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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
FEASIBLE METHOD OF INCREA SING
STATE REVENUE.

The problem how to raise revenue
without direct state tax is leading
our lawmakers to consider various
steps that will help to meet the ex-
pense of our government and various
improvements contemplated. in this
connection it will be interesting to
study the possibilities involved in
nancy which is not now taxed at all
or at best but inadequately.
Both Massachusetts and Vermont
have made very comprehensive laws
governing their savings institutions
The design of these laws seems to have
been two-fold: first to insure absolute
safety to the depositors and second to
gain an income for the state. Both
cessful in the attainment Of these de-
sirable ends. but their methods of pro-
cedure have been somewhat different
! Massachusetts has extended to her
citizens n free and almost restricted
use of her savings banks and laid only
a small tax on the deposits. Vernon
on the other hand has allowed only q
very restricted use of her savings
banks and laid tax on the deposits
The liberal policy of Massachusetts
has enabled her banks to pay to theiI
depositors nearly four per cent. fol
the last year, while the more conser
vative Vermont policy has given hel
citizens less than az per cent. or
their deposits. The Massachusetts TIA,
which IL only $40 of / per cent. ne
yields to the state n larger sum pei
aanita tl,au does the Vermont tax OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Nr. v. ]. Spear of the Cattle COmmis-
sion Takes Issue with Attorney
General Fits.

To the Editor of the Free Press:
In the report of Attorney General Fits
on cattle commission matters. the report
states that sold to NJ. c. Rowell pol
head of cattle condemned on the tuber-
culin test from the herd of Messrs White
and Whitcomb, and that | must have
known that some OF these animals would
be used for food purposes.
The facts in regard to this transaction
and as stated by me before the grand
jury Of Chittenden County, are that sold
to Mr.. Rowell 13S cattle, being the cattle
condemned from the herd of Mr., Whit
comb and that the sale was made with
the express agreement between MI
Rowell and myself that the animals
should all be slaughtered under United
States inspection in the same manner as
other cattle that had reen shipped to
Mass for slaughter by the commission
Neither Mr.. Rowell nor myself had any
means of knowing whether or not any Of
these animals would pass inspection.
This lot OF cattle was the only one be-
longing to the State, sold by me during
my service on the commission,
The shipment of cattle reactng to the
tuberculin test to the \. T.. Dressed
United States inspection was always
done openly and no effort was made to
deceive any one in regard to the manner
Of disposal.
The commission did not think 1t nece-
sary TO send any one with these ship
ments to oversee the work Of the United
States inspectors. and the reports of the
drpvers gave no ground for suspecting
>nll For
in checks from the parties handling them
and a full list Of these checks was kept
showing date and maker OF same. and the
checks SO received were forwarded direct
TO the state treasurer. As these checks
were from only few sources it would
not be difficult to ascertain IL any check
had been given for condemned cattle that
has not received the Endorsement OF the
State treasurer, or not been included in
the list kept by tho cattle commission
In my association for three years with
Dr's Rich and Stephens in this work
can say that have never been associat
ed with men that consider more absolut
~ honest both professionally and imam
cially and if they have made any mis-
take believe it has been one OF judg
ment rather than intention.
| 1t has not always been possible to exc
| cute legislative acts as enacted as i'm
possibilities are sometimes required. Thi,
was tho case in Act s. 1902 which required
the commission personally and withou
assistance to test cattle for everyone II
the State who applied The commission
has intended to execute the law as they
understood IT. Quite likely errors have
been made but ] have understood II
Quite likely errors have been made bu
| have known of no instance where
wrong has been intended.
v. I. SPEAR.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
THE HIGHEST KNOWN TEMPERA-
TTRE.

Sir Andrew Noble has reached the high
est point of temperature in terrestrial
thermometry. He has accomplished this
by exploding cordite in closed vessels with
a resulting pressure of fifty ons to the
square inch and a temperature OF no less
than 300 degrees &. Sir William Crooes
saw that one incidental result OF this ex-
pertinent should have been the forma ton
of diamond-that is, If his calculations
were correct. On working over the resi-
dues of the explosion chamber he has re
Gently extracted from them small crystals
that seem "a be veritable diamonds We
see, then. that If men cannot control the
conditions that make for large diamonds,
they, at least, understand them. 1t is. IL
all likelihood. a matter of comparatively
short time when the diamond will have
been conquered as absolutely a the ruby.
With this final temperature of 800 de-
grees c. we have reached the limit IT
mans present attainment. on looking
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
MILLIONS OF BUFFALO ON
RANGED WESTERN PLAINS.

The early explorers who describe 4
buffalo numbers do not give us anyth|
more exact than superlative expr|
sions such as countless herds" Il
credible numbers" "toeming myriad
the world one robe" etc. have end{
vored to get at a more exact idea
their numbers.
The total area Inhabited by the b|
falo was about 100000 square miles.
this. the open plains We're ore-half. 4
cording to figures supplied me by Mr..
F. Potter, Of the Forest service,
ranges of the Dakotas. Montana, "
oming. Nebraska Kansas ColoraI
Texas, and oklahoma "a total of abb
80 Goa square miles. or half Of the pla |
were according to the census Of II
carrying 1900, 900 head of cattle |
and horses and about 100000 head
sheep. This means that when fully stoI
ed they might sustain n number OF n
falo at least equal to the number of
tie and horses. The buffalo had to div
their heritage with numerous herds |
mustang. antelope. ard wapiti: on
other hand. n buffalo could find liy
where a range animal would starve. m
of the richest bottom-lands are now 70
ed in, ard We have taken no account o
5000, ono sheep Therefore we are safe
pla cling at 10000 oO the buffalo formt
living on the entire plains area.
Their prairie range was a third
large but it was vastly more fertile
deed. the stockmen reckon one pra
acre equal to four acres on the pla
Doubtless therefore, the prairies
tanned nearly as many head as
plains: We may safely set their pop
ton at 10000. The forest region was
lowest in the rate of populations for
1000, 900 square miles We should not
low moro than 5.O'a,o00 Buffalo. Tl
figures would make the primitive n
Der OF buffalo 5000, 900.
Many other calculations based on
ferent data give similar or slightly l. |
totals From these facts It will APP
very safe to put the primitive bun
population at 5ooo0OCO to $1,000, 900.
From The American Bison or
falo." by Ernest Thompson Seton. In
October Scrihner. .rrf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

back, we sec that every step in terncfra
ture he has so far taken has led him Jus
so far along the path 10 universal con
auest-the absolute conquest which he Il
destined ultimately 10 make But in thll
phase OF temperature alone he still has fa
to go. We have had evidence from manI
sources that even in the sun. which Ia bi
no means tho hottest OF the heavenly bod
les, and which yet possesses temperature
that transcend anything we know on
earth. the very elements OF matter III
there disintegrated into simpler forms
Such temperatures are tho distant AlpinI
heights ever and ever so far higher thai
the slight ascent TO which we have 81
tediously arrived Professor Robert ID
Duncan in Harper's for October
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

II is worthy Of note that there has been
y republican New York State convention
without Senator Tom Plat: also that
there has been new republican State
chairman chosen without the sanction of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel Sunday school,"
and that the republican machine has de-
eerted the Amen Corner in that hotel
Thus old things pass away, and some
things become new.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
7-10 of 1 per cent.

7-10 of 1 per cent.
The Massachusetts policy has de-
veloped the savings bank habit to a
remarkable degree. her savings insti-
buttons showing assets on October I,
1905, the time of the last report of over
while Vermont on the Same basis shows
only 1856 per capita. BY that half
the gain in Massachusetts for the past
year also shows so per cont. moro per
capita than in Vermont.
II the Vermont law could be so
changed as to give the depostors 4
per cent instead of az per cent. with
out reducing the state tax or the
amount declared for local taxation 1t
would be good legislation. 1t has been
done in Massachusetts, and is feasible
in Vermont.
orr legislation restricting the use rt
savings banks is based upon the theory
that the money which is kept out of the
savings banks gets into the local list. This
theory is utterly without foundation. The
ouestion has been carefully investigated
nv tax commissioners appointed by the
legislatures Of the different States and al
WAYS with the final decision that only a
very small percentage of money outside Of
savings banks paid any tax whatever.
The non-partisan committee appointed
by the Ohio Legislature several years ago
| included IN their report the explicit state
| ment that OF the Sc, 900, 900 deposited by in
dvlduals In the commercial banks Of
Cleveland. only siSOo,oco was declared for
local taxation Gess than 3 per cent?, and
the Individual deposits of five counties en-
bracing the cities of Cincinnati, Toledo,
| Dayton and Columbus, amounting to
| about sl6.ooo 600, only s6,o0o,o0 dess than
per cent? was declared for taxation.
Under the Massachusetts law the ma
tural overflow of one savings bank is an
other savings bank but the Vermont man
who already has $1,000 in one Vermont
savings bank can not make use of an
other within the State. lie naturally sends
| the balance of his money out Of the Sta te
where he can get per cent, or puts !:
| into the savings department of a national
tax The twofold design of the law. safety
to the depositor and income to the State
is thus being defeated 1t has been esti-
mated that 100000 of our savings funds
are now In national banks. If this es-
innate is correct the State is already los
ing annually $4,000 in taxes with fan
| prospect of a decided increase Of loss ir
the next few years
| A more liberal savings bank law witt
notifications or removal of present re-
strictions would check this drift 10 Other
States and ward savings departments o
national banks and keep our deposits II
sight where they can be moderately taxed
It would probably lead to the establish
4 ment of savings banks at other point.
where under the present law 1t is impra
ticable and thus greatly increase the stat
income. The unrestricted use of saving!
banks in Massachusetts has shown ~
tendency to reduce the amounts declared
for local taxation, the present personal lis
showing 40 per cent. more per capita thar
} In Vermont. and there is no good reaso
to believe that the change suggeste
| n,,11 In, ffa, ,I,a lie
in our own State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

go either northward to the mountains or
overseas to another island where Gods
Image In ivory is less dominated by his
caricature in ebony. The jamaica buck
Niger Is an inevitable byproduct OF
emancipation, but he is not on that or
any other, account so perfect n neghbor
as to make his company a regret IL ten
porarily foregone
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, OCT. H.
WANTED.

When You want anything. advertise
IN the new special column of this paper.
bome bargains are offered there this
week which It will pay you to road
lbout. See page two. This pape has
about. See page two. This paper has
md one cent a word will reach
Them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
FINED.

The widow of an unfortunate man
ed of a priest: DO you think my
II hope so, signora. especially II he
a little Of purgatory in this world.
"Oh. as for that. I saw to that mys
lie Scacciapensieri.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

A uniformed public service official be-
walled the drought thus: my uniform
will not let me drink liquor and the law
will not let me drink water What am
7 to do"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

Robert F. Thompson, who has been
connected with the Indian service~of the
government for the past thirty years.
has resigned owing to Ill health.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

Feel languid weak, run down?
Headache? stomach of"?-Just plain
case of lazy liver. Rurdock Blood Bit
tiers tones liver and stomach, promotes
digestion. purifics the blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

Cheapest accident insurance - DR..
Thomas Eclectric OH Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
>~>A ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

Tcrms-S1.OO n Year. In Advance.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06

United yard will b done by day'a
work or By eostrssa.
The fsssdaaisa for the largest
building 10 wsll under way and will
b conplsted In : short time II shs
present ans weather eantisass. The
weather has done nuoh toward shs
progrss u the work 20 fay. When
she big inpfovsmsats Ars Anishsd ths
earning oapaslty os The rsansry will
b doubled. although the aetsai
capacity will not. Tbs work IL cost.
ing tho company thousands Of dollars
but whom II 10 done the Uni.sd will
have the sasiafaotion Of knowing that
Il has the most complete refinery west
Of the Aissouri river.
Refined oil 10 again beginning 70
move and some days oonsidsrably
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06

moro thar dosAn sarioe1s m
shipped - mArkst. There y vast
aaaatitiss of srsas stsfed n she tasks
in ths yard and on the prairie and
there 10 ~ imnsdisss danger Of
runniag shsrt. The shipnsnts ars
vary sasiseaotory - the oeapaAy
There y : big demand for Tbs =
'hssd predscA al ever tie essaary.
Tie OIL bssipsa 10 yiersaos has
. vssy brilliant estlook. nofs -
than for nanv mo1thA TIE thee.
sands the company 10 spsaAiss = not
for nothing ard u IL generally sup.
posed 70 nsaa, thas there viii - rs-
nswsd sotivity In The Asld tsst =
soea ~ Ne rslnsry u ready y ssoom.
mediate - Increased oil dow Into TIE
yard. Many ~ the company will
vigsfously push the we'll dsvslspmsnt
ard that the old time viaor Il about
70 bs renewed. This bsisg the oass
all or most al Of the old Elorsnos
dfillsrs and their a0istants will re-.
turn here 10 work.
The knocks shat have been made
about the nsld In that The oil zones
hAvs nearly played ont have bssa done
70 further the ends Of unscrup1lous
investors and there ID nothing 70 II.
Tho nrst sones probably do not con.
tain ~ much oil ~ when the nsld VA
newer. This 10 natural. bus II IL .
known fact that all the companies are
getting oil deeper with later day
development The othsr day The
United struck . good nov st .. 900 feet
and the depth at whioh ths oil -NAa
found 10 . guarantee Of IL psrman.
snoy. Knockers should lay Asids thei'
little hammer. for there are thinga
coming up for Florence in the near
future that will makes . splendid
town Of II.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06
THREE LODGES ELECT
OFFICERS FOR TERN

Tho Aasons. Eagles and Modern
Woodmen lodges elected o6icsis 70,
the ensuing term last night. The
Eagles officers are Joseph Lloy-, p.
". p; b. ". Gsddy. " p; Greeley
Draper. w; L T. Outhisr. chaplain
Ernest Lloyd. seoy; e. r. Lehman,
treasurer; Ed Rule. I @; A. Peterson,
o q; e. e. Doan and v. D. Davis,
trustees for one year; r. r. Moore,
physician. They will be INSTALLED
the nrst meeting night In January.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06

Az last nights meeting one candidate
was adopted and avs applications rs.
oeived. The lodge has 1856 msmb bsra.
The REGULAR monthly social and smok.
or will be held the last meeting night
Of this month.
Foilowing are The new ofIicers for
the Modern Woodmen: ". Y Thorn.
ton. Y o; Kr. Brady. Adv. Oy Per.
kins. banker; Alfred Durfee. CLERK
John Thomas. escort; Keith Munson.
watchman; James Eldredge, sentry
]. "A. Smith and Robert Roberts. man.
ayers: Drs. Hutton and Cummings.
physicians.
Masonic officers are J. @. Johnston.
N; J. ". ETimble. 8 "; Il. o.
Thompson. J ": D. A. Jack. trsas.
ursr; George. Killian. secretary.
The other of,osrs are yet 70 be ap
polluted.
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06
UNITED OIL COMPANY
PUSHING IMPROVEMENTS

The United Oil company Is psshia,
the big improvements on the refinery.
A large foroe Of extra men Ars work.
Ing not only In tbs refinery, yards bui
for mon Who havs contracts % furnish
rock and other work. About forty
extra men are employed altogether
Aad moro will b. added q work pro.
Rrsssss. The company has purchassd
the structural iron Of the large bald.
ing Of the Metallic mill and will
move 1t over 70 b ussd In The con.
struotion Of the Building at the 70.
ansfy. Il has not bsen decided
whether the work Of tearing down the
steel frame and moving It 70 ths
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06
n ouce.

We made ~ error iu giving o..
doll tickets this week. swing ost
tickets dated Dec. l5. These tickets
will be good for doll siven away Dec.
9Th.
os oa nAnYRv Mnn0 m
The daily tribune., 1906-12-06

HADLEY NERO. 90.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12
BARS TILLMAN; FEARS CUssEs
senator Won't Promise Not to Swear
and Church Cancels Date.

Bellaire, o.. Dec. "a Because
Senator Tillman would not agree to
refrain from swearing during the
lecture which he was to have given
here tomorrow night. his engage
ment has been Cancelled. When the
trustees OF the First Methodist
church, in which he was to have spo-
ken, heard It reported that he swore
at some one during his lecture in
Chicago, they wrote him asking him
to promise not to swear during his
talk here. Senator Tillman replied
that he didn't know anything about
Bellaire and that the town would
have to take its chances with him,
just as he would have to do with the
town.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12
American-German Sues OfIic,
ers of Rehkopf Company
Amount Asked for Is $4,000 Secured
During Years 1905 and 1906 ON
Firms Paper.
NEWS FROM THE COURT HOUSE

Today in circuit court a suit was
fled by the American-German Ma
tional bank against Il. Rehkopf and
John G. Rehkopf for $4,000 alleged
to have been secured from the bank
on bad drafts between dates of MAY 1,
and September 20. 1906. The ane-
cations in the petition were made in
a deposition by President George c.
Thompson in the bankrupt matter of
the e. Rehkopf Saddlery company
several days ago.
r. l.. Shemwell filed suit against
r. R. Wood yesterday afternoon in
circuit court for 5000 alleged to be
due for rent. The same plaintiff filed
suit against James Youngblood for
SIS for rent; r. r. Wood. George
Watson and Lee Thompson, Jointly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12
Indictments Returned.

c. C. Malone and II. G. Park
breach of peace.
Halle Owens, colored, for steal
ing a hat from Mrs. Cora William:
Clarke, the milliner.
Matte Beckenbach, colored, fol-
obtaining $40 from A. V. Bauer by
false representation.
Minutes of the examining court in
the case against Robert MCGEE
charged with maliciously assaulting
Adeline Morton, colored, were re.
turned marked dismissed"
Minutes in the case OF Zeb Wal.
lace, charged with stealing a pick
from the Memphis Asphalt and Paw.
ing company. were returned marked
dismissed"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12

The case against Emmett Schoffne
for maliciously striking Hosea Nor
gan was continued.
Florence Greer, a notorious negress
was given four years in the stat,
prison for robbing Bernard Enders
small white boy, of 65 cents.
An indictment against John Isbel
for obtaining money by false pretens
es was filed away. Isbell sold a horst
he had stolen. For stealing the
horse he got three years.
Matthew Scott was acquitted of the
charge Of carrying concealed a deadly
weapon.
Wesley Pennington, colored, was
fined $50 and costs for cutting Wal
ter Shannon. colored, in sudden
heat and passion. He was charged
with malicious cutting.
Tim Nalligan was released on a
5000 bond. He Is charged with steal
ing money from Bertha Berger.
Halle Owens for stealing a hat
was given 80 days in Jail.
At press time Albert Rogers. charg-
ed with selling a stolen bicycle, is
on trial.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12

more. II is a mistake to which wom-
en- are mostly addicted, because they
are not thrown against an Indifferent
public TO be knocked into shape. as
man is before he is exalted. II
seems that Mrs. Storer's attachments
were principally those of loquacity.
She probably is a brilliant woman,
with all woman's love and capacity
for intrigue, and had she played the
woman's part and allowed her nus
band to- shine in his own sphere, the
international fame of the Storer fam
lily might not have attained its
zenith so rapidly, but 1t would have
been of a more stable character. Beh
lamy Storer is forever banished from
public life. Perhaps, he knows why,
and we will accord TO him this virtue,
he CALAMITY stands by his wife.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12

The appealed action Of Jesse B
Moss against Thomas i. Moss was
dismissed. This is suit in which
the SON appealed the order probatins
his fathers will.
A judgment was filed in the eS
parte suit of A p. and Onie Hill
awarding Them James Sands. They
petitioned to adopt the boy and his
name is changed to Hin.
In the case of the Estey company
against Henry Steed. ct al. a judg-
ment against Mrs. Eliza Duncan, adj
ministratrix of l.. B. Duncan, for
s309.S3 was entered.
The case of Cliff r. Cook against
C. c. Lee was dismissed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12

lowing cases passed on the regular
call of the docket win be called again
on Friday, December IA, 1906, to-
wit:
Ryman Steamboat lime company
VS.. Commonwealth. Livingston; Good
man company VS.. same. Graves; Cow
ington Bros. & company VS.. Jordon,
Hickman; Dorris VS.. Wariord. Bal
lard; Erwin W.. Allen, Graves Cathey
by etc, VS.. Rehkopf. McCracken; NC
Clelland's admir-. VS.. Troendle, same
VS.. same, Crabtree vs.. Sisk. Christian;
Baily VS.. Porter, NortonviIle Coal
company VS.. Brooks, Hopkins.