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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Machen Bros. Meet an Emergency.

About this time the disbursng officer OF
the department called on Mr.. 4. w.
Machen of Machen Brothers. and told him
of the trouble the department was in and
asked him if it at all possible for his
firm TO furnish the much needed coal. He
said he would confer with his brother and
see what could be done. After d few days
the disbursing officer again called upon him
and urged him TO procure some coal at
once if possible. as there was not more
than twenty-five tons on hand ana the out
look was quite serious. Mr.. Machen stated
that his firm had been striving to get coal
for the department without success. but
would probably succeed in a day two.
On November IL the dis3ursing officer
again called on Mr. Machsn and was in
formed that the firm could obtain 400 or
J0l tons of coal for the department at $3.50
per ton. Accordingly. on November II,
the firm OF Machen Brothers was given an
emergency order for 800 tons. and up to
this date. January II. it has delivered 42o
of the $40 tons ordered.
Following the emergency order of 800 sons
n formal advertisement was published in
the Washington daily papers, a Baltimore
and a Cumberland paper fsee exhibit ''D''
attached), calling for bids for the supplying
of coal the remainder of the fiscal wear
Bids were opened on December = Three
bids were submitted. two formal and one
informal. All bids We're rejected: the one
on account of not being submit. ted in proper
form, the ether two because the prices
quoted We're deemed excessive (see copy of
report of committee hereto attached ami
marked exhibit Ed.
AS it was estimated that the balance of
the 800 tons ordered of Msssrs. Machen
Brothers would SUPPLY the department until
about January 10 or II. the department de-
ferred issuing another advertisement I'M il
December 30. 1902 hoping that in the mean
time the situation would clear up and more
favorable prices prevail. On December ID
an advertise nrent was published in the
three Washington daily papers tsee exhibit
F. attached and a copy of The same
mailed to twenty-five of the principal coal
dealers in Washington. This advertisement
differed from former advertise MIS- in that
ii specified five grades of coal for which
bids We're requested. Bids were opened on
January ). 1865. The report of the com
u.i,tee Is hereto attached ard marked ex-
hihit &C, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
OPPORTUNITY
30
READ THIS! g.

THOUSANDS of tons of ore on the
dump. I'M
Hundreds of thousands of toms block
ed out. 30
/ Average assays $24 to the ton.
The mill ready to operate.
Capacity, aOD tons daily.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08
INCOME a LAW.

Assessor Pratt is of the opinion that
the legatees under the wills of the three
millionaires are liable to the income
tax. as far as personal property is con-
cerned and the bulks of all three es-
tates consists of stocks, bonds and other
forms of personal property. The in
come tax law says:
Section 8. In estimating the gains,
profits and income by any person or
corporation. there shall be included all
income derived from interest upon
notes, bonds and other securities, eX-
cept such bonds of the Territory of Ha-
wall or of municipalities hereafter
created by the Territory the principal
and interest of which are by the law
of their ~ssuance exempt from all tax
alton: profits realized within the year
preceding from sales of real estate, in
GLIDING ~Ieaseholds purchased within two
years, dividends upon the stock of any
corporation: the amount of all pre-
miums on bonds. notes or coupons; the
amount of sales. of all movable prop
erty. less the amount expended IN the
purchase or production of the same, and
in the case of a person not including
any part Thereon COnSuiiiSu OAIScIS ~
him or his family: money and h value
Of all personal property acquired by
gift or inheritance, and all other gains
profits and income derived from n
source Whatsoever
In the schedule also Of taxable prop
erty under the income law is listed
Money and the value OF other Personal
Property acquired by gift or inheri-
lance.
The Isenberg estate was appraised at
something over five million dollars. the
Allen estate at less than 100000, while
no inventory of the Atherton estate has
been filed in court, out it is expected
to total as much as the Allen prop
erty. Nearly all of the property listed
is of a personal nature. which it is re-
ported is taxable under the insome law
Whether the tax can be levied against
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08
A Fortune Waiting.

They were discussing the value of
advertising, and the fortunes to be
made out of patent medicines and
similar articles that are put on the
market with sufficient financial back
ing to insure publicity. Several in
lance had been cited when the man
with the impressionistic nose reused
himself from his state of habitual
languor and exclaimed: eff | were a
chemist and wanted to go into that
sort of a game I'd get up some sort of
concoction calculated to remove the
odor of liquor from the breath. On
every bar you see an array of cloves,
cinnamon, coffee beans, calamus root
and similar stun that doesn't answer
the purpose at all. In fact there is
nothing that will, so far as l know, and
I've been on the turf for a good many
years. Just think OF the boon to man
kind in a preparation that would OBJ
Iiterate all traces of booze from The
breath. Why, there would be millions
in it. You couldn't make it fast
enough to supply the demand. People
would be falling owe each other to get
it. You could demand you own price.
What would l make it of? Well. I'm
no chemist, but if I vas I'd oon fix
up some formula. philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08

The Emperor MeneIik has had a Gu
rious experience in his efforts to replace
barter by a metallic currency in Abys-
sinia. The Maria Theresa thaler has
for generations been current, but Tor
want Of a smaller coinage salt blocks
became the standard of exchange. and
resisted all efforts. even of the emperor.
20 replace them by a new currency
coined in Paris some years ago Inc
salt blocks have given way. but not TO
Tho new coinage. which the people viii
nor rouch. The new standard Of values
is-the rifle cartridge.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08

THE PIONEER JAPANESE PRINT
ing office. The publisher Of Hawaii
ShinpO, the only daily japanese paper
published in the Territory OF Hawaii
c. SHIOZAWA, Proprietor.
Y. SOGA. Editor.
Editorial and Printing Ofice-1030
Smith St. above King. P. 0. Box 907.
Telephone Main 3
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08

the property where it is left in trust is
a question, but if it can, the Territory
will receive $1,000 more in taxes this
year, than had been expected.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-08
MUST PAY
INCOME TAX
Big Estates Liable
For Two Per
Cent.
"a -
Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars May Be
Collected.
lsenbefg. Anterior and Allen
Estates Will Swell Terri
tOriaI Receipts.

The income tax returns for the island
of Oahu for this year will be more thar
double the amount collected last year
or h first year that the new law was
in operation. This isn't because there
has been any sudden increase in the in
come earning capacity of the property
of the country. but is simply owing &c
the death of three of the wealthiest citi-
zens of Honolulu.
The income tax which will be collect
ed from the legatees under the wills OF
the late Paul %Isenberg, = b. Anterior
and S. C. Allen will probably approx
innate $500, 900. But a small portion OF
either of these estates is liable for the
inheritance tax. If this tax, which is
paid only where the property is be-
queathed elsewhere than to direct heirs
was assessable against these three es-
tates, the Territory would be enriched
by fully a i a dillon dollars.
The inheritance law which imposes a
tax of five per cent, eXempts persons
who are members of the d%ecedent's
family. The law as to this is as fol-
lows:
Section 80. All property which shall
pass by Will, or by the intestate law of
his Republic. from any person who
may die seized or possessed of the same
while a resident of this Republic, or
if such decedent was not a resident of
his Republic, at the time of death,
which property or any part thereof.
shall be within the Republic. or any in
terest therein or income therefrom
which shall be transferred by deed,
grant, sale or gift made or intended to
AXE effect in possession or ENJOYMENT
after the death of the grantor or bar
gainor, to any person or persons, or to
any public or corporate, in trust or 9TH
erwise or by reason whereof any body
public or corporate shall become bene-
fciaIly entitled in possession or expec-
fancy to any property, or to the income
thereof, other than to or for the use
of his or her father, mother, husband,
wife, child or adopted child, adopted as
such in conformity with laws OF this
Republic, or grandchild. or incorporated
or private schools now exempted by law
from taxation, by reason whereof any
such person or school shall become
beneficially entitled, in possession or eX-
pectancy, to any such property. or TO
the income thereof, shall be and is sub
ject to a tax of five dollars on every
hundred dollars of the clear market
value of such property, and at and after
rate for any less amount, to be paid to
the Minister of Finance for the use of
the government, and all administrators,
and trustees shall be liable
for any and all such taxes until the
same shall have been paid as herein
after directed, provided hat an estate
which may be valued at a less sum
than five hundred dollars, shall not be
subject to such duty or tax"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

The most important dutr - any d.
lice force Il the control of the warrant
and criminal classes npd the proven.
ton Of crimes sEalnst person and pryp
cry. There are many other aud Inn.
portnUt o. "A u usefulness. but uu.ras
the force Is successful In dealing with
crime u IL n failure As a tiptrrrpn,
* crime. ng,hing Il probably
more effective than swirl and
sure punishment. writes Andrsw
d. Avery in the Cosmopolitan.
In England a murder trial IA con-.
plefed within few weeks. or month.
Mt the outside after the apprsbrn.
NJ n of the accused. and from the frs,
rial there is no app nj 10 higher
court Of review or appeal The via.
dom OF permitting no appeal In can.
'tnl cases IA n question which hsa heor
widely discussed. and cannot 10 t.t,r,
up here whether wise and humane
or not. II IL interesting to note thu,
the police records show an ss,onIsh
lngly small number Of runr,t.-, a.,
London, and believe that the rsisr,, ,
with which the trials nrs conducted
has much TO do with the suppression
Of this most hrinous Of ali critD..
According to the Official report n, N,
commissioner Of the metropolitan 10
lice. there were reported to the T.onJor
police only twenty four murders In IN,
calendar year 1901, md this GU, q, .
population Of over 5000 COO
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

reogis taEs stfunge says - grttiaE
ut1 society Sir rE14as ilgtsa tgoA
bis arst st-p toward tas hrtGEEs "
truis - trvlas izD piss sasue~srd
sui rrhiy ragAs'sJnv-l stsT4t tAe
str~~ts anal naAlas tAruA haA a cart
IA amb.tiegs ygeag p~r~pa resolved la
profit ~ Jhs ti.t9n .d-u tie oe n-l
ana resultant Evssi9 srrw tAs oblsets
sought. he s1ulI a. ~aslty aperva 3
tA~tn ~ aaothrr TRAIL Astsr tsrrsas
taDaght thr yauag e~F~aa thF~~ him
sri, .at3 the basl1 ~ a pasE fauntas 10
uu wager % siJyrs wifh a E.fL ID =
m0mrut ne hav e.rrir knsw Sc
mrrtL. Bs spread wuts itt aftas aGa his
status aas afst AnI be showed BE
appreciation Ito spp.-asr'i late IN ths
th5roaxs'ssvs Of Sspport eaFrYgnE q
gigantic rur aaII and later stlu be
gave a itna~r t1 EruuD % laP.1ogs
anil farrrby emphasized BE fsmr
ra~n there vas taht athrr gais p-r
son who. a. Ermr'i patural seguEh. bal
f1r hIs ultimate ts.rri rassnkry fFem
t3orasos wlits And th~u. too. ta~rs
was tkat tinn~r given by epr 20 s1s-f.
rty's queens with TIRE noraeo anaaarv
a. sAr gust q houar n-esifts=. 10 nas
f7lk flourish wIth hars~bs-k iInnrrs 81
$50 horve' Have We rot sutllIsns
- hereof Tho fsvpss are rats and rntsl
Are thsrs not rrvrpt ipus 81 wharh ths
unwilling animals - he haFuyar,i afs
nafr 20 mlpzls sarro~fally vgth th~tr
hrvthrsu % the IRA wiuE rsoasi These
shouid burn lss b~ueans 70 Eslas ell
on hunt fpr en-. at en- -nrusS Alfred
Henry Lewis 10 Eyeryt.,sy's MsEasius
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

much earlier cultivated than in Great
Britain. says the Chicago News But
the invasion Of the Sormans stopped
the spread Of libraries, and the tirst
In England after the conquest was es-
tablished Mt oxford. In Durham NOV
Trinity College, In the thirteenth cen
tury by Richard de Bury. who pur-
chased from thirty to forty volumes
Of the Abbot Of ~. Adams for nifty
pounds weight OF silver. Before that
time books were kept in chrsts and
not in room styled n library At
the end Of the seventeenth century
there were only six public libraries in
Great Britain. The first circulating a..
brary was founded by Allan Ramsay.
in lT25. whence he diTused plays and
works Of fiction among the people OF
Edinburgh. So successful were Ram
says efforts that II Is said that with
in seventy years nearly every town
and large village possessed library.
The first In London was started by
Both0. a bookseller. in l7tO. Birnlng.
ham obtained its first circulating n.
braTy in 1Ij1. The next step was the
free library. Manchester possessing
the first. in 1880. being quickly fol.
lowed by Liverpool. Birmingham and
other large towns
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

Sam was short and fat and not afraid
OF hagons OF any size. In the age in
which he lived he was regarded az
"shlftIess." He would now be termed
a hobo and legally 'yagrant.7 His
home was no more In Rochester than
elsewhere. but he claimed the Flower
City as his own. After the death
glorious" he gained n standing he
never attained In life.
Patch's reputation. or notoriety. was
not all gained in Rochester. He made
a jump at Paterson y. J.. and later
jumped into the Niagara river from
ledge Of rock projecting from the
bank at a point more than half the
height Of the cataract he Is said to
have had habit, pronounced when
he was in his cups. OF saying: some
things can be done az well "a others. g"
lie followed out this idea IN his jump
ing. and II cost him his life.
on Nov. 3. 1870. accompanied by a
tame bear. Sam jumped from a ledge
into the Genesee river, a height Of
ninety six feet. Both came out alive.
Sam longed for greater heights Of
fame. and distributed handbills an
nOuncing that on Nov. l3 he would
leap from a scaffold at the precipice.
The scafrold was built twenty feet
higher than the brink Of the falls.
An immense crowd gathered to wit.
ness the leap. Sam prepared for the
occasion with liberal potatlons. lie
mounted the scaf'old and harangued
the crowd with all Of the drunken
gravity Of which he was capable. He
felt himself In need OF a stlmulant.
and he took one. He then gave a
run and took on His body did not
fall feet first, but made n half turn.
He struck the water with a force Of
1000 pounds. as figured by local sta
tistlcian at the time. He did not rise.
The crowd waited until dark and then
went home. That was the last OF Sam
Patch in Rochester. The body was
subsequently discovered in the river
at Charlotte and given burial
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

RNHE disturbing announcement IL made by the
"& commissioners OF the New York State PFeser~
Nvation OF Niagara that the operation OF power
- companies and the construction OF commercial
TFS%fNl and drainage canals threaten diminish the
EAESS total overflow at the Falls to a serious extent
The the danger merely
theoretical but measurable and substantial The Amerl
power companies remove from the Niagara River
nearly 100000 gallons Of minute per of
total dow the Falls The diversion Of the
OF the Great Lakes from their natural outlet the St Law
system by the Chicago drainage canal which is
from Lake Michigan 100000 cubic feet OF
minute. by the projected from Lake Michigan the
Mississippi across Wisconsin. and by numerous Canadian
canal and water projects under construction In
contemplation contribute Importantly the impair
Of the Falls The Commissioners regret that the
New York Legislature and the Canadian Government have
granted the right withdraw large volume OF
from the Falls The Canadian authorities criticized for
allowing the companies unsghtly
Victoria Park full view OF the American Canadian
reservations.
The Commissioners say that, aside educational
and aesthetic Importance the Niagara Falls
valuable OF the State. 1t profitable In
vestment and has afforded practical demonstration
this country principle long acknowledged in European
cities and countries that the preservation OF the beautiful
the picturesque and the historic pays"
u is too late TO prevent the partial despomen Of the
Falls by companies whose rights have de-
strucon Of the great natural curiosity by artificial
haustiOn OF the water supply be remote but
unctlOn Is evidently regarded something than
possibility by the COmmssioners.-Phladelphla Ledger
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12
KINGS ARe COMMON
"a me Greek csuatry Alone Thar" Are
Twenty-Av@


Kings are very common In the IN
dian Territory. In fact, they are 30
common that no attention ID pAid !"
them and their movements excite no
comment whatever. In the CresA
eopntry alone there are twenty ave
zeal live kings. Nero Drew Is taH
sample Of them. Each one has king
dom TO look after and Il kesPs AIN
busy doing IT,
The title does not descend from
father to son as II does Ia the ene'e
Eurossan monarchs. The Indians elect
their own klnga The tenure " once
Il two years. However. "hsns'ef an
Indian is chosen king and serves hls
Deopls well he Is usually re elected
without opposition. Some OF the Oh
ktngs IN the Greek nation have bs~n
at the head OF their Kingdoms tor forty
: ars or more. Nero Drew has b@ea
/, king for thlrtysix years
The Greek nation Is divided Ihto
.wenty-1Ve towns, which 10 about ths
same as a township In the States.
Each town has a king. whose duty X
"a 10 look after The indians Of Ms
toR He has no power 70 spend theI
mt ney or to command them 10 DO any
Thug. His powers are some" bat pater'
NJ. He looks after the sick and s-sa
that they have medical attention liz
cares for the poor and decrepiL When
any Of his subjects get In trouble be
gives them tatherly advice and ire
quently appeals TO the Federal author
ties TO show them mercy. lie ADVISES
with bis subjects on all matters per-
tanning 10 their interesta In truth.
be Is thelr worldly adviser. Sometimes
he Is their spiritual adviser also, tos
occasionally the IndiAns rle'-t prea ,
er as king.
indian kings are not very wei cvm-
pensated They ge, no salary The
snly possible show they have % get
ting any money Gu, Of the once q
through boodiing at elections Ia thlI
respect the Indians are not behind The
times. They Doodle the sans a. other
people Elections sometimes cone high
TO the candidates IOWA kiags Rrs
usually quite influential amoax ths
people OF their kingdom and they con.
mand a fairly good price ,or thsis Ia
nuence al elections Most Of them sr-
rullbloodr,i igdlans some hJwever
are mixed bloods. -kansaa CITY Jour
nal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12
EDITORIALS
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

uona and attract attention British India according
TO the Railroad Gazette had 253T3 miles at the end
1901 while Russian Asia including the Chinese
had only 1928 miles Even in the past four years India
has built more than Asatic Russia Strategic railways
meet supposed Russian schemes for part Of
dla's mileage
mileage, with 3253 miles but it is followed closely by
Russia. with 945 and the latter viii take
the lead Great Britain makes but a modest show the
list under its own name having but - 100 miles In
rope but has railroad in India than In Europe
wothirds OF the railroads in Africa with
colonies In America and Australia
OF 9lSS miles. which may be compared with the msa
Of 10000 in the United States the present
America has more railroad than Europe together
the two Americas more than all the OF the world The
aggregate OF capital invested in railroads the world
IS SS6sSOOOoOOo-a tidy sum TO be invested any
thing In seventyhve The wealth the railroads have
created or developed times exceeds this
The rapid development and utilization OF the
country are made possible only by network OF rail
roads-Baltlrore Sun
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

IN. ending Of tie holiday season re-
minds one that indoor viii shortly be
taking the place OF outdoor amuse-
ments. May suggest The lately IN
vented ~ane-iots party as ps4nah'
variation on the book tear Eaeh
member Of the party tells story Ia
succession, aud the best - rewarded
with u prize II Is a change from the
haekaeyed bridge" and progressive
which drives" At any rats,
Card playing Is an tnsHabiy drsary
form Of Amusement. since Il eats al The
very root 81 all social intercourse D.
gsrria. converse tl0n. Why dos h0g
,oalr society leader start converse
tisn' a. fashionable amusement IL
would econ b. reha bi.ltatcd as nhs
art She ne-d uot 81 as Tar as that
rithrg pri egish host IN the delightful
but now fJQsuttsn ~Sv~ Republic.
Nlo prints on bla menu Tie topic "
b.- discussed with zach course az din'
hey but. s-ri04ssy. are pe not dsllb-
-ratriy auung UuE the art % eoaFefsa
r.gn tu many says, az. fge rAhmpie. by
fhs absurd fasnlgn % haHtng PROBES
.lJual entertainers AMI singers az oar
bis functions "A fashioa " hieb rgscfn
atg -ssa~- all small IaI4' Peopls we're
t..tt-r 81 arfy yrara ako. sh~h tt.~
p--Fturmauc-s Of lasr1eetat tausleai
amateurs stimulated rather lhas DO
sgroyrl abe now of eou s-gsatiDn II Il
a4,h a very goor cuMpilmrat 70 ysaf
guests o. taAe q fOr Srsate'i Iha' thTy
are n1L brilliant rn1uEh 10 ANUS
themselves Aad IL a9t the lhtf"dsa-
t.ou " al lorIns % satrrtal asfa~ats
a diFrrt infringement % wetraa !
royal prvrpxatlyr tie Fight " talA '--
London Daily Svwa