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The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
HEAVY INHERITANCE TAX
Advocated by Andrew Carnegie in New
York Speech.

New York.-Andrew Carnegie In ar
address before the National Civic Fed
Grafton Thursday said that he. believed
the major portion OF the estates OF
enormously wealthy men should go tc
the state upon the death of the pos
SCISSOR of the fortune. Mr., Carnegie
opposed a graduated income tax.
Melville e. Ingalls, of Cincinnati
addressed himself to the subject of an
income and inheritance tax, especially
with a view to limiting the large accu
mutations OF wealth in the possession
OF individuals. He said that there had
been In the last few years three pro
life sources OF multi-millionaires
which are open to criticism. These. he
said. were the tariff. Illegal fayors and
contracts given to the shippers by the
railways, and the securing by means
which were questionable, OF contracts
at nominal prices for the use of the
streets Of various cities for the pur,
pose Of transportation and lighting. He
said that illegal favors had been In
many cases wrung from the railways
by the shippers and said that this form
OF evil had been used in combination
with the tariff.
William d. Guthrie a lawyer, who
led the fight in the local courts against
an income tax. on constitutional
grounds. held that there must, under
American institutions, be equality OF
taxation.
Andrew Carnegie, who followed
said that he was In hearty accord with
Mr.. Guthrie.
II think an income tax would pene-
trate business to the core" said Mr..
Carnegie. II think this country
would never regret anything so much
as to impose such tax. ! differ with
the President strongly on the subject
Of the income tax. But l am In pc
culiar position on the inheritance tax,
advocating that MS something like get
ting better distribution of wealth.
THE subject of wealth distribution
will not down"
Mr. Carnegie said he believed, mas
much as the wealth properly belonged
to the community, the latter. on the
death OF the possessor should acquire
q great portion of the wealth. having
had large portion to do with its de-
velopment.
"Our country fails in its duty" said
Mr.. Carnegie, "if 1t does not exact q
share, a tremendous share, OF the es.
tate Of the enormously wealthy upon
his death. The money belongs to the
community. Do not mistake me. l dc
not advocate the making OF man a
pauper, or the pauperizing of his chill
dren. but 1t is not the millionaire who
made the wealth. He did not make the
ore, or the coal or the gold that he dug
from the ground The Montana cop
per mine owner did not make his
uenlth II helQppe in tho abstract tC
the people who use 1t and who produce
the use which makes 1t valuable.
Il am with the President, then, to
tax heavily by graduated taxation ev'
cry man who dies leaving behind him
his millions for 'hirk that excessive
wealth left to a child is an injury
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
Lead Reaches Hioa Figures.

New york-Lead prices were ad
vanced Thursday from 81 cents q
pound to cents a pound. This Is the
highest price in many years. Notices
of the advance in lead prices were
sent out Wednesday by the American
Smelling and Refining Company. Cop
per prices were also advanced frac'
tionally and the highest prices for
electrolytic copper since the secretan
corner was reached. Electrolytic cop
per sold at % cents a pound and sales
at that price were made.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
TRAMWAY LINES
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF DEN.
YER ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
NORTHERN CONNECT
Statistics and Plans Of Denver City
Tramway Company. Will Build
Forty-Two Miles Of Extensions
Northern Towns to Have Rapid

Tramway Company. Will Build
Forty-Two Miles Of Extensions.-
Northern Towns to Have Rapid
Transit.
Denver.-The Republican gives the
following statement of the plans OF
the Denver City Tramway Company:
For twenty years the Tramway com.
pany has been the infallible barometer
for the city of Denver. 1t has risen
with the city, suffered with the city
and prospered with the city. Denver
Is prosperous to a degree and it is 60
ing forward at wonderful pace. So
with the Tramway company, which has
arrived at another milestone In its his.
tory and will have to increase Its sys-
TEN and its capital in order to meet
the demands of the growing popula.
tion. Plans for remarkable series of
extensions and improvements were de.
tailed to the Real Estate Exchange
yesterday by William G. Evans, presi-
dent OF the Denver City Tramway
Company, who is a doer of things and
something OF moment to advance. He
told of what his company had done In
the past, what was in progress fof ac.
complishment and what was intended
in the immediate future, the last two
involving an expenditure of 50, SOC, 900.
An official announcement was made
at the same time by Mr.. Evans of an
agreement with the Colorado & South.
ern railroad by which the passengers
on the new electric line Of the latter
company running northward will be
carried to the heart of Denver-to the
present postoffice, in fact-over the
1ramway system. This in Itself means
very great deal to the city, the bring
ing into direct communication with
Denver that rich belt OF country in
cluded in Boulder, Larimer and Weld
counties, territory that is advancing
by leaps and bounds, and which will
very soon be a suburb to this cosmo-
politan city. The business of this
new section, added to the other COM
munities that are to be brought into
direct business dealing with the city,
means still greater Denver. The cleo
trio road to the north is under way and
will be completed by the time that the
Tramway company Is ready to accept
tHe passengers ana convey lnem over
the new line running from Globeville
via Twenty-third street and Arapahoe
and Sixteenth streets.
Following are some of the facts and
statistics Of the Tramway's plans as
outlined by Mr.. Evans:
Building of forty-two miles extern
sions.
Cost of extensions and additions,
$3,50O,00O.
First lines to be built: From Six
teenth and Arapahoe to Globevillc;
and loop in business circle.
Boulder, Fort Collins. Greeley. Long
mont and other northern cities to have
rapid transportation to heart of Den
yer.
All OF Denver's suburbs to have
street car facilities as far out as Fort
Logan.
Denver's growth requires increase In
resources and its system.
Passengers carried in 190C-52, ,000,-
900.
Plans made to carry next year-Go.-
100000.
Employees of the company, 1,22o.
Annual pay roll, $S72,O0O.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
success Of Wireless Telephone.

Berlin-The German Society OF
Wireless Tclegraphy has succeeded in
holding wireless telephone communl-
cation between Berlin and Naen, TWEEN
ty-four miles away. Professor Slaby. in
an interview described the experiment
as cminently successful. Professor
Slaby says the problem of wireless tele
phony is solved. hut that the limit of
distance is not yet known. He sees no
reason to set any limit and believes the
time is coming when n man will be
able to speak wirelessly with a friend
in any part of the world.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
FOR cHARITYs SAKE.
Colorado State Conference of chari-
ties and Corrections.


Denver.-The state conference OF
Charities and Corrections closed the
most successful session in Its history
Tuesday night at the Woman's club
by the discussion of state and munic-
ipal control of tuberculosis.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Prof. w. X. Argo, Colo
rado Springs.
Secretary-Mrs. Seraphine Pisko.
Treasurer-Miss Gertrude Vaille.
Vice presidents-Dr. r. w. Corwin,
DR.. W. S. Friedman, James H. Persh-
ing. Mrs. S. l. George. DR.. Eleanor
= -.wney, C. E. Hagar, E. w. Pfeiffer,
Mrs. james d. Whitmore, DR.. l.. II.
Morritt, Mrs. Henry Van Kleeck and
Mrs. Nettie z. Caspar.
Following are some of the more i'm
portant measures advocated at the con
ference:
Increased appropriations by the
state.
Greater economy in the operation OF
state Institutions by abolishment OF
salaries.
Laws to protect the state from i'm
portation OF orphans.
Punishment of careless tubercular
patients by law.
Establishment Of an insane ward at
the penitentiary and provisions for the
employment Of convict labor.
Enactment of laws for registration
of tubercular patients and fumigation
Of their rooms.
Addition to the Dencer county hos
pital for the care of tubercular pa
tients.
Restriction of the INDECENT poor tu
bercular patients.
Increase in capacity of the Girls In
dustrial School.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
Appointments Confirmed.

Washington.-The Senate Wednes
day confirmed the nominations OF VIII
liam H. Moody. of Massachusetts, to
be an associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States: Charles
]. Bonaparte of Maryland. to be attor-
ne general; Victor H. Metcalf to bf
secretary of the navy. and Oscar S.
Straus, of New York. to be secretary
If commerce. The opposition to
Messrs. iioody and Bonaparte. which
has been raised in the Senate by a
number of Democratic senators. was
not strongly pressed at the session
Wednesday and no roll call was asked
for
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
SPELLING Reform Turned Down.

Washington.-The House Of Repre-
sentatives Wednesday went on record
in opposition to the new spelling as
recommended by the President. BY a
vote of 142 to 25 the following was
adopted as substitute to the item
reported by the appropriations COM
mittee in the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill: mo money
appropriated in this act shall be used
in connection with printed documents
ordered by law or requested by Con-
eress or any branch thereof unless the
same shall conform to the orthograpliy
recognized and used by generally-a
cepted dictionaries Of the English Ian
yuage."
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
DUBOIS ON SMooT.
censures President for Assisting Nor
mon Republicans.

WashIngton.-The Senate Thursday
listened to the second speech which
has been made this session against the
continuance of Reed Smoot as sena
tor from Utah. 1t was delivered by
Senator Dubois of Idaho, who after re
viewing in detail the workings of the
Mormon Church and Mr.. Roots promi
nent connection herewith, concluded
with the charge that President Roose
welt used the weight of his administra
tion to assist the Mormon-Republican
vote in the last election.
Mr.. Dubois asserted the control OF
the church to be complete In the hier-
archy, consisting of the presidencs
nd the twelve apostles, Of which Mr.
Snoot was one. This control. he mai"
tained, was ecclesiastical, political and
commercial, and was exercised com
pletely over followers who come prin
cipally from foreign countries. The
constant tendency, he said, was to
make the church and state one, with
the control in the church.
AS to Senator Smoot, he said. Il
made no difference whether he was o!
was not a polygamist. The senate.
was a pillar in the church and in con
troll of its temporal, spiritual and po
litical policies, and was selected fol
the Senate because of his position.
"Smoot," he said. represents tho
church and not the state and would dc
the bidding of the church before he
would serve the real interests OF the
state or of the nation. BY being ar
apostle Of the chuch, Smoot is mem
Der Of this high conspiracy. He is on
of the chief conspirators, and by his
acquiescence supports the plans ant
aims OF the conspiracy"
The breaking down Of the influence
of the church in politics, Mr.. Dubois
asserted, would do more than anythint
else to put a stop to polygamy.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
German Reiehstas Dissolved.

Berlin.-The existence Of the Reich
stag was terminated suddenly Thurs
day amid scenes of considerable ex
citement, upon the defeat of the gov
ernment's bill for supplementary ap
preparation to support the troops If
German Southwest Africa. and ne"
elections were ordered. This action
although foreshadowed several days
ago. took the house by surprise, as dis
solution means a direct attack upor
the Clerical party. which has growr
into such intimate relations with tn
government that 1t frequently ha'
been characterized as the governing
party
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
San Francisco wo,Id's Fair.

San Francisco, Cay.-San Francisco
proposes to have worlds fair in 1913.
The project was proposed shortly after
the fire and is no longer an uncer-
scinty. Fifteen citiZsns have formed {
corporation to be known as the Pacific
Ocean Exposition Company, which
plans to give mammoth fair to COM
memorate the four hundredth anniver-
sary of the discovery of the Pacific
ocean by Balboa. and the completion OF
the Panama canal. The organization
is capitalized at $5,000,000.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
Irritation Treaty Ratified.

FL Paso, Tex.-Private advices
from Mexico City state that the Mex
can government has ratified tne
treaty with the United States refer
ring to the great irrigation dam a
Engle, sixty miles above Ell Paso, This
action brings to an amicable settle
ment a bone OF contention between
the two republics and litigation tha
has been pending for ten years, ant
settles tho claim for $20,000.0OO whlcf
the Mexican government filed agains
the United States for damages on ac
count of deprivation of water rights
in the upper Rio Grande and riparian
rights in the lower stream.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
slssop Mccabe Stricken.

New York.-Bishop Charles Card
veil McCabe, who before his election
10 the bishopric of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. was popularly known
as "ChcFlain NcCaSe," was stricken
with apoplexy just after he arrived
here Tuesday. He was at once re-
moved to the New York hospital.
where tonight 1t was said that, though
the outcome of the bishops attack
could not be positively predicted. his
present condition was decidedly favor
lble to a speedy recovery.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Seattle now wants a worlds fair"
and the chances are that she will get
1t, although the appellation bestowed
on the enterprise is apt to be mis-
nomer. This is an era of 'exposi-
tons" and the public funds at Wash
Ington. says the Philadelphia Bulle.
tin. can usually be relied upon to fur
nish goodly share of the cash
ueeded.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
SUGAR Company Fined.

New York.-Fines aggregating $780,
900 were imposed Tuesday by Judge
Holt in the United States Circuit
Court upon the American Sugar Re
tining Company and the Brooklyn
Cooperage Company after the defen-
dants. through counsel, had pleaded
guilty to the indictments charging the
acceptance of rebates on sugar ship
ments in violation of the Elkins anti
rebating act.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

If that Wiener Maenergesangverein
knew what a Nord Amerikanische
Saengebund was like. and an Indiana
,.olischer colosseum into the bargain,
says the Indianapolis News. it would
Jump right down the throat of an in
yitation to get there.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
Condition Of Wheat Crop.

Washington.-The monthly crop re.
mort of the Department of Agriculture
shows that the condition of winter
Theat December 1st was 94.1 as COM
pared with s4.1 per cent. on December
1, 1905, and a nine year average OF
e2.9. The condition of the winter rye
December 1st was 962, with a nire
ear average Of 95.s per cent.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
No Meat Trust Wanted.

London.-The British government
has refused Its sanction to a scheme
proposed by a powerful syndicate to
bring cattle and sheep from South Al
-ica, Canada, and elsewhere, to the
British island of Aldernay. where it
vas planned to slaughter them.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

We seem to have landed in the
Congo all right in the matter of the
acquisition of rubber. mining and rail
way concessions. Possibly this may
lead to our taking hand In the
suppression of the atrocities that are
alleged to be fiourishing so extensively
there, says the Boston Herald. HUI
manity should keep pace with trade.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

The patient hen has rival. A Brit
ish government analyst reports to the
fisheries committee of the Cornwall
county council that the eggs of dog
fish when boiled are similar to hard
boiled hens eggs, and that they are
wholesome and highly nutritious.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

There are" says the Indianapolis
star, thousands of happy homes for
which the trial marriage possesses no
charm. Turn the husband and wife
loose. and they would marry twice as
quick as before" Still, 1t would per-
haps be best not to take any needless
risk by turning them loose while
groceries are SO high.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

A Pittsburg woman has been driven
to matrimony as a protection against
burglars. Some other women, unfor-
tunately, says the New York Ameri-
can, wouldn't mind burglar as a
protection against their husbands.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Ontario is now producing radium,
gold. silver and diamonds. With a
little more training it would seem to
be very simple matter for fertile
soil like that to yield up bank notes
and government bonds.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

The startling suggestions about
matrimony that are constantly being
made, says the Washington Star
never make any difference in the bust
ness done by the marriage license
clerk
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

At Dresden, Germany, public
bathing house for dogs has been
opened. If Dresden is one of the
places where dogs are utilized in the
sausage business 1t Is no more than
right .hat they should be kept as clean
rs possible
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

One reason why the railways in
creased wages may be that food has
become so expensive that it takes
more money to keep a man in condi-
lion to work.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Two Warsaw anarchists recently
threw bombs at an actress. If her ad-
vance agent isn't making the most of
the incident she ought to fire him and
employ a good. live American.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

J. F. Comma and wife celebrated
the seventy-fifth anniversary of their
marriage the other day. A pretty long
sentence for two Commas.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

A scientist has discovered that
women do not stutter. If women are
going to have impediments, they are
not going to have them in their
speech.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

The Kaiser has talked into phono
graph. Every German may now hea
his masters voice.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Yale university has raised the sal
aries of Its professors. Some of them
make almost as much now as foot.
ball player.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

We wonder If Miss Krupp assured
her husbands papa that she would be
able to keep the young man in the
luxury to which he had been accus
toned.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Castro is better" says a Venezuel;
cable. There are persons who do no
believe he could be worse.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Prof. George F. Moore says that we
owne much to Babylon. The claim,
however. seems to have been out
lawed some years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

London reports the sale Of an
odontoglossum crispium pittanum for
$3.50. They've gone up since we
bought ours.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Pretty hard on Count Boni being
cut OF from all those millions, with
the cost OF living higher than it has
been for 20 years.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

German police arrested a man and
had him fined three marks for sneez-
ing in public. 1t must be expensive
to have hay fever in Germany.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Many a man who thought he was
getting IN on the ground floor has dis
severed to his sorrow that there was
4 basement.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

The old schoolboys of Boston say
that the three RS are being neglect
ed In the public school. Right they
are.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Artificial diamonds are going up so
fast that 1t will soon pay to wear real
ones.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

There are only four letters in love
but there are thousands of love let
ters.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

The Binghamton minister who has
solved the riddle of the sphinx is
somewhat of sphinx himself. He re-
fuses to talk.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Football Is not even as exciting for
the doctors as 1t was.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Austria has a pottery trust That
would be good one to smash.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

When lawyer merely charges a
nominal fee, it is really phenomenal
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Peary did not find any fee trusts
on his travels.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-29
The First Insurance Bill.

The bill passed by the Senate yester-
day to regulate the terms Of Office Of
directors Of mutual life insurance cor
porations is the first statutory enactment
recommended by the insurance investi-
eating committee to receive the approval
Of either house of the Legislature. 1t
provides that:
The annual election OF directors OF every do
nestle mutual life insurance corporation. whether
Incorporated by a special act or under a general
law. which otherwise according TO It's charter or
bylaws would be held hereafter and prior 10 No
vember is, 1905. shall be postponed and held on
said date. and the directors OF said corporations
whose term would otherwise earlier expire shall
continue 10 hold ONCE until said date and until their
successors are elected; and on said date the terms
of once OF all the directors Of every domestic life
insurance corporation shall expire. ~anything 70 the
contrary In the charter or bylaws thereof not
wtthstanding."
The bill provides that entire new boards
of directors shall be elected on November
Is, that the Superintendent of Insurance
shall supervise the elections, appointing
three policyholders of each company to
act Is inspectors, and that no proxies
executed prior to September is, 1905,
shall be valid. The new boards are to
elect new officers Of the companies, who
shall take Office Immediately on their
election. The new directors are to di-
vide themselves by lot into two classes,
one class to serve until the annual meeting
in 1908, the other until the annual meeting
Of 1909, and there is to be no annual
meeting in 1907.
There are magnificent opportunities in
this proposed law for insurance officers
seeking vindication and for policyholders
anxious for a new deal. 1t has pre-
cedence ove the other measures recon-
mended by the Armstrong committee,
because it must be passed promptly if
the spring elections of certain companies
are to be f~orestalled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-29
Mr.. jerome and Justice seabury.

For several weeks WILLIAM TRAvRRs
JEROME has been subjected to continue
GUS and most Incorporate abuse because
certain officers and employees Of the
street railway companies Of Manhattan
have not been indicted, arrested and
sent to jail on account of sensational
charges Of jury bribing brought against
them by n Of their former employees.
Mr.. JERoME's explanations that he could
not find the evidence necessary to justify
criminal proceedings against the ac-
cused men have been treated with
contempt. He has been represented as
a traitor to the public, a tool Of corrupt,
law defying malefactors.
Recently an independent investigation
of the facts on which Mr.. JEROME re-
fused to act was undertaken by JUS
tice SEABURY Of the City Court. Justice
SEABURY cannot be said to be prejudiced
in favor Of the men and corporations in
volved in the case, nor will he be charged
with a d~uty-warping prepossession in
favor Of the District Attorney. Yet his
conclusion is the same as that reached
by Mr.. JEROME, and he holds that the
legal evidence obtainable is insufficient
to warrant criminal prosecutions that
have been demanded with such a wealth
of adjective and superabundance Of heat
and passion.
The incident is worthy Of special notice
because Of other pending cases concern
ing which the District Attorney is being
criticised with the utmost severity. The
prosecution of a man for crime fs a
serious business, not to be undertaken
lightly or on frivolous and fimsy EVIL
dence. The law courts require of the
prosecution something more than sus-
picions, allegations and denunciations.
A District Attorney may be an honest,
capable official without being the ODE
dent slave Of sensational clamor.