes, James Criddle, G. Asher and John II. Blood. Commission Appoints Election Officials County Board Tranacts Routine Business and Matters of Special Importance ' !. The County Commissioners met vc-tob- er with a full board and W. W. Evans in attendClerk County 16, 1916, ance. Commissioner Hatch made apon of the stock yards behalf plication and other parties wanting to get gravel of the countfrlt was decided that the gravel was available for 25 cents per load, to be obtained under the direction of a man designated by Commissioner Hatch. Mr. J. M. Barlow of the Mountain States Farm and Live Stock Jounrnal solicited an advertisement from Davis county in regard to what had been done at the State fair. Taken under advisement. A communication from the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway Co. was read and filed, asking that certain drain Water be taken care of by the county after being conveyed under the railroad track. Charles IL Draper and ,D. H. Wilcox presented a petition signed by George Ifc Draper and 287- - others pretesting against the granting of a license to D. M. Fisher to operate a pool hall at Clearfield. Taken under advisement. tion of $16336 be made to cover the cost of improvement to the sidewalks on the court house grounds. Referred to the county attorney. A petition from Oscar Carlos and twenty-nin- e others was read in reference to opening a certain road In Layton precinct. A counter-petitio- n from Enoch Young and nine others ,was read. The two petitions were re- .red to Commissioner Hesa for in- vestigation. A petition asking that the county open certain roads in Layton precinct by II. S. Talbot and twenty-thre- e others, was read and referred to Commissioner Hess for investigation. -- A - communication frem the State board of equalization was read, asking that the commissioners make notice of constitutional amendments ore public. The commissioner! ordered that the proposed amendments be pubulished in the Reflex and Clipper. Mr. Tressler, agent for the Adams Machine Company, explained the line of road machinery carried by his company. The registration of D. M. Nelson as registration agent was read and accepted and John L. Hatch was appointed in his stead. A petition from Mrs. Lucy Preece Stewart was read and referred to Commissioner Hess for investigation. A communication- - from- - Mrs. Julia Florence Burdick was read and filed. The following named persons were appointed judges of election: District No, 1, George L. HatdvJoseph IJogan, Ilulda L. Brown; District No. 2, Eras-tu- a Noble, Duncan Kippen, Jesse II. Argyle; District No. 3, George T7. Sedgwich, Edwin Fockrell, Alvin Session; District No. 4, Quayb Cs.r.ri, Ira Holbrook, Joseph Bennett; Botnet No. 5, Charles Her. , 1, J- - n Attorney D; O. Willey, on behalf of Robert Birkin Jr., and also Mr. Birkin, asked that a fine of $200, imposed by Justice of the Peace J. L. Mabey, for the unlawful sale of liquor, be declared illegal, and that the $200 be refunded to Mr. Birkin. Referred to the county attorney. I'). Bryson, Fred Boll winkle; Mr. D. L. Rice, cm behalf of Farm- 6, Lorin C. Walley, John V. I 1 (Continued on ington City, asked that an appropria Pr;') . E-Ht- i I |