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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-18

now, in view of the great increase ir
valuation in the State, and that sutfi-
Gent revenue could be raised Within
constitutional limits.
The state debt is $G,S31, 270, part of
Z ich bears six per cent. and part
foGr per cent. interest The State has
income from other sources than tax 1
ton about sufficient TO liquidate inter-
est on thus Indebtedness. The tax ivy
on property for State and pension
purposes was $2lG,235 more iE 1908
than in 1902, the increased assessment
icing $SG, 494,016; and the tax levy on
property for schools on same increase
is $l55,6S7; 1902 over tax levy of }SOe
for State ana pension purposes. $@3l,-
659, and school purposes $236,194.
Unless appropriations are increased
and unless the States income from
other sources is diminished, ii WOULD
seem practicable tC re 'ucc this tax
rate. The States income has been in
creased. The income tax is increased,
as we have seen.
The inheritance tax yielded revenue
in 1902, 1920; in 1903 it was S12,5TS.
We are informed by the State Treas
ufer that it was $4,000 In 1914. North
Carolina was one of the first states
to adopt this form of taxation. we
think it should be extended to lands
as we'll as personal property. and if
properly enforced it will be source
of much revenue.
We think it should be made the
duty of the solicitors TO ENFORCE the
collection of this tax for a certain per
cent. of the amount collected Ihey
visit all of the counties two or more
times each year and could attend to
this work. The present method of
employing special counsel in each
case is expensive and inefficient.
The tax under "B' and &c Sched-
ules on Insurance Companies has
greatly increased under the able man
agement of that department by the
present commissioner
The penitentiary, under its excel
lent management, has become reve-
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sioners, 107th ~ c., 253, as setting this
question. In a case at the present
term of the Supreme court the ques-
tIon was again presented TO the court
and the same conclusion reached as
In Jones against Commissioners, so
mat there cannot be a doubt as TO the
power of the General Assembly 10
pass such q law.
One town in the State Che town Of
Snence) undertook to give relief from
TINS oppression and reduced tie tax OF
poliS TO fifty cents on the head, and it
was from the tax levy in this toWT
lhat the case next above cited sprung.
we have no doubt that other owns
ana cities Will follow this example, but
We believe it will be better to have
general legislation upon the subject
Fourth. That statutes De lot pass
ed for the purpose Of authorizing 81
higher tax rate than SIxty-siX and two
;lird cents on the one hundred dollars
value for State and county purposes
combined. We are glad 10 say that
tWenty-one OF the cocuntes have Il tax
rate of siXty-siX and tWO-third cents
and less, While only eighteen counties
could say this in the year 1902.
We make this recommendation he
cause we think this is the limit IN
der our Constitution, Art. V, sec. 1. IL,
the opinion cited, supra, Judge Rod
man says CLEARLY it is the duty Of
the Legislature, in it's revenue acts, to
| observe the equation of taxation an to
| Keep the State tax not only within the
| Cstreme limit, but also so much with
| in it as to allow the counties by an
| additional tax also within it 10 pro-
| vide for their legitimate needs" See
! Else Williams against Commissioners.
cited SUPRA.
| We make this recommendation also
! because we believe G.Xty-six anG two
| third cents on the one hundred doll:t' s
| yalue is as high as many classes o.
property will bear for taxation for
State and county purposes. 1t would
seem that this ought to be practicable
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We're all elected and indicted into
office betora the passage of the In
come tax law. If the court had had
the facts of any particular income be-
fore it, we believe the diCta would
have been different. If the court had
discussed the question as to whether
a judge who had been elected and in
Quoted into office after the passage OF
the income tax law could resist the
payment of the tax on the ground that
his salary had been diminished, we
have no doubt that the decision would
have been different from the dicta.
The Constitution, Art. ~. sec. IS,
provides: 1.-The General Assembly
shall prescribe and regulate the fees,
salaries and emoluments of all officers
provided for in this article: but the
salaries of the judges shall not be di-
minished during their continuance in
office" This article provided for
judges of Supreme and Superior
courts, clerks of Supreme and Su
perior courts and other officers, so
that it will be seen that the General
Assembly has power to increase or
diminish the salary of a judge, subject
TO the one limitation-it must not be
diminished during continuance in
office.
our present income TAX law was
passed March Is, 1901. This act was
not repealed by Act of 1903; it was
amended in certain parti .uia~s by the
latter act, but not as - the income
tax.
If is a matter of common knowiE7g-
that the majority of the judges pre-
siding in the courts of the State dur
ing the years 1908 and 1904 We're
elected i'm 1902 and indicted into their
office in 1903; so that if the income
tax law was diminution of the sal
airy prescribed by the General Assemb-
ly for judges by The Code, Secs. 1888
and 1884. the diminution occurred be-
fore the JUDGES entered upon their of
flee and not during continuance in
office" and therefore, the section of
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TAX COMMISSIONS REPORT
ON STATES REVENUES
Increased Assessments Should Result in LesseningOf
Burdensome Tax Rates---Ihe Commits
siOns Recommendations.

page 125, it was decided by our SUI
preme Court that Federal officers
could not be required to list their sal
aries as income, under our laws. This
principle necessarily exempted in
comes from United States bonds and
other United States securities. We
accordingly instructed list-takers not
to require incomes from these sources
to be listed.
There are dicta in this opinion to
the effect that State judges and GER
tain other State officers cannot be re-
quired to list their salaries as In
comes. There was no question in the
record as to these last salaries and
no facts upon which d decision could
be based. The only question pre-
scented by the record was whether
our statue was i'm violation of express
or implied provisions of the ConStitu-
ton of the United Statec. BY refer
ence TO the opinion it will appear that
the dicta was reference to the abstract
question of the right of the General
Assembly to pass Il law diminishing
salaries of judges. 1t was thus as
sumed that he judges of Tho Slate
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Mrs. Louise Westbrook, No. 9 East
Columbia ST., Detroit, Mich, Secretary
of the West Side Lotus Club, writes:
For several years 1 suffered with
leucorrnpa and painful menstruation,
which was followed by general debility,
until / was but wreck of myself.
Thanks to Peruna l am well woman
to-day Louise Westhrook.
Miss Iess,emene WesilanG. No. 767
Beaubien Ave. Detroit. Mich. District
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Ask YOUR Druggist for free Peruna Almanac for 1905

increase of $9,S59,S43 over the year
1903. OF this increase in valuation
real estate shows $1.123,691; personal
property, S7232,691.
Incomes for the year 1904 show
$2.454204, an increase of $97, 451
over the year 1903.
Our Constitution, as constructed by
our Supreme Court, requires that
when any property is taxed for State
county, city or town or township pur-
poses, all property must be taxed adj
result is that in municipalities all
property is subjected TO taxes for State
county and city or town purposes and
some times also township purposes.
Under the working of this law, which
has been termed ''the benign princi-
pies of uniformity and equally in tax
alton. we have practically cOnfisca-
ton of certain large and important
classes of property if the law is en-
forced. In order to prevent this, we
believe it will be necessary to follow
the example of the State of Virginia
by amending our Constitution SO as
to confer upon the General Assembly
the power to segregate for the pur-
poses of taxation the several kinds or
classes of property SO as TO specify and
determine uDon what subjects State
taxes ana upon what SUBJECTS local
taxes may be levied.
Our thanks are due the clerical
force OF this department for faithful
work The tables are prepared under
the supervision and direction OF MI
II. G. Brown, chief clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANKLIN McNEILL.
Chairman.
SAM L. ROGERS,
e. c. BEDDINGFIELD,
Commissioners.
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Inue-earner and does not longer need
appropriations.
The tax rate in 1904. we learn from
reports from counties. was in % couL-
ties within the limit of siXty-siX and
two-third cents; so that incrase in as
| sessnents has already enabled coun-
ties to reduce their tax rate TO some
$2,514,580. Thirty of the counties
of the state do not re-
port any debt. The state now collects
through the counties. under Schedules
"B" and &C" about S15S,000, and
some additional revenue under these
schedules is paid to the State Treas
urer directly.
We think that all of the revenue de-
rived from 'B'' and &C" Schedules,
excepting that on franchises, liquor
distillerieS and insurance companies,
should be distributed in some proper
ton between schools, counties ana
municipalities, leaving the tax for
school purposes as at present 1mpos-
ing tax on lawyers, physicians, mer-
chants. etc, for the privilege of doing
business in certain localities in the
State, for the purpose of revenue for
the State, can only be justified on the
ground of dire necessity. These taxes
are local and should be so appHed.
Fifth. That the municipal tax rate
be so limited that when added to state
and county tax rate upon property it
will not be contiscatory of any class of
property, The combined tax rate is as
riuch as $3.50 on the 500 in some Of
the municipalities. 1t is not worth
while to reason that this is alore than
many classes of property can bear, as
sessed at it's true value IN money
The total Indebtedness of municipal
ties in the State is $6,654.23S. Prop
erty list "a in municipalities is S128,-
204 ,299. There was ievied in 1903
ties. OF this sum $1,281,9 47 WAS lev
led on property and $103,161 on polls,
the other revenue being derived from
dispensaries, saloons fines AMI other
sources.
For the city of Asheville there was
a levy of 1929, 205. According to the
census of 1900, It's population vas a.
694 which is over IS per capital.
Charlotte-leYy, $126.345; popula
ton 1906, which is nearly 81 Der
Durhan-levy, $135,6So: popula
ton, 14,440, which is SO per capita
Greensboro-levy, $S5,904; popula-
ton, 10,025, which is $3.50 per capita.
R1leigh--levy, $93,045; population.
13 643 which is $6.75 per capita.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SOS, 463 ponu-
There was an increase in assessment
OF town property in 1903 over 1902 OF
S@61,352. Increased assessments have
enabled several Municipalities to re-
ouce their tax rates TO some extent
If taxes levied under "B" and "Ce'
Schedules were left to be divided be-
tween counties AID municipalities. as
suggested above; and if the suggestion
hereiubefore nlad- be adonted of pass
IN Ia .yg iah
ton Of such tax as is levied for mu-
nicipal purposes the present ad va
loren tax rate could be very materiaI-
Is red Iced.
From reports received from the
counties we are enabled to give the
total valuation of all property for the
year 1904 as compared with the val
nations for the year 1908, but the re-
ports We're received too late to be tab
ulated for this report.
The total valuation of all property
for the year 1904 is $443,232,7S1, an
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T. w. Lawson.

A Stock Exchange has a perfectly
legitimate function IN a country'S bus
mess mechanism. 1t is a place Wher
market values can be on the instant
aScertained and the daily list Of quo
tations is therefore uniVei sally coon
suited for information and guidance.
# Mr.. Lawson s sensational perform
anCes are merely tho tactics of Il con-
scienceless raider who without war;
rant of fact or reason &ssails values
and hammers down prices, then it
would seem that the gentlemen VINO
stand before the country as the pillars
@ fthe vast investment structure owe
it TO their own regulations and to the
comfort and Secur ty of the investing
ruhlic tC expose his baselcss aSSer-
tions j or the other hand the recent
range of security was reached through
nanipulatiye process to earning power
ana actual value, if the market Was
indeed q house Of cards, then Mr. Law
san is performing a public serYic+,
even though incidentally he may be
lining his own pockets.
SO long as New York City maintains
q Stock Exchange that is open 10 Sucli
raids as have caused the violent fluctu-
atoms of the past week, ambitions
that NAV anywhere be cherished 10
make il the financial centre IF the
world will be Justly ridiculed A CEN
ire involves the idea of balance aud
stability A financial centre is q place
where movements and changes Should
be the resultant of a multitude of
forces Quoted prices i'm all it's mar
ket should represent with an approach
To accuracy the worlds average, the
normal level
the Times has refused IL publish
MI. awson's advertisements. As al
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Miss Alice Dressler, Of No. 1913 North
Bryant Ave-, Minneapolis, Mimi, writes
as follows concerning Peruna:
81 was suffering from catarrh of the
throat and head. One OF my college
friends, who was visiting me, asked me
to try Peruna and did so and found il
all and more than / had expected. It
not only cured me of the catarrh, but
restored me to perfect health. "-AlicO
Dressler.
Miss Mamie Groth, Platteville, Wis,
writes:
"I have for several years suffered
with frequent backache and would for
several days have splitting headaches.
Several of my friends advised me to
take Peruna and asked my physician
what he thought Of it. He recon-
mended it and so I took it and am
entirely without pain of any kind now"
Mamie Groth.
In q recent letter from No. 2 Grant
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writes:
"Some six years ago my husband suf-
fered with nervous prostration, and
advising with friendly druggist he
brought home bottle of Peruna. His
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appetite was increased and restful sleep
came to him" Ida l.. Gregory.
Miss Florence Murphy, No. 27OS Second
Ava, Seattle, Wash, writes:
81 suffered for over a year with female
trouble, and although 1 tried several
physicians none of them seemed to be
able to help me permanently.
cit only took little over three bottles
of Peruna to make me well and strong.
Inever have backache, headache or bear
ing down pains sny more. "-Ficzoaes
J Murphy.
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VERY TRYING TO WOMEN
Are the Peculiar Ills Brought by Catarrh Of the Pelvic
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Cafarrh is a very frequent cause OF
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as female weakness. Catarrh of the
pelvic organs produces such a variety
of diSagreeabEe and Irritating SyH1p-
toms that many peOpIe--iH fact, fhe
majority of people have no idea that
they are caused by cafarrH.
A great proportion of women have
some catarrhal weakness which has
been called by the various doctors she
has consulted by as many different
names. These women have been
treated and have taken medicines, with
no relief, simply because the remedies
are not adapted 10 catarrIr. It's through
a mistaken notion as TO The real nature
of the diseases that these medicines
have been recommended TO them.
II all the women who are suffering
with any form of female weakness
would write to Or. Hartman, Column
bus, Ohio, and give him q complete
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"F7eaIfh and Beauty" a book written
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Deputy of Detroit Independent Order Of
Good Templars, writes as follows:
"Peruna has been a blessing TO me
and gladly do indorse it. For two
years l suffered with catarrh OF the
stomach. 1 lost flesh and grew thin and
emaciated, nervous and exhausted, so
that 1 could neither work or enjoy
life. ] began taking Peruna and can now
eat and enjoy everything 1 eat. l have
been well over year now" - Miss
Jessiemere WesNan6.
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justifying reason for their exclusion
irt.iu is columns it is sufficient ID say
that The Times is not that kind OF
newspapers those responsible Tor It's
character and contents do not care to
make that kind of newspaper. The
Times does not believe the charges
which Mr.. Lawson makes against some
- thee greatest corporations IN the
country, corporations managed by
Boards of Trades including many of
,;ie chief men in the country, men III
whom tire public has entire confidence,
men who ,ue the cnstodlans of hum
dreds OF millions of peoples savings
Ii The Times did belieev MI. Law
sons charges it would itself begin a
righteous investigation. and it would
print the results, not in its advertis-
ing columns. but upon its news pages.
as information which It would be a
newsla per's duty Il, lay before its
readers Editorial from New York
Times
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the Constitution above quoted was not
violated.
We have had an income tax law IN
much the same form as the present
ever since 1868. In addition TO this.
the Constitution. Art. ", Sec. ), 'eX-
pressIy authorizes the General Assemb-
ly TO tax all incomes except sucn as
are derived from property WHich -
taxed. Under these circumstances we
did, not feel at liberty to instruct the
list takers to disregard the plain mar
date Of the General Assembly, ana ac-
cordingly we instructed them to re-
quire all such salaries to be listed.
We thought ii proper to bring TO the
attention of your eXcellency and the
General Assembly our action in the
matter, so that such action might be
taken as may be deemed proper in the
premises. We are pleased to say that
we have been informed that all of the
executive officers and most of the
judges listed their salaries. We are
not officially informed that any of the
Judges refused to do so.
AS appears from tables in this and
our former reports, the income tax
is an important and growing source
of revenue.
Recommendations.
We renew the recommendations
continued in our first annual report,
as follows:
First. There should be an exemp-
ton ~of personal property from taxa
ton of $500 instead of $25 as the law
now provides. The Constitution au-
thorizes the General Assembly to eX-
empt this amount of property. See
Art. v. Sec. 3.
Second. That the poll tax levied
under Art. V. Secs. ! and 6. OF the
Constitution be not permitted to ex-
coed 50 on the head. The recon-
mendation is made because the Con-
stitution limits it to this sum. See
Art. V. Sec. |: opinion by Judge Rod
man, Appendix for sc n. c. Reports,
and Williams against Commissioners
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Blobbs-Do you think - is an UNI
lucky number at the table?
Slobbs-Yes. if there's only enough
food for u.
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Total valuation of all property 1905,
loOl eli. 23o 7s1 The veor 1904 shows an
ircrease over the wear 1900 Of sl51 y,i3 223
az 90, 90, - -,
i.ah" Z q; w. 90 acres WIN an average
N'l"' u r. PEI "'ie
Durham county has the highest average
Naiue, belng Sl9.oo per acre.
CASTOR county has the next highest aver
isuneombe county 1aT ne, next at $l2.o7 per acre.
Mecklenbme county at s12. 50 per acre.
Dare county has the lowest average yalue
hoinp = 10 5er @ acre ,,'e io"'9' '''
CLAW connty has The next Ioyycst II being
50 II por acre.
Town Lots
- " -
Total valuation Of real and
personal property :. =. .Sl2S, 2Gi, 2I9
Towns showing largest tahMtion-reai and
Kalrioh. s 4. $50. 67l
Dub9m 10, {70'l73
Charlotte . . . . :. 9.6Sl $50
Wilmington :. 0,24J, 766
Greensboro 4,G6l ,522
Salisbury !. :. -. =. . ? 476. 2ej
A,heyille 90 49, 100 100
'."lesporo - - e. $1,000 oo
o9ncord 2'5o9'6 ,i
iilS' n = = = go o' 81,
The report shows 160,6ss horses in the
state average value being SGD
Roheson county leads with the high
est average value =. .S66'
wilson county mas the next hlgh-
est average value :. CLIO
ave value l.d5
HYDE county has the next lowest
average value . . . . . >. ~. 10
. Tin, renort shows I47 024 mules he
30
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-01

Natalina estAba Rcostada en-
oil mezquino lecho de su alcoba
v Antonieta. vestida, permane-
cIa & 81 lado.
Las dos i6venes llorkban.
Aquel dfa debfAn separarse.
Pascual Sc 10 habfa hecho saber
Ia tarde anterior.
Aquella noche tuvo NAtali-
ma IN POGO de febre, y Antonio
Tn quiso levsntErse antics, Y
mientras Ia portera dormfa plS-
cidamenta, las dos j6venes des-
ahogaron 50 dolor y su desespe-
raei6n.
Tanto In una como In otra,
tenfan ell presentimiento de que
no podrfan gozir IN mas de
aquells libertad. pues Nst,lina
ibi q ser desde aquel dfs n
senorita, y seguraments sus
nuevos parientes no In permit
tirIan mucha intimidad con una
joven de Ia profession de- Auto
Meta.
- Maldito sea ell momento
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-11-01

en- que seguf ell conseio de ma
ma diio esta con desespera-
ci6n.
Natalina atrajo a 50 hernia
IA y Ia bes6.
No digas ESQ, en- cuelquier
profession puede una mujer per-
manecer honrada cuando quiere,
lie dijo. y til. estoy segura de
clio, mi querida Antonieta STEM
pre- 10 serzs, pues ell deseo de ha-
Ger fortuna, no tie harS caer. Va
veras como IN dis, enamorado
an principe de ia belleza, pom
dra & tus pies con 81 corona. al
nombre, que sabras llevar dig
namepte.
II In prfncipel reptile An
toniets, sonriendo entire sus Ia
.grimas. no 10 deseo. Quiero
amar nj hombre que sea mi ma
rido. y tn sabes, Nstxlina, cuAl
rs mi sueho.
ST, 10 sc: squel ioven
desconocido, que tie sigue por
todas parties y te adors en- silen-