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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
6
Editorial argues cities should adopt commission government with a city manager and five departments. It cites Dayton Ohio’s charter as a model moving to business like operations, including a scientific budget, civil service rules, and welfare oversight to improve efficiency and accountability.
A New York business group argues that personal property such as machinery and goods stocks remains taxed while most stock and bond value is exempt. It notes land and buildings show heavy assessments, and a single property contains land worth a million, a building costing a million, and goods within worth another million, all taxed similarly and unfairly.
The Public urges calm consideration of peace over war with Mexico. It questions war justifications based on perceived American physical superiority and argues for restraint, negotiation, and orderly conduct. The piece stresses self-control over bravado and highlights greater long term respect and practical gains from peace.
The passage describes several lamb recipes including Lamb Souffle made with butter flour salt celery salt onion juice pepper milk stale bread crumbs and finely chopped cold lamb with eggs baked. It also details a Curry of Lamb with neck of lamb butter onion curry powder coconut sugar stock milk lemon juice and apple simmered to finish.
A Dutch proverb notes the value of skilled writing over wandering birds. It emphasizes practicality and craft over show.
The piece shows canoe tilting as a favorite summer pastime and Tule racing as a humorous water game. Contestants wear bathing suits and ducking is harmless as they scramble back for another round, with emphasis on skill in tilting and reaction.
An advocate of social insurance opposes weekly or monthly payments to mothers from public funds. He argues it is not insurance but public relief, a redistribution funded by taxation, and deems the plan an attack on the family. He favors an income via a state fund contributed by insured workers and employers.
Lawyer M Kenzie Cleland of the National Probation League argues that the only solution to crime costing six billion annually is suspended sentences or probation. He claims prisons create a professional criminal class and train new criminals, with US earnings by criminals around eight hundred million dollars yearly. He asserts there would be no schools for crime without jails.
The article outlines Joseph Fell's argument for the single tax, asserting land value is a public benefit created by community growth and enterprise. It claims land value, excluding improvements, is not due to the landowner’s actions and that taxation should target landholders in proportion to benefits received. It also opposes taxing improvements and burdens on landowners who hold idle or underused land.
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